Image: Walker Grocery Group

After seeing this awesome old photo of Kerm's posted by Robert Scott to the You Know You're From Eau Claire When … Facebook page, we tracked down Googled for the source – and found the image hosted by the Walker Grocery Group – the current iteration of the family business that first opened "Kerm's Super Foods" on Water Street in 1967.*  

For those of you new to town, Kerm's was an iconic neighborhood grocery store which closed in late 2006. It was where Burrachos is now.

As commenters on the YKYFECW post pointed out, you can see Water Street's old streetcar tracks paved over with blacktop, and a Water's Beer sign painted on what's now The Pickle tavern. And as I now point out, check out the sweet rides and fantastic retro sign balls.

•According to the Walker Grocery Group. We've seen other sources citing 1964 as the year Kerm's opened on Water Street. Before that, the store was located on the corner of Menomonie and Ferry streets.