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by ieguy441
25 Jan 2008 23:37
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Stater Brothers - Whittier Bl, West Whittier
Replies: 11
Views: 6434

Re: Stater Brothers - Whittier Bl, West Whittier

Something I do find interesting is the Stater Bros on Mission Ave and Plaza Camino Real in Oceanside. This store started out life as a Food Basket then became Lucky before being rebranded into Price Advantage/Food Advantage/Food Price Advantage/Super Saver (that was a lot of rebranding in one year!)...
by ieguy441
25 Jan 2008 23:24
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Stater Brothers - Whittier Bl, West Whittier
Replies: 11
Views: 6434

Re: Stater Brothers - Whittier Bl, West Whittier

I think it's great that Stater Bros has at least added some new paint to stores which have yet to be remodeled, something Albertsons has yet to do with our old Lucky even after ten years. I'll be honest, I think the repainted former-Luckys look better than the remodeled Stater Bros... but that's jus...
by ieguy441
20 Jan 2008 06:01
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Converted SuperValu/Lucky store photos in Las Vegas
Replies: 3
Views: 3745

Converted SuperValu/Lucky store photos in Las Vegas

http://www.geocities.com/coolstorephotos/svulucky.html storewanderer Thanks for those photos! I go to that Lucky on Craig whenever I am in Vegas (my fiancee's sister and brother-in-law live a few blocks south of the Walmart and Target that's a little further West on Craig so we always shop at the L...
by ieguy441
20 Jan 2008 05:53
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Max Foods Montebello Closing
Replies: 53
Views: 28682

Re: Max Foods Montebello Closing

I have been told that this former Lucky/Albertsons will indeed be one of the first new stand-alone Savon Drug stores to roll out later in the first quarter of this year. We'll see if this happens or not.... seems like it will though.
by ieguy441
04 Nov 2007 21:06
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Bob's Big Boy former L.A. locations
Replies: 47
Views: 50022

Growing up in Oceanside, CA, we had what was called "Allie's" that later became Coco's. Was Allie's apart of Bob's Big Boy? I remember they had a great buffet for breakfast and lunch. Sure missed it when Coco's tookover. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=pj448456pk0y&style=o...
by ieguy441
04 Sep 2007 03:20
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Unidentified Store in Oceanside, California...
Replies: 10
Views: 6512

I grew up in Oceanside, and I remember this one very well!
by ieguy441
25 Apr 2007 19:53
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: W T Grant
Replies: 67
Views: 83554

The pre-remodel Ralphs is identical to a former Albertsons in Hemet. 1/2 the building is Staples, the other half 99 cents only. It's been very crudely remodeled, with only the 99 cents only store remodeling the facade... it looks awful.
by ieguy441
20 Apr 2007 01:27
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Advantage Super Markets
Replies: 11
Views: 6816

Ok, found Jeff's list of Gemco locations. I am 100 percent sure that the location I went to was the Escondido one. It is now an Albertsons/Savon.
by ieguy441
20 Apr 2007 01:15
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Advantage Super Markets
Replies: 11
Views: 6816

Ok, I remember these quite well from growing up in the San Diego/North County area. I believe the original "Advantage" stores were rebranded "Lucky Advantage". The signage was a peach color, very modern for the early 90's. I remember the interior looking like an upscale Lucky of ...
by ieguy441
09 Jan 2007 22:19
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Food Barn locations in LA, OC, Riverside, and LV, 1980-84
Replies: 6
Views: 4855

The one in Hemet was located on the SE corner of Sanderson and Florida. It's been a Von's for years now, and has been heavily remodeled both inside and out.
by ieguy441
22 Aug 2006 01:07
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Payless Drug Commercial, 1996
Replies: 2
Views: 4704

Oddly enough, the former Payless Drugs (now a Longs after Rite Aid sold out their converted Payless and Thrifty) by my house looked EXACTLY as this store did. They were called "future stores" and most of the aisles were placed on a 45 degree angle. The store now has hunter green signage ar...
by ieguy441
30 Jun 2006 23:28
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Big Bear in San Diego
Replies: 10
Views: 8331

I seem to recall that another Oceanside "Big Bear" was later converted into a MiraCosta College campus and the one in Vista was also converted into a Mega Warehouse. I think Albertsons now resides there.
by ieguy441
04 Apr 2006 02:31
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Albertsons pharmacies
Replies: 5
Views: 4446

Alot of leases contain clauses that prohibit similar stores to enter the same shopping center (I am an ass. manager at a privitely owned Sandwich shop and we have a clause in our contract that says no other store can sell sandwiches). I remember the Albertson's in Oceanside didn't have a pharmacy un...
by ieguy441
31 Mar 2006 02:10
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Old Target Interiors
Replies: 32
Views: 26527

I was actually at the old Target in Moreno Valley, CA yesterday and it is now Rio Rancho Indoor Mall. I drove very slowly past the doors and could still see the intact Food Aveune as well a the 45 degree angled wall in the back corner that was the entrance to the fitting rooms. The store has been su...
by ieguy441
27 Mar 2006 20:37
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: W T Grant
Replies: 67
Views: 83554

There was a WT Grant store in Hemet, CA in the early to mid 1970's that anchored "Grant Plaza" with the neighboring Stater Bros. By the 1980's, Sears had taken over the property and in 1999, the building was finally closed when Sears joined the Hemet Valley Mall. Since then, the building w...