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- 04 Jan 2008 20:38
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: White Front Stores
- Replies: 53
- Views: 78343
Re: White Front Stores
I have been fascinated by White Front ever since I learned of thier existence (which was about 5 years ago) I know they were predominantly a western chain, but did they have any locations on the east coast? They operated a chain of stores that were very similar to White Front called Topps. They eve...
- 04 Jan 2008 20:23
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Fred Meyer Classic Architecture
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3495
Re: Fred Meyer Classic Architecture
Most of the stores used this white sheet metal with a dark brown alomst black sheet metal for the trim and entrances. Most of the stores were boxy looking. I think the Fred Meyer in Kirkland Washington still has that kind of look on the exterior. Interior of the stores used a lot of bright colors. Y...
- 04 Jan 2008 20:16
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: The Different Formats of Fred Meyer
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18181
Re: The Different Formats of Fred Meyer
When Fred Meyer took over the Valu Mart/Leslie's stores in 1976, they didn't start out with food stores right away because those departments Leslie's leased to Associated Grocer member stores. The Midway location in Kent though was the first and it adopted the Conumer Warehouse name for thier grocer...
- 04 Jan 2008 19:54
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Does Anyone Know Where This Freddy's is Located?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4654
Re: Does Anyone Know Where This Freddy's is Located?
Looks like the North Benson store in Renton Washington. Looks like it was taken about the time the store opened.
- 04 Jan 2008 19:50
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Fred Meyer Stores After 1966
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2681
Re: Fred Meyer Stores After 1966
In the late 70s, Fred Meyer was big about using white sheet metal sidings with a brownish (almost black) sheet metal siding on the outside of the buildings. In the interior they used a lot of colors that could get attention to departments such as blue and I think they were even using pink in some of...
- 29 May 2007 20:50
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: The Different Formats of Fred Meyer
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18181
Re: The Different Formats of Fred Meyer
As most of you know, Fred Meyer is a supercenter with grocery store roots. Most of Freddy's stores contain at least a food and pharmacy section. Most are complete supercenters that include apparel. There was one more. Hi-Ho Shopping Center in Puyallup. It originally was a local based superstore wit...
- 29 May 2007 20:41
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Larry's Markets Seattle
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9362
I had heard that Haggen/Top likes to build their stores from the ground up, however. Are any of their locations second-hand? The Auburn store is one. It was originally built by another Bellingham/Lynden based food chain before it became a Food Pavilion for a short time. I remember the grand opening...
- 29 May 2007 20:34
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Fred Meyer Marketplaces
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15018
The former White Center Fred Meyer Marketplace had a electronics/Music Market department. This store was originally called Marketime. Fred Meyer acquired the chain in the 1960s. It was the first chain they bought in the Seattle market. There were three of them White Center, Broadway, and Lake City....
- 23 Apr 2007 20:01
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: UPC codes & grocery scanning
- Replies: 100
- Views: 114842
Bar code scanners
I got to thinking about the Fred Meyer store in Longview, Washington about 1988. This store opened in the early-mid 70s, and was not remodeled until about 1989 or 1990. They actually had three or four different types of cash registers depending on where in the store they were located. I recall the ...
- 13 Apr 2007 20:12
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: How Many Grocers founded Cafeterias and Restaraunt Chains?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13851
Re: The Infamous Eve's
Fred Meyer, decades pre-Kroger, operated Eve's Buffets. Most were part of Fred Meyer stores, but there were definitely a few freestanding locations. I believe Eve was Fred's mother. I remember that. The Burien store had one in it. I think they even used the Eve's name (with the same logo) on some o...
- 13 Apr 2007 20:02
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Thrifty Drug in the Northwest
- Replies: 48
- Views: 60451
So, the House of Values stores were originally opened by Gov-Mart? (By the way, I just heard on the radio the other day that founder and parking magnate Joe Diamond died at the age of 99.) I don't know of any House of Values stores that were in Pierce County, but there was one in Federal Way House ...
- 13 Apr 2007 19:36
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Valu Mart in the Seattle, Tacoma, Everett area
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15769
- 13 Apr 2007 19:07
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Department Store Gas Stations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26199
Here's a interesting sidenote on the Burien Gov Mart location. Wesbild Shopping Centers from Vancouver, BC bought the property in 2004. It is going to be developed into Burien Town Plaza with Bartell Drugs and Ace Hardware as new anchors along with Staples and Saars Marketplace. Wesbild also owns W...
- 12 Apr 2007 21:09
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Piggly Wiggly in Pierce County WA
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3194
Piggly Wiggly in Pierce County, Washington market
Does anybody know much about who ran the Piggly Wiggly stores in Pierce County (and the 1 lonely location in Auburn)? I noticed the stores ended up in hands of West Coast Grocers, then Supervalu (to become shop rite), and some of them turned into QFCs when Supervalu was the supplier (prior to the Kr...
- 12 Apr 2007 20:20
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Department Store Gas Stations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26199
Gov-Mart Bazar
Gov Mart Bazar operated Gas Stations within there stores as well as stand alone locations in the Seattle area. The Tacoma Public Library Pictorial History website has a picture of one you can see just by searching for Gov Mart (I would post the full link but they never work. Here it is to the site h...