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by pseudo3d
03 May 2014 08:37
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Mini-Marina - Hearne, TX
Replies: 22
Views: 20443

Re: Mini-Marina - Hearne, TX

The Hearne Democrat is online in Newspapers.com, featuring newspapers there that go from the 1950s to the 1970s (roughly). Besides a mention of a Safeway opening in Bryan opening in the late 1950s (the first in the area, long before the Houston division), there's no mention of a Safeway in Hearne. T...
by pseudo3d
02 May 2014 11:49
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Florida Choice
Replies: 4
Views: 7771

Florida Choice

I know that Florida Choice was Kroger's run in Florida in the 1980s after they took over The Family Mart (A&P), but what was it really like? What did the logo look like, for instance? Did Kroger remodel or get any new stores so it resembled more of the typical Kroger at the time?

Thanks
by pseudo3d
02 May 2014 11:05
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Safeways of the 1980s and Early 1990s
Replies: 1
Views: 4609

Re: Safeways of the 1980s and Early 1990s

Well, here is a shot of "Kroger of the Villages", which was an early 1970s build renovated at the last minute of the Texas pullout in the late 1980s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KrogerattheVillages.jpg A few newly-built examples survive. Décor on the inside consisted of pictures of t...
by pseudo3d
10 Feb 2014 15:18
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Modern Kroger designs in Marietta
Replies: 7
Views: 9290

Re: Modern Kroger designs in Marietta

Had to look up what a "wedge" Kroger was. As for the design, I can't recall seeing any wedge Krogers built in Texas (mostly greenhouses or whatever they picked up), but I could be wrong (Texas was a funny market--Kroger Family Centers still had a full selection of general merchandise into ...
by pseudo3d
19 Oct 2013 14:33
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: When/how did Kroger "conquer" the South?
Replies: 14
Views: 15160

Re: When/how did Kroger "conquer" the South?

Even though Kroger is an Ohio company, was Texas ever their most profitable state/region? How did they manage to overtake Weingarten's, Safeway, and Randalls in Houston? And does anyone know the history of their store in Denison (home of Eisenhower)? This looks like an oldie that may have started a...
by pseudo3d
09 Oct 2013 21:26
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: Did Ann & Hope have a supermarket?
Replies: 2
Views: 4538

Did Ann & Hope have a supermarket?

Something I read in Labelscar says that did, though I can't find any information more (or contradicting that). Anyone have any confirmation/denial?
by pseudo3d
26 Dec 2012 18:45
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Phoenix - Remembering Smitty's
Replies: 30
Views: 50927

Re: Phoenix - Remembering Smitty's

Created a mirror for the content of the Mitch Glaser pages. Not perfect, but it will do.
by pseudo3d
26 Nov 2012 23:54
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Inside bigg's
Replies: 2
Views: 3449

Re: Inside bigg's

That would imply, then, that it was all store? I know that many of the hypermarkets padded their square footage with the "mini-mall", and that the actual space would be much less (comparable to modern supercenters).
by pseudo3d
25 Nov 2012 14:19
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Early H-E-B stores (before the 2000s)
Replies: 1
Views: 7781

Early H-E-B stores (before the 2000s)

Does anyone have any information on older H-E-B stores? Given that I'm only familiar with the Houston area H-E-B stores, I need help. From that, they first opened H-E-B Pantry Foods stores (small grocery stores 30,000 square feet) in suburban areas (mid-sized areas that weren't small towns but not h...
by pseudo3d
25 Nov 2012 14:05
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Hinky Dinky and their leased grocery departments
Replies: 3
Views: 8960

Re: Hinky Dinky and their leased grocery departments

According to Wikipedia, "Supermarkets International" leased food departments in the Treasury discount stores (and even a few JCPenney stores). JCPenney bought them in '69 but shut it down a few years later.
by pseudo3d
18 Oct 2012 12:29
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target '90s neon
Replies: 18
Views: 20801

Re: Target '90s neon

I imagine the first generation SuperTargets had neon and the like on them as well.

Interesting that it started in 1990: the 1989 Gold Circle/Richway conversions did NOT have neon.
by pseudo3d
14 Oct 2012 23:47
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target '90s neon
Replies: 18
Views: 20801

Re: Target '90s neon

Not neon on the outside, no! But some stores from 1995-1998 had stripes on the outside. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AcUdTl7Aq-s/R5ez13i7DLI/AAAAAAAADhg/jSnkpubHvP8/s400/Target+Golf+Mill_Cook+Cty.jpg (not the best picture, but it will do) Also, we're talking the 1990s neon. Red, blue, green, and yellow...
by pseudo3d
14 Oct 2012 13:17
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target '90s neon
Replies: 18
Views: 20801

Re: Target '90s neon

Some of the stores had the red/blue/green striping on the outside. My 1992 Target did not, but I think it was seen at least from 1995 (RAM) to 1998 (Golf Mill). I remember one in Conroe built circa '98 that had it too on the outside.

Neon inside was definitely in '92 and in '95.
by pseudo3d
13 Oct 2012 18:09
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target '90s neon
Replies: 18
Views: 20801

Target '90s neon

When was the era for the 1990s Target neon, the one with four colors (red, blue, yellow, green) and the "Food Avenue"? Obviously, it was gone by 2001, and not there yet in 1988 (the Gold Circle/Richway conversions didn't have it). When were there time? I know they were there at least 1992-...
by pseudo3d
09 Oct 2012 12:20
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Mini-Marina - Hearne, TX
Replies: 22
Views: 20443

Re: Mini-Marina - Hearne, TX

The first Bryan store was built well before the Houston division opened its first store, so yeah, it's probably true. The stores became the Houston (AppleTree) division later, unfortunately, the Hearne store had long been gone (as well as the original Bryan Safeway).