As far as I know, the last of the once common Red and White grocery stores in Durham is King's, at North Roxboro and East Club Boulevard. It's likely the oldest continually operating supermarket left in Durham.
Opened by the King family in 1956, King's was one of a new wave of supermarkets to open in the 1950s, and part of the development of Club Blvd. and Roxboro spurred by the construction of the US 70 bypass in 1950. Within 6 years, there were 3 grocery stores at this corner - King's, the Piggly Wiggly on the southeast corner, and Fowler's near the southwest corner.
Today, only King's survives, and it has cultivated a very loyal following - being the oldest supermarket doesn't mean you can't have a Facebook page....
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