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by TheStranger
18 Feb 2024 21:26
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Unidentified former Safeway in west Fresno
Replies: 1
Views: 124

Unidentified former Safeway in west Fresno

Was browsing an article from several years ago and came across this piece on Fresno urban decay: https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2020/06/west-fresno-racism-black-communities/ This photo was in the lede: https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/West-Fresno-racism-neglect-3...
by TheStranger
06 Sep 2023 17:10
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Sports Basement in SF Presidio - what grocery was here before?
Replies: 2
Views: 1463

Sports Basement in SF Presidio - what grocery was here before?

I went to the Sports Basement sporting goods store a couple of days ago in the Presidio in San Francisco...and noticed lots of food-department labeling (i.e. Milk, Dairy) and a layout that unmistakeably used to be a grocery tsore! https://ir.4sqi.net/img/general/original/30332547_mvHx3SWLA3JZW_INldr...
by TheStranger
15 Apr 2023 20:38
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway in San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf area closing
Replies: 3
Views: 2041

Re: Safeway in San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf area closing

Grocery Outlet has expressed interest in the space: https://sfstandard.com/business/north-beach-safeway-grocery-chain-says-its-fully-engaged-in-taking-over/ They currently already are in a marina former Safeway on Bayshore Boulevard at the SF/Daly City line, as well as the former Cala stores on Sout...
by TheStranger
31 Mar 2023 19:50
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway in San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf area closing
Replies: 3
Views: 2041

Safeway in San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf area closing

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/safeway-north-beach-17871830.php?fbclid=IwAR1RktkTjaXqQbIn5MzjnQE9kK4JZiEicgwWqsH69MNpPtahzafrtGUK3uA The Chronicle calls the location "North Beach" but the area is much closer to the waterfront than to the core of the North Beach district... I recall...
by TheStranger
16 Mar 2023 04:52
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: San Mateo County
Replies: 17
Views: 10554

Re: New location list: San Mateo County

Update on the former marina Safeway, later Pacific Super, at St. Francis Square in Daly City (1420 Southgate Avenue) -

Entire building has been demolished as of yesterday evening (3/15/23), as opposed to when the general shell was still up and gutted about 2 weeks previous.
by TheStranger
10 Mar 2023 17:00
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: NEW: Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda, 1921-1999
Replies: 2
Views: 1889

Re: NEW: Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda, 1921-1999

1963 photo of the Montclair Safeway, posted on a mid-century modern group by Chris Rooney.

Imagemontclair safeway 1963 by Chris Sampang, on Flickr
by TheStranger
10 Mar 2023 16:57
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: San Mateo County
Replies: 17
Views: 10554

Re: New location list: San Mateo County

Just saw on a mid-century modern group I'm in, a photo of the 1963-early 2010s marina Safeway in Millbrae when it first opened! (Got permission from the original image poster, Chris Rooney, to share this) I went here once in 2009 or 2010 when it was still a Marina, but with the opaque name panel on ...
by TheStranger
25 Jan 2023 00:40
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Former QFI in San Francisco on Alemany Boulevard
Replies: 0
Views: 3443

Former QFI in San Francisco on Alemany Boulevard

Saw a few days ago that the long-running Pacific Super grocery store specializing in Asian products has closed their SF location: https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-pacific-supermarket-closes-17716616.php The article mentions this was built in the 1960s as a QFI (which I did not know until...
by TheStranger
19 Oct 2022 03:52
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?
Replies: 25
Views: 4858

Re: Calif. Mtn. Safeway Location?

I saw a couple of folks in this thread messaged me about the 1976 Safeway map (which I scanned back in my college years at UC Davis, as it was in their library). Not sure if it is anywhere, multiple moves and computers and years later.
by TheStranger
18 Mar 2022 07:32
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: San Jose
Replies: 3
Views: 8297

Re: New location list: San Jose

Two evening photos I took of the former Safeway (later Michael's until it closed around 2014-2015) at 818 West El Camino Real (at Hollenbeck) in Sunnyvale. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51945473976_4c861f25e6_5k.jpg _DSC8340 by Chris Sampang , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5194...
by TheStranger
09 Mar 2022 03:20
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: San Jose
Replies: 3
Views: 8297

Re: New location list: San Jose

Few weeks ago I went to the Safeway on Homestead Road in Santa Clara, which looked unremarkably boxy at first... https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x808fca66c9b5197d%3A0xae635d254508dc7f!3m1!7e115!4s%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2Fsafeway%2Bhomestead%2Broad%2F%4037.3380642%2C-121.9755429%2C3a%2C75y%2C103.23h%2...
by TheStranger
09 Mar 2022 02:49
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: New location list: San Mateo County
Replies: 17
Views: 10554

Re: New location list: San Mateo County

The Pacific Super in Daly City in a former Marina Safeway building has closed as of April 2021: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DalyCity/posts/10158209936243806/ This seems to have occurred not long after Korean chain HMart took over the former supermarket space on Alemany in SF that prior to the 20...
by TheStranger
09 Mar 2022 02:40
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway, 30 Chestnut Avenue, South San Francisco
Replies: 4
Views: 2171

Re: Safeway, 30 Chestnut Avenue, South San Francisco

With the planned Safeway rebuild at the Spruce/El Camino White Front site (which had a store from about 1987-2014), I'm wondering how much longer the Chestnut Avenue store will hang on. I hope it sticks around for a while more as it has done decent business for a long time and isn't really near any ...
by TheStranger
09 Mar 2022 02:38
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: White Front Stores
Replies: 53
Views: 65289

Re: White Front Stores

The former White Front in SSF (later Service Merchandise, Safeway, Longs/CVS, etc.) was finally demolished a few days ago, with replacement Safeway slated to arrive by mid-2023.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaxSHkwsV4j/
by TheStranger
04 Feb 2022 17:39
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway, 30 Chestnut Avenue, South San Francisco
Replies: 4
Views: 2171

Safeway, 30 Chestnut Avenue, South San Francisco

This store is the grocery I go to the most and as the years have gone by, it serves as a time capsule of some sorts, with its 1980s decor package that has never been removed even after multiple Safeway remodeling packages (the 1990s pastels, the 2000s lifestyle variations, and the Albertsons-era bri...