Highland Park Marina Safeway/Big Lots closing

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Highland Park Marina Safeway/Big Lots closing

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I saw this over on the Lotta Living board, that the Big Lots, a Marina Safeway, in Highland Park is closing. The original store opened in 1955 but this is likely a replacement store since, as one of the posters points out, the original Marina didn't open until 1959. Safeway was still building pylon stores in the mid-50s.

There's also a picture on this thread of another Marina Safeway under construction.

http://www.lottaliving.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=13669
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Looking at Google Street View, that Delano marina is now Ranch Market and is located at Main/9th (and might be in the Groceteria Bakersfield section).
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A group is trying to get this store designated as a historical cultural landmark. El Super wants to either rebuild or heavily remodel the store. There is some community opposition to this (how much there really is I can't tell) so they are seeking this protection.

Here are some posts from the York Blvd blog:
http://yorkblvd.com/2009/03/04/more-on- ... -land-use/
http://yorkblvd.com/2009/03/18/el-super-update/
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I took a road trip to Los Angeles two weeks ago, and ended up driving past this store.

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I'm happy to say that the place still looks original; on the outside, anyway.
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