Category:Deileys Market, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Dieley's Market was a longtime independent grocery in Allentown, founded by William Deiley. Deiley began in the grocery business in 1916, joining the Diely Brothers Wholesale Produce company in the 600 block of Linden Street. He opened his first market in 1921 at 105 N Seventh Street. In 1933, with a large number of corner grocery stores located in central Allentown, he purchased the Centronia Township School at 30th and Gordon Street. With his partner, Clayton L Renfield, he moved his Seventh Street store to the new location.

As the west end of Allentown grew, Deiley's market built a thriving business, basically without much competition in far west Allentown. The store was also open 24 hours a day, a novelty in the 1930s. During the 1930s, the market was expanded five times. Deiley retired in January, 1946 and the market was taken over by his nephew, Harvey Deiley, however for the next decade he would come to the market and help out however he could. In October 1951, a new Deiley's market was opened consisting of eighteen departments consisting of groceries, produce, vegetables, a meat department along with household goods and other items.

Renfield passed in 1961, and in 1963 Harvey Deiley became the sole proprietor. Deiley subsequently sold the market to Herbert C. Ruth, Jr., a longtime Deiley's employee who began working at the store in the 1920s. In April 1969, Ruth retired and the grocery business closed.

The property was purchased by Industrial Valley Bank in May 1969, and was torn down in 1970. It was replaced by a two-story office building that remains at the site today. William C. Dieley passed in January 1964; Herbert C Ruth in May 1985, and Harvey Dieley in July 1990 after many years in the real estate business.