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- 20 Apr 2020 03:45
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Sneak Preview: Houston, 1925-1982
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1902
Re: Sneak Preview: Houston, 1925-1982
A Houston library card allows you to access Chron's microfilms, which does fill in a lot of gaps. I can't say for sure about Safeway abandoning stores en masse in the 1970s (there were stores in the 1980s that closed, and in case, closed and reopened a few years later), but Kroger also had a fair am...
- 07 Apr 2020 12:59
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: American Stores-era ACME history
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2029
Re: American Stores-era ACME history
That wasn't it. Besides, none of the website links even on Archive.org seem to work without dozens of redirects.
I'm thinking maybe the original article linked above was it, anything bigger than that was a figment of my imagination.
I'm thinking maybe the original article linked above was it, anything bigger than that was a figment of my imagination.
- 17 Mar 2020 00:41
- Forum: History: Outside the USA and Canada
- Topic: Safeway Europe and Australia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 25141
Re: Safeway Europe and Australia
Is there a good reason why Safeway's UK division skipped France, Belgium, and Netherlands, and went straight to West Germany for expansion? Safeway's U.S. divisions tended to be centered around major areas and then slowly diffused out to counties beyond the "core city".
- 08 Mar 2020 19:06
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Comprehensive list of Kmart locations
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8339
Re: Comprehensive list of Kmart locations
14500 Plank Road in Baker, Louisiana seems to be missing. I can't find proof positive it was a Kmart beyond references to Kmart Plaza, but it was discussed here (on Groceteria) as being closed in the early 1990s (as Kmart). It ended up becoming one of the stranger Albertsons out there (along with an...
- 07 Mar 2020 22:26
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Did Safeway ever operate in Minnesota?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1477
Re: Did Safeway ever operate in Minnesota?
Here is a map showing Safeway's trade area in Iowa in 1960. This doesn't solve the Minnesota mystery, but it does shed light on how the chain was developing their trade area in this part of the country: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/128562809/ Safeway operated as far north as Mason City, a sc...
- 05 Mar 2020 23:46
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Did Safeway ever operate in Minnesota?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1477
Re: Did Safeway ever operate in Minnesota?
For over 90 years, Safeway has maintained a presence north of Minnesota through its Canadian division in Manitoba and northwest Ontario. Safeway also once operated due south of Minnesota, in Iowa. Yet, has Safeway ever operated a store in Minnesota? It seems odd that they haven't. This winter, I co...
- 03 Mar 2020 19:22
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Walrus article
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1786
Re: Walrus article
As much as I think "death of the grocery store" is a lot of hype and hot air, it's interesting to point out that they bring up the fact that the grocery store is a modern invention ("modern" being less than 150 years ago), the same people probably defend the idea of a traditional...
- 03 Mar 2020 12:19
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Des Moines, 1925-2020 (sort of)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1686
Re: NEW: Des Moines, 1925-2020 (sort of)
This Newspapers.com newspage mentions how the Food Saver stores were bought and remodeled by Super One (Miner Inc.) in 1995, and indicates that the stores were closed during the remodeling process. Interesting chain and an interesting acquisition for Albertsons. Linking back to your earlier thread ...
- 01 Mar 2020 21:46
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Des Moines, 1925-2020 (sort of)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1686
Re: NEW: Des Moines, 1925-2020 (sort of)
This Newspapers.com newspage mentions how the Food Saver stores were bought and remodeled by Super One (Miner Inc.) in 1995, and indicates that the stores were closed during the remodeling process.
- 01 Mar 2020 19:59
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Max Foods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5983
Re: Max Foods
From some extant records, at least one Max Foods existed in Fort Worth in the mid-1990s briefly, which became a Winn-Dixie around 1997 and even served as a Kroger for a few years after Winn-Dixie left. Grocery Warehouse existed since around 1979 when Albertsons introduced the banner by converting so...
- 26 Feb 2020 10:54
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Lafayette, LA
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4111
Re: Lafayette, LA
Further work was done in 2016 to remove the liquor store and move a few more things around. From a 2017 Street View, it still looks from the outside just as it did in 2015, the liquor store (complete with "Liquor" signage and separate doors) is still there, with even the LLC-era "Alb...
- 23 Feb 2020 18:15
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Disappearing supermarket commercials from YouTube
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1952
Disappearing supermarket commercials from YouTube
I've noticed that as YouTube crack down on content, and some users end up having their entire library removed either deliberately or due to another offense on the user's part, a lot of commercials have disappeared. I've attempted to archive YouTube videos when I see them to get a hard copy, but a nu...
- 20 Feb 2020 17:07
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: American Stores-era ACME history
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2029
American Stores-era ACME history
Maybe I'm remembering this wrong, but as of about five years ago or so there used to a page that covered the early days of American Stores' ACME (American Stores as the original parent of Alpha Beta and ACME, not 1980s and 1990s-era ASC). The only thing I can find is this single page covering the fi...
- 20 Feb 2020 10:23
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: College Station-Bryan grocery stores since 1980
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2498
Re: College Station-Bryan grocery stores since 1980
Thanks! I was inspired by both wnetmacman's post and a much older list I had a different Internet forum, which I cleaned up and expanded. An edit I did this morning both added Food 4 Less and clarified the Wal-Mart expansion.
- 19 Feb 2020 11:24
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: College Station-Bryan grocery stores since 1980
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2498
College Station-Bryan grocery stores since 1980
Figured that I should do something like this since I have the resources (old phone books, etc.) and the local knowledge. Despite the area being dominated by H-E-B with a few Krogers to balance it out, the area has a history of other retailers including Albertsons, Safeway, and even Winn-Dixie. Like ...