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Description
This #TBT we explore Englewood’s food scene in the early 1900s. Before big box shops made their way across the country, locals relied on hometown markets to feed their families. This month’s video features the history of Miller’s Supermarket and how a local businessman turned his last $550 in a chain of 27 grocery stores that eventually sold for millions! 💰
A
19
years
later
he
opened
miller's
supermarket
on
south
broadway
in
englewood,
all
told
miller
would
go
on
to
open
28
locations
nationwide
miller's
supermarket
was
a
local
favorite
for
fresh
produce
and
cut
meat
and
friendly
faces
mo
miller,
contributed
more
to
the
area
than
just
a
grocery
store.
He
was
one
of
the
founders
of
rose
medical
center,
known
back
then,
as
general
rose
memorial
hospital
in
1957
mo
sold,
miller's
supermarket
and
his
27
additional
shops
to
the
national
tea
company
for
seven
million
dollars.
A
The
inglewood
location
was
converted
into
a
showroom
from
majestic
motors,
a
popular
car
dealership
which
sold
cars
to
locals
and
beyond.
Majestic
motors
sold
cars
to
many
inglewood
businesses,
including
the
inglewood
police
department,
owned
by
frank
kobachek,
majestic
motors,
soon
became
one
of
chrysler
corporation's
major
dealerships
in
the
western
region.
A
In
the
early
1950s,
frank,
married,
rene,
buckland
together
they
ran
the
dealership
and
were
well
known
in
most
circles
in
the
englewood
community.
The
dealership
was
sold
to
businessman
bill
crouch
in
1963,
and
the
name
was
changed
to
south
side
chrysler
plymouth.
It
later
moved
south
and
marked
the
end
of
the
dealership's
time
in
the
city,
and
it
all
happened
right
here
in
englewood.