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by storewanderer
29 Aug 2006 15:39
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Denver
Replies: 22
Views: 17090

Zoning/property restrictions that prevent updating? Too bad there aren't more of those. Kudos to Cheyenne, WY.
by storewanderer
29 Aug 2006 01:14
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Denver
Replies: 22
Views: 17090

Personally forgot to find Pecos. Thanks tseg, you made up for my forgetfulness. I got too excited after finding this up in Cheyenne: http://static.flickr.com/69/224988612_3507fd3dda_b.jpg And from my "stupid things seen" observation book: http://static.flickr.com/87/224986899_70b34da102_o....
by storewanderer
26 Aug 2006 15:59
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Albertsons-Skaggs combinations
Replies: 1
Views: 4759

Albertsons-Skaggs combinations

I found another former Skaggs Albertsons that was separated only by some shelves up in Northglenn, CO. This, like the one in Wheat Ridge, had the shared entryway and everything. Both sides of the Wheat Ridge combo are now closed and the front was fully remodeled from five years ago. Big Lots moved i...
by storewanderer
25 Aug 2006 22:28
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: SavMax Foods
Replies: 1
Views: 3417

Sav Max was originally Food 4 Less of Modesto. They were at some point purchased by Certified Grocers, maybe 1997. I'm not sure when they rebranded from F4L to SMX. CerGro attempted to expand the format with locations in Sacramento, Orland, Oroville, North Highlands, some central valley town other t...
by storewanderer
17 Aug 2006 04:25
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Buttrey Big Fresh
Replies: 1
Views: 3405

Buttrey Big Fresh

I think we've found a picture

Image
by storewanderer
16 Aug 2006 18:01
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Corti Brothers, Sacramento, CA
Replies: 13
Views: 10327

I just got another photo of this by chance while stopped at the stop light: Looks like the light turned green while I took the picture. http://static.flickr.com/84/214776066_c2f1f99a2f_b.jpg Also found an unremodeled Payless down on Florin that Rite Aid appears to have forgotten exists. http://www.f...
by storewanderer
16 Aug 2006 17:58
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Denver
Replies: 22
Views: 17090

Denver

Any interesting stores in or within a reasonable distance (~ 2 hours) of Denver?

Particularly interested in old Safeways, old unremodeled Buttreys I could visit by crossing into WY, or older King /City Market units.
by storewanderer
07 Aug 2006 14:29
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Albertsons and its drugstores
Replies: 7
Views: 5686

There was an Albertsons (original) build next to a Sav-On in 1996 or so in Reno, NV. When Albertsons started doing the "combo stores" in this market around 2003, the Sav-On was closed and "moved" into the Albertsons. The store was not expanded. The Sav-On employees were not able ...
by storewanderer
22 Jul 2006 00:56
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway-San Jose
Replies: 8
Views: 7181

That store is a real fooler from the exterior. Granted the interior has a new (less than a decade old) floor and a fresh coat of paint so it doesn't exactly feel dated and perhaps the average customer doesn't even notice the dated wall signage and certain other things like those orange stockroom doo...
by storewanderer
04 Jul 2006 01:30
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway-San Jose
Replies: 8
Views: 7181

Safeway-San Jose

I recall previous discussion on this board about a Safeway somewhere in San Jose with an old interior. Where is it?
by storewanderer
02 Jul 2006 22:52
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Old Safeway Cart Spotted
Replies: 11
Views: 9339

Ideally with the older cashier unload checkstands with what I like to refer to as the "bed" that items go onto after they are bagged due to the huge amount of space present down there, there is a place to put a few items. I've seen two configurations. On some of the checkstands there seems...
by storewanderer
23 Jun 2006 01:52
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Ventura Market sold?
Replies: 11
Views: 7459

Maybe they can work on the exterior next. They can paint over some of the windows. How about some nice colorful bright paint. Purple? Pink? Green? They can try and match the interior of the Senter Market in San Jose (former Alpha Beta as photographed on this site when it operated as PW). I guess it ...
by storewanderer
03 Jun 2006 21:29
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Des Moines, IA
Replies: 9
Views: 8503

Does anyone know what type of interior that Santa Fe Smiths (former Jewel/Lucky) has?

It is apparantly a reasonably high volume store.
by storewanderer
24 May 2006 14:31
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Food Barn/Liquor Barn
Replies: 16
Views: 12190

There is one in Redding.
by storewanderer
10 May 2006 03:53
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Old Ralphs interiors.
Replies: 20
Views: 15560

Smiths for years had three stores from 1987 to 1995 or so: Reno, Sparks, and Carson City. Then in 1995 they opened a store in Gardnerville. Around 1996 they had plans to open a new store in South Reno and another store in Sparks, but sold the Sparks store site to Albertsons (stupid, stupid, stupid m...