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Thanks. I'm going to start a separate topic on Safeway Toronto locations in the other forum, which I probably should've done before:

http://www.groceteria.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1130

David : Thanks for the cleanup. I was trying to keep this neat and organized, and I realize that Gemco is somewhat marginal when it comes to Groceteria subject matter. Gemco is entirely on-topic; they (usually) sold food and were owned by Lucky. It's the discussion that emerged tonight that WASN'T ...

There's also this really amazing one which was mentioned in another thread, but apparently was always a Dominion:

http://www.lottaliving.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7521

Thanks. That clarifies it all beautifully. So I assume IGA Canada operated in the same co-op/franchise manner as its US cousin, rather than as an actual one-owner chain.

Any specific Tornoto-area ex-Safeway locations I could scout on my next visit?

Welcome aboard and thanks for the info.

Any guesses on this one? I'm still going through odds and ends from my big road trip last fall.

A few I've seen on still-open stores: -- The Woodhaven MI store featured in this topic . -- Martinsville VA (Greenhouse) -- Marmet WV (Greenhouse) -- Athens OH (Greenhouse) -- 3417 North High Street, Columbus OH (Greenhouse) -- Surfside Beach SC (Greenhouse) I think there are a few others in Columbu...

The store may predate the superstore and be a remodel/expansion of a 1960's build. I was thinking that too, since it seems more rectangular than the classic greenhouse. Most of the ground-up greenhouse stores were closer to square, as I recall, with split aisles. I sort of get the same feeling abou...

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Deleted several off-topic, non-Gemco, and non-supermarket posts.

I've moved this to Specific Locations/Commercial Archaeology, since that's what it's about. Let's please keep it HISTORY focused.

Thanks,
David

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Thanks,
David

Beautiful! The exterior is a "superstore" prototype from the early to mid 1970s, while the interior was the one used in most "greenhouse" stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s. I wonder if it was remodeled inside or if this was just sort of a transitional store. It does seem t...

Alpha Beta Company shut down the FAD division in 1970, according to Esther Cramer. The store sites were either sold or converted to AB. FYI, the full list from that book is already featured on the site: http://www.groceteria.com/alphabeta/popups/1973-locations.html . Also, if we're going to discuss...

SContreras wrote:Some of the older Bashas' STILL have the pylon! . THis is Bashas' on 7th Ave & Osborn (the same store with the upstairs eatery) in Phoenix.

I drove by that store and took several pictures when I was in Phoenix. It's absolutely stunning, day and night: