Back in 1966, Yorktown-based Marsh Supermarkets shook things up by diving into the booming convenience store market. Fast-forward forty years, and they’d built a network of 154 Village Pantries across Indiana and Ohio! Today, many of the oldest have found second lives as something new. I try to take a picture whenever I pass one.

The Marsh Supermarket on North Lincoln Street in Greensburg opened in 1967. After operating as LoBill Foods, Marsh Hometown Market, and MainStreet Market, it closed in 2013. Today, the building is home to Cutting Edge Sporting Goods. 

The Marsh Supermarket at 2424 South Walnut Street in Bloomington opened around 1985. The supermarket closed twenty-two years later. It became Lucky’s Market in 2015 but closed again in 2020. As of 2024, the store was being redeveloped into Hoosier Alley Entertainment, a bowling alley, bar, and arcade.

The Marsh Supermarket at 3919 Madison Avenue in Indianapolis opened in 1990. It later served as a LoBill Foods before the store closed in 2006. Today, the heavily remodeled building is home to Anytime Fitness and The Excel Center.

O’Malia’s Food Market at 5550 Fall Creek Parkway Drive North in Indianapolis opened in 1976. Marsh purchased the company in 2001 and the store closed eight years later. The building was eventually demolished. Today, the site is home to Walmart Neighborhood Market.

The Marsh Supermarket at 982 Market Street in Troy opened in 1962. Twelve years later, it became the first store to scan a UPC! It was purchased out of bankruptcy by Fresh Encounter in 2017. Fresh Encounter operates it as Needler’s Fresh Market.

The Marsh Supermarket on National Road West in Richmond opened in 1985 as Cox Supermarket. Marsh purchased the company in 1999 and converted the store to LoBill Foods. In 2017, the store was purchased out of bankruptcy. Today, it’s home to Needler’s Fresh Market.