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- 30 Aug 2006 19:39
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: LA Safeways That Became Vons
- Replies: 41
- Views: 33683
I think Safeway takes the date they first opened *any* store in a community and uses it on all stores. That's correct. I was writing a reply to this effect earlier when we had a big power outage here. The problem is that they occasionally get confused. Safeway opened its first San Francisco stores ...
- 29 Aug 2006 21:47
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Denver
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17125
Naah. I only get violent when people try to link to my pictures from OUTSIDE my site. And not really even then, because I have a script that usually keeps them from being able to :)tesg wrote:I'd link the Groceteria images into this post for examples, but I wasn't sure if David would hit me or not.
- 29 Aug 2006 16:47
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Winn-Dixie Commercial 1991
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3965
Re: Winn-Dixie Commercial 1991
You're right. I have Jeff Smith on the brain because he used to be seen around my old workplace in SF all the time.Dave wrote:Not Jeff Smith. That's Burt Wolf.
- 29 Aug 2006 15:43
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Grand Union
- Replies: 76
- Views: 80446
Grand Union still has a web site by its own name. I believe that they even cover its history. Look it up and enjoy. Michael If you mean the Grand Union Family Markets site, it's run by the wholesaler who bought a few remainders when the chain went under. Unfortunately, it has almost no useful infor...
- 26 Aug 2006 16:11
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Department Store Gas Stations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25780
- 26 Aug 2006 11:28
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Department Store Gas Stations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25780
- 24 Aug 2006 23:44
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Lucky/Albertsons "Marriage" Commercial from 1999.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4896
- 24 Aug 2006 18:09
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Goodbye Eckerd (Rite Aid buys Eckerd and Brooks Drugs)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 60897
This one's making me pretty sad too, and not just because I'm not a big Rite-Aid fan to begin with. Yer Humble Host has been shopping at Eckerd since the days when it still allowed people to call it Eckerd's. Most of my prescriptions as a kid came from there, I've eaten at their soda fountains, I bo...
- 23 Aug 2006 13:05
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: 1967 Cala Foods Photos
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3876
1967 Cala Foods Photos
For those of you who don't check the front page of the site regularly, I've added some 1967 photos of the very beautiful Cala Foods at California and Hyde in San Francisco. They were taken from the movie "Petulia", which was released on DVD a month or two back: http://www.groceteria.com/jo...
- 21 Aug 2006 21:02
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Payless Drug Commercial, 1996
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4711
Payless Drug Commercial, 1996
Found as I was digitizing old VHS tapes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCb6lmQq_4
Wow! The phramacy's at the front!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCb6lmQq_4
Wow! The phramacy's at the front!
- 21 Aug 2006 20:45
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Food Lion Rap Commercial from 1991
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4976
Food Lion Rap Commercial from 1991
The last of tonight's series of commercials discovered as I was digitizing my old VHS tapes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0jVrCTd_yc
This one's a classic. Really.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0jVrCTd_yc
This one's a classic. Really.
- 21 Aug 2006 18:17
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Lucky/Albertsons "Marriage" Commercial from 1999.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4896
Lucky/Albertsons "Marriage" Commercial from 1999.
Friom my ongoing "digitize the VHS" project, this one is from the "Marriage" series following the merger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtRoWlu2lYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtRoWlu2lYs
- 21 Aug 2006 18:14
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Lucky Stores Commercials from 1997 and 1998
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5296
Lucky Stores Commercials from 1997 and 1998
From an ongoing project where I'm digitizing all my old VHS tapes:
A produce spot from 1997:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td6vEKdmBw0
And a holiday spot from 1998:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvDeUXG9Ga8
A produce spot from 1997:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td6vEKdmBw0
And a holiday spot from 1998:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvDeUXG9Ga8
- 21 Aug 2006 18:12
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Winn-Dixie Commercial 1991
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3965
Winn-Dixie Commercial 1991
From an ongoing project where I'm digitizing all my old VHS tapes, this one features Jeff Smith, the "Frugal Gourmet":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ztkNreu5Ps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ztkNreu5Ps
- 15 Aug 2006 22:28
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Hollywood Ranch Market
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6341
Re: Hollywood Ranch Market
The policy is that when you post a picture that's that good, you have to identify it as a "really cool picture".nortongulch wrote:I don't know the policies here, but here is a link to an old photo
OK, I'm kidding. Welcome aboard.