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by Jason B.
31 Dec 2022 05:21
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: San Mateo County
Replies: 17
Views: 10686

Re: New location list: San Mateo County

The 1959 court case "Safeway Stores Incorporated v. City of Burlingame" (170 Cal.App.2d 637) refers to a Safeway store, a Lucky store, and a municipal parking district in Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif. See: https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/170/637.html or ht...
by Jason B.
17 Dec 2022 17:17
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4951

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

A little known resource is the digital photo collection of aerial photos at U.C. Santa Barbara. See: https://mil.library.ucsb.edu/ It takes some work to find the aerial photos, but it's amazing what you can find from your own computer terminal without visiting the U.C. Santa Barbara campus. Another ...
by Jason B.
17 Dec 2022 17:13
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Pittsburg, Calif.-Central Avenue-1950s/60s Safeway & Lucky
Replies: 5
Views: 4339

Re: Pittsburg, Calif.-Central Avenue-1950s/60s Safeway & Lucky

I have an exterior photo of the Pittsburg, Calif. former Safeway store on Central Avenue, taken on November 24, 2013. It then was used by "Ramar Foods International."
by Jason B.
11 Nov 2022 05:43
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Virginia Safeways: not sure where
Replies: 1
Views: 4125

Re: Virginia Safeways: 2303 Columbia Pike, Arlington

A Safeway store used to stand at or about 2303 Columbia Pike in Arlington, Virginia. I visited that store in February 1990. I'm not sure when it closed, but Google Street View shows that the site had been cleared for new construction by November 2007. My recollection is that it was a relatively smal...
by Jason B.
12 Aug 2022 05:55
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: 1971 Film of Supermarket Interior
Replies: 1
Views: 727

1971 Film of Supermarket Interior

Can anyone figure out to which supermarket chain the store in this film belonged? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoJFPa3wfJ0 The year is listed as 1971. The produce department had international flags hanging over it. International flags also are displayed throughout the store. A banner touts "...
by Jason B.
28 May 2022 21:45
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Former Rockridge Payless in Oakland
Replies: 7
Views: 10721

Re: Former Rockridge Payless in Oakland

I have posted ten photographs to Flickr of the "former Rockridge Payless in Oakland." See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50610655@N02/52106232293/ I took these photos on August 23, 2013.
by Jason B.
07 May 2022 13:45
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Guam- Safeway
Replies: 8
Views: 6919

Re: Guam- Safeway

I believe that the Jones Act, in effect from the 1920s to present, applies to ocean shipping between any port in the United States (the 50 states) and Guam. So some U.S.-flagged ocean liner likely supplies Guam from Hawai'i or the mainland U.S. Back in the 1980s and early 1990s, Matson, APL (America...
by Jason B.
07 May 2022 13:33
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: What grocery store was this? (Modesto)
Replies: 4
Views: 1975

Re: What grocery store was this? (Modesto)

How extensive was Lucky's territory in California's Central Valley? Did Lucky exit the Central Valley market before its 1999 "merger" with Albertson's? If the Central Valley "Lucky" stored were re-branded "Albertson's" in 1999 and, if so, if any of those store locations...
by Jason B.
16 Apr 2022 04:59
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Mayfair Markets - Geography and History
Replies: 23
Views: 32181

Re: Mayfair Markets - Geography and History

A Mayfair supermarket exterior in Malibu, Calif. (Heathercliff Rd.) appeared in the background of a shot in a season 3 episode of "CHiPs" titled "Valley Go Home!" It first aired in September of 1979. The shot can be seen in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSg2TVFI3Qw ...
by Jason B.
14 Apr 2022 23:09
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Texas (probably Dallas-Ft. Worth) - Safeway - 1962 Movie
Replies: 0
Views: 2717

Texas (probably Dallas-Ft. Worth) - Safeway - 1962 Movie

The SMU Jones film collection at Southern Methodist University has posted black and white, silent moving pictures of a Safeway store from circa 1962, probably in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OltO_ezwHdI The film lasts 47 seconds. It begins with an exterior shot of ...
by Jason B.
02 Apr 2022 00:57
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Fred Meyer Chain - 100th Anniversary: 1922-2022 - "Shelby Report of the West" April 2022 Edition
Replies: 1
Views: 833

Fred Meyer Chain - 100th Anniversary: 1922-2022 - "Shelby Report of the West" April 2022 Edition

The "Shelby Report of the West" April 2022 edition contains a lengthy commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Fred Meyer chain. Bob Reeves conducted interviews; Kevin Atwill compiled them. The article says that in 2022, there are 132 Fred Meyer stores in four states: 11 locations in ...
by Jason B.
02 Apr 2022 00:20
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: NEW: Portland (Oregon) 1932-1987
Replies: 9
Views: 7361

Re: NEW: Portland (Oregon) 1932-1987

The "Shelby Report of the West" April 2022 edition contains a lengthy commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Fred Meyer chain. It states on its first page, "His was one of the first stores in the country to open with so many categories under one roof - truly one-stop shopping. ...
by Jason B.
10 Mar 2022 02:13
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Texas-Dallas-Knox Street Village area Safeway store-1976
Replies: 1
Views: 1127

Texas-Dallas-Knox Street Village area Safeway store-1976

The Jones Film Collection at Southern Methodist University (SMU) apparently includes news film from WFAA-TV (channel 8/Dallas). A December 1976 WFAA-TV news story about commercial signage includes images of the exterior of a Safeway store. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO3jqMKfJFI Go to 1:11 ...
by Jason B.
02 Mar 2022 04:24
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Ralphs Supermarket-Los Angeles-Wilshire Blvd. at Hauser Blvd.-Circa 1920s
Replies: 0
Views: 3471

Ralphs Supermarket-Los Angeles-Wilshire Blvd. at Hauser Blvd.-Circa 1920s

The Ralphs supermarket building at Wilshire Blvd. and Hauser Blvd. is one of the grandest grocery buildings that I've ever seen in a photograph. That store building apparently was erected in the 1920s. See: https://martinturnbull.com/2018/07/10/ralphs-supermarket-on-wilshire-blvd-at-hauser-blvd-with...
by Jason B.
02 Mar 2022 04:14
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway, 30 Chestnut Avenue, South San Francisco
Replies: 4
Views: 2222

Re: Safeway, 30 Chestnut Avenue, South San Francisco

The analog clock photo reminds me the downtown Livermore, Calif. Safeway had a similar clock in the late 1980s. As I recall, it was above the main exit door of the store. Next to the clock was a long rectangular advertising space. (Actually the clock and the advertising space were one long panel, if...