Updated 6 February 2026 (Originally published 6 February 2026)
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in the Arlington/Falls Church area between 1955 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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- 2501 9th Rd S, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Giant
- 520 12th St S, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Whole Foods
- 415 23rd St S, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 4101 31st St S, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Food Fair
- 1971: Food Fair
- 1976: Grand Union
- 1688 Anderson Rd, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Safeway
- 3000 Annandale Rd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Grand Union
- 1976: Grand Union
- 4801 Arlington Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: A&P
- Notes: Was N 1st Rd.
- 6118 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Safeway
- 6160 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- Notes: Was 6349 (pre-1965).
- 6198 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Fair
- 1961: Grand Union
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: A&P
- Notes: Was 6497 (pre-1965).
- 6326 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Giant
- 1961: Giant
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1971: Giant
- 1976: Giant
- Notes: Was 40 (pre-1965).
- 6680 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Acme
- 1961: Red & White
- 1965-66: Red & White
- Notes: Was 614 (pre-1965).
- 7235 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Consumers
- 2026: Giant
- 7254 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Town
- 1961: Kroger
- 1965-66: Kroger
- Notes: Was 1560 (pre-1965).
- 8100 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Aldi
- 900 Army Navy Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Harris Teeter
- 1635 Boro Pl, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Whole Foods
- 6980 Braddock Rd, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Giant
- 103 E Broad St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Whole Foods
- 134 W Broad St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Acme
- 1961: Acme
- 301 W Broad St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Harris Teeter
- 350 W Broad St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Grand Union
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: Grand Union
- 1976: Grand Union
- 502 W Broad St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Consumers
- 1971: Consumers
- 1114 W Broad St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Food Fair
- Notes: Also listed at 1104 (1965).
- 1230 W Broad St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1971: Giant
- 1976: Giant
- 2026: Giant
- 4250 Campbell Av, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Harris Teeter
- 1330 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2026: Lidl
- Notes: Was 4805 (pre-1971).
- 1445 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: A&P
- 1971: A&P?
- 1976: A&P
- Notes: Was 5150 (pre-1971).
- 1454 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Giant (Super Giant)
- 1965-66: Giant (Super Giant)
- 1971: Giant (Super Giant)?
- 1976: Giant (Super Giant)
- 2026: Giant
- Notes: Was 5145 (pre-1971).
- 3500 S Clark St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Lidl
- 7401 Colshire Dr, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2303 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2515 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1971: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- 2601 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Giant
- 1961: Giant
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1971: Giant
- 3003 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: A&P
- 3233 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Red & White
- 4714 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Fair
- 4801 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Acme
- 4975 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 5001 Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Megamart
- 5725 Columbia Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Aldi
- 6351 Columbia Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Harris Teeter
- 7010 Columbia Pk, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 1961: A&P
- 1965-66: A&P
- Notes: Was 9601 (pre-1965).
- 7031 Columbia Pk, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Acme
- 1965-66: Acme
- Notes: Was 9622 (pre-1965).
- 7137 Columbia Pk, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Giant
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1971: Giant
- 1976: Giant
- 2026: Giant
- Notes: Was 9736 (pre-1965).
- 7220 Columbia Pk, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- Notes: Was 9825 (pre-1965).
- Columbia Pk, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Shirley Food Stores
- Notes: At Glebe Rd (1955).
- 1550 Crystal Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Whole Foods
- 2031 Crystal Plaza Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Safeway
- 2900 N Fairfax Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Grand Union
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: Grand Union
- 1976: Grand Union
- 4105 N Fairfax Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Safeway
- Notes: Office?
- 1200 N Fillmore St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: Grand Union
- 950 S George Mason Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: Grand Union?
- 1976: Grand Union
- 300 N Glebe Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 624 N Glebe Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Harris Teeter
- 653 N Glebe Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Giant
- 1961: Giant
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1205 N Glebe Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 2710 S Glebe Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 2901 S Glebe Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Giant
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1971: Giant
- 1976: Giant
- 2026: Giant
- 2901 S Glebe Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Giant
- 2800 Graham Rd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Acme
- 1976: Super Saver
- 3109 Graham Rd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- Notes: Was 625 (pre-1971)?
- 2425 N Harrison St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Kroger
- 1971: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- 2026: Harris Teeter
- 2500 N Harrison St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2026: Safeway
- 7885 Heritage Dr, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 2026: H Mart
- 1109 N Highland St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Trader Joes
- 155 Hillwood Av, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: A&P
- 1961: A&P
- 1965-66: A&P
- 1971: A&P
- 2026: Aldi
- 3480 S Jefferson St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Giant
- 3115 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1971: Giant
- 1976: Giant
- 2026: Giant
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 3713 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2026: Safeway
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 4506 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Town
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 4620 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Kroger
- Notes: Office? Was Lee Hwy,
- 4720 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: Grand Union
- 1976: Grand Union
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 4745 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Dominion
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 4750 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Federal
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 4758 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 4801 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 5400 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Food Fair
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 5715 Langston Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Town
- Notes: Was Lee Hwy.
- 5857 Leesburg Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1961: A&P
- 1965-66: A&P
- 1971: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- Notes: Was 806 (pre-1971)?
- 5857 Leesburg Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Trader Joes
- Notes: May be Baileys Crossroads.
- 5910 Leesburg Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- Notes: 5900 (1971).
- 6021 Leesburg Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Grand Union
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: Grand Union
- 1976: Grand Union
- Notes: Was 500 (pre-1971)?
- 6201 Leesburg Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Lane
- 1961: Food Fair
- 1965-66: Food Fair
- 2026: Giant
- Notes: Seven Corners Center.
- 7514 Leesburg Pk, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Kroger
- 1965-66: Kroger
- 1971: Consumers
- 1976: Consumers
- 2026: Trader Joes
- Notes: Was 1924 (pre-1971)?
- 6200 Little River Tpk, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Giant
- 7414 Little River Tpk, Annandale | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Safeway
- 1015 N Monroe St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Giant
- 1961: Giant
- 1965-66: Giant
- 1971: Giant
- 1976: Giant
- 6244 Old Dominion Dr, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2026: Safeway
- 6815 Old Dominion Dr, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 1971: IGA Foodarama
- 1976: IGA Foodarama
- 6910 Old Dominion Dr, McLean | Google Maps Link
- 1961: IGA Foodarama
- 1965-66: IGA Foodarama
- Notes: 6918 (1966).
- 2201 N Pershing Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 4241 N Pershing Dr, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Fair
- 1961: Grand Union
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 2806 S Quincy St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Shirley Food Stores
- 2810 S Quincy St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Acme
- 1961: Grand Union
- 1965-66: Grand Union
- 1971: Grand Union
- Notes: 2808 (1961).
- 2134 N Upton St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Food Town
- 2725 S Wakefield St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: A&P
- 1971: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- 5849 Washington Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway?
- 1971: Safeway
- Notes: 5839 (1961).
- 5863 Washington Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Federal
- 3450 Washington Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Giant
- 467 N Washington St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 435 S Washington St, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 102 E Wayne St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Acme
- 6404 Williamsburg Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Acme
- 1971: Acme
- 1141 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Acme
- 1965-66: Acme
- 1971: Acme
- 1525 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2026: Safeway
- 1719 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1850 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Giant
- 1961: Giant
- 1965-66: Giant
- 2700 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Whole Foods
- 3011 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 3409 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 4209 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1955-57: Safeway
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 5101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Safeway
- 1965-66: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1976: Safeway
- 2026: Safeway
- 6763 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church | Google Maps Link
- 1971: Grand Union
- 1976: Grand Union