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The Diamond Bar CVS (Diamond Bar Blvd south the 60 Freeway, large size for a drug store) opened as Payless Drug in 1970. It became a Savon Home Center/Savon Drugs in 1984 after Savon's parent Jewel Companies bought out some Payless stores in SoCal (others went to Kmart Corporation). This location wa...

Here is Chad's original list updated with cross-streets and current occupants of the listed locations: 1000 E Valley Blvd, Alhambra/WEST OF NEW - FAZIO/ABS GROCERY WAREHOUSE-MAX FOODS-Lucky by Supervalu 300 W Main St, Alhambra/THIRD - Super A Foods 2408 Lincoln Ave, Altadena/FIGUEROA DR - (closed '7...

The current parent company of Mervyns also owns Albertsons LLC (Cerberus Capital). Recently, Cerebrus closed or sold almost half of the Albertsons stores (and DC's) they acquired during the 3-way split with Supervalu and CVS. They acquired Mervyns from Target Corporation around 2005, before they ent...

I have a 1955 Auto Club of Southern Cal's Whittier-Norwalk map (photocopy). Luitweiler Road is in fact the old name for La Mirada Blvd. This is before LA County Public Works designated La Mirada and Colima as County Highway N8. Much of the South Whittier/La Mirada was unincorporated LA County until ...

During the American Stores' ownership of Alpha Beta as a separate division (1979-1988), were there any Hy-Lo Pharmacies inside Alpha Beta/Skaggs Alpha Beta stores?

Also, did Esther Cramer write a 2nd edition to "The Alpha Beta Story"?

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Correct me if I'm wrong - I believe Azusa Pacific University owns the shopping center today.

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All California Rite Aids sell Thrifty Ice Cream - prepacked and a service bar by the cashiers. The Chino Hills store (71/Soquel Canyon) was built last year and features a Thrifty Ice Cream bar. The ice cream plant is on Telstar Ave off I-10 and Rosemead Blvd (CA19) in El Monte, behind the Wells Farg...

I read somewhere that there is an Owl-Rexall still operating on 401 N Vincent Ave in Covina at San Bernardino Road. I googled it and sure enough, its still there. The store's website is http://www.owlrexall.com Their about us page says "...serving the community since 1957". It says it also...

The West Covina Liquor Barn (I-10/West Covina Parkway, off the Orange Ave miniramp from the eastbound) that became House of Fabrics (later Joann Fabrics) closed last year. It is now a brand new Sears Outlet store, a great supplement to the Sears-owned Big Kmart next door and the Sears a couple of bl...

Jeff, The City of Industry Sambo site (was a Korean BBQ restaurant a few months ago) is now vacant and up for lease. I just noticed the for-lease sign yesterday evening as I drove through the area. I think the parking lot (off Railroad) was part of the alignment/right of way of a street vacated by t...

I visited the Metropole store on Avalon, Catalina Island 4 or 5 years ago, when most mainland stores were being renovated to the Safeway "Giving Our Best" decor. Metropole (Avalon's only and largest chain-owned supermarket) still had the red-white decor. I don't know if they have since ren...

Albertsons acquired All American in 1966, thus beginning their entry into SoCal. An All-American Center exists somewhere in Downey and I read somewhere that there is either an Albertsons or Stater Bros at the site or nearby. Most likely a Stater Bros. A search of the Proquest LA Times Historical Dat...

The 1970's era Steak Corral (I don't know how many other locations were in SoCal) on Azusa and Rowland in West Covina went out of business within the last couple of months. The restaurant chain NORMS is renovating it to be their newest location but maintaining the building's original octagonal archi...

By the way, Jeff, I found another article that states in 1959, the store was owned by then mayor Rod Irvine. In January 1959, the Mayor's wife left the store with the money bag and in the parking lot, she was robbed by a man.

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Jeff, Quang Hoa was Star Market (not related to the Albertson's owned chain). According to the LA Times Archives, Monterey Park Police Officer George Elder was shot and killed after a robbery at this grocery store on June 9, 1961 . Officer Elder was off duty at the time when he happened to be at the...