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- 25 Jan 2011 15:25
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Market Basket Locations
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18454
Re: Market Basket Locations
The Albertsons in Granada Hills is closing soon. It was originally a Market Basket, then Smith's Food King, then Lucky, then Albertsons. It was never updated from the Lucky interior and the store was usually not very busy. The local Ralphs and Vons stores were always vastly superior and about twice ...
- 22 Apr 2010 22:38
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Lucky's Alhambra Closes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6284
Re: Lucky's Alhambra Closes
The lineage of this store is:
Shopping Bag
Fazio's
Albertsons
Grocery Warehouse
Max Foods
Lucky
Shopping Bag
Fazio's
Albertsons
Grocery Warehouse
Max Foods
Lucky
- 04 Mar 2010 10:45
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Hollywood and vine biglots
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10253
Re: Hollywood and vine biglots
AMPAS hasn't torn down the store (yet) but the Big Lots has closed. It's been turned into a temporary art gallery for a benefit show:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_bl ... orita.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_bl ... orita.html
- 03 Feb 2010 10:42
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Ralphs - Crenshaw/Rodeo
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9166
Re: Ralphs - Crenshaw/Rodeo
Oops. I was thinking of the one at La Brea and Rodeo.greebs wrote:The Ralphs was actually across the street on the corner of Crenshaw and Rodeo. The Boys opened in 1955.
- 02 Feb 2010 19:13
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Ralphs - Crenshaw/Rodeo
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9166
Re: Ralphs - Crenshaw/Rodeo
That's actually the sign package that was used in the Alpha Beta-to-Ralphs transition (the store was a Boys but the transition was the same). They would close the store for a couple of days and install this package while Ralphsifying the rest of the store. As each store got fully remodeled they woul...
- 16 Dec 2009 19:04
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: West LA Marina Safeway to be closed in 2011
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4359
Re: West LA Marina Safeway to be closed in 2011
There some more info on the Echo Park Lifestyle remodel and pics of the West LA store at http://www.lottaliving.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14871 I agree that the West LA store hasn't kept up with the neighborhood. You can tell it's been neglected, it's just too bad that there's not much that can be done...
- 16 Dec 2009 18:56
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Former IHOP locations
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38946
Re: Former IHOP locations
The first IHOP location was at 4301 Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake, CA. It's now Mo's Restaurant.
- 07 Dec 2009 19:09
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: West LA Marina Safeway to be closed in 2011
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4359
West LA Marina Safeway to be closed in 2011
One of the last remaning Marina Safeways in LA, on Santa Monica and Barrington, is being torn down in 2011, to be replaced by a Pavilions a la the West Hollywood store. Rumor has it the Pavilions on Wilshire will then close. Details at: http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/12/neighborhood_changer_groc...
- 03 Nov 2009 16:00
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Target Chula Vista... Formerly...?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5363
Re: Target Chula Vista... Formerly...?
I agree with Jeff on everything. The Food4Less next to the former Ontario Target was previously a Ralphs with the same awning (but red), and it looks like you can see the Ralphs oval hiding behind the Michael's name on that picture.
- 03 Nov 2009 13:38
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Treasure Island cofounder dies
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3312
Treasure Island cofounder dies
From the Chicago Tribune... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obit-kamberos-30-oct30,0,5664820.story Christ Kamberos, whose Greek father peddled fruits and vegetables from a pushcart, introduced Chicago shoppers to strange and fascinating culinary delights from around the world in the aisles of...
- 15 Jul 2009 10:04
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Pavilions/Santa Monica Boulevard
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20445
Re: Pavilions/Santa Monica Boulevard
The replacement store opens next week. There are pictures (and plenty of comments on how ugly it is) at http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/07/n ... ndards.php
- 30 Jun 2009 14:29
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Serving [insert town] since [insert year]?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4729
Re: Serving [insert town] since [insert year]?
In my local Vons the sign originally said "Serving Granada Hills since 1996" which is when that store was built, but it was replacing a store at the other end of the shopping center that opened in 1960. The employees from the old store were annoyed that it didn't say 1960 so when they did ...
- 28 May 2009 13:02
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)
- Replies: 178
- Views: 159961
Re: Supermarkets in the Movies and TV
There was an Inglewood Food Fair located at 468 S. Market.
- 28 Apr 2009 22:23
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Supermarket logos used for other purposes.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5433
Re: Supermarket logos used for other purposes.
Umm, Kmart has owned Sears for a few years now.Ephrata1966 wrote:marshd1000 wrote:Not a supermarket logo, but I was at Sears recently and saw a Joe Boxer display with a smiley face that looked like Smiley from Wal-Mart. Except Joe Boxer is a Kmart brand, and this is at Sears.
- 28 Apr 2009 22:22
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Former Lucky-Monrovia
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4738
Re: Former Lucky-Monrovia
Interesting. The former Vons in Burbank that closed a couple of months ago is become a Henry's, also. I wondered what was going to happen to that store. Whole Foods had been trying to open a Burbank store for a while on Main and Alameda near Pavilions but local residents shot it down. Looks like He...