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I am not sure if these aisle markers date back to Kroger or not...
I asked someone who lives in the Pittsburgh area if there were any stores in the Pittsburgh area that still had an intact or partially intact Kroger interior. I wasn't really expecting much to come from asking that (Kroger has been gone from Pennsylvania since the mid 1980s), but they pointed out this Kuhn's Foods store in Moon Township, PA.
I had saw this store when I was in Moon Township before, but didn't go inside since the greenhouse style entrance on the front was altered and figured the interior had probably been updated several times since Kroger left. The next time I was in the Pittsburgh Area, I decided to stop into this store to see if it was really a Kroger time capsule on the inside. Upon walking in, the decor struck me as being too upkept and a bit too modern to have been from Kroger. I was expecting to see the Bauhaus type interior inside the store. I was a little disappointed, but did notice a couple neon signs (floral and bakery) that appeared to be older than the rest of the interior and thought maybe those were from Kroger. I wanted to verify if those signs were from Kroger. First I took to googling old Kroger interiors to no avail. Then, I took to showing these pictures to a group of people very familiar with Kroger interiors.
Something I wasn't expecting happened; it turned out that the ENTIRE store interior does date back to the store's Kroger days. They identified the interior as being from the early to mid 1980s. That means this store had the newest Kroger store design and interior when it was closed on January 15, 1984 due to a union strike. I couldn't find any mention of when this store was opened as Kroger, but judging by the interior design, it was only open for a year or two maximum. The Bauhaus design was also used in the early 1980s. Kroger did have a presence in the Pittsburgh market since 1928, so a smaller store from nearby likely moved here.
*Apparently, this look still survives in another store as well. That other store was an older Kroger that must have received this remodel right before closing. I hope to visit the other store soon.
When Kroger pulled out of Pittsburgh they sold their stores off to Wetterau Inc. (A food distributor that later was acquired by SuperValu), which then sold the stores off to independent operators. After Kroger, this store became a Shop 'n Save and is now Kuhn's Quality Foods.
This Kuhn's store seemed nice. It was well maintained, clean, and had friendly staff when I visited. I hope this store doesn't get caught up in the grocery industry shake-up that seems to be going on. A Walmart also had recently opened across the street from this store when I visited it.
Links
www.nytimes.com/1984/02/14/business/kroger-selling-stores...
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Trail trees, trail marker trees, crooked trees, prayer trees, thong trees, or culturally modified trees are hardwood trees throughout North America that Native Americans intentionally shaped with distinctive characteristics that convey that the tree was shaped by human activity rather than deformed by nature or disease.[1] A massive network of constructed pre-Columbian roads and trails has been well documented across the Americas, and in many places remnants can still be found of trails used by hunters and gatherers. One unique characteristic of the trail marker tree is a horizontal bend several feet off the ground, which makes it visible at greater distances, even in snow. Even today, modern hunters look for horizontal shapes while hunting deer, elk, and moose.
About 4 x 6.5 inches. Kind of a cat. It started out as one, anyway. Whatever. Related to Bug, a drawing from some time back. Bug is a dog, though, so ...... there must have been some interspecies activity happening.
The goal was to get a shot of the full moon as it descended over the Denali Range. I found a guide (78 yo Earl Boone) that was willing to leave at 0500 and at -25 deg f. We traveled through the dark , forging our own trails for 2.5 hrs and found a spot just North of Buncho Lake near, near the mouth of Tokositna River and waited for the Sun to come up.
Marker Drawing by Bubi Au Yeung
Title: Sailing
Size: 6" x 6" canvas
I always want to find medium which i can draw on canvas with ink and acrylic effect, and i use marker to experiment and turn out close to what i want.
*the red is not bright as in the photo
Marker buoy designating the boundary for the Andros West Side National Park, administered by the Bahamas National Trust.
Photo by Dr. Jocelyn Curtis-Quick
The wreck of the Old 97 happened at this kudzu covered ravine.
The marker reads, "Here on September 27, 1908, occurred the railroad wreck that inspired the popular ballad, 'The Wreck of the Old 97.' The southbound mail express train on the southern railroad left the tracks on a trestle and plunged into the ravine below. Nine persons were killed and seven injured, one of the worst train wrecks in Virginia history."
There's nothing to see there now except vacant land where Dan River Mills used to stand.
The red and black and white day markers at Gwennap head. A bit more info on this from wikipedia - There are a pair of cone-shaped navigation markers on Gwennap Head, in line with the Runnelstone buoy. These are day markers warning vessels of the hazard of the Runnel Stone. The cone to the seaward side is painted red and the inland one is black and white. When at sea the black and white one should always be kept in sight in order to avoid the submerged rocks nearer the shore. If the black and white cone is completely obscured by the red cone then the vessel would be directly on top of the Runnel Stone.
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Mixed media painting. We came across a small stone, just outside the Avebury Circle which is used as a focus of devotion.
Secret Avebury.
We leave the circling sarsens,
peopling the village
with intimations of the distant past,
heading east into the sunrise, to the near horizon,
punctuated with the burial mounds of long-dead folk,
who forever overlook the sacred centre
of their ceremonies, beyond our certain knowledge.
A single pristine crocus pulls the gaze aside,
a snowy marker, a secret guide
indicating a faintly trodden path
between the hitherto unnoticed lines
of fading snowdrops at the trackway’s edge.
Runes, in white and red,
in green and blue, decorate the trees!
On Odin’s sacrificial ash are Odin’s signs:
protecting, proclaiming sanctuary and sanctity.
Behind the hedge, a hidden upright stone,
carefully selected, chosen for a private purpose,
as it is impossible to use those grey wethers
in the public’s eye, with offerings left to signify
allegiance to the earth, to sea and sky:
snail shells, starfish, feathers,
placed upon the ground,
and man-made gifts tied to the twigs above,
a clootie tree, hung with prayers
in form of woollen thread, of cotton scraps,
of coloured string, fluttering gently in the filtered breeze.
And someone has planted daffodils to bring to life
this tiny glade each coming spring.
Who knows what rites
the makers of this place perform?
what chants they sing, to whom they pray?
But it is enough to know that praise is given here,
and invocation made, that devotion is not dead
and grace is found,
today.
(1st prize Quantum Leap 5 x 5 competition 2006,
published in the anthology, March 2007.)
So true, and I edited this in photobucket. Ha! Take that!
The Getbackers (c) Respective Creator
Editing (c) KyuubiTamer
On the marker is a postcard view of The Presidential. One of the grand Borscht Belt hotels of Swan Lake. It is gone now, it was on a hill behind the photographer overlooking the lake. The land is now occupied by a housing development.
Been wanting to spot one of the big engine V6 Mondeos for ages, a Mk1 is even better! Not looking too bad for a Mondeo, but the paint is rather flat really now. Looks proper and original too, right down to the alloys which I rather like. I know there's a few fans of Mk1s on here!
Registration number: M316 LDU
✔ Taxed
Expires: 01 October 2014
✔ MOT
Expires: 31 March 2015
Vehicle make :FORD
Date of first registration :15 May 1995
Year of manufacture :1995
Cylinder capacity (cc) :2544cc
CO₂Emissions :Not available
Fuel type :PETROL
Export marker :No
Vehicle status :Taxed and due
Vehicle colour :RED
Vehicle type approval :Not available
This ex Conrail SD80MAC shows off its markers one last time. The next time it went into the backshop they were removed.
Liverpool, England
This highly impressive antique boundary marker plate is located in Anfield, Liverpool. It is marked “BP” (boundary post) on the 1908 Ordnance Survey map. Most of the raised detail has worn down due to being exposed to the elements for around 150 years but I think I can just about make out the wording. It is arranged inside two concentric circles, split horizontally through the centre so that no words are upside down. It appears to read (top half) “WEST DERBY LOCAL BOARD” and (bottom half) “DISTRICT BOUNDARY 1868”. The symbols in the centre field are probably :
a CROSS-MOLINE - the stylised cross adopted by the Molyneux family, Earls of Sefton who were local gentry and significant land owners.
a STAG’S HEAD - which refers to the “Der” in Derby which means “deer”. Derby means township with native deer/deer park as in the case of the English County town of Derbyshire. West Derby was also a deer park at one time.
a TUDOR ROSE - a typical five-lobed rose symbol of the type adopted during Tudor times and here probably used to signify “Lancashire”. It is possible that the plate originally had a painted finish, in which case this detail would have been coloured red. Close analysis by an expert conservator could confirm this and advise on how to restore the plate to its original period look in terms of correct pigment type and colour.
The plate looks like it has been fabricated in cast iron. At one time there were hundreds of small foundries in Liverpool which could have made this item. Its height is approximately 900mm (36 inches) above ground (though at a considerable lean at the time I photographed it). It is showing some surface rust and has loss of definition but is generally in good, robust condition. In my opinion this local historic artefact must be protected and preserved. It should be removed to the National Conservation centre for proper identification and restoration. Currently it is not even English Heritage listed unlike other boundary markers in Liverpool.
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