Friday, September 20, 2024

From Church to Chopper

Price Chopper #245

Opened: July 11, 2014
Previous Tenants: none (St. Patrick's Church and other buildings were demolished for this store)
Location: 515 19th St, Watervliet, NY
Date Photographed: June 9, 2020 and September 7, 2024

Our next post takes us back to the Capital District, to another smaller late-model Price Chopper store. This 30,500 sqare foot store was built on the site of the former St. Patrick's Church, which angered residents due to the church's historical, cultural and architectural significance. Multi-family housing units on 23rd  Street were demolished for the building itself (the St. Patrick's church itself was where this store's parking lot currently is). The store was additionally a replacement for Price Chopper #21 located at 1804 2nd Ave, which was demolished in 2015 along with the entire shopping center it was in for a new shopping center with an AutoZone on the PC site.

As standard with stores of this design, the grand aisle is on the right side of the store. This store does not have a Starbuck's.

Dairy lines the left wall of the store. Also note the windows that line the front and left walls of this store, a unique feature of this store.

Cold Beverages line the front left wall of this store, with windows flanking each side of the sign.