Safeway in Shreveport
Posted: 09 Nov 2017 23:37
In my research, I've found that though Safeway had a long, storied history in Louisiana (from Minden east), they did not enter Shreveport until 1972. Even better, the first store didn't spend much time as a Safeway.
That first store, at Jewella and Greenwood Road, was in a perfect site, with Weingarten and an older Piggly Wiggly across the street. Now the funny part is that the first time I remember driving through town in the late 70's, this store was K&B Drugs. I never knew it any differently. That's because Safeway closed this store and the store adjacent the Grant's on Mansfield Road in 1976. A third store would stay open on Kings Highway until Safeway pulled out of town in 1987. It still operates as Brookshire's today.
The Jewella store converted to Rite Aid when that chain bought K&B in 1997; Rite Aid added the failed Save-A-Lot department to this store in 2015, only to have it close in 2016, most likely due to the fact that there is a Walgreens across the street. 4 other Shreveport Rite Aids were closed at the same time.
Also to note; Shreveport's stores were from the Dallas division, while ALL other Louisiana stores along I-20 were served from Little Rock.
That first store, at Jewella and Greenwood Road, was in a perfect site, with Weingarten and an older Piggly Wiggly across the street. Now the funny part is that the first time I remember driving through town in the late 70's, this store was K&B Drugs. I never knew it any differently. That's because Safeway closed this store and the store adjacent the Grant's on Mansfield Road in 1976. A third store would stay open on Kings Highway until Safeway pulled out of town in 1987. It still operates as Brookshire's today.
The Jewella store converted to Rite Aid when that chain bought K&B in 1997; Rite Aid added the failed Save-A-Lot department to this store in 2015, only to have it close in 2016, most likely due to the fact that there is a Walgreens across the street. 4 other Shreveport Rite Aids were closed at the same time.
Also to note; Shreveport's stores were from the Dallas division, while ALL other Louisiana stores along I-20 were served from Little Rock.