'Thought it was interesting that there is a 1970's (?) Safeway at 437 S. King st. with all of the original exterior signage; circle S signs on each side, the widely-spaced "S A F E W A Y" letters on the front, and the tuning-fork street sign also topped with a circle S sign. Sorry I don't have a photo, but I saw it through a bird's eye view at maps.live.com
By the way, as I was going through Safeway News, I noticed that there was also a Safeway somewhere in Leesburg that opened in the late 1950s and won an award for its colonial architecture. I have no idea where it was though. Since this is the only Safeway in Leesburg, I wonder if this was a replacement for that store.
Veteran
Did Safeway used to have more stores in rural Virginia that are now long gone? Could this one be an "orphan" or something? I would guess it was a circa 1965 store, considering the rare trapezoidal Pizza Hut sign frame (with current logo) down the road.
Contributor
For what its worth the Leesburg, VA Safeway has been renovated with the current lifestyle format. The signage outside was replaced with the renovation. I believe the original street sign standard is in use with a new modern sign. I found it interesting that Safeway didn't replace some of the refrigerated units in the renovation. They look to be 20+ years old.
Back to your question, Safeway has a store in Middleburg and had a store in Purcellville. There may have been more small stores in the "country" towns west of DC but east of I-81.
Back to your question, Safeway has a store in Middleburg and had a store in Purcellville. There may have been more small stores in the "country" towns west of DC but east of I-81.