Historic Casper’s Grant Street Grocery Closes Down

I was really sorry to hear that Casper's Grant Street Grocery closed down. That was one of my favorite stops on a Saturday morning walk. A great place to get breakfast or lunch, and many loved their meat market. Grant Street is BEAUTIFUL. Wonderful old homes and big trees.

They used to make Gourmet Donuts on Saturdays during the summer. The line for those treats literally stretched around the block.

Scroll down to read the store's history.

This Monday, 10/06/26, they posted the following on their Facebook page:

First, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who showed up Saturday for our last day.
Every visit, kind word, and familiar face meant so much to us. Saying goodbye was difficult.

Their website has been shut down.

Grant Street Grocery & Market in Casper, Wyoming, operated for over 100 years. Located at 815 S. Grant Avenue, it was the last surviving local neighborhood grocery store in Casper. It was also a fine deli and meat market.

The store was built by E.R. Williams during the Salt Creek oil boom. Back then, there were a lot of local grocery stores that were within walking distance of neighborhood homes. Most people did walk back then.

1926–2004 it was leased to Arthur "Art" LaClair. They added a chicken house and Casper’s first in-store bakery in 1937.

Then it was purchased by Bill and Nancy Wayte in 2004. They introduced those wonderful gourmet food items.

That wonderful old building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Lindsey Grant, Susan Holmes, and Doug Holmes renovated the place. It was then considered an upscale grocery, deli, and bakery.

The store celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018.

The final purchase of the business came on January 6, 2025, by Bill Brockley Jr. and Emily Harris. They featured the deli side of the place with house-made sourdough breads, pastries, sandwiches, and catering.

So, are we done here? Is it all over?

Well, it is still a great building, and maybe somebody will buy it and do something wonderful with it.