(Source of picture: Florida State Archives)

Here's G. M. Arnett's little grocery store in the Jacksonville area.  The photo was taken on January 5, 1944, during a time when World War Two had finally turned in favor of the Allies.

No doubt, most neighborhood markets were pocket-sized.  In 1927, for example, the East End Grocery employed six people, actually making it larger than many other groceries.  It operated at 8th & Evergreen streets in North Springfield.  E. S. Rarick opened it in 1925 after moving from Kentucky to Jacksonville three years before.

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