PACIFICA

Former Lucky and Payless Drugs, now Albertsons and Rite Aid, Fairmont Center
According to a post by Justin Karimzad at the Groceteria board, this site was formerly a Safeway and Super S combo in the 1960s.
exterior shot
entrance sign
blurry shot, large sign

former Mayfair Brentwood, now Safeway, Manor Center (New, 9/25/06)
Judging from the Chinese restaurant with a "bubble" roof reminiscent of older supermarkets, and the non-standard architecture of the existing supermarket site, (despite the in-store notice that Safeway has only been in Pacifica since 1970) I have a feeling this was once a site for another chain.  This was confirmed from an email by former Safeway employee Tom McGowan, who notes this was a Brentwood that joined the chain when Safeway acquired that company in the early 80s.
parking lot Safeway sign
angle shot of front
Safeway and Albertsons cart in same lot
further shot of Safeway front, showing nearby Chinese restaurant with rounded roof (former Bank of America)
further shot of Safeway front, different angle (showing 1950s-styled bubble roof)
Chinese restaurant in shopping center with bubble roof
blurry shot of "Breakfast" aisle hanger
nonworking clock (photo was taken at 6:35 PM)
"Serving Pacifica Since 1970" (inaccurate as the gable store opened in the early 1960s)

Former Safeway, now Pacifica Athletic Center, Route 1/San Pedro Road near Linda Mar (New, 9/25/06)
The gable design, signspace on front area, and signscars from former Circle S attachments give this one away.  From the Groceteria thread on Pacifica, the store's age was discovered: it was built in 1963, and Safeway moved to the Linda Mar shopping center in the early 1980s.
front shot showing lettering area
shot showing wing area and former spot of circle S sign

Safeway, Linda Mar (New, 9/25/06)
This store replaced the one on the Pacific Athletic Center site; this was already open by the mid-90s (and according to more Groceteria board posts was actually once a Bell).  Front sports the current (as of mid-2006) Safeway logo.
front shot

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