FREELAND'S GROCERY

Freeland’s Grocery, located at 3751 Alabama (the corner of Oxford and Alabama), opened for business on April 19, 1919. The building dates to 1918, and had previously been Pavey’s Store. From at least 1933, the business was run by John and Isabelle (Belle) Freeland, who lived at 3761 Alabama, also built in 1918.

Another Freeland was Irwin J., who lived on Goodrich and then 2900 Yosemite. Irwin served in the Navy in WWII and worked for the Fire Department. His wife Ethel worked at Brookside Drug.

In 1943, Freeland daughter Beulah’s husband Ralph Wagner became the proprietor. At one point it had a gas pump.

The store closed after a 58-year run on July 15, 1977.

1945




Contemporary photo of Freeland building.



 

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