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Mid-Century Modern Safeway Supermarkets (page 4)

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former Safeway
Dallas, TX
This former Safeway has been vacant since around 2016. Before that, it was housing school district offices. [map]

former Safeway
Dallas, TX
This former Safeway was built in 1967. It has housed a Food-Rite since 2008. Before that, it was a Minyard Food Store. [map]

More Texas:
Euless
Lancaster
Mexia

former Safeway
Salt Lake City, UT
This former Safeway housed a Grand Central supermarket later on. The building now houses the Ken Garff dealership's body shop. The adapted sign looked like this originally. [map]

More Utah:
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City

former Safeway
Anacortes, WA
This former Safeway now houses West Marine boating and fishing supplies. [map]

former Safeway
Kent, WA
This former Safeway now houses a Grocery Outlet. It was built in 1963. The original Benson Center/Safeway sign was adapted. In 2018, the sign was replaced with a standard pole sign. [map]

former Safeway [gone]
Bothell, WA

2008:
2015:
This former Safeway was remarkably well-preserved inside and out in 2008. In 2011, the store closed. It was announced that this building would be demolished since a new location had opened nearby. In 2015, the building was still standing and vacant. By 2017, it had been demolished.

More Washington:
Bellevue [gone]
Edmonds
Oak Harbor [vintage]
Olympia [gone]

former Safeway
Lander, WY
This former Safeway closed around 2010. It has housed an Ace Hardware store since at least 2014. For more, see this website. [map]

Safeway [gone]
Vancouver, BC
This Safeway opened in 1966. Around 2012, the store was demolished and sign removed. Condos and a new Safeway were being built. I don't know of any other locations that still have this style sign. For more, see this website.

More Canada and Elsewhere:
Calgary, AB
Calgary, AB
Medicine Hat, AB
Winnipeg, MB [gone]
Winnipeg, MB: 1, 2 [map]

unknown location [vintage]

This is just a sampling of Marina-style Safeway buildings. If you know of other examples, I'd love to hear about them.

Below are a few other surviving mid-century, non-Marina style Safeway buildings.

Safeway [gone]
Walnut Creek, CA
This Safeway was built in 1965. These photos are from 2014. Around 2016, the building was remodeled for a Whole Foods. For more, see this website.

former Safeway
Los Angeles, CA
This former Safeway was designed by Chapman, McCorkell & Associates and built in 1961. Since 1976, the building has housed the Southern California UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) Unions and Drug & General Sales Employers Trust Funds. [map]

Safeway
Reedsport, OR
This shopping center and Safeway were built in 1961. [map]