The Times-Picayune published a lengthy profile of the Terranova Brothers Superette, the corner grocery across Esplanade from the now-closed Mid-City Whole Foods Grocery. How will this store weather the opening of a new grocery across the street? Judging from their history, they could be just fine.

The Terranova family has owned and run that location since the 1920s, and in that time a host of stores has come and gone in the property across the street. Whether they can coexist with the (as yet undetermined) replacement for WFM will be influenced greatly by the kind of store that moves in. If the new tenant has a Whole-Foods-like feel, then the Terranovas will still have a niche where they can succeed. However, the family may face a greater challenge if the new store more closely resembles Matassa’s or LakeView FineFoods.