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by Groceteria
14 Mar 2024 19:43
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Jewel in SoCal?
Replies: 2
Views: 109

Re: Jewel in SoCal?

Jewel Tea (the actual tea shops and delivery business) had SoCal stores early on and delivery through at least the 1970s, per some LA Times references, but no locations of the supermarket chain AFAIK. And Sav-on Drugs was rebranded as Osco for a time. I wonder if either of those things might have ca...
by Groceteria
11 Mar 2024 08:22
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
Replies: 10
Views: 448

Re: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)

I did figure out how to save a Newspapers.com clipping as a JPG file and then upload as many as three of them as attachments to a post. However, because the JPG attachments could not be enlarged, I decided to delete those attachments. And unfortunately, posting a lot of those clippings as JPGs beco...
by Groceteria
10 Mar 2024 19:49
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
Replies: 10
Views: 448

Re: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)

Although I cannot figure out how to post an image from Newspapers.com that allows one to zoom in, I think I figured out a way to share a link which allows one to view an image or article (and enlarge it) properly. Great that you provided these, but for the record the links only work for those who h...
by Groceteria
10 Mar 2024 16:22
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: NEW: Columbus GA, 1925-2024
Replies: 0
Views: 65

NEW: Columbus GA, 1925-2024

More interesting than I expected, and there were so very many independent chains, franchises, and co-ops.

https://www.groceteria.com/place/georgia/columbus/
by Groceteria
05 Mar 2024 08:57
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: Grand Union
Replies: 76
Views: 78677

Re: Grand Union

pseudo3d wrote: 04 Mar 2024 11:58 Was Bolton Landing always a Grand Union?
Looks to have been a Grand Union new build, circa 1998, to replace a store that burned down.

https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stor ... ily34.html
by Groceteria
02 Mar 2024 19:58
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000
Replies: 6
Views: 243

Re: NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000

I may have misread the year on Google Streetview. I did a newspaper archive search on the address and references ended about 2007 as well, so maybe I over-assumed.
by Groceteria
02 Mar 2024 13:03
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000
Replies: 6
Views: 243

Re: NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000

Thanks. These are updated. The Padden Pkwy location did not make the list because it was apparently only open between about 2003 and 2007, which was outside the range of the list. But I have added a note about it.
by Groceteria
25 Feb 2024 15:08
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000
Replies: 6
Views: 243

Re: NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000

Noted and updated. Thanks!
by Groceteria
22 Feb 2024 15:53
Forum: History: Canada
Topic: Major Montréal Update
Replies: 0
Views: 89

Major Montréal Update

This one was a challenge and it had all the big issues: City directories were basically useless after 1960 so I had to scour newspspers for ads with locations, which were not very common. Metro and Richelieu stores were generally not branded as such for much of the period covered, so I have to re;y ...
by Groceteria
22 Feb 2024 15:42
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000
Replies: 6
Views: 243

NEW: Vancouver WA, 1928-2000

A/k/a the Portland suburb where they actually have sales tax (since it's in another state):

https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-was ... vancouver/
by Groceteria
18 Feb 2024 22:51
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Unidentified former Safeway in west Fresno
Replies: 1
Views: 124

Re: Unidentified former Safeway in west Fresno

My first guess based on the context of the article and the neighborhood was 354 C St. and that does appear to be it.
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by Groceteria
17 Feb 2024 15:01
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: NEW: Safeway in NYC
Replies: 12
Views: 518

Re: NEW: Safeway in NYC

Other than the ShopRite on NJ 124 in Springfield ( Street View ), are there any remaining identifiable Safeway stores in the NYC area? I remember coming across the Springfield ShopRite completely by accident and wondering when Safeway was in the NYC area. Researching this former Safeway was what le...
by Groceteria
08 Feb 2024 22:28
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: NEW: Safeway in NYC
Replies: 12
Views: 518

Re: NEW: Safeway in NYC

Was "Safeway-First National" actually used on stores, or was it used to advertise both store brands? I honestly cannot say. Newspaper ads and articles refer to them as "Safeway First National stores" (or sometimes "First National and Safeway First National stores") thr...
by Groceteria
04 Feb 2024 19:20
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: NEW: Safeway in NYC
Replies: 12
Views: 518

Re: NEW: Safeway in NYC

1933 ad for Reeves "combination markets" (55 of their 700 locations at the time).

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by Groceteria
04 Feb 2024 19:07
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: NEW: Safeway in NYC
Replies: 12
Views: 518

Re: NEW: Safeway in NYC

I am pretty sure that 4028 E. Tremont Ave. store in the Bronx was an A+P. From the look if it today I'd say you may well be right. Looks like A&P may have taken over the space after Safeway was done with it in the 1940s. May even be a new building. And thanks! There will most likely never be a ...