tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post811411077210096322..comments2024-03-28T03:22:39.407-04:00Comments on Albertsons Florida Blog: Former Albertsons #4340 - Port Richey, FLAlbertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-21063928371222006402018-07-11T22:18:03.857-04:002018-07-11T22:18:03.857-04:00Added some photos of this location I took on 7/7/2...Added some photos of this location I took on 7/7/2018 to my Flickr -> https://www.flickr.com/photos/duckman66/albums/72157695785778442<br />Since I live close by, I'll update that album with pictures of the store when I can.duckman66noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-28680985730721265502018-03-05T21:42:38.459-05:002018-03-05T21:42:38.459-05:00I wish I could have seen this place personally bef...I wish I could have seen this place personally before U-Haul began their renovations, but like you said, at least others have covered it back in its abandoned state. That's too bad you lost those pictures of this place, as I'm sure they were pretty interesting. Anyway, at long last I was able to get this place covered for everyone, especially considering the little bit of notoriety this place had.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-90086241300542852312018-03-02T09:07:21.330-05:002018-03-02T09:07:21.330-05:00I wasn’t a fan of Service Merchandise when they we...I wasn’t a fan of Service Merchandise when they were open, but I liked their 80’s logo, and I felt Like I’d stumbled upon a gold mine when I discovered this location while on a road trip. I was with my family at the time and didn’t stop, but I later returned to get pictures. My pics have been lost, so I’m glad that others have done the same. I didn’t know this location was so well known.<br />Like you said, it was obviously a former Albertsons, so I’m glad you covered it.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235041708769810551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-56105453018461265002018-02-07T23:05:30.097-05:002018-02-07T23:05:30.097-05:00You're welcome! It wasn't any problem gett...You're welcome! It wasn't any problem getting those photos in. And thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed this post! This is a very interesting store with an interesting past. Thanks for confirming the grocery anchor of the Jasmine Plaza too, as well as that information on the other Pasco County Winn-Dixies along Route 19. With the well-established presence that Winn-Dixie and Publix had in the area back then, I guess it's no surprise that Albertsons had troubles in Pasco back then.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-90362361442606473682018-02-07T22:57:34.612-05:002018-02-07T22:57:34.612-05:00I was very pleased too with all of the photos and ...I was very pleased too with all of the photos and information that was uncovered about this place! It makes this store's history even more interesting. I didn't realize the bombing happened the day after the extortion plot. It's crazy all of the bad things that happened to Albertsons back then. I couldn't say for sure what signage this store had in its later days. It's possible the signs were updated to keep the logos consistent throughout the state, but I don't know how vigilant Albertsons was with updating the logos back in the late 80's (especially with a low performance store like this one). Store placement probably played a role in this store's early demise, as with some of the other early failures. Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-48212570928506400562018-02-04T12:27:19.213-05:002018-02-04T12:27:19.213-05:00Thanks for squeezing in the pics I took of 4340 ye...Thanks for squeezing in the pics I took of 4340 yesterday, and an excellent write-up on this location. Sorry I couldn't get any interior shots of the building, but I think it's safe to say once Uhaul completes their renovations, there won't be any evidence of Albertsons inside left. Regarding the Jasmine plaza across the street, that was indeed a Winn-Dixie. It opened in the late 1960s and was gone by the early 1990s. Seemingly every stoplight along US 19 in Pasco back in the 1980s had a current or former WD on a corner. Off the top of my head, there were WDs at/near Alt 19 and Moog in Holiday, Trouble Creek Rd. in New Port Richey, Ridge Rd. and Jasmine Blvd. in Port Richey, and Hudson Ave. and County Line Rd. in Hudson. That's 7 Winn Dixie stores along roughly a 20-mile stretch of the same highway, versus Albertsons' 2 locations. Publix and Winn Dixie simply dominated west Pasco back then.David C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-66598426279063602312018-02-04T12:22:13.254-05:002018-02-04T12:22:13.254-05:00Wow! I was not expecting this much information (an...Wow! I was not expecting this much information (and photos) to be dug up on this store! That is very bizarre that the pipe bomb incident happened the very day after the extortion plot happened at 4323 and 4304 in Orlando on May 29, 1981. Albertsons definitely had some enemies in Florida back then. I wonder now if this store even had the upgraded signs to the introspect font. I would imagine they did around 1983-86, because updating the sign would have been so much easier than spending 1.5 million to remodel the store. I think part of the reason this store failed so early was its location. Most of the most successful Albertsons seemed to be located at the corners of two very busy cross roads (Like Hwy 77 & 23rd St. in P.C.). This one was placed on the side of a busy hwy 19 of course, and it was in front of a decent sized new neighborhood, but there was no major east/west road that intersected hwy 19 by this store. 4324 in Holiday and 4321 in Tampa I think suffered the same problem. Just not a prime location on a busy corner. Ian Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890075405168867484noreply@blogger.com