Comments on: Tour de neighborhood markets

By: Mike Croswell

Mike Croswell — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:15:36 +0000

Thanks Darrin and Norm! I love his radio show on 88.9 (KRFC)! Keeping the old music alive!

I saw the Emma Malaby’s Grocery Store when driving yesterday evening and wondered what happened to others like it. I will keep your map with me and note the “progress” that replaced these sites.

You know, the Chamber still uses the term “eminent domain” like it was a good thing. Seriously.

Kip W, and others: I’d love to see any old photos you have of FC. I moved here in 1995 and missed a lot of this culture.

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:03:15 +0000

I’m so glad you linked back to this post, which was written before I started reading your blog. It’s interesting to see that the house right next to the house I rented when in college (at 318 Pitkin – I lived at 312) was a grocery store. I always loved the style of that building and so wanted to go in, but never got to know my neighbors.

I’m so glad you write this blog!! I didn’t grow up in Fort Collins, though I’ve lived here for 21 years, and I knew 21 years ago that I wanted to raise my family here and for it to be their home.

By: catfc

catfc — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:56:57 +0000

Hey Darrin,
Emma Malaby is part of the Collamer/Burrill/Dermody clan. Jim Burrill keeps a blog that includes some Emma Malaby history here: http://lapoudre.multiply.com/tag/emma&malaby. There is also some research at the local archives.

By: Darrin

Darrin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:01:04 +0000

Does anyone happen to know any history about the Emma Malaby Grocery, or who Emma Malaby was? I’m curious to know. Thanks!

-Darrin

By: catfc

catfc — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:20:50 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Captain. Stringing a wire so your Uncle and Aunt can hear the movie is STILL pretty cool. Good story!

By: Captainbevo

Captainbevo — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:45:32 +0000

I too grew up in Fort Collins and recall a few of the stores mentioned. I also worked at aggie market starting when I was 12 (no child labor laws thank god). Bill Goff was the best employer I ever had.

An odd one regarding drive in theatres,
the land that the Holiday twin is built on was owned by my Uncle Cam and Aunt Liz and I remember that the owners of the Twin strung a wire and a speaker to their home so that they could watch and hear the movie from their bedroom. At the time I thought it was pretty cool.

By: catfc

catfc — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:13:33 +0000

I’m noticing that, sooner or later, every conversation at Lost Fort Collins eventually turns to doughnuts.

Kip, I would love to see your 1979 photo of Malaby’s. Please, please post.

And thanks for the info on the Coop. A reader suggested an article on that a while ago.

By: John T

John T — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:47:44 +0000

OK I think the Steeles was on Oak Just east of the Espicopal Church — You walked in the front doors and the donut machine was right there — our boy scout troop met at the church and donuts were a must have

By: Kip W

Kip W — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:51:01 +0000

Martha, the Food Co-Op was in a room or rooms in The Point for a while, at least, before they got the old West Side Market (which was where I first bought something by myself — knifed some coins out of the ceramic pig and got a box of Cracker Jacks, breaking the plastic racing car on the way home). I put in some hours as a volunteer and got to see the basement when I went down to find the vacuum cleaner, which had a pan of water instead of a bag. Ew.

John, I remember the Aggie Market too. I saw my first Cap’n Crunch there, back when the company was giving out small boxes of it for samples. I think they were charging for the samples, or you had to buy something else at least, so I had to wait.

Just between Ray’s Little Super Market and the river, I recall a motel or cabin court or something with a metal bellhop figure that stood by the road. One arm was hinged. I used to wonder if it was supposed to wave or something. I saw another one at a motel in Montana or somewhere like that on one of the many driving trips we took.

I have a 1979 photo of Emma Malaby’s, if you’re interested. The old grocery store I was hoping to see was the original Steele’s location downtown, possibly East Mountain, or maybe Oak. I was never sure, once it was gone, where it had been. I remember the doughnut machine, the slowly revolving ceiling fans, the front window.

By: John

John — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:08:57 +0000

The neighborhood store that I remember best was the Aggie Market at the intersection of Canyon and Mulberry. Bill Goff owned the market Rich Schott was the manager(he now owns Aggie Liquors) I worked for Bill from the time I was 12 until I graduated from Poudre — the crew included such people as Kelkie Russel, Bob and Jay Benzel, the butchers name was Sam. As soon as liquor sales became legal Bill changed the store over to a liquor store I can still walk in there and look and remember what was on each Aisle