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Fresh-ground coffee was one of the innovations offered at Schenectady’s new Original Food Market during the late winter of 1952.
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Shopping in style ... in '52
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Posted: February 28, 2011
Electronic checkout counters, sunlamps on fruits and vegetables and a self-service meat department were “Original” ideas for food shopping in 1952.
That’s why managers at Original Super Market were anxious for shoppers to try their new Schenectady store. Original’s third market in the city, at 1478 State St. opposite Fehr Avenue, opened to great fanfare on Thursday, Feb. 28, 1952,
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