Marina Safeway in the Compton area (now U-Haul)

TheStranger · 02 Jul 2007 04:07

Just saw this on Flickr:

http://flickr.com/photos/tortugaone/685885796/

This is probably one of the more unusual conversions from supermarket (in this case, to a U-Haul franchise); it's located at the junction of Long Beach Blvd. and Josephine Street. Anyone know when this location closed as a Safeway, and if it ever made it into the Vons era?

02 Jul 2007 19:41

TheStranger wrote:This is probably one of the more unusual conversions from supermarket (in this case, to a U-Haul franchise)

Interestingly enough, that's a fairly common conversion, particularly among former Safeway and A&P stores.

Jeff · 02 Jul 2007 19:43

I passed that store not long ago....its an odd-shaped lot. the building is angled to the street.

TheStranger · 02 Jul 2007 23:14

Groceteria wrote:
TheStranger wrote:This is probably one of the more unusual conversions from supermarket (in this case, to a U-Haul franchise)
Interestingly enough, that's a fairly common conversion, particularly among former Safeway and A&P stores.

I've seen several gas stations up here in NorCal turn into U-Haul places, but rarely anything supermarket-sized...

03 Jul 2007 11:52

TheStranger wrote:I've seen several gas stations up here in NorCal turn into U-Haul places, but rarely anything supermarket-sized...

One I remember specifically is in Redwood City. It's a former pylon store on at 2200 El Camino, just south of the Woodside Road overpass.

TheStranger · 03 Jul 2007 14:04

I think I passed by that a few months ago and it was a storage place or gym, but not U-Haul...I'll have to check it again next time I'm in the Bay Area.

03 Jul 2007 14:20

From July 2000:

The (Redwood City) location is still listed on U-Haul's website:
http://finder.uhaul.com/location_map.aspx?entity=708061

runchadrun · 06 Jul 2007 17:46

TheStranger wrote:This is probably one of the more unusual conversions from supermarket (in this case, to a U-Haul franchise); it's located at the junction of Long Beach Blvd. and Josephine Street. Anyone know when this location closed as a Safeway, and if it ever made it into the Vons era?

The address is 11716 Long Beach Blvd, Lynwood. Safeway originally opened in November, 1962. By 1979 it was being used as some sort of self-storage facility because I found several legal notices for the auctions of the contents of storage lockers. Also, it's not on my 1983 list of Safeway stores.