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by WalgreensDude
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...
by WalgreensDude
19 Jul 2007 08:02
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Size of typical supermarket?
Replies: 8
Views: 14340

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.
by WalgreensDude
15 Jul 2007 06:57
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Wag's Restaurants (1976-1988)
Replies: 6
Views: 8355

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...
by WalgreensDude
14 Jun 2007 20:34
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Supermarkets in Popular Music
Replies: 14
Views: 10940

Supermarket reference

From "The Beat Goes On" by Sonny & Cher:

"The grocery store's a super-mart, uh-huh..."
by WalgreensDude
14 Jun 2007 20:29
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Wag's Restaurants (1976-1988)
Replies: 6
Views: 8355

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.