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The first Ralphs Giant (called "The Giant") was a new build in Bakersfield on Stockdale Hwy. just west of Hwy. 99. The store was huge for its time, in the 70,000 SF range. I opened in 1985, prior to the Zody's real estate aquiaition, and was an absolute failure. It was closed by 1987, and ...

Gemco did not have a store in Ontario.

Gemco Anaheim (#501/Lucky #422) was located at 2300 W. Lincoln, Anaheim.

Durate was the last Gemco opened. As I recall, it was opened within days of the announcement made 10/9/86 that the division would be liquidated and closed. Rowland Heights #819/Lucky #675 Encinitas #820/Lucky (Food Basket) #235 Duarte #821/Lucky #676 The 1985 Lucky Stores annual report has a few int...

If it is not too late, here is another you might enjoy. Former Safeway Marina at Clark Avenue and Bradley Road in Orcutt. Safeway opened around 1964. The exterior is one of the best preserved marinas I have seen. The interior was extensively remodeled by Longs Drugs recently, and now includes a drop...

Jeff wrote:Its Firestone and State St, in South Gate.

That's why I couldnt recognize it.

Lucky #467 - 3211 Firestone Blvd. South Gate. It would have opened late 1966 or early 1967.

Looks like the same interior package as the downtown San Jose Lucky store. It was a 1990s remodel that I've only seen in a couple of stores. As I remember, the signage was bilingual (English/Spanish). It does look like San Jose. The former Norwalk store definately has the late 80's/early 90's floor...

There was a former Lucky, #439 at 11011 E. Firestone Blvd in Norwalk. This might be the store in question. Judging from the store number, it would have opened in the mid 60's. The only Lucky Store in Bellflower was a Gemco on Lakewood Blvd.

This location does not appear on my Lucky/Gemco location list dated 3/86.
Given that, I doubt that it was a former Market Basket unless it was dark for several years.

The following is from a letter from Lucky Store's CEO to Lucky Store's employees announcing the restructuring of the company, including the closing of Gemco, regarding the development of Advantage. It is dated October 9, 1986. ...we will be assessing a number of the surplus (not sold to Target) Gemc...

I want to say Carson if my memory serves correctly. Seems like it was sold aorund 1981.

May's was acquired by Lucky Stores in 1968. Where were they located and what's its history? Did Lucky operate it as May's? socalgrocer The May's drug stores were in No. Illinois, So. Wisconsin and No. Iowa and were aquired with Eagle in 1968. As of 1979 there were 19 stores in the mid-west. Several...

Crawford's opened a new store on North Central Avenue in Glendale, just north of the 134 fwy. around 1968. The store was sold to Market Basket, then Ralphs when Market Basket left So. Cal. I beleive it is still a Ralphs. As a little kid, I was fascinated by that store when it was new. It was a big s...

Any locations of Safeway's SuperS drugs in Southern California? socalgrocer Safeway opened a supermarket with an adjacent Super S at Central Avenue and Loz Feliz Blvd. in Glendale in the mid 60's. I can't remember what happen to the drug side. If I remember, the drug store was closed sometime in th...

storewanderer wrote:I'm pretty sure Lucky retained the Merced store.

Not sure if it was retained by Lucky North or Lucky South, but it is part of Cerberus North now.
The central valley, other than Bakersfield was Lucky North.