Astor Market at UWS (95th Street @ Broadway) survived briefly, from 1915 to 1917. It was financed by Vincent Astor, spent approximate $750,000 to $1m, to off set high food prices brought on by WWI.
More on it, here are two posts in 2020:
- WestSiderRag … was a first (failed) attempt at a supermarket on the UWS
- BoweryBoys Upper West Side’s Astor Market: The future of grocery shopping
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