The Market Report

 Possibly the less-famous band led by Tom Robert? Okay, let's get into our third day of matchbooks with this specimen from the defunct southeastern chain . Again, it would be fascinating to know how this St Louis/New Orleans-area chain's matchbook ended up in Maine. Of course, their reach was much wider than that (check out that Wikipedia article for more details), but it's not a chain I'm familiar with. In fact, since it was related to the Loblaw's chain up north, any chance this might have been given out -- maybe even accidentally -- at a Loblaw's? Not too much to see here as far as design goes, just the logo (which is a creative inversion of the Loblaw's L). Heading into more familiar territory, we check out the Providence Public Market Co., whose store would've been here (but of course has been demolished). Additional stores: 93 Weybosset , also apparently demolished; 1880 Westminster , same; 132 Taunton , probably in that brick building, which is p...

For a change we're going to see a supermarket that doesn't have two more across the street. Of course, it's a matter of blocks from several more. This Bravo Supermarket was probably opened around 2009. It was previously owned by another Krasdale-affiliated chain, National Supermarkets, whose only other location I can find was at 760 4th Ave, Brooklyn (now a CTown that opened in 2009), farther north in Sunset Park. Not quite national. Here's a look at the store and its surroundings. Once again, a mix of residential and commerical with a lot of pedestrian activity. The store's delivery van, complete with CTown branding and the address of the previously-mentioned CTown, was just backing in as I arrived, navigating around the double-parked truck and delivery truck parked in front of the fire hydrant. And people say New Yorkers don't follow traffic laws. The entrance, in case you couldn't read this subtle sign, is located on the left side of the sto...