This section is still under construction, and will be updated in the future, so keep checking back.

The 1920s:

• Overview
• Crystal Palace
• Safeway
• Other Chains

The 1930s:

• Overview
• Safeway
• Purity
• Other Chains

The 1940s:

• Overview
• Safeway
• Newcomers
• Other Chains

The 1950s:

• Overview
• Safeway
• Growing Chains
• Dying Chains

The 1960s:

• Overview
• Safeway
• Littleman and Cala
• Other Chains

The 1970s:

• Overview
• Safeway
• Lucky Stores
• Cala Foods and Bell Markets
• Other Chains

The 1980s:

• Coming soon.

The 1990s:

• Coming soon.

Related:

• Spreadsheet of all known chain grocery locations in San Francisco, 1928-1999.
• Bay Area History and Chains (soon)
• Noteworthy Independents (soon)

Photos:

• Vintage Photos
• Current Photos