The Shaw’s supermarket shuttle service begins today, with a trip leaving from Bunker Hill Mall, in front of the former Johnnie’s Foodmaster at 9 a.m. traveling to Shaw’s in Somerville and returning at 10:30 a.m.
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With Johnnie's Foodmaster and other Medford businesses shuttering this year, it got us thinking: Which old local business do you miss most?
If you could have one now closed Medford business reopen, which one would it be? Let us know by posting a comment in the comments section below.
Andrea a
7:12 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Brighams
stevieB
7:25 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Dairy Queen on main street
Frank Sarcia
7:45 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Johnnie's Foodmaster in West Medford was such a great place. It was small, by supermarket standards, but they had just about anything you'd want. That store was one of the reasons I decided to move here in the 80s, and when it closed West Medford lost an important part of the community.
Steve Mel
8:59 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Antonios Subshop in Haines Square
Mr Jim
5:16 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
Hey, Frank...my feelings exactly. I moved to West Medford from the South End of Boston in 1990 because of the diversity and that little funky supermarket. I'll never get over the loss, I shopped ther every day. On foot. Salt in the wound that is was bought by Brooks to put a wedge between 'competing' CVS stores. Brooks is now dissolved as a company. Great planning. And now we all lose the Alewife Foodmaster. What are the folks in the Powderhouse public housing, the Somerville elderly (in the towers), and East Arlington public housing (remember them?) supposed to do for a supermarket? Or a market of any kind? And where has the flower truck gone?
Gabrielle
12:25 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
I totally agree. We too moved here in the 80's and loved the Johnnie's. It was a huge blow to have it change to what it is now.
Lisa
12:19 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
The "old" Carroll's
James Gillis
2:35 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Bonanza on Middlesex Ave.
James Gillis
2:37 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
am from Somerville but I used to go to Meford a lot and I miss the resturant
Bonanza on Middlesex ave.
kimberly allen
6:08 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
I miss Salem St deli they had the best chicken tip subs..I miss tony and I miss toys r us
FlinFlon
9:10 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
It's a shame Johnny's and other local businesses are closing, while other Medford "institutions" live on, despite the fact they offer much less to the community
Lisa
2:51 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
Ho Jo's, Bonanza, Rustler, Bradlees, Mr. Topps, Levi Strauss
Alces Alces Shirasi
10:50 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
Hungry Herbs
vgmedford
8:44 am on Tuesday, December 25, 2012
RIP Johnnies.........oh the Humanity