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- 14 Nov 2023 08:46
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Old Safeway Venice CA.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4315
Re: Old Safeway Venice CA.
I feel like I drove past this once when I was in Venice maybe 10 years ago. I have seen some pre-1959 stores that had the “gable“ look. I’m not sure if it was there originally or may be added later. From Google Maps, this sort of looks like it might have had a new front appended to it in the 60s.
- 13 Nov 2023 10:53
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4339
Re: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
Apparently Fox Markets took over the Santa Cruz Market at 752 A Street in Oxnard in 1959 and then basically took it back late in 1960. Can't find an article explaining why. Santa Cruz also took back another store (1924 E Main) they had offloaded on about the same timetable.
- 12 Nov 2023 22:12
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4339
Re: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
Thanks. I’m not sure what’s up with that one store on A Street in Oxnard that flipped over to Fox Markets and then turned back into a Santa Cruz Market. I’ll dive into the newspapers tomorrow and see if I can figure it out.
- 11 Nov 2023 18:25
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: New location list: Visalia and Tulare
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10201
Re: New location list: Visalia and Tulare
Possible, I try to update to current versions of all addresses but I'll miss one here and there. And sometimes Google Maps itself goes off the rails (see today's Ventura post). I'll look at it when I have a minute.
- 11 Nov 2023 18:23
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4339
NEW: Ventura/Oxnard, 1924-1981
For your Saturday afternoon viewing pleasure, it's back to SoCal: https://www.groceteria.com/place/california/ventura-area/ Be forewarned that some of the Google Maps links for Main Street in Ventura insist on pointing to Main Street in Santa Paula even though the correct, valid addresses are in the...
- 10 Nov 2023 13:38
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: New location list: Visalia and Tulare
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10201
Re: New location list: Visalia and Tulare (UPDATE)
Updated t fill in the gaps between 1934 and 1959, and from 1980 to the present (though I'm still missing a few years in Tulare):
https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... nd-tulare/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... nd-tulare/
- 10 Nov 2023 13:37
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Kansas City MO, 1925-1992
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14785
Re: NEW: Kansas City MO, 1925-1992 (UPDATE)
Lots of updates to this section, including the addition of several suburban areas. Also most listings are now updated from the early 1990s to the present:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-mis ... nsas-city/
A few more small odds and ends will be added next year when I can get the data I need.
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-mis ... nsas-city/
A few more small odds and ends will be added next year when I can get the data I need.
- 30 Oct 2023 21:06
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: The queue: What's coming up on the site
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13813
The queue: What's coming up on the site
Updated since my October road trip with research stop in Fort Wayne:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/the-queue/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/the-queue/
- 14 Oct 2023 11:30
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3593
Re: NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020
Actually, I feel like I've been slowing down a little over the past few months. It just seems like more because I'm mostly doing smaller cities that don't take as long now :)
- 12 Oct 2023 19:57
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3593
NEW: Aurora IL, 1924-2020
A quick one before I leave on my big October road trip next week:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-illinois/aurora/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-illinois/aurora/
- 04 Oct 2023 17:37
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4848
Re: NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020
Kroger never bought the cafeterias. They continued as Big Chain for a while, then were bought by Brookshire's, who ran them until 1990-1991. Actually, I'm almost certain I ran into a newspaper ad for the cafeterias that listed them as a division of Kroger. I'll see if I can find one and post it. Up...
- 04 Oct 2023 17:34
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4848
Re: NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020
This is great and incredibly helpful. Thanks! I have added notes in the list.wnetmacman wrote: ↑02 Oct 2023 11:17Whew. That's a lot. If I think of anything else, I'll add a comment here.
- 04 Oct 2023 12:57
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Safeway-Santa Clara-3071 Stevens Creek Blvd. (Valley Fair)-Store Is Closing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6351
Re: Safeway-Santa Clara-3071 Stevens Creek Blvd. (Valley Fair)-Store Is Closing
It's listed on the page for San Jose proper because that's how it was handled in the city directories of the time:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... 1925-1979/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... 1925-1979/
- 01 Oct 2023 15:56
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4848
NEW: Shreveport, 1925-2020
This one turned out more interesting than I expected:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-lou ... hreveport/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-lou ... hreveport/
- 10 Sep 2023 09:47
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Purity Store-Hayward, Calif.-Main and C streets (SE corner)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4238
Re: Purity Store-Hayward, Calif.-Main and C streets (SE corner)
Hmmm, as I’ve noted before, wouldn’t it be great if there were a website that documented chain supermarket locations like these with the Bay Area as one of its focus areas?
https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... y/hayward/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... y/hayward/