tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post4181524166231898187..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: Safeway Sixties StyleDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-84402143008780731822013-03-02T21:02:29.472-06:002013-03-02T21:02:29.472-06:00Glad this brought back some memories for you! The ...Glad this brought back some memories for you! The Blue Ridge Wards is pictured on another post, if you haven't already seen it - http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-day-for-wards.html Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-8450633472412693752013-02-26T13:46:38.498-06:002013-02-26T13:46:38.498-06:00Dave, now you've gone and done it! I totally r...Dave, now you've gone and done it! I totally remember the store next to the Blue Ridge Bowl in Independence! We moved to the KC area after living in SoCal for a while, and my parents would shop at the "Monkey Wards" and then stop at the Safeway. Never did go into the bowling alley.After These Messageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942003277356135236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-64520257460548290512012-03-16T03:12:29.146-05:002012-03-16T03:12:29.146-05:00That Honolulu Safeway has just closed down. They b...That Honolulu Safeway has just closed down. They built a new store just around the corner from it.Tiki Javanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-22904578847663492882012-02-27T00:44:10.100-06:002012-02-27T00:44:10.100-06:00The Oakland store is definitely 3434 High St. I r...The Oakland store is definitely 3434 High St. I remember shopping at that store as a kid. It's a Walgreens now and the building to the right with 3 windows is still there too. Later Safeway added a sign where the Walgreens sign is now with a neon circle S and neon SAFEWAY in green letters with a yellow background.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-31213418961350614282011-03-18T13:23:43.536-05:002011-03-18T13:23:43.536-05:00I recognized the Edmonton store right away :-)I recognized the Edmonton store right away :-)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12414935735437059271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-55511969147723124372010-04-14T19:01:30.672-05:002010-04-14T19:01:30.672-05:00You might wish to know that the Vons in Santa Barb...You might wish to know that the Vons in Santa Barbara closed in December 2009.<br />also, regarding Grand Union Marina-style stores, I shopped in one circa 1980-83 at 126th and 2nd in Lansingburgh (North Troy), NY. They exist(ed)! grin...Dave Robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-51221031159502742942009-10-22T14:46:44.554-05:002009-10-22T14:46:44.554-05:00The Oakland store is most likely 3434 High St. Th...The Oakland store is most likely 3434 High St. The building is still standing and has been altered very little despite being occupied by Walgreens for close to 20 years now.romleyshttp://flickr.com/romleys/photosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-37684549956058259502008-05-15T21:44:00.000-05:002008-05-15T21:44:00.000-05:00Cora - Thanks so much for the kind words, I'm glad...Cora - Thanks so much for the kind words, I'm glad you like the site! I'd love to see a photo of the statue if you get a chance to take one.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-4265325412982306372008-05-12T18:06:00.000-05:002008-05-12T18:06:00.000-05:00To be fair, I suspect the statue was sponsored by ...To be fair, I suspect the statue was sponsored by the county council rather than Safeway, but it's still very nice. It depicts a fishmonger, by the way, which is kind of fitting considering it stands in front of a supermarket.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the history, the Safeway market is definitely a postwar building according to people who lived in the area for a long time, though nobody can remember what year it was built or what used to be there before. It was a Safeway into the 1990s, then briefly a Comet supermarket until the Comet chain was taken over by the German retail giant Metro AG and converted into an Extra market.<BR/><BR/>The building is architecturally quite interesting, as it has an arched entrance and the outside is completely covered in white ceramic tiles. It is also remarkably well preserved. I'll see if I can snap a photo next time I'm in the area.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog, BTW.Cora Buhlerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868233120931184399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-50380088001936812562008-05-10T23:06:00.000-05:002008-05-10T23:06:00.000-05:00Cora - Thanks for that background on Safeway's Ger...Cora - Thanks for that background on Safeway's German stores. That's fascinating about the one with the statue. I hadn't heard of that previously, but it adds another dimension to the "charm" of the European stores I referred to.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-82036436134931612512008-05-09T21:05:00.000-05:002008-05-09T21:05:00.000-05:00Regarding the German Safeway stores, there was one...Regarding the German Safeway stores, there was one in my hometown into the 1990s. The building was a postwar construction with a distinctive white tiled exterior.<BR/><BR/>The parking lot hosted an open air market on certain weekdays, probably because it was one of the few open spaces in a densely built 19th century quarter. In the 1980s, they put up a bronze statue on the parking lot, probably the only supermarket with its own statue. <BR/><BR/>The building is still there and still a supermarket, though now occupied by the German Extra chain.Cora Buhlerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868233120931184399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-64791695429922741022008-02-29T23:09:00.000-06:002008-02-29T23:09:00.000-06:00RR Ryan - That's one I'd love to see myself!RR Ryan - That's one I'd love to see myself!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-6111328951269268212008-02-29T16:59:00.000-06:002008-02-29T16:59:00.000-06:00Thanks for the Santa Barbara store. I'll make a p...Thanks for the Santa Barbara store. I'll make a point of seeing it when I go to the Music Festival in August-RR RyanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-38531034346661296402007-11-16T06:36:00.000-06:002007-11-16T06:36:00.000-06:00Thanks very much, Scott!Thanks very much, Scott!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-81912481700764649042007-11-15T16:17:00.000-06:002007-11-15T16:17:00.000-06:00I grew up with the ranch design. It was prevelant ...I grew up with the ranch design. It was prevelant in the Dublin store (later moved to San Ramon, with the same design).<BR/>This was really a great post. Good work with the photos and writing.<BR/>ScottScott Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967375949115515071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-76821766104551946402007-09-25T06:54:00.000-05:002007-09-25T06:54:00.000-05:00Anonymous, I think the Penn Fruit stores were some...Anonymous, I think the Penn Fruit stores were some of the best looking ever. They probably built a larger percentage of their stores in the curved roof, open "marina" style than most chains. Albertsons had their fair share of these as well. You mentioned Grand Union - the one marina type I've seen of theirs in pics was opened in Utica NY around 1956 or so. I wonder if there were more.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-24753017362888622642007-09-25T06:47:00.000-05:002007-09-25T06:47:00.000-05:00Ed - That's great to know! I'd love to see it in p...Ed - That's great to know! I'd love to see it in person someday. These truly were works of art, and their like probably won't be seen again. It's staggering to imagine what it would cost in today's dollars to design new retail stores with these. <BR/><BR/>Thanks very much!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-33998690948319804962007-09-25T02:53:00.000-05:002007-09-25T02:53:00.000-05:00I remember discovering the mosaic murals on the si...I remember discovering the mosaic murals on the side of the now Vons in downtown Santa Barbara a few years ago.<BR/>A block off of State Street, they are still in good shape!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483702039155363238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-39969538731557659552007-09-24T19:10:00.000-05:002007-09-24T19:10:00.000-05:00Virtually all chains built larger stores in the 60...Virtually all chains built larger stores in the 60s than in the decade before and many were far larger than the typical 22K sf marina. Grand Union was building 30K sf stores in the late 50s. Moreover, the barrel vault roof was already present in a great many supermarkets from the 30s onward for engineering reasons and Safeway was not the only chain to strip that configuration bear and make the curved roof evident from the street (rather than hiding it behind a rectangular font). Penn Fruit had similar stores that probably originated sooner. Ranch designs were common among Acme and other chains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-26468082863225216942007-09-24T19:02:00.000-05:002007-09-24T19:02:00.000-05:00All these photos are very breathtaking. The design...All these photos are very breathtaking. The designs, the colors, the plam trees. Just awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com