K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc (Food City)

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In 1989, Food City purchased the 43-store White Stores chain based out of Knoxville, TN, more than doubling the size of the company.

Whites Stores was founded in 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee by Frank McDonald began as a chain of 14 stores and grew to over 70 stores. White Stores began developing shopping centers in the mid 1950s and continued the development of centers until the sale of the grocery operation in 1989 to Food City stores based in Virginia. After the sale of the grocery operation, White Stores, Inc. Kept on in the real estate business. Since Food City has purchased White's Stores in 1989, they have started moving out of some of the older store building thier own free stand stores. Here's a few pictures of the old White stores that became Food City and are now vacant.

Photos come form WHites Reality website.

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This former Food City which is now Vacant after Food City moved to a brand new 43,000 sq ft free standing building. This was onces a Whites Store. It located on 4221Chapman Highway in the Chapman Shopping Center. Here's an arieal view of the building.

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A closer look of the former Food City & Former Whites Store. at Champman Hwy.

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Vacant Food City that once was a Whites Store located in Jamestown, Tennessee at 471 Main Street North. Food City has moved into a brand new bulding.

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Food City left vacant after moving to their new building right down the road. This was also a former Whites Store. Located at 902 Decatur Pike, Athens Shopping Center. Athens Tennessee

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This Food City location is 7202 Maynardville Pike, Knoxville

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This old Food City

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This is a former Food City in Weber City, Virginia which borders Kingsport Tennessee City limits. This is actually Food City second's location over the years in Weber City. It was orginial located down the road not even a half of mile. They stayed at this location for about 20 years then they built a new one about a mile down the road on the other end of town with gas n go.

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New Food City in Weber City, Virginia. This is Food City's third location in the town of Weber City. Been here
for about  10 years.

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This Food City is located in the hometown of Food City of Abingdon, Virginia.

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Food City sign.

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This old Winn Dixie is now a Food City. One of the eight Winn Dixie Food City purchase a few years ago.

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This Food City is located on Euclid Avenue in the Euclid Shopping Center, in Bristol, Virginia.

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This Food City is located on Western Avenue.

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This Food City is located on Kingston Pike.

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Located on the main drag when you first enter Middlesboro.

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This is one of the many Knoxville area Food City this one is located in a fomer Bi Lo Supermarket building on Topeka Avenue.

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This Food City is located on Cooper St, Maryville, TN

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Located in the Eastern Plaza.

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This Food City is located on Cumberland Street.

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Located in Harlan, Kentucky right off the main road of Hwy 421.

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Located in the Colonial Heights section of Kingsport, Tennesse on Fort Henry Drive.

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A new Food City opened a few months ago.

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Food City in a former Winn Dixie Marketplace in Clinton shopping center in Knoxville. Food City bought several Winn Dixie's & BI Lo Supermarket in that area and converted them to Food City.

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A brand new Food City located at 4800 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN

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This is an old Food city building located in Volunteer Plaza on Volunteer parkway about 5 miles from the Bristol Motor Speedway. This Food City was located in a shopping center with a former Ames. Food City moved across the parkway to a location where K mart and Kroger's once stood. Kmart was torn down and a new Food City was built.

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 The photo of the Food City in Galax, VA on page one posted by wiseguy93 was taken from my flickr page.