Last updated on 2 May 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Long Beach between 1925 and 1969, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc. and I welcome suggestions and corrections.
Please read about my methodology for more information about what I do and do not include.
Long Beach is fascinating and was apparently quite the competitive environment over the years. For years one of California’s five largest cities (and still number seven), it has been served by such regional and national chains as Safeway, A&P. Thriftimart, Boys, Mayfair, Alpha Beta, Food Fair, Ralphs, and Lucky, not to mention local chains like McCoy’s and Iowa Pork. The city has also seen a number of chain re-uses of old buildings. It’s very representative of SoCal’s retail environment.
Location list
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- 1175 E 10th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Safeway
- 1201 E 10th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Little Giant
- 1960: Little Giant
- 1965: Little Giant
- 2014 E 10th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Ralphs
- 1960: Ralphs
- 1965: Ralphs
- 2018 E 10th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Ralphs
- 1940: Ralphs
- 1945: Ralphs
- 1951-52: Ralphs
- 2038 E 10th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Ralphs
- 2736 E 10th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Safeway
- 4337 E 10th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Daley’s
- 400 E 1st, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: White’s
- 138 W 1st, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Thriftimart
- 1951-52: Thriftimart
- 1001 E 20th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Lester Jongewaard
- 1965: Lester Jongewaard
- 5110 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 5116 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: A&P
- 1951-52: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1969: A&P
- Notes: Probably an expansion of 5110.
- 5224 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 5236 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Safeway
- 5240 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 5246 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Pay-Less
- 1945: Pay-Less
- 1951-52: Pay-Less
- 1955: Bruce’s
- 1960: Bruce’s
- Notes: NOT the drug chain.
- 5262 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Pay’n Takit
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 5286 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Economy
- 1940: Swenson’s
- 1945: Swenson’s
- 1951-52: McCoy’s
- 1955: McCoy’s
- 1960: McCoy’s
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- 5670 E 2nd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Cole’s
- 1969: Cole’s
- 422 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Daley’s
- 644 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 1000 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Cole’s
- 1955: Cole’s
- 1960: Cole’s
- 1965: Cole’s
- 1969: Cole’s
- 1220 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Iowa Pork
- 1523 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1538 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Safeway?
- 1935: Safeway
- 1800 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Daley’s
- 1930: Daley’s
- 1945 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Fitzsimmons
- 1945: Fitzsimmons
- 1951-52: Thriftimart
- 1955: Thriftimart
- 1960: Jolly Jim
- 2034 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 1935: Safeway
- 2044 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Clarence Saunders
- 2122 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Smart & Final
- 1940: Alpha Beta
- Notes: S&F listed under wholesale.
- 2304 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: M.E. Rhoades
- 1940: C.G. Peterson
- 2308 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Lockyer’s
- 1955: Lockyer’s
- 1960: Lockyer’s
- 2442 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Carpenter’s
- 2444 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Buss Boys
- 2446 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 2930 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Lucky
- 1969: Lucky
- 3404 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Daley’s
- 1930: Economy
- 3920 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: C.S. Smith
- 1945: C.S. Smith
- 1951-52: Smith’s
- 1955: Smith’s
- 3942 E 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Safeway?
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- Notes: 3944 (1935), 1946 (1940).
- 235 W 4th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 114 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- Notes: Office.
- 1102 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Safeway
- 1326 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Economy
- 1935: Economy
- 1340 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Alpha Beta
- 1605 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Consumers Co-op
- 1740 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Economy
- Notes: Office.
- 2220 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 2280 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- Notes: Probably same as 2300.
- 2300 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Safeway
- Notes: Probably same as 2280.
- 2436 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: P.L. Roadstrom
- 3407 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Daley’s
- 3410 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 3426 E 7th, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1945: A&P?
- 1951-52: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1326 E 7th , Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Edward Saul
- 431 Alamitos Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Smart & Final
- 1945: Smart & Final
- 1951-52: Smart & Final
- Notes: Listed under wholesale.
- 1480 Alamitos Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Smart & Final
- 1955: Smart & Final
- 1960: Smart & Final
- 1965: Smart & Final
- 1969: Smart & Final
- Notes: Listed under wholesale.
- 1495 Alamitos Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Lucky Market
- Notes: NOT Lucky Stores.
- 1170 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: C.S. Smith
- 1945: C.S. Smith
- 1951-52: Smith’s
- 1955: Smith’s
- 1960: Yor Way
- Notes: 170 (typo, 1945).
- 1185 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Harry Surlow
- 1940: Harry Surlow
- 1945: Harry Surlow
- 1187 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Smart & Final
- 1940: Smart & Final
- 1945: Smart & Final
- Notes: Listed under wholesale.
- 1239 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Triangle
- 1311 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Daley’s
- 1601 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Blue Ribbon
- 1965: Eddie’s
- 1730 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 1932 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Bungalow
- 1934 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Economy
- 1935: Economy
- 1945: Edward Saul
- 1951-52: McCoy’s
- 1955: McCoy’s
- 1960: McCoy’s
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- 2726 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 2824 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Edward Saul
- 1955: McCoy’s
- 1960: McCoy’s
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- 2826 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Swenson’s
- 1951-52: McCoy’s
- 2900 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Blue Ribbon
- 1935: P.L. Roadstrom
- 3106 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Safeway?
- 1935: Safeway
- 3210 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Market Basket
- 3750 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Boys
- 1969: Boys
- 3912 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Hyman Cohen
- 3922 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Buss Boys
- 1960: Buss Boys
- 3928 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Dollar
- 4232 E Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: McCoy’s
- 1955: McCoy’s
- 1960: McCoy’s
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- 132 W Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Valu-Mart
- 200 W Anaheim St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Hyman Cohen
- 1940: Hyman Cohen
- 1177 E Artesia, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Pay-Less
- 3401 E Artesia, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Cole’s
- 1969: Cole’s
- Notes: Probably same as 3421.
- 3421 E Artesia, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Cole’s
- Notes: Probably same as 3401.
- 1001 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Valu-Mart
- 1955: Valu-Mart
- 1320 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1969: Safeway
- 1448 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Blue Ribbon
- 1451 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Economy
- 1951-52: Swenson’s
- 1965: Swenson’s
- 1969: Swenson’s
- 1739 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Economy
- 1896 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Lucky Market
- 1965: Lucky Food Market
- Notes: May or may not have been Lucky Stores.
- 2010 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: M.E. Rhoades
- 2047 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- Notes: Second digit unclear.
- 2180 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 2214 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Dollar
- 1945: Dollar
- 1951-52: Dollar
- 1955: Jim Dandy
- 1960: Jim Dandy
- 1965: Big Dollar
- 1969: McCoy’s
- Notes: 2214 (1940, 1945, 1951).
- 3575 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Boys
- 4480 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Vons
- 1955: Vons
- 1960: Vons
- 1965: Vons
- 1969: Vons
- 4580 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1969: Safeway
- 5170 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Smart & Final
- 5190 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Dodd’s
- 1955: Cole’s
- 1960: Jolly Jim
- 1965: Cole’s
- 5401 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Blue Ribbon
- 5595 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Iowa Pork
- 5800 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Dollar
- 1955: McCoy’s
- 1960: McCoy’s
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 6000 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Lucky
- 6191 Atlantic Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Cole’s
- 1955: Cole’s
- 1960: Cole’s
- 1965: Cole’s
- 1969: Cole’s
- 2164 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Thriftimart
- 1955: Thriftimart
- 1960: Thriftimart
- 1965: Thriftimart
- Notes: Thrifty Mart (typo, 1951).
- 2174 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Thriftimart
- 3030 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Market Basket
- 334 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 600 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Safeway
- 901 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 910 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1201 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 1202 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: P.L. Roadstrom
- 1240 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Carpenter’s
- 1434 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Bruce’s
- 1960: Bruce’s
- 1965: Bruce’s
- 1969: Bruce’s
- 2221 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Van’s
- 2650 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1951-52: Dodd’s
- 2755 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: MacMarr
- 1935: M.E. Rhoades
- 3335 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Economy
- 1945: Edward Saul
- 1955: Howard’s
- 3348 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- Notes: Final digit unclear.
- 3500 E Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 131 W Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 135 W Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 424 W Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 432 W Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Daley’s
- 605 W Broadway, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: C.G. Peterson
- 1951-52: Lockyer’s
- 1955: Lockyer’s
- 1960: Lockyer’s
- 1341 California Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Howard’s
- 1960: Howard’s
- 1965: Howard’s
- 1969: Howard’s
- 1140 Carson, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Iowa Pork
- 1955: Iowa Pork
- 1960: Iowa Pork
- 1965: Albertsons All American
- 1387 Cherry Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1898 Cherry Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Pioneer
- 5519 Cherry Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: White’s
- 620 Cowles, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Smart & Final
- 1945: Smart & Final
- Notes: Listed under wholesale.
- 352 Daisy Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Blue Ribbon
- 1935: Blue Ribbon
- 949 Daisy Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Lucky Market
- Notes: NOT Lucky Stores.
- 950 Daisy Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 960 Daisy Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: F&W
- 1955: F&W
- 1960: Lockyer’s
- 1437 Daisy Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Smart & Final
- 1955: Smart & Final
- 1727 Daisy Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Smart & Final
- 1965: Smart & Final
- 1969: Smart & Final
- 1122 Freeman Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Smart & Final
- Notes: Listed under wholesale.
- 103 S Golden Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1532 Gundry Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Marshall’s
- 900 E Hill, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Marshall’s
- 1960: Marshall’s
- 2189 Lakewood Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Alpha Beta
- 1955: Alpha Beta
- 1960: Alpha Beta
- 220 Loma Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 200 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- Notes: 204 (1930, 1935). Was American Av.
- 1033 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Vons
- 1969: Vons
- 1250 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- Notes: 1252 (1930, 1935). Was American Av.
- 2301 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Van’s
- Notes: Was American Av.
- 4100 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 5264 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: McCoy’s
- 1955: McCoy’s
- 5302 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: J.O. Young
- 5318 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Harry Surlow
- 5425 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- 5512 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: J.O. Young
- 6406 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Paul’s
- 1960: Paul’s
- 1965: Paul’s
- 5236 Los Altos Plaza, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Paul’s
- 1960: Paul’s
- 1965: Park Supermarket
- 1969: Park Supermarket
- Notes: Paul’s Park Super Market (1955). Park Supermarket (1965).
- 3380 E Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Ralphs
- 4700 E Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: McDaniels
- 1955: McDaniels
- 1960: McDaniels
- 1965: Cole’s
- 1969: Cole’s
- 645 Magnolia Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 656 Magnolia Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Red & White
- 1960: Red & White
- 755 Magnolia Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Paul’s
- 1960: Paul’s
- 1965: Paul’s
- 1969: Paul’s
- 2201 Magnolia Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Little Giant
- 1955: Little Giant
- 1960: Little Giant
- 1965: Little Giant
- 1969: Little Giant
- 2400 Magnolia Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Louis Lichter
- 30 E Market, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 301 E Market, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Paul’s
- 1237 W Ocean, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 3900 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1969: Safeway
- 463 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Blue Ribbon
- 1632 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Lucky Market
- 1969: Lucky Market
- Notes: May or may not be Lucky Stores.
- 1974 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- Notes: Typo as 1274 (1935).
- 2002 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 2314 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Dollar
- 3401 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 4100 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Dollar
- 1951-52: Dollar
- 1955: Jim Dandy
- 1960: Jim Dandy
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- Notes: Carson and Orange (1945).
- 4540 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Food Giant
- 1969: Food Giant
- 6205 Orange Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Eddie’s
- 421 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Safeway
- 857 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Fitzsimmons
- 2056 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Dollar
- 1945: Dollar
- 1951-52: Dollar
- 1955: Jim Dandy
- 1960: Jim Dandy
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- 2072 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: McCoy’s
- Notes: Liquor department?
- 2097 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Blue Ribbon
- 2100 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: A&P
- 1951-52: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1969: Lucky
- Notes: Listed as Lucky Market but seems to be part of Lucky Stores.
- 2133 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: M.E. Rhoades
- 2179 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 2279 Pacific Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Alpha Beta
- 1951-52: Alpha Beta
- 1960: Iowa Pork
- 1965: Food Fair
- 2309 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Dodd’s
- 1955: U-Tel-Em
- 1960: Mayfair
- 1965: Surlow’s
- 1969: Surlow’s
- 2499 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Surlow’s
- 1955: Surlow’s
- 1960: Surlow’s
- 4630 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Lucky
- 1969: Lucky
- Notes: This was apparently the store where Oh God was filmed in 1976-77.
- 311 W Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 2217 Palo Verde Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Iowa Pork
- 1965: Food Fair
- 1969: Food Fair
- 325 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 427 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: MacMarr
- 441 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Piggly Wiggly
- 650 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Alpha Beta
- 655 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Iowa Pork
- 1955: Iowa Pork
- 1960: Iowa Pork
- 701 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 714 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 719 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 722 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Daley’s
- 737 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Bungalow
- 1940: Safeway
- 741 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: MacMarr
- 745 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1923: Safeway
- 1930: Clarence Saunders
- 942 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Swenson’s
- 1951-52: Smith’s
- 1955: Smith’s
- 1612 Pine Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Lester Jongewaard
- 1965: Lester Jongewaard
- 644 Redondo Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Alpha Beta
- 346 Roycroft, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: William Watkins
- 1843 Santa Fe Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Cole’s
- 2090 Santa Fe Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Surlow’s
- 1955: Surlow’s
- 2290 Santa Fe Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1960: McCoy’s
- 1965: McCoy’s
- 1969: McCoy’s
- 2420 Santa Fe Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Iowa Pork
- 1955: Iowa Pork
- 1960: Jolly Jim
- 2500 Santa Fe Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1969: Safeway
- 2990 Santa Fe Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Van’s
- 1951-52: Mayfair
- 1960: Yor Way
- 203 South, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1930: J.O. Young
- 271 South, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Smart & Final
- 1960: Smart & Final
- Notes: Listed under wholesale.
- 302 South, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Smart & Final
- 1969: Smart & Final
- 6235 E Spring St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Lucky
- Notes: Listed as Lucky Market but seems to be part of Lucky Stores.
- 6436 E Spring St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Alpha Beta
- 6501 E Spring St, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Cole’s
- 1309 St Louis Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Fitzsimmons
- 4360 Stearns , Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Bob & Ken’s
- 1000 Studebaker Rd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Market Basket
- 4158 Viking Wy, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Thriftimart
- 714 Walnut Ac, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Consumers Co-op
- 1122 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Smith’s
- 1131 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Mayfair
- 1955: U-Tel-Em
- 1960: Mayfair
- 1969: Cole’s
- 1530 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Howard’s
- 1960: Howard’s
- 1965: Howard’s
- 1969: Howard’s
- 8145 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Vons
- 2400 W Wardlow Rd, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Bob & Ken’s
- 1969: Bob & Ken’s
- 340 W Willow, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Louis Lichter
- 520 W Willow, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: Mayfair
- 1955: Mayfair
- 1960: Iowa Pork
- 1965: Food Fair
- 1969: Food Fair
- 1320 W Willow, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1951-52: F&W
- 1955: F&W
- 1960: F&W
- 1965: F&W
- 1500 W Willow, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Alpha Beta
- Notes: Listed as Alpha Beta Acme.
- 5548 Woodruff Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Cole’s
- 501 Ximeno Av, Long Beach | Google Maps Link
- 1935: William Watkins
A walk down History Lane. I lived in the Los Altos area just east of Clark Ave and remember McDaniel’s. It was a good store, though small. It was replaced by Cole’s sometime in the 60s. This area now has a Von’s. This chain is very good in my book. Oh, how I miss the Long Beach of yesteryear.
I’m looking for a small market that my mom and step dad had inside the market. It was owned by an Asian couple and there son w worked there as well. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. This was in the early 70’s
My family owned Four Jolley Markets from 1923 -1955 in Long Beach. My father, Glenn Dallin, owned three in the 1940s to he sold in 1955. The big one, 1/2 block long, was at 601 Broadway and had ice cream parlor, grocery, meat, vegetables and special events every Saturday. Would love to her from anyone who shopped there or knew him dwheeler@allwest.net
Cole’s Market? I know one location was in Lakewood, California and another in maybe Garden Grove perhaps? My mom shopped there when I was very little. 1960’s?
There were plenty of Cole’s around. I have subscription to newspaper archive and I found at the bottom of a Cole’s ad on June 19th 1970 they list several locations. 4700 Los Coyotes Diagonal, 5548 Woodruff (Dutch Village), 6191 Atlantic Ave., 1131 E Wardlow, 5690 E 2nd St., 11716 Long Beach Blvd., 6501 E. Spring St., 1000 E. 4th St., plus Downey, Norwalk, Garden Grove, Artesia, and Lynwood.