Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Moderator: Groceteria

Post Reply
User avatar
Groceteria
Great Pumpkin
Posts: 1927
Joined: 04 Nov 2005 12:13
Location: In the breakroom
Contact:

Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by Groceteria »

Moved from another thread:
lvkewlkid wrote:does anybody know about the history of PayLess/Thrifty in Vegas? Maybe this will be separated into a different topic, I'm sorry to go o/t...Is the Welfare building at Pecos/Flamingo a former Pay Less as it looks like it has one of those garden center areas that the other ones had?
lvkewlkid
Veteran
Posts: 140
Joined: 25 Nov 2006 13:30

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by lvkewlkid »

i remember somewhere that someone said that the former Sav-On's are also former Thrifty's...

are there any former Pay Less/Thrifty locations that are no longer current aka former Rite Aids..
User avatar
storewanderer
Veteran
Posts: 569
Joined: 07 Nov 2005 03:24
Location: Western United States
Contact:

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by storewanderer »

Payless had 11 stores operating in Las Vegas when Rite Aid took the chain over. I know a few were still open earlier this year when Rite Aid tucked their tail between their legs and left Las Vegas, including one on Rainbow next to an unremodeled former Lucky now Albertsons (this store had been remodeled inside and downsized), one on West Sahara in the 3000 block which was unremodeled, and one down on Boulder Highway in Henderson which was unremodeled.

Thrifty had left the market, selling their stores to Sav-On by 1994. The 1994 deal involved about two dozen stores in NV and AZ. The only location I have for certain that I know is open and operating as CVS is down in Boulder City. I didn't pay too much attention to CVS's stores down there.
Photobucket now allows for comments on each photo! http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa113/StoreWest/
rnaikens
Contributor
Posts: 49
Joined: 04 Nov 2006 05:03
Location: Las Vegas NV
Contact:

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by rnaikens »

Here's a Thrifty ad from 1972. The Nellis unit was bulldozed for a Super Walmart. The address for the downtown unit doesn't exist, although it looks like the building survives.
Attachments
1972 Jul 16 - Thrifty Drug.jpg
lvkewlkid
Veteran
Posts: 140
Joined: 25 Nov 2006 13:30

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by lvkewlkid »

fremont still exists as something else, if you look at old postcards, you will see the thrifty neon sign...

Tonopah Hwy is now Rancho Dr, that location is now Save-A-Lot, i believe, as i heard the welfare building used to be Safeway...

i have always wondered what was at Decatur/Vegas in the big dirt lot, was the Thrifty there or where Habitat for Humanity is?
justin karimzad
Veteran
Posts: 270
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 01:23
Location: California

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by justin karimzad »

The Fremont Thrifty is Tiffany's Gifts now, at 317 Fremont st. This was the first out-of-california Thrifty, opening October 1952. It was two stories, with furniture and other big items sold on the second floor. The building was originally a JC Penney.
Vintage postcard views;
http://flickr.com/photos/vegasrob/432102364/
http://flickr.com/photos/illtakeyourphoto/2871084831/
Current view;
http://daplus.us/ShowPhoto.aspx?abi=0E0 ... CBEE2578B8
Last edited by justin karimzad on 21 Nov 2008 11:49, edited 1 time in total.
lvkewlkid
Veteran
Posts: 140
Joined: 25 Nov 2006 13:30

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by lvkewlkid »

didn't the JCPenney move east to 7th and Fremont (or was that Sears?)
justin karimzad
Veteran
Posts: 270
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 01:23
Location: California

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by justin karimzad »

lvkewlkid wrote: i have always wondered what was at Decatur/Vegas in the big dirt lot, was the Thrifty there or where Habitat for Humanity is?
The Thrifty is Beauty Supply Warehouse now, and still uses Thrifty's pylon sign.
http://daplus.us/ShowPhoto.aspx?abi=500 ... B0AC2AF5E4
From the same website I found out that the Thrifty was JC Penney, JC Penney moved east on Fremont to where the Fremont Medical Building is now.
http://classiclasvegas.squarespace.com/ ... rentPage=7
justin karimzad
Veteran
Posts: 270
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 01:23
Location: California

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by justin karimzad »

By June 1976, there was also a Thrifty somewhere along E. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas. I'm wondering if that was the current CVS at 1812 E. Charleston Blvd?
justin karimzad
Veteran
Posts: 270
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 01:23
Location: California

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by justin karimzad »

lvkewlkid wrote:Is the Welfare building at Pecos/Flamingo a former Pay Less as it looks like it has one of those garden center areas that the other ones had?
3330 E. Flamingo Rd? Yes, that is a former Payless :)
Every drug store operating in Nevada as of 1995 can be found here;
http://gy.com/biz/446110/702.htm
User avatar
romleys
Veteran
Posts: 141
Joined: 05 Nov 2005 12:56

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by romleys »

Just had to mention that Thrifty Ice Cream is still distributed "Thrifty Payless" El Monte,CA. No mention of Rite Aid anywhere on the package.
Charles H:)
justin karimzad
Veteran
Posts: 270
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 01:23
Location: California

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by justin karimzad »

I have no idea where this is/was, but Thrifty Drug had a store in the Sunrise Pavilion (shopping center?).
lvkewlkid
Veteran
Posts: 140
Joined: 25 Nov 2006 13:30

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by lvkewlkid »

justin karimzad wrote:By June 1976, there was also a Thrifty somewhere along E. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas. I'm wondering if that was the current CVS at 1812 E. Charleston Blvd?
current CVS is a former Sav-On, the Thrifty could have been part of the shopping center when it was the Charleston Plaza Mall, which was demalled (possibly demolished and rebuilt?) in the late 80s with a Lucky and Sav-On....
rnaikens
Contributor
Posts: 49
Joined: 04 Nov 2006 05:03
Location: Las Vegas NV
Contact:

Re: Thrifty/Payless in Las Vegas

Post by rnaikens »

Here's another Thrifty ad. I think Maryland and Karen is now OfficeMax.

The Habitat building on North Decatur is an original Food Fair and later a Pay N PaK Hardware. The vacant lot of a former Wonderworld and the very first Lucky's in LV. (Originally a Wonder World Discount Foods that Lucky's bought)

The East Charleston location is a vacant lot in front of Lowes. It was a Thrifty next to a Safeway. Later it was a The Furniture Store next to J&J Market and later a Food Giant Market. Food Giant closed and the furniture store took both buildings.

Remember The Furniture Store TV ads where "James" the spokesman acted like he was Telly Savalis with a lollypop?
Attachments
1974 Jan 2 - Thrifty.jpg
Post Reply