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Hi,

I do not know if this part of the board is appropriate for this post, but I would like to ask you all this question:

Why did some old Safeway stores (those built before the 1980's) lose their original road signs? One cause is wind damage, and the other could be road sign ordinances, which can affect the placement of them, that vary by state.

In the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA area there were quite a few Safeways I'd been to that have since lost their original road signs, as I saw quite a few replacements for them when I was very young:

1025 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97201 (opened 7-31-62)
401 "A" Ave, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 (opened 2-1-65)
10554 SE Main St, Milwaukie, OR 97222 (re-opened Spring 1967)
4315 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97206 (opened 7-10-67)
101 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97216 (opened 10-27-67)
8145 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, OR 97219 (opened 6-10-68)
5420 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266 (opened 8-18-69)
3940 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202 (re-opened Spring 1974)
95 82nd Dr, Gladstone, OR 97027 (opened 12-15-76)
3527 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97236 (opened 10-19-77)

Out of all the locations I'd been to that had opened or re-opened in 1967, only the refined Milwaukie location kept its original pole sign through the end of its time in 1996. The other two, along with 82nd & Foster from 1969, have had their pole signs replaced during the mid to late 1980's.

The 82nd & Foster location also had a specific pole sign (on SE Foster Rd) that designated where the store's customers should park. This outlived the main pole sign (on SE 82nd Ave) by some five odd years, finally getting an update in 1992.

If anyone can please elaborate on this topic I would appreciate your time,



Ben

A lot of former Safeways (turned Vons) lost their signs when they merged. A lot stayed around though and some retain the original sign (minus the circle s)

Are the VONS in Las Vegas have the original signs that used to be Safeways? Like the one at Maryland and Tropicana or Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne, both locations have a sign that none of the newer locations have it is like a pointed up and pointed down sign that is 4-sided...

I have to mention these pole signs can have single or double poles ("upside down fork" signs).

The locations I mentioned in my beginning post:

1025 SW Jefferson St - double pole
401 "A" Ave - double pole
10554 SE Main St - single pole
4315 SE Woodstock Blvd - single pole
101 SE 82nd Ave - single pole
8145 SW Barbur Blvd - double pole
5420 SE 82nd Ave - single pole
3940 SE Powell Blvd (refined) - double pole
95 82nd Dr - double pole
3527 SE 122nd Ave - double pole

lvkewlkid wrote:Are the VONS in Las Vegas have the original signs that used to be Safeways? Like the one at Maryland and Tropicana or Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne, both locations have a sign that none of the newer locations have it is like a pointed up and pointed down sign that is 4-sided...

I think those were Safeway signs originally. Alot of former Safeways (now VONS) in California have those 4 pointed signs.