I may have misread the year on Google Streetview. I did a newspaper archive search on the address and references ended about 2007 as well, so maybe I over-assumed.
Thanks. These are updated. The Padden Pkwy location did not make the list because it was apparently only open between about 2003 and 2007, which was outside the range of the list. But I have added a note about it.
This one was a challenge and it had all the big issues: City directories were basically useless after 1960 so I had to scour newspspers for ads with locations, which were not very common. Metro and Richelieu stores were generally not branded as such for much of the period covered, so I have to re;y ...
Other than the ShopRite on NJ 124 in Springfield ( Street View ), are there any remaining identifiable Safeway stores in the NYC area? I remember coming across the Springfield ShopRite completely by accident and wondering when Safeway was in the NYC area. Researching this former Safeway was what le...
Was "Safeway-First National" actually used on stores, or was it used to advertise both store brands? I honestly cannot say. Newspaper ads and articles refer to them as "Safeway First National stores" (or sometimes "First National and Safeway First National stores") thr...
I am pretty sure that 4028 E. Tremont Ave. store in the Bronx was an A+P. From the look if it today I'd say you may well be right. Looks like A&P may have taken over the space after Safeway was done with it in the 1940s. May even be a new building. And thanks! There will most likely never be a ...
I'm pretty excited about this one. Safeway had a brief (twenty years, 1941-1961) run in New York, and I think this should pretty much capture every location, with only a few stragglers. I have also included the pre-acquision Daniel Reeves locations and post-acquisition First National stores. https:/...
They went beyond established markets for them like Chicago and Cincinnati during the 40s and 50s and were in a variety of places they exited mostly during the 60s: Atlanta and other cities like Columbus in Georgia; Cleveland; and New York City. Ditto Greensboro NC. They took over an old Woolworth s...
Another update, this one filling in the missing years from 1967 to 1990 as best I could with newspaper ads. This only really works well when the city is small and so is the timeframe, but this one looks pretty good. I'm sure there are a few omissions, though. https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-main...