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Just saw this photo after a Google search:

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This photo comes from an article talking about flood protection, using specific construction examples from Boulder:

http://www.wvdhsem.gov/WV_Disaster_Libr ... ctures.htm
Safeway Building Boulder, Colorado


The Safeway building has a brick veneer exterior with a standing metal seam roof. All windows are located above the base flood elevation, which is approximately equal to the finished floor elevation. Therefore, flood shields only designed to protect only the doors. Flood velocities in the area are approximately 2 feet per second. The shields are equipped with a pneumatic watertight sealing system, and vary in size from 40 inches to 166 inches wide by 26 inches high. The shields are stored near the front of the store behind the shopping cart storage area where they are convenient in case of flooding. The 8 shields provided for the site were manufactured by the Presray Corporation for a total cost of $22,650 (1981).
Store looks like vintage early 70s look (several Washington, D.C. area stores have similar architecture)...anyone know if this location is still open?

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Also on the topic of Colorado stores, found this photo from Denver:

http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/bcfn/pictures/2-12.html

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2.12 Safeway (SW corner of 28th and Arapahoe) from the S side of Arapahoe

This store doesn't show up on Safeway's store locator so I'm thinking this was replaced with the other store in the 80205 area code...signage looks like it dates back to the 70s, but the other photos in the collection on that site are mid-90s at earliest (judging from the cars in the parking lot).

Architecture looks very similar to this store (wonder if this is it, even):

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Here's a night shot of the Safeway at 2798 Arapahoe (SW corner of Arapahoe and 28th) in Boulder, taken in 2003. It is indeed still open and listed on Safeway's website.

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It has a modern 90's interior.

I'm thinking it's a pretty good bet it's the "flood plain" Safeway. It's an anchor in the Arapahoe Village strip mall, and the exterior design matches the rest of the mall, making it somewhat unique in the area.
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Thanks for the photo!

What zip code in the Safeway locator would pull this store up in the results? 80205 isn't doing it...
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TheStranger wrote:What zip code in the Safeway locator would pull this store up in the results? 80205 isn't doing it...
The store's ZIP code is 80302.

Boulder ZIP codes are all 803xx. 802xx ZIP codes are to the south in Denver.
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tesg wrote:
TheStranger wrote:What zip code in the Safeway locator would pull this store up in the results? 80205 isn't doing it...
The store's ZIP code is 80302.

Boulder ZIP codes are all 803xx. 802xx ZIP codes are to the south in Denver.
Ah, okay, now this is making a lot more sense :) There's a 28th and Arapahoe intersection in Denver as well and I was really thinking it was there, not Boulder.
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