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.

Nov 13, 2025 · 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 …

Nov 13, 2025 · Safeway went from 12 stores in 1950 to nine in 1960, the result of its final transition to the supermarket format. New stores from two 1958 prototypes were constructed at 915 Broadway …

Apr 30, 2025 · 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 …

May 14, 2025 · This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Denver between 1927 and 1984, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There …

Nov 13, 2025 · In 1940, Safeway’s 2671 stores were still primarily located west of the Mississippi River, with only one major Eastern outpost in the Washington DC/Northern Virginia area. In January, 1941, …

Nov 13, 2025 · Safeway crossed the $2 billion national sales mark in 1957, with 1958 stores in operation. Robert Magowan succeeded Ling Warren as Safeway’s president in 1955, much to the …

May 28, 2025 · Wichita Historical Chain Locations (Groceteria.com)This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Wichita between 1920 and 2015, compiled from city …

Sep 19, 2025 · Oklahoma City Historical Chain Locations (Groceteria.com)This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Oklahoma City between 1930 and 2015, compiled …

Apr 30, 2025 · Phoenix Historical Chain Locations (Groceteria.com)This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Phoenix between 1925 and 1960, compiled from city …