Last updated on 5 May 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Sacramento between 1924 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.
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- 332 3rd St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Lynn & O’Neil
- 1940: Lynn & O’Neil
- 1701 3rd St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1950: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- Notes: Office
- 1006 4th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- Notes: Office
- 1431 4th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Lucky
- Notes: Address questionable.
- 1200 8th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Red & White
- 1013 9th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1924: Skaggs Cash Stores
- 1508 9th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1950: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1916 9th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Cardinal
- 1945: Cardinal
- 1950: Raley’s
- 1955: Raley’s
- 1960: Raley’s
- 1965: Raley’s
- Notes: Have vintage photo.
- 500 10th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Economic Food Co.
- 1933 10th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1928: Economic Food Co.
- 1930: Economic Food Co.
- 415 12th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 501 12th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 4000 12th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1975: Compton’s
- 2000 (incomplete): Nasser Market
- 1009 13th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1924: Skaggs Cash Stores
- Notes: Demolished.
- 615 16th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1928: Piggly Wiggly
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 1935: Safeway
- 811 16th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1950: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- Notes: Demolished.
- 1510 16th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1950: Safeway
- 1955: Best Buy
- Notes: Best Buy address is 1520.
- 1823 16th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1928: Arata Bros.
- 1930: Arata Bros.
- 1935: Arata Bros.
- 1940: Arata Bros.
- 1829 16th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Cardinal
- 1955: Cardinal
- 2030 16th St, Sacramento | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Pay & Take
- 1935: Safeway
You never mentioned INKS ( think that changed to Van’s), Pantry (not Handy Pantry) Thriftway Market, Mar Val market (in Rio Linda, I guess that’s not Sacramento), Rainbow Market (North Sacramento), Arcade Market (North Sacramento)
I only study chains, so if these were individual/independent stores, I wouldn’t have included them.
Hi there, Ralphs came to Sacramento in May of ’76 – 3 stores. Closed in July (?) of ’78. I literally locked the doors at the last store because they closed them sequentially that day so payroll could cut checks to everyone. The Florin Rd (65th and Florin #722) was the last to close.
There was one at Arden and Watt (#721), and one at Greenback and San Juan (#723).
They sold to Patterson’s (Joe and Bruce). They had run Farmer’s I believe. They made it a college of years and sold to Holiday from Cottonwood (Redding area). Circle H was the brand they used. Later became the Pak N’ Save stores owned by Safeway.
Love your tweets, that where I see most of your stuff.
Please change “college” to “couple”.
Another victim of auto-correct.
Thanks.
The reformatting of this list cut off all the historical locations not on the numbered streets.I remember this list being much longer.