Last updated on 13 May 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in San Mateo and Burlingame between 1929 and 1976, 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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- 1150 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Purity
- 1949: Purity
- 1160 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Purity
- 1961-62: Purity
- 1971: Stanaway
- 1976: Stanaway
- 1200 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Purity
- 1201 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Lucky
- 1945: Lucky
- 1949: Lucky
- 1236 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Lester’s Bi Rite
- 1945: Bi Rite
- 1949: Bi Rite
- 1241 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Peninsula Stores
- 1249 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: Baleri Bi Rite
- 1965: Baleri Bi Rite
- 1971: Baleri Bi Rite
- 1312 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Safeway
- 1316 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Purity
- 1940: Purity
- 1320 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Aloise & Sons
- 1936: Aloise
- 1352 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Aloise
- 1945: Aloise
- 1949: Aloise
- 1955: Aloise & Son
- 1354 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Piggly Wiggly
- 1399 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Public Food
- 1410 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 1433 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 1437 Broadway, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: MacMarr
- Notes: Also listed under Mutual
- 1116 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Public Food
- 1213 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Safeway
- 1235 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: MacMarr
- 1936: Safeway
- 1940: Lucky
- 1945: Lucky
- Notes: Also listed under Mutual
- 1325 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Purity
- 1936: Purity
- 1940: Purity
- 1945: Purity
- 1949: Purity
- 1955: Purity
- 1961-62: Purity
- 1348 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Peninsula Stores
- 1375 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Levy Bros
- 1936: Levy Bros
- 1940: Levy Bros
- 1945: Levy Bros
- 1949: Levy Bros
- 1401 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Piggly Wiggly
- 1464 Burlingame Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Peninsula Public Groceteria
- 42 California, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Aloise & Sons
- 216 California, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Peninsula Stores
- 400 El Camino, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Lucky
- 1961-62: Lucky
- 1965: Lucky
- 1971: Lucky
- 1976: Lucky
- 1871 El Camino, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: Purity
- 1965: Purity
- 1971: Louis
- 1450 Howard Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Safeway
- 1961-62: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- Notes: This is current address. May have been listed as Primrose Rd at the time. Not in directory.
- 269 Lorton, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Peninsula Grocery
- 1830 Magnolia Av, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: Lee Bros
- 1965: Lee Bros
- 1971: Key Market
- 210 Primrose Rd, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1949: Safeway
- 215 Primrose Rd, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Purity
- 1949: Purity
- 1955: Purity
- 1961-62: Purity
- 1965: Purity
- 354 Primrose Rd, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Purity
- 400 Primrose Rd, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Purity
- 1945: Purity
- Notes: 402 (1945)
- 401 Primrose Rd, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1949: Purity
- 1645 Rollins Rd, Burlingame | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: Purity
- 1965: Purity
- 28 W 25th Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Draeger’s
- 1961-62: Draeger’s
- 200 2nd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Levy Bros
- 737 2nd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Aloise & Sons
- 1936: Aloise
- 1940: Aloise
- 1945: Aloise
- 11 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Safeway
- 1949: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 15 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 55 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Levy Bros
- 1940: Levy Bros
- 1945: Levy Bros
- 79 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Public Food
- 186 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Lester’s Bi Rite
- 1945: Bi Rite
- 198 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1949: Bi Rite
- 204 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1929: MacMarr
- Notes: Also listed under Mutual
- 211 E 3rd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Peninsula Stores
- 1940: Lucky
- 1945: Lucky
- 1949: Lucky
- 49 W 42nd Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Petrini’s
- 130 S B, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Purity
- 1936: Purity
- 206 S B, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Public Food
- 254 S B, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1929: Piggly Wiggly
- 1936: Piggly Wiggly
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1949: Safeway
- Notes: Confirmed address
- 254 S B, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Purity
- Notes: Confirmed address
- 500 S B, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Stanaway
- 93 Bovet Rd, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Lucky
- 640 Concar Dr, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Albertsons
- 100 Crystal Springs Shopping Center, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Safeway
- 860 N Delaware St, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Safeway
- Notes: Super S combo
- 499 S El Camino, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Lucky
- 1949: Lucky
- 1955: Lucky
- 1961-62: Lucky
- 1965: Lucky
- Notes: Lucky Tower Market (1945,1949)
- 1116 S El Camino, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Safeway
- 1945: Safeway
- 1949: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1655 S El Camino, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 1960 S El Camino, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: QFI
- 1965: QFI
- 1971: QFI
- 1976: QFI
- 3124 S El Camino, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Mayfair
- 1961-62: Mayfair
- 1965: Mayfair
- 1971: Mayfair
- 3390 S El Camino, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1976: QFI
- 4242 S El Camino, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Lucky
- 243 S Ellsworth Av, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Purity
- 1945: Purity
- 1949: Purity
- 1955: Purity
- 1961-62: Purity
- 44 Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Petrini’s
- 1976: Petrini’s
- 401 S Norfolk, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 500 S Norfolk, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: Purity
- 1965: Purity
- 1971: Louis
- 1850 S Norfolk, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1961-62: Lee Bros
- 1965: Lee Bros
- 1971: Key Market
- 1976: Alpha Beta
- 2992 S Norfolk, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Louis
- 1971: Louis
- 1976: Key Market
- 315 San Mateo Dr, San Mateo | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Central
- 1945: Central