Before it was a Piggly Wiggly it was called the James Food Store! It’s got a lot of great history behind it! Kathy Kennedy Cooley Yes this is the original store! My father in law’s dad was the original owner and they have owned that building since selling it recently. Sadly, that wall came down on Monday, January 16. There were a ton of replies with some great memories being shared. Let me tell you, they did not disappoint.
I captured the above picture of that wall Sunday afternoon, January 15, and posted it in both the Speak-Up Lindale and Heads Up Lindale Facebook groups wanting residents to share their memories of the Piggly Wiggly in Lindale. This reveal brought back so many great memories for so many long time Lindale residents. That new construction revealed the long lost exterior wall of that original Piggly Wiggly. Very recently, that bank bought the old Piggly Wiggly building next to it so they could build a new building for their bank. Next to that building is Mineola State Bank. The building sitting on that corner lot was Lindale's first Piggly Wiggly. New Construction Brought Back Old Memories What I didn't know was that Piggly Wiggly wasn't in it's original spot, the first store was located at the corner of South Main Street and East South Street.
I was born in 1977 so my memories can only go back to the early 80's but I remember Brookshire's was in it's current spot and Piggly Wiggly was in the area of Pittman Motors. Before Brookshire's became the king of groceries in East Texas, many other grocery retailers, and some mom and pop grocery stores, stood tall in many East Texas towns.
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