Still-open Save Mart store, Sonora CA. From Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974).
Category: TV, Movies, and Pop Culture
The lovely Southern California store pictured above is where the Boyle family, of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, shopped. This overhead shot was from 1972; I think it was taken from the third floor of a building across the street. I’m not sure of the exact location (the Boyles lived on Elm Street at the time) but I imagine it’s been torn down by now anyway.
Unless, of course, Jons took it over and simply replaced the “D” with a “J”, similar to what they’ve done with so many former Vons locations around Los Angeles.
After all these years, we finally know that Opus shops at Vons, thus placing Bloom County somewhere in Southern California. I’d always assumed it was in the midwest, but what do I know?
The Cala Foods location at California and Hyde in San Francisco, from the 1967 film Petulia.
This stunning bit of supermarket architecture and design has been featured on my front page before, but I thought a couple of vintage photos showing the original interior and unaltered facade might be nice too.
The store is still open, at least for now. It’s been remodeled and slightly enlarged, but both were done fairly well. Kroger is trying to sell off the entire chain, so I suppose you could describe this one as somewhat endangered.
I’ve uploaded a few old commercials to YouTube. Enjoy:
- Lucky Stores Commercial 1997
- Lucky Stores Holiday Commercial 1998
- Lucky/Albertsons “Marriage” Commercial 1999
- Food Lion Rap 1991
- Winn-Dixie Commercial 1991