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by Old_Dragon
24 Oct 2022 10:03
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Early on in this process I asked my local library if they could locate a copy of the map TheStranger identified through the inter-library loan program. Unfortunately they were unsuccessful. Hence my inquiry to TheStranger as to its possible location. So, at the moment I’ll continue to look for likel...
by Old_Dragon
10 Oct 2022 10:29
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Appreciate the continued interest. I’ll admit the the Safeway structure in Idaho Springs looks like a promising match. Unfortunately I just cannot make the geography nor travel experience work. If the panorama shot was taken in that area it should contain a ton of snow as the following photos exhibi...
by Old_Dragon
21 Sep 2022 10:48
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

TiManny asked a valid question. Here is what I am working with. - Memory, but after 40+ years this is suspect - The photos themselves. The panorama shot in question is one of a set of 21 slides developed in January 1978 - The panorama shot (#19) plus two others #17 and #18 (front and rear of a house...
by Old_Dragon
16 Sep 2022 10:47
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

So, to narrow my search I made an attempt to locate a copy of the referenced 1976 Calif map. Some libraries have it as it can be found in the Worldcat reference tool. Unfortunately all the libraries are several hundred miles away and my local library cannot obtain it through an inter-library loan. I...
by Old_Dragon
05 Sep 2022 11:50
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Since my last post I’ve done the following. Communicated with a real estate broker who has been selling in the Big Bear area for the past 35 years. He assures me that the geography in the photo is not present in the Big Bear area. I’ve also communicated with the History Museum in Mammoth Lakes. They...
by Old_Dragon
28 Aug 2022 12:26
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Morning. Initially I looked at Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear. I contacted the visitor center at Big Bear and was told that at one time there was a Safeway. However the location they give me didn’t match. In any event neither Lake Arrowhead nor Big Bear give me a “peak” with a rocky summit that comes c...
by Old_Dragon
27 Aug 2022 11:34
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Thanks for the search. Given that buildings come and go I’m trying to key-off the terrain as much as possible as well as the likelihood that a Safeway was at the candidate location at that time. The photo was clearly taken from an elevated position, the mountain to the left has a distinctive rocky s...
by Old_Dragon
20 Aug 2022 13:04
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Your observation re. a Shell station is interesting. I tried re-working that portion of the image to see if I could enhance it. I do not have very sophisticated software so my attempt is feeble. However, I can almost convince myself that maybe it’s a Carl’s Junior sign that I am seeing as it has the...
by Old_Dragon
10 Aug 2022 10:56
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Morning Agree Wrightwood is a possibility. Sitting elevated on the north side of the Angeles Crest Highway and looking south one might be able to see Mt Baldy and since this was "winter" snow covering would be likely. Its unfortunate that the photo quality and aging make discerning the pea...
by Old_Dragon
07 Aug 2022 13:16
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

Storewanderer Thank you for the reply. Concur with your desolate observation. At the time I was living in Hermosa Beach and spent my mountain time north of LA to include the Sierras along 395. I cannot recall ever spending any time to the south. The photo is one from a box of slides. Other activitie...
by Old_Dragon
04 Aug 2022 11:06
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4921

Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

In January 1978 a young lady and I took a weekend trip to somewhere in the mountains (southern?) of California. Sadly my notes of where we went are nonexistent yet I have this poor panorama photo taken from the deck of our rental house. In it, with a little patience, one can spot a Safeway store. Us...