tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post1037907403978332933..comments2024-03-28T03:22:39.407-04:00Comments on Albertsons Florida Blog: Former Albertsons #4379 - Orlando, FL (Rosemont)Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-19192970407811632382022-04-10T17:46:03.194-04:002022-04-10T17:46:03.194-04:00My husband and I met working at this Albertsons in...My husband and I met working at this Albertsons in 1995. Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584884568407336843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-54727726798343770982021-05-20T19:07:55.760-04:002021-05-20T19:07:55.760-04:00It isn't the first Albertsons that became a ch...It isn't the first Albertsons that became a church. In Tampa, Grace Family Church (I believe) took over an Albertsons. An old Winn Dixie in the New Tampa area became a church. I heard about the mall church... And here in Tampa, there is a church in an old Chevy dealership.<br /><br />Like your statement about the Liquor store becoming a Kids Center... 😀Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777948370342480997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-89081682525973881352021-05-11T22:50:19.888-04:002021-05-11T22:50:19.888-04:00The St. Albertsons name is something based on a a ...The St. Albertsons name is something based on a a famous retail situation in Texas. In San Antonio, Joske's Department Store (later Dillard's) was building a large location in downtown San Antonio, but there was a church that had a corner of their property. I think they tried to get the land from the church, but that didn't happen and so they just built the store around the church. Since the church was surrounded by Joske's on three sides, people started referring to the church as St. Joske's. You can see the situation here: http://media.culturemap.com/crop/54/37/633x475/St._Joskes_San_Antonio_St._Josephs_church.jpg<br /><br />I suppose the situations with these Albertsons-to-church conversions is a bit different, but I still think the St. Albertsons title works! Although some of Houston's Albertsons were converted to strange things, including a DMV office, I don't think any were converted to churches except for that small subdivided one next to the bingo hall. I am aware of one former Skaggs-Albertsons in the Dallas suburb of Cedar Hill that was turned into a church which you can see here: https://goo.gl/maps/BNBLJDVFucY5p7t2A<br /><br />Here's the grand opening newspaper ad for that store from 1971 via the Texas History Portal. This is the first of several pages of the ad, you can use the arrow on the link to see the rest: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522958/m1/11/<br /><br />As you can see, that church looks almost exactly what the Skaggs-Albertsons would have looked like when it was new. I actually prefer that conversion than the Orlando one. The Cedar Hill one does not have any tombstone looking things!<br /><br />The Lakewood Church here in Houston that operates out of The Summit is one of those megachurches that is on TV and all of that. They're a pretty big deal here and it seems that they usually do fill the seats. It's pretty hard to believe a church can be that big, but that is the case!<br /><br />I'm sure that when Orlando got a basketball team right around the same time Miami did, the Orlando people were hoping that they'd become famous for something other than Disney and the other theme parks. Unfortunately, it seems even the Magic can't shake the shadow of Disney as other teams poke fun of them using Disney jokes! It also seemed early on that Orlando was going to be a lot more successful than the Miami Heat team, but the fortunes for the two teams took very different directions after 1995 and Miami became the dominant team.<br /><br />I've heard of that mall in Lakeland and I think I've seen pictures of it if I'm remembering correctly. I don't know of any mall churches here, but a church did buy the long-abandoned Dillard's anchor building at the Mall of the Mainland in Texas City (the infamous mall with the painted up storefronts) and turned it into their church. Unfortunately, that Dillard's was never a Joske's so we can't call it St. Joske's 2, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-28056593559768414752021-05-11T20:05:37.007-04:002021-05-11T20:05:37.007-04:00That’s interesting to hear. It’s strange seeing th...That’s interesting to hear. It’s strange seeing the Colorful Lifestyle décor in an Albertsons though. I thought only the Safeway branded stores were getting that décor, with the Albertsons side using a different package. Still though, I like Colorful Lifestyle, and it does look nice in an Albertsons building from that era.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-26143873001872119152021-05-11T20:04:32.043-04:002021-05-11T20:04:32.043-04:00Thanks! I just have to keep chipping away at this ...Thanks! I just have to keep chipping away at this project, one city at a time!Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-5440333067481567232021-05-11T20:04:19.360-04:002021-05-11T20:04:19.360-04:00Albertsons did a decent amount of work to this sto...Albertsons did a decent amount of work to this store in the remodel. It would be nice if some more photos of the interior ever turned up to see what else they may have done to the interior. Grocery Palace, Industrial Circus, and Blue and Green Awnings all seem to have muddled together in the early 2000’s, with some of those appearing to run concurrently. Grocery Palace seems to have been most common in the 1999-2001 timeframe, with Industrial Circus rolling out a little later. I don’t think any Floridian Albertsons stores opened with Industrial Circus – I think only remodels happened with that décor.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-16088620848872098782021-05-11T20:04:01.820-04:002021-05-11T20:04:01.820-04:00St. Albertsons – I like that name! If I remember r...St. Albertsons – I like that name! If I remember right, there are three St. Albertsons stores in Florida – this one, one in Tampa, and another in Estero. Hopefully the church wasn’t going for a tombstone look, as I’m sure they wanted a livelier way to portray themselves! That would be really funky if a church moved into an old supermarket building and left everything in-tact. Like you said, it would be highly unlikely to ever see that happen, unless it was some kind of temporary arrangement. However, leaving everything in-tact from the supermarket days would probably get me to go to church more often! With all those crash-and-burn Albertsons stores in Houston (some of which were built in odd places), I’m quite surprised church conversions weren’t more common. I guess that one you found counts, but it sure isn’t as dramatic of a conversion as when the entire building become a church.<br /><br />As for the church in the arena, that sure makes for one big church! I wonder if there is a large enough congregation to fill up all of those 16,000 seats on a constant basis. In Florida, there’s a church in Lakeland that bought an entire mall, converting it into the (fittingly named) “Church at the Mall”. However, the church itself only takes up a small portion of the mall building, with the church using the rest of the mall space for other services they provide. Still a wildly large space for a church to take over! It seems like Orlando doesn’t have the best association with that arena, but at least for the next tournament, I can go to the Summit and pray for them!Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-25894988406328771582021-05-11T20:03:41.186-04:002021-05-11T20:03:41.186-04:00It’s pretty rare for a Publix to close outright, b...It’s pretty rare for a Publix to close outright, but it does happen from time to time. The demographics of Rosemont and Skyview changed over the years, and Chickasaw Trail was cannibalized by the other Publix stores that popped up around it, which I believe are the reasons for the outright closures of those stores. I have photos of the Rockledge Square and Suncrest Village stores that are up for replacement soon – I just haven’t posted them yet.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-21274923446139877792021-05-11T20:03:16.995-04:002021-05-11T20:03:16.995-04:00Thanks for the information - based on the flickr p...Thanks for the information - based on the flickr photo Unknown linked to, store #286 closed in 2009. It would be nice to see the Packing District store come to fruition, as it would bring Publix back to this area.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-9691785619712456272021-05-11T18:29:31.559-04:002021-05-11T18:29:31.559-04:00There is an Albertsons “Superstore” in Chino Hills...There is an Albertsons “Superstore” in Chino Hills, CA (Grand Ave) built around 1990. This store has a similar history to 4379: it was remodeled with Grocery Palace around 2000 or so. Albertsons remodeled it with Colorful Lifestyle 2 years ago.619_mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305454301726669911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-45452847716114589242021-05-11T08:48:13.391-04:002021-05-11T08:48:13.391-04:00It's actually closing next month (06/05/21).
T...It's actually closing next month (06/05/21).<br />To AFB: As you are in Orlando, can you try to go to Publix at Suncrest Village cause this store is closing for a rebuild next month and you may get the chance to see it in person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337266333328556930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-75270996995347566372021-05-10T09:42:09.797-04:002021-05-10T09:42:09.797-04:00Suncrest village Publix #332 is closing later this...Suncrest village Publix #332 is closing later this year to be rebuilt as a larger store on site, taking over the former dry cleaner spot next door.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750278524682234736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-30955995817788082692021-05-10T08:42:07.767-04:002021-05-10T08:42:07.767-04:00Also as you live in the Brevard area, Rockledge Sq...Also as you live in the Brevard area, Rockledge Square Publix will close for a remodel sooner or later so make sure you take photos of that store and compare them with your other photo set if you have photosAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337266333328556930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-20058582894327858802021-05-09T18:13:32.725-04:002021-05-09T18:13:32.725-04:00Congrats on completing your coverage of all the gr...Congrats on completing your coverage of all the greater Orlando area Albertsons stores! One metro area down, and now onto the next ones :)Retail Retellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636351832804174132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-50190249932626185042021-05-09T11:36:09.924-04:002021-05-09T11:36:09.924-04:00That's amazing they even added the large floor...That's amazing they even added the large floor leaf logo in a "superstore" model. I've never seen this done before, but it appears that possibilities are endless. <br /><br />I'm now confused by when they began remodeling to Industrial Circus, B&G Awnings, and Grocery Palace. I had discovered a couple of years ago that Butler Plaza West remodeled to Industrial Circus, but since this one opened in 1990 and they like to remodel every ten years, a 2000 remodel to Grocery Palace makes sense for this store.YonWooRetail2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08255107904539545011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-69007937709078665842021-05-09T10:54:26.581-04:002021-05-09T10:54:26.581-04:00This is an interesting look at a St. Albertsons. ...This is an interesting look at a St. Albertsons. I find it rather odd that a place called River of Life would paint those arched walls grey like that. They kind of look like tombstones! While I suppose it might have been kind of the church to honor the dead Albertsons that way, I'm guessing that wasn't their intention!<br /><br />Wouldn't it be interesting if a church moved into an old Grocery Palace Albertsons and left the decor intact? Ok, it seems unlikely this would ever happen, but it is interesting to think about. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks that would be interesting, lol.<br /><br />I don't believe we have a St. Albertsons in Houston, but a couple of the closest Albertsons to be were turned into things that churches are often used for. One Albertsons, which had a pretty bad location in terms of traffic and so conversion into another supermarket was highly unlikely, was turned into a pretty upscale wedding/banquet hall. https://goo.gl/maps/QNF9vkA1PutGmBAR8<br /><br />Another Albertsons close to me is now a bingo hall. Actually, upon further review, it seems that there is a church operating out of a small sub-divided part of the Albertsons next to the bingo hall. I suppose we do have a St. Albertsons after all, but I would consider this to be a minor saint. https://goo.gl/maps/4nF4ZghwLKhXDmzi9<br /><br />Houston does have a pretty major non-church to church conversion, but it's not retail related. We used to have a basketball arena that the Rockets played at called The Summit/Compaq Center. After the Rockets moved to a new arena, Lakewood Church was allowed to move into the entirety of The Summit. Yes, this is a church in a 16,000+ seat arena! https://goo.gl/maps/P5V2ZK5FazYU7SMo8<br /><br />The Summit/Lakewood Church does have an Orlando connection though. Games 3 & 4 of the 1995 NBA Finals between the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets were played at The Summit in Houston's sweep of the Magic to win the 1995 championship. Some Orlando area readers of your blog probably won't want to be reminded of that, lol. When the Magic came out to be introduced before game 3, The Summit PA announcer famously started playing 'It's a Small World' in order to try to intimidate the Magic. That's always a risky move, but since the Rockets won, I suppose we can say it worked. Such humor was unusual at the time and you can hear the TV announcers having a good laugh at the situation. https://youtu.be/DxVEwsOBLqc<br /><br />And, yes, Target did have prominent ads at The Summit. I assume those are no longer there, but who knows. Target ads at a church would probably be less unusual than Grocery Palace decor at a church, don't you think?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-48636443200548010392021-05-09T09:48:10.005-04:002021-05-09T09:48:10.005-04:00Interesting little supermarket-church conversion, ...Interesting little supermarket-church conversion, I kinda feel like the next post relates to Publix. Speaking of them, It's crazy that Rosemont closed outright like Skyview and Chickasaw Trails, usually Florida stores get replacements and that store was like almost all of the Georgia stores which closed outright just like Rosemont. Also, I have a feeling that Suncrest may close outright too, maybe Publix's Orlando director must be treating them harsh XDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337266333328556930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-50245081567989244312021-05-09T09:42:35.303-04:002021-05-09T09:42:35.303-04:00That store (#286) closed with Wavy Pastel accordin...That store (#286) closed with Wavy Pastel according to a Flickr photo which is just around the stores closing time<br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/leebennett/3782064457/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337266333328556930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-29073491979846726652021-05-09T09:11:24.087-04:002021-05-09T09:11:24.087-04:00Publix #286, Rosemont Plaza, 5800 North Orange Blo...Publix #286, Rosemont Plaza, 5800 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810-1025, opened on Thursday, 29 August 1985. It was open through 2008, and closed before 2011.<br /><br />Publix has been in rumors and conversations for a new store in the Packing District, South Orange Blossom Trail at Princeton Street.Publixaurus Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893394613147637910noreply@blogger.com