The rounded roof was extremely common in the 1950s; just about every chain used some sort of variation on it. It was dictated by construction needs rather than aesthetics.Jeff wrote:There is a Vons in Covina (on Badillo and Grand) that has this bubble roof, but I beleive it always has been a Vons.
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- 05 Oct 2006 23:25
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Miscellaneous LA Area Safeway Stores
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12107
- 04 Oct 2006 23:43
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Daly City/Northern San Mateo County
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16059
- 04 Oct 2006 23:39
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Pavilions/Santa Monica Boulevard
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20162
- 04 Oct 2006 11:12
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Safeway's "divested" markets from 1986
- Replies: 48
- Views: 274262
- 04 Oct 2006 01:20
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Connection Between National Tea and Big Bear/North Carolina?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4114
Connection Between National Tea and Big Bear/North Carolina?
Just wondering if any of you might have any knowlege if there was ever a connection between National Tea and the Big Bear stores of northern North Carolina. I keep finding snippets that refer to "National Food Stores" as the parent company of Big Bear/NC in the 1960s, but I know it was als...
- 03 Oct 2006 15:40
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: My new Peninsula Stores site is now up
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8691
Is the Purity structure still standing at Oakdale? I can't remember. I think it is, because I probably would've marked it demolished otherwise, but OI'm just not sure. I've put the SF addresses up in spreadsheet format, which might make it a little easier. This is how I'm doing most of the new city...
- 03 Oct 2006 15:20
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: My new Peninsula Stores site is now up
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8691
- 03 Oct 2006 11:12
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: My new Peninsula Stores site is now up
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8691
Better photo, from Live Local: http://groceteria.com/forboard/purity3rd.jpg It's at the corner of 3rd and Paul. I believe the church building (closest to the corner) was the original Siri's/Purity, but it's been about five years since I've been by there, so I don't really recall the specifics of the...
- 03 Oct 2006 10:46
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Food Giant, Ogletree's
- Replies: 18
- Views: 30873
Re: food giant
No. Entirely different. There have been numerous Food Giant and Giat Food Chains around the country. It's one of the most common names for regional chains.RandallFlagg wrote:Was this the same chain that operated Food Giant in California.
- 03 Oct 2006 00:27
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Grocery Experience
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3944
I've never worked in the industry, although I do have many years of other retail experience under my belt, first in fast food during high school, then with a catalog showroom in college, followed by a clothing retailer, and then nearly sixteen years with FedEx Kinko's. Currently, I design websites a...
- 03 Oct 2006 00:07
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Fashion Island, San Mateo/Foster City
- Replies: 22
- Views: 32004
- 02 Oct 2006 10:26
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Sacramento: Stop-n-Shop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7425
Actually, the UCD medical center is out at the former fairgrounds at Broadway and Stockton Boulevard, not particularly close to the L Street area. I think Paper or Plastic was just referring, as he said, to a UCD medical building, not to the entire hospital. UCD has clinics and other buildings scat...
- 01 Oct 2006 15:19
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Mr. T RealiTy show
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4532
- 28 Sep 2006 22:07
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Lee Bros.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7351
there was also one (that was later Key Market) on El Camino Real in San Carlos in the same location as Walgreen's is now, but this is almost certainly a new building. I show that location as having been a Bell Market in 1975 as well, which seems consistent with the time frame for the subsequent ten...
- 27 Sep 2006 22:35
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Pacifica, California: Safeway sites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8496
I was told that the Safeway in Pacific Manor started out as a Super X market (there's a photo of one that was in San Francisco on this site) before it was Brentwood. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Brentwood and Super X were connected anyway. The 4175 Mission Street store in SF (later a Cala) ...