Updated 7 December 2025 (Originally published 8 March 2018)
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Monterey between 1930 and 1980, 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.
Location list
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- 335 E Alisal St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Albertsons
- 1974: Albertsons
- 1980: Monte Mart
- 1983: Monte Mart
- Notes: Reverted to Albertsons name by 1985.
- 642 E Alisal St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Safeway
- 1946: Safeway
- 1949: Safeway
- 700 E Alisal St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Purity
- 1960: Purity
- 910 E Alisal St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 950 E Alisal St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1970: Safeway
- 1974: Safeway
- 1980: Safeway
- 1983: Safeway
- 1989: Safeway
- 1995: Safeway
- 2003: Safeway
- 2010: Mi Pueblo
- 2015: Mi Pueblo
- 2020: Cardenas
- 2025: Cardenas
- 1030 E Alisal St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Monte Mart
- 1970: Monte Mart
- 1974: Monte Mart
- 1980: Monte Mart
- 1983: Monte Mart
- 1989: Monte Mart
- 1995: Monte Mart
- 2003: FoodsCo
- 2010: FoodsCo
- 2015: FoodsCo
- 2020: FoodsCo
- 2025: FoodsCo
- 935 W Alisal St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Alpha Beta
- 1980: Alpha Beta
- 1983: Alpha Beta
- 1989: Alpha Beta
- 1995: Super Max
- 2003: Super Max
- 2010: Super Max
- 2015: Super Max
- 640 Boronda Rd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 2003: Nob Hill
- 2010: Fiesta
- 2015: El Super
- 2020: El Super
- 2025: El Super
- 39 Central Av, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1946: Safeway
- 1949: Safeway
- 1516 Constitution Blvd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 2010: Safeway
- 2015: Safeway
- 2020: Safeway
- 2025: Safeway
- 1040 N Davis Rd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Nob Hill
- 1983: Nob Hill
- 1989: Nob Hill
- 1995: Nob Hill
- 1050 N Davis Rd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 2025: Vallarta
- Notes: Former Kmart.
- 1223 N Davis Rd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 2003: Albertsons
- 2010: Save-Mart
- Notes: Open as Lucky ca 1996.
- 25 W Gabilan St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 26 W Gabilan St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1937: Safeway
- 42 W Gabilan St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Purity
- 1946: Purity
- 1949: Purity
- 953 N Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Purity
- 1965: Purity
- 1017 N Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Purity
- 1974: Purity
- 1980: Fairway
- 1983: Liquor Barn (Safeway)
- 1989: Liquor Barn (Safeway)
- 1995: Grocery Outlet
- 2003: Grocery Outlet
- 2010: Santa Fe?
- 2015: Santa Fe
- 2020: Santa Fe
- 2025: Santa Fe
- Notes: Santa Fe by 2011.
- 1180 N Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Lucky
- 1970: Lucky
- 1974: Lucky
- 1980: Lucky
- 1983: Lucky
- 1989: Lucky
- 1995: Lucky
- 1415 N Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Alpha Beta
- 1983: Alpha Beta
- 1989: Alpha Beta
- 1995: Lucky
- 2003: Albertsons
- 2010: Grocery Outlet
- 2015: Grocery Outlet
- 2020: Grocery Outlet
- 2025: Grocery Outlet
- 1546 N Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1995: Safeway
- 2003: Safeway
- 2010: Safeway
- 2015: Safeway
- 2020: Safeway
- 2025: Safeway
- 1851 N Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Safeway
- 1983: Safeway
- 1989: Safeway
- 1962 N Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 2015: FoodMaxx
- 2020: FoodMaxx
- 2025: FoodMaxx
- 1044 S Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1949: Lucky
- 1955: Lucky
- 1960: Lucky
- 1965: Lucky
- 1970: Lucky
- 1974: Lucky
- 1150 S Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Lucky
- 1983: Lucky
- 1989: Lucky
- 1995: Lucky
- 2003: Albertsons
- 2010: Save-Mart
- 2015: Save-Mart
- 2020: Lucky
- 2025: Lucky
- 1320 S Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Mayfair
- 1974: Mayfair
- 1980: Nob Hill
- 1983: Nob Hill
- 1989: Nob Hill
- 1995: Nob Hill
- 2003: Nob Hill
- 2010: Nob Hill
- 2015: Nob Hill
- 2020: Nob Hill
- 2025: Nob Hill
- 130 Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Purity
- 1937: Purity
- Notes: 130-132 (1930).
- 331 Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1937: A&P
- 357 Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1937: Safeway
- 365 Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 371 Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1937: Purity
- 372 Main St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1937: Peninsula Stores
- 319 E Market St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1989: Smart & Final
- 1995: Smart & Final
- 2003: Smart & Final
- 2010: Smart & Final
- 2015: Smart & Final
- 2020: Smart & Final
- 2025: Smart & Final
- 65 W Market St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1970: Safeway
- 1974: Safeway
- 344 Salinas St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Purity
- 1960: Purity
- 1965: Purity
- 1970: Purity
- 402 Salinas St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Purity
- 1946: Purity
- 1949: Purity
- 436 Salinas St, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1946: Safeway
- 1949: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 7925 San Miguel Canyon Rd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 1995: Super Max
- 2003: Super Max
- 2010: Super Max
- 2015: Super Max
- 2020: Grocery Outlet?
- 2025: Grocery Outlet
- Notes: Super Max in 2019, Grocery Outlet in 2021.
- 1576 N Sanborn Rd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 2003: Food4Less
- 2010: Food4Less
- 2015: Food4Less
- 2020: Food4Less
- 2025: Food4Less
- 17539 Viera Canyon Rd, Salinas | Google Maps Link
- 2003: Safeway
- 2010: Safeway
- 2015: Safeway
- 2020: Safeway
- 2025: Safeway
How accurate is this.
It is 84.77934% accurate.
Seriously, I don’t really know how to answer this question other than to say that it’s as accurate as I was able to make it with the data I had at the time the list was created. Is it perfect? Probably not. Few things in life are.