20 rare vintage photos from grocery stores that will surprise you

In today's retro-sampling, we’ll see how US stores looked and transformed over time. From luxurious display cases, wide walkways and elegant interiors to small home-grown businesses, America has seen the most diverse ages of the trading industry.

Provincial Store. North Carolina, 1939.

Grocery store late 19th century.

1980 is the time when every soft drink was sold exclusively in glass.

Cashiers at the Piggly Wiggly Continental. Encino, California, 1962.

Grocery, 1960s.

Supermarkets Publix showcased their wide aisles and self-service departments. And shoppers drove between the shop windows in a tiny car. 1957 year.

A sign that says "I'm American" appeared on this store on December 8, right after the events in Pearl Harbor. The business belonged to the Matsuda family. The store was closed following an order to evacuate people of Japanese descent.

The original interior of the Piggly Wiggly Self-Service Grocery Store in Memphis, Tennessee. The first self-service grocery store. Opened in 1916. This picture was taken in 1918.

Publix Market in Sarasota, Florida. 1961 year.

Two women are shopping at an American supermarket. Around 1970

Shopping at Coop Store. Greenbelt, Maryland, 1938.

A grocery store in Bremerton, Washington, 1925.

James Dean is shopping at the grocery. Texas, 1955.

Cashier at the Jitney Jungle Supermarket in Tallahassee, 1962.

Grocery store in Evansville, Indiana, 1960.

A man and a dog in front of a grocery store. Robinson, Illinois, 1940.

Children in front of a grocery store in Chicago, 1941.

Jane Mansfield at the grocery in Las Vegas, 1959.

Supermarket in the 1960s.

Working mom Jenny Magill makes purchases with her children, 1956.

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