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by Groceteria
24 Nov 2023 16:43
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Mystery restaurant with frying pan-shaped sign
Replies: 10
Views: 9856

Re: Mystery restaurant with frying pan-shaped sign

The building shape and roofline are pretty quintessentially Golden Skillet, and the Canadian franchisee was originally based in Newfoundland so I'm guessing it's purpose-built. But I can't swear to that, obviously.

For example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/retroweb/31356112074/
by Groceteria
16 Nov 2023 15:22
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Super Fair, Los Angeles
Replies: 8
Views: 3216

Re: Super Fair, Los Angeles

Steve Landry wrote: 13 Nov 2023 12:50 I know you have been busy with some juicy research finds lately 😍 but, any upates on Super Fair?
Sadly, due to some work projects, I've been at one of those points where stringing actual sentences together for fun is beyond my capacity right now. Sigh...
by Groceteria
14 Nov 2023 12:44
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Mystery restaurant with frying pan-shaped sign
Replies: 10
Views: 9856

Re: Mystery restaurant with frying pan-shaped sign

the506 wrote: 14 Nov 2023 10:07 Here's an even bigger pointer: an early Mary Browns location in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, complete with what may be a vintage Golden Skillet-era frying pan sign.
That is incredible. Thanks!
by Groceteria
14 Nov 2023 08:46
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Old Safeway Venice CA.
Replies: 3
Views: 1619

Re: Old Safeway Venice CA.

I feel like I drove past this once when I was in Venice maybe 10 years ago. I have seen some pre-1959 stores that had the “gable“ look. I’m not sure if it was there originally or may be added later. From Google Maps, this sort of looks like it might have had a new front appended to it in the 60s.
by Groceteria
13 Nov 2023 10:53
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
Replies: 4
Views: 1690

Re: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981

Apparently Fox Markets took over the Santa Cruz Market at 752 A Street in Oxnard in 1959 and then basically took it back late in 1960. Can't find an article explaining why. Santa Cruz also took back another store (1924 E Main) they had offloaded on about the same timetable.
by Groceteria
12 Nov 2023 22:12
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
Replies: 4
Views: 1690

Re: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981

Thanks. I’m not sure what’s up with that one store on A Street in Oxnard that flipped over to Fox Markets and then turned back into a Santa Cruz Market. I’ll dive into the newspapers tomorrow and see if I can figure it out.
by Groceteria
11 Nov 2023 18:25
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: Visalia and Tulare
Replies: 3
Views: 7400

Re: New location list: Visalia and Tulare

Possible, I try to update to current versions of all addresses but I'll miss one here and there. And sometimes Google Maps itself goes off the rails (see today's Ventura post). I'll look at it when I have a minute.
by Groceteria
11 Nov 2023 18:23
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
Replies: 4
Views: 1690

NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981

For your Saturday afternoon viewing pleasure, it's back to SoCal: https://www.groceteria.com/place/california/ventura-area/ Be forewarned that some of the Google Maps links for Main Street in Ventura insist on pointing to Main Street in Santa Paula even though the correct, valid addresses are in the...
by Groceteria
10 Nov 2023 13:38
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: Visalia and Tulare
Replies: 3
Views: 7400

Re: New location list: Visalia and Tulare (UPDATE)

Updated t fill in the gaps between 1934 and 1959, and from 1980 to the present (though I'm still missing a few years in Tulare):

https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... nd-tulare/
by Groceteria
10 Nov 2023 13:37
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Kansas City MO, 1925-1992
Replies: 18
Views: 8647

Re: NEW: Kansas City MO, 1925-1992 (UPDATE)

Lots of updates to this section, including the addition of several suburban areas. Also most listings are now updated from the early 1990s to the present:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-mis ... nsas-city/

A few more small odds and ends will be added next year when I can get the data I need.
by Groceteria
30 Oct 2023 21:06
Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
Topic: The queue: What's coming up on the site
Replies: 0
Views: 3913

The queue: What's coming up on the site

Updated since my October road trip with research stop in Fort Wayne:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/the-queue/
by Groceteria
14 Oct 2023 11:30
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020
Replies: 2
Views: 944

Re: NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020

Actually, I feel like I've been slowing down a little over the past few months. It just seems like more because I'm mostly doing smaller cities that don't take as long now :)
by Groceteria
12 Oct 2023 19:57
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020
Replies: 2
Views: 944

NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020

A quick one before I leave on my big October road trip next week:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-illinois/aurora/
by Groceteria
04 Oct 2023 17:37
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020
Replies: 12
Views: 1257

Re: NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020

Kroger never bought the cafeterias. They continued as Big Chain for a while, then were bought by Brookshire's, who ran them until 1990-1991. Actually, I'm almost certain I ran into a newspaper ad for the cafeterias that listed them as a division of Kroger. I'll see if I can find one and post it. Up...