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- 20 Nov 2007 16:35
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Kmart Foods In Central Virginia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4527
I don't know how long Kmart Foods lasted around these parts, though. From the old city and suburban directories for Richmond, there was only one Kmart Foods (on Midlothian Turnpike) which lasted one year (maybe two). There were two others that were coupled to Big Stars, at least one made the convers...
- 13 Nov 2007 07:11
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Raley's Cafeteria?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2953
Raley's Cafeteria?
Did Raley's ever operate cafeterias, either in conjunction with their stores or as stand-alones? Trying to identify a piece of restaurant china:
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- 10 Oct 2007 16:08
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Car dealerships inside former mall anchor spaces
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26582
- 09 Sep 2007 17:57
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
- Replies: 39
- Views: 57525
Trans World Entertainment is supposedly in the process of rebranding all Sam Goody stores as FYE. The also own the Wherehouse brand and for whatever reason, have a few stores still operating under that name (there's one in Norfolk, VA, for example), as they apparently do with Sam Goody. I suppose it...
- 04 Sep 2007 18:25
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Vintage Tyson's Corner
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20584
Rich, I don't suppose it was a truck tunnel for long. I remember going to Tyson's several times back in the '70's and always seemed to end up entering by Lum's and then going upstairs. I haven't been to Tyson's in years because I really don't have any compelling need to take the time to get there fr...
- 25 Aug 2007 00:21
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Morgan & Lindsay
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4050
- 23 Aug 2007 11:25
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Morgan & Lindsay
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4050
Morgan & Lindsay
Morgan & Lindsay was a Southern chain of five and dimes. They had 112 stores when they were acquired by G.C. Murphy in 1959. I assume theat by Southern that was south of Richmond, as G.C. Murphy already had a presence here in 1959. That's all I know and can find out right now. Does anyone know a...
- 12 Aug 2007 07:46
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Older McDonald's Locations
- Replies: 50
- Views: 44570
- 08 Aug 2007 12:40
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Safeway Suburban?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4702
Rings no bells, but could have well been a marketing term. There's always a little bit of that in ads around DC, especially for beer and wine. Without going into a whole lot of gory detail on the subject and listing all of the exceptions, beer and wine is generally only available in VIrginia stores,...
- 25 Jul 2007 19:31
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: A few photos from southwest Virginia 2006
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4419
- 24 Jul 2007 10:25
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Photos from 2006 roadtrip
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9698
...The 7-11's in Florida represent the only 7-11's south of the Richmond-Petersburg, VA area... There are 7-Elevens on the Outer Banks of North Carolina as far south as Whalebone Junction and some more in eastern NC in places like Manteo, Grandy, Elizabeth City and Coinjock. They're probably an out...
- 22 Jul 2007 18:28
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Types of Photos to Post
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5509
- 21 Jul 2007 09:13
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Incredible Universe
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8749
- 16 Jul 2007 17:25
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Marina Safeways in Richmond - Any Left?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7064
The Marina at 360 West is indeed gone. I was in there today and there are no Marina traces at all. In fact, I'm sure the Marina was razed and new space built on the site. Whether or not that was done by Safeway prior to their leaving Richmond, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure it came after they wer...
- 16 Jul 2007 06:16
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: 15 S. Adams Street, Petersburg, VA
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19077
Having seen it in person yesterday, I'm even more convinced that it started out as a Safeway. Wish I'd had time to go inside. Isn't the tree nice and healthy-looking? I did get an opprtunity to check out a couple of early 1970's phone books for Petersburg and it was an independent, Adams Street Mar...