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August 2006

Previously...

7 August 2006 | Link this

Charlotte is finished. Enjoy.

22 August 2006 | Link this

I've uploaded a few old commercials to YouTube. Enjoy:

• Lucky Stores Commercial 1997
• Lucky Stores Holiday Commercial 1998
• Lucky/Albertsons "Marriage" Commercial 1999
• Food Lion Rap 1991
• Winn-Dixie Commercial 1991

23 August 2006 | Link this

The Cala Foods location at California and Hyde in San Francisco, from the 1967 film Petulia.

This stunning bit of supermarket architecture and design has been featured on my front page before, but I thought a couple of vintage photos showing the original interior and unaltered facade might be nice too.

The store is still open, at least for now. It's been remodeled and slightly enlarged, but both were done fairly well. Kroger is trying to sell off the entire chain, so I suppose you could describe this one as somewhat endangered.

29 August 2006 | Link this

I just went through two months of email, some of it things I'd managed not even to see before. My apologies. Moving into my first house was more work even than I expected.

A few cool things unearthed in the big pile o' mail:

• Labelscar: The Retail History Blog. This one really makes me feel all warm and squishy inside.
• A tribute to the Great Western Shopping Center in Columbus which features some interesting Kroger shots.
• Miscellaneous bits added to the Capsule Histories page.

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