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by lvkewlkid
23 Jul 2007 20:06
Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: DEFUNCT Home Improvement Chains
Replies: 34
Views: 51909

Does anyone know the location that Von Tobel's Hardware operated in and what they are now? I think that 4440 East Tropicana, Las Vegas is a former Von Tobel's, then became a call center, and is now a swap meet... Also, I heard that at Decatur and Meadows, where Fallas Paredes is located is where a V...
by lvkewlkid
23 Jul 2007 00:59
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Size of typical supermarket?
Replies: 8
Views: 14337

I read somewhere that Smith's had many stores in the early 90s/late 80s that were over 60,000 sq feet to even topping 80,000 sq ft...
by lvkewlkid
22 Jul 2007 14:18
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Types of Photos to Post
Replies: 4
Views: 5423

we are interested
by lvkewlkid
15 Jul 2007 16:32
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Thrifty (and Other Rite-Aid Legacy Brands) Ice Cream
Replies: 26
Views: 32766

Dean wrote:
lvkewlkid wrote:From what I heard, its only sold in Nevada and California...
Good point...

I believe it is sold at the RiteAids that were former Thriftys.
Most of the RiteAids in Las Vegas were former Payless's...the Thrifty's were sold to Sav-On...
by lvkewlkid
15 Jul 2007 03:58
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Thrifty (and Other Rite-Aid Legacy Brands) Ice Cream
Replies: 26
Views: 32766

From what I heard, its only sold in Nevada and California...
by lvkewlkid
13 Jul 2007 16:58
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: KMart Cafeteria and Other Restaurants
Replies: 72
Views: 95131

I believe there's still one at the Kmart at Sandhill and Sunset, in Henderson, NV, but the place is a real dump, missing floor tiles throughout the store, the cafe looks like nothing other than a carnival booth...
by lvkewlkid
08 Jul 2007 01:15
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Safeway Stores That Lost Their Original Road Signs
Replies: 4
Views: 3733

Are the VONS in Las Vegas have the original signs that used to be Safeways? Like the one at Maryland and Tropicana or Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne, both locations have a sign that none of the newer locations have it is like a pointed up and pointed down sign that is 4-sided...
by lvkewlkid
27 Jun 2007 21:32
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Big Lots at McLeod and Sahara Former Kmart Foods?
Replies: 9
Views: 9326

Does anyone have a list of former Pantry Pride/Food Fair locations in Southern NV?
by lvkewlkid
21 Jun 2007 16:59
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Origin Of Term "Ranch Market"?
Replies: 5
Views: 7689

there's a chain in Las Vegas called the King Ranch Market, which is hispanic-based...
by lvkewlkid
05 Jun 2007 21:44
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Smith's/PriceRite/Food4Less Las Vegas
Replies: 35
Views: 35158

so, all of those are former Smiths?

thanks for the info...One of my friends thought that Smith's was out of business because it turned into a Food4Less, when I told her that I went to Smith's the other day...
by lvkewlkid
05 Jun 2007 19:02
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Smith's/PriceRite/Food4Less Las Vegas
Replies: 35
Views: 35158

Smith's/PriceRite/Food4Less Las Vegas

I was wondering if anyone knows which Smith's converted to PriceRite and then to Food4Less and why the conversions happened? I thought that all of the Food4Less's were new-builds, until I found out that 3602 E Bonanza is a former Smith's, anyone know when it did the conversion and if the gas station...
by lvkewlkid
28 May 2007 21:50
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: SupeRx (Kroger) Found in Las Vegas, Nevada...
Replies: 9
Views: 16244

that would be nice to see since I pass by it every day...

Also, the ABS at Spring Mtn and Decatur is becoming a Lucky...maybe they are going to convert the majority to Lucky...
by lvkewlkid
07 May 2007 20:10
Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
Topic: Possible Format Change on Board
Replies: 6
Views: 14506

i dont think it would make anything better because if you still click on view new posts since you last visited, it wouldn't separate or do anything about that...
by lvkewlkid
30 Mar 2007 20:17
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Old Department Store Restaurants
Replies: 37
Views: 26189

In the Northwest: Most larger Nordstrom stores have at least one restaurant and an espresso bar. Seattle Downtown and Bellevue Square both have two restaurants - a Cafe and a "Men's Grill" sort of concept. I've been a fan of their clam chowder for (eep!) thirty years. The parentals could ...
by lvkewlkid
01 Mar 2007 21:33
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Those Department Store "Bells"
Replies: 10
Views: 25208

I was at Mervyns today at the Galleria and they had bells.