![]() ![]() I wish that JJ's Flea Market was still open because I'm sure it had quite the décor.Īs for today, this station no longer sells bp gas and also isn't a Flash Foods. The property records also have a more recent photo of the East Albany Marketplace which was consolidated with the Krogveys across the street. This picture even predates the one I shared last time I mentioned that store, so who knows how old it is. Isn't it nice when municipalities hold onto outdated photographs?Ĭourtesy Dougherty County Property RecordsĪlso in that database was a picture of the Krogveys / SuperX double greenhouse on the other side of town. We are also fortunate enough to see some nearly two-decade old photographs of the convenience store and car wash courtesy of the Daugherty County property records. Joe and Jackson stations did.Īnyhow, this location was sold to Autry Petroleum in September 1992 following the merger and again sold to Flash Foods in July 2004.Ĭourtesy Dougherty County Property Records - Sometime between 2004-2007Īutry decided to make improvements of their own because in the mid-1990's, the pump island was overhauled to use the layout seen today and a car wash was constructed on the west end of the property. I wonder if other older stores would have received had Sing not sold to Amoco, similar to how the Port St. The Albany Herald ( Google Newspapers) - January 2, 1986īy 1986, this Sing was lucky enough to gain a full delicatessen despite being smaller in stature. Regardless, thanks to a recent update to the Google historic newspaper archive, one is now able to use plain phrasing to parse what was once a problematic database and find all sorts of goodies. ![]() I'm not entirely sure how the Woodall's / Sing agreement was structured, but I'd imagine these outlets functioned more like some of the dealer stations where an independent owner / operator simply purchased gas from Sing while the Thomasville company had little to do with the management. The above incident also wasn't the only robbery to happen at an Albany Sing back in 1979, there was also mention of a hold up at Woodall's Sing on Slappy Boulevard. The Albany Herald ( Google Newspapers) - December 19, 1979 The sash ringing, the flash singing, the bash pinging, the hash slinging slasher!" Then, a red-and-white pickup truck with large tires will drive up carrying. Next, the phone will ring and there will be nobody there. "First the lights will flicker on and off. I feel like a story on a convenience store wouldn't be complete without some sort of mention of crime! While I'm not sure if gun brandishing bandit was intercepted, the article seems to indicate that he wasn't exactly a professional at covering his tracks. The Albany Herald ( Google Newspapers) - June 13, 1984 This location is no exception, and even holds an interesting surprise not found elsewhere.īut first, we must get through our obligatory newspaper clippings. We've seen several other buildings of this design in the past, such as the long-lost Sandy Plains store, Columbus #8, or the nearby Albany #8, all of which provided valuable insight into the operation of Sing in the late-1970's and early-1980's. This convenience store presumably commenced construction that same year and was the second ever second " small format square" station built by Sing. The land Albany residents know today as housing Circle K cemented its destiny on August 7, 1978, when Sing Oil Company purchased the 1.5 acre parcel on August 7, 1978. Let's first get some background info before I glide too far off course. Likewise, it is Rocky Mountain High time I discuss one of the funkiest Sings I've witnessed. Well, every minute I keep making song references is just wasted time in this post – the outcome of my mountain adventures will have to wait for another day. This 747 A321 can't go fast enough, fast enough. Man, I wish that I could fly this thing give a little more gas, little more speed. That's right, while this post will cover our third and final Sing convenience store in Albany, GA, it is my first ever post authored from halfway back, aisle 29(B). I suppose there will come a time when I can set my watch back to Tulsa Time, but today's journey has me whirling through the air at 441 miles per hour nonstop to the Mile High City. Scroll Down for my Marketplace Madness post on Food Lion #2820ġ) the name of a 2012 Jason Aldean singleĢ) the descriptor of US Midwestern states, like Kansas or Oklahoma, that I've never stepped foot in yet have been 34,000 feet above many times Circle K | Former Flash Foods #285 | Former Sunrise Pantry #25 ![]()
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