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Don Boyd | all galleries >> Memories of Old Hialeah, Old Miami and Old South Florida Photo Galleries - largest non-Facebook collection on the internet >> Miami Area GAS STATIONS Historical Photos gallery - All Years - click on image to view > 1965 - Uhligs' Shell gas station at 6700 Bird Road in front of the Kwik Chek shopping center, Miami
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1965 - Uhligs' Shell gas station at 6700 Bird Road in front of the Kwik Chek shopping center, Miami

6700 Bird Road (SW 40th Street), Miami, Florida


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Jeff 28-Jun-2017 03:06
Actually, Don...

Kwik-Chek became the corporate name in the 1950s after the Davis Brothers renamed their corporation.

Starting out with Table Supply, they also acquired the Margaret-Ann stores, Winn-Lovett Markets and the Dixie Food Stores (among others).

Eventually they adopted the Winn-Dixie name for their overall branding and corporate identity , but I still prefer "Kwik Chek"... it sounded more shopper-friendly...
Don Boyd25-Nov-2012 17:17
James, you are correct. That is a Kwik-Chek grocery store and Kwik-Chek had stores all over South Florida before being acquired by the larger Winn-Dixie grocery chain. Winn-Dixie kept the check mark logo and added it to their Winn-Dixie logo. I can't find the date of Kwik-Chek's acquisition by Winn-Dixie but suspect that it was in the late 1960's or early 1970's. This site tells about how Winn-Dixie got their start in Dade County:
http://www.jaxhistory.com/Jacksonville%20Story/Picture%20of%20Supermarket,%20Davis%20Family.htm

Don
James Clements 25-Nov-2012 16:49
Someone below commented about a Winn-Dixie being in the shopping center, but if you look at the sign on the very right-hand side you will see the "Kiwk-Check" sign, which is what Winn-Dixie was known as at the time.
Armando Campaneria 24-Jan-2008 19:31
Across Bird (northwest) was the Dairy Queen which is now on the south side.
Owned by the same family. Tim & Cathy.
Guest 30-Oct-2007 23:35
In 67 i worked at a standard oil station across the street in the s.e. corner of the intersection.-- Rick long live the 60's--
Ray 11-Oct-2007 01:32
My old High School, St. Brendan's High, did a few car washes behind this Shell. The WVCG 1080 AM towers would be just to the right and behind the store.
Juan R. Pollo 10-Oct-2007 17:40
There's a McDonald's here now, with a shopping center in the back housing a...yes, a Winn Dixie. Just realized that this is one of the few areas in town without a Publix nearby.