Bonanza Drug Centers, Bonanza 88 and G.O. Guy Drugs
Posted: 08 Mar 2008 21:47
When I was a child, I remember visiting my grandmother who lived next to a strip mall at Ambaum Blvd SW and SW 128th St in Burien, WA. The two main anchors were a Mayfair Market (which later became Lucky and other markets), and a G.O. Guy Drugstore. Can anyone tell me anything about this small Seattle area chain like when it started? I do recall seeing a few of them. Besides the one mentioned in Burien, I remember seeing one at Pacific Hwy S and S 160th Street in Tukwila, WA (next to Art's Food Center-later a Tradewell) and a couple in Downtown Seattle.
I know that the Burien location became something called, "Bonanza Drug Center", which was an attempt by the Bonanza 88 chain to combine it's dime store operations with that of a drug store. I think there may have been one or two more of these outlets. Can anyone tell me how many there were and where. I know at that time that there still some G.O. Guy outlets left. I am wondering if these had been bought by Bonanza and just kept their original name.
Also can anyone tell me how extensive Bonanza 88 was? From my recollection, they located mostly in smaller cities like Bellingham and Yakima, WA with one store in White Center, south of Seattle. They may have had a Downtown Seattle location but I am not sure. I do remember Bonanza eventually becoming Yellow Front, then they closed.
I do know that the Burien (Ambaum Blvd) store eventually became a Bartell Drugs. Did any other Bonanza Drug Centers become Bartell's? I know the rest of G.O. Guy became a experimental version of Pay 'n Save stores called, "Pay 'n Save Limited". Some of those outlets became PayLess Drugs but I don't know if they became Rite Aids.
I know that the Burien location became something called, "Bonanza Drug Center", which was an attempt by the Bonanza 88 chain to combine it's dime store operations with that of a drug store. I think there may have been one or two more of these outlets. Can anyone tell me how many there were and where. I know at that time that there still some G.O. Guy outlets left. I am wondering if these had been bought by Bonanza and just kept their original name.
Also can anyone tell me how extensive Bonanza 88 was? From my recollection, they located mostly in smaller cities like Bellingham and Yakima, WA with one store in White Center, south of Seattle. They may have had a Downtown Seattle location but I am not sure. I do remember Bonanza eventually becoming Yellow Front, then they closed.
I do know that the Burien (Ambaum Blvd) store eventually became a Bartell Drugs. Did any other Bonanza Drug Centers become Bartell's? I know the rest of G.O. Guy became a experimental version of Pay 'n Save stores called, "Pay 'n Save Limited". Some of those outlets became PayLess Drugs but I don't know if they became Rite Aids.