The old A&P at U.S. 24 and Spring in Independence, as seen in The Examiner 50 years ago this week. Mid-Continent Public Library officials were deciding whether to move the Independence branch off the Square. Ultimately they did, forgoing plan for a new building at Truman Road and Main Street. Today the North Independence branch still stands at the site of the old grocery store.
From The Examiner during the week of April 24-29, 1972: “MARKET RELOCATION LEAVES ELDERLY WITH NO GROCERY” – Transportation to do their grocery shopping is…
