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- 20 Jul 2007 21:28
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Furr's & Bishop's Cafeterias
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7994
Furr's Cafeteria
I remember Furr's Cafeteria from when I was growing up. Our Furr's had a fireplace and an elderly lady playing the piano sometimes, I used to beg my parents to sit near the piano. Then again, I can't remember stuff well anymore. WalgreensDude "Thank you for shopping at Walgreens, have a good da...
- 19 Jul 2007 08:02
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Size of typical supermarket?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14342
Size of typical supermarket?
Hi,
Would anyone happen to know what the size of a typical supermarket like Safeway, Kroger, or Albertsons is? I'm doing a research project and just curious.
WalgreensDude.
Would anyone happen to know what the size of a typical supermarket like Safeway, Kroger, or Albertsons is? I'm doing a research project and just curious.
WalgreensDude.
- 15 Jul 2007 06:57
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Wag's Restaurants (1976-1988)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8356
Re: Wag's restaurants
Do any Walgreens out there now still have restaurants? As far as I know, Walgreens decided to completely pull its food service operations (Wag's restaurants and in-store soda fountains/restaurants) in the 80's. Most of the Walgreens stores originally housing a soda fountain and/or restaurant have b...
- 14 Jun 2007 20:34
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Supermarkets in Popular Music
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10964
Supermarket reference
From "The Beat Goes On" by Sonny & Cher:
"The grocery store's a super-mart, uh-huh..."
"The grocery store's a super-mart, uh-huh..."
- 14 Jun 2007 20:29
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Wag's Restaurants (1976-1988)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8356
Wag's Restaurants (1976-1988)
Started by the Walgreen Co. in 1976, Wag's was a spinoff of the restaurants inside Walgreens drugstores. Twelve years after its 1976 introduction, Walgreen Co. sold the restaurants to Marriott, which (IIRC) were converted to Shoney's.