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Vintage Photos: Remembering Jacksonville's grocery store history

Staff
Florida Times-Union
1940 (Circa): Pream and Astor coffee display at the Lovett's Food Store on 15th Street and Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida. Lovett Food stores were owned and operated by the Winn & Lovett Grocery Company. In 1925, Idaho native William Davis purchased Rockmoor Grocery in Miami. He later purchased the Lively Stores, in 1931, and the Winn & Lovett stores, in 1939, a name his sons used as their company name. In 1944, the Winn & Lovett Company was headquartered in Jacksonville. In 1955, they merged with Dixie Home Store to form Winn-Dixie Supermarkets.
1940 (Circa): Pream and Astor coffee display at the Lovett's Food Store on 15th Street and Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida. Lovett Food stores were owned and operated by the Winn & Lovett Grocery Company. In 1925, Idaho native William Davis purchased Rockmoor Grocery in Miami. He later purchased the Lively Stores, in 1931, and the Winn & Lovett stores, in 1939, a name his sons used as their company name. In 1944, the Winn & Lovett Company was headquartered in Jacksonville. In 1955, they merged with Dixie Home Store to form Winn-Dixie Supermarkets.
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1946: N.M. McCormick, manager of the Lovett's Food Store located at 2781 Forbes Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
1946: N.M. McCormick, manager of the Lovett's Food Store located at 2781 Forbes Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1946: Mother and daughter in the produce section at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
1946: Mother and daughter in the produce section at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1946: A shopper talks with the butcher in the meat section at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
1946: A shopper talks with the butcher in the meat section at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1946: A woman is photographed enjoying a cup of coffee at a Lovett's Food Store coffee bar.
1946: A woman is photographed enjoying a cup of coffee at a Lovett's Food Store coffee bar.
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1947: Canned food on shelves at the Lovett's Food Store at 2781 Forbes St. in Jacksonville, Fla.
1947: Canned food on shelves at the Lovett's Food Store at 2781 Forbes St. in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1947: The produce section is shown at the Lovett's Food Store located at 2781 Forbes St. in Jacksonville.
1947: The produce section is shown at the Lovett's Food Store located at 2781 Forbes St. in Jacksonville.
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1947: View of shoppers at the Lovett's Food Store on Ocean & Monroe streets in Jacksonville.
1947: View of shoppers at the Lovett's Food Store on Ocean & Monroe streets in Jacksonville.
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1947: Dixie Darling bread display at the Lovett's Food Store on Ocean Street in Jacksonville, Fla. Notice the loaves of cheese bread were priced at 17 cents, the wheat bread was 13 cents per loaf and the white bread was 12 cents.
1947: Dixie Darling bread display at the Lovett's Food Store on Ocean Street in Jacksonville, Fla. Notice the loaves of cheese bread were priced at 17 cents, the wheat bread was 13 cents per loaf and the white bread was 12 cents.
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1947: Lovett's Food Store's Economy Wholesale Groceries & Meats warehouse was located at 710 Barnett St. in Jacksonville, Fla.
1947: Lovett's Food Store's Economy Wholesale Groceries & Meats warehouse was located at 710 Barnett St. in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1947: Quaker Oats display at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
1947: Quaker Oats display at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1947: V-8 canned vegetable juice display at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
1947: V-8 canned vegetable juice display at a Lovett's Food Store in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1947: View down the aisles at the Lovett's Food Store located at 2781 Forbes St. in Jacksonville, Fla.
1947: View down the aisles at the Lovett's Food Store located at 2781 Forbes St. in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1947: View of the entrance of Lovett's Food Store located at 614 N. McDuff Ave. in Jacksonville.
1947: View of the entrance of Lovett's Food Store located at 614 N. McDuff Ave. in Jacksonville.
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1947: Workers are shown behind the coffee bar located inside of Lovett's Food Store located at 614 N. McDuff Ave.
1947: Workers are shown behind the coffee bar located inside of Lovett's Food Store located at 614 N. McDuff Ave.
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1947: Breakfast for truck drivers for Winn & Lovett Grocery Company in Jacksonville, Fla.
1947: Breakfast for truck drivers for Winn & Lovett Grocery Company in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1948: Lovett's Supermarket in Jacksonville, Fla.
1948: Lovett's Supermarket in Jacksonville, Fla.
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July 26, 1948: People are photographed while shopping at Setzer's.
July 26, 1948: People are photographed while shopping at Setzer's.
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1948: Libby canned products display at Setzer's.
1948: Libby canned products display at Setzer's.
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Jan. 30, 1948: Lovett's Food Store on Gulf Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 30, 1948: Lovett's Food Store on Gulf Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1949: Cars parked at the Jacksonville Meat Company store in Jacksonville, Fla.
1949: Cars parked at the Jacksonville Meat Company store in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1949: View of the meat section at the Lovett's Food Store on 15th and Main streets in Jacksonville, Fla.
1949: View of the meat section at the Lovett's Food Store on 15th and Main streets in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1949: Lovett Food stores were owned and operated by the Winn & Lovett Grocery Company.
1949: Lovett Food stores were owned and operated by the Winn & Lovett Grocery Company.
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1949: Workers in the tabulating department of Winn & Lovett Grocery Company in Jacksonville, Fla.
1949: Workers in the tabulating department of Winn & Lovett Grocery Company in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Jan. 11, 1950: Mayor Haydon Burns and members of Kroger Grocery store at the Kroger Grocery Breakfast in Jacksonville, Fla. In this photo are: Haydon Burns (William Haydon), 1912-1987; B.F. Estep; Betty Grigg; and H.N. Kirckman, (Henry Neil), 1892-1973.
Jan. 11, 1950: Mayor Haydon Burns and members of Kroger Grocery store at the Kroger Grocery Breakfast in Jacksonville, Fla. In this photo are: Haydon Burns (William Haydon), 1912-1987; B.F. Estep; Betty Grigg; and H.N. Kirckman, (Henry Neil), 1892-1973.
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1951: Lovett's Supermarket in Jacksonville, Fla.
1951: Lovett's Supermarket in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1955: Kay's Hart Haven Grocery and Market on Beaver Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
1955: Kay's Hart Haven Grocery and Market on Beaver Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1955: Kay's Hart Haven Service Station on Beaver Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
1955: Kay's Hart Haven Service Station on Beaver Street in Jacksonville, Fla.
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April 1957: View showing automobile accident at Colonial Stores in Jacksonville, Fla.
April 1957: View showing automobile accident at Colonial Stores in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1959: Winn-Dixie supermarket in the Lakewood Shopping Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
1959: Winn-Dixie supermarket in the Lakewood Shopping Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
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1959: Winn-Dixie supermarket at the Lakewood Shopping Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
1959: Winn-Dixie supermarket at the Lakewood Shopping Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Mid-1965: The Davis brothers headed a grocery empire that included 668 retail and 8 wholesale outlets in 11 states. In this photo are: A.D. (Artemus Darius) Davis, 1905-1995; James Elsworth Davis; Milton Austin Davis and Tine Wayne Davis.
Mid-1965: The Davis brothers headed a grocery empire that included 668 retail and 8 wholesale outlets in 11 states. In this photo are: A.D. (Artemus Darius) Davis, 1905-1995; James Elsworth Davis; Milton Austin Davis and Tine Wayne Davis.
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