- Safeway History – Groceteria. com
This section consists of a narrative history of Safeway It is currently being rewritten and new pages are being added as they are completed There is also the original (and somewhat incomplete and inaccurate) version of the history from the early years of this site It will be removed when the new pages are complete Photos and other material will also be added, so as long as this notice
- Safeway – Groceteria. com
Ever since I moved to California, I’d been fascinated by the easily-discernable Safeway prototypes of the past half century, and Safeway is by far the dominant chain in San Francisco So it’s only natural that my research should have started with this chain, and that its section should be the biggest and best developed on the site
- Tacoma Chain Grocery Supermarket Locations, 1924-2020
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Tacoma (including Lakewood, University Place, and Fife) between 1924 and 2020, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc and I welcome suggestions and corrections Please read about my methodology for more information about
- Denver Chain Grocery Supermarket Locations, 1927-1984
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Denver between 1927 and 1984, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc and I welcome suggestions and corrections Please read about my methodology for more information about what I do and do not include Notes The original
- Safeway History – Page 2 – Groceteria. com
Safeway was perhaps somewhat conservative in the move to supermarkets; A P closed or consolidated more than half its 15000 stores during the 1930s, while Safeway’s store count dropped by only about a quarter The first Safeway supermarket units were also somewhat smaller than those of some competitors
- Safeway History – Page 3 – Groceteria. com
The 14 August 1941 Spokane Chronicle included an advertisement for Safeway’s new stores in the area The average size had swelled to six thousand square feet for a new prototype that was beginning to be used nationwide While the design was still rather urban and pedestrian-focused, with entrances directly from the sidewalk, many of these new stores also featured side parking lots There
- Sacramento Chain Grocery History Overview - Groceteria. com
Safeway continued to be Sacramento’s dominant chain throughout the 1970s, but with some significant changes among its locations While the branches on J Street and Franklin Boulevard had been open for more than thirty years, both were now doing business in new and modern buildings, and both closed late in the decade
- Portland (Oregon) Chain Grocery Supermarket Locations, 1932-1987
Portland OR Historical Chain Locations (Groceteria com) This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Portland between 1932 and 1987, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc and I welcome suggestions and corrections Please read about my methodology for more information
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