Pictures of '50s-'80s Albertsons Stores
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 22:35
Could you please try to find some vintage pictures of Albertsons stores dating from the 1960s through the 1980s?
Why do I ask? Because, many of the pre-1976 Albertsons exteriors were false-fronted with the 1976 and later storefronts, removing the "A-L-B-E-R-T-S-O-N-S" lettering (whether red on white, or white on blue). Only a few pre-1976 stores in the Portland, OR area kept their original exteriors... and all of which ceased to exist after January 1989 (the 39th & Belmont store became a Thriftway and is presently a Walgreen's), while the 39th & Holgate store became a Trader Joe's more recently).
Between circa 1961 and 1972, the ALBERTSONS text was red on white, and in late '72 it became white on blue. The present logo, with minor changes in recent years, dates to 1976.
Trying to find a pre-1976 Albertsons store exterior is tough.
~Ben
Why do I ask? Because, many of the pre-1976 Albertsons exteriors were false-fronted with the 1976 and later storefronts, removing the "A-L-B-E-R-T-S-O-N-S" lettering (whether red on white, or white on blue). Only a few pre-1976 stores in the Portland, OR area kept their original exteriors... and all of which ceased to exist after January 1989 (the 39th & Belmont store became a Thriftway and is presently a Walgreen's), while the 39th & Holgate store became a Trader Joe's more recently).
Between circa 1961 and 1972, the ALBERTSONS text was red on white, and in late '72 it became white on blue. The present logo, with minor changes in recent years, dates to 1976.
Trying to find a pre-1976 Albertsons store exterior is tough.
~Ben