Remember when Winn-Dixie supermarkets in Florida looked like this? See the old photos

Jeff Kleinman
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Aldi is taking over Winn-Dixie.

What does it mean for you, the shopper?

We don’t have all the answers yet as the deal plays out. But the new owner has said it plans to convert some Winn-Dixie markets to Aldi grocery stores.

That means your neighborhood Winn-Dixie, with the recognizable red and white signs, could disappear by next year.

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Let’s go back in time and look at some photos from the Miami Herald archive of Winn-Dixie stores through the years in South Florida.

THE CUSTOMERS

In 1992, shoppers at a reopened Winn Dixie at 240 NE Eighth St. in Homestead.
In 1992, shoppers at a reopened Winn Dixie at 240 NE Eighth St. in Homestead.

THE EMPLOYEES

In 1959, at Kwik Chek, a foreunner to Winn-Dixie, a clerk stocks cans of cranberries.
In 1959, at Kwik Chek, a foreunner to Winn-Dixie, a clerk stocks cans of cranberries.
In 1998, Eagle Scouts participate in a class at a South Florida Winn-Dixie with the manager.
In 1998, Eagle Scouts participate in a class at a South Florida Winn-Dixie with the manager.
In 1999, workers and customers celebrate the opening of a South Florida Winn-Dixie.
In 1999, workers and customers celebrate the opening of a South Florida Winn-Dixie.

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THE LOCATIONS

The sign for a future Winn-Dixie at Flamingo Plaza in Hialeah in 1993.
The sign for a future Winn-Dixie at Flamingo Plaza in Hialeah in 1993.
Trucks parked in the Winn Dixie lot off 441 and Griffin Road in Davie in 1986.
Trucks parked in the Winn Dixie lot off 441 and Griffin Road in Davie in 1986.
A former WInn-Dixie store being converted to a community center in Marathon in the Florida Keys in 1998.
A former WInn-Dixie store being converted to a community center in Marathon in the Florida Keys in 1998.
In 1998, the Winn-Dixie at Edison Plaza, Northwest 62nd Street and Seventh Avenue, in Miami.
In 1998, the Winn-Dixie at Edison Plaza, Northwest 62nd Street and Seventh Avenue, in Miami.

SCENES IN THE STORES

BROWARD....11/28/95....shoppers eating at the sit in cafe in Winn Dixie Supermarket in Pembroke Pines.
BROWARD....11/28/95....shoppers eating at the sit in cafe in Winn Dixie Supermarket in Pembroke Pines.
In 1999, a new self-checkout lane at a Broward Winn-Dixie.
In 1999, a new self-checkout lane at a Broward Winn-Dixie.
Customers use a new self-checkout lane at a Winn-Dixie store in 1999.
Customers use a new self-checkout lane at a Winn-Dixie store in 1999.
In 1995, the deli at a Winn-Dixie in Miami Lakes.
In 1995, the deli at a Winn-Dixie in Miami Lakes.
First- and second-graders in Broward learn to make bread at a Publix on Nob Hill Road in Plantation in 1997.
First- and second-graders in Broward learn to make bread at a Publix on Nob Hill Road in Plantation in 1997.

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