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Safeway must have virtually given up on upgrading these stores since they have had the same interiors for over 10 years now. When I left the west coast two years ago, this interior package was by far the most common one still in use, particularly in old Marinas. In fact, it had been applied to some...

A 1964 tenant list: -- Barber shop -- Bond's -- Cleaners/laundry -- Gay Shop Women's -- Cock 'n' Bull Restaurant -- Howell & Gaynor Insurance -- Wakins (sp?) Bakery -- Bella Donna Beauty Shop -- Citizens Federal Bank -- Chicks Donuts -- Kinney Shoes -- Mayfair Market -- Thrifty Drugs -- Mode o' ...

If anyone cares, here are some photos I took at the mall about three years ago. I've cut them down to a fairly small size, so they shouldn't slow things down too much. This mall also had a Mayfair Market, which there's some discussion of here . http://groceteria.com/forboard/ph1.jpg http://groceteri...

Agreed. I think it's pretty much the same way lots of people in the south, particularly older folks, use "curb market" to describe what many of us now would call a convenience store. It's just a generic term they use because lots of small, suburban stores in areas that weren't sufficiently...

Sad news indeed.

I'm going to move this into the history forum since it concerns specific older stores.

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Today, someone emailed me this link to a photo of the Youree (Broadmoor) store:

http://www.aia.org/nwsltr_hrc.cfm?pagen ... 118_LATech

For those of you who don't visit the main site regularly:

http://www.groceteria.com/journal/2007/06.html#062007

Anybody know anything at all about the history of this chain? Were other locations this interesting? What kind of shape are the former locations in now?

I love all of the old pictures of the old Colonial/ Big Star food markets from the 50's and 60's. But I'm puzzled i've not seen any pics of (post 1960's) stores that they had, before they became A&P's. Also does anyone know/have any pics/ads of what the old Big Star logo looked like, both in th...

The former Mayfair location listed as "San Lorenzo - Paseo Grande at Hesperian Blvd." is most likely the abandoned-looking building right on that corner, it has a rounded roof like many older supermarkets. I'm familiar with that building, and you're probably right. The Mayfair's address i...

was??? They still are! Every VONS/Pavilions I walk into have Safeway brands all over the place. For every national brand, there are 5 Safeway brands of the same item! BUT Safeway's store brand isn't bad at all. I think they are just as good if not better then the national brands. Let's avoid gettin...