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Recreations 2.0: Albertsons #4374 - Tampa, FL.

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  Now that I know how to use Paint (dot) net, I am restarting store recreations! Albertsons #4374 opened in 1989 to replace an older Publix supermarket that opened in 1956. Publix returned to Britton Plaza in 2009 after 49 Albertsons stores were sold to Publix. Publix #1307 lasted until March 2015, when that store was closed for a complete rebuild.

An Interesting 1990's Publix - Atlanta, GA.

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Publix opened their first Georgia location (store #412) on November 20, 1991. That store lasted for 14 years until closing in 2005. Being a 70,000 square foot location, this is a larger-format early 1990's Publix supermarket. The normal stores would have been in the 45,000 to 50,000 square-foot range. Another grand opening photo of the same store, which must have been taken at 7 or 8 in the morning. I think that when store 412 opened, the interior would have looked like this, with pastel colors and frames. Enough about the first Georgia Publix, let's move on to a currently-operating store! Publix #536 2451 Cumberland Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA. This Publix opened in 1996, and is a 65,000 square-foot early 1990's Publix supermarket. Another similar Publix store can be found in  this AFB blog post . The next 5 pictures are from this store's second and most recent remodel in 2011/2012. The deli and bakery was undergoing a massive renovation as a result of this remodel. You wi