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A little more fill-in on the Buttrey/Albertson's/Smith's triangle (which as I write has turned more into a "Recent History of Cheyenne Grocers")... Smith's picked up several old Albertson's as they relocated into old Buttreys, which were typically in better shape than the existing Albertso...

OK, while we're discussing defunct seafood places, how about Skipper's? There's one here that is operating as a Mexican restaurant, but the interior is EXACTLY like it was when it operated as Skipper's, down to the frosted glass fish on the dividers between the booths... I have a Skipper's page on ...

The Arthur Treacher's brand is currently owned by Nathan's Famous, who had exclusive rights to develop the brand for awhile, but just recently bought the brand outright. About all I know otherwise is that the ones in Washington state were sold en masse to Ivar's, who used the locations to expand the...

I have a Roasters page on my site. http://www.99w.com/evilsam/ff/roasters.htm The brand failed due to a number of reasons (least of which was the food, which was awesome.) I think a lot of it was inexperienced operators who bought into the franchises. Part of it was the segment didn't work. Boston M...

I have a history on my website that should explain everything you want to know. http://www.99w.com/evilsam/ff/shakeys.htm Long story short...They were acquired by Inno Pacific Holdings Corp in the 1980's when there were 400-plus locations and they ran it into the ground. A couple of years ago, the b...

The head on the Harman sign...in fact, a recreation of that whole sign...actually exists at the new location. It's just not in my picture.

Here's a picture with the sign.



David, that big chicken head is AWESOME.

Is the old former Kentucky Fried Chicken building on Canyon Rd in Beaverton still standing? THAT was cool. It was a red barn. Oh, and regarding the original Harman's KFC... http://www.99w.com/evilsam/ff/kfc.jpg Old building http://www.99w.com/evilsam/ff/kfc2.jpg New building I thought it was dumb to...

http://www.allbusiness.com/periodicals/ ... 814-1.html

Link to an article that has a nice quick history in its "free" section (Page 1 is a preview, then you have to register to read the rest. But most will have their curiosity satisfied just with the first page.)

Nice find. Did you offer $50 for it and take it home? :wink:

I poked around a bit and here's what I found... The company started in 1870 out of Minneapolis wholesale grocery firms B.S. Bull, Newell & Harrison Co. The "Super Valu" name (once two seperate words) was introduced in 1942. What I've basically been able to determine is, a group of IGA ...

The one-time ice skating rink turned grocery/western wear store in Provo, Utah has been demolished. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,635183769,00.html This article from the Daily Herald shows a picture of the turtle during construction. http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/164055/ Both artic...

Are we sure the FIRST Nature's Northwest was located on SE Division? A trusted source (also a veteran of the grocery world) informed me the first location was at the corner of NE 24th Avenue and Fremont Street in Portland (3449 NE 24th), currently home to Aja Pacific Kitchen (a pan Asian fusion res...

Not only was it a Nature's Northwest, it was the FIRST Nature's Northwest. There's some irony here. The New Seasons Market chain was started by disgruntled Nature's managers after Nature's sale to Wild Oats. Wild Oats claims they're closing the Division store because of its small size (it's about 21...

Iowa as many of the Plains states are a mystery to me as to what chains operate there. It's usually smaller chains (ones we know nothing of out here in the Mid-Atlantic)....but Iowa, Des Moines specifically, Dahl's, Hy-Vee and Wal-Mart? Daniel, I wrote an answer to your question, but it's posted ov...

(POSTER'S NOTE: This is a reply to a post in the "Store 1" thread in "General and Miscellaneous". I figured the subject matter fit more appropriately in here.) Iowa as many of the Plains states are a mystery to me as to what chains operate there. It's usually smaller chains (ones...