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by Jason B.
05 Jan 2008 20:59
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Vintage Supermarket Commercials I'd Love to See on YouTube
Replies: 18
Views: 23761

Re: Vintage Supermarket Commercials I'd Love to See on YouTube

A 1985 Safeway commercial ("Work an Honest Day/Want an Honest Deal") is now posted on YouTube. It aired on WFAA-TV (channel 8) in Dallas, Texas in November 1985: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Z-YljCF6E It begins at 1:47. Another advertisement from the "Work an Honest Day" seri...
by Jason B.
02 Dec 2007 06:19
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Weis-Logan Valley Mall-Altoona, Penn.-U.S. Supreme Court
Replies: 3
Views: 3952

Weis-Logan Valley Mall-Altoona, Penn.-U.S. Supreme Court

Does anyone know what has become of the Weis supermarket that operated at Logan Valley Mall near Altoona, Pennsylvania? It was the subject of a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the "public forum doctrine." Amalgamated Food Employees Union v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc., 391 U....
by Jason B.
26 Nov 2007 05:30
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: 2007 Conversion from Albertson's to Lucky-Northern Calif.
Replies: 3
Views: 3168

2007 Conversion from Albertson's to Lucky-Northern Calif.

I visited the northern Livermore Lucky store on 11/25/07, my first visit since the conversion from Albertson's in recent weeks. This store, approximately 70,000 square feet, opened in February 2000. It replaced an approximately 30,000 square-foot store that operated in downtown Livermore from 1980 t...
by Jason B.
25 Aug 2007 23:56
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway-Walnut Creek, Calif. (Tice Valley)-2007 Renovation
Replies: 5
Views: 6330

Safeway-Walnut Creek, Calif. (Tice Valley)-2007 Renovation

I visited Safeway-Walnut Creek, Calif.-Tice Valley on August 25, 2007. I took a number of exterior shots, but no interior shots. The gable roof is very impressive, especially from the interior. The planned renovation has not taken place yet, but I can only assume that it will take away much of this ...
by Jason B.
26 Jun 2007 04:04
Forum: History: Shopping Centers
Topic: Pleasant Hill, Calif.-Dying 1960s Mall
Replies: 11
Views: 21149

Pleasant Hill, Calif.-Dying 1960s Mall

The former Contra Costa Center in Pleasant Hill, Calif. apparently is in its final months of life. The anchor tenant from 1962 to 2000 was Montgomery Ward. A Kohl's store now occupies that site. Today this center is also known for its domed movie theater, now known as "CineArts" -- it show...
by Jason B.
22 Jun 2007 02:34
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Marina Style Active Safeways in Berkeley to be demolished
Replies: 20
Views: 11784

Marina Safeways in Berkeley Area

I've heard that the Albany-Solano Ave. and Oakland-College Ave. Marina Safeways were constructed in those locations near Berkeley city limits because Berkeley had some sort of "hours of service" limitation in the 1950s or '60s. The stores could have longer hours in Albany and Oakland. I've...
by Jason B.
11 Jun 2007 04:23
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: White Front Stores
Replies: 53
Views: 65736

White Front Discount Supermarket-1971-Pleasant Hill, Calif.

I was surprised to learn from a Contra Costa Times 1971 edition that the "White Front" retail chain had a grocery section in at least one of its locations. An ad in the March 10, 1971 edition for the Pleasant Hill store (560 Contra Costa Blvd.) mentioned separate "supermarket" ho...
by Jason B.
21 May 2007 03:42
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Ventura Market sold?
Replies: 11
Views: 7459

Fresno, Calif. Area-Independent Grocers

The "Food" section of the Fresno Bee of August 16, 2006 contained advertisements for several independent grocers in the Fresno area. It's possible that many (or all) locations are former chain grocery store locations. (1) Ventura Supermarket - the famous former Safeway at 3232 East Ventura...
by Jason B.
07 May 2007 04:02
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Daly City, Calif.-Westlake-Safeway
Replies: 3
Views: 4718

Daly City, Calif.-Westlake-Safeway

I visited the Daly City, Calif. Safeway at the Westlake shopping center on May 5th. The exterior seems to be a customized version of the early 1990s "postmodern" Safeway (I think that this is called "lifestyle"). The interior had early 1990s decor. Daly City is a city of approxim...
by Jason B.
03 May 2007 05:19
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Mayfair: 1970 San Francisco Bay Area Locations
Replies: 17
Views: 17409

Mayfair: 1970 San Francisco Bay Area Locations

The July 29, 1970 edition of the Oakland Tribune had a Mayfair ad. It touted the availability of "Sesamie (sic) Street coloring books" and Blue Chip Stamps. The following store addresses were in the ad: Oakland - Park & E. 18th Street Oakland - Telegraph & 58th Street Oakland - Mac...
by Jason B.
26 Apr 2007 01:42
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Lucky Stores-HQ Razed, Nor. Cal. Distribution Center Vacant
Replies: 2
Views: 4080

Lucky Stores-HQ Razed, Nor. Cal. Distribution Center Vacant

The former Lucky Stores headquarters building in Dublin, Calif. has been razed. I believe that this location was the Lucky headquarters until the American Stores merger circa 1988. A Lucky headquarters employee once told me that the building had few windows because of concerns about damage and/or se...
by Jason B.
19 Apr 2007 01:33
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway-Dairy/Creamery: Hanford, Calif.: 1929-93
Replies: 4
Views: 4719

Safeway-Dairy/Creamery: Hanford, Calif.: 1929-93

The Hanford (Calif.) Sentinel ran an article in its March 27, 2007 edition about the history of the Safeway creamery in Hanford, California, the seat of Kings County in the San Joaquin Valley. It was operated by Safeway from 1929 until its closure in 1993. See: http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/article...
by Jason B.
07 Apr 2007 05:46
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)
Replies: 178
Views: 142438

Supermarket in 1976 Ad-Ford for President

The Gerald Ford for President campaign in 1976 included a brief shot of a supermarket in at least one television ad. It flashes so quickly and shows so little of the store's interior decor that I doubt the sleuths on this website can identify the chain (assuming that it was a chain grocer). About th...
by Jason B.
31 Mar 2007 07:32
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Lodi, CA: 1940s Safeway?
Replies: 1
Views: 3791

Lodi, Calif.-1932-Piggly Wiggly & Safeway Locations

The Lodi Sentinel of October 25, 1932 has advertisements for two chain grocers in Lodi:
Piggly Wiggly at 7 North School Street
Safeway at 12 South School Street.
by Jason B.
20 Feb 2007 04:16
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Redlands, Calif.-Stater Bros.
Replies: 7
Views: 6126

Redlands, Calif.-Stater Bros.

I visited the Stater Bros. store in north Redlands, Calif. (about 70 miles east of Los Angeles on I-10, near San Bernardino) on Feb. 11th. The site of the store on the northeast corner of Colton and Orange is historic. A plaque says that it was the site of the Hotel Casa Loma from c. 1896, later a U...