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- 31 Mar 2012 10:40
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Eagle Quality Centers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5999
Re: Eagle Quality Centers
I notice that this new store has the old Safeway logo. But I know there were a few stores that had the old logo but were built with the "lifestyle" package. Was this the case here?
- 31 Mar 2012 10:35
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rite Aids with Pay 'n Save interiors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14152
Rite Aids with Pay 'n Save interiors
Currently I am on a trip to Bellingham, WA. So last night as I was driving through the downtown area, I passed a Rite Aid. Not too unusual around these parts to see a Rite Aid that had been a Pay 'n Save and/or Payless. But as I was driving by, I could see that is sported the green and blue late 198...
- 08 Mar 2012 00:51
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Eagle Quality Centers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5999
Re: Eagle Quality Centers
The store in Girdwood is Crow Creek Mercantile. I suspect that they are the hidden gems that were part of Carrs prior to the Safeway merger. But in the case of the Nome store, I actually found out about it by listening to a radio station online from Nome. There was a mention of Hanson's/Safeway on t...
- 06 Mar 2012 17:18
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Eagle Quality Centers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5999
Eagle Quality Centers
Yesterday I was looking up stuff about Nome, Alaska and saw that there is a store called, Hanson's/Safeway. But upon looking for it I discovered that Safeway actually does operate a store in Nome. But when looking at the ad online, it said "Eagle Quality Centers-A Safeway Company". I could...
- 24 Feb 2012 03:01
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
- Replies: 45
- Views: 62997
Re: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
Washington State:
A&P
Piggly Wiggly
Mayfair
Lucky
Larry's Markets
Prairie Market
Tradewell
Stock Market Foods
Mark It Foods
Big Bear (the Lucky stores version)
Johnny's
Olson's
Admittedly, some of them I shopped at as a kid with my parents. But I probably bought a candy bar with allowance money.
A&P
Piggly Wiggly
Mayfair
Lucky
Larry's Markets
Prairie Market
Tradewell
Stock Market Foods
Mark It Foods
Big Bear (the Lucky stores version)
Johnny's
Olson's
Admittedly, some of them I shopped at as a kid with my parents. But I probably bought a candy bar with allowance money.
- 14 Mar 2011 14:12
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Cub Foods in Washington State
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4555
Cub Foods in Washington State
I know that in the Northwest that the owners of WinCo Foods had a franchise for Cub Foods at least in the Portland area. However, I do remember in the early 1990's seeing a sign for a Cub Foods to be built in Federal Way, Washington. That store never opened as a Cub Foods. That site eventually becam...
- 14 Mar 2011 14:01
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Edmonds, WA: Former Centennial A&P?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5175
Re: Edmonds, WA: Former Centennial A&P?
I also believe that the former QFC in Lakewood was also a former A&P. It had a similar design.
- 24 Feb 2011 11:40
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Safeway in Snohomish, WA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3226
Re: Safeway in Snohomish, WA
I am wondering if that Snohomish Safeway sign could be from a space that may have been occupied by a Olson's Food Store? I know most Olson's were bought by QFC prior to being taken over by Fred Meyer and Kroger. But could this be a case where QFC passed on a location? Olson's had a oval logo, like K...
- 13 Jan 2011 22:52
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Burger Chef
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18532
Re: Burger Chef
As for Burger Chef, that was before my time, but how widespread were they in this area? Burger Chef only made it as far north as the Portland-Vancouver market. There's an intact "Cosmo 2" Burger Chef building near Portland State University. I've got to think it's only a matter of time bef...
- 26 Dec 2010 16:43
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Plaid Pantry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4185
Re: Plaid Pantry
I was only refering to my knowledge of Plaid Pantry in Seattle. Being that Plaid Pantry was from Portland, I would not be surprised that the Portland stores were turned into am/pm.
- 21 Dec 2010 20:14
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Plaid Pantry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4185
Re: Plaid Pantry
I believe that Plaid Pantry was going to be a major franchise of am/pm. They had some stores in the Seattle area. But none of the existing stores were ever converted to the am/pm banner. But there was one "new build" that opened during that period that opened as a am/pm. It was the first a...
- 10 Dec 2010 16:29
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: SeaTac Mall/Commons at Federal Way
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14266
Re: SeaTac Mall/Commons at Federal Way
The theatre space was originally Lamonts then Gottschalks. Gottschalks left as it was pulling out of the Seattle metro area. In other words, before the whole company went bankrupt.
- 19 Oct 2010 16:52
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Old Fred Meyer Stores w/ Separate HI&GCs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13801
Re: Old Fred Meyer Stores w/ Separate HI&GCs
There was also a Fred Meyer in Seattle that had a separate HI&GC. It was the one on Lake City Way. This store was originally a Marketime Drug outlet. While I don't know that origin of the Marketime chain by the 60's they were like the older Fred Meyer store but without food. However the Lake Cit...
- 08 Jun 2010 21:33
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Fred Meyer gas stations signage
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10610
Re: Fred Meyer gas stations signage
I only know of one QFC with gas. That would be the North Lynnwood QFC on Highway 99. But that QFC Fuel Stop has the regular QFC logo.
- 09 May 2010 22:20
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rexall Drugs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13205
Rexall Drugs
Yesterday, I was in Downtown Gig Harbor, WA and found the first Rexall Drug store that I have seen in many years! As far as I know, Rexall lives on in Canada. But I am wondering if anyone else has seen any other unaffiliated Rexall Drug Stores here in the US?