Hwy 54/Peachtree Parkway intersection. My favorite Kroger.

Originally built as a Harris Teeter Market, if my memory is correct.

Actually, that location -- Peachtree City's SECOND supermarket -- originally opened as a Big Star supermarket, my favorite of them all. That site also was PTC's second shopping center. What business has been in that center the longest? I'm open to correction here, but it may be the eye doctor on the west side.

The Big Star in turn became a Harris-Teeter's (my wife's favorite ever), later bought and closed by Kroger, which kept the location as a "little" Kroger (compared to the big ones on the north and south of town).

What was PTC's first supermarket? Folks who have been here since the early 1980s will remember Hudson's Supermarket in Aberdeen Shopping Center (where the health club is now). It later became A&T Supermarket before bowing to the competition and closing.

Before then, where could you get groceries in PTC?

The REALLY old-timers will remember Mr. Dave McWilliams' store on the north side of Hwy. 54, just before the entrance of Wynnmeade subdivision. No new-fangled credit cards, just cash. That may have been Fayette's last general store. I think it closed in the late 1970s.

I'm hoping that some folks will have photos of those landmark businesses to loan to the PTC 50th celebration coming up. (Check with the PTC Library or read about it on our site.)

Cal Beverly
publisher
The Citizen
Fayetteville, Ga. 30214

I have a picture of Mr. Dave McWilliams store in my scrapbook. Did someone else ever provide you with one? In a local newspaper (clipping probably also in my files) is one of the inside with Mr. Dave at the cheesewheel. Let's stroll down memory lane.
1. Where was the stove?
2. Where was the bench?
3. Where was the Coke box?
4. What was the floor like?
5. What was to the right after you sat on the bench?
6. What did the local men do BEFORE they met up daily at the store?
7. Double screen doors or single?
8. How many steps?
9. Gravel or sand parking lot?
10. How did he handle women with size 10 feet who asked to try on size 7 shoes?

When you go to the Line Creek Baptist cemetary and see the dates on the stones for Mr. Dave's children you can't help but think what sorrow he must have endured in his lifetime. Most of us would have gone batty to endure so much.

AA

Actually, Big Star, which had been there for many years became an A & P store for a short period of time. Then Harris Teeter took over the space when A & P went out of business. Harris Teeter closed it down for about a year and completly renovated the space and expanded it out several feet in front to add additional square footage. Kroger took it over after Harris Teeter.

That was my favorite grocery store. Their Deli had really good chicken wings. The lady who worked there told me how to make them. That's before wings became so popular.

wtf............who said anything about "being in all 3"
why you gotta hate

If I win the lotto I'm buying an Einstein Brother's franchise to open here. Unfortunately, you have to already be rich to open one. It's either a cool 1 million or 1.5 million in liquid assets you need to have on hand before they'll consider letting you buy a franchise. You can research the franchise requirements on their website.

I'd love to see an Einstein Bros Bagels here! Are there any interested investors out there who'd like to open one up with me?

It really would be great......not sure if the folks 'round here are ready or would support it enough though. It sounds like Einstein's has similar start up costs to Rita's which is now here (hooray!) and pretty awesome. All good things in all good time. Maybe I'll get some "free" ices for that plug, how about it Ralph?!

I went to the Midtown Trader Joe's several weeks ago. I moved here from California many years ago and remembered them fondly. I made a comment to the clerk about wishing we had one on the south side. He told me that they were opening a store in Peachtree City next year. I'm hoping he was right!!!

The arrival of a Trader Joe's would be icing on the cake!

That would be excellent. How come all the good stuff is always in NJ/NY, Cali., etc. first?

I agree that a Trader Joe's would be a great addition to PTC. Another great store is Whole Foods.If you haven't been to one, you need to go. They put to shame Kroger and Publix and without saying Walmart. The quality of the food is so much better as is the overall shopping experience.

It's not.

BTW What is a proper bagel? I do know where you can find a great biscuit.

What's not? A proper Bagel has a chewy crust and is soft on the inside......btw they're boiled and yes the water does have a lot to do with it so given the drought conditions here we have to stick with baked for now I guess! Can't you get great biscuits, whatever that means, in the frozen food aisle at Publix, Kroger, Ingles etc. they're really not too different than frozen Lenders I suppose, right.

Your comment, "How come all the good stuff is always in NJ, NY,Calif. etc. I said, It's not.

I was kidding about the bagel, I actually like them. Most southerners eat biscuits, not bagels. Great biscuits aren't frozen.

Tug