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Safeway History – Page 4 – Groceteria. com Safeway has also drastically modified many of its original stores In 1998, the landmark store on Market Street in San Francisco was remodeled into a super-sized post-modern nightmare, with only the hint of an arch and the enormous tower sign being preserved
Safeway – Groceteria. com Safeway Last updated on 30 April 2025 I took the photo you see above in Lodi, California sometime in 1994 I didn’t know it at the time, but taking that picture was the genesis of this site
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
Kansas City Area – Groceteria. com Kansas City is fascinating in that it was served for decades by all of the “big three” (A P, Kroger, and Safeway) and in that all three chains pulled out in about a ten-year period starting in the late 1970s After this, KC was left with one local chain on the way down (Milgram) and a collection of independents, franchises, and co-ops Except for the presence of limited assortment chains
Safeway Divisions, 1929 - Groceteria. com Safeway and Piggly Wiggly seem to have operated side by side in many districts with no distinction between the two names; the organizational structure seems to have been based on a “critical mass” of each brand
Seattle Chain Grocery Supermarket Locations, 1925-1986 Seattle Historical Chain Locations (Groceteria com)This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Seattle from 1925 to 1986, compiled from city directories, newspapers, 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
Phoenix Chain Grocery Supermarket Locations, 1925-1980 Safeway purchased the ten-year-old Pay’n Takit chain in 1928 and used the brand in other regions during the 1930s It was Safeway’s only brand in Phoenix until 1939, when the stores were rebranded as Safeway
San Francisco Chain Grocery History Overview - Groceteria. com Several were former Safeway or Piggly Wiggly locations, while others appear to have been purpose-built Lick Super Market, later QFI, 350 7th Avenue (SF Library) Small neighborhood chain stores could still be seen all over San Francisco as the 1940s ended, but in the 1950s, the balance shifted dramatically
San Francisco Chain Grocery History Overview - Groceteria. com Safeway in the 1960s San Francisco began the 1960s with 32 Safeway stores, some dating from the late 1930s Over the course of the decade, 15 of these older stores closed, while 7 new ones opened, leaving a net total of 24 San Francisco stores in 1970 Safeway operated a virtual museum of supermarket history in San Francisco at this point