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Central Area Cooperative supermarket at 23rd and Madison, Seattle, March 29, 1969
Order an ImageThe first Central Area Cooperative supermarket opened in Seattle on Empire Way South (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) near South Dearborn Street. Formerly a chain store, the market opened on September 7, 1968 as a cooperative. The private corporation sold stock to the public for $5 a share, with each member having one vote. A large percentage of the shareholders belonged to the area's black community.
This photo shows the grand opening of the Central Area Co-op's newest branch supermarket, at 23rd Avenue and Madison Street. At front, Mayor Floyd Miller chats with Mrs. Mae Campbell. At right is Art Palmer, 22, president of the Co-op. Miss Central Area Co-op, Beatrice Clark, stands to the right of the mayor, and her "princess," Marsha Summerise, is second from left.
Caption information source: Seattle Times, September 8, 1968, p. 57.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
This photo shows the grand opening of the Central Area Co-op's newest branch supermarket, at 23rd Avenue and Madison Street. At front, Mayor Floyd Miller chats with Mrs. Mae Campbell. At right is Art Palmer, 22, president of the Co-op. Miss Central Area Co-op, Beatrice Clark, stands to the right of the mayor, and her "princess," Marsha Summerise, is second from left.
Caption information source: Seattle Times, September 8, 1968, p. 57.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.131.21.25
Date: 1969
Creator(s):
Tolman, Cary W., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.131.21.25, photo by Cary W. Tolman
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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