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by Jeff
08 Dec 2005 23:06
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Albertson's Grocery Warehouse
Replies: 11
Views: 12868

There were several Super Savers in LA. I remember one In East LA that was a former Lucky, then Super Saver, then Albertsons, then closed.

Then there was one near buena Park, I dont know what that is today.
by Jeff
08 Dec 2005 01:58
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Albertson's Grocery Warehouse
Replies: 11
Views: 12868

Grocery Warehouses were opened in the 80's in Southern California. The three I knew were in Alhambra, Montebello, and Huntington beach. The one in Alhambra opened in the 60's as a Fazio, then Albertsons when tehy merged, then sometime in the 80's turned into a grocery warehouse. It retained the orig...
by Jeff
28 Nov 2005 22:12
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: LA Safeways That Became Vons
Replies: 41
Views: 33593

I'll make some that were in the area, but addresses you'll have to find. most are markets unless otherwise noted: Former Safeways now Vons or Pavillions Anaheim - Lincoln Ave and Anaheim Blvd Burbank - Olive Ave and Verdugo Ave (Vons - about a year ago you could still see the SAFEWAY scar on the sid...
by Jeff
28 Nov 2005 21:57
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Best Products
Replies: 42
Views: 32492

Best had a lot of stores in Los Angeles area, oddly, all looked the same as the next. The ones I remmeber, one in City Of Industry (burlington coat factory, then torn down when it moved), Cerritos (burlington coat factory), Torrance (burlington coat factory), Fullerton (Fullerton Toyota.....yes, the...
by Jeff
22 Nov 2005 22:24
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Market Basket Locations
Replies: 24
Views: 17410

Market Basket had a location here in Monterey Park. It closed in the 1980's but was empty well into the 90's before finally getting remodeled in the late 90's to become a Blockbuster Video and other small stores. That was about all I remember of them. we used to shop across the street at Fazio's, la...
by Jeff
22 Nov 2005 22:21
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Hughes Market in Southern California
Replies: 37
Views: 37257

Hughes is still alive, technically. http://www.howsmarkets.com/ As soon as they were sold to Ralphs, the Hughes family bought a couple Ralphs stores and converted them to Hows Markets. They kept the same blue and white interior colors, and stocked the same merch, and fresh meats. There may be only 4...
by Jeff
21 Nov 2005 21:56
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Who remembers store brand beer?
Replies: 19
Views: 18814

Albertsons has store brand Liquor. I remember getting scolded a few years ago for buying the store brand Vodka.
by Jeff
21 Nov 2005 21:54
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Weirdest combination of grocery store and other business?
Replies: 20
Views: 17965

Before Albertsons owned the Sav-On Drug store chain, Sav-On had a store that was located in the same building as a Ralphs market, only thing was there were checkouts between the two stores and nothing else. In the mid 90's Ralphs closed the store (they had opened a Food For Less about a mile away) a...
by Jeff
21 Nov 2005 21:50
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Grocers in "real" malls - not strip malls
Replies: 79
Views: 71410

There are three malls here with anchors currently. The afforementioned Westside Pavillion is one..... The other two are: Westfield Century City - has a Gelsons located between an Bloomingdales and Macys, now uncer an AMC Theatre. Paseo Colorado - this mall also has a Gelsons anchoring it. Its in wha...