Chain: Pearl’s Department Stores, Inc.
Date Opened: July 9, 1982
Date Closed: 1984
Street Address(es) when open (Building name/block) A&P Center DeMars Blvd [Current Address]:
Former Store(s) in Location(s): Brooks Drugs (Next to A&P)
Later Store(s) in Location(s): ?
Buildings still exist?: Yes, strip mall
Owners, Managers, Employees:
- Steve Miens, initial manager
Subsequent Owners if sold: Not sold
Articles, Pictures, Ads:
Pearl’s Tupper Lake _ Watch for Opening ad (TLFP 1982-06-30 p14)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Store opens- article (Tupper Lake Free Press 1982-07-14 p1)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Store opens- picture (Tupper Lake Free Press 1982-07-14 p1)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Now Open ad (TLFP 1982-07-14 p12)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Grand Opening (TLFP 1982-07-21 p11)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Official Open (TLFP 1982-07-28 p1)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Coupon (Adirondack Daily Enterprise 1982-07-28 p15)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Grand Opening Sale (TLFP 1982-07-28 p13)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Coupon (Adirondack Daily Enterprise 1982-07-29 p3)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Circular Notice ad (ADE 1982-08-11 p6)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Coupons (TLFP 1982-10-06 p2)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – ‘Shopping the Tri-Lakes’ column question (ADE 1982-04-11 p6) JIC Note: The answer shows Pearl’s competition which probably lead to Pearl’s closing in about a year and a half.
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Village recap (TLFP 1982-12-29 p1)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Holiday promotion (TLFP 1983-11-30 p4)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – Foreclosure – (TLFP 1984-10-31 p7)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – A&P Center Auction (TLFP 1984-11-14 p1)
Pearl’s Tupper Lake – former A&P shopping center on Demars Blvd, (14 NY-3) (Google Maps 2018) JIC Note: Assuming that Dollar General is where the A&P was, the Pearl’s was probably where the Verizon store is.
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