June 20, 1972 – The Iowa City Press-Citizen runs ads for the “new” A&P, which changed its national corporate name to A&P WEO – with the initials standing for the phrase: Where Economy Originates.

In 1959, after serving our city since the late 1920’s, A&P Grocery moved from downtown Iowa City, opening its new, state-of-the-art 21,000 sq. ft. facility at 700 South Clinton Street – just one block from the Rock Island Railroad Depot. In 1971, a second location was added at 903 Hollywood Blvd – next to K-Mart, but in the summer of 1974, the larger store on South Clinton closed, and by April 1, 1975, A&P Grocery was gone forever.

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