[runchadrun]

Big Lots at Lincoln and Venice, in Venice - former Safeway:

http://local.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.pp0 ... d%20States___

This store is about to be "redeveloped" along with the Savon/CVS next door and turned into a Whole Foods. I'm sure their sales will be through the roof. Unfortuntately the artist's rendering shows that all of the funky architecture is going away:
http://www.combined.biz/portfolio_details.php?id=195

[Jeff]

Big Lots at Lincoln and Venice, in Venice - former Safeway:

http://local.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.pp0 ... d%20States___

This store is about to be "redeveloped" along with the Savon/CVS next door and turned into a Whole Foods. I'm sure their sales will be through the roof. Unfortuntately the artist's rendering shows that all of the funky architecture is going away:
http://www.combined.biz/portfolio_details.php?id=195

Now I'm thinking this used to be a Super S Store at one point, with the size of the building?

[steps]

Here's a Watts store, not sure if it's the one that burned in the 1965 riots:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics34/00036545.jpg

Another store in the area, Vernon and Figueroa - not sure if it's the Ralphs discussed at http://www.groceteria.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=182 but it is identified in the LA library collection as a Safeway:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics30/00049645.jpg

Funny that the "grill" is still on the store. The store was Thrifty now RiteAid. The Raplhs store was next door which as I thought was a Boys Market then Ralphs now Ross.

[Groceteria]

I'm going to close this topic because, while it's very interesting, it has gotten way too broad. It could conceivably cover hundreds and maybe even thousands of locations. I think it would be better if we could start new topics for individual locations, or at least locations that have something specific in common.

Carry on.

Thanks,
David