Wholey's

Robert L. Wholey opened the store in 1912 as a meat and live poultry shop located in the suburb of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, where it remained until 1948 when Robert L. Wholey's son, Robert C. Wholey moved it to Diamond Market, a market house in what is current day Market Square. It remained in operation at the market until the city razed the building to convert the area into a park in 1959. This prompted Robert C. to move the store once again to its current and final location in the Strip District.^[5]

Despite being known as a fishmonger, the business didn't offer any seafood until 1960, when it started importing fish from across the United States.^[6]

In 1980, Robert Wholey & Co. purchased the Federal Cold Storage building on Penn Ave, where it continued to operate until 2007, when it was sold to a Michigan firm.^[7] Demolition on the building, along with its iconic neon fish sign,^[7] began in 2021.^[8]

In 2012, Wholey's celebrated its 100th anniversary with a three–day celebration.^[9]

Luke Wholey, a member of the Wholey family, opened a seafood restaurant called Wild Alaskan Grille.^[10]

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  Wholey's famous fish sign, on the former Federal Cold Storage building
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  View of the entrance
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  "Pig Parts" for sale at Wholey's
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  Fish at Wholey's
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  Bubba, a 22-pound lobster on display at the store