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Seessel’s grocery stores, closed now for 25 years, are still missed
 
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A ham sale outside of Seessel’s on Union Avenue. The first store in the Seessel family, Central Grocery, opened in 1858 and would eventually become Seessel’s. (Courtesy Memphis DIG)
 

A ham sale outside of Seessel’s on Union Avenue. The first store in the Seessel family, Central Grocery, opened in 1858 and would eventually become Seessel’s. (Courtesy Memphis DIG)

The story of Seessel’s, which spans five generations and 140 years, started with “The Great Butcher of Memphis.” Even now, 25 years after the stores were sold, people can still remember the taste of the grocer’s cakes and pies. 

 
 

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