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- 23 Aug 2011 16:52
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: A & P book author on the radio
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4200
Re: A & P book author on the radio
I just finished listening to it. It was a very interesting interview. I like how he mentioned that many of the same strategies that Walmart employs were originally used by A & P.
- 29 Jul 2011 13:45
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Hechinger
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26441
Re: Hechinger
I've seen some newer stores in California that have that line that were built in the 2000's.
- 09 May 2011 15:20
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
- Replies: 45
- Views: 62995
Re: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
Texas:
Skagg's Alpha Beta
Appletree
Skagg's Alpha Beta
Appletree
- 21 Feb 2011 17:35
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Burger King in Clash "Rock the Casbah" Video
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7675
Re: Burger King in Clash "Rock the Casbah" Video
I think that it must be the one at 2700 Guadalupe Street because the roof of the one in the video has a straight bottom edge on the bottom across the front, as does the Guadalupe one. The one on Ben White (1001 E. Ben White) has a section of the front edge that cuts down where the two front doors ar...
- 23 Dec 2010 17:51
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Older McDonald's Locations
- Replies: 50
- Views: 44724
Re: Older McDonald's Locations
There's another old McDonalds (#1386) at 1420 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402-3020. There still is not a drivethru and the restaurant is pretty small with very little seating. It has a basement storeroom. However, it has parking both beside the parking lot and across the street. http://www.bin...
- 23 Jul 2010 17:32
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: A couple of 1960s Safeway photos in Santa Clara County
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2772
Re: A couple of 1960s Safeway photos in Santa Clara County
I look at an aerial thanks to Bing and Google, and the shopping center is still there, but parts of it seem to have been rebuilt. http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&ie=UTF8&q=cupertino+crossroads&fb=1&gl=us&hq=crossroads&hnear=Cupertino,+CA&hl=en&view=map&cid=1522196...
- 22 May 2010 22:43
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: 7-Eleven Stores (1980-Prior)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10560
Re: 7-Eleven Stores (1980-Prior)
This old 7-11 in Tempe, Arizona still has the old signage: http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=1006+S.+MCCLINTOCK+DRTEMPE,+Arizona+85281-4504&fb=1&gl=us&hnear=&cid=0,0,6511165438066153258&ei=2JX4S8y-KMX6lwe07eGDCw&ved=0CBUQnwIwAA&hq=1006+S.+MCCLINTOCK+DRTEMPE,+Arizo...
- 07 May 2010 17:35
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Defunct Video Store Chains?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18150
Re: Defunct Video Store Chains?
Hollywood locations in Austin have been having going out of business sales, but the one in Georgetown, TX closed a few months ago, still has the stock inside and hasn't been touched like it's ready to open tomorrow.
- 13 Mar 2010 01:49
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Defunct Video Store Chains?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18150
Re: Defunct Video Store Chains?
Didn't there used to be a chain called Video Giant?
- 15 Jan 2010 22:43
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: H. Salt, Esq.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18389
Re: H. Salt, Esq.
It looks like the San Francisco Bay Area ones are gone, according to the web site. I remembering seeing some of them in the late 90s in that area.
- 30 Oct 2009 20:45
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rite Aid "Corner" stores
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11899
Re: Rite Aid "Corner" stores
This one in Fremont, California at Fremont Blvd and Decoto Rd opened between 1997 and 1999, but lasted less than five years: http://tinyurl.com/ykrkofp The aisles were diagonal and was a pretty nice store. It is across the street from a Walgreens that has been there awhile and that maybe the Rite Ai...
- 21 Jul 2009 08:38
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Original Food City Closed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4092
Original Food City Closed
This article came out about one of the Food City locations that Bashas is closing. It is the original Food City. The store opened under a different name in 1935 and changed to Food City in 1940. It was bought by Bashas' in 1993. The article has memories shared by people that have shopped at it over ...
- 18 Jul 2009 01:20
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: Groceteria Revamp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12590
Re: Groceteria Revamp
The redesign looks great! I always look forward to my weekly stop at this site.
- 03 Jan 2009 01:48
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Old JC Penney's ad
- Replies: 44
- Views: 26071
Re: Old JC Penney's ad
I lived in El Paso 1978-1985, and I remember there used to be a JC Penneys on the northeast side that still had the old signage. at that time.
- 22 Dec 2008 00:21
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Old JC Penney's ad
- Replies: 44
- Views: 26071
Old JC Penney's ad
The San Francisco Chronicle website posted an image of the original article in 1968 about the Zodiac Killer that had an old JC Penney ad below and to the right of it that I thought everyone would find interesting:
http://www.sfgate.com/gate/graphics/200 ... 1_1968.pdf
http://www.sfgate.com/gate/graphics/200 ... 1_1968.pdf