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by Kenny
15 Oct 2007 05:49
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Thriftimart in So Cal
Replies: 11
Views: 10368

Re: thriftimart

mike t. whittier ca wrote:There was a thriftimart store in anaheim, located on harbor blvd. & orangewood ave. I remember after the store closed it was vacate for many yeats until it was razed and a hotel was put there. It was close to the disneyland area.
yep that was store #9 ... I worked there once :)
by Kenny
28 Mar 2007 02:40
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: White Front Stores
Replies: 53
Views: 65622

Re: Thrifti-Mart on Harbor Blvd. in Garden Grove

I believe the large T sign you describe on Harbor Boulevard just south of Disneyland was on the northwest corner of Chapman and Harbor. It was an old Thrifti-Mart that was vacant for many years before the Hyatt Regency hotel was built on the property. This was store #9 and it was in Anaheim on Harb...
by Kenny
28 Mar 2007 02:01
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Thriftimart Locations
Replies: 33
Views: 31721

T-mart #67 on Valley View at Chapman in Garden Grove

The Hacienda Heights store had a BIG "T" as pictured in the 1959 photo linked earlier except the T was in front of the store near the openings I believe and from a little kids perception I remember it much bigger. I wish I could find a picture of that store. There was not much in L.A. at ...
by Kenny
17 Feb 2007 06:56
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Thriftimart in So Cal
Replies: 11
Views: 10368

Re: Thirftimart

Thirftimart was owned by the same French company that owns Smart & Final. They sold the better stores to Safeway in the early 80"s (the only one I know of that is still open is the Pavilions in West Hills although I am sure there are others) so they could focus on Smart & Final, which ...
by Kenny
17 Feb 2007 05:21
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Thriftimart Locations
Replies: 33
Views: 31721

Re: Thriftimart in Anaheim

The only Thriftimart that I remember in Anaheim before I moved from Calif. in 1979 was located at the intersection of Lincoln and State College Blvd. Is this the same location as a previous post said was across from the bus station in Anaheim? This shopping center also had a Sav-on Drugstore in it ...
by Kenny
17 Feb 2007 05:02
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Thriftimart Locations
Replies: 33
Views: 31721

T-mart in Los Alamitos ...

These I am sure about: Los Alamitos Blvd at Farquhar, Los Alamitos - Vons, with a new front. J-Mac I once worked [about 4 yrs] at the Los Alamitos store #62 up until the over night hand over ... Safeway have it before Vons took it over ... Odd thing that all the T-mart stores that Safeway took over...