Old Target (Fedmart) in Ontario s of I-10 at Mountain
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Old Target (Fedmart) in Ontario s of I-10 at Mountain
Does anybody know the previous history of the old Target on Mountain in Ontario? I remember this as a Fedmart when I moved to Chino in 79. Target went in and divided the building and the left side was a Ralphs Giant, then a Ralphs, then a Food4Less. There is also an old Toys r Us in this center. This site has a very large 3 sided sign that can be seen from the freeway that almost looks like it might have been a Gemco but I'm not sure. I do know that Walmart wants to tear all the buildings down and make a supercenter but the old huffy people that live east of Mountain in that area say there will be too much traffic. At one time all 3 stores were open so I don't know what that's about.
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The store was originally a White Front. The arch and the entrance was about where the Target entrance was. To the left when you entered was the grocery. Straight ahead and to the right was the department store. The 3 sided sign is original to White Front [just like the one in San Bernardino on Orange Show]. It was then a Fedmart with the same layout. The tire store served both companies and I believe Target for a short period. It was a 4 day tire store after that and then I'm not sure. Yes, when Target first opened in California it had an automotive department. The one on Orange Show was still in operation when I was training there in 1986. I finished 2 week training and went to work at the LaVerne store where the building was built with a tire store, but bricked in for grand opening. If you could go in the east stock room the door openings were still there. From the outside it would be in front of the garden shop but not visible. When the Ontario Target opened it walled the grocery portion and Giant [Ralphs] opened. If my mind hasn't failed me the Ontario store was designated T-186.
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Old Target Mountain Ave Ontario
Yes Jacks keys is still there sitting all by itself. The shopping center is fenced off and is a nasty eyesore. The fence has been compromised several times and last time I drove by there were shopping cart people camping out there. Was the Toys r Us always there or was that building something else? That Toys r US was busy even though it was old and run down. They never remodeled it and it had the very old Toys r Us logo with the old Jeffry picture.
Ralphs Giant Mountain Ave Ontario
The Ralphs Giant on Mountain in Ontario was deeper than it was wider. The checkstands faced south and ran east to west near the front even though the doors faced east. It was a strange store and definitely was a smaller giant in comparison to the others like the one that was on Holt and Indian Hill in Pomona which was a Zodys. I also worked near a Ralphs Giant in Lynwood on Imperial Hwy near Atlantic that was a former Zodys and very large.
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Ralphs Giant Mountain & 10 fwy
I remember that the store had a beautiful bakery and service deli but I honestly don't remember it being called Ziggys Bakery and Deli.