Original Grocery Tenant: unknown Address: 2300 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA Opened: unknown Closed: unknown Later Tenants: assorted non-grocery tenants Photographed: August 14, 2022 Now I'm not sure that this building ever contained a grocery store, but what's now the Emerald Chinese Restaurant at Emerald and N 3rd in Harrisburg has some of the markers I look for in early 1900s grocery store buildings. The sign and awning have some similarities to early grocery stores, but I think more important is the windows along the left side wall of the building that look a lot like windows that run down the side of grocery stores elsewhere. On the other hand, I'm sure that tomorrow's stop was a grocery store -- come back to check it out tomorrow as we move towards downtown Harrisburg!
Original Grocery Tenant: Weis Markets Address: 2304 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA Opened: 1960 Closed: 1999 Later Tenants: Emerald Food Market > Eagle Supermarket > Uptown Food Market Photographed: August 14, 2022 A quick look at what used to be Uptown Harrisburg's largest supermarket, a 16,000 square foot former Weis that later became a series of independent grocery stores, Emerald Food Market, Eagle Supermarket , and Uptown Food Market . Today, it's split between a Family Dollar and a laundromat, but the distinctive tower is still there. Next door, we have a building I suspect is also a former grocery store, but a much earlier one than this. Come back tomorrow to check it out!