ribbonleaf

Sorry if this feels like a really old thread. But I am so grateful you all confirmed three locations: 249 and Jones/Louetta, 249 and Champions Forest (the BAD stretch of Champions Forest), and 249 in Tomball. What surprises me is how Randalls bought the 249 at Jones/Louetta one, but closed after less than five years. Then H-E-B Pantry Foods took over but didn't last either. And this was one of the last stores Safeway built in the area! I live in Philadelphia now and we have such an interesting mix of old grocery stores. Do the names Acme, A&P, Pantry Pride, or Penn Fruit ring a bell? Or Thriftway, Shop 'n Bag, IGA, Supervalu, Great Valu, The Fresh Grocer, ShopRite, or Pathmark? These names were all "orphan" chains much like AppleTree. The Flickr page "Holcombe of Hidalgo" has many pictures of Safeway, Albertsons, and other Houston grocery stores past and present. Safeway strangely can still be found in California and Virginia, but not really anywhere in between except for inner Western states. But they do own many regional chains including Randalls. In LA the equivalent is called Vons, in Chicago it is Dominick's, in Philadelphia (suburbs only) it is Genuardi's. Here are some MUST SEE resources on old Philadelphia/East Coast stores: 1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/ 2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/42444189@N04/ 3. http://www.groceteria.com/board/ 4. http://acmestyleblog.blogspot.com/ 5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/37616948@N00/