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- 09 Jan 2010 05:23
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Andrew Williams shopping center oakland
- Replies: 2
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Re: Andrew Williams shopping center oakland
The story of the Andrew Williams supermarket at MacArthur (then known as "Moss") and Broadway in Oakland, Calif. (operated from 1937 to circa 1963) is a rich one. It truly appears to have been a pioneering "supermarket" in northern California. It opened on or about March 20, 1937...
- 17 Dec 2009 07:28
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: MB Center Broadway and West MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA
- Replies: 10
- Views: 25194
Re: MB Center Broadway and West MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA
The Oakland Tribune of December 6, 1969 ran an advertisement for the businesses of the MacArthur/Broadway Center, apparently to attract pre-Christmas shoppers. Here are some of the businesses mentioned: (1) Woolworth (2) Top Drawer – Fine Men’s Wear: “Lay-A-Way His Christmas Gift NOW!” (3) Grand Wig...
- 04 Dec 2009 05:16
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Safeway-Pleasant Hill, Calif.-DVC Plaza to ex-Mervyn's?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3205
Safeway-Pleasant Hill, Calif.-DVC Plaza to ex-Mervyn's?
The Dec. 3, 2009 edition of the Pleasant Hill-Martinez Record (a weekly insert to the Contra Costa Times ) says that Safeway may soon change its location in northern Pleasant Hill in central Contra Costa County. The article "Recession hampers revitalization" by Lisa P. White says a Safeway...
- 07 Oct 2009 04:26
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: San Francisco-1959-Khrushchev Supermarket Visit (cancelled)
- Replies: 1
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San Francisco-1959-Khrushchev Supermarket Visit (cancelled)
Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev was scheduled to tour an "American supermarket" when he visited San Francisco, Calif. in 1959. However, Khrushchev decided instead to deviate from his schedule and visit with ILWU union workers, including its leader Harry Bridges. Does anybody ...
- 22 Jul 2009 04:16
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: ALPHA BETA advertising campaigns
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7557
Re: ALPHA BETA advertising campaigns
Another Alpha Beta "Savings Don't Stop! ... Tell A Friend" television commercial from the early 1980s has been posted on YouTube. This one promotes a "fall pork festival":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL8wmXa2Xls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL8wmXa2Xls
- 05 Jun 2009 13:11
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Crescent City (Del Norte County)-Grocery Stores-1960
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2365
Crescent City (Del Norte County)-Grocery Stores-1960
The Del Norte Triplicate newspaper microfilm from 1960 sheds light on the state of the grocery business at California's northwest corner. In December 1960, the big news was that a "marina"-style Safeway store was preparing to open in Crescent City on 3rd street between K and L. I believe t...
- 01 Jun 2009 09:32
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: ALPHA BETA advertising campaigns
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7557
Re: ALPHA BETA advertising campaigns
Someone has posted another Alpha Beta television commercial on YouTube - from the "Savings Don't Stop!" campaign. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNCUY-F98vk
- 14 May 2009 04:29
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Safeway-Oakland, Calif-3747 Grand Avenue
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4120
Safeway-Oakland, Calif-3747 Grand Avenue
Does anyone know the history of the Safeway store located at 3747 Grand Avenue in Oakland, Calif. (near Piedmont)? It is one of the few remaining Safeway stores that I know of that has its main entrance onto a city sidewalk instead of a parking lot. This leads me to believe that this is one of Safew...
- 14 May 2009 04:16
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Andrew Williams shopping center oakland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12267
Re: Andrew Williams shopping center oakland
See the following link for some discussion about the 1930s Andrew Williams shopping center and the M/B Center that replaced it in the mid-1960s: http://www.groceteria.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1257&p=7679 I recall seeing a photo (not high quality) of the Andrew Williams shopping center ...
- 19 Mar 2009 18:24
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Marina Style Active Safeways in Berkeley to be demolished
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12031
Re: Marina Style Active Safeways in Berkeley to be demolished
The San Francisco Chronicle 's SFGate site reports that a new architect, Ken Lowney, has been hired for the proposed new Safeway at College & Claremont in Oakland, Calif. (replacing the existing marina-style store): http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ontheblock/detail?blogid=58&entry_id=37188
- 16 Mar 2009 04:59
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Robinson's-May Department Store-Beverly Hills, Calif. (1952)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4330
Robinson's-May Department Store-Beverly Hills, Calif. (1952)
The Los Angeles Times edition of March 14, 2009 reported that the Robinson's-May department store building at 9900 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, Calif. is endangered. It is across Wilshire Blvd. from the Beverly Hilton. A hotel and condominium complex is planned for the site, requiring demolition...
- 03 Mar 2009 07:34
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Penny (1 cent) Gum Ball Machines
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2880
Penny (1 cent) Gum Ball Machines
Does anyone remember the last time you could buy a supermarket item for just one cent? As late as 1979, I remember buying penny gum balls from a dispenser in the front of the Lucky supermarket on Pacific Avenue in Livermore, Calif. (not long before it closed in March 1980). They were small gum balls...
- 03 Feb 2009 16:06
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: PayLess Drug Stores
- Replies: 24
- Views: 30602
Re: PayLess Drug Stores-San Francisco-Alemany Blvd.
The Post newspaper (city?) of October 11, 1967 reported that the largest store in the Pay Less store chain would soon open at 3975 Alemany Boulevard in San Francisco. The article reported that the 109,000 square-foot store was built on an eight acre site that formerly was the California Evergreen Nu...
- 03 Feb 2009 15:58
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Former Rockridge Payless in Oakland
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14225
Re: Former Rockridge Payless in Oakland
I found a reference in the Oakland Tribune of October 2, 1966 to an "International Super Store" that was soon to open at the Rockridge Center at 5100 Broadway in Oakland.
- 08 Sep 2008 03:08
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Pleasanton, Calif.-Grocery Stores
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3336
Pleasanton, Calif.-Grocery Stores
Pleasanton, Calif. is perhaps best known as the headquarters of supermarket chain Safeway, Inc. It currently has eight grocery stores: (1) Lucky - 1 location (that was a "Lucky," then an "Albertson's," then a "Lucky" once again) (2) Safeway - 1 location (opened Dec. 199...