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Blossom Hill and Almaden, San Jose CA

Posted: 01 Dec 2005 22:58
by Groceteria
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If I had to guess, I'd say this was originally a late 1970s Albertsons-Thrifty combo, but I could easily be wrong...

Posted: 02 Dec 2005 01:20
by spicoli
I grew up not too far from here and as I seem to remember it, I'm pretty sure this was a PW Market on the left and a Thrifty's on the right (at least as of the 80's). From what I remember of the building, I'd guess that it dates from the early/mid 60's if not earlier.

Posted: 02 Dec 2005 01:36
by Groceteria
spicoli wrote:I grew up not too far from here and as I seem to remember it, I'm pretty sure this was a PW Market on the left and a Thrifty's on the right (at least as of the 80's). From what I remember of the building, I'd guess that it dates from the early/mid 60's if not earlier.
That could fit my guess (and I meant to say Thrifty rather than Payless in the original post) because Albertsons pulled out of the Bay Area for the first time around 1980, and about three-fourths (at least) of all PW markets are located in stores that used to be something else...

Thanks...

Posted: 02 Dec 2005 02:18
by justin karimzad
This PW market/Payless Drug combo opened in February 1968.

Posted: 02 Dec 2005 02:25
by justin karimzad
...Forgot to mention that this was an original PW market and was never an Albertsons

Posted: 02 Dec 2005 02:50
by Groceteria
I stand corrected...

Thanks,
David