San Francisco Chain Grocer Addresses, 1931-1999

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Notes:

This spreadsheet covers the San Francisco city limits only.
The spreadsheet is only designed for accuracy through 1999. Stores open after this date may not be included. The 2005 column is primarily for reference as to the current occupants and status of older stores, although some newer ones may be included.
Listings are compiled from San Francisco city directories, with various newspaper articles, property records, and personal knowledge as auxiliary sources.
Updated 27 February 2006.

Number	Street	1928	1930	1935	1940	1945	1951	1955	1960	1965	1970	1975	1978	1980	1985	1990	1995	1999	2005	Notes
265	12th		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway															Demolished.
494	14th		Safeway	Safeway			Deluxe Groceteria
2112	15th				Safeway
2300	16th														Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Relocated within same center in 1995.
3039	16th				Safeway															Demolished.
3047	16th	Safeway	Safeway																	Demolished.
3131	16th	Public	Public	Public																3127-3131
3139	16th				Safeway
1310	18th		Mutual/MacMarr
4119	18th	Safeway	Safeway
4201	18th							Littleman	Littleman	Littleman	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Constructed 1954.
4248	18th	Pac Coast
1811	19th Ave					Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway											Demolished.
1503	20th	Pac Coast
2751	21st		Purity	Purity	Purity															2741-2751
3239	22nd			Safeway
3398	22nd				Safeway	Safeway		Mission Pride	Alpha									Pride Superette		Extra floor added.
2711	24th								Safeway	Safeway	Safeway									Demolished.
2751	24th	Public	Public		Safeway	Safeway
2778	24th	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
2884	24th		Safeway	Safeway																#1091. Opened June 1929.
2996	24th	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
3101	24th				Safeway	Safeway
3848	24th				Safeway													Gift Shop
3950	24th										Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell	Constructed 1968.
3991	24th	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr															Herb’s Fine Foods		Herb’s since 1945 accroding to sign.
4083	24th	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway														Post Office
4301	24th		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
601	2nd Ave		Purity
483	3rd	Pac Coast
4820	3rd			Purity	Purity	Purity	Purity	Purity										All-Pro Auto Parts
5001	3rd		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway		Big-Save
6190	3rd								Siri’s	Purity								Church		Significantly Remodeled. Constructed 1957. Opened 16 October 1957. Have vintage interior photo.
1388	46th Ave					Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway		7-11	7-11	7-11	7-11	7-11	7-11	7-11
399	4th																		Whole Foods	Open 14 Jan 2004.
130	6th				Safeway	Safeway														Demolished.
350	7th Ave						QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI					Smart & Final	Smart & Final	May have been Lick and QFI simultaneously (1951-1973 or more). Have vintage photos.
735	7th Ave								Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Constructed 1959. Plans to demolish as of 2004.
490	9th Ave	Pac Coast
700	9th Ave		Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman
1310	9th Ave					Littleman	Littleman	Littleman										On the Run Sports
1709	9th Ave		Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman												9th & Moraga Market		1701-1703-1709
2211	Alemany									Purity										May be same location as 816 Geneva. Demolished.
2900	Alemany								QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI	QFI		Pacific Super	Pacific Super	Pacific Super
3166	Alemany							Safeway	Safeway											Demolished for I-280
3925	Alemany										Albertson's	Albertson's	Albertson's		Lucky	Lucky	Lucky	Lucky		Closed 2000. Demolished for new shopping center.
3995	Alemany																		Albertsons
451	Arguello		Western States
782	Arguello			Safeway	Safeway		Littleman	Littleman	Littleman									Arguello Super		782-786
2627	Army								Big Bonus	Big Bonus										Demolished for US 101?
3359	Army		Western States
2760	Baker	Public	Public	Public
400	Balboa		Great Western/Wissman
401	Balboa			Great Western/Wissman	Safeway	Safeway
454	Balboa	Public	Public	Public
508	Balboa	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
615	Balboa		Purity															Jakarta Restaurant
1800	Balboa			Piggly Wiggly	Safeway	Safeway												Barbecue Restaurant		1800-1802.
1801	Balboa		Purity	Purity	Purity													Camera Box
1820	Balboa	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
2001	Balboa	Safeway	Safeway
2025	Balboa			Safeway																Demolished.
2200	Balboa	Pac Coast																		Demolished.
2701	Balboa	Public	Public	Public														Lutheran Church
2749	Balboa			Safeway																Demolished.
3145	Balboa	Public	Public	Public														Corner Store
3201	Balboa			Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman												Handicap Center		Have vintage photo.
3220	Balboa		Mutual/MacMarr															King’s Laundry
3301	Balboa		Purity																	Demolished.
3520	Balboa				Safeway	Safeway	Safeway		Alpha				Dick’s Market							New building, although 3524 looks possible.
3535	Balboa						QFI	QFI										Church		Also called “My Pet” (1951).
3601	Balboa					QFI												Harvest Liquor & Grocery
3614	Balboa	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr															Vietnamese Restaurant
3615	Balboa		Safeway	Safeway														Crown Hardware
3643	Balboa			Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman													Zephyr Coffee House
3654	Balboa		Purity	Purity	Purity
3901	Balboa	Public	Public																	Demolished.
3944	Balboa	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr																	3942-3944, Demolished.
3950	Balboa		Safeway	Safeway														Richmond Market		Extra floor added for apartments. Branch relocated June 1929 to add meat department.
3951	Balboa	Safeway
4401	Balboa	Public	Public	Public																Demolished.
4425	Balboa	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr		Safeway
350	Bay										Mayfair	Co-op	Co-op	Co-op		Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Mayfair opened in 1966. May have been Co-op in 1985 as well. Safeway opened late 1988 or early 1989.
2458	Bayshore			Purity
2630	Bayshore									Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway			MacFrugal’s	MacFrugal’s	Tombstone Dealer
1000	Brannan			Piggly Wiggly	Safeway															Office space only.
446	Bryant	Piggly Wiggly																		Office space, warehouse.
2135	Buchanan	Pac Coast
663	Bush			Public		Cala ?														Demolished.
671	Bush		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly	Safeway															Demolished.
855	Bush			Piggly Wiggly	Safeway	Safeway												Super Star Market
900	Bush			Mutual/MacMarr
985	Bush		Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway														Corner Store
1300	Bush											Safeway	Safeway	Safeway			Thrifty Drugs	Rite-Aid	Rite-Aid	Replaced 1330 Bush.
1330	Bush				Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway									Demolished 1969 for Parking Garage. Relocated to 1300 Bush.
1600	Bush					Safeway
1901	Bush	Public	Public
2799	Bush		Great Western/Wissman
1412	California		Public	Public			Cal-Hyde											Cigarettes Cheaper
1501	California			Mutual/MacMarr
1765	California																	Whole Foods	Whole Foods	Open circa 1997.
2435	California						Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart	Grand Central Mart (Mollie Stone’s)	Grand Central Mart (Mollie Stone’s)	Part of QFI, 1951-1965 or more.
2443	California	Pac Coast
2799	California	Public	Public	Public
2800	California			Mutual/MacMarr
2840	California		Mutual/MacMarr
2877	California			Piggly Wiggly	Safeway
3150	California					Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway						Hollywood Video		Constructed 1942.
3475	California						Littleman	Littleman	Littleman	Littleman	Cala	Cala	Cala					Gap Kids
3585	California						Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart	Cal-Mart
3835	California							Embee
3838	California	Pac Coast
4101	California				Great Western/Wissman
4121	California		Great Western/Wissman
4310	California	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
4338	California		Public
4350	California		Purity
5701	California	Public	Public	Public		Safeway												New California Food Market
6000	California	Public	Public
6002	California		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
6100	California		Mutual/MacMarr
6300	California		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly	Safeway
6849	California		Public
111	Cambon									Safeway	Safeway	Safeway						Park Plaza Fine Foods
398	Capitol	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway
476	Castro	Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway		Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market	Valley Pride Market		Piggly Wiggly HQ (1925) and probably first location.
499	Castro					Littleman	Littleman
530	Castro	Public	Public
599	Castro		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
1303	Castro				Safeway													Nail Shop
1333	Castro					Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Bell	Bell	Bell	Bell			Walgreen’s	Walgreen’s
1622	Castro		Public
664	Chenery	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
696	Chenery		Purity	Purity	Purity													Buddie’s Super Market
701	Chenery	Public	Public	Public
690	Chestnut								Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway					Closed late 1988. Demolished.
1327	Chestnut			Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman
2040	Chestnut				Safeway	Safeway	Littleman	Littleman
2085	Chestnut	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr																	2083-2085
2106	Chestnut				Embee
2141	Chestnut	Public
2159	Chestnut		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly					Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth
2166	Chestnut			Public
2171	Chestnut		Safeway
2185	Chestnut		Great Western/Wissman
2253	Chestnut		Purity
2317	Chestnut			Safeway	Safeway
2324	Chestnut				Embee	Embee	Embee
245	Church				Safeway
1401	Church	Public	Public	Public
1585	Church	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
1747	Church				Safeway	Safeway												Mikeytom Market
1798	Church				Purity	Purity
1799	Church		Purity	Purity
249	Clay		Associated
11	Clement			Mutual/MacMarr														Beauty Parlor
32	Clement		Mutual/MacMarr
101	Clement	Public	Public	Public														Fabric Outlet
317	Clement	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr																	Demolished.
324	Clement	Safeway																Chinese Market
507	Clement	Public	Public	Public	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway											Kamei Restaurant Supply
527	Clement		Public															New May Wah Supermarket
547	Clement				Embee	Embee												New May Wah Supermarket
701	Clement	Safeway	Safeway															Radio Shack
711	Clement		Purity						Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth	Woolworth
823	Clement		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly	Littleman	Littleman	Littleman											Restaurant
831	Clement	Public	Public	Public														Seafood Market
843	Clement				Safeway	Safeway												Corner Store
945	Clement	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr																Demolished.
1355	Clement	Public	Public
1420	Clement		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
2047	Clement		Purity
2241	Clement		Associated															Restaurant
2255	Clement		Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman
2322	Clement		Safeway															Church		Picture is 2322-2328.
2328	Clement			Mutual/MacMarr														Church		Picture is 2322-2328.
2354	Clement	Public	Public															Corner Store
2401	Clement	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr																	Demolished.
2654	Clement	Public	Public	Public																2650-2654. Demolished.
3015	Clement				Safeway															Demolished.
3020	Clement		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr								Kimberley’s Thrift Store	Kimberley’s Thrift Store	Kimberley’s Thrift Store	Kimberley’s Thrift Store	Kimberley’s Thrift Store	Kimberley’s Thrift Store	Kimberley’s Thrift Store
3132	Clement							Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway			Albertsons	Constructed 1954. Closed November 1994. Demolished 1999. Replaced by a new Albertsons store, 2002.
100	Clipper		Mutual/MacMarr
801	Cole		Western States
924	Cole		Safeway	Safeway
945	Cole		Great Western/Wissman
957	Cole			Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman
960	Cole		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway	Safeway		Mission Pride	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market	Alpha Market
1200	Cole		Purity
820	Courtland		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway	Safeway			JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market	JC Super Market		Also interior pictures.
404	Dewey		Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Dewey Foods and Meats											Have vintage photos.
739	Diamond		Purity
2815	Diamond				Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market	Diamond Super Market		Closed due to apparent fire (1999). Demolished (2000).
5260	Diamond Heights										Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Originally part of a Safeway-Super S combo. Under construction (1999).
301	Divisadero	Public	Public	Public	Safeway
400	Divisadero		Great Western/Wissman
454	Divisadero	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
501	Divisadero		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly
509	Divisadero		Public
550	Divisadero			Safeway	Safeway	Safeway												Divisadero Farmers Market
626	Divisadero	Safeway	Safeway
801	Divisadero	Public	Public	Public
1064	Divisadero	Public	Public
1464	Divisadero	Public	Public	Public																Demolished.
1635	Divisadero	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway															Demolished.
1703	Divisadero	Public	Public
1706	Divisadero	Pac Coast
1711	Divisadero	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
398	Dolores	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway
735	Eddy						Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway										May possibly be new building.
904	Eddy			Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway
1100	Eddy										Lucky	Lucky	Lucky	Lucky						Demolished. Closed circa 1983.
1300	Eddy										Foodland	Foodland	Foodland	Foodland				Goldlane Market
471	Ellis			Safeway
1275	Fell							Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway		Bank of America	Bank of America	Bank of America	Bank of America	Bank of America	Bank of America		Safeway building may have been demolished before 1975.
2295	Filbert	Pac Coast
378	Fillmore	Public	Public	Safeway
701	Fillmore	Public	Public	Public	Safeway
900	Fillmore		Mutual/MacMarr
965	Fillmore	Public	Public	Public
1052	Fillmore			Safeway	Safeway
1206	Fillmore				Littleman	Littleman	Littleman
1418	Fillmore				Safeway
1449	Fillmore		Public	Public
1527	Fillmore		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
1624	Fillmore				Great Western/Wissman
1655	Fillmore			Safeway
1704	Fillmore				Safeway
1725	Fillmore	Safeway	Safeway
1730	Fillmore				Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman														1730-1740
1757	Fillmore	Public	Public	Public
2000	Fillmore				Safeway
2001	Fillmore		Safeway
2012	Fillmore	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
2028	Fillmore			Mutual/MacMarr
2213	Fillmore	Public	Public	Public														Noah’s Bagels
2400	Fillmore		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly	Safeway	Safeway
1318	Fitzgerald					Littleman	Littleman
1350	Folsom													Canned Foods-Grocery Outlet
1800	Folsom																Food4Less	FoodsCo	FoodsCo	May pre-date 1995. Definitely open in 1992.
1523	Franklin		Safeway	Safeway
560	Fulton		Western States
600	Fulton			Associated
1601	Fulton	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway	Safeway												Nimer’s Market
1750	Fulton																		Albertsons
1773	Fulton		Purity	Purity	Purity															1773-1775
1790	Fulton										Falletti Foods	Falletti Foods	Falletti Foods	Falletti Foods	Falletti Foods	Falletti Foods	Falletti Foods	Falletti Foods		Demolished 2000, to be replaced by a Lucky.
2900	Fulton		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway													Laundromat
673	Geary			Mutual/MacMarr
696	Geary		Purity
726	Geary		Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway
822	Geary					Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway	Safeway		SoLo Market					Goodwill
828	Geary		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly
868	Geary			Public	Safeway													Mid-City Foods
1326	Geary		Public
1875	Geary					Safeway	Safeway	Safeway										Maeders Cleaners		Have photo from 1951.
1889	Geary		Mutual/MacMarr
3050	Geary		Great Western/Wissman
3450	Geary								Safeway Offices											Offices
3535	Geary						Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala								Have vintage photo from pre-Cala days, 1937. Constructed 1936.
3600	Geary					Safeway
4041	Geary														Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Constructed 1947. Car dealership location prior to Cala.
4543	Geary		Mutual/MacMarr
5160	Geary			Mutual/MacMarr
5211	Geary	Public	Public	Public
5253	Geary		Mutual/MacMarr		Embee
5501	Geary		Great Western/Wissman
5615	Geary			Purity
5617	Geary	Safeway
5657	Geary		Associated
5701	Geary	Public	Public
5722	Geary						Safeway													Demolished.
5723	Geary		Great Western/Wissman
5733	Geary	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr		Littleman	Littleman	Littleman	Littleman
5738	Geary					Safeway
6155	Geary	Safeway
6301	Geary	Public	Public
6333	Geary								Littleman	Littleman		Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Cala	Constructed 1957.
6350	Geary	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
816	Geneva										Purity	Lucky	Lucky	Lucky						Demolished. May be same location as 2211 Alemany. Closed in 1984.
966	Geneva			Safeway
994	Geneva				Great Western/Wissman	Great Western/Wissman														990-994
1178	Geneva	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
1320	Golden Gate					Safeway	Safeway											Church		Extra floor added.
1	Gough		Public	Public
1720	Greenwich	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr																1714-1720
1448	Guererro	Public	Public
209	Guerrero	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr																205-209
680	Guerrero		Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
60	Haight				Safeway															Demolished.
489	Haight		Piggly Wiggly	Piggly Wiggly	Safeway															Address does not currently exist. May be part of Walgreen’s at 499.
542	Haight		Purity	Purity	Purity	Purity
698	Haight	Mutual/MacMarr	Mutual/MacMarr
726	Haight				Safeway
795	Haight					Safeway												New Santa Clara Market
800	Haight	Public	Public	Public
806	Haight			Mutual/MacMarr
901	Haight			Purity
1301	Haight			Mutual/MacMarr	Safeway	Safeway	Kee’s Market											Central Haight Market
1377	Haight		Mutual/MacMarr
1431	Haight	Public	Public
1439	Haight		Purity
1527	Haight		Purity	Purity	Purity	Purity	Purity
1556	Haight			Safeway	Safeway
1605	Haight	Public	Public
1621	Haight