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by Jeff
25 Jan 2010 22:00
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Ohrbach's Department Store
Replies: 53
Views: 64277

Re: Ohrbach's Department Store

Ah, the old Cerritos store reopened today as a FOREVER XXI and it looks awful. Goodbye to the old brickwork outside and now it looks like an aluminum hull. I have to see it in person. They have some pictures of it in hte OC Register.
by Jeff
24 Jan 2010 15:36
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Hughes Market in Southern California
Replies: 37
Views: 37246

Re: Hughes Market in Southern California

Clumsygenes wrote:There was a Hughes Market down on Whittier Blvd in La Habra. I wish it was still there.
This store had become Ralphs and now is empty still. Its been this way for maybe 5 years.
by Jeff
21 Jan 2010 14:09
Forum: History: Shopping Centers
Topic: Westfield Palm Desert
Replies: 14
Views: 14826

Re: Westfield Palm Desert

Dean - I think I remember what the Macy's Furniture store was prior to it being that. If I remember correctly, there was a movie theatre, like a 4 screener located off the main walkway on that side of the mall. It later (early 90's) moved and expanded to a 10 screener by the Ice Rink. Does that ring...
by Jeff
18 Jan 2010 14:01
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Mystery Resturant
Replies: 1
Views: 2787

Re: Mystery Resturant

Charley Browns/Family Rest Inc 402 20401 Ventura Blvd Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Makes sense, as it looks like the still open unit in Rosemead, albeit slightly altered.
by Jeff
11 Jan 2010 16:05
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Der Wienerschnitzel
Replies: 4
Views: 3339

Re: Der Wienerschnitzel

Those buildings look more like Tastee Freeze buildings than Der Wienerschnitzel. DW buildings up until the 70's didn't have a dining room area, just a place to order and the drive thru in the center of the store. Unless they completely had different designs for out of state stores.
by Jeff
10 Jan 2010 23:16
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Montgomery Ward Locations-Southern California-1960s & '70s
Replies: 28
Views: 26266

Re: Montgomery Ward Locations-Southern California-1960s & '70s

Wow that's incredible. How did you get into the old Hawthorne Plaza? I've been wanting to go in and look at it. Hows the interior of the old Broadway and JCPenney stores holding out? Jeff, Hi Jeff! A real estate investment company currently owns the mall and makes money on the side by using the for...
by Jeff
04 Jan 2010 19:23
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Temple City Former Albertson's
Replies: 5
Views: 3740

Re: Temple City Former Albertson's

The Super A closure in Pico was just that, coincidence. When I went in it last year it was empty. Definitely suffered from WalMart and ElSuper.
by Jeff
04 Jan 2010 14:03
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Gottschalks
Replies: 61
Views: 33709

Re: Gottschalks

The only fit for that site is JCPenney, which hasn't been in San Bernardino since they closed their location at the Carousel Mall. Kohls could be another possibility. This store is HUGE (3 levels, 200,000+ sq ft), and when I visited it back when the store was closing, still had a lot of original May...
by Jeff
04 Jan 2010 14:00
Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: The Sofa Factory/Krause's Sofa Factory
Replies: 3
Views: 8308

Re: The Sofa Factory/Krause's Sofa Factory

The chain is long gone. The Puente Hills was a Hyundai dealer which moved to the former Superior Nissan store on the former IKEA/STOR site. This Nissan Dealer I think was only open a month or two before it closed.
by Jeff
04 Jan 2010 13:57
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Pioneer Chicken
Replies: 33
Views: 34523

Re: Pioneer Chicken

Apparently Pioneer is slowly going into history.

The Hollywood store was evicted last year, the store off Sunset closed last year and apparently so did the location on Olympic/San Vicente.

I dont know the status of the other two known locations (Bell Gardens and East LA)
by Jeff
31 Dec 2009 16:54
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: UPLAND CA--Pavillions Site
Replies: 13
Views: 7199

Re: UPLAND CA--Pavillions Site

Someone should go and snap pics.
by Jeff
30 Dec 2009 20:20
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: UPLAND CA--Pavillions Site
Replies: 13
Views: 7199

Re: UPLAND CA--Pavilions Site

Are the old kitchen areas for the hot food areas still in the middle of the store? No. From what I can tell...of what is left...they are in the back right hand corner. Do stop by Jeff! I did a few years ago when it first opened. It still had the Panda-Express kitchen area in the middle of the store...
by Jeff
30 Dec 2009 15:28
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: UPLAND CA--Pavillions Site
Replies: 13
Views: 7199

Re: UPLAND CA--Pavillions Site

Are the old kitchen areas for the hot food areas still in the middle of the store?
by Jeff
25 Dec 2009 16:49
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: 1938 Balboa Market in Newport Beach set to be demolished
Replies: 2
Views: 2598

Re: 1938 Balboa Market in Newport Beach set to be demolished

The market has been vacant apparently since 2006.
by Jeff
20 Dec 2009 16:45
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Two chains, same name, same state
Replies: 7
Views: 4531

Re: Two chains, same name, same state

I'm surprised no one has mentioned LUCKY yet. Here in California, Lucky in the north part of the state (owned by Save Mart) is a regular full line market, while LUCKY in the south is more of a warehouse type store.

Both have the same slogans and script as the original chain.