This is a list of all known chain grocery addresses in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and Piedmont between 1921 and 1980/1999, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. It is generated through a live Google Spreadsheet so it reflects the latest information I have.
Read more about how this particular page came to be after twenty-plus years.
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Notes:
- No city directories were published for Oakland between 1943 and 1967, so newspaper ads became the primary source for this data.
- Safeway apparently operated its MacMarr and Piggly Wiggly brands a little longer in Oakland than in San Francisco.
Store tags:
- Albertsons
- Andronico’s/Park & Shop
- Co-Op
- Hagstrom’s
- Jenny Wren
- Lee Bros
- Louis Stores
- Lucky Stores
- Mayfair Markets
- Mutual/MacMarr
- P&X
- Piggly Wiggly
- Safeway
Related:
- San Francisco Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1921-1999
- Local Wiki: Pon Honor Stores
- Local Wiki: Hagstrom’s
- Local Wiki: Jenny Wren
