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- 22 Apr 2019 22:35
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: New Uses for Grocery Stores
- Replies: 90
- Views: 108187
Re: New Uses for Grocery Stores
The Safeway that now is a Planet Fitness in Abilene is next door to (actually is directly attached to) another retail relic of the past: one of the relatively few Drug Emporium stores which is still open despite that chain's bankruptcy and near-extinction back in 2003. I'm not exactly sure why the ...
- 11 Jan 2019 00:23
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Safeway 639 Port Angeles Lincoln Street
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9604
Re: Safeway 639 Port Angeles Lincoln Street
The original Lincoln Street Safeway in Port Angeles WA opened as a Marina style in the 1960's, this store included the popular "Snack Bar" that were found in many Marina style stores of the 60's, this store in particular was a high profit store from opening and always a apple in the eye o...
- 11 Jan 2019 00:21
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: Thoughts for the new year
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11314
Re: Thoughts for the new year
As I have told you many times over the years, we all appreciate what you have done for this hobby in general. Of course, all things have to evolve, and I believe your site does so very well, and always seamlessly. I know I've learned much here as have countless others. So I won't say 'dont' change a...
- 01 Jan 2019 12:59
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: A&P/Eckerd Drung proposed merger, 1969
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9510
Re: A&P/Eckerd Drung proposed merger, 1969
A lot of the Safeway stores in the Houston division had Eckerd stores right next to them or in the same shopping centers. I wonder if Safeway was also on that list... That was more of an Eckerd thing. In some areas, it was Safeway, in a large portion of the south, it was Winn Dixie (which, until th...
- 02 Dec 2018 18:11
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: New article: Krogering in Greensboro
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26238
Re: New article: Krogering in Greensboro
It's always amazing to me how a company can last so long in a town, just to leave, then come back again under an acquisition, and act like nobody notices. (See Safeway-Randalls and Safeway-Tom Thumb in Texas for the book on how NOT to do this, by the way) That store at 2710 N Church looks very A&...
- 23 Oct 2018 09:48
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Older Winn Dixie decor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8702
Re: Older Winn Dixie decor
Winn Dixie has been for a very long time a slow capital investor, which means that they invested very little into upkeep in their stores. I live in South Louisiana. All 10 of our local stores were recently sold to Brookshire Grocery Company to become Super 1 Foods. Of these stores, 9 remained open. ...
- 04 Oct 2018 22:26
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Fayetteville, AR and the Frankenstein Safeway
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10252
Re: Fayetteville, AR and the Frankenstein Safeway
I'm sure you know this, but the Market Street Safeway in San Francisco is a similar Franken-Safeway. There, though, they went with the rounded side to open up for the marina roof.
- 19 Aug 2018 21:27
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Marina Safeway in Montana - anyone know which town?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17814
Re: Marina Safeway in Montana - anyone know which town?
Thanks for the info! Had some time today and found a second store with the same signage on it in Watertown, CT: https://goo.gl/maps/saij4XN3umQ2 I looked to find an accurate existing thread to switch the conversation over to but the closest one was a thread talking about interior Kmart signs. Actua...
- 24 May 2018 20:27
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: 400 W. Rollins Rd., Round Lake Beach, IL
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3969
Re: 400 W. Rollins Rd., Round Lake Beach, IL
Based on the road sign, I would say Eagle. Their logo was that shape.
- 20 May 2018 22:39
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Loblaws' bewildering branding history
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12105
Re: Loblaws' bewildering branding history
Three names existed in Louisiana: Canal Villere, That Stanley, and The Real Superstore.
- 12 May 2018 15:53
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: When Did K-Mart First Come to Portland, OR?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17225
Re: When Did K-Mart First Come to Portland, OR?
What about the Kmart at 122nd & Sandy (#4288)? Not sure what year it opened, but it is an older store... This store opened on 3/25/71. This is a very tough question: when did K-Mart first come to Portland, OR? The locations: *13750 S.E. Johnson Rd., Milwaukie, OR (opened c. 1968-70) *2315 S.E. ...
- 08 Apr 2018 23:48
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Big Chain, Shreveport LA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 21555
Re: Big Chain, Shreveport LA
I'm thinking about subscribing to Newspapers.com again, and ran across this, in the Shreveport Times, September 28, 1961:
So they were indeed a division of Kroger.- 18 Dec 2017 17:59
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Was "Kids' Kounty" a predecessor to Child World/Children's Palace?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10966
Re: Was "Kids' Kounty" a predecessor to Child World/Children's Palace?
I don't think so for two reasons: Child World/Children's Palace stores used different sized arches (one large, flanked by two smaller ones) in most locations, and they made up the bulk of the store's facade. Additionally, the article mentions ownership by Lachman Rose, who was still operating them i...
- 12 Nov 2017 21:15
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: A&P "Centennial" Stores Still Housing Supermar
- Replies: 48
- Views: 62843
Re: A&P "Centennial" Stores Still Housing Supermar
Zatarain's may have started as local to that area, but I've seen those in stores here in NY State so they have apparently spread out quite a bit. That is indeed correct. Zatarain's has spread out fairly well, but you'll see a lot more here than in New York state. Probably much more common in NJ due...
- 11 Nov 2017 23:26
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Big Chain, Shreveport LA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 21555
Re:
Also in Shreveport is Uptown Center on Line, whose pylon is shown here: Brookshire has been in this center for over 35 years, having recently expanded their store over half of the center. Brookshire claims to be the original tenant here, which would substantiate my claim that they were the death of...