This page was last updated on 13 May 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Santa Rosa between 1925 and 1979, 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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- 1052 2nd St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Purity
- 1965: A&B Super Markets
- 522 3rd St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Cleaveland Bros
- 1938: Cleaveland Bros
- 530 3rd St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Skaggs
- 1930: Skaggs
- Notes: 532 (1930)
- 317 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Purity
- 402 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 420 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1938: Purity
- 609 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Purity
- 714 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1938: Purity
- 1947: Purity
- 1955: Purity
- 1116 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1970: Safeway
- 1974: Safeway
- 1979: Safeway
- 1200 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Cleaveland Bros
- 1930: Cleaveland Bros
- 1938: Cleaveland Bros
- 1947: Cleaveland
- 1955: Cleaveland
- 2751 4th St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Lee Bros
- 1965: Lee Bros
- 1979: Petrini’s
- 300 S A St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 206 A St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1947: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 565 Barham Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1970: A&B Super Markets
- 1974: A&B Super Markets
- 1979: A&B Super Markets
- 100 Calistoga Rd, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Safeway
- 1974: Safeway
- 1979: Safeway
- 3775 Cleveland Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1979: Farmers
- 390 Coddingtown Center, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Lucky
- 1970: Lucky
- 1974: Lucky
- 1979: Lucky
- 8 College Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Skaggs
- 211 D St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1938: Safeway
- 1947: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- Notes: 213 (1960)
- 325 S Davis St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Skaggs
- 337 S Davis St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Bettencourt’s
- 212 S E St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Skaggs
- 1930: Skaggs
- 715 Hahman Dr, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Lucky
- Notes: Montgomery Village. Probably same as 915 Village Ct.
- 214 Hinton St, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Piggly Wiggly
- 2400 Magowan Dr, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Big Boy
- 512 Mendocino Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1938: Safeway
- 1947: Safeway
- 1955: Safeway
- 1960: Lucky
- 1965: Lucky Star
- 533 Mendocino Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1938: Cleaveland Bros
- 538 Mendocino Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1938: Purity
- 1947: Purity
- 1955: Purity
- 1450 Mendocino Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Big Boy
- 1965: Park Auto Markets
- 1970: Park Auto Markets
- 1974: Park Auto Markets
- 2055 Mendocino Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Albertsons
- 1974: Albertsons
- 1979: Albertsons
- 2210 Mendocino Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1970: Safeway
- 1974: Safeway
- 1979: Safeway
- 3414 Mendocino Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1979: Safeway
- Notes: Office only?
- 560 Montecito Shopping Center, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Pam
- 1974: A&B Super Markets
- 1979: A&B Super Markets
- 4100 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Pam
- 1111 Petaluma Hill Rd, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1965: A&B Super Markets
- 665 Sebatapol Rd, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Park Auto Markets
- 1965: Park Auto Markets
- 1970: Alpha Beta
- 1974: Alpha Beta
- 1979: Alpha Beta
- Notes: Roseland Village
- 915 Village Ct, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Lucky
- 1970: Lucky
- 1974: Lucky
- 1979: Lucky
- Notes: Montgomery Village. Probably same as 715 Hahman Dr.
- 1181 Yulupa Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1960: A&B Super Markets
- 1965: A&B Super Markets
- 1970: A&B Super Markets
- 1974: A&B Super Markets
- 1979: A&B Super Markets
- 2785 Yulupa Av, Santa Rosa | Google Maps Link
- 1979: Safeway
MichaelH
December 13, 2023 at 3:43pmPark Auto Markets. We knew it as PAM. Never heard the full name but that is the store we went to in the 1960’s.Roseland California, southwest Santa Rosa, Sebastopol Road. Nice shopping center there with a 5 and dime, Roseland shoe mart, barber shop.