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- 03 Mar 2009 21:19
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Penny (1 cent) Gum Ball Machines
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2881
Re: Penny (1 cent) Gum Ball Machines
In my childhood (1970's) there was a great family-owned convenience store down the street from my house that had a HUGE row of penny and nickel candy. It was an outright scandal the day they had to raise the penny stuff to 2 cents and the nickel stuff to 7. But the best part about it was that I was ...
- 17 Feb 2009 09:32
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
- Replies: 39
- Views: 58385
Re: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
In the Northwest, we had DJ's Sound City, originating in Southcenter in Seattle. They had 22 stores in four states. Their logo was obnoxiously huge, which made them cool, I guess.
"DJ" was apparently Dick Justham, who passed away in May 2008.
"DJ" was apparently Dick Justham, who passed away in May 2008.
- 06 Feb 2009 21:52
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Original Safeway Interiors in Colorado?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5016
Re: Original Safeway Interiors in Colorado?
Safeway's Denver region is pretty well remodeled over. The ones that don't have the Lifestyle format yet have the interior of the Olympia, WA Marina store (you replied in that thread). See this thread: http://www.groceteria.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=523 for more information and photos of st...
- 06 Feb 2009 21:28
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Safeway in Arkansas
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19587
Re: Safeway in Arkansas
I'm certain that second store isn't a Safeway.
- 01 Feb 2009 16:30
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Original Jack in the Box sites
- Replies: 33
- Views: 58693
Re: Original Jack in the Box sites
There's a few of these along Colorado's front range still. Some of these were converted into Good Times Burgers (Loveland and Fort Collins, specifically.)
Jack in the Box exited the market years ago, but just re-entered Denver.
Jack in the Box exited the market years ago, but just re-entered Denver.
- 01 Feb 2009 16:23
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Dillon's/Kroger in Wichita KS
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4482
Re: Dillon's/Kroger in Wichita KS
The same one that's in your shots of Fry's at, 554 W Baseline, Mesa.
- 25 Jan 2009 23:00
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Dillon's/Kroger in Wichita KS
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4482
Re: Dillon's/Kroger in Wichita KS
Just an update...The Dillon's that started this thread is indeed still open. I was in there Saturday. The interior is modern, of course. Same package as in a couple of other Dillon's around town, and even the Syracuse, UT Smith's. Also, the Dillon's I noted in the Sandy's commercial (which later rem...
- 01 Jan 2009 10:21
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)
- Replies: 178
- Views: 161795
Re: Supermarkets in the Movies and TV
Hilarious news item this past week. Dog walked into a SMITH'S (Utah, I believe). Dog walked directly to the pet food aisle, grabbed a bone, and walked out. Cameras got the entire "robbery" on tape !! Murray, Utah, specifically. Link to story (with video): http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&s...
- 01 Jan 2009 10:12
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Marketplace - Gainesville, TX
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4335
Marketplace - Gainesville, TX
Happened upon this old Safeway in Gainesville, TX on Tuesday. It has a partially intact (albeit painted) Safeway interior... http://www.99w.com/evilsam/gallery/groceteria/mktpl01.jpg http://www.99w.com/evilsam/gallery/groceteria/mktpl02.jpg http://www.99w.com/evilsam/gallery/groceteria/mktpl03.jpg h...
- 24 Dec 2008 22:35
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
- Replies: 177
- Views: 106804
Re: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
It really says something that on Christmas Eve, I would be sitting around thinking about nothing in particular and suddenly remember...
FREAKIES!!!!
FREAKIES!!!!
- 23 Dec 2008 00:00
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Kmart Chef
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14827
Kmart Chef
I'd never heard of them, but a friend of mine brought up to me an attempt by Kmart to run a freestanding hamburger chain. From somewhere on Wikipedia (he sent the comments, but not the link): Kmart Chef restaurants were a small chain of free-standing fast-food restaurants owned by Kmart, started in ...
- 22 Dec 2008 23:47
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: Plagiarism
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18520
Re: Plagiarism
I did something like this once to a guy who used an image of a White Castle from my site in his by linking it in (I caught it based on my site hit stats, which were unusually large for the image file, so I tracked it back.) Below my image, he had some crazy "WASSUP THIS IS WHERE WE KICKED IT OL...
- 11 Nov 2008 23:43
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Value City Department Stores
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3126
Re: Value City Department Stores
http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/d ... ?id=369400
Article on the store in Ottawa, IL, including a photo. It's an older store that looks just as cool in person as it does in the photo.
Article on the store in Ottawa, IL, including a photo. It's an older store that looks just as cool in person as it does in the photo.
- 02 Nov 2008 21:27
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Shopping Centers in Popular Culture
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18768
Re: Shopping Centers in Popular Culture
"How to Beat the High Cost of Living", from 1980 (but shot in 1979), is perfect for this. It revolves around three women who try to rob a ball of money (promotional contest) in a mall. It was shot in Oregon at Eugene's Valley River Center. I haven't seen it in years, but if memory serves, ...
- 29 Oct 2008 23:51
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Mervyns
- Replies: 94
- Views: 95394
Re: Mervyns
The Minnesota stores were the result of Dayton-Hudson taking over the Carson Pirie Scott locations around the Twin Cities. They turned those spaces into their "Mervyn's California" concept, which was intended to give Mervyn's a brighter, colorful, more fun atmosphere.