Goatman79 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I can confirm that the 290/Little York location was definitely a Safeway, and later, Apple Tree. I grew up in the area and passed by it often. There was also a Safeway in the Bear Creek area on State Highway 6 at Loch Katrine Dr., which is close to Kieth Harrow Blvd. That Safeway also became an Apple Tree, and a Hobby Lobby, and is now a thrift shop. Those conglomerate rock walls seem to be characteristic of Safeway stores and other late 1970's ventures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 There was a Safeway at 2192 Farm To Market Rd 2234 between Texas Parkway and Independence in Missouri City. I went to that grand opening back in 1983 I believe is when it opened. It later changed to an Appletree store and then a Kroger grocery store. I worked there when it was a Kroger. The clientele changed and the Kroger eventually shutdown. That design was the same as the one on Old spanish trail in Houston. The one on Old spanish trail was a Safeway (same design) then changed to Appletree and finally a Kroger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchMemoH Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 It looks like Bellaire @ Synott, it became HEB, and closed.Kroger was on West Fuqua @ Blue Ridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I just checked google maps on bellaire and synott. I had a friend that worked at that Kroger location at Synott. It looks like from the building that it was an HEB after that. It is now a My Hoa Food Market. I remember a Kroger on West Fuqua @ Blue Ridge. I used to go there when I was younger in the 80's. After they shut that one down, they opened the one in Texas Parkway and Independence. If you check google maps, you will see that exact same picture that I posted above. It used to be a Safeway around 1983 or 84 and then changed to Appletree and then finally a Kroger. I worked there when it was a Kroger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchMemoH Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 jt124, I found fm 529 @ highway 6 it's a food town, with the same design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I checked that area on the maps and looks similar to the Safeway design kind of. Not sure what was there before. Nice to know what was actually there before Foodtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger198619 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 The store on FM 529 near HWY 6 was originally built as an Albertsons, after Albertsons left the Houston Market it didnt sit empty for very long, after that Food Town moved in. In Food Town fashion, they ripped out the bakery, deli counter, and the pharmacy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchMemoH Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Food town on 11850 Bissonnet @ Kirkwood and 6635 Braeswood @ Fondren was Albertson's. Did it have a Safeway on Fondren @ Braeswood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The Food town on 11850 Bissonnet used to be a Kroger before it became an Albertson's. Before that, the Kroger at that location used to be where that 99 cents only store is. I also remember back in the 80's there was a big grocery store called Jumbo on the right side of the Food town. If you look at google maps in street view to the right of the Food town, you will see an empty lot were a grocery store used to be. It has a for lease sign. That used to be a Jumbo food store. I remember driving by that area with my parents when I was young and seeing that store. Don't remember if I went in it though. Don't remember a Safeway on Fondren and Braeswood. I do remember a Weingartens used to be at the corner of Fondren and West Belfort. It's Fiesta now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesw Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Yes, the Fiesta on Fondren @ W. Bellfort was a Weingarten's, then Grand Union, then Safeway, then Appletree. I thought all the Albertson's were new construction? Yes, the Foodtown on S. Braeswood @ Fondren was an Albertson's. I never knew there was a Jumbo out on Bissonnet. In the poorly maintained strip center on Fondren, running south from South Braeswood, was a Jumbo. There was also a Jumbo out on Westheimer in the Westchase area, not sure of the cross street, that may have later become a Randall's. I believe the original Jumbo was in West Columbia and there was also one in Alvin at one time, I think (remembering what was printed on the bags).. The Jumbo on Fondren became a go-to grocery store for me. After Handy Andy left the market and before the advent of Randall's Flagship and Kroger's Signature stores, it was better than your average Safeway or Weingarten's. Except the store on Fondren was in run-down shape. My most vivid memory is of the sagging shelves. The store in Westchase was in better shape, almost as nice as a Handy Andy. My relatives who lived on the east side would always go by the Jumbo on Fondren on their way home from visiting their children and grandchildren in Missouri City and First Colony; they told me about it. Their son used to live in Maplewood. When my parents came up to visit,they would also always make a stop at Jumbo. When the Jumbo on Fondren closed it became a Tuesday Morning after af few years I think. I never went in but it must've been a huge one. Edited April 26, 2015 by brucesw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 brucesw. Sorry, but I made a mistake. There was no Jumbo on Bissonnet. It was on Fondren near South Braeswood. The two Food town store locations, Bissonnet @ Kirwood and Braeswood @ Fondren are both on the right side and confused me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchMemoH Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Safeway/apple tree on Bay Area @ Parkwood in friendswood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I wonder if this was a Safeway at Fondren and Dashwood back in the days??? Looks like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesw Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Yes, definitely. See post # 36 above. You may be able to answer the question about the store at Gessner @ Bellaire. I think it was. Edited April 27, 2015 by brucesw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Arch MemoH, Do you know the exact address where the Safeway in Friendswood was? I looked at the maps and coudn't see the old store and it's design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Safeway/apple tree on Bay Area @ Parkwood in friendswood Arch MemoH, Do you know the exact address where the Safeway in Friendswood was? I looked at the maps and coudn't see the old store and it's design. My memory may be going but I think you are mistaken. Nothing was even built there until the mid 80's and that was on the north corners.The south corners weren't developed until the late 90s. At that corner was/is:NW - old Kroger, currently Dollar TreeNE - Randall's, currently Spec'sSE - Albertson's, currently KrogerSW - nothing, currently Walgreens The Safeway in Friendswood was on the SW corner of 518 and 2351 (Currently O'Reilly Auto and Ace Hardware) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchMemoH Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 3200 block of Parkwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 3200 block of Parkwood Yep, you are right. Sorry.Technically EAST Parkwood ends at the County Line. The addresses change to FM 528 in Harris County. Opened as a Safeway in 1983, Switch to Apple Tree, Became Kroger in the 90s, and then Kroger moved across to the old Albertsons after they closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 ArchMemoH, I think I found the location. Not sure though. Is it where that Dollar Tree is located or is it where the Specs liquor is?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Cool. Thanks. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 brucesw. gessner @ bellaire not sure what was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) I passed by that area a couple of times with my brother and told him that it looks like a safeway used to be there. Nice to know that it was. Did you ever shop there when it was a Safeway??? Edited April 30, 2015 by jt124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Anyone know what the Foodarama at 5665 Beechnut was? Seems like it may have been built as a Weingartens but was it ever a Safeway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Anyone know what the Foodarama at 5665 Beechnut was? Seems like it may have been built as a Weingartens but was it ever a Safeway? My 1966 directory says it was indeed a Weingarten's.Also, according the directory, It seems that it opened first, while the rest of Maplewood Mall was still under construction. My 1976 directory shows that it was already a Foodarama by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technoevil Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) I do remember a Weingartens used to be at the corner of Fondren and West Belfort. It's Fiesta now. I remember that being a Kroger. I used to go there back in the early-mid 90's when I would stay at my grandma's house when I was little. Even then it looked old to me. There was a Target at the other end of the center, and a Walgreens where the Anna's Linen is. That Walgreens had a shoplifter in there while we were there once. I remember him bolting out the door and knocking it off the track in the process. I think the Kroger and Target closed when the Meyerland locations opened, maybe a few years before. I think the T-Mobile store was a Houston Cellular originally. I know it was Cingular for a while also. Edited April 30, 2015 by technoevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I don't remember a Kroger at that corner. There was one near West Airport Blvd on Fondren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchMemoH Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) the list of former safeway/apple tree locations 3 Uvalde104 Friendswood160 Sawdust163 Oyster Creek200 Hopkins251 West 20th403 Uvalde603 East William Cannon727 Exposition804 Braker Lane907 Richey963 6th Avenue1070 Federal1070 South Texas Avenue1110 West Dallas1113 Interregional1150 Eldrige1160 Edgewood1163 Edgewood1320 North 25th1338 Clay1406 North Street1414 Wirt1500 West 35th1742 Jefferson1805 Briarcrest1805 Ella1805 Wilcrest1944 Old Spanish Trail1944 West Gray2003 East Highway 212031 Ben White2036 Fountain View2036 North Main2101 South Lamar2127 Southmore2146 Texas Parkway2200 Wheless Lane2206 East Veterans Memorial2222 South Market2310 North Gessner2449 Bay Area2603 11th2631 Bellaire3004 North FM 1960 East3270 Parkwood3271 Bee Caves3316 Avenue H3603 Center3781 Westheimer3805 Dunlavy4106 Fairmont4501 North IH-354604 East Nasa Road 14713 West Highway 6 North4805 Old Galveston Road5104 Halletsville5345 Antoine5839 Bissonnet5960 Highway 1056031 Chimney Rock6035 Stweart6167 Bissonnet6312 Bellaire6704 South Rice6761 Fondren6825 Burnet7040 North FM 1960 East7071 Lawndale7127 New Sanger7346 Louetta7550 East Bellfort7601 Westheimer8036 South Gessner8327 Airport8600 Stella Link8646 Spicewood Springs8704 Bellaire8704 Spring Valley8807 9th Avenue8945 North Freeway9327 Katy Freeway9363 Richmond9403 Lamar9550 Jones9550 North Houston Rossyln9713 Spencer10160 Hammerly10709 Jones10904 Scarsdale10907 West Bellfort11004 Airline11270 Beechnut11604 Hughes12636 Bissonnet13203 Bellaire13636 Tomball Parkway13805 Cypress North Houston14031 South Main14550 Memorial14902 Northwest Freeway15160 Bellaire16550 El Camino Real17527 Imperial Valley20063 Katy Freeway21127 Tomball Parkway22045 Gulf Freeway28536 Tomball Parkway29753 Loop 494 Edited May 1, 2015 by ArchMemoH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technoevil Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I don't remember a Kroger at that corner. There was one near West Airport Blvd on Fondren. The Fiesta was previously a Kroger. I went there many times. Opposite end of the center had a Target. Its a few discount clothing and shoe stores now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt124 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 ArchMemoH, Great work!!! Thanks a lot for the list. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchMemoH Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 The Fiesta was previously a Kroger. I went there many times. Opposite end of the center had a Target. Its a few discount clothing and shoe stores now. You're thinking of the Fiesta on Braeswood @ Gessner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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