Please help us sing a sad song: The 50th Street Market is shutting its doors permanently next week, following unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer. The Market kept my family in milk and kitty litter for the past 4 years, and made our car-free lifestyle possible–without which we wouldn’t have moved here. It survived many years in many hands across the street from 7-11, and got regular car traffic from beer and cigarette shoppers. I would have thought alcohol sales would be up in this economy. Looks like I’ll have to jaywalk to 7-11 for my clandestine midnight Chips Ahoy outings from now on.
Much of their remaining stock is on sale during their final week. 2-for-1 sales on frozen pizza and the like. (Avoid the OJ, though, that refrigerator unit hasn’t worked for months.)
Ironically, the 2-for-1 sale makes it more affordable to pour one out for the homies.
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Phooey! I wandered over to 50th Street Market since I was a kid, when we moved here in ’64. It was the place Mom would send me in-between the big trips to Food Giant. That’s really too bad, but I was surprised to see it last this long across from a national chain.
Oh, well.
I wonder if they’ve lost business to Meridian Market?
I’ll bet Doug is right.
The traffic is lower and there is outside seating (dog friendly) at Meridian Market.
I have to admit I’ll wander over there for an odd item while out on a walk with our border collie. I’ve not been comfortable about tieing the dog outside 50th Street Market, with the traffic and all.
What should go there now??
good riddance!
lived too close to this place for past 5 years, i think 75% of their business was Steelcase reserve sales to homeless drunks ambling up from freeway, hopefully they’ll all head to plaid pantry instead now.
I always imagined the amount of change they must give to bank every week, what with all their customers paying in spange.
Plaid Pantry is in the U-District alcohol impact area. Likely they’ll just switch to the 7/11. I’ll miss the 50th St Market. I’m sure it made most of its money on beer and cigarettes, but we regularly bought milk and juice and kitty litter. The kids bought their lollipops and popsicles there.
I’m not looking forward to patronizing the 7/11. Nor am I looking forward to an empty storefront attracting graffiti and trash.
Hey guys,
50th street deli market is back for goods!
They have great foods yet fresh foods
I pretty much live couple blocks away from the store
and the whole setting has been put differently.
They nearly have everything I need
I LOVE THEM!!