Sep 27, 2019

The Mohican Markets

Once, before the malls, there were three thriving cities in the Lehigh Valley, and some merchants would have a store in each of the downtowns. Some of the buildings still exist, and have been reused; The Allentown Farr (shoe) Building is now loft apartments. Two of three Mohican Market buildings, famous for baked goods, no longer exist. The Easton location, on S. 4th St., was victim to fire. The Allentown store became a bingo hall and then a parking lot.  Butz's newest office building now occupies the space.

The Mohican Markets were owned and operated by Bernard Molovinsky, who purchased the three Lehigh Valley stores from a small chain located in New York and Pennsylvania.

revised and reprinted from September of 2007
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4 comments:

  1. DonSeptember 27, 2019 at 6:34 AM

    Reminiscent of different times. Local markets serving local customers.
    Nice alliteration Mohawk and Markets. Maybe even Native American ancestry?

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  2. StuckineastonSeptember 27, 2019 at 7:37 AM

    Saturday mornings were for shopping with Mom at the Easton location. She was a telephone operator on N.4th street Bell Telephone. We would have breakfast in the phone company cafeteria, then walk over to the market on S. 4th. Thanks for the memories and history lesson.

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  3. William ShermanSeptember 29, 2019 at 11:39 AM

    I seem to remember a Mohican Market on Union Blvd across from the Top Diner

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  4. Guy WilliamsOctober 1, 2019 at 9:53 AM

    That I think was Tropical Market another independent market and very popular on the east side

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