The end has come and gone for this controversial intown landmark. Atlanta's most famous/infamous Kroger earned and kept its nickname due to an overall sketchy reputation and two (now three) tragedies: the 1991 killing of a 25-year-old woman in its parking lot, a body found in a car there in 2002, and a daylight robbery turned slaying in 2015. None of which is a laughing matter, of course, but Atlantans still have a smirking pride in this grocer, even in its afterlife. It's being replaced by a fancy Kroger prototype and Beltline offices. It's still so well-known, it has its own Facebook page, website, Wikipedia entry, ear-wormy theme song, and float in the L5P Halloween Parade. It even had a sordid motto: "Right Store. Ultimate Price."

Atlanta's second most famous Kroger also has a (tentative) date with the mixed-use wrecking ball. The explanation for Disco Kroger, tucked away off Piedmont Road near Peachtree Road in Buckhead, is simple: A poppin' nightclub called "Limelight" used to be next door and, when it closed, the shenanigans would often spill over to the 24-hour grocery store. Think: cereal-isle shindigs and bowling with frozen turkeys.

With this Kroger being down the street from Congregation Beth Jacob and accompanying Torah school, it's pretty easy to see how Kosher Kroger got its nickname. On any given day — and especially on the Sabbath — shoppers will come across members of the Orthodox Jewish congregation walking down Lavista Road in full religious garb. Naturally, the store also has a substantial kosher foods section. It sometimes goes by a more pithy moniker: Krosher.

Anything near Midtown seems to get a good-natured "gay" moniker slapped on it, and "Gay Kroger" is in the heart of the Ansley shopping center at Monroe Drive and Piedmont Avenue. There's a much, um, racier version of the name floating around, but we'll keep this moderately more PG-rated with no vaseline references.

Kroger Citi Center has been around for decades and, as demonstrated by its colorful unofficial moniker, has earned quite the reputation. It's not in the most upscale area, may not always have the best produce, and is known for panhandlers. Perhaps this Yelp reviewer put it best while using an interesting metaphor: "You never know what you might see. You have to go in with an open mind and your nose not full of judgment."

Nestled in the Skye Hill shopping center at the confluence of Buford Highway and Clairmont Road, "Fiesta Kroger" is named for its largely Hispanic clientele and an expanded selection of culturally appropriate foods. Distasteful or not, the nickname pits this Kroger in competition with Disco Kroger for the most fun-sounding shopping experience.

This one, located near the Decatur Square, is smaller than normal. That's the gist. But its alternate unofficial nicknames are more colorful: Geriatric Kroger (for its popularity among elderly shoppers), Zombie Kroger (for the nearby cemetery), and Soviet Kroger (for an allegedly scant selection of most items). Have your pick, shoppers.

This suburban Kroger near the Cobb/Fulton County line has a reputation for vast selections and friendly pharmacists, but that doesn't trump the crappy smell wafting in from a waste-treatment plant next door. The odor has prompted its widely acknowledged nickname, Stinky Kroger. One Curbed reader and frequent shopper sends this encouraging advice: "Some days are stinkier than others."

This City Center concept near the Atlanta airport has an inventive if slightly underground moniker whose exact origins remain unclear. Popular among people who came of age in 1990s Atlanta.