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Hi,

Does anyone have photographs of all the "key" Fred Meyer locations, those that set trends in the company's history since its 1922 founding?

Their key locations:
5th & S.W. Yamhill (1922-c. 1942) - no address given in the FM d'base I have
6th & S.W. Washington (1933-1963) - 514 S.W. 6th Ave., Portland 97205
Hollywood (1931-1991) - 4161 N.E. Sandy Blvd., Portland 97212
Walnut Park (1936-1989) - 5408 N.E. Union Ave., Portland 97211
Southeast (1940-) - 5253 S.E. 82nd Ave., Portland 97266 (1940 and 1966 views)
Interstate (1953 version) - 7404 N. Interstate Ave., Portland 97217 (1953 and 1965 views)
Gateway (1954 version) - 1111 N.E. 102nd Ave., Portland 97220
Rockwood (1957-2003) - 18535 S.E. Stark St., Portland 97233 (1957 and 1982 views)
Division (I) (1958-1985) - 12100 S.E. Division St., Portland 97266
Raleigh Hills (1959-) - 7700 S.W. Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy., Portland 97225 (1959 and 1968 views)

Thank you,



Ben

While not an old store, I would say that the Hollywood West Fred Meyer (which replaced the original Hollywood store) can be considered a "key" location. If memory serves me correct, this was the first location built with the interior and layout Freddy's used on pretty much all of their new stores during the 1990s, and variations of this are still used in new stores to this day.

I do remember Portland TV ads saying "You've never seen a Fred Meyer like this before" announcing the grand opening of the Hollywood West location.

Which layout are you talking about? Is this the single floor layout with the clothing department behind the deli/bakery area (used in several of the late nineties/early 200s stores around here) or the 2-story layout with the clothing department in a mezzanine above the rest of the store (used in the local one here built about five years ago?) Or am I thinking of a different layout entirely?