Throwback Thursday: Do You Remember...?

In this weekly series, Enfield Patch publishes a photo of a business or landmark in town that is no longer in existence.

Today we return to the photo book Enfield: 1950-1980 to highlight a 1960s view of the former Food Mart supermarket.

Located at the west end of the Elm Street Plaza, Food Mart was one of the most-visited businesses in town, existing prior to the proliferation of supermarket superstores. The store’s facade advertised another relic of a bygone era: S&H Green Stamps.

The store operated for many years as Waldbaum’s Food Mart before closing in 2003. That portion of the plaza was demolished in 2005 to make way for a Best Buy electronics store.

Enfield Patch invites readers to share their memories of this great establishment in the comments section below.

Enfield: 1950-1980, produced by James Malley, is a collection of pictures taken by his father, renowned local newspaper photographer Edward Malley.

Do you have a photo of a former Enfield business or landmark? Email it to tim.jensen@patch.com and we’ll feature it in an upcoming column.

Photo credits: Food Mart - Edward Malley, courtesy of James Malley; Best Buy - Google Maps