Circle K is celebrating its 60th anniversary...and has brought back their first logo....
http://www.circlekaz.com/index.aspx
I remember the "arrow" logo..many of them were in red and green neon!
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- 17 Mar 2011 01:13
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Circle K turns 60
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3612
- 09 Feb 2011 15:21
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Food Basket (Division of Lucky Stores)-San Diego Area-1959
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14662
Re: Food Basket (Division of Lucky Stores)-San Diego Area-1959
Food Basket was Lucky in all but in name. There was an existing Lucky Market in SD before Lucky entered the market. The stores were rebranded to Lucky in the early 90's
- 08 Feb 2011 19:01
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Safeway - Flagstaff, AZ 1957
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6826
Safeway - Flagstaff, AZ 1957
Here is a photo of the grand opening of a new Safeway in Flagstaff, AZ circa 1957...Unique archictecture for Safeway. http://archive.library.nau.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cpa&CISOPTR=1620&CISOBOX=1&REC=4 This store was a the "Y" intersection in West Flag - Milton Rd @ ...
- 02 Feb 2011 15:42
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Vintage Supermarket Music
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13318
Re: Vintage Supermarket Music
Vintage music (Muzak?) is still alive and well at Walgreens...there is more 50s-60s music played over the intercoms there than on most oldies stations!
- 29 Dec 2010 01:02
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: OT: Gas Stations
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11062
Re: OT: Gas Stations
The truck stop operation actually began with Pure Oil, which was bought by Union 76 around 1965. Pure was a major operator of auto/truck stops in the Midwest and South, Union expanded the concept to its own marketing areas. In 1970 the Pure brand was finally replaced by 76 and the auto/truck stops e...
- 29 Dec 2010 00:31
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Blythe CA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5946
Re: Blythe CA
It is odd that Wal-Mart has not entered Blythe (a city of around 10,000)-an understored, isolated town. The closest big city is Yuma.
- 13 Dec 2010 00:12
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: A&P Files for Chapter 11
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4302
Re: A&P Files for Chapter 11
Again?
- 09 Dec 2010 17:19
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Phoenix - Remembering Smitty's
- Replies: 30
- Views: 57427
Re: Phoenix - Remembering Smitty's
For those who are interested.... http://smittysstory.com/index.html Smitty's began in Iowa with a handful of stores..the first to have in-store bakerys and restaraunts. With the same concept Clyde Smith opened his first Phx store in 1961..on 16th St just north of Food City. It was the largest in siz...
- 05 Oct 2010 15:39
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Disappearing Sizzlers in your area
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28517
Re: Disappearing Sizzlers in your area
Flagstaff has 2 Sizzlers, one on each end of town
And there is at least one in Phoenix
And there is at least one in Phoenix
- 22 Aug 2010 01:00
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
- Replies: 177
- Views: 106278
Re: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
Quaker also owned at one time Marx Toys, and made that one big acquisition that led to the merger with Pepsi...Stokley-Van Camp, who gave the world Gatorade.
- 22 Aug 2010 00:55
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
- Replies: 177
- Views: 106278
Re: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
It was a brand of soda in various fruit flavors (I think the usual citrus varieties, plus maybe cherry) with a "dairy" base. Kind of like a carbonated melted creamsicle in a glass bottle. It was around in the mid 1970's--about the time I graduated San Jose State and moved back to Los Angel...
- 13 Aug 2010 15:39
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Sears sign oddity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17870
Re: Sears sign oddity
Sears likes to play around with different logos...in the 70s their bags had the Sears name in script with a stylized "S" logo(while still using the rectangle)...in the 80s came the short-lived "sears" euro-block lettering (usually at the top of the ads). Today they are playing ar...
- 08 Aug 2010 04:36
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Eckerd's "leapfrog" development
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12392
Re: Eckerd's "leapfrog" development
Eckerd expanded into Phoenix and Tucson just before the CVS takeover - CVS moved into PHX the same time Eckerd did. Some that were under construction as Eckerd opened as CVS. When CVS acquired the Osco stores here, several of the former Eckerds near the existing Oscos were closed.
- 03 Aug 2010 20:32
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Disappearing Sizzlers in your area
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28517
Re: Disappearing Sizzlers in your area
The Montebello Sizzler burnt down over a year ago, and recently, they removed the signs on the building. The Sizzler sign on Beverly Blvd though is still there, and they have PODS located still in the parking lot. I don't know if they are planning to reopen eventually or if this is permanently clos...
- 20 Jul 2010 15:32
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
- Replies: 177
- Views: 106278
Re: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
Archway soft cookies are back BTW, made by Lance (better known for their peanut-butter vending machine crackers)