SACRAMENTO
Jim-Denny's Burgers, 816 12th Street (between Terminal Way and I Street)
(New, 11/10/06)
Pretty damn good old school burger joint which has been serving since 1936.
New ownership has given some (much-needed) extended hours to the place,
a new outdoor dining area, as well as a few non-burger menu items.
exterior shot
showing classic sign
new outdoor
dining
area
shot of exterior wall
further exterior
view, facing southwest, showing the Watt/I-80 Line light rail tracks on 12th
(Update, 1/3/07)
Went to Jim-Denny's with a friend and took some night views inside and
outside.
exterior
lighted
sign
grill, front
window view from interior
Elsie the
Cow sticker
memorabilia
on wall behind counter
memorabilia
on west wall
blackboard
rooster
statue
photo at
counter level
Coca-Cola
bench
memorabilia
on south wall, photos
Goodyear store, 1121 I Street (New, 11/10/06)
This Goodyear store dates back to at least the 1960s, judging from the vintage,
non-italic lettering here. On this visit I did not have time to photograph
the Goodyear diamond sign (which I think still has the old lettering as
well).
Exterior shot
of signage
(Update, 4/19/07)
diamond
sign
closer angle
of diamond sign
(Update, 4/24/07)
old lettering
on back
Former Loew's theater, 10th and K (New, 11/10/06)
This is near the Crest theater, I'm not sure if Loew's used to own that or
another building.
Labelscar
Former Woolworth's, 10th and K (New, 11/10/06)
This store has stood vacant for at least a decade (the chain went kaput in
1997) if not more. It is located in the one part of the K Street
pedestrian mall that has not seen any growth (unlike the end near Downtown
Plaza, and the section near the convention center). The city of Sacramento
has purchased many of the closed businesses in the area and may redevelop
it at some point. I was motivated to find this building after I saw
it on a Flickr photo, and had not seen it before in person despite going
by that block many times in the past.
labelscar
angle shot
of side wall
closer angle
shot of labelscar
window shot,
showing how interior is hidden by poster
front
entrance
side entrance
on 10th
Frank Fat's, L Street (New, 11/10/06)
The Fat family has operated several Sacramento-area Chinese restaurants for
decades, and I'm pretty sure this was the first one - in many ways, the Fats
are to Asian cuisine as the Paragarys are to contemporary American food in
the region (and, to some extent, what the Haines family of the 33rd Street
Bistro is trying to emulate with multiple city locations). The
parking garage behind it also looks vintage, with the 1960s lighted sign...
exterior
shot
Hotel Berry, near L Street (New, 12/14/06)
Interesting wall ad here.
exterior
shot
Togo's, K Street (New, 12/14/06)
The buildings near this suffered a fire sometime in late November or early
December of this year, with several having to be demolished. With the
K Street pedestrian mall's retail scene frustratingly stagnant as is, this
situation has only increased the redevelopment talk for the area (particularly
around the Cathedral Square light rail station).
exterior
shot
former SH Kress, K Street (New, 12/14/06)
exterior
shot
Casablanca Furniture (amidst demolition), K Street (New, 12/14/06)
exterior
shot
former Payless, now Rite Aid, 831 K Street (New, 12/14/06)
According to Storewanderer, the store once occupied both stories of the building;
later on, the second story was dedicated to employee training. Currently,
a development struggle is occuring over the conversion of the top floor into
lofts.
exterior
shot
Rainbow Market, Marysville Blvd. (at Grand) (New, 12/14/06)
Small supermarket in Del Paso Heights, across the street from the former
marina Safeway.
exterior
shot
former Safeway, now Market Basket, 3845 Marysville (New, 12/14/06)
This store opened up as a Safeway in the 1960s, in the marina architecture
- one of two in the Sacramento area. In 1994, it reopened as an independent
grocery, Market Basket, which still operates today - the only full-service
grocery store in the impoverished Del Paso Heights district. One unique
feature is the stucco front, placed a few feet in front of the original marina
windows, instead of replacing them entirely.
exterior
shot #1
freestanding
sign shot
interior
shot showing marina ceiling and traditional row lighting
1970s decor
on rear of store
marina notch,
southeast corner of store area
1970s "produce"
text
"Bakery"
1970s text
rear
clock
Market Basket
sign on aisle hanger
1960s Safeway
aisle hanger
shot of
checkstand area from aisles
marina ceiling,
side view
stone faced-wall
inside the store, left (south) wing
"Quality
Meats" 1970s decor
old Safeway
letter plate squares behind the 1994 facade
exterior
shot #2
(Update, 1/2/07)
photo of
bag
(Update, 3/30/07)
view towards
southwest
(Update, 4/13/07)
closer view
towards southwest
former Eat & Run and Dena's Diner and Burger Time Drive-In and Taqueria
Zapotlanejo and Moon Motors/H&J Sales and A&A Express Cab, 3300
Marysville (at Los Robles) (New, 12/14/06)
Received a
minor
face-lift in 1998.
exterior
shot
(Update, 3/30/07)
Building is fenced off now.
bright view
towards slight southeast
(Update, 5/4/07)
cloudy view
Safeway, 424 Howe Avenue (at University Avenue) (New, 12/14/06)
Built in the 1970s, this store was one of the few Safeways to survive the
decline of the Sacramento division in the Eighties. (The Sacramento
division and the San Francisco division were merged together into one Northern
California division of the chain in 1987.)
exterior
shot #1
exterior
shot #2
(Update, 2/19/07)
aisle
hanger
back
row
front
area
bread
area
clock
front at
night, through metal structure
unobscured
night front view
(Update, 4/19/07)
far view
of front
(Update, 5/4/07)
morning
view
former Safeway, now Quality Plaza Shopping Center, 5030 Folsom (New,
12/14/06)
This late 1950s/early 1960s store has been subdivided into four operations,
including a small Italian grocery (which retains the 5030 address) and several
other seperate addresses (5020, 5040, and 5050).
sixties "tuning
fork"-variant sign
exterior,
heavily remodeled
front right
side of building
freestanding
sign from parking lot
interior
of 5030 Folsom (Italian mini-grocery)
exterior
shot from north side of Folsom Blvd.
angle shot
of freestanding sign, towards neighboring Trader Joe's
(Update, 2/26/07)
blurry night
view
(Update, 4/17/07)
bright view
Safeway (R Street Market), 19th and R (New, 12/14/06)
One of the newest Safeway stores in Sacramento, this midtown location opened
sometime around late 2004, a few blocks from the 16th Street light rail
station.
angled exterior
shot
lifestyle
interior
(Update, 3/1/07) Some night photos.
far view
of square S signtower
blurry entrance
view
front
closer view
of square S signtower
(Update, 4/2/07)
produce
area
(Update, 4/10/07)
More evening photos.
front
square S
signtower
entrance
area
closer view
of entrance area
closer view
of horse statue at entrance
angle view
of front
(Update, 4/20/07)
Some late afternoon shots (as it is spring, afternoon extends into the 6
PM range).
square S
signtower
angle view
of front
horse statue
at entrance
(Update, 5/20/07 - photos taken 5/19/07)
Another batch of night photos of this supermarket.
carts and
signtower
entrace area
and statue
aisle view
towards entrance
angle view
of front
second angle
view of front, showing signtower
(Update, 5/22/07)
angle view
of front signage and signtower
(Update, 6/12/07)
view towards
southwest of signtower
Unknown building, 19th and T (New, 12/14/06)
exterior
shot
Former Phillips 66 station and Wonder Mini Market and Gasoline and
Tune-Up Masters, now Master Oil, 2025 Broadway (at 21st Street) (New,
12/14/06)
The space-age canopies clearly identify the station's former occupant.
Phillips 66 once had a presence in Northern California (and the West
Coast) thanks to its late-1960s acquisition of Tidewater, but antitrust concerns
and other financial issues ultimately scuttled these operations by the mid-1970s.
Phillips currently (as ConocoPhillips) owns Union 76 as a gas station
brand.
exterior
shot #1 facing east, on north side of Broadway
exterior
shot #2 from Pancake Circus parking lot, facing west
(Update, 1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
west exterior
view
(Update, 2/26/07)
night
view, gamma-corrected
(Update, 4/13/07)
May have changed owners, as the canopy poles were recently repainted red.
view towards
northwest, with new sign on building
(Update, 4/19/07)
early evening
view towards northwest
(Update, 4/20/07)
Tspauld's research notes that this was still selling gas as Wonder Mini Market
as late as 1982.
front
(Update, 5/7/07)
view towards
north
(Update, 5/22/07)
bright view
towards northwest
Pancake Circus, 2101 Broadway (New, 12/14/06)
Old-school breakfast diner which has been a Broadway institution for several
decades. Very good pancakes (of course).
sign
shot
front of
restaurant
closer shot
of sign
(Update, 1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
Apparently, the restaurant closes in the afternoon now, instead of at night
as before. From tspauld's research, this had been the site of Nahas
Motors in 1960, and has been Pancake Circus since at least 1975.
old
Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner sign with MasterCharge logo
closeup of
MasterCharge logo
view from
outside entrance
counter
decor
closeup
dining
area
counter view
#2
entrance
front
side of
building
Pancake Circus
freestanding sign with old Phillips 66 in view
(Update, 2/14/07)
dusk
shot
(Update, 2/26/07)
night
view
(Update, 5/7/07)
afternoon
view
Former Cardinal and Lucky and Compton's and Dynasty Restaurant/Trio Tavern,
now China Buffet/XO Lounge, 1402 Broadway (New, 12/14/06)
The cylndrical entrance was a staple of the old Cardinal chain.
exterior
shot
former Gemco, now Target, Broadway and Riverside (New, 12/14/06)
This building, built in the mid-1960s, sits on the site of the former ballpark
for the old Sacramento Solons minor league team.
exterior
shot from north side of Broadway
Target
freestanding sign
(Update, 2/19/07)
view from
Broadway
(Update, 2/26/07)
lighted sign
in back, as seen from Broadway
(Update, 5/1/07)
freestanding
sign near Riverside Boulevard
former Safeway, now Sacramento Works Career Center, 915 Broadway
(New, 12/14/06)
This Safeway was molded in a late-1950s "wavy awning" style; this was used
for at least one other store, a unit in Reno currently serving as a Kragen.
exterior
shot
shot showing
wing-style entrance into wavy-awning area
(Update, 2/15/07)
view from
south side of Broadway
(Update, 2/19/07)
view from
parking lot
view from
9th Street
(Update, 5/7/07)
left
side
(Update, 6/22/07)
far view
of west entrance
Ed's 76, 2400 15th Street (at X Street) (New, 12/14/06)
While ConocoPhillips' plan to eliminate the 76 ball is well known, this service
station takes a different approach: using both the ConocoPhillips style sign
and a red, actively spinning 76 ball! As of 1/4/07, the lighting still
works. (And as of early 2007, ConocoPhillips has rescinded its plan
to phase out the 76 ball.)
ConocoPhillips
sign and 76 ball
closeup of
76 ball as it spins
(Update, 2/14/07)
76 ball,
mid-spin
canopy
(Update, 2/26/07)
night view
from X Street
(Update, 3/20/07)
This Union 76 location actually still has the classic antenna toppers
available!
c-store
pump
price sign,
overcast background
canopy adjacent
to X Street and top of pump, with WX Freeway offramp in background
red 76
ball, mid-spin, and ConocoPhillips/76 gray and red price sign
canopy closer
to 15th Street
price sign,
sunny background
view of 76
ball towards southeast, with older "Make Us (76) Your Auto Care Center"
sign
(Update, 4/13/07)
canopy near
15th Street
ball,
mid-spin
price
sign
closer view
of ball
(Update, 4/20/07)
stationary
ball, mid-afternoon
canopy and
side of building
late afternoon
view
(Update, 4/27/07)
late afternoon
view towards southwest
(Update, 5/22/07)
The ball has not spun very much since early May for some reason.
view towards
southeast of ball
(Update, 7/14/07)
Ball is spinning again.
view towards
south
former Firestone tire store, 16th and L
Closed around 2004, condominiums are planned for the lot, though as of now
the building still stands and is being used as valet parking for nearby Bistro
33 Midtown restaurant.
labelscar
angle shot
showing building exterior
closer shot
showing Firestone shields
(Update, 4/2/07 - photo taken 4/1/07)
night
view
(Update, 5/7/07)
afternoon
view
Big O Tires, 16th and L (New, 12/14/06)
Across the street from the old Firestone dealer.
exterior
shot showing neon sign
former Safeway, now Lee's Food King, 3710 Franklin Boulevard (at Sutterville,
near Route 99) (New, 1/2/07)
A 1963 gable replacing a pylon era store that had burned down, this location
in the Curtis Park neighborhood was no longer Safeway by 1976.
view from
Sutterville Road
exterior
view
side view of
front
Chinese
sign
angled aisle view of gable ceiling, towards
front
direct aisle view of gable ceiling towards
front
aisle hangers, row lighting
aisle view
towards back row
checkstands,
unusual tiling
gable ceiling,
row lighting
front area,
semi-working lights
rockface
inside building
produce area
with scale
gable notch
at northwest corner
view of rockface
through front windows
old streetlamp
in lot
delivery
dock in right wing of store
exterior
view #2
photo of
bag
(Update, 1/26/07)
front view
in sunlight
slight angle
of front
angle shot
of front sign
checkstand
area/row lighting
front
carts
(Update, 5/22/07)
view towards
southwest
Corti Brothers, 5810 Folsom Boulevard (New, 1/2/07)
Venerable independent Italian grocery which has built a fine reputation over
its many years of existence.
exterior
shot showing former Thrifty in background
(Update, 1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
sign attached
to building
side wall
lighting
front
lighted
sign
aisle view
including hangers
produce
scales
angle shot
of hanger
closer view
of hanger
scale
arrow on
mat
tiling in
produce area
right exterior
wall lighting
(Update, 3/30/07)
daytime
view
(Update, 4/19/07)
late afternoon
view
33rd Street Bistro, 3301 Folsom Boulevard (at 33rd Street) (New,
1/2/07)
My favorite restaurant in Sacramento, and for that matter, anywhere. This
original location in East Sac has since been complemented with two more Bistro
33 units, one in Davis and one in midtown.
33rd Street
Bistro sign in
interior
paintings on wall
counter,
brick wall
outside
dining area, view pointing west towards Folsom and 33rd intersection
outside dining
area and Folsom Boulevard exit
entrance
on 33rd Street
(Update, 1/16/07)
dark eastward
photo viewing entrance
(Update, 3/5/07)
view of 33rd
Street Bistro in interior, closeup
metal sign
on front
(Update, 3/7/07)
Bistro cup
(light-adjusted)
cheesesteak
meal (light-adjusted)
(Update, 3/20/07)
Some photos from late daylight.
entrance
metal
sign
close angle
view of entrance
interior
(Update, 4/20/07)
late afternoon
view
(Upate, 4/24/07)
oscillating
fan
(Update, 5/15/07)
right
front
entrance
awning
metal sign
inside
countertop
and framed wall painting
(Update, 6/16/07)
mid-afternoon
view
Mr. Pickle's/Merlino's Freeze, 3200 Folsom Boulevard (at 32nd and N) (New,
1/2/07)
Merlino's Freeze has been through many ups and downs in recent times; the
regional Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop chain acquired Merlino's recently and
continues to produce the fruit-flavored ice treat which has been a regional
favorite for years.
exterior
view
(Update, 4/20/07)
1952 photo
of Tower District inside store
closeup
from 1952 photo of old Cardinal/Lucky and Texaco at 14th and Broadway
(Update, 4/24/07)
late afternoon
view
(Update, 5/15/07)
front
former Safeway, now Kragen, 2421 Del Paso (at El Camino) (New, 1/3/07
- photos taken with help of Emmanuel Manasievici)
According to an article in the Sacramento Bee, the Safeway closed as a
supermarket in 1986. The North Sacramento community is still waiting
for a full-service supermarket to reenter the area (with Raley's having reneged
on building a new store, due to issues with a planned Petrovich
development).
blurry exterior
shot
(Update, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
parking lot
sign
angled exterior
view
angle view
of front
interior
interior
view of front windows
alternate
angle view of front
former Super S and Pay 'n Save and Payless, now Rite Aid, 2419 Del Paso
(at El Camino)
night exterior
view
(Update, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
daytime exterior
view
interior
alternate
angle view of front
closed Burger King, later used car lot, 840 El Camino Avenue (near Del
Paso Boulevard) (New, 1/3/07 - photos taken by Emmanuel Manasievici)
Burger King made major cutbacks in the Sacramento area in the last few years.
This location had been taken over by Burger King in 2000 after
the bankruptcy of franchisee Joseph Lal, according to the Sacramento Bee.
empty
sign
building
(Update, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07 by Charles Hathaway)
daytime
view
(Update, 3/29/07)
closer
view
(Update, 5/1/07)
cloudy afternoon
view
McDonald's, 2517 Del Paso Boulevard (New, 1/3/07 - photos taken by Emmanuel
Manasievici)
Newer-looking McDonald's in the retro motif. According to Paper or
Plastic on the Groceteria message board, this unit was built around 1998
to replace a 1970s McDonald's on the site.
exterior
view
entrance,
arch closeup
Speedee
sign
(Update, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07 by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
in daytime
(Update, 3/30/07)
late afternoon
view towards southwest
former Payless/Albertsons and Woolco, now Home Depot, 4641 Florin Road
(New, 1/14/07 - photo taken 1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
Was a Payless/Albertsons
combo some time in the 1960s.
exterior
Carl's Jr., Florin Road (New, 1/14/07 - photo taken 1/13/07 by
Charles Hathaway)
exterior
former Mr. Donut, now used car lot, Florin Road (New, 1/14/07 -
photo taken 1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
Longs Drugs, Florin West Center (Florin Road between S. Land Park Drive
and Freeport Blvd.) (New, 1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang
and Charles Hathaway)
exterior
doors
carts
aisle
hanger/decor
mirrors/walls
checkstands
angle view
of front
old Longs
sign at back of building, facing Freeport Blvd.
alternate
angle view of front
Bel Air, Florin West Center (Florin Road between S. Land Park Drive and
Freeport Blvd.) (New, 1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
checkstand
area
aisle
bakery
meats
sign
parking lot
area identifier
angle view
of front
view of right
side of front
old right
side entrance
ceiling light
at old right side entrance
alternate
angle of old entrance
hallway
view
(Update, 6/5/07)
far
view
freestanding
sign
former Straw Hat?, now Round Table, Florin West Center (Florin
Road between South Land Park Drive and Freeport Blvd.) (New, 1/13/07 - photos
taken by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
sign
exterior
7-Eleven, 1199 43rd Avenue (west of South Land Park Drive) (New,
1/13/07)
far view
former Jumbo, now Vic's IGA, South Hills Center (5820 South Land Park
Drive) (New, 1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
exterior
angle view
of exterior
old left
side entrance
closer view
of old left entrance
old shopping
cart sign
direct view
of front
hangers,
decor
"fresh
eggs"
"frozen
breakfast" sign
produce
area
more
decor
windowed
front
front
checkstands
view from
bakery
view of windowed
zig-zag space from bakery
(Update, 2/26/07)
front at
dusk
Seafood/Deli
juice
aisles
Fresh
Eggs
blurry aisle
view
shopping
bag
former Safeway, now post office, South Hills Center (5930 South Land Park
Drive) (New, 1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
Closed in the mid-1960s; this was one of the late-1950s pre-marina "wavy
awning" prototypes.
exterior
second exterior
view
closer shot
of front
old right
side entrance
interior
on right side
left side
entrance
left side
mat
left side
interior
view from
left side interior towards outside
right side
entrance mats
side view
of front
South Hills
center adjacent shops
South Hills
center adjacent shops view #2
(Update, 2/26/07)
dusk far
view
former bank, now Hollywood Video, Valley Shopping Center (Mack/Franklin)
(New, 1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
Charles found out about the building's heritage from an employee.
exterior
view
closer exterior
view
Raley's, Valley Shopping Center (Mack/Franklin) (New, 1/13/07 -
photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
exterior
freestanding
sign in far background with shopping center sign
freestanding
sign
(Update, 5/4/07)
view towards
northeast
Taco Bell, Valley Shopping Center (New, 1/13/07 - photos taken
by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
sign
exterior
former Albertsons and Ralphs, now SF Supermarket, South Center (New,
1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
Storewanderer confirmed that this was one of the Albertsons locations divested
in 1999.
exterior
view in sunlight
produce
aisle
hanger
old
checkstand
cart
blacked out
old Ralphs rectangle
Valley Hi Union 76, 6500 Mack (at Valley Hi) (New, 1/13/07 - photo
taken by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
angle view
of front
canopy
(Update, 4/13/07)
Appears to be closed for renovation.
view towards
southwest
large 76
sign
(Update, 5/10/07)
Still mid-renovation.
canopy and
blocked-off pumps
blanked
out price sign
(Update, 7/10/07)
Renovation was completed by early July, and the station has reopened.
view towards
east
(Update, 8/3/07)
view towards
east
former Jumbo and Food4Less, now Food Source, Valley Mack Plaza (6366 Mack
Road at Valley Hi Drive) (New, 1/14/07 - photo taken 1/13/07
by Charles Hathaway)
According to Storewanderer, this once was a Jumbo supermarket. It is
next to a former Kmart. Jumbo itself was gone as a chain for years
but operated Food4Less locations into 2000, including existing now-FoodMaxx
locations in Antioch, Fairfield, and Citrus Heights.
exterior
view
former Burger King, now Church's Chicken, Valley Hi Village (6670 Valley
Hi) (New, 1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
exterior,
facing east
parking
lot view with Dollar Tree sign in old Thrifty oval
view of sign
and old Burger King windowed dining area
closeup of
sign and dining area
former Thrifty, now Dollar Tree, Valley Hi Village (6650 Valley
Hi) (New, 1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
shopping
center sign (south of Big Lots)
aisle
view
Frozen
Foods/Dairy area
front
view
shopping
center sign on Valley Hi Drive
angle view
of front
Fat Duck's Pizza, Valley Hi Village (New, 1/13/07 - photos taken
by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
exterior
former Safeway, now Big Lots, Valley Hi Village (6630 Valley Hi) (New,
1/13/07 - photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
direct exterior
view
interior
front area
around entrance
brick with
odd window to the left side of entrance
angle view
of front
freestanding
sign
Pep Boys, 5895 47th Avenue (at Stockton Boulevard) (New, 1/14/07
- photo taken 1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
exterior
view #2
(Update, 1/28/07)
exterior
view #3
(Update, 2/15/07)
service
bays
KFC, 6099 Stockton (at Lemon Hill) (New, 1/14/07 - photo taken 1/13/07
by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
(Update, 1/28/07)
far exterior
view
closer view
of front
former Kinney Shoes, now Ocean King Restaurant and Khan Hing Supermarket,
6035 Stockton Boulevard (north of Lemon Hill Avenue) (New, 1/14/07
- photo taken 1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
sign
(hidden in trees)
(Update, 1/28/07)
closer view
of sign, view pointing north
view pointing
south of sign
building,
with old Kinney Shoes roofline visible on side
Wing Wa Supermarket, 6021 Stockton Boulevard (New, 1/14/07 - photo taken
1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
(Update, 1/28/07)
aisle
hanger
checkstand
lights
Seafood decor,
frozen foods aisle
angle view
of front
former Thrifty and Albertsons, now 99 Cents Only and DD's Discounts, 5930
and 5924 Stockton Boulevard (at McMahon) (New, 1/14/07 - photo taken
1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
(Update, 1/28/07)
shopping
center sign
DD's Discounts
building
angle view
of 99 Cents Only
Fresh Deli/Frozen
Foods decor at 99 Cents Only
aisle view
at 99 Cents Only
lettuce
table at 99 Cents
Only
view towards front at 99 Cents Only
former Taco Charley's, now Taco Bell, 5919 Stockton (at McMahon)
(New, 1/14/07 - photo taken 1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
Charles discovered in his research that this once was a Taco
Charley's.
sign
exterior
(Update, 1/28/07)
building
view
dusk view
former Cardinal, now Hollywood Market, Fruitridge Shopping Center (5621
Stockton) (New, 1/14/07 - photo taken 1/13/07 by Charles
Hathaway)
old round
roof building in shopping center
exterior
alternate
view of exterior
shopping
center sign
Hollywood
Market sign
alternate
view of shopping center sign
shopping
center sign, lighted
former Safeway, now SCORE Sacramento Chapter, 4990 Stockton (New,
1/14/07 - photo taken 1/13/07 by Charles Hathaway)
Across the street from the vintage Kmart. According to the Groceteria
list of Sacramento supermarkets, this was a mid-1980s closure (around the
time of the foundering of the Sacramento division of Safeway). This
may have been the last south Sacramento Safeway to close, and despite the
recent reemergence of the chain in the region, Safeway has not opened up
a single new store in the area since (their closest one being in unincorporated
Vineyard on Elk Grove-Florin Road).
exterior
view
(Update, 2/15/07)
view from
Thrift Town parking lot
KMart, 5100 Stockton Boulevard (New, 1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by
Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
The only remaining Kmart in Sacramento*, this one has retained 1960s wall
text and the distinctive 1960s signage.
*This and the Mack Road KMart were the only two in the city
proper, but the Foothill Farms location used a
Sacramento mailing
address.
angle view of front
"Garden Center"
sign
freestanding
sign next to Round Table
notice at
dressing room area, with pre-1991 KMart logo
"Fashion
Apparel" decor
unpainted
spots
"Home
Improvement"
"Garden Shop",
closed for season
old
flooring
"Domestics"
"Health"
"Appliances"
"TV and
Audio"
air vent
on ceiling
side shot
of freestanding sign, through front windows
checkstand
area
"Home
Improvement" far view
small food
area selling Icees, etc.
angle view
of front
unused
door
dusk shot
of freestanding sign
front, barely
working neon on old sign
view including
Big Lots (former KMart Foods)
slight angle
on freestanding sign
direct view
of front
pre-1991
KMart cart
closeup of
logo on pre-1991 KMart
cart
pre-1991 KMart cart with other carts in corral
(Update, 2/15/07)
exterior,
seen from Thrift Town parking lot
(Update, 7/18/07 - photos taken by Sara Osborne)
The vintage KMart signage on the building itself has been taken down, but
the freestanding sign remains.
far view
of front
obscured
view of freestanding sign
freestanding
sign
front
slightly
closer view of front
(Update, 10/24/07 - photo taken 9/27/07)
The newest KMart logo is now on the structure.
front
former KMart Foods and Farmers, now Big Lots, 5100 Stockton (New,
1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
Kmart ran its own supermarkets in the 1960s via Allied, though these would
ultimately be divested. Big Lots only uses part of the old KMart Foods
space (some of it was incorporated into the main store). According
to Groceteria's webmaster, this had a 5150 Stockton Boulevard address as
a Farmers supermarket.
exterior
view
MacFrugal's
cart
interior
former Dairy Queen, now El Michoacano #2, 4591 Fruitridge (New,
1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
Located just a block from the unincorporated Fruitridge Pocket area, this
restaurant was
closed
temporarily due to health code violations, but has since reopened.
Prototype seems to be a mix of the curved-roof style in Davis and Redwood
City, and the classic front seen at most 1970s-era Dairy Queens.
arch-roof
back
freestanding
sign and front
front
wooden laminated
beam visible in interior
entrance
old DQ sign
area
(Update, 5/4/07)
cloudy view
former Thrifty, now Rite Aid, Camellia Center (5712 Folsom Boulevard)
(New, 1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
angle view
of front
front
flooring
flooring
#2
random
text
old
speaker
Thrifty ice
cream
area
shopping center sign
Taco Bell, 5625 Folsom Boulevard (New, 1/14/07 - photo taken
1/13/07)
exterior
(Update, 3/30/07)
daytime
view
(Update, 4/19/07)
closer view
former Lucky and Albertsons, now Save Mart, Camellia Center (5600 Folsom
Boulevard) (New, 1/14/07 - photos taken 1/13/07 by Chris Sampang and
Charles Hathaway)
exterior
old Lucky
H-pole sign being used for Albertsons
basket
plastic
cart
view of
front
blurry view
of lighted Camellia Center sign
(Update, 3/30/07)
daytime
view
(Update, 4/17/07)
far view
of front, obscured by tree
(Update, 4/19/07)
late afternoon
far view
(Update, 6/7/07)
Just converted to Save Mart the day before.
bright view
of freestanding sign
front
aisle
view
aisle
hanger
freestanding
sign
closer view
of front
former Orbit, now Sac Valley Auto/EZ Auto Solutions, 2240 Northgate
Boulevard (at Harding Avenue) (New, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07 by Charles
Hathaway)
Orbit was a local gas station chain with particularly googie architecture;
several locations still operate under that name (including one in
Orangevale).
exterior
view
closer exterior
view
(Update, 3/29/07)
late
afternoon/early evening view
(Update, 3/30/07)
afternoon
view
(Update, 4/24/07)
view towards
southwest
former Lucky and Super Saver and FoodsCo, now 99 Cents Only, 2351 Northgate
Boulevard (New, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
Current FoodsCo is several blocks down the street on Northgate.
interior
#1
interior
#2
99c Only
light
FoodsCo parking
lot sign
angle view
of exterior
old Lucky
trapezoidal sign, being used for furniture store nearby
Manor Drugs (Leader), Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken
1/14/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
exterior
(Update, 3/30/07)
bright view
One Stop Furniture, Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07
by Charles Hathaway)
With their usage of the old Lucky sign, one has to wonder if this is actually
the original Lucky building in the center.
exterior
former Shell and Beacon, now Union 76 (Speed Bird), 2500 Northgate Boulevard
(at West El Camino Avenue) (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07 by Charles
Hathaway)
Still has the ranch-style shakeroof architecture. According to
Storewanderer, this unit operated as an independent for quite some time before
taking the Union 76 branding, and was a Beacon beforehand.
exterior
(Update, 2/14/07)
exterior,
closer view
(Update, 3/30/07)
view towards
slight northeast
(Update, 4/19/07)
price sign
with ex-Flying A in background
pump and
building
angle view
of ranch building
(Update, 4/24/07)
pump
price
sign
ranch
structure
(Update, 5/1/07)
far view
towards west
price sign
with Valero in background
former Raley's, now King's Supermarket, 400 West El Camino Avenue (at
Traction) (New, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07 by Chris Sampang and
Charles Hathaway)
exterior
1980s
clock
old aisle
hangers, Deli decor
gable ceiling,
old hanger
aisle
view
two aisle
hangers
back
row
Beverages
decor
checkstand
area
Produce
decor
bottles of
Inca Kola
Mexican versions
of American sodas
view towards
front windows
checkstand
angle view
also showing part of old Raley's Drug building
parking lot
sign
(Update, 5/1/07)
far view
towards southwest
sign
former Raley's Drug, now Thrift Town, 400 West El Camino Avenue (at Traction)
(New, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles
Hathaway)
exterior
interior
view towards northeast front
former fast food outlet?, Rio Linda and Plaza Avenue (New, 1/15/07
- photo taken 1/14/07 by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
Taco Bell, 2434 Del Paso (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07 by
Charles Hathaway)
exterior
(Update, 3/30/07)
front
former Cardinal, now Arcade Market, 3173 Marysville (New, 1/15/07
- photos taken 1/14/07 by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
Has been an independent market since 1972, according to their circular.
exterior
freestanding
sign
unusual parking
lot lighting style
aisle
view
dairy
text
green
hangers
scale in
produce area
produce
text
USA retail
cooperative sign, front area
(Update, 3/30/07)
view towards
southwest
freestanding
sign
AutoZone, 3121 Marysville (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07 by
Charles Hathaway)
exterior
view, southward
exterior
view, westward
Dairy Queen, 3101 Marysville (New, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07
by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
freestanding
sign
front
flooring
(Update, 3/30/07)
bright view
towards west
former Texaco, now US Auto Sales, 4020 Marysville Boulevard (near Interstate
80 Exit 91 and Raley Boulevard) (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07
by Charles Hathaway)
"Matawan" prototype, according to Charles Hathaway. More information
on the prototype can be found
here and
here - in
short, it was introduced in 1964 in Matawan, NJ, concurrent with the then-new
hexagon logo.
exterior
(Update, 3/30/07)
Now operating as used car lot.
view towards
southeast
view towards
east
(Update, 5/4/07)
cloudy
view
(Update, 6/4/07)
early afternoon
view
49er Drive In (closed), Marysville Boulevard (north of Bell Avenue)
(New, 1/15/07 - photo taken 1/14/07 by Charles Hathaway)
This old drive-in in the Robla area last showed films in 1998; the signs
are still up but the screens appear to be long gone.
sign,
northbound view
sign,
southbound view
closer
southbound view of sign
former Baskin-Robbins, now Loan Mart Payday Loans, 3644 J Street
(New, 1/15/07 - photo taken by Charles Hathaway)
exterior
with classic sign
(Update, 2/26/07)
closeup of
classic sign
front
Safeway, 1025 Alhambra Boulevard (New, 1/15/07 - photos taken 1/14/07
by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
Built in 1972, this stands on the site of the Alhambra Theater (which caused
an uproar over historic preservation).
front
Safeway Pharmacy
sign in parking lot
angle view
of front
produce
area
checkstand
area
aisle
view
Lifestyle
meat decor
bakery
front
(Update, 3/7/07)
view
towards east
(Update, 3/20/07)
daylight
view
(Update, 4/24/07)
late afternoon
view towards east
former Burger King, now McDonald's, 3006 K Street (New, 1/15/07
- photos taken by Chris Sampang and Charles Hathaway)
After the local BK franchisee went bankrupt in 2000, McDonald's grabbed a
few of the prime locations, including this Midtown unit.
far exterior
view
former BK
sign
BK glass
window area
McDonald's
sign in former BK square near entrance
drive-thru
sign
Eppie's (closed), 1319 30th Street (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken by Charles
Hathaway)
dark exterior shot
(Update, 2/26/07)
early night
view
(Update, 2/27/07)
cloudy
afternoon view
(Update, 3/20/07)
view in
daylight
(Update, 4/10/07)
Notice on door notes it's closed for "renovation" but a real estate For Sale
sign has been placed out front.
afternoon
view towards northeast
(Update, 6/26/07)
view towards
northeast
Lyon's, 3000 J Street (New, 1/15/07 - photo taken by Charles
Hathaway)
dark exterior
shot
(Update, 2/26/07)
One of the few Lyon's locations still operating independently.
side of building
with Lyon's sign
(Update, 3/1/07)
view towards
east
(Update, 4/24/07)
view towards
southeast (sign obscured by trees)
building
(Update, 10/24/07 - photo taken 9/13/07)
view towards
southeast
Philipp's Bakery (closed), 3300 Folsom Blvd (New, 1/16/07)
Old-school East Sacramento bakery which
returned
to family ownership recently.
southwest
view of neon
southeast
view of neon
(Update, 2/26/07)
view of neon
sign from 34th and Folsom sidewalk
(Update, 3/5/07)
view of neon
sign from Folsom and N Street sidewalk
view of neon
sign from 33rd and Folsom sidewalk
(Update, 3/20/07)
dark view
into sunset
dusk
view
(Update, 3/30/07)
late
afternoon/early evening view
(Update, 4/10/07)
night view
towards south
(Update, 4/17/07)
late
afternoon/early evening view towards south
(Update, 4/20/07)
closeup of
neon sign
view towards
slight southeast
(Update, 5/15/07)
view towards
southeast
slightly
closer view
(Update, 6/16/07)
mid-afternoon
view
(Update, 6/22/07)
night
view
(Update, 7/12/07)
Closed in early July after issues with its lease.
exterior
at dusk, with unlighted sign
Yum-Yum Donuts, 3671 Franklin (at 12th Avenue) (New, 1/26/07)
exterior
Carolina's Mexican Food, 3840 Franklin (south of Sutterville Road) (New,
1/26/07)
exterior
former Albertsons and Ralphs, now FoodsCo, Stockridge Shopping Center
(5330 Stockton) (New, 1/26/07)
shopping
center freestanding
sign
Food4Less style cart return, and Ralphs parking lot
sign
closeup of Ralphs parking lot
sign
front
Deli
FMV salad
dressing
Produce
area
Quality Meats
decor
Roma Tomatoe
sign
aisle
view
Dairy
FoodsCo circular
decor sign
checkstands
Kroger
boxes
aisle
signs
shopping
bag
98 Cents 'n Deals (closed), Stockridge Shopping Center (5051 Fruitridge)
(New, 1/26/07)
exterior
pricing
policy notice
development
services notice
interior,
from window
Dollar Tree, Stockridge Shopping Center (5101 Fruitridge) (New,
1/26/07)
angle view
of front
front, direct
view
view pointing
south
Shell, 5551 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Sacramento Avenue) at Fruitridge
Road (New, 1/26/07)
exterior far
view
(Update, 5/4/07)
cloudy
view
(Update, 6/4/07)
late morning
view
early afternoon
view
Pep Boys, 3534 Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
angle view
of front
FoodsCo, 3625 Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/27/07)
parking
lot entrance sign
front
closer view
of front
bakery
area/decor
FoodsCo
banner inside
aisle view
#1
aisle view
#2
Kroger
boxes
prices for
au gratin
checkstands
slight angle
of front
(Update, 3/30/07)
angle view
at daytime
Ralphs
crates
Dollar Tree, 3615 Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/27/07)
angle view
of front
Arco/ampm, 3501 Northgate Boulevard (at San Juan Road) (New,
1/27/07)
exterior
(Update, 5/9/07)
view towards
west
canopy
price sign
former Northgate Exxon, now Valero (R&B Northgate), 3430 Northgate
Boulevard (at San Juan Road) (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
(Update, 3/23/07)
daytime
view
view towards
northeast
(Update, 3/30/07)
bright
view
(Update, 5/9/07)
view towards
northwest
price sign
El Pollo Loco, 3500 Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
McDonald's, 3773 Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
with playplace
Taco Bell, 3820 Northgate Boulevard (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
with ex-Wendy's/current Carl's Jr. in background
Park Place Shell, Park Place (2221 Del Paso Road) (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
Raley's, Park Place (4650 Natomas Boulevard at Del Paso Road) (New,
1/27/07)
angle shot
of front sign
aisle
view
aisle
hanger
aisle view
#2
back
row
Park Place
directory sign
Carl's Jr., Park Place (2241 Del Paso Road) (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
Rite Aid, Natomas Town Center (2751 Del Paso Road at Commerce Way) (New,
1/27/07)
exterior
closer view
of front
aisle
hangers
aisle
view
Food
Mart
Thrifty
ice cream booth
shopping
center sign
Safeway, Natomas Town Center (2851 Del Paso Road at Commerce Way) (New,
1/27/07)
gas
station
Safeway.com
truck
slight angle
view of front
Safeway
garbage can
natural
frozen foods aisle
checkstands
"hot buy!"
aisle endcaps
aisle
view
magazine/book
racks
milk
case
egg
fridge
back
row
Jamba Juice
booth
slight angle
view of front
closer view
of Safeway.com truck
direct view
of front
shopping
center sign
closer view
of shopping center sign
(Update, 7/7/07)
daytime
view
Y2K Nails, Natomas Town Center (4660 Natomas Boulevard) (New,
1/27/07)
exterior
KFC/A&W, 2920 Del Paso Road (New, 1/27/07)
far shot
from Safeway lot
closer view
showing colored lighting
Jack In The Box, 2750 Del Paso Road (New, 1/27/07)
exterior
same angle
of exterior, photo #2
(Update, 7/7/07)
daytime
view
Bel-Air, Market West Center (3250 Arena Boulevard) (New, 1/27/07)
gas
station
angle view
of front
aisle hanger,
ceiling
aisle
view
frozen
foods
front
area
egg photo
decor
aisle hanger
#2
back row #1
orange juice
prices
back row
#2
clock
angle view
of front, photo #2
shopping
center sign
direct view
of front
Shari's Restaurant, Lake Crest Village (Florin and Greenhaven) (New,
1/28/07)
exterior
former Safeway, Lucky, and Super Saver, now Nugget, Lake Crest Village
(Florin and Greenhaven) (New, 1/28/07)
shopping
center sign
exterior
angle shot
of front
former Payless, now Rite Aid, Lake Crest Village (Florin and Greenhaven)
(New, 1/28/07)
Storewanderer notes that this location was once slated to be sold off to
Longs (as one in Natomas and another in Orangevale ultimately was).
exterior
shopping
center directory
entrance
area
interior
flooring
Thrifty ice
cream
booth
interior #2
Burger King, Lake Crest Village (Florin and Greenhaven) (New,
1/28/07)
exterior,
far view
former Shell and Circle K, 6240 Freeport Boulevard (at Blair Avenue (43rd
Avenue)) (New, 1/28/07)
This station
was a Circle
K at some point in its life.
exterior
closer view
of c-store
closer view
of canopy
(Update, 10/24/07 - photo taken 9/11/07)
view towards
northwest
A&W (destroyed), 5936 Freeport Boulevard (New, 1/28/07)
A Sacramento Bee dining article discussed this location in 2005, when renovations
were slated; but a
fire
in
2006 ended the long run for this venerable unit.
sign
empty lot
Airway Market, 5960 Freeport (New, 1/28/07)
sign
building
former Lucky?, now Walgreens, 1919 Fruitridge (at Freeport) (New,
1/28/07)
Not clear if the current building is the former Lucky.
exterior
(Update, 5/7/07)
closer view
of entrance
sign
Union 76 Freeport Boulevard, 5600 Freeport Boulevard (New,
1/28/07)
exterior
(Update, 5/7/07)
view towards
southwest with Burger King in background
(Update, 5/12/07)
view towards
south
view towards
southwest
view towards
northwest
(Update, 6/22/07)
early evening
view
former Cardinal, 5041 Freeport Boulevard (New, 1/28/07)
Looks to have been subdivided.
exterior
(Update, 5/12/07)
view towards
southeast
former Thrifty, now Rite Aid, 4980 Freeport Boulevard (New,
1/28/07)
Justin Karimzad alerted me to this store, with still-in-use Thrifty decor
and terazzo floor.
freestanding
sign
front
cart
Family Tradition
Since 1929
Cosmetics
decor
aisle hanger
with Thrifty logos
Your Health
Care Partner
Liquor and
Beverages decor
Thrifty ice
cream booth
aisle
hanger
checkstands
former bank?, now Hollywood Video, 4910 Freeport Boulevard (at Potrero
Way) (New, 1/28/07)
exterior
former Mac Farlane's Candies, now Hot Java Cafe, 4900 Freeport Boulevard
(in Raley's outlot) (New, 1/28/07)
Very interesting googie roof. Tspauld's library research revealed that
this had been a Mac Farlane's Candies store at some time between 1966 and
1982.
exterior
Raley's, 4850 Freeport Boulevard (at Potrero Way) (New, 1/28/07)
This Land Park supermarket has been operating since the early 1960s, and
the lighted sign looks to have been recently polished.
refurbished
old sign
exterior
aisle hanger
#1
clock/back
row
sodas
aisle hanger
#2, natural foods section
(Update, 5/7/07)
far view
of old sign
(Update, 5/12/07)
closer view
of old sign
far view
of front
former Safeway, now Taylor's Market, 2900 Freeport (New, 1/28/07)
This small Safeway site in the north end of the Land Park area closed in
the early 1960s, according to Groceteria. Has been operating since
as Taylor's. It is one block away from a Sacramento Regional Transit
light rail statoin which opened up in late 2003.
exterior
aisle
view
windowed
area in ceiling
produce
shopping
bag front
shopping
bag back
(Update, 5/7/07)
view towards
north
(Update, 5/12/07)
view towards
south
view towards
west
bright
view
(Update, 6/26/07)
view towards
south
former Cooper's Donuts, now Marie's Donuts, 2950 Freeport (at Vallejo)
(New, 1/28/07)
Has been Marie's Donuts since at least 1975; according to Tspauld's research,
this was a Cooper Donuts in 1966.
exterior
(Update, 5/12/07)
signage on
back side
parking lot
sign
building
freestanding
sign
neon sign
McDonald's, 2985 Freeport (New, 1/28/07)
exterior
Freeport Valero Minimart, 4011 Freeport Boulevard (at 15th Avenue, near
Sutterville Road) (New, 1/28/07)
Note that this intersection is the terminus for the eastern section of
Sutterville Road, which runs past Sacramento City College and cuts through
Curtis Park before becoming 12th Avenue at Franklin Boulevard (near the old
Safeway gable), and not the western section (which begins at Freeport south
of 20th Avenue and continues on the south side of Land Park itself to Interstate
5).
exterior
(Update, 5/7/07)
view towards
northeast
(Update, 6/26/07)
view towards
northeast
former Food City, now La Hacienda Market, 4604 Franklin Boulevard (New,
1/28/07)
According to the Groceteria list of Sacramento supermarkets, this closed
as Food City in 2001, but has since reopened as a Latino market. During
the 1990s, as noted in several Sacramento Bee articles, this operated as
an IGA unit (still as Food City).
exterior
old Food
City freestanding sign
Dairy
area
aisle
hanger
aisle hanger
#2
aisle view
former Farmer's, now Harvest Foods, 5040 Franklin Boulevard (at 26th Avenue)
(New, 1/28/07)
The front sign seems to have been changed from a more modernist look captured
in the Groceteria collection from 2001 or so.
angle view
of front
parking lot
sign
aisle
view
aisle view
#2 with clock
Meat Shoppe
decor
Dairy Food
fridge
produce area,
obscured
aisle
hanger
old
fridge
Beverages
decor
Delicatessen
decor
closer view
of Meat Shoppe area
checkstands,
clock
cart
back
row
closer view
of parking lot sign
front,
direct view
(Update, 5/22/07)
far view
of parking lot sign
far view
of front
Franklin Gas and Mart, 4991 Franklin Boulevard (at 26th Avenue) (New,
1/28/07)
far
view
(Update, 5/22/07)
building
and part of canopy
(Update, 6/12/07)
view towards
north
former Food City and Mike's and Khan Hing Supermarket, now New Asia
Supermarket, 6418 Stockton Boulevard (between 47th and 48th Avenues) (New,
1/28/07)
According to health records, current ownership only took over in November
2006; Khan Hing once operated both out of this building and the old Kinney
Shoes building across the street, and likely installed the present facade
after (according to a Sacramento Bee article from 2003 or so) receiving
an economic development grant.
angle shot
of freestanding former Food City sign
front
Fresh Meats
decor
aisle view,
gable ceiling
Lucky checkstand
light, and decor text
aisle
hangers
produce
area
checkstand
lights
It Pleases
Us...to Please You
freestanding
sign
(Update, 4/13/07)
freestanding
sign
Super Shell, 6400 Stockton (at 47th Avenue) (New, 1/28/07)
exterior
(Update, 4/13/07)
afternoon
view
(Update, 7/9/07)
view towards
southwest
former Zenith repair center, now Long Sandwich, 6434 Stockton (New,
1/28/07)
sign showing
Zenith labelscar
front
former SavMax, now SavCo (closed for remodeling), Norwood Center (4211
Norwood Avenue) (New, 2/9/07)
Owned by the same group that is planning to open up Eve's Market in
Carmichael.
front
angle view
of front
angle view
of freestanding sign
direct view
of freestanding sign
direct far
view of front
SavMax
labelscar?
Rite Aid, Norwood Center (4221 Norwood Avenue) (New, 2/9/07)
According to Storewanderer, this is a late-90s prototype store from the drugstore
chain.
entrance
inside view
of entrance
Thrifty ice
cream booth
aisle
hanger
Thank You
for Shopping Rite Aid sign upon exit
former Texaco/Church's Chicken/Blimpie and Norwood Beacon, now Valero,
4200 Norwood Avenue (at Jessie Avenue) (New, 2/9/07)
exterior
(Update, 3/30/07)
view towards
southeast
c-store
(with signage from both Valero and Texaco eras)
New Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant, 4195 Norwood (at Jessie) (New,
2/9/07)
Looks to be an old diner building or a decent replica.
exterior
(Update, 3/30/07)
view towards
southwest
Baskin Robbins, 606 West El Camino Avenue (New, 2/14/07)
old style
signage
newer (pre-2006)
sign attached to old Lucky sign
former Flying A and Chevron, now Quality Tune-Up, 2501 Northgate Boulevard
(at West El Camino Avenue) (New, 2/14/07)
According to Charles Hathaway, the upward-rising canopy was Flying A's
distinctive design for their gas stations.
exterior
(Update, 3/30/07)
Les Cobb notes from his conversation with a former North Sacramento resident
that this was once a Chevron.
afternoon
view towards northwest
7-11 and Citgo, 2450 Northgate Boulevard (at West El Camino Avenue) (New,
2/14/07)
exterior
(Update, 2/23/07)
exterior,
with Citgo logos on pumps visible
(Update, 4/19/07)
view towards
southwest
(Update, 4/24/07)
close view
towards northeast
view towards
southwest
(Update, 5/1/07)
pumps
Northgate Valero, 2449 Northgate Boulevard (at West El Camino Avenue)
(New, 2/14/07)
According to storewanderer, this was the very first Valero in Sacramento.
price
sign
pump
Food
Shop
(Update, 2/23/07)
price
sign
(Update, 3/29/07)
view towards
slight northwest
(Update, 3/30/07)
view towards
west
(Update, 4/19/07)
view towards
southwest
(Update, 4/24/07)
view towards
slight southwest
former Mike's, now La Superior, 2210 Northgate (New,
2/14/07)
exterior
(Update, 4/24/07)
late afternoon
view
Jalisco Tortillas (closed) and Torpedo Place (demolished), 12th and C
(New, 2/14/07)
exterior
(Update, 3/1/07)
view towards
south
New Roma Bakery, 1800 E Street (New, 2/14/07)
exterior
(Update, 3/1/07)
view towards
south
former Cardinal, Lucky, and Albertsons, 2211 F Street (New,
2/14/07)
front
parking lot
light
"Closed -
Please Use Another Albertsons"
entrance/address
number
interior
#1 via window
interior
#2 via window
interior
#3 via window with parking lot glare
exit
right side
of front
former Raley's and Compton's, now Rick's Uptown Market, 1700 Capitol
Avenue (New, 2/14/07)
Operated as Compton's until the late 1990s, in a time when this area of Midtown
was suffering from crime issues. (Several new developments and restaurants
in the area over the last five years attest to significant gentrification
in these blocks.)
right side
of front
aisle
hanger
aisle
view
old Frozen
Foods text
Produce
case
Frozen Foods
section, now used for beverages
Best Yet
pizza hanger
aisle view
#2
aisle hanger,
closeup
exit area,
with Broaster Chicken deli section
left side
of front, with entrance
(Update, 3/5/07)
night view
of front area
Mercury Cleaners, 1419 16th Street (New, 2/14/07)
exterior,
with old neon sign
(Update, 4/19/07)
view towards
northeast
Tower Theatre, 2508 Land Park Drive (at Broadway) (New,
2/14/07)
This Art Deco landmark lent its name to the neighborhood, and ultimately
a record chain that originally took up a storefront in the theater structure.
An old neon sign for the record chain still exists on the building,
though Tower Records itself left for its own building by the
mid-1960s.
exterior
view from
Tower Records parking lot
(Update, 2/19/07)
view from
Broadway
former Safeway and Tower Records, now R5 Records/Video, 2500 16th
Street (at Broadway and Land Park Drive) (New, 2/14/07)
Although this building lasted from the 1940s to 1955 as a Safeway, it would
become best known (starting in the 1960s) as the primary Tower Records location,
once the record store finally moved out of the nearby Tower Theatre.
(The first freestanding location however was at Watt and El Camino
in Arden-Arcade, opened in 1960.) According to
this Bee article,
Tower Records' founder will soon open a new record store in this very
structure.
exterior
doors
painted on
signage on exterior wall
left side
wall
(Update, 2/19/07)
daytime
view
(Update, 6/22/07)
The new record store has now opened.
exterior
former Glidden Paints store and Tower Books, 1600 Broadway (New,
2/14/07)
Per the Bee article noted above, the Avid Reader independent bookstore (which
currently has locations in Davis and downtown Sacramento) plans to move into
the building. This had been Glidden Paints in 1964, according to a
Land Park history book.
exterior
#1
closeup of
entrance
Entrance
sign for parking lot
exterior
#2
(Update, 2/19/07)
daytime
view
Tower Video (closed), 1618 Broadway (New, 2/14/07)
exterior
Tower Liquor, 1525 Broadway (New, 2/14/07)
NOT related to the record store chain or theater, but rather named for the
neighborhood. From a Land Park history book's photo collection, this
apparently is the site of a 1930s Union 76 station, which was in operation
when the Tower Theater was built.
exterior
(Update, 5/7/07)
close view
former Lucky, Compton's, Land Park Foods, Welco Supermarket and Del
Rio Supermarket, now Prime Supermarket, 4408 Del Rio Road (at Sutterville
and South Land Park) (New, 2/14/07)
According to Justin Karimzad, the drugstore in this shopping center (Land
Park Drugs) was once connected to this store via an indoor pathway.
Despite the name changes, the carts still have Welco Supermarket written
on them (but look to be old Lucky carts with stickers covering up any old
logos). From looking through old Sacramento Bee articles, this unit
closed as a Lucky in 1983, and operated as Compton's until 1997.
parking lot
light
front
Seafood decor
aisle
hanger
Thank You
For Shopping
Dairy/Beverages
Fruits and
Vegetables
back
row
aisle view
towards seafood
produce
old Lucky
checkstand light
closed off
aisle with Eggs/Dairy/Chese lettering
entrance/exit
angle view
of front
(Update, 5/7/07)
far afternoon
view
Land Park Drugs (Leader), 4404 Del Rio Road (New, 2/14/07)
Old school drugstore in an older Sacramento neighborhood.
entrance
neon sign,
lighted
(Update, 5/7/07)
Cosmetics
decor
side view
of sign and front
La Bou, 4400 Del Rio Road (New, 2/14/07)
view of interior
via windows
front
(Update, 5/7/07)
afternoon
view
Land Park Mart, 1400 Sutterville Road (at Del Rio Road) (New,
2/14/07)
exterior
(Update, 5/7/07)
Currently
for
sale.
view towards
east
view towards
northeast
canopy
second view
towards east
closer
view
(Update, 8/1/07)
afternoon
view
Taco Bell Express, 356 Florin (New, 2/14/07)
front
former Van's, now Greenhaven Market, 350 Florin (New, 2/14/07)
front
Greenhaven Shell, 6431 Riverside (New, 2/14/07)
exterior
former Alpha Beta and Nugget, 6419 Riverside (New, 2/14/07)
False-fronted gable currently sitting empty.
front
blank
sign
angle view
of front
former Cardinal, now Muir Way Market, 2736 Muir Way (at McClatchy) (New,
2/15/07)
Located several blocks south of Broadway in the Land Park area, a true
neighborhood market.
angle view
of front sign
aisle
view
clock
Producers
Milk sign
mirror above
frozen foods section
produce
pylon
First Tabernacle Fellowship Church, 801 Broadway (New, 2/15/07)
Looks like a possible former retail building.
exterior
former Gawfco station, now Valero (Mak's Food Shop), 1101 Broadway (at
Riverside Boulevard) (New, 2/15/07)
exterior
(Update, 4/20/07)
Mak's Food
Shop signage
price
sign
(Update, 5/1/07)
view from
Target lot
view towards
northeast
(Update, 5/7/07)
view towards
southeast
(Update, 6/22/07)
view towards
northeast
Broadway Chevron, 1828 Broadway (New, 2/15/07)
Current (as of 2006-2007) decor motif and font being used at this station.
price
sign
canopy
(Update, 4/19/07)
early evening
view
(Update, 4/20/07)
closer afternoon
view
(Update, 5/12/07)
view towards
southwest
AutoZone, 1900 Broadway (at Freeport) (New, 2/15/07)
exterior
Crepeville Curtis Park, 2700 24th Street (New, 2/15/07)
Crepeville began with a location in Davis, but then added a Midtown location
(replacing another restaurant) on L Street, and then this unit.
exterior
former Cardinal and Compton's, now Curtis Park Market, 2703 24th Street
(New, 2/15/07)
Justin Karimzad visited this store in 2004 and noted that it was still a
Compton's even then.
