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- 08 Oct 2012 03:05
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Size of typical supermarket?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14769
Re: Size of typical supermarket?
One data point I can add here: When the Downtown Bellevue Marina Safeway opened in 1963, it was hailed as being the largest Safeway in Western Washington at 24,000 square feet. The new Safeway store across the street that replaced it in 2008 was 55,000 square feet. You can find the news article I go...
- 17 Sep 2012 01:10
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Similarities Between Texaco and Shell Signage
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15008
Re: Similarities Between Texaco and Shell Signage
It's not unheard of to have multiple Texaco stations very close to each other. For quite a while at the corner of 148th and Main in Bellevue there were two Texacos right next to each other, and a Chevron directly across the street. Eventually as the Texaco brand started being phased out (although no...
- 21 Aug 2012 00:21
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Former Boston Market locations in your area
- Replies: 37
- Views: 46648
Re: Former Boston Market locations in your area
I was down in California for a few days last week, and I did see a Boston Market still operating in Laguna Niguel, but didn't get a chance to stop in. I do think I may have seen one or two others, but don't recall exactly where.
- 20 Aug 2012 21:30
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12497
Re: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
http://www.downtownbellevue.com/2012/08/20/kemper-development-moves-forward-lincoln-square-expansion/ It appears that this store's second lease on life may prove to be short lived, as Kemper Freeman appears to be moving forward with the second phase of Lincoln Square that will eventually occupy this...
- 05 May 2012 16:17
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rite Aids with Pay 'n Save interiors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14264
Re: Rite Aids with Pay 'n Save interiors
There's a former Rite Aid store at Totem Lake Mall in Kirkland (later turned into a fly-by-night furniture place) that still seems to have the blue and green stripes from the original Pay N Save decor on the walls.
- 28 Mar 2012 00:26
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Fedco
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22292
Re: Fedco
I know up here in the Pacific Northwest there was a similar chain known as Gov-Mart Bazaar. Any relation?
- 11 Mar 2012 18:29
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Bookstores
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14561
Re: Bookstores
I know that here in Downtown Bellevue there was a combination Tower Books and Records store that opened up around 1999, and closed when the chain went out of business.
- 19 Dec 2011 17:05
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: skippers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19473
Re: skippers
I do still make occasional trips to a surviving Skippers in Renton, and it still seems to have the original decor (including one of the "tilted anchor" signs), although it's definitely worn at this point. The food seems to be as usual, and they are still serving coleslaw with their meals b...
- 11 Nov 2011 17:31
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12497
Re: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
The new Your Local Market store just opened for business this morning. I haven't been over there yet (I'll probably walk over and check it out a bit later on since I only work a couple of blocks away) but you can find a few photos here: http://bellevue.komonews.com/photo-gallery/business/688971-your...
- 10 Nov 2011 01:32
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Fred Meyer and Vista Optical
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3073
Re: Fred Meyer and Vista Optical
There was a Vista Optical at Southcenter Mall up until about five years ago as well. Looking at a map at their website, it shows Vista Optical at four Fred Meyers (Bellevue, Renton, Ballard and Auburn) in the Seattle metro area currently. I think Kirkland may have had one up until about two remodels...
- 24 Oct 2011 01:37
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers - in Portland, OR
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7492
Re: Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers - in Portland, OR
It is entirely possible that the greenhouse on that one could be a later addition (note that the brick colors don't quite match,) but a Wendy's that still has the yellow roof is definitely unusual, as I don't know of any in the Seattle area that still have one. In the course of some of the old newsp...
- 18 Aug 2011 02:17
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12497
Re: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
Based on my newspaper research, that Rite Aid opened as a Pay 'n Save in early 1962.
- 17 Aug 2011 18:36
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Circuit City
- Replies: 43
- Views: 54086
Re: Circuit City
Here's a news article today showing the conversion of the old Bellevue Circuit City into a rock climbing gym. Of particular note here is the "boulder" that's been grafted onto the old plug facade (which will eventually be repainted in black, but hasn't been completed yet.) http://bellevue....
- 17 Aug 2011 16:33
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12497
Re: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
I live just a few blocks away from here, and that QFC is my regular grocery store. To throw in a bit of historical context to keep from wandeing too much, that particular store dates back to roughly the mid Sixties back when QFC was only around 5-6 stores in Bellevue and Seattle, but has apparently ...
- 16 Aug 2011 11:51
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12497
Re: Downtown Bellevue marina Safeway finally closed
It looks like there's going to be a new independent grocery store moving into this former Safeway:
Story (downtownbellevue.com)
http://www.yourlocalmarket.com/
Story (downtownbellevue.com)
http://www.yourlocalmarket.com/