While I have no pictures of the Chain Grocery building below you will see a couple views of the interior of the store
Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
Friday, June 20, 2014
Chain Food Store
Chain Food Store was
established in 1917 by Herman (Heinie) Diamond. He started working a grocery
store and soon saved enough money to purchase Standby Grocery on North
Broadway. Chain Foods started delivering groceries in Minot with a horse and
wagon. They were the first grocery store to use a motor truck for
delivery. In winter when roads were
blocked, groceries were even delivered in rural areas by air. Also involved in
the store with Heinie were his sons James and Jerry and his son –in-law Stan
Fink. These three also opened Diamonds
Department Store in 1959 at 437 North Broadway and in 1961 a second
Diamonds Department Store opened in the Arrowhead Shopping Center.
While I have no pictures of the Chain Grocery building below you will see a couple views of the interior of the store
While I have no pictures of the Chain Grocery building below you will see a couple views of the interior of the store
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