Hi,
Is there any proof that the original Safeway on SW 10th & Jefferson in Portland, OR, at address 1025 SW Jefferson St (which opened in August 1962 and was replaced in late 2003), had originally been built as a "Marina" prototype (with the then-omnipresent "Marina" arched roof design) and then got converted over into the 1970s "brown" format later on? In the images below, I [think I can] still see where the "Marina" arch roof would be.
These pictures were taken in 2003 by flickr user "thrift store cowboy". He erroneously cited this location was on NW 10th & Clay, so I corrected him to say that the correct location is SW 10th & Jefferson.
~Ben (StoreLiker2006)
Safeway - SW 10th & Jefferson (Original, 1962-2003)
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Re: Safeway - SW 10th & Jefferson (Original, 1962-2003)
If I have the right spot, this Terraserver image from 2000 sure makes it look like one:
http://tinyurl.com/ypn8u8
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Re: Safeway - SW 10th & Jefferson (Original, 1962-2003)
Dave,
Looking at that, it makes me want to clarify this:
When Safeway had rebuilt the facade on this store sometime in the 1970s, it jumps out at me that they tried to hide the arch as best as possible.
~Ben
Looking at that, it makes me want to clarify this:
When Safeway had rebuilt the facade on this store sometime in the 1970s, it jumps out at me that they tried to hide the arch as best as possible.
~Ben
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Re: Safeway - SW 10th & Jefferson (Original, 1962-2003)
That's what it looks like to me as well. They usually can't (or don't bother to) hide it when viewed from way above, though...StoreLiker2006 wrote:When Safeway had rebuilt the facade on this store sometime in the 1970s, it jumps out at me that they tried to hide the arch as best as possible.