tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281007005503219852024-03-28T03:22:40.494-04:00Albertsons Florida BlogAlbertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-67614888418318683832024-03-17T00:00:00.570-04:002024-03-17T00:00:23.774-04:00Former Albertsons #4440 - Cooper City, FL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_KjGzDaLpWZEb63A0fsoBhHTqjpBknauUujKsI-Cr9rS9VLFZk1UNL3sqM-QESkTNNBFqkwZff8LZZS66F7_A9YhLIg4ABQraBKhBhrCdZftV0o8GQ8kuzNc7Yv4BtbwnXMplKVbeMNJ7lCWmbu5GVSyyVH4SQrUdwusArpBa5tw2MJnT61T3f12_qjM/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1932" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_KjGzDaLpWZEb63A0fsoBhHTqjpBknauUujKsI-Cr9rS9VLFZk1UNL3sqM-QESkTNNBFqkwZff8LZZS66F7_A9YhLIg4ABQraBKhBhrCdZftV0o8GQ8kuzNc7Yv4BtbwnXMplKVbeMNJ7lCWmbu5GVSyyVH4SQrUdwusArpBa5tw2MJnT61T3f12_qjM/w400-h244/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grand Union #718 / Sun Supermarket / Albertsons #4440 / Publix #1301</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10018 Griffin Road, Cooper City, FL - Pine Lakes Plaza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDa2DmTsyZglef4evu80HT1UCfLZb_Kq7bTvGCc6lhRli1cOvP53avdNQTj4BE6z-vEsJ6d3sONtdhqBUizKF44fw1hF49rcYUEFy9fwdE3qpQwRM4qgaavWJDPYoma4iijogl9fZSPU4A8Lw1MhoqnbXjqotIxSVZzx7FE2_tRG0AuaF3X6FpbkGYNWS/s100/Broward-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="51" data-original-width="100" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDa2DmTsyZglef4evu80HT1UCfLZb_Kq7bTvGCc6lhRli1cOvP53avdNQTj4BE6z-vEsJ6d3sONtdhqBUizKF44fw1hF49rcYUEFy9fwdE3qpQwRM4qgaavWJDPYoma4iijogl9fZSPU4A8Lw1MhoqnbXjqotIxSVZzx7FE2_tRG0AuaF3X6FpbkGYNWS/s1600/Broward-blue.png" width="100" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Broward County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! In the spirit of the holiday, why not take a look at a former Albertsons store that these days "<a href="https://fortune.com/longform/publix-best-companies/">bleeds green</a>"? While Albertsons may not have found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in Florida, a little leprechaun told Publix that buying this store may bring it as much luck as a four-leaf clover. After some new paint and restocking the shelves with plenty of Guinness, Publix was ready to show off its new emerald aisles to all in Cooper City (which, interestingly enough, has a <a href="https://activerain.com/blogsview/3419164/who-s-your-sister-city--cooper-city-s-sister-city-is-killarney">sister city partnership</a> with Killarney, Ireland - I couldn't have planned that any better!)<div><br /></div><div> Even though this former Albertsons store only dates back to the late 1990's, the history of this site goes back a little further - to 1983, actually, when something "grand" happened at the intersection of Griffin Road and Palm Avenue in Cooper City:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0Ut3_O4U9yXdnR71MA-Td5Q4k4bCtHSLnUxSbeJ-9aHwftoiWeQx1t6QXmdn2RaJInVmxqHOTciLCC9AgYXMTtywd018EO9FFopMerWhZyEkW0r9uoUNKlcj0OmXSeYqDr5VbY8p-hFeGjmouL8n-rv1jW87ymOzSIfo4KtEB_XaASw8qklFaMghqbAb/s6273/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6273" data-original-width="3668" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0Ut3_O4U9yXdnR71MA-Td5Q4k4bCtHSLnUxSbeJ-9aHwftoiWeQx1t6QXmdn2RaJInVmxqHOTciLCC9AgYXMTtywd018EO9FFopMerWhZyEkW0r9uoUNKlcj0OmXSeYqDr5VbY8p-hFeGjmouL8n-rv1jW87ymOzSIfo4KtEB_XaASw8qklFaMghqbAb/w234-h400/Photo%202.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When the Pine Lakes Plaza was first constructed, the original grocery tenant for the shopping center was Grand Union, which held its grand opening on January 9, 1983. The Grand Union that opened here probably looked <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2018/12/remembering-grand-union.html">similar to this store</a>, using Grand Union's distinctive arched facade from that era. Sadly, the 1980's were the beginning of the end for Grand Union's supermarket empire, which stretched along the eastern seaboard from New England all the way to Miami at the beginning of that decade. Due to mismanagement during the 1980's, Grand Union began to contract back to its core markets around New York and New Jersey, with the Florida division shut down in 1984. With that decision, the Cooper City Grand Union only lasted a little over a year before it was left vacant. Following the closure, the shopping center's landlord sought out a new grocer to take over the practically new supermarket space in his shopping center. The search proved fruitful, and by late 1984, it was announced that Sun Supermarket (a small South Florida-based grocery chain) was going to open in the space. Sun Supermarket officially opened in the former Grand Union building in 1985, one of a number of former Grand Union stores the chain took over as part of an ill-fated expansion spree stemming from Grand Union's Floridian demise. Many of Sun's new stores weren't successful, and the chain ultimately ceased operations in 1991. However, from looking at old newspaper articles, the Cooper City Sun Supermarket appears to have closed prior to the rest of the chain, sometime around 1989 it seems, based off the math provided in this 1996 article about the arrival of Albertsons to the site:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbGHj3kXOMMLwJhqAd6_3I6G5m7xGJBpuuW6kCTvvSQ7CqitiqqxC9MQNk_S3IbMTG9YFGxGYkQhCR-Tl_FChsCHIwoXye7O_GwM7L4rD20LBkqtjuGkL1qf2uvGFbmUbWn5FzCE8_RyVDG5w9XJAZJZngHGYgyjvRLKYa4LQ3mLbQpFrBJcJA7WlUqpW/s1862/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1862" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbGHj3kXOMMLwJhqAd6_3I6G5m7xGJBpuuW6kCTvvSQ7CqitiqqxC9MQNk_S3IbMTG9YFGxGYkQhCR-Tl_FChsCHIwoXye7O_GwM7L4rD20LBkqtjuGkL1qf2uvGFbmUbWn5FzCE8_RyVDG5w9XJAZJZngHGYgyjvRLKYa4LQ3mLbQpFrBJcJA7WlUqpW/w400-h168/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After Sun Supermarket's closure, the former Grand Union structure sat vacant for 7 years, a swift re-tenanting not happening the second time around. The announcement of Albertsons' arrival couldn't have come at a better time though, as Winn-Dixie had announced the closure of its 20-year-old store <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@26.0635672,-80.2788528,3a,90y,211.13h,97.29t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKRhJgzU6jmSok8lb2Uq25A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">across the street from here</a> the year prior in 1995, leaving this intersection with two vacant supermarket buildings. As part of Albertsons' arrival to Pine Lake Plaza, the former Grand Union building would be demolished, with a newly built 54,000 square foot Albertsons taking its place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQiCFjaIIaQNJyoXM5EGszhUuf9A-lM-FvYGvpVdrUAJfgb5ikwjM6Kykdf2fg1JWvhVcmw9CUH1QZriYZHiftopeZ17rcrUZgJKZoKWkMPG50zhGMgbzyGW8MOWZwweFdO18vtvsQURAbUDtoKWm8nx1oAKa6HbFDvvbAOeTdI_jbkl4aypc46vhNb2d/s1059/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="1059" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQiCFjaIIaQNJyoXM5EGszhUuf9A-lM-FvYGvpVdrUAJfgb5ikwjM6Kykdf2fg1JWvhVcmw9CUH1QZriYZHiftopeZ17rcrUZgJKZoKWkMPG50zhGMgbzyGW8MOWZwweFdO18vtvsQURAbUDtoKWm8nx1oAKa6HbFDvvbAOeTdI_jbkl4aypc46vhNb2d/w400-h131/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> About a year after its initial announcement, Albertsons #4440 finally opened in 1997, the terrible late 2000's Google Streetview capture above being the only photo of this building I can find while it was still an Albertsons. This store was s typical late-1990's Albertsons store, with a facade designed to match the rest of the 1983-built shopping center. Unlike a lot of times where the adjoining shopping center is remodeled when a supermarket anchor is rebuilt, the reverse happened here, and Albertsons ended up building their store to match the very 1980's architecture of the adjoining shopping center.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vUSkLfw2Wg6qor_E6dKijLk812vzkfBcLIZLLVgRxnsvuyuw1getKvY140M7ShNGveTcsY-MpAiRfhf1eZTtJIosm_QfD-7Hj1RBnOM3kK7Z2bw39KS2m016KwsuKw6x9y6hhtaBirXYGyfwgZ6FECcsZCT9MpOYXjLhYZWwd76iJPtKjuR3vXOGQVmL/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1932" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vUSkLfw2Wg6qor_E6dKijLk812vzkfBcLIZLLVgRxnsvuyuw1getKvY140M7ShNGveTcsY-MpAiRfhf1eZTtJIosm_QfD-7Hj1RBnOM3kK7Z2bw39KS2m016KwsuKw6x9y6hhtaBirXYGyfwgZ6FECcsZCT9MpOYXjLhYZWwd76iJPtKjuR3vXOGQVmL/w400-h325/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From first glance this building looks straight out of 1983 with the design of its facade, that very distinct sloped terra cotta roofline with the squared-off edges being <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/TPuu38KTStXMdPeE9">a popular design choice</a> from that era. While the facade is deceiving, the interior of this building matches up much better with Albertsons' typical design cues from the late 1990's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9PtrBaI_VOgYdZ606rl-0YWHfP1_aDeq_J6dcZEl8iva-IWEiGEy57lJrg7dW58J9A6hiw2PFBkaOSoHPKhJaDXhcLLcTJ8KybI3Ji1-NULRBQKBuRQxu0h5owxK5VX-YCpdNIQFpPZB7EJuhchCw4hw4Aceag48DQMQU2-jXHjpyLFQpYVfMuFWlNYX/s1932/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1932" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9PtrBaI_VOgYdZ606rl-0YWHfP1_aDeq_J6dcZEl8iva-IWEiGEy57lJrg7dW58J9A6hiw2PFBkaOSoHPKhJaDXhcLLcTJ8KybI3Ji1-NULRBQKBuRQxu0h5owxK5VX-YCpdNIQFpPZB7EJuhchCw4hw4Aceag48DQMQU2-jXHjpyLFQpYVfMuFWlNYX/w400-h353/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Cooper City Albertsons store was one of the 49 locations Publix purchased in 2008, with this store having a very speedy reopening by Publix - Publix officially acquired this store from Albertsons in September 2008, with it reopening as a Publix on November 8, 2008 - a two month turnaround. I'm sure this store had a pretty cheap installation of Classy Market 2.0 when it opened, but this store has seen much more thorough upgrading since then, as it got a very nice remodel to <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/publix-super-markets-cooper-city-2?select=IbshSpdOqyKbPtWCs3sWJA">Classy Market 2.5</a> in the early 2010's and then a thorough upgrade to Sienna/Classy Market 3.0 later in the 2010's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdyoHjwV5_9ErOHcscs5vBslnXZ_984tKBkRGWlDjyd7I8KIH3fwJgFJfO7mN0BJxhw-jVZKGCFSfFs877IroY0xtQPAaLfu4U_bVuMdQNetZSWSMjOL8Oz-kC3CLXNTBvnlRB9_X8YUe2_JcoTnoUDPUTQrxLNYxK11Jsk1c3Yr-d0tzFrXMiCDqV-0e/s1932/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdyoHjwV5_9ErOHcscs5vBslnXZ_984tKBkRGWlDjyd7I8KIH3fwJgFJfO7mN0BJxhw-jVZKGCFSfFs877IroY0xtQPAaLfu4U_bVuMdQNetZSWSMjOL8Oz-kC3CLXNTBvnlRB9_X8YUe2_JcoTnoUDPUTQrxLNYxK11Jsk1c3Yr-d0tzFrXMiCDqV-0e/w400-h400/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To the left of the main entrance is the cart corral, this large windowed-in area a staple of these mid-late 1990's Albertsons stores. It also appears that Publix left a water cooler out here for the cart collectors too, which is nice of them, as collecting carts in the Floridian summers is not a fun task! With the water cooler just out in the open like that, I can't help but wonder if random shoppers were helping themselves to water from there too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKl14FfI9SbrvdSAssyhg8BNVzpEMOk6mWDdubNkB40xoHu4-FLxpUA2bPO7GkRpnuK7RHavVIG-GurnUYLAnzWCqslWM5RrsKbxGndo4fViVczLvDpOvSEvMjrK1_eSn151NAt3UzzlWkw-zGKNlE4p8mOATBX3lqOCTMe2kdwYfjZhRBGc90Tjb9trv/s2005/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKl14FfI9SbrvdSAssyhg8BNVzpEMOk6mWDdubNkB40xoHu4-FLxpUA2bPO7GkRpnuK7RHavVIG-GurnUYLAnzWCqslWM5RrsKbxGndo4fViVczLvDpOvSEvMjrK1_eSn151NAt3UzzlWkw-zGKNlE4p8mOATBX3lqOCTMe2kdwYfjZhRBGc90Tjb9trv/w385-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Cart in hand, we'll turn around for this look toward the main entrance, where Publix replaced the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguS47OvMrnoA1UIu0qmDyBdJG5gx23N5bpFMbOEEMrMskYThj7SqL79QJykOQ12UaMljRFVeujXZZL1V-W3j1BKeAe97bgPItAL_vEixxHUiso2JsZDQbDbCSQkHZsv88yHc_m6JxE2FHEbvCOgOBk70C5yRUk956yJI_kQg3y-rYsxLziHWdUMLspfw/w391-h400/Photo%2010.jpg">original swinging doors</a> with the typical Publix sliding door configuration.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux9z-j8VTZpw6mlEi3E9bBixaZ7APfIqdz28iI6qtjQF-c0pKHX9rjhi8-3TP78a0e7Kfpf5QK2UtjXOZQCb1lR21Hpyi5x6gN0BfOJnjBhoXby9u-SE7obM_MZnhM92oJTYbulRe9Bb4Zpwt2nf9i0H5oxpG-t4H1Ye_an5GwwjFk6bwmpXuNYBj1XpZ/s1932/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux9z-j8VTZpw6mlEi3E9bBixaZ7APfIqdz28iI6qtjQF-c0pKHX9rjhi8-3TP78a0e7Kfpf5QK2UtjXOZQCb1lR21Hpyi5x6gN0BfOJnjBhoXby9u-SE7obM_MZnhM92oJTYbulRe9Bb4Zpwt2nf9i0H5oxpG-t4H1Ye_an5GwwjFk6bwmpXuNYBj1XpZ/w400-h379/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, we bring you a little Valentine's Day love on this St. Patrick's Day! I visited this store a few days before Valentine's Day a few years back, and this store went all out on balloons and decorations for the holiday promotional displays at the front of the store. Beyond all the love and BOGOs, we see the store's bakery poking out from the front right corner.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BMWwZ4HXZUFVvJTmFxugH1xdxvCy6yQgnUmzcHjUHhpnSfHsHKEHvZv87DbKfLasIr8h5hl7w7jrEo6nb_9-hn-3VpuU6z6XsD_dCwypMhe_wRlhoS9TB2aUPX6OYGCOcdGV45RvV96mR60BJh7virTVA3qi6sGLm5cHnAfNmo83cURTXqROeHxb1hQ1/s1942/Photo%2010.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BMWwZ4HXZUFVvJTmFxugH1xdxvCy6yQgnUmzcHjUHhpnSfHsHKEHvZv87DbKfLasIr8h5hl7w7jrEo6nb_9-hn-3VpuU6z6XsD_dCwypMhe_wRlhoS9TB2aUPX6OYGCOcdGV45RvV96mR60BJh7virTVA3qi6sGLm5cHnAfNmo83cURTXqROeHxb1hQ1/w398-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sadly, I wasn't loving how all these heart-shaped balloons were getting in the way of getting a decent picture of the bakery! The bakery in this store was completely rebuilt into the mid-2010's Publix standard bakery design, and with its placement in the front right corner of the building, this scene looks like something right out of a standard newbuild Publix store from that era. Only the tile floor would make you suspicious this was not a building of Publix's own creation from this angle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjhckYmaAUnfXLFV6Np7L8rb4IUCZR4Fdzn7eueYyQpBM7WDE-WV5P86Km7CF9dKAijQteOhq4Qf5Ken3I7q2lJQcKZpcY5LuQm8O7oBGkpVI7gHyQUgf26a0ZsXVXxSETYShbAuJlgmhebSDTeybjK25QjzlyMo5nz6cK4DuVgtgUmabDk-IIzmmVoy1/s2132/Photo%2011.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjhckYmaAUnfXLFV6Np7L8rb4IUCZR4Fdzn7eueYyQpBM7WDE-WV5P86Km7CF9dKAijQteOhq4Qf5Ken3I7q2lJQcKZpcY5LuQm8O7oBGkpVI7gHyQUgf26a0ZsXVXxSETYShbAuJlgmhebSDTeybjK25QjzlyMo5nz6cK4DuVgtgUmabDk-IIzmmVoy1/w363-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For the purposes of Valentine's Day, the Floral department is conveniently located in an alcove right across from the BOGOs, Valentine's promos, and all the heart-shaped balloons, between the entrance and the bakery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34zdiIow0gyoZaNT5NWvnEYHzKvfS2eYxo7s5UmN8IvHXqNYKlK3TVvETpB_AiwoYe2sPi-xGj9htoCE96rG5bzvkykk2mEAeqHsKElhiCuYt53U9XoHBouEnr5bE386DPls6SQzyAltHZorFUdi9g9HvbqsKXkINUCJJWypPCZ3AYzwp_xsmHUbhuhfN/s1932/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34zdiIow0gyoZaNT5NWvnEYHzKvfS2eYxo7s5UmN8IvHXqNYKlK3TVvETpB_AiwoYe2sPi-xGj9htoCE96rG5bzvkykk2mEAeqHsKElhiCuYt53U9XoHBouEnr5bE386DPls6SQzyAltHZorFUdi9g9HvbqsKXkINUCJJWypPCZ3AYzwp_xsmHUbhuhfN/w400-h389/Photo%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's one last look toward the store's bakery from the grand aisle, which we'll turn around to get a much better look at:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MYU7YsEp_SD15l_zPckiw9XtU9WwMqKBtxshB2ho6fGt-1PzJjUna67hiDw-QHvcXb5OP78cbRaEvQRNCiscGs7LE_bW6Fym6tlhjzzuqzoY4W6NwYd-z1D6UNjzjXKmpCzwVotTkEJ0z9TP6L91h20TeQwww9IV_5rk3Na4ldU9mGWsPyL2gYHrb156/s1954/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MYU7YsEp_SD15l_zPckiw9XtU9WwMqKBtxshB2ho6fGt-1PzJjUna67hiDw-QHvcXb5OP78cbRaEvQRNCiscGs7LE_bW6Fym6tlhjzzuqzoY4W6NwYd-z1D6UNjzjXKmpCzwVotTkEJ0z9TP6L91h20TeQwww9IV_5rk3Na4ldU9mGWsPyL2gYHrb156/w395-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sandwiched between the deli and the bakery is the store's produce department, which always feels quite large in these mid-late 1990's Albertsons stores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8ZWk-L6Btt6YFy3gPU5tN4ph5fcg7mjRsbxXX2CgMlc3Nuc8Uobd4RHuD9Uo5Ny_X70IqaxdpfN5bo6oOwpHj-RbNCaDroiJ5ovRr1ywFxdmS9F6HiK01X0kFbdAo1Its2flnlbdhARBASv-X9RwsLUSRfM6L4Lv3Ho-PNCqnqpTHordicvvNQtiQaEn/s2005/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8ZWk-L6Btt6YFy3gPU5tN4ph5fcg7mjRsbxXX2CgMlc3Nuc8Uobd4RHuD9Uo5Ny_X70IqaxdpfN5bo6oOwpHj-RbNCaDroiJ5ovRr1ywFxdmS9F6HiK01X0kFbdAo1Its2flnlbdhARBASv-X9RwsLUSRfM6L4Lv3Ho-PNCqnqpTHordicvvNQtiQaEn/w385-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Produce displays run perpendicular to the front of the store, and we'll pass by those as we work our way closer to the deli department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv596r09WvoT4ORy5UzG1Pt8uiGBRJBfTJNzZFWjezqpv-SbNLiITne_FanS45-LS5WE_bx2HFnc_qjvlKmik2Dzj7TwPz0q_NgnKE_CewZloF82aWuE3Cd3DfO3WFFHlFDOWRX7BNrRUaoe8K_SjPL498i1L8qt7VScE8AX3fOdzAsuFSO1mUD7OPMAzM/s1967/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv596r09WvoT4ORy5UzG1Pt8uiGBRJBfTJNzZFWjezqpv-SbNLiITne_FanS45-LS5WE_bx2HFnc_qjvlKmik2Dzj7TwPz0q_NgnKE_CewZloF82aWuE3Cd3DfO3WFFHlFDOWRX7BNrRUaoe8K_SjPL498i1L8qt7VScE8AX3fOdzAsuFSO1mUD7OPMAzM/w393-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Painted in St. Paddy's Day green, we find the store's deli department in the back right corner of the building. Publix did modify the deli a bit to bring it to up their standard, but the overall aesthetic of the department's design still holds from Albertsons (unlike the bakery, which was completely rebuilt from scratch).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCobD32Vgy-V_8jXJWI8p_XumJf22HRaMTU1Mcr6Uw8bqOUlhAzuRKfldkkktaz1VCafd3p3tDuAecFqVqjZrGyF4tTc7aQe4EUYWULcvQ1BW4Xm-ffCxCG0oWJEYh6Qjq6HT5oShidvs8GO1jhnV2zrIoSBP2gHakOUikPMAlPgShBcJJodUMeWf-VrB/s1932/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="1932" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCobD32Vgy-V_8jXJWI8p_XumJf22HRaMTU1Mcr6Uw8bqOUlhAzuRKfldkkktaz1VCafd3p3tDuAecFqVqjZrGyF4tTc7aQe4EUYWULcvQ1BW4Xm-ffCxCG0oWJEYh6Qjq6HT5oShidvs8GO1jhnV2zrIoSBP2gHakOUikPMAlPgShBcJJodUMeWf-VrB/w400-h336/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A very quiet Publix deli on this particular morning - one of the rare moments where I actually captured a Publix deli counter with no one at it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSfTwBlKHguGXeIpsLFH3M2DpBOisjayS7KOvRouj8qte6KANAEr5XtF_6OSIELu7mL59LN2bkHNWzJExHqExPvk7neNpF2uoHyKsWw3FVXE_dXaU1KjngMJNe-dlVAIiW9R4gnqKta3F3iizUJXsIeK90ptT8_1WUAb3FBiN-mn_EfreJFYHceHGyJPr/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSfTwBlKHguGXeIpsLFH3M2DpBOisjayS7KOvRouj8qte6KANAEr5XtF_6OSIELu7mL59LN2bkHNWzJExHqExPvk7neNpF2uoHyKsWw3FVXE_dXaU1KjngMJNe-dlVAIiW9R4gnqKta3F3iizUJXsIeK90ptT8_1WUAb3FBiN-mn_EfreJFYHceHGyJPr/w400-h391/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Some of the pre-packaged deli goods spill out into the store's back aisle, with these coolers, the soup stand, and the deli pickup bins occupying some space at the ends of aisles 2 and 3. This appears to be a Publix modification and not something from Albertsons, as aisles 2 and 3 most likely would have ran full-length during their days here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, beyond the deli overflow we see the start of the dairy department on the back wall, which extends down about halfway before transitioning into meats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN3UDkMQbM_MwzUiigC5v0vClqs6hr0tgWB-JJLDYNfdM9BbhJamTcCIogAWSRtHttNk4cFjeaKwa1N2EE_H1DSdqLEmjYbRjPHUdGdN_zRNB1RMCkxrLen_o0MScO0CRUABXw7obpFBtOzH5tya2UPRRl-6Zidga8-ts0huEmCASn7hJC_O3heZxzx3R/s1942/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN3UDkMQbM_MwzUiigC5v0vClqs6hr0tgWB-JJLDYNfdM9BbhJamTcCIogAWSRtHttNk4cFjeaKwa1N2EE_H1DSdqLEmjYbRjPHUdGdN_zRNB1RMCkxrLen_o0MScO0CRUABXw7obpFBtOzH5tya2UPRRl-6Zidga8-ts0huEmCASn7hJC_O3heZxzx3R/w398-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving into the grocery aisles and aisle 2, the center store drop ceiling appears. Albertsons' last few newbuild stores before Grocery Palace began its big rollout had the design we see in here today, with the open ceiling over the store's perimeter and the drop ceiling over the center grocery aisles (Kash n' Karry was particularly fond of this ceiling design <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-sweetbay-it-still-is-to-shop-at.html">throughout the 1990's</a> too, and Publix used this design in their larger stores from <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2019/01/publix-1398-rockledge-viera-fl-stadium.html">the 2010's</a> as well).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUaScFc8sfAikRV_L5bKak3cIrsHOgH-i8aMbRtqgMYJYDvoudrypd09Cezah8406cSrdnNMvNr2UiZvZ7rA1L_6KqYTpxaUr04YGBhQjLZezRYKzMPYHwc1NwB8574BMN9nDlkUYO7U3PXVZ6id4p5Ze6jYRB7VfCy_e_2G_pmVLJ8eg1iWSvpEZ4SCy/s1942/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUaScFc8sfAikRV_L5bKak3cIrsHOgH-i8aMbRtqgMYJYDvoudrypd09Cezah8406cSrdnNMvNr2UiZvZ7rA1L_6KqYTpxaUr04YGBhQjLZezRYKzMPYHwc1NwB8574BMN9nDlkUYO7U3PXVZ6id4p5Ze6jYRB7VfCy_e_2G_pmVLJ8eg1iWSvpEZ4SCy/w398-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From what I've seen, all of the Albertsons stores opened with this hybrid ceiling design had <a href="https://houstonhistoricretail.com/2023/05/31/food-town-vs-albertsons-a-pearland-grocery-decor-showdown/">the Blue and Green Awnings interior</a>, and I'd imagine that was the interior this store had from when it opened to when it closed (as it only lasted 11 years). Outside of the ceiling design and decor, these stores weren't too much different in terms of perimeter layout from their <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/12/former-albertsons-4413-fort-myers-fl.html">complete drop-ceiling, Blue and Gray Market</a> predecessors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG24rPQ2J8_-TI9wb-Cfg9c6jrN_CoWWrURBiXUF6yXWPOOdPJyimIO1hlSgQiy850LF7BnvW5E8HHYBWs_Tor-nGA68liyYdL593TCKfiWjIDGmcvQBiHqFitTjzTglHyYIaLt-aIs6nC_8E5DOyMvBLWQS6fZwBKz6MRZ15V1VyAM8JbqI_9Eo7-a96q/s1992/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG24rPQ2J8_-TI9wb-Cfg9c6jrN_CoWWrURBiXUF6yXWPOOdPJyimIO1hlSgQiy850LF7BnvW5E8HHYBWs_Tor-nGA68liyYdL593TCKfiWjIDGmcvQBiHqFitTjzTglHyYIaLt-aIs6nC_8E5DOyMvBLWQS6fZwBKz6MRZ15V1VyAM8JbqI_9Eo7-a96q/w388-h400/Photo%2020.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Dairy lines the back wall up to that cut-out for the stockroom door, upon which the coolers switch to meats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4p8rZOu_VATITJvIezGf8eCkZaz3cKYxKvgX_JzxVWudlE-gp12OWnKsutBy-tYVBJCufWMs_BH63ICQPaDVItOkTessZ7W5dQ_pBUm6OzBNO7jnQiVJdUaRMlQfHLKILQpnI0GTac5qSAlXlztIeXimrBAedgV4XHNDp6Ymt0AQGlLUo-JxKRg3TXvV/s2106/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4p8rZOu_VATITJvIezGf8eCkZaz3cKYxKvgX_JzxVWudlE-gp12OWnKsutBy-tYVBJCufWMs_BH63ICQPaDVItOkTessZ7W5dQ_pBUm6OzBNO7jnQiVJdUaRMlQfHLKILQpnI0GTac5qSAlXlztIeXimrBAedgV4XHNDp6Ymt0AQGlLUo-JxKRg3TXvV/w368-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> All of the store's lighting was replaced by Publix as well, seemingly during the store's Sienna/Classy Market 3.0 remodel (as in the photo I linked to of this store with CM 2.5 earlier, you can still see Albertsons' old light bars in place over produce). The drop ceiling section the store would have had Albertsons' <a href="https://houstonhistoricretail.com/2023/05/31/food-town-vs-albertsons-a-pearland-grocery-decor-showdown/">traditional fluorescent strip lights</a>, with Publix swapping those out for their usual square lights (making the store dimmer, but not dramatically - "calmingly bright" is what I like to describe Publixsons stores with the Publix light squares in them).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11ii2yc7I3ADorLsrZhV8iAeJyXdOxanA1-vNd1jkl7pK5WYoQWCfVlT6U1q_5xwP6Wrw-Kwa-2zipq2EBYxmspDlCW14cGUEq9Y9-9hgA4ERJ7LdvSQtILpbuMCbqccHg-F7GvNN66aVZoBAYm36LCLHVM75KxDyR0UAT7lHj3u1A0Yz4zAnURv129ek/s2068/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11ii2yc7I3ADorLsrZhV8iAeJyXdOxanA1-vNd1jkl7pK5WYoQWCfVlT6U1q_5xwP6Wrw-Kwa-2zipq2EBYxmspDlCW14cGUEq9Y9-9hgA4ERJ7LdvSQtILpbuMCbqccHg-F7GvNN66aVZoBAYm36LCLHVM75KxDyR0UAT7lHj3u1A0Yz4zAnURv129ek/w374-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It would be im-<i>pasta</i>-ble for me to not say something about the items in aisle 6!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLaPJCNiTKP8uyCv7JHS7p6WP5gf4tB92pr9iMLCpNOh2pKsZbGw87Fw13lxFmJMccQObpTeetq7zvFgen48uzPtzisHs0Nw3XW-OnUeoxP7w-oSSMPH_1iqrQumZD69QnmvvPpYItZPdeUe1cqE08az_BuWC0AKapwwE-nKIreYRVTweOBUQ2SVk5K-6/s2094/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLaPJCNiTKP8uyCv7JHS7p6WP5gf4tB92pr9iMLCpNOh2pKsZbGw87Fw13lxFmJMccQObpTeetq7zvFgen48uzPtzisHs0Nw3XW-OnUeoxP7w-oSSMPH_1iqrQumZD69QnmvvPpYItZPdeUe1cqE08az_BuWC0AKapwwE-nKIreYRVTweOBUQ2SVk5K-6/w369-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sometimes at these Publixsons stores, Publix wipes away a lot of the Albertsons remnants, but thankfully at this store that wasn't much of a tissue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR3Dof6q6VDGCD611s3JQXUNVSAHk-u8MERvMjbk4O-V2zqad4i0ZPBQGtQvmiqnijdmQVxOguKgPoD6EGxqs6cJFuyG_TD9eYHrw_xODiU3-lMEXtGH6xY33O2h6Dm8v31tWKKVBjauiipkXh0toZmEiGsJ8tpt3EguYGIWVKX1eTa6OX_sTSnteSht4/s1932/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR3Dof6q6VDGCD611s3JQXUNVSAHk-u8MERvMjbk4O-V2zqad4i0ZPBQGtQvmiqnijdmQVxOguKgPoD6EGxqs6cJFuyG_TD9eYHrw_xODiU3-lMEXtGH6xY33O2h6Dm8v31tWKKVBjauiipkXh0toZmEiGsJ8tpt3EguYGIWVKX1eTa6OX_sTSnteSht4/w400-h394/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The center of the store is home to frozen foods, with those occupying aisles 8 and 9.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsglGgE41P2OIfpNIX_bLGAGMnsm6Ff9nziu7yuSWcRfhyK7cdXt5JdUeqQUanbwDvnXpFVOF9NHPDFdOYEGmpL7A_Tx2gs4mcaCreVpz2IhZsI4mjX1q9MnqYPRyKWCRAx7m7d9FAxxTfh4BPOWDk95uZn-zbSI8lhLu3eBxatDtXRfShf-UrZliB0obi/s2018/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsglGgE41P2OIfpNIX_bLGAGMnsm6Ff9nziu7yuSWcRfhyK7cdXt5JdUeqQUanbwDvnXpFVOF9NHPDFdOYEGmpL7A_Tx2gs4mcaCreVpz2IhZsI4mjX1q9MnqYPRyKWCRAx7m7d9FAxxTfh4BPOWDk95uZn-zbSI8lhLu3eBxatDtXRfShf-UrZliB0obi/w383-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Before looping back around to the grocery aisles, here's another look down the store's back wall, looking at the meat coolers. While Publix replaced most of the lighting at this store during its last remodel, those lights over the coolers look original to Albertsons, as Albertsons did use those "grid" style lights a lot (and I've never seen Publix use them before).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi106ZwUthlYKP6c93rEPUJFPLOZvTO3l0TwkvjClfdAlGxPwgbtB11ohlnbWlwjH9vhgPTzdrf9gE3t5vzxNVECzIDbTvZQ-fbk9eRbCmn2qFUycqJ4_NKPFrEB5Mw0eUxnQEDVd7DmF1_cNn-dVxGMZhlHqtOK7YNNlOuO-LwDoE806yEmyuITHEeEMVj/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1932" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi106ZwUthlYKP6c93rEPUJFPLOZvTO3l0TwkvjClfdAlGxPwgbtB11ohlnbWlwjH9vhgPTzdrf9gE3t5vzxNVECzIDbTvZQ-fbk9eRbCmn2qFUycqJ4_NKPFrEB5Mw0eUxnQEDVd7DmF1_cNn-dVxGMZhlHqtOK7YNNlOuO-LwDoE806yEmyuITHEeEMVj/w400-h397/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the bulk of frozen foods fit into aisles 8 and 9, frozen pizzas ended up by their lonesome over here in aisle 10. While the pizza was the only frozen food in this aisle, it did have chilled beer and the remainder of dairy to keep things cool with in aisle 10. The random aisle of dairy down the middle of the store seems to be another late 1990's Albertsons quirk as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPTG3QyDTA7liQdjIdkHXS_vKXp09H8l83zre4hZhKCiRbEBIFhwAGbGbM6Xm9sVNWUw8I_Cntky9d1C1u8O5Hks1L-i-qbHKond9THUP34l5jlMriv5MUc3gTcCiMZG_UA7-JSOYSQbuNl3pRvpIWHoQidCuBFsU6Mm-5nrbXqjTnViUmAGLcXOMsIBp/s1942/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPTG3QyDTA7liQdjIdkHXS_vKXp09H8l83zre4hZhKCiRbEBIFhwAGbGbM6Xm9sVNWUw8I_Cntky9d1C1u8O5Hks1L-i-qbHKond9THUP34l5jlMriv5MUc3gTcCiMZG_UA7-JSOYSQbuNl3pRvpIWHoQidCuBFsU6Mm-5nrbXqjTnViUmAGLcXOMsIBp/w398-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beyond frozen foods we find more of the non-food product aisles, like cleaning supplies and candles here in aisle 12 (and while aisle 12 is typically a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/aisle12/">pretty photogenic aisle</a>, this one's aisle marker was a bit photo shy and decided to hide behind that poster hanging from the ceiling).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KrFMWW2avEm4FSp3z9MhtBemz9oDt6VbOywMWD8cU3aLDJSN-XXgVCmviw4YMsYKM80mZb1tJ-xwLHKOJVCFc8ebYwkwv_Nq4bY_GmIHV1jXUad5uvQLrHUScG5XoImfUu7FIip1B1KYvFMIkQFxN07P7SVbGdZ0nC8LTWHw4hJre1lCSbqVOAhTBQGE/s2310/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KrFMWW2avEm4FSp3z9MhtBemz9oDt6VbOywMWD8cU3aLDJSN-XXgVCmviw4YMsYKM80mZb1tJ-xwLHKOJVCFc8ebYwkwv_Nq4bY_GmIHV1jXUad5uvQLrHUScG5XoImfUu7FIip1B1KYvFMIkQFxN07P7SVbGdZ0nC8LTWHw4hJre1lCSbqVOAhTBQGE/w335-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The curse of the columns plagued this aisle, and Publix's decision to place random displays in the middle of this already cramped aisle doesn't help much!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPymH8mukupDOYlQSc_nWNQQkbj0-Xt_pcNdbzsE-gWl0qk51V29WxPW7G_rmuGekHbceHaKpqRGl4Muc5cRzVk3eZiqPT48KvpuED96P_Q8_ysxsmZHhD5Ye-dYOLNVVvHmWIoAeKraUX6hhEp8RU1-bxuw6if54peYkC-CPsjALa2cmAnxaUQH8i1g7/s1932/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1932" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPymH8mukupDOYlQSc_nWNQQkbj0-Xt_pcNdbzsE-gWl0qk51V29WxPW7G_rmuGekHbceHaKpqRGl4Muc5cRzVk3eZiqPT48KvpuED96P_Q8_ysxsmZHhD5Ye-dYOLNVVvHmWIoAeKraUX6hhEp8RU1-bxuw6if54peYkC-CPsjALa2cmAnxaUQH8i1g7/w400-h381/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The center store drop ceiling ends over aisle 15, the store's second-to-last aisle, home to soda and water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPYnVfRhYVLxEB2oX88hHjE3qKwCn3tTs6dboyKECFv0Yn9fY9HjXm3u6huz-qjfojVkxYElMIqvtk_XYGfg1lKvzqJ8qNhVwPR4WgUTAJYfNUTknnMzSSmcXLf3eJQcxXbJM1xOxJUsjDi13nkHDp6FS1OlqHM89diIzGDBohlrtxcamNjuHxTh1pvnM/s1980/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPYnVfRhYVLxEB2oX88hHjE3qKwCn3tTs6dboyKECFv0Yn9fY9HjXm3u6huz-qjfojVkxYElMIqvtk_XYGfg1lKvzqJ8qNhVwPR4WgUTAJYfNUTknnMzSSmcXLf3eJQcxXbJM1xOxJUsjDi13nkHDp6FS1OlqHM89diIzGDBohlrtxcamNjuHxTh1pvnM/w390-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the left side of the store, here's one final look across the back wall, looking from meats toward dairy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qXctn-4hyphenhyphen8F48v_r-mUhBS1brWHpd8WmeDOkEWpyP9q9gYUPXEKWhbfG91yeW4yEYAr5WSRyfziqebZcxj11N_XzvZKpObH658MLjSAOVWaOjSfI2FmMyuhNNu9Kq7_5C2hwpv20KsxGeRYvqzYO3yDqrJ-gmSe7Ou7vC6pFzsEQdBsDaoSni1HBykJC/s2005/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qXctn-4hyphenhyphen8F48v_r-mUhBS1brWHpd8WmeDOkEWpyP9q9gYUPXEKWhbfG91yeW4yEYAr5WSRyfziqebZcxj11N_XzvZKpObH658MLjSAOVWaOjSfI2FmMyuhNNu9Kq7_5C2hwpv20KsxGeRYvqzYO3yDqrJ-gmSe7Ou7vC6pFzsEQdBsDaoSni1HBykJC/w385-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The meat and seafood service counter is located in the back left corner of this building, the counter itself located on a slight angle as typical of an Albertsons store from this era.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcQEozfDP_ZtwOlRh8l1mq1KwdNIZav_qPMx6m4XD7E-cDDlxgJk3zeEg44b4dZGYkiF7uzYYj8KyvD7SeQ17cwMrnCxNXU2yop0QUDnkXNC1gMK-jMyDyC3l2GkN3ewZCWzu1U9vfnIcF3yRbvprzcSQLNlLT71i3Hfa-b3oo2tS6j2r-Zhsz1Gtg80A/s1954/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcQEozfDP_ZtwOlRh8l1mq1KwdNIZav_qPMx6m4XD7E-cDDlxgJk3zeEg44b4dZGYkiF7uzYYj8KyvD7SeQ17cwMrnCxNXU2yop0QUDnkXNC1gMK-jMyDyC3l2GkN3ewZCWzu1U9vfnIcF3yRbvprzcSQLNlLT71i3Hfa-b3oo2tS6j2r-Zhsz1Gtg80A/w395-h400/Photo%2032.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The meat department sign is hung over the window into the butcher room, with the service counter on the angle just out of frame to my left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yyI4G1Pvtn9pezebiMalXls48GeDZoy-RRS3mI96MEKcmFbFgHvVyS_7rr5RV1DExbHU8u0h_o2ww7ROMGB-Z-8_Zvt6goB5jx7dV5ZF1rrFurAxVvXDGywZdrI2XhEsxo7l_QgUyJadZQUFai-yVjLGLnIw3_Tx4OWlB-xcOsHW3ebpfQeZ0q5p7yT_/s2106/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yyI4G1Pvtn9pezebiMalXls48GeDZoy-RRS3mI96MEKcmFbFgHvVyS_7rr5RV1DExbHU8u0h_o2ww7ROMGB-Z-8_Zvt6goB5jx7dV5ZF1rrFurAxVvXDGywZdrI2XhEsxo7l_QgUyJadZQUFai-yVjLGLnIw3_Tx4OWlB-xcOsHW3ebpfQeZ0q5p7yT_/w368-h400/Photo%2033.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The open ceiling returns as we enter aisle 16, looking as chipper as ever.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofJdKLU1HCowm_ocGXwkq6sXr0_orY48Tpf4YyEnmAfNFJmuLBgeGjJ659mcsmkwWKdoxwOVnBBLCcpA35VRg3JwvS_4NYkTjdLJTrqg0cEzRURaZqv2anCbaAV3Fb2S3JnFg6ddeSCPtCTJarQxGJN-bClUcmQkDgAGYJGF7Cmv83LkIfMRM3_M_zdB4/s2020/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofJdKLU1HCowm_ocGXwkq6sXr0_orY48Tpf4YyEnmAfNFJmuLBgeGjJ659mcsmkwWKdoxwOVnBBLCcpA35VRg3JwvS_4NYkTjdLJTrqg0cEzRURaZqv2anCbaAV3Fb2S3JnFg6ddeSCPtCTJarQxGJN-bClUcmQkDgAGYJGF7Cmv83LkIfMRM3_M_zdB4/w383-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The very last aisle in this store is aisle 17, home to the classic combination of white bread, peanut butter, jelly, and wine - AFB's favorite lunch spread! (A nice merlot really accentuates the fruitiness of the jams and the nutty subtilties of the peanut butter between those two slices of bread). Based off of HHR's tour of the <a href="https://houstonhistoricretail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Food-Town-Pearland-Albertsons_3775-scaled.webp">much more original Pearland Alber-Town store</a>, wine was always located on the perimeter wall like this in these hybrid ceiling Albertsons stores, with the pharmacy counter located right behind me:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmEJeJfoD8p04QtUhR9b2TjuIZ_2AhL-V7QE788H13guGbsiSGsas7OPNxfkmao4DLAVjdphVXBQYnA_WvH7LaKIVKy0NdoIPkpjAmBpRVICAwGKWhX_rlZFXoCjQudbSVLEMamB9hfo3zLscPi2nSJ2g3DoQkI-GwyqV7bJbPMMM5jNwNPtetlN-WrtM/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="1932" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmEJeJfoD8p04QtUhR9b2TjuIZ_2AhL-V7QE788H13guGbsiSGsas7OPNxfkmao4DLAVjdphVXBQYnA_WvH7LaKIVKy0NdoIPkpjAmBpRVICAwGKWhX_rlZFXoCjQudbSVLEMamB9hfo3zLscPi2nSJ2g3DoQkI-GwyqV7bJbPMMM5jNwNPtetlN-WrtM/w400-h358/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like the bakery, the pharmacy was also rebuilt by Publix to match their modern standard, with the Pharmacy logo also swapped out in recent years to match the current Evergreen-era iteration of the logo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaD7hSDiw9Z2UgURM7xajBZXnhoGgWzKCA8zLCdGD632pa3lRgcc3jZ7ZjejGWNqxYF60zEeDFDNNW8KnnoempTBhrqNNiXeMqTbJFJAEmVoBKWyWVqnd-LJBuG6lzh-EhLNyAbIM7DnNP_DXCJZ-w0EF3ZI0_FzAgJOLmub0CfInrrjzf_XYfSgVUdXk/s1942/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaD7hSDiw9Z2UgURM7xajBZXnhoGgWzKCA8zLCdGD632pa3lRgcc3jZ7ZjejGWNqxYF60zEeDFDNNW8KnnoempTBhrqNNiXeMqTbJFJAEmVoBKWyWVqnd-LJBuG6lzh-EhLNyAbIM7DnNP_DXCJZ-w0EF3ZI0_FzAgJOLmub0CfInrrjzf_XYfSgVUdXk/w398-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Health and Beauty occupies a few short aisles that run perpendicular to the pharmacy counter, with the check lanes just beyond that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsE5DWlkJayVRvF6XAI6OwivN5f80DyomQAvWGhkeNi9FUG8lz5Ibi1XdG_G9LUyHGsJTXrwkKKc159Jv0lz7MZcjpbTXnPly7hSOj0CWgXN6D-qlA4bXSjTsRIxe4nx-B7unToDxtNzNHS7p6IXa3RFHmsEpKgjiobl23ewlOOH8ee2rRZFPyAL9lf-gG/s1967/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsE5DWlkJayVRvF6XAI6OwivN5f80DyomQAvWGhkeNi9FUG8lz5Ibi1XdG_G9LUyHGsJTXrwkKKc159Jv0lz7MZcjpbTXnPly7hSOj0CWgXN6D-qlA4bXSjTsRIxe4nx-B7unToDxtNzNHS7p6IXa3RFHmsEpKgjiobl23ewlOOH8ee2rRZFPyAL9lf-gG/w393-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I thought Publix's placement of their Frozen Foods department sign was pretty clever, attached to the ceiling where it drops lower.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduKyy5VAqCBxG7_O_Lj7H120PBAAF20Lg574fuhFFFdaMNfHNds2g4-wLwRtufWHXyRFj8xDcx4rEC4spkM3wsfvyR1IBDEOty9brPHoDI35PP33C65WbGyA2-xBwij4J40RmoFAAzcxDTdp3IuiC_E1B-yfHxGvzOqcs2R-ccBvsP6cm2xUnITFcyQDE/s1932/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduKyy5VAqCBxG7_O_Lj7H120PBAAF20Lg574fuhFFFdaMNfHNds2g4-wLwRtufWHXyRFj8xDcx4rEC4spkM3wsfvyR1IBDEOty9brPHoDI35PP33C65WbGyA2-xBwij4J40RmoFAAzcxDTdp3IuiC_E1B-yfHxGvzOqcs2R-ccBvsP6cm2xUnITFcyQDE/w400-h379/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a close-up of the check lanes, 8 total in this store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKQ-Nn0JhBtjZXuQ6HK4e8O5m6m-TKU8OmDkImJdMRLSCJS_jVerRRCBOWS7JcQ1V6sb2MNgzdLdlTA8-DJNMYRtfUIBDT9j8l_MqIbbTh_LND-Y6KY_BUoy6CPL4taxYfSZ_JLw8MAhDDpHQsdYmLaMNuW9MkstMKvW81IAbrCSlv2o-8GmNin9cC8Aq/s1932/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1932" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKQ-Nn0JhBtjZXuQ6HK4e8O5m6m-TKU8OmDkImJdMRLSCJS_jVerRRCBOWS7JcQ1V6sb2MNgzdLdlTA8-DJNMYRtfUIBDT9j8l_MqIbbTh_LND-Y6KY_BUoy6CPL4taxYfSZ_JLw8MAhDDpHQsdYmLaMNuW9MkstMKvW81IAbrCSlv2o-8GmNin9cC8Aq/w400-h353/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even on this store's third remodel by Publix, the customer service desk is still located along the front wall. In many cases, Publix moved the service desk to an island next to the check lanes in CM 2.5 and Sienna/CM 3.0 remodels, but that never happened here. With newbuild Evergreen stores opting to keep the service desk along the front wall, the desk will probably remain here when (hopefully) this store remodels to Evergreen (and not the other option). All that open space to the left of the service desk (where Publix's pickup staging area is now) was most likely home to a bank or the video rental department during the Albertsons days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYh6vLuVvA7-tdeAwLGZsYcxPgHzLjoUKtv_KBWILXt0n3eEZjLxSEbmyuLfKzOdVYiSiK9DAUa3XGvz0mJ99R1-APTpxe6spYPd-CrhPoNbw1cPuuke5-yT19-JLgNPYuftx1oo83eqKCpAvItylPWF6DhKCxeLR9Y7mubhlqnFh9hwk4BcHMBfLC_zO/s1932/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYh6vLuVvA7-tdeAwLGZsYcxPgHzLjoUKtv_KBWILXt0n3eEZjLxSEbmyuLfKzOdVYiSiK9DAUa3XGvz0mJ99R1-APTpxe6spYPd-CrhPoNbw1cPuuke5-yT19-JLgNPYuftx1oo83eqKCpAvItylPWF6DhKCxeLR9Y7mubhlqnFh9hwk4BcHMBfLC_zO/w400-h389/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, let's take a stroll down the front walkway for a quick look at the liquor store:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNQi7yFJXQq0UwGTg0nWguyAH-HqNe5GE5LHZ1-zbKqE7_qeozt5PHP4-sPtFbD5lPloBAj32BI0Riv9NUDiGPsm38dJ_5CG6Y5_qPG434eaFkAnlkWW2AhZK5322xLgzfnMgQU_MtcEkv5c63AbaJ6HUmaVamSZDPIpTmnWb2Nx4oFP2hY-B7-i0cwXQ/s1932/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1932" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNQi7yFJXQq0UwGTg0nWguyAH-HqNe5GE5LHZ1-zbKqE7_qeozt5PHP4-sPtFbD5lPloBAj32BI0Riv9NUDiGPsm38dJ_5CG6Y5_qPG434eaFkAnlkWW2AhZK5322xLgzfnMgQU_MtcEkv5c63AbaJ6HUmaVamSZDPIpTmnWb2Nx4oFP2hY-B7-i0cwXQ/w400-h386/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The liquor store of this former Albertsons is located on the right side of the building, adjoining the original shopping center.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HUYcTmrYihQ7eUSDqJRsMeOOQP2whyphenhyphen7JtfKMnFLQpEIiwB74NM_7LEj0Qosx81Urx9y6DOm8IsszieGzrd8bJAIcfMZNUYfMnM_J1nLOsH22qxgg_99GxroV3l9fp6bWou8VdTNyRAObndyZ37ZlQBv6vKjEbXoKC7nyA9Vd5c3BYetksaLoPHuBnqie/s1932/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1932" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HUYcTmrYihQ7eUSDqJRsMeOOQP2whyphenhyphen7JtfKMnFLQpEIiwB74NM_7LEj0Qosx81Urx9y6DOm8IsszieGzrd8bJAIcfMZNUYfMnM_J1nLOsH22qxgg_99GxroV3l9fp6bWou8VdTNyRAObndyZ37ZlQBv6vKjEbXoKC7nyA9Vd5c3BYetksaLoPHuBnqie/w400-h341/Photo%2042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The liquor store is somewhat hidden in the corner, but thankfully the large sign on the front of the building makes it easier to see where the entrance is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cxFpQ-8THDJpCCzgSdNaruam2MC9pRh2Tt6gLxi2avNnNfx1sA-iA_qG42PuGTr2ItgG5UwJwBi-LK9EHMmrKLQOoV69Drc6QdqoOw1M0Z2utmlJlz-CtQ-s-lCKIADSW8hLxGdhlEBzoAovtIfSjXiZNMv-OcHAfpYWFooli9ib5c8n16ufZbP0WH_V/s1932/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="1932" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cxFpQ-8THDJpCCzgSdNaruam2MC9pRh2Tt6gLxi2avNnNfx1sA-iA_qG42PuGTr2ItgG5UwJwBi-LK9EHMmrKLQOoV69Drc6QdqoOw1M0Z2utmlJlz-CtQ-s-lCKIADSW8hLxGdhlEBzoAovtIfSjXiZNMv-OcHAfpYWFooli9ib5c8n16ufZbP0WH_V/w400-h329/Photo%2043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That's former Albertsons #4440 in a nutshell. Let's take a moment to go up in the sky for some satellite imagery, beginning with some Bird's Eye aerial images courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohcWENAdP6XyWx377jRDRUd0AgUDNITVP43c1DXKRZOtEKeiFdJ2D2cjzpo6X-P3Rha4AXxCgHHFOl3withP7gIu9_Dut9Ic_YYTGuZycRI0B23V84eHr31lC7DOaNZOfSITrCRoMNxGIEhyOLCo8lemtmyPEv1OeotPOkZ2MvD7oUtWrg101vZ39bwY6/s849/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="849" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohcWENAdP6XyWx377jRDRUd0AgUDNITVP43c1DXKRZOtEKeiFdJ2D2cjzpo6X-P3Rha4AXxCgHHFOl3withP7gIu9_Dut9Ic_YYTGuZycRI0B23V84eHr31lC7DOaNZOfSITrCRoMNxGIEhyOLCo8lemtmyPEv1OeotPOkZ2MvD7oUtWrg101vZ39bwY6/w400-h305/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front - I didn't take a peek inside the liquor store, but it appears to be oddly shaped with the way it was wedged into the corner of the building like that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvaDQLVLCgjhg9B7biUUP_KHxVdVCUeLwv9L-oGKit246evad31xmWGP_7oG1q1rsqT_Lpl08ejUuXCgrKIWS_d3vp3bA9eBEc6lQd70sdLcjjgYcpO74mmYosi1KDXrPthGBFSbLTixJgTyljYMot81jyHjhwicWg3pbXslSbUW78g8b_8oz1vtCp14B/s526/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="526" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvaDQLVLCgjhg9B7biUUP_KHxVdVCUeLwv9L-oGKit246evad31xmWGP_7oG1q1rsqT_Lpl08ejUuXCgrKIWS_d3vp3bA9eBEc6lQd70sdLcjjgYcpO74mmYosi1KDXrPthGBFSbLTixJgTyljYMot81jyHjhwicWg3pbXslSbUW78g8b_8oz1vtCp14B/w400-h358/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJE6qQQJtxuVKnnNMNW8NBXVc3yS6VXOeDmH9FaroAJ4WX1cWRf-6D9mfvnCafRanzIXI1khiFuED70UuREK5MoJnfEw-dsHXuXIyh405F5NroO05-JDHAS6OaMWnRnCPLiJpWogdCtrF5LJMZjmk3QALviLnQfyKzNkRvVeQB2YA_p6nGKQlsMElkWZu/s911/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="911" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJE6qQQJtxuVKnnNMNW8NBXVc3yS6VXOeDmH9FaroAJ4WX1cWRf-6D9mfvnCafRanzIXI1khiFuED70UuREK5MoJnfEw-dsHXuXIyh405F5NroO05-JDHAS6OaMWnRnCPLiJpWogdCtrF5LJMZjmk3QALviLnQfyKzNkRvVeQB2YA_p6nGKQlsMElkWZu/w400-h280/Photo%2046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAnWhfBPMWKvFBf35c_SOmPk7CprnzARC8RYRuiLIv4w0ZCCK35ppFPm7IG_KFkEs8l5m6BND6mT8XFbd9jq5spmWth0nRwrI9LEWRc7yUKHL8aS_a4UQ88IgDfaXml08e3nIEE6LB-18Bz_yA17wRkr5yxax7w5UGI5JjNKv-BngQzk3OyU5Zp21JHSg/s436/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="436" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAnWhfBPMWKvFBf35c_SOmPk7CprnzARC8RYRuiLIv4w0ZCCK35ppFPm7IG_KFkEs8l5m6BND6mT8XFbd9jq5spmWth0nRwrI9LEWRc7yUKHL8aS_a4UQ88IgDfaXml08e3nIEE6LB-18Bz_yA17wRkr5yxax7w5UGI5JjNKv-BngQzk3OyU5Zp21JHSg/w400-h396/Photo%2047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now for the historic aerial images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiQEfGGGhZAJPtMTdrYUWRXyhBo0PB5Oj_UL_Zh8Zdk4EM7EtSSyNwS5iN4Fi3-Uc9hbakET6TUPjerNsIEUtxmuvnHcPgXesyMkaES69YCKxWHlInPwTzioOXNDmu7LsEwTlrOHJLJUyqO9h5pKL_jVe5d5ft5_SA86LVcyBVnDcm93dSL_wje7ev8Gr/s887/Photo%2048%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="887" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiQEfGGGhZAJPtMTdrYUWRXyhBo0PB5Oj_UL_Zh8Zdk4EM7EtSSyNwS5iN4Fi3-Uc9hbakET6TUPjerNsIEUtxmuvnHcPgXesyMkaES69YCKxWHlInPwTzioOXNDmu7LsEwTlrOHJLJUyqO9h5pKL_jVe5d5ft5_SA86LVcyBVnDcm93dSL_wje7ev8Gr/w400-h201/Photo%2048%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4440 - 2022</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo77klp1EKvNa6I_J5ju8Lm8pE6IZktIoepmcXttPmf1hwC7PYWTM6cSDXXAL9LzsfNBXEB6KPJAz2twsNAmYgrF5uj-ZpgoAMGsav3gawOlZe7vC7y4xykMTHOwoho_B82YszeMcVnTX8aE4IcsCyoHW4jU-k1YUjTQXIXMSpwdaj7DKU95O9j6TJSo0O/s875/Photo%2049%2012-2008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="875" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo77klp1EKvNa6I_J5ju8Lm8pE6IZktIoepmcXttPmf1hwC7PYWTM6cSDXXAL9LzsfNBXEB6KPJAz2twsNAmYgrF5uj-ZpgoAMGsav3gawOlZe7vC7y4xykMTHOwoho_B82YszeMcVnTX8aE4IcsCyoHW4jU-k1YUjTQXIXMSpwdaj7DKU95O9j6TJSo0O/w400-h221/Photo%2049%2012-2008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4440 - December 2008 - Publix had only been open for a month when this image was taken</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSYpnzWjMa5rsR_S4Gr5ovY59R48D79bfPlp1n0h3jpscvqV9C3oqgDbHU-m92XZV5kA1mIYR4dyPpYDDMPvBa11wHxkNQr8J2BYRmQqKkiX5sGOOFhmFgzod6Uc3K0qvpJv0H9WFOBYPEoBJ8KVb635r2X6RnLBVFmR5ZvSNS_wVYwUAg4dCDi6W_WAn/s973/Photo%2050%202004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="973" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSYpnzWjMa5rsR_S4Gr5ovY59R48D79bfPlp1n0h3jpscvqV9C3oqgDbHU-m92XZV5kA1mIYR4dyPpYDDMPvBa11wHxkNQr8J2BYRmQqKkiX5sGOOFhmFgzod6Uc3K0qvpJv0H9WFOBYPEoBJ8KVb635r2X6RnLBVFmR5ZvSNS_wVYwUAg4dCDi6W_WAn/w400-h196/Photo%2050%202004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4440 - 2004</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uFtBRSDqBSf4RzRRqG3hXxm9ly0CbEIQbgRY4PC2CvKq6Ea3n4Qd80M_hnfmjwOLEGGtNaEFG0QuTWmKMVVayTQqwzwd-8S7UEiaK6VrVTV8oWLhC7zSMEdU0Q-02h-qbMQcQioaIJLG44saRQJhsjudWRcS6HrpBW0XzW-vE1B_0OPQwev_EWbys99T/s1005/Photo%2051%201994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1005" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uFtBRSDqBSf4RzRRqG3hXxm9ly0CbEIQbgRY4PC2CvKq6Ea3n4Qd80M_hnfmjwOLEGGtNaEFG0QuTWmKMVVayTQqwzwd-8S7UEiaK6VrVTV8oWLhC7zSMEdU0Q-02h-qbMQcQioaIJLG44saRQJhsjudWRcS6HrpBW0XzW-vE1B_0OPQwev_EWbys99T/w400-h217/Photo%2051%201994.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4440 - 1994 - Here we can see the abandoned Grand Union building, which was demolished along with a small piece of the shopping center to make room for the new Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ8zuLUFm37zKoGgeQWJsCmU5o3VinGq0Ym6hgGZ50bIKGoZr-K2ZVCaMZ38KK3rAj7djv1nLyAmjOzFHWfTt6mxf0hnya7CAcM3Fs1gqp9BWuXxU8OkNkXIkV_X9LrioXZTswdp3ZcCPeJXbdFmA5GIlpCDs1UiJyn8hxhQpsZz60uy02zs24EgrKDrh/s563/Photo%2052%201984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="563" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ8zuLUFm37zKoGgeQWJsCmU5o3VinGq0Ym6hgGZ50bIKGoZr-K2ZVCaMZ38KK3rAj7djv1nLyAmjOzFHWfTt6mxf0hnya7CAcM3Fs1gqp9BWuXxU8OkNkXIkV_X9LrioXZTswdp3ZcCPeJXbdFmA5GIlpCDs1UiJyn8hxhQpsZz60uy02zs24EgrKDrh/w400-h258/Photo%2052%201984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4440 - 1984 - The year Grand Union closed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mp2hywl2JmrL3Kx_qK64W3Cpo7u2scLOepQ_7hB15wnwI5KJj79kk1yRvrMbKMo4QOe9BsgfMJcDU5R23FYisDrZzMTpmOHtP-ybX2OkXQgKWFomIHxipBCoyuR1r0KF7JTxVq86aTRkJs4OZEojjJDnhckff6OsCM48N-ZUtHaM2NVcblFuv5XfEk1v/s563/Photo%2053%201980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="563" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mp2hywl2JmrL3Kx_qK64W3Cpo7u2scLOepQ_7hB15wnwI5KJj79kk1yRvrMbKMo4QOe9BsgfMJcDU5R23FYisDrZzMTpmOHtP-ybX2OkXQgKWFomIHxipBCoyuR1r0KF7JTxVq86aTRkJs4OZEojjJDnhckff6OsCM48N-ZUtHaM2NVcblFuv5XfEk1v/w400-h258/Photo%2053%201980.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4440 - 1980 - Still an empty lot here</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgdSxyUpfupp7pzpr2P3fRD2dU9MeYDLWn_e4ZZHwB66kc7PliADKKtsjex3gBOCg07dyf6s6StvCF097b14Q9oHfDRF-KRDyPt_AS2QTMPxFFhWq-zdKvyp5L-ijrG2fotVPP7pyl_-ds2DVPTNIs0uhQePq5uRnyJCY7r9HZaq46rNuj1VDhNRNWnhz/s1932/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1932" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgdSxyUpfupp7pzpr2P3fRD2dU9MeYDLWn_e4ZZHwB66kc7PliADKKtsjex3gBOCg07dyf6s6StvCF097b14Q9oHfDRF-KRDyPt_AS2QTMPxFFhWq-zdKvyp5L-ijrG2fotVPP7pyl_-ds2DVPTNIs0uhQePq5uRnyJCY7r9HZaq46rNuj1VDhNRNWnhz/w400-h275/Photo%2054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even as a Publix, this building still looks about 20 years older than it really is, and the white Publix signage (which is something I typically associate with older Publix stores, especially the 1980's builds) isn't helping either. Even with the falsely dated facade, the store's interior is quite modern, and hopefully the modern bones of the interior will allow Publix to keep this Publixsons going for many years more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That's all for today, but be sure to come back in two weeks for a fun look at a former Albertsons store with a strange past, and maybe a few additional retail surprises too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. - Thanks everyone for helping the blog hit 1,000,000 pageviews in the last week or so - a feat just over 10 years in the making!</div><p></p></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-4708108280026527082024-03-03T00:01:00.001-05:002024-03-03T00:01:04.121-05:00Former Albertsons #4383 - Delray Beach, FL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9he-07Ss-zh0tbj1Shj5SEUeJhH-RCr2YpmkP8ERZs9zvYXCztN74B3IKhyuJLWJWAwKbZQ5BvLIukL7wUoNR6Ce-EzUcxA3ishZNsmZyDb-zBrjbJrnc55z9OH9KDAwngshaXa6xPO0m2jSxDndYUI5kS2Dp0AFD74cNsOQCfpOjbTEPfMJl8b-k9sj8/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1932" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9he-07Ss-zh0tbj1Shj5SEUeJhH-RCr2YpmkP8ERZs9zvYXCztN74B3IKhyuJLWJWAwKbZQ5BvLIukL7wUoNR6Ce-EzUcxA3ishZNsmZyDb-zBrjbJrnc55z9OH9KDAwngshaXa6xPO0m2jSxDndYUI5kS2Dp0AFD74cNsOQCfpOjbTEPfMJl8b-k9sj8/w400-h315/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4383</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4801 Linton Bouelvard, Delray Beach, FL - Delray Town Center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAv0uZr32ALPJ04ieq5u0lveMVNBH-PMzcM-vGneViEpDG_DnlrfyDYSLGmimN36US4lWTEV-RlI2rGXjlexxMH-skYz5xPrExy0_DNrE-6zUHYhIrCMc05tRmwPHFrF9CT3TXI7pzSs1tylebkOxQHmH50oZekuUHtxNluRLkO0x73q_KY__YNvMx7wd/s98/Palm-Beach-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="75" data-original-width="98" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAv0uZr32ALPJ04ieq5u0lveMVNBH-PMzcM-vGneViEpDG_DnlrfyDYSLGmimN36US4lWTEV-RlI2rGXjlexxMH-skYz5xPrExy0_DNrE-6zUHYhIrCMc05tRmwPHFrF9CT3TXI7pzSs1tylebkOxQHmH50oZekuUHtxNluRLkO0x73q_KY__YNvMx7wd/s1600/Palm-Beach-blue.png" width="98" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Palm Beach County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Returning to South Florida for our next AFB adventure, today's post actually marks another small milestone for the blog - following this post, I will have written about all 12 of the Albertsons stores that once called Palm Beach County home. Another geographic region down for the blog, but still plenty more former South Florida Albertsons stores to see in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties in the future as we work our way through the rest of this region. For today's "store of honor", former Albertsons #4383 of Delray Beach is another one of the funky subdivision stores, which even after being carved up into thirds, still retains much of its original Albertsons exterior design and detailing. There's plenty to see here in Delray Beach from this building's past life, so let's get started and learn a little more about today's former Albertsons store:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzO6TmHxS7tFR-AmklfCL8C4FxPBTEU9JewqApNrHZjB0yW4BGK7YruAxD86rKUE7WoMypqdB87_muSp3oudelD2So4RkThHVNTywDv8eTqg933DAjmBJPXIkUKVDpHaBV3BqVZpEJqRezuqseniMHb4GCoa13hToxnu98qW61Y08UmJv-CC2DCepam6Z9/s3080/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="3080" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzO6TmHxS7tFR-AmklfCL8C4FxPBTEU9JewqApNrHZjB0yW4BGK7YruAxD86rKUE7WoMypqdB87_muSp3oudelD2So4RkThHVNTywDv8eTqg933DAjmBJPXIkUKVDpHaBV3BqVZpEJqRezuqseniMHb4GCoa13hToxnu98qW61Y08UmJv-CC2DCepam6Z9/w640-h312/Photo%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons #4383 opened to a massive turnout on April 17, 1991, with crowds of shoppers swarming the store and its parking lot to the point where Albertsons had to hire local police officers to direct traffic due to the massive crowd. The residents of Delray Beach certainly made it known they were happy to have Albertsons as a new grocery option in town! Albertsons #4383 was a standard late 1980's/early 1990's Superstore building, which opened with the Blue & Gray Market decor. I'm not sure if this store ever remodeled again at the turn of the 2000's, but there is a chance it may have kept its original decor in some form all the way until the end (although I'll talk more about that later in the post).</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrvp8iUvlP-fmrJDPZ3Lkmfh7mi9qpfW9H_7W0G_5BORGq5QmNMMnOAzOdV8zCIZEB4MgrR4gbVOgCR2en3kddESQs8rNypq3anqsySzHVVQBuXEpt98CSRJa4VzhWu7cVKbEe0Ql4aBtSt45HLT87j68CG_tkPIh5P3f-iUAwTH6Yl7zaJpsRqpnxUyT/s1324/Photo%204.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="1324" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrvp8iUvlP-fmrJDPZ3Lkmfh7mi9qpfW9H_7W0G_5BORGq5QmNMMnOAzOdV8zCIZEB4MgrR4gbVOgCR2en3kddESQs8rNypq3anqsySzHVVQBuXEpt98CSRJa4VzhWu7cVKbEe0Ql4aBtSt45HLT87j68CG_tkPIh5P3f-iUAwTH6Yl7zaJpsRqpnxUyT/w640-h210/Photo%204.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Recreation courtesy of </i><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/" style="font-style: italic;">YonWooRetail2</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i>Albertsons #4383 remained fairly unchanged throughout its 19 years in business, with YonWoo's recreation above capturing the essence of this store while it was still open.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa4zhnQJQDneNQRhIcuCiu3P6K_Xbk5W4oADFJuPGdYPrTnS8B7aefEw8xJchvhPTFQmGLTXp-CbzfN5bYSXx9usL2nJYvHBnJU4MoR9cSki_WUA1OwcTjeEksKrrS9R2ZT6f6vX-3S-h5amD3iuePIsc0yMet6Fb6u2Vu8dakzV32uEa_vuLpINZ-ZXA/s1003/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="832" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa4zhnQJQDneNQRhIcuCiu3P6K_Xbk5W4oADFJuPGdYPrTnS8B7aefEw8xJchvhPTFQmGLTXp-CbzfN5bYSXx9usL2nJYvHBnJU4MoR9cSki_WUA1OwcTjeEksKrrS9R2ZT6f6vX-3S-h5amD3iuePIsc0yMet6Fb6u2Vu8dakzV32uEa_vuLpINZ-ZXA/w331-h400/Photo%205.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons #4383 survived until February 2010, when Albertsons closed all of its remaining stores in Palm Beach County. Following that closure round, <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/08/former-albertsons-4319-oakland-park-fl.html">store #4319 in Oakland Park</a> was left as Albertsons' sole South Florida outpost, which soldiered on until 2018 when it was sold to Publix following its short-lived conversion to the Safeway banner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx3UTNdDBgLKjQtOlf0mPC0uHMgC2IrMpmGpM_m7PGKnQCuzUxQFjhk7HhEhGKhtFo0qI14qaV1qT6U0RayZzb9PuKseLMBIppmhNCM0P3TneKRYtr7mahIhhOUKLIUznxR666_WPvd5oCNrUh1PRCwgN8H_jJ2oD14PCb4ZThk4RlTo4jl8hPpc3AnZs/s1932/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="1932" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx3UTNdDBgLKjQtOlf0mPC0uHMgC2IrMpmGpM_m7PGKnQCuzUxQFjhk7HhEhGKhtFo0qI14qaV1qT6U0RayZzb9PuKseLMBIppmhNCM0P3TneKRYtr7mahIhhOUKLIUznxR666_WPvd5oCNrUh1PRCwgN8H_jJ2oD14PCb4ZThk4RlTo4jl8hPpc3AnZs/w400-h334/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following Albertsons' closure, it didn't take long for this building to come back to life, one piece at a time. The former Albertsons liquor store reopened as the independent Palm Beach Liquors shortly after Albertsons left, with Aldi slicing off the left side of the Albertsons building for their new Delray Beach store in 2011. Big Lots took over the middle slice in 2013 with their new store, replacing <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@26.4602565,-80.1224853,3a,15y,53.63h,91.05t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWtA2vmEsCq3R7qOEVUpekw!2e0!5s20110501T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu">an older Big Lots location</a> a mile and a half north of here at Delray Square (with Big Lots' old store, ironically, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@26.4602709,-80.1224607,3a,37.5y,53.63h,91.05t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sutM69o8FjHEgiraFVlr1OA!2e0!5s20230201T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">now an Ollie's</a>). The right side of the former Albertsons became home to a contract bridge club around the same time that Big Lots opened.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeKoczYkh8Y_jPji2-TA0MDL2fUQj1GJgLDvtbHdjbmt2WOYgbEZ7qoPQdhbEELPPX5UWKXCP5zQbzLs5AYEl-kkxKzW_qo51aD50ctAtuACVwklw8exzg7dkL76-z2KzRHV2cMJGSN74WXTAL1W9WLVEHZJ0Q6ndsAaVJfDIBqgA6vQX7tudybclB1T3/s1932/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1932" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeKoczYkh8Y_jPji2-TA0MDL2fUQj1GJgLDvtbHdjbmt2WOYgbEZ7qoPQdhbEELPPX5UWKXCP5zQbzLs5AYEl-kkxKzW_qo51aD50ctAtuACVwklw8exzg7dkL76-z2KzRHV2cMJGSN74WXTAL1W9WLVEHZJ0Q6ndsAaVJfDIBqgA6vQX7tudybclB1T3/w400-h331/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The building's new tenants creatively adapted the building's architecture into their new storefronts in a way that didn't look too haphazard, a nice balance of preservation and reuse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d7OBCgzuL9A3oTuYpv7_eBWTar0bU8H28wFlQ-9Vk8roZsEWhLbr0zaranf5L76kzNzZk9Yg39iUTR8F5Cn7guA535selXwV0CMTMegPy6HeABl80BIatQPs5MqzxBhfzlJwhVkcL4R1tKkw3ITG_vXuA2yIk-pmHRjhmLaxU9pzWnQZlCHJkFTnf-sF/s1932/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1932" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d7OBCgzuL9A3oTuYpv7_eBWTar0bU8H28wFlQ-9Vk8roZsEWhLbr0zaranf5L76kzNzZk9Yg39iUTR8F5Cn7guA535selXwV0CMTMegPy6HeABl80BIatQPs5MqzxBhfzlJwhVkcL4R1tKkw3ITG_vXuA2yIk-pmHRjhmLaxU9pzWnQZlCHJkFTnf-sF/w400-h339/Photo%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We're going to begin today's tour in the Aldi portion of the building and then work our way further to the right, before skipping back around to the liquor store at the very end. Why, you ask? Because by the end of one of my posts, I'm sure most of you are ready for a drink! 😁</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoMOr_u9uEQIcEirH4cR5IDYkf76iqCN4tDl-d1zWxQhHlxkb7X7OU1OCJ1gMjO9s6xls5qO48MET4yqO2g69hvtnGVm_zvwJ8E_HDjo5yKDVM0rPzVwhTdBEdkoakxmuEBOu7rtYmsEIg6eCwvOdjZxUw9S2cDBIAfYoMKEb1IiOtmfYSIOYXHxdx0Ln/s1932/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoMOr_u9uEQIcEirH4cR5IDYkf76iqCN4tDl-d1zWxQhHlxkb7X7OU1OCJ1gMjO9s6xls5qO48MET4yqO2g69hvtnGVm_zvwJ8E_HDjo5yKDVM0rPzVwhTdBEdkoakxmuEBOu7rtYmsEIg6eCwvOdjZxUw9S2cDBIAfYoMKEb1IiOtmfYSIOYXHxdx0Ln/w400-h355/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Making our way onto the front sidewalk, here's a look at Aldi's entryway, which is right next to the entrance into the liquor store (hence all the liquor displays spilling out onto the sidewalk). Albertsons' left side entryway would have been directly in front of me where the window wall for Aldi's cart corral begins, with the cart corral actually being housed in what was Albertsons's old left-side vestibule.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzzYqXvHp6v07w7Crr5ZqXy-5sEP-lGSQrmsfEdLoSIg-7rcSbZ0ye8i8HwGao1j89u7pQoQz09MgRDOI3kmCfqKgf-r9sjFi_2BndVKj1k_CK82CyWtMKi2wKWpi_qLCrFyzFOubqzqzbXiesGOPtM7SuSkYIUyhX1U3qQ5Ssrgf6b9hsd3QoLySOY_R/s1980/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzzYqXvHp6v07w7Crr5ZqXy-5sEP-lGSQrmsfEdLoSIg-7rcSbZ0ye8i8HwGao1j89u7pQoQz09MgRDOI3kmCfqKgf-r9sjFi_2BndVKj1k_CK82CyWtMKi2wKWpi_qLCrFyzFOubqzqzbXiesGOPtM7SuSkYIUyhX1U3qQ5Ssrgf6b9hsd3QoLySOY_R/w390-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, we enter into what would have been the pharmacy side of this Albertsons store, with Aldi's entrance taking shoppers into what would have been Albertsons' old pharmacy box.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgXyWmswtrnXpkwJpS4RuEAPawq6fN-4J5ivynao91Y6cI7s27Ic2oNolf_paZBbHLHNuAnxythjlCpTHgFkxXkMjkESjvU9A3EXsiJKOzdHh3tar4G-rowMD8Si17GC9eV3krO-9DkTlWXrIUq2six-CPnJszoo2aSWkwUz-u3_Z0CHKyyqz7e4aa9wh/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgXyWmswtrnXpkwJpS4RuEAPawq6fN-4J5ivynao91Y6cI7s27Ic2oNolf_paZBbHLHNuAnxythjlCpTHgFkxXkMjkESjvU9A3EXsiJKOzdHh3tar4G-rowMD8Si17GC9eV3krO-9DkTlWXrIUq2six-CPnJszoo2aSWkwUz-u3_Z0CHKyyqz7e4aa9wh/w400-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like just about every other Aldi out there these days, this store has Aldi's current decor, however, unlike other Aldi stores, it still retains the older Aldi layout. When Aldi remodeled a store from the older look to the current one, in most cases produce was moved to the front of the store right inside the entrance from its long-time home in the back. I've seen a few remodeled stores, like this one, where that change never happened, with this store still taking shoppers directly into the snack food aisle like it has since it opened in 2011.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzCO7ZmiFx0FabPphGmCUkt_OLrk0ylax1jibjVFuoUB4HdFjIc2eTGwLlElwg_sMFAOwHlpUneJHDVRZxWoUjJtGoY21w1tka8MsSs36uLLQDM30tyKo8_1r_X_CWJvXziyvleg-Izrx6qTIAPp2EdQgL9jM543_XUWPd4CzUYhi-guUrnAKTZ54mkDk/s1967/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzCO7ZmiFx0FabPphGmCUkt_OLrk0ylax1jibjVFuoUB4HdFjIc2eTGwLlElwg_sMFAOwHlpUneJHDVRZxWoUjJtGoY21w1tka8MsSs36uLLQDM30tyKo8_1r_X_CWJvXziyvleg-Izrx6qTIAPp2EdQgL9jM543_XUWPd4CzUYhi-guUrnAKTZ54mkDk/w393-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving further down that first aisle, we find the produce department in the back left corner of the store, previously home to Albertsons's health and beauty department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5FhndGUwTKYbxF2ETWGiiccwuECka60Yh2VX-ChbwjjOfvOadmgORDjwbhMPmkT1Jo-zhZu8llaelQXwTCo1kibIxh-OUPPaDNht7U5wI6srAUZ9pwHuh8JVS_XrWa7zi1FLKYuNw-drgCdxOKNmhHbeeCGXJ7X0MpHMIOQethIviK95MHMN6ROwRClr/s1932/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5FhndGUwTKYbxF2ETWGiiccwuECka60Yh2VX-ChbwjjOfvOadmgORDjwbhMPmkT1Jo-zhZu8llaelQXwTCo1kibIxh-OUPPaDNht7U5wI6srAUZ9pwHuh8JVS_XrWa7zi1FLKYuNw-drgCdxOKNmhHbeeCGXJ7X0MpHMIOQethIviK95MHMN6ROwRClr/w400-h376/Photo%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning the corner from produce, here's a look across Aldi's back wall, which occupies Albertsons' old dairy department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnnqa-u7a4rt_BD3HDDhBFNjTwzWkkuPmfc9fV2z_GhglwRr5jEcs5xbD0qjo-62ccFvnYWGD2zADfytpoIuD3_uTYrUWZgk-OxJW7uVl1zUvclbzxJMO5Xi_5_kNLrA5dg_NuGamSITqqkX0aIkZiYPFbYkLZm7PmdUb0oeKNxY13XEUFYtOLscdgCG2/s1932/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnnqa-u7a4rt_BD3HDDhBFNjTwzWkkuPmfc9fV2z_GhglwRr5jEcs5xbD0qjo-62ccFvnYWGD2zADfytpoIuD3_uTYrUWZgk-OxJW7uVl1zUvclbzxJMO5Xi_5_kNLrA5dg_NuGamSITqqkX0aIkZiYPFbYkLZm7PmdUb0oeKNxY13XEUFYtOLscdgCG2/w400-h391/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I guess that's one way to skirt Aldi's 25-cent cart deposit - snatch a cart from Big Lots next door! I actually see people do that all the time at Aldi stores that happen to be in a shopping center with other retailers with "free" carts. However, if you ever go into an Aldi and don't have a quarter on you (either because you don't carry change or because you lost your special <a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/pIYAAOSwyhZkHERA/s-l1200.webp">Aldi quarter-holder keychain</a> - yes, that's a thing, and yes, I have a few different ones), the cashiers typically have a few courtesy carts at the front for people to use if you ask.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFM6pCHioauMvZp1zhF4hLyxnouxZ0JzouKxIr8kAwnApjQ8ICnObw7aU9Mz8R94HszUg9fuxM2elj1TwT9m2QMMrPn7MvBvxbV9mEyEimj_bNF4a6bCePJxfAX-RLOad3nbLjB_Ap-due9quk1P0CqXsHlK9nsrcwDr2J2BHcppQM94Hp17xO4OcPMIp/s1932/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="1932" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFM6pCHioauMvZp1zhF4hLyxnouxZ0JzouKxIr8kAwnApjQ8ICnObw7aU9Mz8R94HszUg9fuxM2elj1TwT9m2QMMrPn7MvBvxbV9mEyEimj_bNF4a6bCePJxfAX-RLOad3nbLjB_Ap-due9quk1P0CqXsHlK9nsrcwDr2J2BHcppQM94Hp17xO4OcPMIp/w400-h365/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aldi's last aisle is home to frozen foods, with a stockroom on the other side of those freezer doors that serves as the buffer between the Aldi and Big Lots spaces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFEiWNcrPS08jtLmvVZ8ae-RhN-c9kL3OifqNX0lJOFGJr8LQHM8yDFerpCZ4DA09ytgnNCclZrr1KmVMZPzvQEEVn4D4eAFtWsOTDYAM3UXTfe4M0HxKQkJnyOp5_d9W7q4YgaOyu8X4ZitZ4_WqydUi9Z5rXfxNGwzP4emEuilhllWOjIJuhNjX__uC/s2145/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFEiWNcrPS08jtLmvVZ8ae-RhN-c9kL3OifqNX0lJOFGJr8LQHM8yDFerpCZ4DA09ytgnNCclZrr1KmVMZPzvQEEVn4D4eAFtWsOTDYAM3UXTfe4M0HxKQkJnyOp5_d9W7q4YgaOyu8X4ZitZ4_WqydUi9Z5rXfxNGwzP4emEuilhllWOjIJuhNjX__uC/w360-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This map is a little outdated at this point, but when I took this photo 5 years ago, I thought it was a neat graphic showing Aldi's coverage across the United States. Since this map was printed, Aldi has entered Arizona, as well as filled in most of those gaps in the south along the Gulf Coast (like the Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, and the rest of Mississippi). Out west, Aldi is planning to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/30/aldi-nevada-henderson-vegas/72414666007/">enter Las Vegas</a> soon as well. With the way Aldi is growing so rapidly I'm sure the rest of the white areas on that map will become filled-in eventually, either by organic expansion or by randomly announcing the buyout of another grocery chain (and as of March 2024, more details on what Aldi plans to do <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/08/ALDI-Winn-Dixie-Merger.html">with Winn-Dixie</a> are still pretty slim).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbo5kFCVqUcvdbn9KiFJ0CW17LFjkbKJjxulmGGHprWjWZUgjT-g_6k6yV3LuJEzVPDRUbCfqJ-IvdRmOC-nRBjaa5_5kcwgsZ-clxqTiywoUqLr3793NhiFPO0pYOuftDdxqP1K7ccSX6aSMkqYSVpwgJB60RBfk03Ol7rhBMAJfjMkbEOog0y_8E3u1/s2081/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbo5kFCVqUcvdbn9KiFJ0CW17LFjkbKJjxulmGGHprWjWZUgjT-g_6k6yV3LuJEzVPDRUbCfqJ-IvdRmOC-nRBjaa5_5kcwgsZ-clxqTiywoUqLr3793NhiFPO0pYOuftDdxqP1K7ccSX6aSMkqYSVpwgJB60RBfk03Ol7rhBMAJfjMkbEOog0y_8E3u1/w371-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our final interior photo from Aldi looks across the front end toward the right side wall, behind which we'll find Big Lots, where we'll be heading off to next...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqbg5YhSGySh0ysb56wmf_YvNn0IZ-YZ7vbEmp-7RQuu1DNoOhrp7iBcalxxTlWAQqAqv_AkR6P_YZ4cwrUErad4tRSC2trW811KBswboAEl8AVdhUM3TJQSC6pJGKFut3tMLaMYzD1TVnFJG5xvzV16MmHAQqStASe3A8nVR3i0sX390Pa1nmG1UiKgd/s2322/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqbg5YhSGySh0ysb56wmf_YvNn0IZ-YZ7vbEmp-7RQuu1DNoOhrp7iBcalxxTlWAQqAqv_AkR6P_YZ4cwrUErad4tRSC2trW811KBswboAEl8AVdhUM3TJQSC6pJGKFut3tMLaMYzD1TVnFJG5xvzV16MmHAQqStASe3A8nVR3i0sX390Pa1nmG1UiKgd/w333-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, behind those windows to my left is Aldi's cart corral, which was built new in the space that formerly housed Albertsons' left side vestibule. The cart corral takes up the exact dimensions of the old vestibule, so even though it is new, the building still retains its symmetry from Albertsons' original design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A18NnfJyCf3zTc8NnC5vOahvT59fsME3YGeg1sEEXm6A4V_eV6Ey6K5oujsBAlgLjZd7XaxElPbUtJZ2LpVHguvmrT2gwwvaFR6ZAKBt8Y84c4jM5PLaKwHN4DxokArrWHNAKL52Ylspj8mocaJyyOslBXg9avREBQuRYzf8QZbAGuhKvj8STFw0GcHa/s1932/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1932" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A18NnfJyCf3zTc8NnC5vOahvT59fsME3YGeg1sEEXm6A4V_eV6Ey6K5oujsBAlgLjZd7XaxElPbUtJZ2LpVHguvmrT2gwwvaFR6ZAKBt8Y84c4jM5PLaKwHN4DxokArrWHNAKL52Ylspj8mocaJyyOslBXg9avREBQuRYzf8QZbAGuhKvj8STFw0GcHa/w400-h350/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Next up, we have Big Lots. Big Lots occupies the center portion of the former Delray Beach Albertsons, roughly occupying the space from the edge of Albertsons' grand aisle through Frozen Foods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-h7QDbok7m_ixcpwP371WCN6KiyYFAVneNxp4IFXaZcatNhlO3ansHmKRBSaeQ8TZK_rPNV5_4mkd7ZlPl4WEtpu1HAB0TP_QA1q7gjWyg78yrcxaS5TqBEmfjXHeyPwm8X81KV8LTzzP_DtG_1w1Upcfe2_BgVZLhj4luw7G1vSayjTJpmhL0Tqb6nn/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-h7QDbok7m_ixcpwP371WCN6KiyYFAVneNxp4IFXaZcatNhlO3ansHmKRBSaeQ8TZK_rPNV5_4mkd7ZlPl4WEtpu1HAB0TP_QA1q7gjWyg78yrcxaS5TqBEmfjXHeyPwm8X81KV8LTzzP_DtG_1w1Upcfe2_BgVZLhj4luw7G1vSayjTJpmhL0Tqb6nn/w400-h355/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Being in the center of the building, Big Lots carved a new entrance in the middle wall between the two vestibules, where Albertsons' service desk once was. When Albertsons was here, under those arches would have been a plain wall, however, the arches also look really good complimenting the new windows and doors installed by Big Lots. The people who subdivided this building did a good job of tastefully blending in the old Albertsons architecture for the new tenants.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3e7CPUiBOyHD5-1hC15TfKq3-Zvi4Vx1ADwc9T6_zcz1DNKoyEFwgv1-vXXK-Lxk3v7bhTwZFL7GClBzEy6pB4WZ1pduuL_ZIMj1uMb4N5rRbq0TejT_MUSD0UEnuV9SQf7WdHlR_UEeecXl5YqYjhTpIi3MMFKzECBnOrbW06X5x3n7nQTbx27A1MWR/s2056/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2056" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3e7CPUiBOyHD5-1hC15TfKq3-Zvi4Vx1ADwc9T6_zcz1DNKoyEFwgv1-vXXK-Lxk3v7bhTwZFL7GClBzEy6pB4WZ1pduuL_ZIMj1uMb4N5rRbq0TejT_MUSD0UEnuV9SQf7WdHlR_UEeecXl5YqYjhTpIi3MMFKzECBnOrbW06X5x3n7nQTbx27A1MWR/w376-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside Big Lots, here's a look out the window from along the store's left side wall. Big Lots built a new vestibule that projects inward, leaving this windowed area as a little alcove at the start of the store's hardlines departments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc5buyDwT5dX5x6IRHEVb4gtCLcAt_qq226fzB-y4kR4NqUpihzZQSYAv549JEry7CVo_K-R921tVC6NuNWcXeACiKrIzW-TEzuif8Vkq96D-X9CPn0I2ZK0cShQBEEN-zO9hgIN5jlPLjbj3DufNmY3FAnjxhnZR7Hw8dpBXjOC2_VXr9sJRMPRgVUM9/s1932/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc5buyDwT5dX5x6IRHEVb4gtCLcAt_qq226fzB-y4kR4NqUpihzZQSYAv549JEry7CVo_K-R921tVC6NuNWcXeACiKrIzW-TEzuif8Vkq96D-X9CPn0I2ZK0cShQBEEN-zO9hgIN5jlPLjbj3DufNmY3FAnjxhnZR7Hw8dpBXjOC2_VXr9sJRMPRgVUM9/w400-h396/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning around, here's a look down the store's left side wall, home to toys, hardware, and seasonal products. The area I was standing in was a small catch-all area for special buys and other random overstock items, like that gazebo that lost its home when the Christmas items took over the seasonal department. These days, this part of this store is most likely home to "<a href="https://risnews.com/big-lots-trials-lot-its-retail-stores">The Lot</a>", Big Lots' new <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennlive.com%2Fbusiness%2F2021%2F04%2Fbig-lots-will-be-the-third-of-5-businesses-to-open-at-former-kmart-site-heres-when-it-will-open.html&psig=AOvVaw1RG3kLJvP1zdxE-2gAYUra&ust=1708559057482000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjRxqFwoTCKCI4dCMu4QDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAR">promotional/closeout corner</a> that rotates out seasonally (and is the company's latest attempt to try to bring more closeout items back in store, after mostly abandoning closeouts in recent years). I took these photos just before "The Lot" made its national debut, with that department now a staple of Big Lots stores right as you walk in the doors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6NhyphenhyphenZmfc-nxDSWLHuZf0AaGfcGS07ms7s_dkUuYgD0hKrqt9BDO_vUY7nT4xY8ntAG6Vg1KfniC9ua0kpN3rO9c4mDsHsbeZrWBY8Txv1BKhzqtz2eN55RcdIQhxNaWX3RxlpdxKpUS3-A1D7yVyGc5gg-HL-SFq8OCJa0nWM-_noXV5H8vcA5V5D7vd/s2094/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6NhyphenhyphenZmfc-nxDSWLHuZf0AaGfcGS07ms7s_dkUuYgD0hKrqt9BDO_vUY7nT4xY8ntAG6Vg1KfniC9ua0kpN3rO9c4mDsHsbeZrWBY8Txv1BKhzqtz2eN55RcdIQhxNaWX3RxlpdxKpUS3-A1D7yVyGc5gg-HL-SFq8OCJa0nWM-_noXV5H8vcA5V5D7vd/w369-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of how old these photos are, we also see another casualty of Big Lots' ever changing whims to see what merchandise sticks and what doesn't in the photo above - the frozen food coolers. Big Lots began removing the row of Frozen Food coolers from stores around 2020, condensing the store's selection of refrigerated goods from 12 doors worth of product to a small cooler on an endcap containing nothing more than milk and eggs. I'd have to say that move was probably for the best though, as Frozen Foods aren't something I think of when "Big Lots" pops into my mind. Following the removal of all the coolers, the former Frozen Food space usually became home to additional shelf space for more dry grocery products. Anyway, that aside, here we're looking down the store's left-side actionway, which is roughly in the location of where Albertsons' Frozen Foods aisles once were (this paragraph came full circle!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r0-EeUvSUkw8u3wwT2KmUzMakqlCTz6hcHzQ5FMETmfzWZWbzYx04ZBvGkinAyPL9W-AdOhCR94BXpcw0ZmFpd3ZzwjAsxG25ZxtCYRKTVoS8XCLZ-kE7fUYeu6wXDyZtmo1yI5UH91DiNk1H6kM7q_7sQi0ndnd20SNy5PnJn-vUHWqREZLK9lf2w67/s1932/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r0-EeUvSUkw8u3wwT2KmUzMakqlCTz6hcHzQ5FMETmfzWZWbzYx04ZBvGkinAyPL9W-AdOhCR94BXpcw0ZmFpd3ZzwjAsxG25ZxtCYRKTVoS8XCLZ-kE7fUYeu6wXDyZtmo1yI5UH91DiNk1H6kM7q_7sQi0ndnd20SNy5PnJn-vUHWqREZLK9lf2w67/w400-h355/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving further toward the back left corner of the store, we find the seasonal department, tucked into the corner to my left and overflowing with Christmas merchandise during the time of my visit. Big Lots is one of those stores where the first signs of the next season's Christmas products begin to appear at the end of July, so we're only 4 months away from seeing the first signs of this stuff appearing again!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2dNC3XpAsNFhwXB4px80jDDU9RbrbREzpVlEaXYBWlb0NJAQtbUu4EdbvPt4ViT8qy9cJeJMkPF9mk34_mVOIytZOtLPhFMkIND8-DHHEfPFAcHML_TQvmWKfg0zaIVJCvVbiqRUO1jxjNa0zPR7mv06SjTmW1illFSNbuXlchjLsuKDDzO9V7aXvm8l/s1932/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2dNC3XpAsNFhwXB4px80jDDU9RbrbREzpVlEaXYBWlb0NJAQtbUu4EdbvPt4ViT8qy9cJeJMkPF9mk34_mVOIytZOtLPhFMkIND8-DHHEfPFAcHML_TQvmWKfg0zaIVJCvVbiqRUO1jxjNa0zPR7mv06SjTmW1illFSNbuXlchjLsuKDDzO9V7aXvm8l/w400-h384/Photo%2025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning the corner, we find a few aisles of pet products along the back wall, followed by Furniture in the store's back right corner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9qcssuVmqt4bc67Sf2M6JQ6466WxDNtIlowAxGqWtgz-xipufsiHwZcnGV_3PNKf0lSF9sHW5bqXtB0tGOIkv2_9wZy7ybxi1Gmhv3vvwl0Bd59kojdxhNkiFSNqWgkM4ST8BEYLNHqjW3qv9JMhp9rVi-lnIwLYCmZR7tBKS3Ji_2I2f8GVY4GpG6ru/s2208/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9qcssuVmqt4bc67Sf2M6JQ6466WxDNtIlowAxGqWtgz-xipufsiHwZcnGV_3PNKf0lSF9sHW5bqXtB0tGOIkv2_9wZy7ybxi1Gmhv3vvwl0Bd59kojdxhNkiFSNqWgkM4ST8BEYLNHqjW3qv9JMhp9rVi-lnIwLYCmZR7tBKS3Ji_2I2f8GVY4GpG6ru/w350-h400/Photo%2026.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the back of the pet aisles, here's a look down the store's back wall, showing off that orange stripe that runs across the top of the walls (a typical feature of a mid-2010's Big Lots store). Big Lots kept the signage and "decor" we see here until the rollout of the "<a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-day-closeouts-died.html">Store of the Future</a>" in 2017. The "Store of the Future" was supposed to be rolled out to all of Big Lots' stores in the years that followed, however, the chain has mostly given up on the remodeling kick of late. The most recent Big Lots remodels have been nothing more than installing the new "<a href="https://www.brand-innovators.com/news/big-lots-taps-retta-for-be-a-bigionaire-campaign/">Bigionaire</a>" signage package around the store - the push to install the new layout with furniture in the center and new flooring and wall paint has mostly come to a halt. New stores still use the "Store of the Future" layout, but have the current "Bigionaire" signage on the walls instead. I actually think the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/9FgBx2v3Auu4YY7dA">"Bigionaire" signage</a> looks nicer than the old "Store of the Future" signage, as there's more to it visually.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1zqrjBBr2FBayT19vmY6rlLi1YsxbVULT3-qY3AhPHtiIm6iMkOKg4K1vKdgv1EcQLjoJZ2TR6IRaKK3Bm1Y9k5capIsixr6KPTNGlyWd4S8Xy28chXgUw-S7UinwsSAZMR5ovzgbqVOJFBuOnOiWFunY77VmUOtn7el5WBKSVCUZxwmgNneL2Xa1hVA/s2259/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1zqrjBBr2FBayT19vmY6rlLi1YsxbVULT3-qY3AhPHtiIm6iMkOKg4K1vKdgv1EcQLjoJZ2TR6IRaKK3Bm1Y9k5capIsixr6KPTNGlyWd4S8Xy28chXgUw-S7UinwsSAZMR5ovzgbqVOJFBuOnOiWFunY77VmUOtn7el5WBKSVCUZxwmgNneL2Xa1hVA/w343-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving along, we find ourselves in the back of the furniture department, which extends into this alcove in the very back right corner of the building. The wall to my left appears to be the back of the bridge club space, with this furniture alcove occupying the approximate location of Albertsons' former produce department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF321Qu32AXGKf6aE46UKFK7qWauYqiaFzboaRo5TGhufR2QIpDKueWbPIgp3zITumu8iGF-17djliXE04vanlgrBlnEPzqgMYIChX74voOB5ezlSuofxdKXWIetuOsIh5XnSGTZM5ryYlqvhqC0G4RPBIcpbKWuAPNwcqKg2VLUiOErK_K3nQqIThDUD/s2183/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF321Qu32AXGKf6aE46UKFK7qWauYqiaFzboaRo5TGhufR2QIpDKueWbPIgp3zITumu8iGF-17djliXE04vanlgrBlnEPzqgMYIChX74voOB5ezlSuofxdKXWIetuOsIh5XnSGTZM5ryYlqvhqC0G4RPBIcpbKWuAPNwcqKg2VLUiOErK_K3nQqIThDUD/w354-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The corridor to the restrooms is located here in the furniture department, and with the way this building was chopped up, it doesn't appear to be a relic from Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBPkVyvkaX62GAB4pJkRQ01KlyW599MuBX8GFwzbskmiE_7qT67y-tP9Bu5JdzhQBXDCnalrx3qiwW_U2NROMok61Z82LqmeF-swiTdrkxkGM3qBedsD32JOjuU7lLh0PSBmgFWwCC8NgySn6MxtMRa5JOVKcc2ZxITH8122GqjyP6dIDPJCFssnBGJzr/s2018/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBPkVyvkaX62GAB4pJkRQ01KlyW599MuBX8GFwzbskmiE_7qT67y-tP9Bu5JdzhQBXDCnalrx3qiwW_U2NROMok61Z82LqmeF-swiTdrkxkGM3qBedsD32JOjuU7lLh0PSBmgFWwCC8NgySn6MxtMRa5JOVKcc2ZxITH8122GqjyP6dIDPJCFssnBGJzr/w383-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Between the alcove and what space it took up on the main salesfloor, this store had a lot of furniture on display, but that is to be expected from Big Lots these days. With furniture being such a large component of Big Lots' sales, the company had a bit of a hurdle to navigate through in late 2022 when their largest furniture supplier, the United Furniture Company, <a href="https://www.retaildive.com/news/big-lots-furniture-shortages-united-furniture-closes/645115/">suddenly went bankrupt</a> and left many of Big Lots' stores without any furniture to sell. Big Lots had <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/big-lots-next-retailer-keep-230512270.html">a rough 2023 financially</a>, and the furniture supply problem is credited with being a large factor in that, among other issues that article goes into. Big Lots <a href="https://bestlifeonline.com/big-lots-concerning-future-news/">closed 50 stores</a> over the last year too, a changing tide for a company that seemed to be turning its fortunes around as we entered the 2020s.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcJpEnyA_HuVsc5rIB8bNr0uRqy-O1QUAP0M8Hx7HE4XglKhuX2SNAuMr1rALtfX3FIZ5ToIXdocGMtNRyr60-wWPLfFcQRfsCleLrBmfSDcy7MPq7BePoLLTXrzcTKdeTk5oUsA_AzG-x3BJcTNstd2lEngdYVxUvIU3Je8jUiM_2aKtjjOogpYeUU7i/s1942/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcJpEnyA_HuVsc5rIB8bNr0uRqy-O1QUAP0M8Hx7HE4XglKhuX2SNAuMr1rALtfX3FIZ5ToIXdocGMtNRyr60-wWPLfFcQRfsCleLrBmfSDcy7MPq7BePoLLTXrzcTKdeTk5oUsA_AzG-x3BJcTNstd2lEngdYVxUvIU3Je8jUiM_2aKtjjOogpYeUU7i/w398-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stemming from those woes of 2023, Big Lots has yet again pivoted its branding and image. Just in the last few weeks, Big Lots debuted an updated logo - the same logo they've used for the last 23 years, just <a 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the iconic exclamation point</a>. A new tagline was introduced also - "America's Discount Home Store" - a fairly short and sweet way to show how closeouts are not the company's specialty anymore, and how they now want to be known as a home decor store instead. This new tagline also fits in with the new "<a href="https://www.furnituretoday.com/furniture-retailing/how-to-describe-big-lots-new-store-format-theres-no-place-like-home/">Big Lots Home</a>" prototype stores that debuted in fall 2023, which sell only furniture and home decor merchandise. For a while I've been saying that Big Lots wants to be Home Goods with a food department, but now it seems like Big Lots just wants to be Home Goods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY65_FiUtGdBCUBMIKGQkEdmSWZKcFI7P-eabT8uz2xYi_T1IA4ayYFIG0immiVn9zMs_xywtGd4IaroEcQv231PuolX7BV66J7GCRjM11RnI8JImylvzX1bTG-M7jTt7EhhSs39VZoqbAB256I718TupYkTanNfLOG5QdfitE0SJk3gkPljTBYDVlHS2l/s2398/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY65_FiUtGdBCUBMIKGQkEdmSWZKcFI7P-eabT8uz2xYi_T1IA4ayYFIG0immiVn9zMs_xywtGd4IaroEcQv231PuolX7BV66J7GCRjM11RnI8JImylvzX1bTG-M7jTt7EhhSs39VZoqbAB256I718TupYkTanNfLOG5QdfitE0SJk3gkPljTBYDVlHS2l/w323-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 2024 will be another year of seeing what Big Lots feels like selling and not selling, as the company's identity crisis continues and these stores continue to evolve. Hopefully Big Lots can turn around some of the misfortunes from last year to keep the company stable, and that the newest changes don't cause even more financial damage. I'll be keeping an eye on Big Lots from time to time to see what they're up to, but I should have everybody up to speed on what the company's been up to lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that I have my traditional speech about Big Lots' operations out of the way (as I can't seem to have a Big Lots tour without one, as it's just fascinating how a retailer can't figure out what it wants to be), let me try to get this tour back on track! The photo above looks down the building's right side wall, looking from furniture toward the rest of the houseware aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzKG-yjCUnki7E6PhagUKUl02SpVlJ8ZwNMx9tqGdBXluiOGhJHOibeT31wMqmX2op_VzjMgEXlqO-GOWN9zvZjVUdeFk9SE8MQekG6eREmHcItPJVnec_dnt2ecZhhetuVp9tGo3zeYzjXOyrwwR7VMOjN0DAfM4qqRNzyo_gV9gluwmjmsD61M7KV57/s2005/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzKG-yjCUnki7E6PhagUKUl02SpVlJ8ZwNMx9tqGdBXluiOGhJHOibeT31wMqmX2op_VzjMgEXlqO-GOWN9zvZjVUdeFk9SE8MQekG6eREmHcItPJVnec_dnt2ecZhhetuVp9tGo3zeYzjXOyrwwR7VMOjN0DAfM4qqRNzyo_gV9gluwmjmsD61M7KV57/w385-h400/Photo%2032.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The entire right side of the store is home to housewares - bedding, towels, vacuums, wall art, cookware, decorative froof - it's all here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH5u0baudAmhpLWgIzsoVcXd3sl-mM6UKjNQyvgogo1YYlD4rDAWSNe9aOcw3pqMDOcfL5sxst19LoALmmhNkvSssrM-xrjvwQnCviDwzl6ZvAHK7_GRk020RBNwuivLINTV96jbWdoYHfTZ7qr-sj7Pw9VXwPU_x7Plk9ozjIeE4vBoPYoeUXMfwgsNA/s2106/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH5u0baudAmhpLWgIzsoVcXd3sl-mM6UKjNQyvgogo1YYlD4rDAWSNe9aOcw3pqMDOcfL5sxst19LoALmmhNkvSssrM-xrjvwQnCviDwzl6ZvAHK7_GRk020RBNwuivLINTV96jbWdoYHfTZ7qr-sj7Pw9VXwPU_x7Plk9ozjIeE4vBoPYoeUXMfwgsNA/w368-h400/Photo%2033.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving over to the right side actionway, here's a look from furniture toward the front of the store. The center aisles are home to the grocery, cleaning, and health and beauty products, an example of one of the grocery aisles here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eylbBVU2oKJg1jSWF87ZfgmIq3g6JecaxIBB78x28EBHHfVVzLPA_1LK5U1WoRE0Q-P-elyR_P9KVq-5nGC2LPZGRs2e8c1sYb3eMdi_JiI1cfOdn7M5ZH4xQCXc8XeGM96dXCv-gBpHpZR4fThJyghRU9jzXKfvnqPtqlnCzzjDyhb82dXc4AUCi7CD/s1932/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eylbBVU2oKJg1jSWF87ZfgmIq3g6JecaxIBB78x28EBHHfVVzLPA_1LK5U1WoRE0Q-P-elyR_P9KVq-5nGC2LPZGRs2e8c1sYb3eMdi_JiI1cfOdn7M5ZH4xQCXc8XeGM96dXCv-gBpHpZR4fThJyghRU9jzXKfvnqPtqlnCzzjDyhb82dXc4AUCi7CD/w400-h389/Photo%2034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Big Lots' grocery aisles line up with where Albertsons' grocery aisles used to be, although we would have been seeing more Blue and Gray tones on the wall instead of orange when Albertsons was here (this store was built after Albertsons' days of being <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBq4TpI9KOC8mrJWvjmtZHPmSar0T-EF1hybKJ0mHDuWVip7VowLsysLJxI1q8PrDkyseS7P_0ZuwpDHCAX13u5-f4Rb4urQnMWgzStCyGYIDjQLyzKrkC4K4wxGG-uMQGtCH-7IavvojH/s1600/Classic+Albertsons+4323+Int.jpg">heavy on the orange</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdbKjnn-zOsvuSX02YfxJnnoNf1Tkv2j6yNThB3LlHFKjae8SVwVRUhr3c9BBT8hBVcqYFPeAfD9HvsHFpqwaZkYbsy3-RCduLDRbY9N18PLP_nlSNyUnkio32UN3n4OjzSjz0zE5i7BshnJ6WKWXgqDnncqDTC8XH_9Evc9B_rIjG-wwfw12wEg0bSvj/s2081/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdbKjnn-zOsvuSX02YfxJnnoNf1Tkv2j6yNThB3LlHFKjae8SVwVRUhr3c9BBT8hBVcqYFPeAfD9HvsHFpqwaZkYbsy3-RCduLDRbY9N18PLP_nlSNyUnkio32UN3n4OjzSjz0zE5i7BshnJ6WKWXgqDnncqDTC8XH_9Evc9B_rIjG-wwfw12wEg0bSvj/w371-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A small aisle of electronics was housed at the very front of the store, from which we can see Big Lots' new entrance. Behind that wall to my left is Albertsons' original right side vestibule, which was closed off and converted into a break room and offices. The door into the old vestibule space is located behind that rack of sunglasses, and was propped open when I was here to give me time for a quick peek inside (and it was quick, because as soon as I tried to look inside an employee walked into that room and shut the door behind him). From that glance I had, I did see the old windows were drywalled over, and the room isn't very exciting or full of Albertsons remnants these days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVawEEuIxRqFInZaMI3-PwmRMYcLYBLkapeTXnJpPN95jwSlc3HXuQGXNjFuQiCWjEPqp0X_XydlEDIKLq2RTR_bnoMhHYsWjFRn1G1OAraYRV-_hSXF4Wteua0AyCkrpzstMOyZ3TQHy63dkyK5V23zqppK8wC231bWrGScP4ylKp7qjvh93_qnHcGgW/s2183/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVawEEuIxRqFInZaMI3-PwmRMYcLYBLkapeTXnJpPN95jwSlc3HXuQGXNjFuQiCWjEPqp0X_XydlEDIKLq2RTR_bnoMhHYsWjFRn1G1OAraYRV-_hSXF4Wteua0AyCkrpzstMOyZ3TQHy63dkyK5V23zqppK8wC231bWrGScP4ylKp7qjvh93_qnHcGgW/w354-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our final interior photo gives us an overview of Big Lots' front end, still featuring its original layout. Like most Big Lots stores recently, this store had its registers converted into a <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/xaSd8jPpez7TsuD79">queue system</a>, which you can see at that link.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApul-vKxQzi60RDuzzoT_yzEZHov8X31pbpJXtrF4cWPN5DJaIlarhv5oc3Tz76N8LrQFg0OiCTcK_W530wXevKiRjcQkfkX24Dvk7CpGktsQl4dCsJdIWdCo6_72HJ6UBr9g08x16sTzKYP0aZ76RhEwVtcfo6CCd6ApR9den4FrrZrU3dcQdxwtKm1b/s2246/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApul-vKxQzi60RDuzzoT_yzEZHov8X31pbpJXtrF4cWPN5DJaIlarhv5oc3Tz76N8LrQFg0OiCTcK_W530wXevKiRjcQkfkX24Dvk7CpGktsQl4dCsJdIWdCo6_72HJ6UBr9g08x16sTzKYP0aZ76RhEwVtcfo6CCd6ApR9den4FrrZrU3dcQdxwtKm1b/w344-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, we look across the front walkway from Big Lots toward the right side of the building. The windows to my left are original to Albertsons and line the length of the old right side vestibule, although they are now painted over in black.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1qBGnmuBY_mGhMq-AUSz3XCDPr5eaTjWZnQuXc13VN3da2JW9VS8EbUe-unyLLXX4cpH6riOM7s2Uwzv19W9Z9nghnGUqtBQfgj8CS65GBtT-lXk4jDysDHiTblXwxVvrw-VochTCxpFpWLKDLztHE8ocu865uE1kGe4LPNceSI6OwAiOamWylcwScJR/s1891/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1891" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1qBGnmuBY_mGhMq-AUSz3XCDPr5eaTjWZnQuXc13VN3da2JW9VS8EbUe-unyLLXX4cpH6riOM7s2Uwzv19W9Z9nghnGUqtBQfgj8CS65GBtT-lXk4jDysDHiTblXwxVvrw-VochTCxpFpWLKDLztHE8ocu865uE1kGe4LPNceSI6OwAiOamWylcwScJR/w400-h351/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With two of the three tenants in this former Albertsons space down, let's work our way over to the right side of the building to check out our last tenant...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtCq9aDDsS9r0HbZ7xgyTpuQT3LxzDqWZlGxKAM00gQMiUIyAn4_bqhvgE1sps_V-39QyMaWJdV35WSaQ6F87CHylsktjU4TNnwMef4OKcNNYdaysV860gQVY9KrK06453yAwNWgIc6oqjIucpYQA64xFqts2sBOIHCGO8CXUEu9qXLpig2yZ-QpKUWYj/s1932/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1932" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtCq9aDDsS9r0HbZ7xgyTpuQT3LxzDqWZlGxKAM00gQMiUIyAn4_bqhvgE1sps_V-39QyMaWJdV35WSaQ6F87CHylsktjU4TNnwMef4OKcNNYdaysV860gQVY9KrK06453yAwNWgIc6oqjIucpYQA64xFqts2sBOIHCGO8CXUEu9qXLpig2yZ-QpKUWYj/w400-h286/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Occupying a small sliver of what was once Albertsons grand aisle, we find Jourdan's Bridge Club:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXhvy-2aFn-8RdhmFOnc_V9eP1cSPlJQT-HwkdHW7bDGEx7X9Ggt8jlHkd-lZ1Vq9-jCzV-MbC89oFtHY6Uf7_uAbdiZBhaoIsST1qNTi8xFN-bL0z_Qm_s3tV2q-XI5r-w-WbOJN4cLHEzeYTW4uaTZfXU8KFfJ3AYm-JTDoUyjjWn7V56wkukpf7kKy/s2068/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXhvy-2aFn-8RdhmFOnc_V9eP1cSPlJQT-HwkdHW7bDGEx7X9Ggt8jlHkd-lZ1Vq9-jCzV-MbC89oFtHY6Uf7_uAbdiZBhaoIsST1qNTi8xFN-bL0z_Qm_s3tV2q-XI5r-w-WbOJN4cLHEzeYTW4uaTZfXU8KFfJ3AYm-JTDoUyjjWn7V56wkukpf7kKy/w374-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Being involved in this hobby of documenting old retail stores, I've seen my fair share of strange things occupying former supermarkets, but finding a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge">Contract Bridge Club</a> in a slice of a former Albertsons was one of the more unusual reuses I've come across. Until I saw this place, I didn't realize bridge was still a big enough thing to warrant a 10,000 square foot slice of a prominent retail center for the club headquarters - I'd have thought the rec room at the local Moose Lodge on Tuesday nights would have sufficed! However, I guess Delray Beach still had a pretty big bridge scene here in the late 2010's, keeping alive the game the Ricardos spent many an evenings <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Hvbg0kr8E">playing with the Mertzes</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMBLQ__a-blI2R3fdQ9xCYDJtMMd3lR2JuLncqhbm0_92cEwNxTnUR9YXszbh0NsbYgl2WCDeYTKzpcxVv_2a6HwmAqq8jQ4rapARDhLsVYvfdwALFkH6dgrwu6FcEvodnf5mjvuN5uMUWvIML3PX680Qdr5DkO_ZFNFY-TC0qyVD_9C748co9nVer1aT/s1932/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1932" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMBLQ__a-blI2R3fdQ9xCYDJtMMd3lR2JuLncqhbm0_92cEwNxTnUR9YXszbh0NsbYgl2WCDeYTKzpcxVv_2a6HwmAqq8jQ4rapARDhLsVYvfdwALFkH6dgrwu6FcEvodnf5mjvuN5uMUWvIML3PX680Qdr5DkO_ZFNFY-TC0qyVD_9C748co9nVer1aT/w400-h363/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The entrance into the bridge club was carved out of the wall Albertsons' deli would have once backed up to. It looks like there were some folks in the bridge club playing a <a href="https://www.dummies.com/article/home-auto-hobbies/games/card-games/bridge/how-to-score-a-bridge-rubber-187804/">rubber</a> or two, as the lights inside were on and the door on the left looks a bit ajar. Much like we saw inside Aldi and Big Lots, the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/fGm4Ufvn3MzcHkXHA">Bridge Club's interior</a> didn't have much left from Albertsons to distract the players with, however, if we turn to our left, I did find an Albertsons relic that will trump your bid and make you think I had all 13 spades in my hand:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshqonMSSBFIbaxRRha_HlGlXUxF8PsO0TU0AuYDCMLFAUoa2lEo6dKToO7uPjMr5JooB3KiQgKYm-td2weWbGA1Lt_6yQqCCVNt0hzZzaiwhs0tDasULyBQTzjsBv7m1TGowCAQ7_iYSa2guwRcXNi89zzN8NLABW3X7R0EVTHsganoFnwhgcN2s75dzu/s1932/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="1932" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshqonMSSBFIbaxRRha_HlGlXUxF8PsO0TU0AuYDCMLFAUoa2lEo6dKToO7uPjMr5JooB3KiQgKYm-td2weWbGA1Lt_6yQqCCVNt0hzZzaiwhs0tDasULyBQTzjsBv7m1TGowCAQ7_iYSa2guwRcXNi89zzN8NLABW3X7R0EVTHsganoFnwhgcN2s75dzu/w400-h365/Photo%2042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> No tricks here - that's Albertsons' old right side entry doors sealed off with the glass painted over in black. When Big Lots walled off the old vestibule to convert it into office space, they left all of Albertsons' old doors and windows in place, even though Big Lots had no plans to use them. I'm sure that method saved Big Lots some money on construction, but it left us a small reminder of store that first occupied this building. In addition to the doors, the can lights overhead are original to Albertsons too, and a common feature from their stores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABfh8OOz0-svsXiIITAQ4hHfFGXmb0szzMQZIoYzRkuZCrx1SmSa7MM61P242jzIqBox2iFSOwLpNaj0C91Iyom31v70c-pAOvm7ZF2ogMANO_9RHIN9iddbfXJKg-V-CnY1ePt1dwZ48JCD4LIBFZ6FVhm9L1xY8U-eXTKdp8tAEaaKulQQVDtraFV8a/s2029/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABfh8OOz0-svsXiIITAQ4hHfFGXmb0szzMQZIoYzRkuZCrx1SmSa7MM61P242jzIqBox2iFSOwLpNaj0C91Iyom31v70c-pAOvm7ZF2ogMANO_9RHIN9iddbfXJKg-V-CnY1ePt1dwZ48JCD4LIBFZ6FVhm9L1xY8U-eXTKdp8tAEaaKulQQVDtraFV8a/w381-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The old Albertsons decals were scraped off and replaced with the lone "NO ENTRY" decal, but otherwise this side of the vestibule is frozen in time from the days gone by. Even the old seeing-eye sensors were left on the doors when they were closed off.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ2CrdbWYKfkdknRzHZVIvdKYTVnjbl7M483T14_UatGwk7WRoBXUUbJQPinFxD3_VMXb8gOyfOHYKnDotzViVKGInGFghyK62MOW_Fy2x6JY_iqgZWo25nBUeNbVASCy_iAp9aomau_ThNhSDdutNFrlZnJ5fnsYpGMuaxS8pVo8sHOsd199iLJycmbe/s2145/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ2CrdbWYKfkdknRzHZVIvdKYTVnjbl7M483T14_UatGwk7WRoBXUUbJQPinFxD3_VMXb8gOyfOHYKnDotzViVKGInGFghyK62MOW_Fy2x6JY_iqgZWo25nBUeNbVASCy_iAp9aomau_ThNhSDdutNFrlZnJ5fnsYpGMuaxS8pVo8sHOsd199iLJycmbe/w360-h400/Photo%2044.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Please tell me I'm not the only one bothered by the alignment of the "g" in "Bridge" on the sign?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's one final look at the exterior of the bridge club space and the remnants of Albertsons old vestibule. The bridge club remained in this space until the onset of the COVID pandemic, at which point the club gave up this space and relocated a few miles away to the hall at a nearby synagogue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyAL8T5mWDfyBDgL9PXwUmtwbpNNGb_umJiuxm0Or6jBwO9NvtzIlhRQ9HayWJePXmJB21C9eb63uAk3B7IhlRxwQAgusbFVD0Q6A0h0Tb4EBAe86R-sMNo8jJkQBZ2n8u149o4Xv_2xXpLFfqvOatcklUjx5YpvcB0pqEA26wgBhro1MDu-SarVaLhLk/s1932/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1932" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyAL8T5mWDfyBDgL9PXwUmtwbpNNGb_umJiuxm0Or6jBwO9NvtzIlhRQ9HayWJePXmJB21C9eb63uAk3B7IhlRxwQAgusbFVD0Q6A0h0Tb4EBAe86R-sMNo8jJkQBZ2n8u149o4Xv_2xXpLFfqvOatcklUjx5YpvcB0pqEA26wgBhro1MDu-SarVaLhLk/w400-h281/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Post-COVID, the bridge club space is now home to a medical clinic, which swapped out the sign and repainted the arch, but otherwise left the remainder of the exterior the same as it was before.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y311Oni76oUn-ELcKpXtmSBMYTskxLH1ZVH3-wmRpq4JeTqEJ-NVn3jmyZc9agTMy9f4hOgyMVO069roCBFQbD-_Upv4tZ-_BAr4hOh2XgwBO-oxx6TLNsOwZslVchJ3h0l5Q3uXwFDNjSYwe5hkObxdnPwpXO2lM3nWx1jWs-k2HV88waoqJQDMy3ec/s1932/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y311Oni76oUn-ELcKpXtmSBMYTskxLH1ZVH3-wmRpq4JeTqEJ-NVn3jmyZc9agTMy9f4hOgyMVO069roCBFQbD-_Upv4tZ-_BAr4hOh2XgwBO-oxx6TLNsOwZslVchJ3h0l5Q3uXwFDNjSYwe5hkObxdnPwpXO2lM3nWx1jWs-k2HV88waoqJQDMy3ec/w400-h300/Photo%2046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A few years after my first visit to old #4383, I happened to drive by it again, realizing I needed to pick up a few things at Aldi. While on the road, why not correlate my Aldi pit-stop with a checkup on a former Albertsons store, right? After grabbing what I needed at Aldi, I ran around for a few photos of the new medical clinic, a slightly more mundane reuse for this space compared to the bridge club that used to be here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVCm_u3KKhjh5LgYefnTGbSMeGFYLsoSWj5n6jFZD0pc4MhSAlN2tynxx8By8fp_iaiDwX0VjQh2Ix83AZwztUwwSmP3xgwUErjeVnn4OnyGFzPGVLzQd48EDXr2XG-8Ns7itFT77HQZClqftGBFSfyKpHOIjYkYKe_45Z_eU0ZIrhmP_XMq65qHDfsgT/s1932/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1932" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVCm_u3KKhjh5LgYefnTGbSMeGFYLsoSWj5n6jFZD0pc4MhSAlN2tynxx8By8fp_iaiDwX0VjQh2Ix83AZwztUwwSmP3xgwUErjeVnn4OnyGFzPGVLzQd48EDXr2XG-8Ns7itFT77HQZClqftGBFSfyKpHOIjYkYKe_45Z_eU0ZIrhmP_XMq65qHDfsgT/w400-h263/Photo%2047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From this angle out in the parking lot, we have a better view of the old right side vestibule.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmD9OxsaCYKa66eqJs4C3S2okACPI4NAfAAyLcfXR0KGtp5H5wIpuomDK8KYR_mF-SuPJAPiEBCqUizZm-IIIsuVVHWWzWRn6r2JBrTKebujqIETOwugkMkeNm7rUc2uTCfmsUx_DdoTYZ7FUEA16XS3TO_UJcbyaTQxPC2p1feIJv6iFLNq6K7BJ71ys/s1932/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1932" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmD9OxsaCYKa66eqJs4C3S2okACPI4NAfAAyLcfXR0KGtp5H5wIpuomDK8KYR_mF-SuPJAPiEBCqUizZm-IIIsuVVHWWzWRn6r2JBrTKebujqIETOwugkMkeNm7rUc2uTCfmsUx_DdoTYZ7FUEA16XS3TO_UJcbyaTQxPC2p1feIJv6iFLNq6K7BJ71ys/w400-h281/Photo%2048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking from one end of the building to the other, let's go back to the other side and take a look at the former Albertsons liquor store:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA85CdtJ9dlLhSeLbSyPf4ajLGQVJIl-PZQAmDjDhn_kIg9aqVFsqMlrstrtCKKv8hyyZE0iH0mqSYRWOkHU5OAg541zPr_fEK3XfpSdXJBxWp2esX0a0uLIxn2wiQw1nZnMtxO2WyHBfETm6AYQxJqknHKGYI2O4sWGdslvh46HEz-jTmdSixMRxzk80n/s1932/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA85CdtJ9dlLhSeLbSyPf4ajLGQVJIl-PZQAmDjDhn_kIg9aqVFsqMlrstrtCKKv8hyyZE0iH0mqSYRWOkHU5OAg541zPr_fEK3XfpSdXJBxWp2esX0a0uLIxn2wiQw1nZnMtxO2WyHBfETm6AYQxJqknHKGYI2O4sWGdslvh46HEz-jTmdSixMRxzk80n/w400-h384/Photo%2049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While many Albertsons stores had a special canopy or archway to designate the location of the liquor store easily from the parking lot, this location just tucked it into the left side of the building, somewhat hidden with nothing more than a sign on the main store's roofline.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2F2760-pyPdq_9I0bbSSegYHIWwYZBxVukcgyZv2MgKR-r_GFzXR2HBBzpNw_hWr-Als0-AiNWpA63cKbTfRU4cl5xhMFsE7ylhkWrELjMeNoiecymXcu8ub8cTZ2wde2kWhuTASJAY8QhV1HRhUgpXJudG0XswtOhJAMfLygjP2UfYvKC9gzlDVAQrl/s2513/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2F2760-pyPdq_9I0bbSSegYHIWwYZBxVukcgyZv2MgKR-r_GFzXR2HBBzpNw_hWr-Als0-AiNWpA63cKbTfRU4cl5xhMFsE7ylhkWrELjMeNoiecymXcu8ub8cTZ2wde2kWhuTASJAY8QhV1HRhUgpXJudG0XswtOhJAMfLygjP2UfYvKC9gzlDVAQrl/w308-h400/Photo%2050.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Captain Morgan was standing guard outside the liquor store, making sure no one tried to turn the weekly deals on the sidewalk into a 5-finger special. Beyond the good captain we see the entrance into the liquor store, complete with Albertsons' original (and operable, unlike the ones by Big Lots) swinging doors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXRQUMcWPukcoVrtgpsSjaPCxJZ40hufHQ3zd8P3CVTET1aGHIuXL88ZMZfufERwJvJsnG9w_ZDuDqUnWFVa3Bj-7jbMqkS18IbjSnmCeaiX0FlPJUvoW_hWlXvN0rUm5GJD468zi5wxWgC5c3GsRjfCvlRcc3splOnV5pfkUgkJ1F9rvvJLpMDVN3BBy/s2145/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXRQUMcWPukcoVrtgpsSjaPCxJZ40hufHQ3zd8P3CVTET1aGHIuXL88ZMZfufERwJvJsnG9w_ZDuDqUnWFVa3Bj-7jbMqkS18IbjSnmCeaiX0FlPJUvoW_hWlXvN0rUm5GJD468zi5wxWgC5c3GsRjfCvlRcc3splOnV5pfkUgkJ1F9rvvJLpMDVN3BBy/w360-h400/Photo%2051.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Typically I don't like photographing the interiors of the attached liquor stores unless they're abandoned (I just feel funny photographing a live liquor store, where I feel like the cashiers are always watching you), but for some reason when I saw the old Blue and Gray Market remnants on the wall in this one, I was pulled like a magnet inside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBVv4ixzdN0dBtEH9MSghaWZpvYRWcyabMGKgWG2ftFLZ9UNvrUVEEeDe4kFhpTxVlTWcYtSzUOl1xD4XfjD5YdztdhrBxcgGfW41rfTwfkYg8FSkvAS8rwlpBjR4eBa3e3pnKno_n9yNl_ascuA8UTsRFow7mtLjhFyTKVeAsa2gn1XccIs4vVG1b_bV/s2195/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBVv4ixzdN0dBtEH9MSghaWZpvYRWcyabMGKgWG2ftFLZ9UNvrUVEEeDe4kFhpTxVlTWcYtSzUOl1xD4XfjD5YdztdhrBxcgGfW41rfTwfkYg8FSkvAS8rwlpBjR4eBa3e3pnKno_n9yNl_ascuA8UTsRFow7mtLjhFyTKVeAsa2gn1XccIs4vVG1b_bV/w353-h400/Photo%2052.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's now painted yellow, covered by a bunch of banners, and partially blocked by bottles of liquor stacked high, but the old Albertsons decor is still here. While the presence of Blue and Gray Market remnants in here would lead me to believe the main store spent its entire life with Blue and Gray Market too, I have seen where Albertsons would remodel the main store but not the liquor store, especially during a cheap remodel in the 2002-2003 timeframe. So while the main store's decor upon closure may be a bit uncertain, we do know what decor the liquor store closed with!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ny0jfFr2AMml9zp2d3I8kcXxXrmd_kjPDetX-QYADK9NQ54dwHsdjyuVwx3LeOxabPPtlYkuH6cTmpt49Ll9EWznz8XqhhMRs1C21r5IkWrD1B0TyLKbCLud3r-7GRGjbw6w_IfHEOyRxXxSBLH35G5TFS57PusN18XGN__ouXpV3zxb81pJD2vc3o-I/s2106/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ny0jfFr2AMml9zp2d3I8kcXxXrmd_kjPDetX-QYADK9NQ54dwHsdjyuVwx3LeOxabPPtlYkuH6cTmpt49Ll9EWznz8XqhhMRs1C21r5IkWrD1B0TyLKbCLud3r-7GRGjbw6w_IfHEOyRxXxSBLH35G5TFS57PusN18XGN__ouXpV3zxb81pJD2vc3o-I/w368-h400/Photo%2053.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking in the reverse direction from the previous photo, we have ourselves another look across the liquor store's back wall, home to a wall of coolers that are probably original from the Albertsons days as well. Albertsons liquor stores would sometimes have a row of open-front coolers along the side wall as well, but if this store had those, Palm Beach Liquors removed it for more tall shelves of unchilled liquor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMnxjuixRmc-OyJ6q1MyAlPYZEEN1IAbxxwb9CJZCoj1LsVFHjlv5Z3j9lqUcqNWA4OGb1DMHAoUza21uvohNmvsFFNNg-Q9lzh9rWetH8wo4TyCcthF7s1cy8NIyjxIJORzE3L9yn8wycSmkUUgwq_5EOFl8BnuyhVNnxIVDoq5apoxTmppAeZZDhMV9/s2043/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMnxjuixRmc-OyJ6q1MyAlPYZEEN1IAbxxwb9CJZCoj1LsVFHjlv5Z3j9lqUcqNWA4OGb1DMHAoUza21uvohNmvsFFNNg-Q9lzh9rWetH8wo4TyCcthF7s1cy8NIyjxIJORzE3L9yn8wycSmkUUgwq_5EOFl8BnuyhVNnxIVDoq5apoxTmppAeZZDhMV9/w379-h400/Photo%2054.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Maybe it's just me, but tall shelves in a liquor store seem like a bad idea, as I can see people trying to reach for a bottle on a high shelf and knocking things over (and thankfully Florida is not an earthquake prone place, or else I could see this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KXLY4News/videos/footage-shows-bottles-fall-off-liquor-store-shelves-as-a-strong-earthquake-hit-t/322653332865162/">being a big mess</a>). However, this store seemed to cram as much alcohol per square inch as possible, as you can see by the large selection of wines in this the aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vU7Q0Ulk3Av0oQAkRD5WzPym19HAOYBSHEIV5XeSgwRf53tXiIrto4sTpIRWXMYfRP3RYao5_8tZcqDg582e0UGn6R56xZCthuTTLR77LkMwvWFlYUFK4Q9H5hBYo1tjs2ejTX-KxIaQO2BW8gQzxPooA0c8aIdqLp95jRWTZQM_HO3g5vwIAN9QoGrY/s2170/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vU7Q0Ulk3Av0oQAkRD5WzPym19HAOYBSHEIV5XeSgwRf53tXiIrto4sTpIRWXMYfRP3RYao5_8tZcqDg582e0UGn6R56xZCthuTTLR77LkMwvWFlYUFK4Q9H5hBYo1tjs2ejTX-KxIaQO2BW8gQzxPooA0c8aIdqLp95jRWTZQM_HO3g5vwIAN9QoGrY/w356-h400/Photo%2055.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Off in the corner we have one last taste of the old Blue & Gray Market decor, under which was the store's cash register (the view of which was obstructed by all the cases of wine).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-nTKwTpe-oG_eMNDSdpGXLoyab9DaTtwQ1Sm2YsyCzTGABO_O7dLK20gpyJvQ7wdxU_ns4vH5TZD6mxNqh7NWzkzp4Q_JwqPiNR7SiUzF6fXxFNtexotKl4r_o1ZwSzHQg66jiKz3zv1eDnA2iY1jhIdkj_FyFP_-0MaLilZQCt0EeTccTruMqWpcmc2/s1932/Photo%2056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-nTKwTpe-oG_eMNDSdpGXLoyab9DaTtwQ1Sm2YsyCzTGABO_O7dLK20gpyJvQ7wdxU_ns4vH5TZD6mxNqh7NWzkzp4Q_JwqPiNR7SiUzF6fXxFNtexotKl4r_o1ZwSzHQg66jiKz3zv1eDnA2iY1jhIdkj_FyFP_-0MaLilZQCt0EeTccTruMqWpcmc2/w400-h300/Photo%2056.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've seen everything there is to see about former Albertsons #4383, here's one final overview of the building's facade, looking from the liquor store all the way over to the old bridge club/current medical clinic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzBR4_xuCwTIdQY_JvoQGuenbxzfjBKCTl0FAZIE4kxbk2zQHliPOiY8cLMK4qerzEQjmiwDtVshDHH18Ctl4lsx5MnAllYDYp7VAjEfakDB1uEOHbarsIg10QAe4zo3izQMJEZvUXaUSasbHbih8dofze2DQ15YgzuF1xq8uajCWLJ2pti46VjLxkCka/s1932/Photo%2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1932" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzBR4_xuCwTIdQY_JvoQGuenbxzfjBKCTl0FAZIE4kxbk2zQHliPOiY8cLMK4qerzEQjmiwDtVshDHH18Ctl4lsx5MnAllYDYp7VAjEfakDB1uEOHbarsIg10QAe4zo3izQMJEZvUXaUSasbHbih8dofze2DQ15YgzuF1xq8uajCWLJ2pti46VjLxkCka/w400-h286/Photo%2057.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our final ground shot gives us a quick peek at a portion of the shopping center that extends out from the left side of the former Albertsons building. Over here we can see the sign from a former Payless ShoeSource store, the company's old logo still gracing the abandoned storefront. Payless had just finished their liquidation not long before I took this photo, capturing yet another one of the retail relics hiding in this shopping center at the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, let's wrap up this post with some aerial imagery, beginning with the Bird's Eye aerial images courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9qFKcrsDMbmhcVYTjEia1Gz-vWvrCxjLLy6a6ZVsGVY9zwoTLVvmgHZ8cTZ6x6YVT7gnEFl71mX9ojJay4Q_T2y6TMsdLggx-Dp1_upeL3szGXcxiQNMiSc3_4X1ttK4xQZURn_Fw-uOxwsuOaMPVAoaKcUHaemoq8Hm663RA8vKBwpR9SV016V8aUj4/s770/Photo%2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="770" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9qFKcrsDMbmhcVYTjEia1Gz-vWvrCxjLLy6a6ZVsGVY9zwoTLVvmgHZ8cTZ6x6YVT7gnEFl71mX9ojJay4Q_T2y6TMsdLggx-Dp1_upeL3szGXcxiQNMiSc3_4X1ttK4xQZURn_Fw-uOxwsuOaMPVAoaKcUHaemoq8Hm663RA8vKBwpR9SV016V8aUj4/w400-h275/Photo%2058.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOJHPMKnB1vQWcYJKlH-HGQbPPma4H4nvcthtCwdd0n_beHBI6_hNKeDWuOpxKM1TOmYDIbmmUBwPEiRLh69AOyk0iFEqNDuWm2Q1WeU74nkBzgRJ2tBQosgJxjipg-VTcd3VYhOdQiGszNgdjCDT8RAgQ07QKZJYfKoi7ustW1v3Qa-dFpD5qEWXpTus/s549/Photo%2059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="549" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOJHPMKnB1vQWcYJKlH-HGQbPPma4H4nvcthtCwdd0n_beHBI6_hNKeDWuOpxKM1TOmYDIbmmUBwPEiRLh69AOyk0iFEqNDuWm2Q1WeU74nkBzgRJ2tBQosgJxjipg-VTcd3VYhOdQiGszNgdjCDT8RAgQ07QKZJYfKoi7ustW1v3Qa-dFpD5qEWXpTus/w400-h384/Photo%2059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXgpYm8wMFgzjWq_4LK_5XpraOmQfegmnHwdaO3tDS_-EUeiOJINP-TZu1KVd7wPvOYzUPkrwO8bAmmp-o95wz-PBxxjc14lzBtg3x-1O_48deGOqFeNboCEzAt4eEu8osDenZrRKiHWWveWKjK3nkBoC2kzx8EC6KTL3MkwLPj3X2SvTiX6l_YfeYWXk/s763/Photo%2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="763" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXgpYm8wMFgzjWq_4LK_5XpraOmQfegmnHwdaO3tDS_-EUeiOJINP-TZu1KVd7wPvOYzUPkrwO8bAmmp-o95wz-PBxxjc14lzBtg3x-1O_48deGOqFeNboCEzAt4eEu8osDenZrRKiHWWveWKjK3nkBoC2kzx8EC6KTL3MkwLPj3X2SvTiX6l_YfeYWXk/w400-h258/Photo%2060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcwCGVVaOYE3sLOABjDgHFIkR0QXhS3DJhMCL9wxrGRSasbEbbUM2unh9lWgERJOJbhR7GFBF6LvhizXKuhrGHqk7piBrmyZLsyUC9AfsFjg5NOFfJqx3lf2we4fjDfZrPvT90-leMgbDrD3j1S0qcJZ_yBjymFtNubukJjBrQku0NPVPvF8xXTpMxkPY/s598/Photo%2061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="522" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcwCGVVaOYE3sLOABjDgHFIkR0QXhS3DJhMCL9wxrGRSasbEbbUM2unh9lWgERJOJbhR7GFBF6LvhizXKuhrGHqk7piBrmyZLsyUC9AfsFjg5NOFfJqx3lf2we4fjDfZrPvT90-leMgbDrD3j1S0qcJZ_yBjymFtNubukJjBrQku0NPVPvF8xXTpMxkPY/w349-h400/Photo%2061.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now for some historic aerials images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h1Se_B-v9xBZniANCQ4G7HNToNdYBR0tNENKI7sU8Ww02xydhpcTYS9ubOMGukXhAzX1j_EeksHs6Sut0VlUhnFypRiUUTc_LCb89g51YpK6jWqaToSdiJ16KKHoCnSb9vH4U4nosnYbpXAfeUUiOLRT_mFUPZwKxpnUSdYgksD6ucexUQT8ImIJkY4Q/s486/Photo%2062%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="486" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h1Se_B-v9xBZniANCQ4G7HNToNdYBR0tNENKI7sU8Ww02xydhpcTYS9ubOMGukXhAzX1j_EeksHs6Sut0VlUhnFypRiUUTc_LCb89g51YpK6jWqaToSdiJ16KKHoCnSb9vH4U4nosnYbpXAfeUUiOLRT_mFUPZwKxpnUSdYgksD6ucexUQT8ImIJkY4Q/w400-h390/Photo%2062%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4383 - 2022</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfeu1BQ2jRo4TCJn0tQGO8C44ogJFoS6N84x78e8mzVaaeldSnSbViOr5xvWvPAoYq5N8Fp5NEG-tb1TOD5lFnBGJMC1sS9NCvL_yZZCYkxm_33D7ibx4x3Bt23tpKIu53hE9RbMLTpP5CB5JF4AiByq4NguVEgHNda7Q1lGbG0SQta4q_tcoXvyR5P4s/s519/Photo%2063%202011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="519" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfeu1BQ2jRo4TCJn0tQGO8C44ogJFoS6N84x78e8mzVaaeldSnSbViOr5xvWvPAoYq5N8Fp5NEG-tb1TOD5lFnBGJMC1sS9NCvL_yZZCYkxm_33D7ibx4x3Bt23tpKIu53hE9RbMLTpP5CB5JF4AiByq4NguVEgHNda7Q1lGbG0SQta4q_tcoXvyR5P4s/w400-h398/Photo%2063%202011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4383 - 2011 - Aldi had yet to move in at the time, so the entire space was still abandoned here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpTR5gbUwIhaJ7xlBYJGBpmDSVxm7Yd5iHPcv5fLnDY-AnbbydJkzHXEpzXxpcwh3lj3i2QMK5I0uR1fPLHzuvpDK7StY_9rnTkVrRoNivNQV-SDqMLCtbF0EYqG0CDlsSNaQIguqpadECCoHIhjyzlV6ddW6f2nMzIkVCQjq3G0CxVpQUz9OCRk-eb_q/s513/Photo%2064%202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="513" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpTR5gbUwIhaJ7xlBYJGBpmDSVxm7Yd5iHPcv5fLnDY-AnbbydJkzHXEpzXxpcwh3lj3i2QMK5I0uR1fPLHzuvpDK7StY_9rnTkVrRoNivNQV-SDqMLCtbF0EYqG0CDlsSNaQIguqpadECCoHIhjyzlV6ddW6f2nMzIkVCQjq3G0CxVpQUz9OCRk-eb_q/w400-h399/Photo%2064%202009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4383 - 2009</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnm2hCafC3kKREAUcOK5c2-X4NFpTlNqRvf95zVc7bnFMFY4PuTnm2L5qwtL8V98cy_5HlO6avIsJeo4onshKwzqChzzy8zeem17Nm9jwqGVk4Fdd_2HFU37FccaDTnYScgDVs__xpMPCKaXFkup0uN9TfvOWtloz8moKmuHHEJlIfSa_QLyPQrHbxerD/s559/Photo%2065%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="559" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnm2hCafC3kKREAUcOK5c2-X4NFpTlNqRvf95zVc7bnFMFY4PuTnm2L5qwtL8V98cy_5HlO6avIsJeo4onshKwzqChzzy8zeem17Nm9jwqGVk4Fdd_2HFU37FccaDTnYScgDVs__xpMPCKaXFkup0uN9TfvOWtloz8moKmuHHEJlIfSa_QLyPQrHbxerD/w400-h381/Photo%2065%201995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4383 - 1995</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PhJUbzQe8iE6cBHiKMsxL_0Cs5JjxyqTRzpRsRxmXvnT7H-Kvxe6pzMV1nVSiJ8A5XuYVNXvs-WDGh6xzvxfcg5ssXVaCcwndH1mN9ohyi35lbE2n2_w_n_eaRC8er_7KANbeCkXTj1cKyrpgaB_447pnnQz7QTuQN1C6b1jcgMLnkNO6RXHEqFp-Qbr/s525/Photo%2066%201985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="525" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PhJUbzQe8iE6cBHiKMsxL_0Cs5JjxyqTRzpRsRxmXvnT7H-Kvxe6pzMV1nVSiJ8A5XuYVNXvs-WDGh6xzvxfcg5ssXVaCcwndH1mN9ohyi35lbE2n2_w_n_eaRC8er_7KANbeCkXTj1cKyrpgaB_447pnnQz7QTuQN1C6b1jcgMLnkNO6RXHEqFp-Qbr/w400-h325/Photo%2066%201985.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4383 - 1985</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM5g3hBxSAEaryCbD4nGtK_DIeWzJ46NX4_AmtTbhbEUaUnxHb_-yLyIOu7L0s5a8-yHIAiDISAn-FZQ-fbAyVcsDtVVxar_DVciKmyzy7JWABhX1bo_PFX956reKtxJY6kyPy0wagALFvUlQq1Ptz-Um5tNjtmdjrSF2x_ANx_inOG-WHFSdYrOloCBD/s631/Photo%2067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="631" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM5g3hBxSAEaryCbD4nGtK_DIeWzJ46NX4_AmtTbhbEUaUnxHb_-yLyIOu7L0s5a8-yHIAiDISAn-FZQ-fbAyVcsDtVVxar_DVciKmyzy7JWABhX1bo_PFX956reKtxJY6kyPy0wagALFvUlQq1Ptz-Um5tNjtmdjrSF2x_ANx_inOG-WHFSdYrOloCBD/w400-h225/Photo%2067.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our final photo of the day is a pulled back bird's eye aerial image of the Delray Town Center I took from a really old real estate listing. The image shows Albertsons while it was still open, although from a slight distance. I don't have much else to add about old #4383, as we've certainly seen a lot today. We'll let all that information sink in over the next two weeks, when I'll be back to share the story of another former Floridian Albertsons store with you all, so see everyone then!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-47127492734807070682024-02-18T00:00:00.663-05:002024-02-18T00:02:39.936-05:00Sweet Dreams Have Become Chinese (And Who is Publix to Disagree?)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC687o4nSeAd9VYdS76pAakFu0MfoM-Zq1GxwQdQowuDjUrZy8rgZV732LyJEM0k1P3ZxeJAeZW3rxvRbSBNC9h0P0u3skRdxYP9fbqa_1PXPfCtCBtpJAThTIqiJYCnvgGo0PqIGAjJ5OPr3XRbJWPlWd_OAHxuLhQ83KtA6a_-uGXKcMOEMvPL9LH_o-/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1932" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC687o4nSeAd9VYdS76pAakFu0MfoM-Zq1GxwQdQowuDjUrZy8rgZV732LyJEM0k1P3ZxeJAeZW3rxvRbSBNC9h0P0u3skRdxYP9fbqa_1PXPfCtCBtpJAThTIqiJYCnvgGo0PqIGAjJ5OPr3XRbJWPlWd_OAHxuLhQ83KtA6a_-uGXKcMOEMvPL9LH_o-/w400-h305/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Publix #81 / Sweetbay Supermarket #1973 / MD Oriental Market of Pinellas Park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7580 49th Street North, Pinellas Park, FL - Park Plaza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIM0R1WOwEf_cRMlXUVg1N8FIGvISFUb1_i0FVXqbH4c_JpmtmhiFgH1JJGN-4IbqlpVilBLqq6ma49DCAMmf09dpxzCFUM0OUZk6y-hvoS9EKusE2QOsCFLtzB8mQ6k5gx5Zc_cl_JdRVl-rwHqfJZrzZPcNdwFWZp0gT7iRbN-uhqNaffu5jEzLrEvF/s68/Pinellas-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="68" data-original-width="40" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIM0R1WOwEf_cRMlXUVg1N8FIGvISFUb1_i0FVXqbH4c_JpmtmhiFgH1JJGN-4IbqlpVilBLqq6ma49DCAMmf09dpxzCFUM0OUZk6y-hvoS9EKusE2QOsCFLtzB8mQ6k5gx5Zc_cl_JdRVl-rwHqfJZrzZPcNdwFWZp0gT7iRbN-uhqNaffu5jEzLrEvF/s1600/Pinellas-blue.png" width="40" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Pinellas County retail<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving approximately 1,000 feet west from <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2024/02/former-albertsons-4349-pinellas-park-fl.html">where we left off last time</a>, we find ourselves at the MD Oriental Supermarket of Pinellas Park. As I mentioned when we toured the Publixsons across the street, the building we see here was Publix's original home in Pinellas Park for just shy of 50 years. After all that time in the same building, you can imagine Publix was anxious to grow into something newer and a little more in line with the company's modern standards, so across the street Publix went when the opportunity arose. After getting situated in the former Albertsons in 2010, another Floridian supermarket chain tried to make a fresh start in this newly-vacated Publix box - Sweetbay Supermarket, who hoped to use this new location as a platform for the Sweetbay stores of the future. Sadly, as we all learned, the early 2010's were the beginning of the end for Sweetbay. Sweetbay's parent company, Delhaize America, announced their departure from Florida in 2013, <a href="https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/05/29/sweetbay-being-sold-to-bi-lo/29178326007/">selling all the remaining Sweetbay stores</a> to BI-LO Holdings (the precursor to Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie). The new Pinellas Park Sweetbay barely had the time to prove itself before it began its closing sale, ending up as one of the stores closed outright by Delhaize in early 2013 just before the sale to BI-LO Holdings. As we'll see in a little bit, Sweetbay's legacy somewhat lives on in MD Oriental Supermarket, but before we get to the what is, let's spend a little time learning about the what was, going back to the beginning with the original tenant in this space, Publix store #81:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA3qnQSGFbwDvIaQ05QB0jqy9CthI2mEehJmT6pacFn6iSL54VQGdA4thPSwXw5u3vChNO5NYRea1JNGdOrDZCSOJqxqThPc0XMv7fp6mADaPrzU1z-E4k2e3K39Zp72p4ygRj3_pDDvUuFR6MfXQr1W9qnLj6rneia8zgdVnag7nNkabGVS-MGkRv1jk/s575/Photo%202%20AC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="575" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA3qnQSGFbwDvIaQ05QB0jqy9CthI2mEehJmT6pacFn6iSL54VQGdA4thPSwXw5u3vChNO5NYRea1JNGdOrDZCSOJqxqThPc0XMv7fp6mADaPrzU1z-E4k2e3K39Zp72p4ygRj3_pDDvUuFR6MfXQr1W9qnLj6rneia8zgdVnag7nNkabGVS-MGkRv1jk/w400-h260/Photo%202%20AC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferret111/">ferrett111</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> I happened to come across a few photos of Publix #81 during its final years on flickr, thanks to photographers ferret111, Otherstream, and cereal.box.top who will be giving us a quick glimpse at what this old Publix was like. Originally opening on <a href="https://tampabay.newspapers.com/newspage/316302364/">August 2, 1962</a> as a Wing Store, Publix was the grocery anchor to Park Plaza, one of the first major shopping centers to be built in Pinellas Park, a growing northern suburb of St. Petersburg. Woolworth, W.T. Grant, and Eckerd rounded up the remaining anchor tenants in the plaza, a healthy mix of stores for the early 1960's. In the late 1980's, the original Wing Store was starting to become a bit small and dated, so Publix expanded the store to the left, nearly doubling it in size. That late 1980's remodel was when the facade was reconfigured into what we see in the photo above, with its single vestibule that most late 1980's newbuild Publix stores would receive. That 1980's remodel was also when this store received a set of tile murals too:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2gKKGS4YebDEO_ZuZB-ekVvbhvQu-xsZ-sZ58-HbF-C965FgfQtlOzOlTUVmNbuLgyiBExs9tExkrcs_xhsnafGGKJgN6Dh0mSXXwdXBAwzTfmfojMzTGRnEgOlksc5cG03oHUq_TsfTX0m526CaLFSUuaTA98UpzNUMMJ1qSMAVCIMPpnK69jQkiyJz/s581/Photo%203%20AC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="581" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2gKKGS4YebDEO_ZuZB-ekVvbhvQu-xsZ-sZ58-HbF-C965FgfQtlOzOlTUVmNbuLgyiBExs9tExkrcs_xhsnafGGKJgN6Dh0mSXXwdXBAwzTfmfojMzTGRnEgOlksc5cG03oHUq_TsfTX0m526CaLFSUuaTA98UpzNUMMJ1qSMAVCIMPpnK69jQkiyJz/w400-h301/Photo%203%20AC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferret111/">ferrett111</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> To the left of the vestibule was this massive tile mural of the typical cornucopia and wine scene, one of Pati Mills' more standardized mural designs for Publix. The cornucopia and wine murals would also date this store's expansion more toward the mid-1980's than late-1980's, as Pati Mills began to choose more region-specific mural designs for her artwork toward the end of the decade.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfuAzGDvAYvhvD40OsnN3pZ5gbUKmrmlzq8x5KslfkJyDRs9F91GLG4BhrBgkPcMnL3ftiiC0IIaUFIi1fjiQwwIbU8YwX2qobnWiVjQKrTViT2PYIcCNIkcfGqEve79WvQpJ4tAIIN-5RFIwNxMPSrff5lTEC71PJ3_Xja7V9E9SkHS1fV-sul7OXNJS/s581/Photo%204%20AC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="581" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfuAzGDvAYvhvD40OsnN3pZ5gbUKmrmlzq8x5KslfkJyDRs9F91GLG4BhrBgkPcMnL3ftiiC0IIaUFIi1fjiQwwIbU8YwX2qobnWiVjQKrTViT2PYIcCNIkcfGqEve79WvQpJ4tAIIN-5RFIwNxMPSrff5lTEC71PJ3_Xja7V9E9SkHS1fV-sul7OXNJS/w400-h300/Photo%204%20AC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferret111/">ferrett111</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Off on the right side of the exterior was this smaller tile mural, featuring more wine and a bowl of fruit. Sadly, both tile murals did not survive the conversion of this building into a Sweetbay, so thankfully ferret111 thought to get a photo of these before Sweetbay ripped them out.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsJjF8CSkVq8PGtgvHP3_jCzsJsNhMJx1kfKP9z5msEXiClZ7YoCYiegZryq-qW-afsaou06j_3aLcil_OH5x7PR5q0Tv6WSAFearanE_sNnHHad87miuj6keQ2kG4GJpEhlH75Guaj8-Pmk-KQZLWKKM2sq-uQVagdpQe43o1eaX1PACklZrdNjHBO0_/s2592/Photo%205%20Otherstream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsJjF8CSkVq8PGtgvHP3_jCzsJsNhMJx1kfKP9z5msEXiClZ7YoCYiegZryq-qW-afsaou06j_3aLcil_OH5x7PR5q0Tv6WSAFearanE_sNnHHad87miuj6keQ2kG4GJpEhlH75Guaj8-Pmk-KQZLWKKM2sq-uQVagdpQe43o1eaX1PACklZrdNjHBO0_/w400-h300/Photo%205%20Otherstream.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/otherstream/">Otherstream</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The 1980's expansion was the last intensive remodel this store received, with all later remodels being much cheaper decor swaps. I'd have to imagine this store was remodeled to Wavy Pastel in the early-mid 1990's, with this store receiving one final remodel in the early 2000's to give this store Classy Market 1.0:<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEswEY-PEig1_KkavYxBUnkWogzvUARj1Xs1mzgrRhzsTUkoYFNdoOpQIGZ5BAWo09N0aqtSowBfyvInaunWu7B2eHMsLwOt_2ZofooMzVx223oodyu32c407BXhiiXLjwFqRxSvwi0jHxFFC8LV_vk2mR7B0KhIxQyEzJZ3dMnL6rhEos3gLqoaUYwilp/s1632/Photo%205a%20CerealBoxTop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEswEY-PEig1_KkavYxBUnkWogzvUARj1Xs1mzgrRhzsTUkoYFNdoOpQIGZ5BAWo09N0aqtSowBfyvInaunWu7B2eHMsLwOt_2ZofooMzVx223oodyu32c407BXhiiXLjwFqRxSvwi0jHxFFC8LV_vk2mR7B0KhIxQyEzJZ3dMnL6rhEos3gLqoaUYwilp/w400-h300/Photo%205a%20CerealBoxTop.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/22838185@N08/">cereal.box.top</a> on flickr, and located by GeorgiaPubDude</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div> Within the depths of the internet, a few interior photos of old store #81 exist, this first one giving us a look across the store's front end. I'd have to assume that the customer service desk was located in the corner behind me like a typical early 1980's Publix, with the above photo taken from the service desk looking out toward the check lanes. Beyond the check lanes we see a wine alcove, although it's hard to tell what else was over there along the left wall (with that part of the store being the 1980's addition space).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyfqGj7gM-2LNX72ffZ5G7xe_8zDCv2I4q2Gb0NDPU5hDKWjltHdZz5bE1E7SjAnAsc_nbUDPDrRdozx02Yooa6tVW3TtTowkuo4NrAuWoxFtFykEvIh2w4y2b208Rb5exffrT-Jkfi6Q_lJlthOUG3VPf-JW4PgG0tCeKkH_b-qGlblGjVTeDPp5ZQMq/s1600/Photo%206%20Otherstream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyfqGj7gM-2LNX72ffZ5G7xe_8zDCv2I4q2Gb0NDPU5hDKWjltHdZz5bE1E7SjAnAsc_nbUDPDrRdozx02Yooa6tVW3TtTowkuo4NrAuWoxFtFykEvIh2w4y2b208Rb5exffrT-Jkfi6Q_lJlthOUG3VPf-JW4PgG0tCeKkH_b-qGlblGjVTeDPp5ZQMq/w300-h400/Photo%206%20Otherstream.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/otherstream/">Otherstream</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Zipping along in our office chair to the back of the store, this next photo was the only other interior photo I could find showing off the store's Classy Market 1.0 decor. Above, we see the store's back wall in the meat and seafood department. That photo was taken in the store's expansion space, as we can see the transition between the expansion's while floor tile and the original striped Wing Store terrazzo. This being an expansion store, I'm not really sure how the layout of this building was set up, as Publix expansions would lead to some unorthodox layouts at times. Meat and Seafood was in its usual spot on the back wall, and I'm thinking the expansion could have looked <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/08/publix-239-sunrise-fl-welleby-square.html">similar to this one</a>, as Publix probably rebuilt all the service departments in the new expansion area for a grand aisle down the left side of the store.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m4HKpSGZMFjWK1dH66EGv2NH6zcE6gPq-aMdxmrBNZqUKKmo1CpPeaqmIvfA5zLlyG5Ku4Z6hOACZlCZxY_QHzHrA4JLngXr2aY22JHQhLmiBBKCjq4g4XIMz_hJ_5IRFV8kiCL3bnevZInmk-kadEIE_qqtny9LLT81aYg6kbgN7B0x6HMz4eCxupSJ/s1600/Photo%207%20Otherstream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m4HKpSGZMFjWK1dH66EGv2NH6zcE6gPq-aMdxmrBNZqUKKmo1CpPeaqmIvfA5zLlyG5Ku4Z6hOACZlCZxY_QHzHrA4JLngXr2aY22JHQhLmiBBKCjq4g4XIMz_hJ_5IRFV8kiCL3bnevZInmk-kadEIE_qqtny9LLT81aYg6kbgN7B0x6HMz4eCxupSJ/w300-h400/Photo%207%20Otherstream.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/otherstream/">Otherstream</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> While it might not show the walls, here's a look at #81's floor, where we can see the store's original 1962 terrazzo floor, still looking good in the late 2000's. Much like the tile mural, Sweetbay didn't want 50-year-old terrazzo in their new store, however unlike the murals, I'd bet you that original terrazzo is still there underneath the faux-concrete linoleum Sweetbay installed. In addition to the floor covering, GeorgiaPubDude also found <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/22838185@N08/2194665194/">this photo</a> looking into #81's bathroom, showcasing the old wall tile pattern too.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlibZ6ZEnt3TJfKzXolzUyQ1YX0BmYSUo5TUq31eqBFTL1rBi-GBzXdc0sNSHdNcGkJq6FvVzZFo2LU2GBHkV2GEc9BlbkP2nzsZdfiAxupqPYLyhNJHkHH9XBh2JKu855RF_-uj6IphttzijdcqIF_Gb-iG0QIkudDH4jEKKoKxwTSsGF9yatZY8Nj2ef/s540/Photo%208%20Tamara%20S.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="540" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlibZ6ZEnt3TJfKzXolzUyQ1YX0BmYSUo5TUq31eqBFTL1rBi-GBzXdc0sNSHdNcGkJq6FvVzZFo2LU2GBHkV2GEc9BlbkP2nzsZdfiAxupqPYLyhNJHkHH9XBh2JKu855RF_-uj6IphttzijdcqIF_Gb-iG0QIkudDH4jEKKoKxwTSsGF9yatZY8Nj2ef/w400-h394/Photo%208%20Tamara%20S.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Tamara S. on foursquare</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Following Publix's move across the street, Sweetbay wasted no time and swiftly began remodeling this building into their new prototype, with the announcement of Sweetbay's arrival happening <a href="https://archive.ph/2IL0v">only 3 months</a> after Publix's move. The new Pinellas Park Sweetbay was one of three new Sweetbay prototypes opened in a former Publix shell, joining stores in <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@26.5626217,-81.9513635,3a,37.5y,186.61h,88.4t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJ0SxSIcqnk0O_H1LAHjAMw!2e0!5s20110401T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu">Cape Coral</a> and <a href="https://www.tbnweekly.com/north_county/palm_harbor_beacon/article_742a6dda-9e81-594c-b91a-c1fd98fd64ad.html">Palm Harbor</a>. Interestingly, the old Publix buildings Sweetbay took over in Cape Coral and Palm Harbor were also buildings left behind when Publix relocated to a former Albertsons nearby, so I don't know if this was a package deal of Publix leases Sweetbay bought, of if it was just a coincidence at a time when Sweetbay was looking for the opportunity to expand and try out their new prototype.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kJ9OsS9WTLISQl44g8MmkenloJMATv0kaazURRLS7oCxABuZRIhshmhHkQFk1mdLRjcg6Qjq0pPo3E4mq9RKTd4UoDL1s52d15G06nBlRki0it1cwQgDKIVjoQEbo6xpKJ9eTm2gRt3a1hlkRNCD2-WFnWg7yCh6Iuvq8ZqlehW6L2swTGFJG4mt5bIU/s720/Photo%209%20Amber%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kJ9OsS9WTLISQl44g8MmkenloJMATv0kaazURRLS7oCxABuZRIhshmhHkQFk1mdLRjcg6Qjq0pPo3E4mq9RKTd4UoDL1s52d15G06nBlRki0it1cwQgDKIVjoQEbo6xpKJ9eTm2gRt3a1hlkRNCD2-WFnWg7yCh6Iuvq8ZqlehW6L2swTGFJG4mt5bIU/w400-h300/Photo%209%20Amber%20L.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Amber L. on foursquare</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The new Pinellas Park Sweetbay opened in early 2011, interestingly, as Pinellas Park's first and only Sweetbay store. Unless Kash n' Karry had a really old store in Pinellas Park many years ago, the 2011 opening of this store marked the first time Pinellas Park ever had a presence from either brand, which is interesting since Pinellas County was a good market for Kash n' Karry and Sweetbay, and Pinellas Park isn't one of the county's tinier towns either, with a population of over 50,000. Locals were quite excited for having a new grocery option in town, and Sweetbay seemed pretty eager to show off their new prototype too. Sweetbay gutted and rebuilt the old Publix, the new store opening with a new floorplan and the super rare Sweetbay 2.0 decor. We got a nice look at the Sweetbay 2.0 decor in the chain's <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-last-sweetbay.html">very last newbuild store</a> in The Villages a while back, and the decor in here was exactly the same. Only Sweetbay's last 4 new stores to open got the Sweetbay 2.0 decor, along with two additional remodels from the early 2010's, bringing Sweetbay 2.0's total store count to 6 of the chain's 105 stores that operated before Delahize began to wind down operations in 2013. I really liked the aesthetic of Sweetbay 2.0 and where Delhaize was trying to go with the chain, and it's sad the reinvigorated Sweetbay design barely went anywhere.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDLhpBOhmX2DBhrOW4nGRQu-zIDS-jyzciofy6ovQuvsqPb3nrcGWfMcnLJShrxFSYFYAQCC9Jx8F9TwAc9tKTc-s1yi3P1u3BnALUZ_k9tjuY3eRrOJ8PV9lEkrEf2buQaaYRdZrvrk6sYY0bVbqO7yMH-eF7vo0h0M3l21Fn5LUdg6MquZqaeFck2E5/s1932/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1932" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDLhpBOhmX2DBhrOW4nGRQu-zIDS-jyzciofy6ovQuvsqPb3nrcGWfMcnLJShrxFSYFYAQCC9Jx8F9TwAc9tKTc-s1yi3P1u3BnALUZ_k9tjuY3eRrOJ8PV9lEkrEf2buQaaYRdZrvrk6sYY0bVbqO7yMH-eF7vo0h0M3l21Fn5LUdg6MquZqaeFck2E5/w400-h315/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of stores that barely went anywhere, Pinellas Park's Sweetbay was one of them. After only 2 years in business, Delhaize included this store as one of <a href="https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/02/06/sweetbay-stores-close-early/29151729007/">33 that would close by February 2013</a>, a closure wave that occurred only a month before Delhaize announced that the remaining 72 Sweetbay stores would be sold to BI-LO Holdings. Come early 2013, this building was vacant again. The building would remain empty for another 2 years, before local Asian grocery chain MD Oriental Markets announced this former Sweetbay would become the chain's 3rd (and largest) store in 2015.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-49qPo9lCxlmTL4i1_p-vHPNEa3GXjGisVy-JZSj3vS3SDBT2yVPvuknFF-s7dbomihTJSICAZiKlaM77YZnHgBDHnAx-KN4M3LVClumXepWrr3BdKqPjqVebc8-G3Mowmiy1SIs9bQF_EiszOBKewM8atnWmGwoyiZow8RF3pxESenRK7MNJh1th6U9/s2576/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="2576" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-49qPo9lCxlmTL4i1_p-vHPNEa3GXjGisVy-JZSj3vS3SDBT2yVPvuknFF-s7dbomihTJSICAZiKlaM77YZnHgBDHnAx-KN4M3LVClumXepWrr3BdKqPjqVebc8-G3Mowmiy1SIs9bQF_EiszOBKewM8atnWmGwoyiZow8RF3pxESenRK7MNJh1th6U9/w400-h178/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This new store was a big step for the MD Oriental chain, as the company's first two locations (both in Tampa) were about half the size of this one. MD Oriental took the bones of the old Sweetbay and added their own touches to the place, with a little sprinkling of Sweetbay remnants for good measure. MD Oriental's new store has proven to be a success, and is currently the largest Oriental grocer in Pinellas County. MD Oriental is constantly raved about by locals online too, especially for its selection of meats and hot foods. Sweetbay remnants non-withstanding, I agree with the locals that this was a fun store to walk around, as the selection of Asian brands was really extensive, and I even came home with a few different snacks to try.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlx2OQ3XIq4Dd0_9A66EeLbiWkgVYrjDamnNvl3XhyZzveAW8vOAS9kX8ZzuRdwx9YbK56DJprO7wQgz55C5hp-LIBCL_uZQ0HzHz2-7yxDF1cKTGyjwhAFsFQzMg8m5dVKt69v7oY6pMMIlTxH9uVAShwbieap9J6vONkLIotWQzBBRHaYYrDF_yYWGa/s1932/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="1932" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlx2OQ3XIq4Dd0_9A66EeLbiWkgVYrjDamnNvl3XhyZzveAW8vOAS9kX8ZzuRdwx9YbK56DJprO7wQgz55C5hp-LIBCL_uZQ0HzHz2-7yxDF1cKTGyjwhAFsFQzMg8m5dVKt69v7oY6pMMIlTxH9uVAShwbieap9J6vONkLIotWQzBBRHaYYrDF_yYWGa/w400-h324/Photo%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the outside, we see that MD Oriental didn't do anything to the store's exterior since moving in besides swapping out the signs - even the building's paint scheme is original to Sweetbay. Sweetbay left the basic exterior structure from Publix behind (if you compare the before and after photos it's pretty obvious), but reconfigured the entryway, added a liquor store, and dressed up the facade to look more like the typical Sweetbay design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqXlkeBFvEX9ap2-CaAw-PP8tGzdsw3iYY9sIQD6qKq9OkDKIBgbBntVjrMSar7UhUFCwaHbikra7hRFuXXtFKR1HC97PaDWY4xTLGBlwasAwpnz5P-wK8PgJnQrI9mjtmXJv63p5ipq00HrL11j8PztrG9LP5ItNbM35qmYQLursm0omqu9u5l358yrm/s2513/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqXlkeBFvEX9ap2-CaAw-PP8tGzdsw3iYY9sIQD6qKq9OkDKIBgbBntVjrMSar7UhUFCwaHbikra7hRFuXXtFKR1HC97PaDWY4xTLGBlwasAwpnz5P-wK8PgJnQrI9mjtmXJv63p5ipq00HrL11j8PztrG9LP5ItNbM35qmYQLursm0omqu9u5l358yrm/w308-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix's 1980's vestibule structure was kept by Sweetbay, although Sweetbay moved the entrance to a single set of sliding doors along the front wall, changing the design from Publix's set of doors on each side of the vestibule. The vestibule was converted into a large interior cart storage area...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Yk-lqJO0ZAYxvDkZUQdkbPMpvQozBOdIS2WzoYN9DFxo8UhdC2W8lcyajHBzeMAZzas4Cc-9kJQbgcUYx8aB_iOccnDNAm6Taine7TIX6naHgk9CqxVG5bjHdj88WVzucHrrBqyczjLfy2pGgZy_7U1mHuYxoSmUE0VzDOY7gOePxnCm14XAwYYe1zH/s2474/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Yk-lqJO0ZAYxvDkZUQdkbPMpvQozBOdIS2WzoYN9DFxo8UhdC2W8lcyajHBzeMAZzas4Cc-9kJQbgcUYx8aB_iOccnDNAm6Taine7TIX6naHgk9CqxVG5bjHdj88WVzucHrrBqyczjLfy2pGgZy_7U1mHuYxoSmUE0VzDOY7gOePxnCm14XAwYYe1zH/w313-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …which to this day is still filled with Sweetbay's carts and signage! With that sign still prominently on the wall, hopefully MD Oriental is still upholding Sweetbay's low price promise. While MD Oriental did swap out Sweetbay's decor for a new one, MD Oriental didn't remove every last trace of Sweetbay from this building, leaving behind some interesting remnants like this sign (which was printed with the Sweetbay 2.0 font scheme). The low price promise sign is hanging where Publix's right side doors would have been, and is also our sign of good things to come...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That being said, let's head into the main store to see a little more:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCdx7e8pQ2odvqUycQYEgvvU21B5sl9LE1NXo5hvwl7KTy7pIStpHucTRy74TyJmH43Nvl7wEpCvxxJ3p2Mc8l8wWYxNXoCftW6C5UmYQDOZ0lrok39LtVi5M_Vo8hZErDnpwyhWhFjVCObbq1570PiVwpCJBvSYtv4BKV3upCA5inRNYPyBpg9a3h5HL/s1932/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCdx7e8pQ2odvqUycQYEgvvU21B5sl9LE1NXo5hvwl7KTy7pIStpHucTRy74TyJmH43Nvl7wEpCvxxJ3p2Mc8l8wWYxNXoCftW6C5UmYQDOZ0lrok39LtVi5M_Vo8hZErDnpwyhWhFjVCObbq1570PiVwpCJBvSYtv4BKV3upCA5inRNYPyBpg9a3h5HL/w400-h391/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, you encounter the check lanes. The entrance spills out into the "grand aisle" of service departments, which line the left side of the building. The natural layout of this store takes you in a clockwise rotation, beginning with the grand aisle and ending in produce. However, I ended up walking around this store beginning in produce and ending in the "grand aisle", so we'll be touring this store backwards from how MD Oriental and Sweetbay intended. However, the way we'll be walking through this store was the intended path of how Publix had this place set up, so I guess I'm just so used to Publix's right-aligned layouts I subconsciously began my tour over here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The interior layout we'll be seeing in here is basically the same as how Sweetbay left the building, with only a few minor changes. Sweetbay's layout in this store was a bit unorthodox compared to similar Sweetbay newbuilds of the time, probably one of the constraints of trying to convert an expanded 1960's-era Publix building. This store is almost a mirror of Sweetbay's <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-last-sweetbay.html">usual layout</a>, however produce was the only department that wasn't mirrored with everything else - it stayed in the same spot in the front right corner where it would have always been, with all the other service departments flipped to the left side of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIbS6SRmNUWSQrHIck9cRudg5K0WQ_BuHv9sGwi3nKsx5WSfdsoHbTc8NLYn37uC7YRHcEjMGf0bLjNSMVJ0r_QGZV-5OEFwQQ3llPT8PiL8_ZS2sXQNCN13_wyCs_-IAgzpSJVvex3DkwlhHWKYHG__W_oP9CvdZSRCfNZ6LjN4hPwVchjZNfGhatjpG/s1932/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIbS6SRmNUWSQrHIck9cRudg5K0WQ_BuHv9sGwi3nKsx5WSfdsoHbTc8NLYn37uC7YRHcEjMGf0bLjNSMVJ0r_QGZV-5OEFwQQ3llPT8PiL8_ZS2sXQNCN13_wyCs_-IAgzpSJVvex3DkwlhHWKYHG__W_oP9CvdZSRCfNZ6LjN4hPwVchjZNfGhatjpG/w400-h379/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> MD Oriental swapped out the wall decor from Sweetbay 2.0 to a nicely designed custom package of their own. The main department names are in in Chinese, with English subtitles and complimentary stock photos. Those wooden trellis features hanging from the ceiling are a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldpmrPXUOLQLo8BtXvUJ2TurB9KR-fzO7ba-QVdQG0Av25gx50n-Jj4KgMoFSZB0jqJRjT6ug9LiGtkfcA27RGTeewz009Mecfb-z5rV0ranPTb3chB-mjkHGMgYGkvt3M-Id_Ma8bIks/s1907/Photo+10.jpg">leftover element from Sweetbay 2.0</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0txZhxhen49fnv38YUnmrZ9PR9ka5HlSDJBZWMU5muAkviXM-Wb3fG2SFUqO82d9-ezfRgFVvVMQStxXyzm5qewqMmkl9fYeYZbQDsfOOagIvYb9SlB58i2GLDSNIBrJA-sAuSmJ0MsQXZhfO4T9_972xXhyxjSwft-AKhhcF8tWUQSN2rYeDoOTjp3WJ/s2043/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0txZhxhen49fnv38YUnmrZ9PR9ka5HlSDJBZWMU5muAkviXM-Wb3fG2SFUqO82d9-ezfRgFVvVMQStxXyzm5qewqMmkl9fYeYZbQDsfOOagIvYb9SlB58i2GLDSNIBrJA-sAuSmJ0MsQXZhfO4T9_972xXhyxjSwft-AKhhcF8tWUQSN2rYeDoOTjp3WJ/w379-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Not only were the trellises a leftover from Sweetbay, but the fixtures were too. I figured the fixtures were left over after I began seeing examples like this throughout the store:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7uc9nq183ieDIph-WkA4PPUrl7McFIsNZ5ETNYU4JdYwmathEjt1p6PRHJG2EXhyqwNNAUKr3hQZbztCRcXm1HnF3bOu3HCWwCGVNoEVM_onVF0jHHsaneh5VHm6Gbh22LrTfQQoS-2UsVq22e57ccEv4FmrsuiS4GiQGFPYROhsXtH30Bb7Cm6VHhAU/s1932/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="1932" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7uc9nq183ieDIph-WkA4PPUrl7McFIsNZ5ETNYU4JdYwmathEjt1p6PRHJG2EXhyqwNNAUKr3hQZbztCRcXm1HnF3bOu3HCWwCGVNoEVM_onVF0jHHsaneh5VHm6Gbh22LrTfQQoS-2UsVq22e57ccEv4FmrsuiS4GiQGFPYROhsXtH30Bb7Cm6VHhAU/w400-h360/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> WOW! - Sweetbay's promotional signage was still being used by MD Oriental! It's one thing walking into an independent supermarket and seeing reused fixtures, as those get left behind all the time, but seeing the old promo signs was quite interesting! A lot of these signs were quite worn from being used again and again since being made back in in the 2012-2013 era, but if you were left behind perfectly good promo signs from the former tenant, why not make the most of the situation and reuse them?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpcOtIASu6JRw8DLv_W98gJH8tidwFzcN8vbLP3PQW2p6atrOw6531Pp6LF3LBC59x9MD76H4TjbMjYBvze8Bk62ofGEPuDcQOm4ALjI56JXWIUb3ZqAyEROF4eXLmAL5-1kcO535wHV5eer4VCwIU3sYZ0Ya4F0LynDPiH4GzNMxXYL0uEClcXQHvjnR/s2081/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpcOtIASu6JRw8DLv_W98gJH8tidwFzcN8vbLP3PQW2p6atrOw6531Pp6LF3LBC59x9MD76H4TjbMjYBvze8Bk62ofGEPuDcQOm4ALjI56JXWIUb3ZqAyEROF4eXLmAL5-1kcO535wHV5eer4VCwIU3sYZ0Ya4F0LynDPiH4GzNMxXYL0uEClcXQHvjnR/w371-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll be seeing a few more examples of surviving Sweetbay signage like that before the end of this tour, but for now, let's keep the pace and move along to the next department: frozen foods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWalLa9ZD4tzH2vCjnq-XkcFJbY5vxFFkL5JUODx-mC87B_Qd4vy0GcnUy4AmQvAePm6pkcGpRXWFE-1ZZZeY6rMC6wSPl4y6-0guFv-vYScBuL0Z9NbnmNRG42CHeyZuwsjsRflr-IPEpsfGBMGynwmoKF0rG5wMZlJ3ahd_pngMp9FChAa1UsRtdO8u/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWalLa9ZD4tzH2vCjnq-XkcFJbY5vxFFkL5JUODx-mC87B_Qd4vy0GcnUy4AmQvAePm6pkcGpRXWFE-1ZZZeY6rMC6wSPl4y6-0guFv-vYScBuL0Z9NbnmNRG42CHeyZuwsjsRflr-IPEpsfGBMGynwmoKF0rG5wMZlJ3ahd_pngMp9FChAa1UsRtdO8u/w400-h391/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The right-most aisle and a half of this store is home to frozen foods, with frozen foods occupying unnumbered aisles 13 and 12.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQu849oajZmlBDwV0sxbL1Ko1H5vbZnrBJ1oI6qg9MAZGKitcE2-rR-U8-6eWDSrMh1avR_p3341xz0ywXZTj14oBV8ZfeREiP5Y3RrFEZSTqHLCdpSthQ4TLHKr2k5b56mpjo2fsEhUIGFtF628TAMXo2eqVkqFS2ftaRl6tU1FW80yjvkwowoVq5zHH/s1992/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQu849oajZmlBDwV0sxbL1Ko1H5vbZnrBJ1oI6qg9MAZGKitcE2-rR-U8-6eWDSrMh1avR_p3341xz0ywXZTj14oBV8ZfeREiP5Y3RrFEZSTqHLCdpSthQ4TLHKr2k5b56mpjo2fsEhUIGFtF628TAMXo2eqVkqFS2ftaRl6tU1FW80yjvkwowoVq5zHH/w388-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A little bit of frozen foods spills out onto the back wall, with the back wall transitioning into frozen and pre-packaged meats and seafood following that cut-through for the stockroom door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibRiKMrO9XOf0SlGSUD23OxRr5gMMAbduWYxqMSDn2rdUPjARD38_9cS03Vd9C6md9raB5JsUkK1DiFUf8zQlRjI9gZmo_BQk1X42o3jKC25Qiqf7okHB69KMBCgJ0kqLaetSJfXS-G_bMeQCuRnuedlJAiAAyfWzS-0AhI-5c0NBwFMIlG8MdhK8UrNf/s2030/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibRiKMrO9XOf0SlGSUD23OxRr5gMMAbduWYxqMSDn2rdUPjARD38_9cS03Vd9C6md9raB5JsUkK1DiFUf8zQlRjI9gZmo_BQk1X42o3jKC25Qiqf7okHB69KMBCgJ0kqLaetSJfXS-G_bMeQCuRnuedlJAiAAyfWzS-0AhI-5c0NBwFMIlG8MdhK8UrNf/w381-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After frozen foods is this double-wise aisle, numbered as aisle 11, with the remaining frozen foods coolers on the other side of those pallets in what should be aisle 12. The pallets in the middle of this aisle were assorted promotional and sale items, with bulk bags of rice completing our selection to my right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBExHDi9zzb2YkA6u_Ko7ck-YH4xWKSuVmcBiq1y9X3hsqXa5CVIEz3ZofzLUPE-3wnEdP2rOO-zphlmO24SzKSsq4cdIcr3Yg2kBdhGUV3TiVV_eFP3G9avvM8EApPyamaE5DnrY2bvuIEWo0jN9c4Id_tCDHfhJyk7RqN3YiqMPGFqNpVPyACh3oKxre/s1932/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBExHDi9zzb2YkA6u_Ko7ck-YH4xWKSuVmcBiq1y9X3hsqXa5CVIEz3ZofzLUPE-3wnEdP2rOO-zphlmO24SzKSsq4cdIcr3Yg2kBdhGUV3TiVV_eFP3G9avvM8EApPyamaE5DnrY2bvuIEWo0jN9c4Id_tCDHfhJyk7RqN3YiqMPGFqNpVPyACh3oKxre/w400-h396/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving into more of the grocery aisles, we find ourselves in the dry grocery section, with these next few aisles home to assorted snack foods, candy, noodles, spices, and so on. MD Oriental places overstock goods on the top shelves, making these aisles feel taller than they really are.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyUZ2uUsukGLzsgFEpzLWfqFjkIQEoANb1HhEA7fKiVpiRtSRGTkC2wrIcEwEauNxQilXoD6qRoBRUX1v8M0tzdNnDMffihn6rHbpssMk5wIGeTUxPPwsIXpYXX8lKV0LFtWxlCl7eh8SDCEGl9Fd8zLhMMHVIL3lLFVUKj7Thv6L-ASO2gTZYOh-21g3/s2111/Photo%2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2111" data-original-width="1754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyUZ2uUsukGLzsgFEpzLWfqFjkIQEoANb1HhEA7fKiVpiRtSRGTkC2wrIcEwEauNxQilXoD6qRoBRUX1v8M0tzdNnDMffihn6rHbpssMk5wIGeTUxPPwsIXpYXX8lKV0LFtWxlCl7eh8SDCEGl9Fd8zLhMMHVIL3lLFVUKj7Thv6L-ASO2gTZYOh-21g3/w333-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I like trying different snack foods, so I spent a little bit of time roaming these aisle for some new things to try. One of the more interesting flavors of potato chips I found was this one - Hot and Sour Lemon Braised Chicken Feet. While the chip flavoring probably didn't contain any actual chicken feet (probably just some kind of chicken flavoring), I wasn't feeling super adventurous this day, so I opted for a seasoned steak flavored potato chip instead to bring home with me (which was pretty good - Lays should bring that flavor to the US).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jFjvD4Z_tjHJDKGa1ZZVBZYfEvsJ3Q_-1SsdD8bUK0PQnRWiKj9sh2OJ_MOaJtRnVZ4UyBr5hNIxgOeqsjsLTqiMJStUV2az4mfRRKler8v8rEDdIOszrf9wQcTUPFVpC6IRU9Ep6pgBRgLx1-sR2LOCIOSTo9KDQe0EDdHyEPX8K1AXR1aiclbgXenu/s2348/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jFjvD4Z_tjHJDKGa1ZZVBZYfEvsJ3Q_-1SsdD8bUK0PQnRWiKj9sh2OJ_MOaJtRnVZ4UyBr5hNIxgOeqsjsLTqiMJStUV2az4mfRRKler8v8rEDdIOszrf9wQcTUPFVpC6IRU9Ep6pgBRgLx1-sR2LOCIOSTo9KDQe0EDdHyEPX8K1AXR1aiclbgXenu/w329-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The aisle markers in this store were a really neat custom design with two staggered panels, the upper panel featuring product categories in English, with the same (I'd imagine) categories in Chinese on the lower panel. The number on the bottom of the aisle marker is accompanied with its Chinese equivalent as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKH0QE8qX17cQDR2t8VVzJF9qGb7IF8HJNnspJAAOPcMWgX6v-ZrVmnqR4Acfd9gCn_J-vV2tUiMVnZ9rOp0qlGde7FH4o5KlB4OTKEGU9FlwtI_rs2Oqp1wU6VA7HX7D5gDefnQlixqvi-z1zLTlm3j_pe6osnuPcjJGFzEjNBN2Dhho2xzl7HUmXFh3/s1942/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKH0QE8qX17cQDR2t8VVzJF9qGb7IF8HJNnspJAAOPcMWgX6v-ZrVmnqR4Acfd9gCn_J-vV2tUiMVnZ9rOp0qlGde7FH4o5KlB4OTKEGU9FlwtI_rs2Oqp1wU6VA7HX7D5gDefnQlixqvi-z1zLTlm3j_pe6osnuPcjJGFzEjNBN2Dhho2xzl7HUmXFh3/w398-h400/Photo%2026.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the middle of one of the grocery aisles was another display table with its original promo signage, but leftover promo signage wasn't just limited to display tables...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRICRR9PbjzoOx1aiRUdB3QlpVQa-4MsQ2Vegr5cIvoQr5r_-_UWYBBOspDRXflXjoLJ6C9quD5iZnQLIvjV8-gC27wJeDacZhGi-2Gh4UKgypDbPSFqKcP6LURTiquPO6TdAaAkIznA6JQCGn8hRB5QaUSjBe13idTYxHiS9sCcsP2a-Q0Ikzmm0AS6Xx/s2081/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRICRR9PbjzoOx1aiRUdB3QlpVQa-4MsQ2Vegr5cIvoQr5r_-_UWYBBOspDRXflXjoLJ6C9quD5iZnQLIvjV8-gC27wJeDacZhGi-2Gh4UKgypDbPSFqKcP6LURTiquPO6TdAaAkIznA6JQCGn8hRB5QaUSjBe13idTYxHiS9sCcsP2a-Q0Ikzmm0AS6Xx/w371-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …this back endcap still had all of its original signage from Sweetbay in-tact too! While you don't see the color purple in a lot of supermarket decor, Delhaize used it quite a bit in <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2018/03/kash-n-karry-lives.html">Kash n' Karry's final decor package</a> from the late 1990's and early 2000's, as well as in Sweetbay. Like green is to Publix, Sweetbay adopted purple as their corporate color, and as you've seen with the old promo signage, Sweetbay liked to use purple wherever they could!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FFbAAPBOLRyDytEaO319hUsP1RF1m_wGKLucjdfWqepavZ4ywOkJL_lPlH50Zw0z4t4wH6bNjRfU7_UV_RpaNAXG6dRIgL1K6lWxn1ASuEIzzcYemajKVg2zvZY3J_soXw0fOxpD6mYCswIZZTMp0KrHR1TiQ4cRoCXPSm7mutaJjvPeRHjEvUY3tA5y/s1954/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FFbAAPBOLRyDytEaO319hUsP1RF1m_wGKLucjdfWqepavZ4ywOkJL_lPlH50Zw0z4t4wH6bNjRfU7_UV_RpaNAXG6dRIgL1K6lWxn1ASuEIzzcYemajKVg2zvZY3J_soXw0fOxpD6mYCswIZZTMp0KrHR1TiQ4cRoCXPSm7mutaJjvPeRHjEvUY3tA5y/w395-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like we saw in that interior photo from Publix, the back wall was home to their meat and seafood coolers, and that was carried over into Sweetbay and MD Oriental too. Publix's meat and seafood service counter was roughly located in the area to my left, with Sweetbay moving the service counter closer to the back left corner of the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLGGzv2QU_vvOqyCrwrC5wMY4YDOYmvEJ9DxwsNcb16bAcHW8i8gk_aAzJFQj9J8iAxjrnQQ6HY1ztznWc5KFpueTnZmCZZkZM45QBA526D5WGWHMQNaI4mqwUiEqi1JOiFeXMqm-KlP9MCXeAgM3IsYvPxGmOfye2-XQ5DWZWS-UZJxKrArauJaucpwJ/s2221/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLGGzv2QU_vvOqyCrwrC5wMY4YDOYmvEJ9DxwsNcb16bAcHW8i8gk_aAzJFQj9J8iAxjrnQQ6HY1ztznWc5KFpueTnZmCZZkZM45QBA526D5WGWHMQNaI4mqwUiEqi1JOiFeXMqm-KlP9MCXeAgM3IsYvPxGmOfye2-XQ5DWZWS-UZJxKrArauJaucpwJ/w348-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 2 was home to a really broad assortment of general merchandise - I see some stools, cleaning supplies, and dishes, among other items, with aisle 3 (which I didn't get a photo of) containing assorted kitchen tools and knickknacks as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOu8vIflnu1z0Co3ZOBslSzXU0FDze4ny0AIWdgStjbtrgiUkk_gf9Xuiei5BmnoZChwahwsRPawvGYsAMZrpbJnJCyaYgs4PrBhFZb4AkaU_We3kn71NNEssF9fzxvOXZr0rhGPxYc1zErxLleHlKTwprbUOO3_V6wdXm5_nf_FSH0ZAz4fGlA6fHTK-7/s1942/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOu8vIflnu1z0Co3ZOBslSzXU0FDze4ny0AIWdgStjbtrgiUkk_gf9Xuiei5BmnoZChwahwsRPawvGYsAMZrpbJnJCyaYgs4PrBhFZb4AkaU_We3kn71NNEssF9fzxvOXZr0rhGPxYc1zErxLleHlKTwprbUOO3_V6wdXm5_nf_FSH0ZAz4fGlA6fHTK-7/w398-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Getting closer to the back left corner, the back wall opens into an alcove, where we find additional meat coolers and the meat service counter itself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ8JzIgArYgWEInrp1oQx5qJsWE0JiloqapxpFF8yWnD6hDBQ319IQBUafQLvIgyE2Pkv0GZ1efzUET0DSYfy02-e8eb59iXnhgHIV7CxoYU4pN6Jb-KljnINW2v5yeuB6doHtcUF1oFLt1ZRTSltUzMHi3CysRwPAI5UNCquDMn5PuLJrrReemltLJJ1/s1967/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ8JzIgArYgWEInrp1oQx5qJsWE0JiloqapxpFF8yWnD6hDBQ319IQBUafQLvIgyE2Pkv0GZ1efzUET0DSYfy02-e8eb59iXnhgHIV7CxoYU4pN6Jb-KljnINW2v5yeuB6doHtcUF1oFLt1ZRTSltUzMHi3CysRwPAI5UNCquDMn5PuLJrrReemltLJJ1/w393-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> MD Oriental's signage graces the upper portion of the wall in the meat alcove, with Sweetbay's old category signs lining the top of the cooler.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYKMs3HaINyiq7mQyiy6ndJIEtUZkLoMDwHWQvO4a5eS5b3vD8yYEBEEyfiSwTjb16PKW5Vl-2rkMmITxV0hAX7FV8oJVGQnxPmezko1VO6zpyr7pKZ7axXFNcw2Daxl9hz5Ml-D9JhnO1bugkB_279OM8dLeCFYWPocX-zysK-6y69yDx6pqAy_EPXz4/s1967/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYKMs3HaINyiq7mQyiy6ndJIEtUZkLoMDwHWQvO4a5eS5b3vD8yYEBEEyfiSwTjb16PKW5Vl-2rkMmITxV0hAX7FV8oJVGQnxPmezko1VO6zpyr7pKZ7axXFNcw2Daxl9hz5Ml-D9JhnO1bugkB_279OM8dLeCFYWPocX-zysK-6y69yDx6pqAy_EPXz4/w393-h400/Photo%2032.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sweetbay's old meat and seafood service counter was walled off with additional cases for packaged meats, with MD Oriental converting the former deli space next door into their new meat and seafood service counter. While the signage and paint is new, the curved overhang and design of the old counter <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOASdzTiEZfCx5O-pRKAYJdG9xI9wY9_Zub8OS775iWMILzEJcROLspiLyjyll0N3C9NyZcX42iPssMAsEwt6pAFZGudB7CE8hIre83T2LpR22F3bXeStC0Zy2OV71D6TwUdG_3Mm2YvF/s2048/Photo+21.jpg">is leftover from the Sweetbay 2.0 design</a>. That pattern on the wall behind the meat sign almost looks original too, as it's the same shade of red that Sweetbay used, but Sweetbay would have had the wall painted plain red behind the sign (like you see at that link), and not with the sunshine pattern there now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-io54HLZLGI88H92hxiWMphASOyHYEyVIKa8OdIX_rIT-40Wu-w5RALMUPBFFt8-jXihEFp2mF7zAhDeVK0akElNainkcn21BJyO7oe4S8tlEnayNF3ef-z3A48FBSphgGr15A24EKYM8xzv-mjcd3z21chOjjGWplGiAwXaOEg1dkMm0plazhL_-chsL/s1932/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-io54HLZLGI88H92hxiWMphASOyHYEyVIKa8OdIX_rIT-40Wu-w5RALMUPBFFt8-jXihEFp2mF7zAhDeVK0akElNainkcn21BJyO7oe4S8tlEnayNF3ef-z3A48FBSphgGr15A24EKYM8xzv-mjcd3z21chOjjGWplGiAwXaOEg1dkMm0plazhL_-chsL/w400-h384/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's another look at the old meat and seafood service counter as seen from aisle 1, a short aisle just off the grand aisle that was home to beer and wine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3V-jB3dQzAayaF600q7liU-Pad9TUQcjMRkvYG7wf7oX0X8rnn2Io0gRbVmUetjkS3jIg8jbMo1C-yaDhrUulg9pVFCZW-hysByoWSybUb-5ZXW9HFaNVJgLQQ9JEMCz0u8zH_d7MWXZtmMv-sBPxzCWbylRKMMkDXPcU6qVF-GcfxJPkSpg7Yjt3hzU/s1932/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="1932" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3V-jB3dQzAayaF600q7liU-Pad9TUQcjMRkvYG7wf7oX0X8rnn2Io0gRbVmUetjkS3jIg8jbMo1C-yaDhrUulg9pVFCZW-hysByoWSybUb-5ZXW9HFaNVJgLQQ9JEMCz0u8zH_d7MWXZtmMv-sBPxzCWbylRKMMkDXPcU6qVF-GcfxJPkSpg7Yjt3hzU/w400-h386/Photo%2034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving into the back left corner of the building, we find MD Oriental's seafood service counter in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9I5InHl17-lIzCo-W0bkDwsZzt3wAD3vo3W1ggWu5okpUChXq9YXiogE6G1sCAVv1_5nVZEEi3vDZMa0k8M-2dt5vug7poOzYBb7bFExNmf3F3QtdWT3j94M_DkeJ028Lrmp1iKqBnDn9/w400-h386/Photo+20.jpg">Sweetbay's former deli department</a>. The butcher and fishmonger station was in the corner where an abundance of fresh fish lying on ice, with the even fresher fish swimming around in those tanks to my left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv5aUDSfYbTIW1Oxv1FwSGzG_Mfv24t7HuzlRGVepvS1ExniEe_4cv4wi9R2HuOM_xppvDWkAi4UGPnCpl9TtWvRyIIjWu-t3WN5bOhFe_2kkt8jYDu4dhgnhEuG4loRy59QNHz9crKOaGi3wgiSMOxIpRFsvufuEca1DYhKkCe8YtVkMrYBeWwpLcfwK/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1932" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv5aUDSfYbTIW1Oxv1FwSGzG_Mfv24t7HuzlRGVepvS1ExniEe_4cv4wi9R2HuOM_xppvDWkAi4UGPnCpl9TtWvRyIIjWu-t3WN5bOhFe_2kkt8jYDu4dhgnhEuG4loRy59QNHz9crKOaGi3wgiSMOxIpRFsvufuEca1DYhKkCe8YtVkMrYBeWwpLcfwK/w400-h360/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the front of the building, here's an overview of the store's grand aisle. While the decor was swapped out, the bones of Sweetbay 2.0 are still very prominent in the design of these departments. We've already discussed the meat and seafood departments and the former deli, so next up in the middle of the left side wall is the bakery, which is also located in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGk7pr1dmuhiFhmE0euIyiBvUtqS8kKMkXWbrQMoPfLq1lM4DgLTC0hykBH5NS-g5K1Sstg7WyRh95QEbKACCq6Q9P4tdnAlBMNCg5hCV0lumJTp9NclJ8cenhlCyj3ld7mAbxojSg2oH/s2007/Photo+15.jpg">Sweetbay's former bakery space</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbSWOxqoFgE2jeGuU5NQe1tM3P4Br3oNcvaA4G9vc9WGgFR2mQv7tyd_8-TKTcTk4anz6SGcQBbyUjzNxFnKxL5KRBXSkBED9IKws2NH4WIMWxVRJIZLmnZR-knHbCWsmRWWslTpGaReQm7H7w4cH0ryk8vQrv1H8T04K402ehkXnP66SCpGmlHjUxbBb/s2106/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbSWOxqoFgE2jeGuU5NQe1tM3P4Br3oNcvaA4G9vc9WGgFR2mQv7tyd_8-TKTcTk4anz6SGcQBbyUjzNxFnKxL5KRBXSkBED9IKws2NH4WIMWxVRJIZLmnZR-knHbCWsmRWWslTpGaReQm7H7w4cH0ryk8vQrv1H8T04K402ehkXnP66SCpGmlHjUxbBb/w368-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> MD Oriental has a really big baked goods operation here, with a full in-store bakery for cakes as well as Asian pastries and breads. While I was here, I bought a durian roll, which was a sweet roll with a durian cream filling. I'd never had durian before, and I have to say, even though durian gets a bad rap <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/durian-fruit-smell/">for its stench</a>, it tastes much better than it smells. One of these days I'll have to try plain durian to compare.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSBNiE255D_x0DWJwLPsQgsJeI4FiUfot8o0Ji9FcJEfRQhZ9NpBdc_t111YmjUliKugnKCq0AF8S7zQC5uyKf3KxjLv2G2wK3WwhtI1OXeZwZ5tgVxs0xoHLI3PkoqR5clJJ-Qhdw8CZIdURfL34y2jddQybSK6KvQPSwnlNAU6P02FPjQRe7GRpqgoi/s2094/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSBNiE255D_x0DWJwLPsQgsJeI4FiUfot8o0Ji9FcJEfRQhZ9NpBdc_t111YmjUliKugnKCq0AF8S7zQC5uyKf3KxjLv2G2wK3WwhtI1OXeZwZ5tgVxs0xoHLI3PkoqR5clJJ-Qhdw8CZIdURfL34y2jddQybSK6KvQPSwnlNAU6P02FPjQRe7GRpqgoi/w369-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> One of this store's biggest claims to fame is its hot foods bar, which locals say has some of the best Asian food in the area <a href="https://ilovetheburg.com/hidden-gems-md-oriental-market-in-pinellas-park-is-your-new-favorite-grocery-store/">according to reviews</a>. Had I not visited this store just after it opened for the day when there was nothing out yet, I would have tried some, but I guess I'll have to find an excuse to come back to Pinellas Park and try it another time. The hot foods bar is located in Sweetbay's old pharmacy space, giving the hot foods a prominent location near the front of the store. Sweetbay's old liquor store was that windowed area next to the hot foods bar. MD Oriental ripped down the liquor wall and converted the liquor store into a dining area, a great reuse for that otherwise dead space too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwLEeObbs-PV6ivHnQWyNIWTMzm2xUbeqF-9m_bjhe6lcdDB4E_-ulvFB3DZmZm7DqCX4ZYyRt1swzmVYPNbqoT6uptoJY12fH4yHDyTBV1EIJJ446C83ryLdLFtliSDo1_8gFDX34sMeDmprtRwX8JpWvfhYpip9oYoCoudig1SzJmDN-FLPmJ8XDnNO/s1932/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1932" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwLEeObbs-PV6ivHnQWyNIWTMzm2xUbeqF-9m_bjhe6lcdDB4E_-ulvFB3DZmZm7DqCX4ZYyRt1swzmVYPNbqoT6uptoJY12fH4yHDyTBV1EIJJ446C83ryLdLFtliSDo1_8gFDX34sMeDmprtRwX8JpWvfhYpip9oYoCoudig1SzJmDN-FLPmJ8XDnNO/w400-h344/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's another look at the hot foods bar and the dining area, as seen from the front end. The former liquor store the dining area occupies was installed new by Sweetbay, sacrificing a small portion of Publix's former salesfloor to install that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIe3zTnLcmIpRXrP7pKaoEYruJ5mkIoo0xVSdu4HBBnWrqTSZ4EKumjjEnXfe3Zdfod5Wb1nZ-R19JqT5HJfKFjeTbSMiFOx0PmbIvoEq0feuIXzwdkNACLF61rFtqbRVe3cboNouQIw-DQ75AwFfYrb76TMwyuRKhYWt31PJRPvoPskZOIOW0yWEckKs/s1932/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="1932" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIe3zTnLcmIpRXrP7pKaoEYruJ5mkIoo0xVSdu4HBBnWrqTSZ4EKumjjEnXfe3Zdfod5Wb1nZ-R19JqT5HJfKFjeTbSMiFOx0PmbIvoEq0feuIXzwdkNACLF61rFtqbRVe3cboNouQIw-DQ75AwFfYrb76TMwyuRKhYWt31PJRPvoPskZOIOW0yWEckKs/w400-h324/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our final interior photo looks across the store's front end, which consists of 5 check lanes. Even this early in the morning, the store was still attracting quite the crowd, so I'm sure this place gets pretty busy in the afternoons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTrXc-ZyL4vo8nJH16XcuYShE8W5RXBbHzBKpShUENvdu3BZ3_VeZOYIRb2lPHqquihFEzJck8SstpmMLBMQ7pIhKQII5_KW9SuADyvMRWYAI-W9fCe8evJRYdoJjSafdtCJKty_KpHJMjXTQi4FwO6_b75klxml4N8JkPTJONGRqsRSiKtwqc3lPkJg5/s1932/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTrXc-ZyL4vo8nJH16XcuYShE8W5RXBbHzBKpShUENvdu3BZ3_VeZOYIRb2lPHqquihFEzJck8SstpmMLBMQ7pIhKQII5_KW9SuADyvMRWYAI-W9fCe8evJRYdoJjSafdtCJKty_KpHJMjXTQi4FwO6_b75klxml4N8JkPTJONGRqsRSiKtwqc3lPkJg5/w400-h396/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, here's a look at the former Sweetbay liquor store space from the front walkway. The Liquor store is located where the giant cornucopia mural was that we saw at the beginning of this post, the mural sacrificed to carve out the windows and doors for the new liquor store. When MD Oriental converted the liquor store into a dining area, they closed off the exterior entrance, covering the door with some decals of food photos, with similar decals placed on the windows above. Straight ahead of me, that window on the side of the vestibule would have been the left side doors into Publix.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPd3mDWUSi01m8fHuFK7EyGEmQVTrpoABzvViV0wLPus6NLvRAuwi8FwBgFGeZlnNGTegmntU35Vp7buST9SedXcXP_57ws8jqk92s-KNE6fyCGCl-vCrIYjBlve8ks1fK0pYt5mDo3qPspLOVHwnH-AnkHCakDHp5ZaXcK4ItMGZ_LYV2I-Eyp6X5G7V/s1932/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1932" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPd3mDWUSi01m8fHuFK7EyGEmQVTrpoABzvViV0wLPus6NLvRAuwi8FwBgFGeZlnNGTegmntU35Vp7buST9SedXcXP_57ws8jqk92s-KNE6fyCGCl-vCrIYjBlve8ks1fK0pYt5mDo3qPspLOVHwnH-AnkHCakDHp5ZaXcK4ItMGZ_LYV2I-Eyp6X5G7V/w400-h311/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPd3mDWUSi01m8fHuFK7EyGEmQVTrpoABzvViV0wLPus6NLvRAuwi8FwBgFGeZlnNGTegmntU35Vp7buST9SedXcXP_57ws8jqk92s-KNE6fyCGCl-vCrIYjBlve8ks1fK0pYt5mDo3qPspLOVHwnH-AnkHCakDHp5ZaXcK4ItMGZ_LYV2I-Eyp6X5G7V/s1932/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While this seems like a strangely framed photo of the exterior to end this post with, there was a reason for the strange angle - I didn't take this photo to capture the facade, I took it to capture that cart return! The advertisement over the cart return is another remnant from Sweetbay, reminding us that our cart still has work to do, so please return it here! MD Oriental slapped a sticker over Sweetbay's logo, but otherwise left another fairly obvious Sweetbay remnant out there in the wild for us to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While we may have been lacking on Publix remnants at this store, I did manage to scrape up a few "sweet" relics in relation to Sweetbay's short tenure in this building. With these Sweetbay 2.0 prototypes being so rare, it was nice to take another look at what one of these stores was like, and I may have another Sweetbay 2.0 related surprise up my sleeve as well for another time. Not only Sweetbay 2.0, but I have some other interesting Kash n' Karry and Sweetbay-related content in my archives for another time as well, and while we'll see more of those two fallen Floridian supermarket chains in the future, it's back to my screenname-sake chain next time, with more former Floridian Albertsons fun coming at you in two weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll see everybody then, and until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p></div></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-50117753856942864422024-02-04T00:00:00.760-05:002024-02-07T19:18:16.430-05:00Former Albertsons #4349 - Pinellas Park, FL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbG7e_PEVPQTcNQtKbIed5WrOI4uHrT6ROCUJE8Gy2ap_foSA44eINO0bkYieQKoArVAxSp_NvUPWJONVRclLdtJdnPMoyZOAnEgWlSuYRRBVG-PFuXd2Sx6wrldX1cF3EDXpqALfwO1PNdh-N7AKapZujTohMOybi6tF_TEPZ4FDgZimkglzgqVMTPSz/s2576/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2576" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbG7e_PEVPQTcNQtKbIed5WrOI4uHrT6ROCUJE8Gy2ap_foSA44eINO0bkYieQKoArVAxSp_NvUPWJONVRclLdtJdnPMoyZOAnEgWlSuYRRBVG-PFuXd2Sx6wrldX1cF3EDXpqALfwO1PNdh-N7AKapZujTohMOybi6tF_TEPZ4FDgZimkglzgqVMTPSz/w400-h248/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4349 / Publix #1344</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4701 Park Boulevard North, Pinellas Park, FL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIM0R1WOwEf_cRMlXUVg1N8FIGvISFUb1_i0FVXqbH4c_JpmtmhiFgH1JJGN-4IbqlpVilBLqq6ma49DCAMmf09dpxzCFUM0OUZk6y-hvoS9EKusE2QOsCFLtzB8mQ6k5gx5Zc_cl_JdRVl-rwHqfJZrzZPcNdwFWZp0gT7iRbN-uhqNaffu5jEzLrEvF/s68/Pinellas-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="68" data-original-width="40" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIM0R1WOwEf_cRMlXUVg1N8FIGvISFUb1_i0FVXqbH4c_JpmtmhiFgH1JJGN-4IbqlpVilBLqq6ma49DCAMmf09dpxzCFUM0OUZk6y-hvoS9EKusE2QOsCFLtzB8mQ6k5gx5Zc_cl_JdRVl-rwHqfJZrzZPcNdwFWZp0gT7iRbN-uhqNaffu5jEzLrEvF/s1600/Pinellas-blue.png" width="40" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Pinellas County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Last time on AFB, we toured a <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2024/01/albertsons-2997-chandler-az.html">Grocery Palace Albertsons in Arizona</a> (thanks to contributor Monique Sammi). Unfortunately, I won't be able to top that this time, as we're right back to looking at yet another Publixsons store in Pinellas County today! Just in the last few months on AFB, we've toured stores in <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/in-parallel-universe.html">Washington State</a> and Arizona - two states I never thought would see coverage on AFB. Thanks to our blog contributors we've been able to take a look at what Albertsons has been up to at some of the remaining stores out west, however, us Floridians will just have to <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/this-blog-is-my-grocery-palace-10-years.html">settle for this</a> if we want a little taste of the good old days of shopping at Albertsons. Maybe one of these days I'll end up at a Safeway in the Washington, DC area or an Acme to add a little bit of modern Albertsons to our rotation of Publixsons stores (or if the Kroger merger goes through, would the Fernandina Beach Harris Teeter count as a modern Albertsons store?), but for now though, let's turn our attention to our good old friend Publixsons and see what former Albertsons #4349 is all about:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nZ5EsSJOp6MOIIblvqLQmYnGrFvqq-zNp9ErHFfLWBjSAuy4-ecZZwLoaH2mzHRY3baIkWcl28qf2DMFpMH5Qn9JJu-00VQA5Nqbgdddp0QApi_blpmYP8_TmfKA3XMXT3Km3xyLn9u0Gxzd5FMEEPQhkwwkfYpH2FBu5kWreI_uwC4waL6GlruXHDke/s564/Photo%201a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="564" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nZ5EsSJOp6MOIIblvqLQmYnGrFvqq-zNp9ErHFfLWBjSAuy4-ecZZwLoaH2mzHRY3baIkWcl28qf2DMFpMH5Qn9JJu-00VQA5Nqbgdddp0QApi_blpmYP8_TmfKA3XMXT3Km3xyLn9u0Gxzd5FMEEPQhkwwkfYpH2FBu5kWreI_uwC4waL6GlruXHDke/w400-h389/Photo%201a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Clipping courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Construction on Albertsons #4349 began on March 25, 1981 at the northeastern corner of Park Boulevard and 49th Street in Pinellas Park, a suburb of St. Petersburg located just to its north, not far from the Pinellas County approach to the Gandy Bridge. The new Pinellas Park Albertsons would bring a new design prototype to the county, a 58,000 square foot store with an "updated and modernized" exterior, a larger produce department and liquor store, and Albertsons' usual features of a deli, bakery, and pharmacy. The new building design mentioned in the article is what I've been calling the "Trapezoid" model Albertsons, based off the shape of the store's vestibule when viewed from above. Only 11 Trapezoid model stores were built throughout Albertsons' Florida division from 1981-1984, a fairly short-lived design overall. A somewhat stylistic revamp to the previous <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/former-albertsons-4346-venice-fl.html">Skaggs-designed building format</a>, the Trapezoid design was replaced by the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/former-albertsons-4410-kissimmee-fl.html">Superstore Albertsons buildings</a>, a totally new design era for Albertsons come the mid-1980's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN-bgr_enBcMh57zvETX_l1ZEG2ryDilmA141pB_rCbdLNPS6-MNmij1jJnTOqjnQ5fMWQpXO3KNSFPKPIrx2O96meGCTQOhEdUBNdx4Tu1SuBNDeTtNHUaEaUGuGVExhh9vqgpq0YskWppcf-Mt4CDytQvO2ixrvtjG5c5Ln0H3VQdrp-BgGU55Ya0Sr/s721/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="721" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN-bgr_enBcMh57zvETX_l1ZEG2ryDilmA141pB_rCbdLNPS6-MNmij1jJnTOqjnQ5fMWQpXO3KNSFPKPIrx2O96meGCTQOhEdUBNdx4Tu1SuBNDeTtNHUaEaUGuGVExhh9vqgpq0YskWppcf-Mt4CDytQvO2ixrvtjG5c5Ln0H3VQdrp-BgGU55Ya0Sr/w400-h153/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Google Streetview</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Albertsons #4349 would opened on December 2, 1981, replacing a few city blocks that once contained a few small business along Park Boulevard and 49th Street, and some trailers on the inner portion of those streets. I'd imagine this store received some kind of remodel by Albertsons in the early 1990's, but it did receive one last remodel from Albertsons around 2003, where the design of the facade was updated to what you see in the Google Streetview image above, and in YonWoo's recreation below:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9W98OTHY8RXJnBVJxx4J7wtUqrjG9I14xdtG5O-ehXjbGHDWrWy6XXkZWqd-kejOpfFUMh9OC3iubHpBGhXGAviYI_jmjUP4Ev7-4mtkBSjyssiLAbpnTpI3jiWsySpZrfsPb4cq8lPnPYxlKNB29dsdUgFFvfEs_zduvrI7q-Y5CdeejEx0UHCy999A/s2048/Photo%203.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9W98OTHY8RXJnBVJxx4J7wtUqrjG9I14xdtG5O-ehXjbGHDWrWy6XXkZWqd-kejOpfFUMh9OC3iubHpBGhXGAviYI_jmjUP4Ev7-4mtkBSjyssiLAbpnTpI3jiWsySpZrfsPb4cq8lPnPYxlKNB29dsdUgFFvfEs_zduvrI7q-Y5CdeejEx0UHCy999A/w400-h300/Photo%203.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> A few other Trapezoid model Albertsons stores received similar remodels to the one we see here around 2003, and with this updated exterior treatment the stores would usually receive Albertsons' <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/06/former-albertsons-4353-longwood-fl.html">Broadway/Industrial Circus decor</a> on the interior too. I haven't been able to track down any interior photos of this store from the early-to-mid 2000's to confirm what interior it had before it closed, but I feel pretty confident in saying this store closed with the Industrial Circus decor inside, based on the similar remodels elsewhere.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQIQUwwFBaOlSqfglg_Id2x42qz219sQEd55DmcIzIKsC_bzpnda_5ymHmiZEW41QSaZmmhMpp1lrLT1Bfy048APihtrL9MHvXpQoxcsNNdWB-N8Ui2PmQ3xyTGDmysOIS05MbwHBJReHSiY4JVUC-CmYfyJJQfxQNF1h5kqajKnQGGkUJLjMVF9Emi6U/s581/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="581" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQIQUwwFBaOlSqfglg_Id2x42qz219sQEd55DmcIzIKsC_bzpnda_5ymHmiZEW41QSaZmmhMpp1lrLT1Bfy048APihtrL9MHvXpQoxcsNNdWB-N8Ui2PmQ3xyTGDmysOIS05MbwHBJReHSiY4JVUC-CmYfyJJQfxQNF1h5kqajKnQGGkUJLjMVF9Emi6U/w400-h296/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferret111/">ferret111</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Besides the paint color on the wall above the doors, YonWoo's recreation of this building from the mid-2000's was pretty spot on. The photo above shows the former Pinellas Park Albertsons in October 2009, as it was in the middle of its conversion into a Publix. This Albertsons store was one of the 49 locations sold to Publix in 2008, and one of the later stores to reopen as a Publix from that batch, with its grand opening not opening until January 21, 2010. Upon its opening that day, Publix #1344 replaced Publix #81 in the shopping center across the street, an old expanded Wing Store we'll discuss in much more detail later.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD-aG-5YzpISYtz1tZULRNNLonJYk8khIxI2ZzAkIwqSbx9Fof0Cvxg4u67K3BLzmykQivMG8qsCcqtbPqVgiYrajykpxkROU61g_lFc6vr_WM5g4sgsWJOKAH_XPXQgrnnH5FhDkxQeAl4yjEbhyphenhyphenvf7alaVb4z3Jy9zvW6ng2Osk1UN6XyfIKC_cT2YA/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="1932" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD-aG-5YzpISYtz1tZULRNNLonJYk8khIxI2ZzAkIwqSbx9Fof0Cvxg4u67K3BLzmykQivMG8qsCcqtbPqVgiYrajykpxkROU61g_lFc6vr_WM5g4sgsWJOKAH_XPXQgrnnH5FhDkxQeAl4yjEbhyphenhyphenvf7alaVb4z3Jy9zvW6ng2Osk1UN6XyfIKC_cT2YA/w400-h295/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As one of the later stores to reopen from that batch of 49 Albertsons locations Publix bought in 2008, this store had a heavier remodel following its conversion. The interior of the store still has the bones of an early 1980's Albertsons, but Publix redesigned and rebuilt all the service departments from the start, not waiting until a secondary remodel in the early 2010's to do such (as was the case with many of the other Publixsons stores from the class of 2008).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtLSZ3QAP340pukz14bbKrfjT9_9Tc0MyaGO2hBMhYprIqho2Qm39_4d0XZDV1_ANLX6WPhi2SgYFApUDx3DrSfztqn9Sdwt6ox7bgrpeA6Hb-jQirkSwuhABAuXKErUUBI7oI_JNvPI6Ws5_LxQh-l9bGsPEkXezhAzKABqJ5B6V119Cdnwc1PNkKapz/s1932/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1932" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtLSZ3QAP340pukz14bbKrfjT9_9Tc0MyaGO2hBMhYprIqho2Qm39_4d0XZDV1_ANLX6WPhi2SgYFApUDx3DrSfztqn9Sdwt6ox7bgrpeA6Hb-jQirkSwuhABAuXKErUUBI7oI_JNvPI6Ws5_LxQh-l9bGsPEkXezhAzKABqJ5B6V119Cdnwc1PNkKapz/w400-h310/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the years since Publix took over this building, they repainted the walls above the entrances from Albertsons' dark yellow to that <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeQ18Wm5RC9PyMDkazQpXrKknn41vurgf6IsoxClbo0nedXx0i32zTZTjzfY5mfvG2I0qHY32wblAQxdhNCBOEx5Ed_h_PZ4dpah11RWejusne7gmY5s58-WVJgISmXG_38hVXfIOzeGFqkGGTvzPazk32ywjDAolKleaXXg0NwwQRnAviAXXba1IOQ/w400-h314/Photo%202.jpg">shade of blue</a> Publix likes to use on these former Albertsons buildings. Publix also replaced Albertsons' swinging doors with sliding ones, but that's been the extent of Publix's modifications to the exterior of this building since 2010.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcIkZAbOmJu1Wd0JnIZwnCqZtrk-cnMEVb_rIWC57X8l7bfF0lqRCITRIOdwetqjzsVpbJ04uPdhdIdRTgQ_BTg8sxyYFwlyYIcvFKUUOnDYuStwqkmIcxWYG_OFG8roE5GBW0IycMTzfPwmjhhCFKoqELsF9740h93rg0JAzBDzDLol5ZYCRk24Trbdj/s1932/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="1932" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcIkZAbOmJu1Wd0JnIZwnCqZtrk-cnMEVb_rIWC57X8l7bfF0lqRCITRIOdwetqjzsVpbJ04uPdhdIdRTgQ_BTg8sxyYFwlyYIcvFKUUOnDYuStwqkmIcxWYG_OFG8roE5GBW0IycMTzfPwmjhhCFKoqELsF9740h93rg0JAzBDzDLol5ZYCRk24Trbdj/w400-h333/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That stucco panel where Publix's logo is now was added by Albertsons in the 2003 remodel. Outside of similar decorative stucco over the liquor store entrance, that was the extent of Albertsons' exterior modifications to this building through the years too. Outside of all those small changes the exterior of this building is still pretty close to original...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX_eqEh_KPAzPEK0A92_hRLSommwGB2eYu47xPYYSEqHv49X5XDupyokf-0ECxXfhUxnzYHgPv1lyCwsbsMUYNlVnGWakVE5-_E-PRebu-GvbwU5mxwIh1Rhv8jZvvaWmnHkho2vQ5tFFVDAE2S1hsSU77d-cT-l3t0PCo-VnKIrPHreaXxTrXtwt8wPr/s2417/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX_eqEh_KPAzPEK0A92_hRLSommwGB2eYu47xPYYSEqHv49X5XDupyokf-0ECxXfhUxnzYHgPv1lyCwsbsMUYNlVnGWakVE5-_E-PRebu-GvbwU5mxwIh1Rhv8jZvvaWmnHkho2vQ5tFFVDAE2S1hsSU77d-cT-l3t0PCo-VnKIrPHreaXxTrXtwt8wPr/w320-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …including the exposed river rocks still visible on the outside walls! While the rocks have been painted over in the years since 1981, the texturing from the rocks is still visible, which still counts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI-2PO965reo3B1u5kxGQfRKS4t5qRM2mPivS5lRaZrbE2c7ghVqA5xovr2GmnXelAYQ_DQQCRjx-nostTHbfDMwDJw-tX3tdJZMF8gosBeEDV19OyZKClJMnXBd3i9Lqv3TCncen2gSBEqOuWomYD3iPoCyC7oHZNqNy2kyAP27JCWS2Ck7J9sAxZsDf/s1932/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI-2PO965reo3B1u5kxGQfRKS4t5qRM2mPivS5lRaZrbE2c7ghVqA5xovr2GmnXelAYQ_DQQCRjx-nostTHbfDMwDJw-tX3tdJZMF8gosBeEDV19OyZKClJMnXBd3i9Lqv3TCncen2gSBEqOuWomYD3iPoCyC7oHZNqNy2kyAP27JCWS2Ck7J9sAxZsDf/w400-h376/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Heading inside, here's a look at the store's right side entryway, which brings shoppers into the store's grand aisle. A similar set of doors is located at the opposite side of the vestibule, bringing shoppers into the pharmacy department. The check lanes are located between the two sets of doors, with the customer service desk originally located along the wall between the two sets of doors when Albertsons was here, which Publix has since relocated to an island located on the grand aisle side of the check lanes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlh_nv_dBzaa_CvzE0Mmuqajkg_BEDDUnn4uvgvVg_xA2jGG6XYmY4070UEuHFcs1Nadd15_y8MAvH6p9q5ekMF2gWwdxcdecciftTyF135C57H9RH93JTrguSVGvAmQpLf8qMz0K4TGVi2kIvCm_69Qd8i0gcGiS_pwNSF9tLDqpZBM9svwTd-x5dqZ8/s2098/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlh_nv_dBzaa_CvzE0Mmuqajkg_BEDDUnn4uvgvVg_xA2jGG6XYmY4070UEuHFcs1Nadd15_y8MAvH6p9q5ekMF2gWwdxcdecciftTyF135C57H9RH93JTrguSVGvAmQpLf8qMz0K4TGVi2kIvCm_69Qd8i0gcGiS_pwNSF9tLDqpZBM9svwTd-x5dqZ8/w369-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The interior layout of one of these Trapezoid model Albertsons stores didn't differ much from its predecessor the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/10/former-albertsons-4332-coral-springs-fl.html">Skaggs model</a>. The main differences with these Trapezoid stores compared to their predecessors was the reconfiguration of the front vestibule and the location of the service desk, the removal of the side entrance, and pharmacy moving from the back of the building to the front where the side entrance used to be. As such, upon entering the store from the right side entryway, turning to the right we find the deli counter in the building's front right corner, the above photo being a close-up of the deli counter itself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKO4-YDjnTUnFG9Ybaoz5PsyWLl2NHGhqSS3-AJbhm2qgcO8phsU1IFkDv8SVUnRu664OZIJ6TglBOT4luvkWdnUnuMbN2_SWDXnB3KHI2is_oq_TdMujA-393cBSNS9qaeNsvFADZtmUuuMSFRNGWl7AJtzy_3mfCxYEKfiDuZxy6dAg9bSQOOneBcCN/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1932" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKO4-YDjnTUnFG9Ybaoz5PsyWLl2NHGhqSS3-AJbhm2qgcO8phsU1IFkDv8SVUnRu664OZIJ6TglBOT4luvkWdnUnuMbN2_SWDXnB3KHI2is_oq_TdMujA-393cBSNS9qaeNsvFADZtmUuuMSFRNGWl7AJtzy_3mfCxYEKfiDuZxy6dAg9bSQOOneBcCN/w400-h359/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Zooming out just a bit, here's an overview of the deli department from out in the grand aisle, showcasing the department's signage, or better said, lack thereof. I happened to visit this store just as it began its remodel from Classy Market 3.0/Sienna to Evergreen in late 2021, so we'll be seeing a lot of blank but colorful walls during this tour. The remodel was in its very early stages, as the only progress made by the time of my visit was the removal of the wall signage. No direct signs of Evergreen were present during my visit, but rest assured, Evergreen is <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/LESZwnDwXU946QCYA">going strong in this store</a> now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOFagHkjOxCWpnWFF1YUbAXjNmB8Q9IST7OcRKKofd_0LHzEpGF71Yau4S3rAtclTaYEQi2bQNpYWzhwrdR-pvTNq9jHebfpsTef707zMviiRud8GA5Z5vTLlwe98nMdEeVIlnrPMbYyBaTSHm_lcx2M8kjRyL4GUVbnmztzfb_nRbB131n23xPTIWGoM/s1932/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOFagHkjOxCWpnWFF1YUbAXjNmB8Q9IST7OcRKKofd_0LHzEpGF71Yau4S3rAtclTaYEQi2bQNpYWzhwrdR-pvTNq9jHebfpsTef707zMviiRud8GA5Z5vTLlwe98nMdEeVIlnrPMbYyBaTSHm_lcx2M8kjRyL4GUVbnmztzfb_nRbB131n23xPTIWGoM/w400-h396/Photo%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With its 2010 opening date, this Publix opened with a <a href="https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/42599603_XE7doJNE2ApnHo0b8AonGfsPpvR6rUtHuPa3Q8NpMko.jpg">late-era version of Classy Market 2.0</a>. Publix remodeled this store to Classy Market 3.0/Sienna around 2015 and then remodeled it once again to Evergreen in 2021, keeping this store on pace with Publix's traditional remodel pattern of every 5-6 years that I've seen mentioned in the past (although as we've seen, some exceptions to that rule <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-shopping-is-pleasure-2004-style.html">do exist from time to time</a>, but certainly not to the extent other grocers let remodeling slip by!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TYi8vLm2LymgrDc6JHsmbInbqmhPoSURdQFKgQsOXDUk5lBQ2sdVQHeM4NJDWvIFV1hRTc7_ikpXFmy5TW4RlXKIXbMeTvqnvC1E5I780sIGKYRGfGD3Z6PchDMBelNgWhgYu17xRyL3LIBD6XKW25Tdb1KLSI2YsvZrIg74aF8bJ3_p_nJmgZ0u45k5/s1950/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TYi8vLm2LymgrDc6JHsmbInbqmhPoSURdQFKgQsOXDUk5lBQ2sdVQHeM4NJDWvIFV1hRTc7_ikpXFmy5TW4RlXKIXbMeTvqnvC1E5I780sIGKYRGfGD3Z6PchDMBelNgWhgYu17xRyL3LIBD6XKW25Tdb1KLSI2YsvZrIg74aF8bJ3_p_nJmgZ0u45k5/w396-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Panning just a bit more to the left, we see the sign-less bakery. However, the white blotches from where the old signs were pulled down make it pretty easy to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi868nnMmePD73DXYdgcZFr0Jid2pvQPmASz_FqzzxYpfZ5cNk3ivbZP-2jW7QwvUoCyR0dVAdlJvBfsV3c6xuUFs8-jRDkmHmMpvSx3yJfeCgJIbF6XmjGj9LCE-D6FHoFt1_UQb8FMq-L2pW0wZYmDr9EBrdfXy4E9Eiodj0_LZb0ltD0d-RkPgzpag/w399-h400/Photo%2010.jpg">recreate the scene</a> in our minds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpoV574aPGLolZdsAxcZcKzxnSEbROvaGrv8L45MfiqaXJmCZ-d3ETDz73m56By5Kf9YKZ6jlURWBzU5KkBBfVn0clH60XWg53POzNwLyQWZ8YQhF_T8ftamjhlChITaOp22Lhp1hF6mgL0Gb6UFsBFtHM3vyWpAkLBLL84n9d6Ga_PySDJh_9xpQ7lkP/s1932/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpoV574aPGLolZdsAxcZcKzxnSEbROvaGrv8L45MfiqaXJmCZ-d3ETDz73m56By5Kf9YKZ6jlURWBzU5KkBBfVn0clH60XWg53POzNwLyQWZ8YQhF_T8ftamjhlChITaOp22Lhp1hF6mgL0Gb6UFsBFtHM3vyWpAkLBLL84n9d6Ga_PySDJh_9xpQ7lkP/w400-h396/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix reconfigured the design of the bakery prior to the store's opening to make it conform with the then-current Publix design, with the curved ceiling and upgraded back room space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqt8OL_x2LIV0Ue8hk8F1fmc__BivEUhZ-txD4R5mzfZ3Jbn5hwj3WTq_7hr6pxrKvt3NfncK3inzhuSAvym7CFSzIwtC4zJjvohfNMwyu4dwtL4OGufUFTUnrxIFj5AdsXizJ6rU__f7wt_akQvW7vB8u7lvMs9Iz6sbmoD02FCINZwWCJPwpWllDBob/s1932/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1932" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqt8OL_x2LIV0Ue8hk8F1fmc__BivEUhZ-txD4R5mzfZ3Jbn5hwj3WTq_7hr6pxrKvt3NfncK3inzhuSAvym7CFSzIwtC4zJjvohfNMwyu4dwtL4OGufUFTUnrxIFj5AdsXizJ6rU__f7wt_akQvW7vB8u7lvMs9Iz6sbmoD02FCINZwWCJPwpWllDBob/w400-h358/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Every time I walk by the Publix bakery, there's always one of the bakers standing back there, making it hard to get a nice close-up of the bakery counter like this. I must have gotten lucky with the baker having stepped away for a moment to get this shot! (Actually, upon zooming in, I think I found the baker - she's sitting at the computer behind that cake poster). That little area with the wall of drawers behind the counter must be the cake decorating area, but I don't recall seeing that so visibly open at other Publix stores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumWUO49cGe6dV1v6lKg1w9WHCeEcDiZyEdBLWWso6MVvyOoYW6J_81xe1LVcIBPkbhWFsmfOQL3jxv2szLFv_i1HjzRJOSBdiimKLKaryIGJAZf-oQVd8VDaxWSlcina817ztXc8rgzc22uwyZN2iZTXIdfwv0wsaqOX9P5ZKpQQ9iUn2V0_lmSbCU0Pt/s1932/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumWUO49cGe6dV1v6lKg1w9WHCeEcDiZyEdBLWWso6MVvyOoYW6J_81xe1LVcIBPkbhWFsmfOQL3jxv2szLFv_i1HjzRJOSBdiimKLKaryIGJAZf-oQVd8VDaxWSlcina817ztXc8rgzc22uwyZN2iZTXIdfwv0wsaqOX9P5ZKpQQ9iUn2V0_lmSbCU0Pt/w400-h320/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping further out into the grand aisle from the bakery, we find ourselves in the produce department. The produce department sign managed to survive the cut since it was hanging from the ceiling, but I'm sure it's days were numbered. Interestingly, that produce sign used to be located <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLMXiMhpjh2U1V5W7">further back from that spot</a> (if my depth perception isn't failing me), as the organic produce (which appears to have originally been located on that front display table) used to have a matching <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/svxXBzAqiugu2BNg7">CM 3.0/Sienna hanging sign of its own</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUOvHLseIEL2RQyrvIBDQ6U1Zt4p30SXOI9LrsS0_qfWQT7gcdzjRYnY5r0ua2FBcEetu6-HsJplv_qZOujaUNwjk60CbysxYHU-lVrR0amTFC3H1uByPf08cFO9VLrzBtaP5Smhiv6bfe6MyKYUfCrT3rAR9aOjo7QbVnZRItwUjp2qIEW26EXolx1JM/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUOvHLseIEL2RQyrvIBDQ6U1Zt4p30SXOI9LrsS0_qfWQT7gcdzjRYnY5r0ua2FBcEetu6-HsJplv_qZOujaUNwjk60CbysxYHU-lVrR0amTFC3H1uByPf08cFO9VLrzBtaP5Smhiv6bfe6MyKYUfCrT3rAR9aOjo7QbVnZRItwUjp2qIEW26EXolx1JM/w400-h376/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Produce extends out behind the bakery department to complete the store's grand aisle, although the blank walls make the department feel just a bit less grand.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jBxtdrNXfvgHtO4hbqhVuQiZ7d2FUU6sN9YqvXMkWuKkpnSor_4zRLZOe6ia1WsYAsbPye23pS3duBuSKkQKr3rI7U19QFBtaZejdRtPKwBTbTsUtQ7AqIoomU1dAtzFMFrm1k0lOQ8Yup15LgT_Q0SMBiXiz7F-XIMJn8SkGgTSnzRFsx4A1hJ0tuDp/s1932/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1932" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jBxtdrNXfvgHtO4hbqhVuQiZ7d2FUU6sN9YqvXMkWuKkpnSor_4zRLZOe6ia1WsYAsbPye23pS3duBuSKkQKr3rI7U19QFBtaZejdRtPKwBTbTsUtQ7AqIoomU1dAtzFMFrm1k0lOQ8Yup15LgT_Q0SMBiXiz7F-XIMJn8SkGgTSnzRFsx4A1hJ0tuDp/w400-h350/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With a remodel in bloom, not only do we have a closer shot of the produce department above, but the floral department is poking out from the left side of the image as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PqVZjFuZqPNyUnFt_2lN1My2s8UaehDvlvbMelJpAyLeop9AxTEBQqFE2Oroppb4SEhV1T5ybF4E84eMLLCjahxgiUG41tV8OvF-VfbV3SY67tgT8sk8bsAPT1mTBUtyBx8TvA2JIjGh89D3D3PDCzj83QXRRtnC2uUvaSY70VzyN8twB4vaRITWPxE5/s1932/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PqVZjFuZqPNyUnFt_2lN1My2s8UaehDvlvbMelJpAyLeop9AxTEBQqFE2Oroppb4SEhV1T5ybF4E84eMLLCjahxgiUG41tV8OvF-VfbV3SY67tgT8sk8bsAPT1mTBUtyBx8TvA2JIjGh89D3D3PDCzj83QXRRtnC2uUvaSY70VzyN8twB4vaRITWPxE5/w400-h394/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Floral is located in a small island in what Publix considers this store's aisle 1, that half-aisle of groceries that marks the boundary of the grand aisle. The floral department sign was updated when the store last remodeled from CM 2.0 to CM 3.0/Sienna, but the tile backsplash on the island is actually a remnant from the store's original CM 2.0 decor. That tile matched CM 3.0/Sienna pretty well, so I don't blame Publix for keeping it through that remodel, but that tile pattern will really look strange with Evergreen if it wasn't swapped out during the latest remodel!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RFyOX3rorxf3G74hGeiPfpKgqCBUsSb_CSnIFN-3UoGhFqTjbEr4L6LslCFqBk1HAZyhe1Pw0CHoRJhnwBZJrfxEBm6ZYPaipE2p_cU_X0IOHlLuM8WCoStlAxqoHoqDDKXg8fN7ON72b_7uOAjKuKnB7N1fklWjstN1veaPJDB7EJO7-fIvdm4VyPTy/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RFyOX3rorxf3G74hGeiPfpKgqCBUsSb_CSnIFN-3UoGhFqTjbEr4L6LslCFqBk1HAZyhe1Pw0CHoRJhnwBZJrfxEBm6ZYPaipE2p_cU_X0IOHlLuM8WCoStlAxqoHoqDDKXg8fN7ON72b_7uOAjKuKnB7N1fklWjstN1veaPJDB7EJO7-fIvdm4VyPTy/w400-h391/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Friends, let us all take a moment of silence to remember our dear friend the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/CVb2iVzomRMadVVP9">CM 3.0/Sienna artichoke stock photo</a>, who graced this wall with its presence for almost 6 years, just to be yanked off the wall with nothing more than a giant white rectangle to remember it by. May the collage of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNcqE5GRMZ4MHAx1_VG_9agNsYRlLi4KkPf92yV6d1avKzZ2v-Vw2eSqKg3i7plOye5vJVJsgpJktOIYoyrIQ_E3NmA6pxmL-pRzNvGpsUoGxoVpdXQ1uckwDQvfXLZL00s4tf9dZNMfmVnnQ0jTNJLhzGerBI8fY9Jl7yKnxOLPfvkDiL3_3LLMapew=w400-h335">cucumbers, kiwis, and leafy greens</a> carry on your honor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEXBcYXB012Cf0Bi3r67gvn6UskJ_mrKY0md8o-ovUqakzPWuMIn2afoEwI2ZRGfOj_eHgVnINo-Pkm4KKqmgcUpfC-sC2MlTFNtkOazof_YBt37AHFyrP_gYgnOlwBfHudS1oFKiHZO2J7Buy-Hg-GVRWMKW-RKsLiFvw4KfK0EFYiq3sxYiPDaWJoQW/s2061/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEXBcYXB012Cf0Bi3r67gvn6UskJ_mrKY0md8o-ovUqakzPWuMIn2afoEwI2ZRGfOj_eHgVnINo-Pkm4KKqmgcUpfC-sC2MlTFNtkOazof_YBt37AHFyrP_gYgnOlwBfHudS1oFKiHZO2J7Buy-Hg-GVRWMKW-RKsLiFvw4KfK0EFYiq3sxYiPDaWJoQW/w375-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I feel like I took a lot of photos of this store's produce department - if so, at least this is the last one before we turn the corner to take a look at the back wall:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8qP2ZpdDoB8BUAnMHca4vFa90Qq1mVijIfCJaDAnWJNGSbXcI-dLoymrG7D-S7zaqW2Re24wdbGxt6_fXrh5YfhyVY0MTUGSJ9ocnROn_WpALjhWvRyfS8PHDxSV4bcThNLC4RFPac8UIiQthEqBTdOifa8qoYzMs9av823QZat8tpv04VSvX3j57yve/s2122/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8qP2ZpdDoB8BUAnMHca4vFa90Qq1mVijIfCJaDAnWJNGSbXcI-dLoymrG7D-S7zaqW2Re24wdbGxt6_fXrh5YfhyVY0MTUGSJ9ocnROn_WpALjhWvRyfS8PHDxSV4bcThNLC4RFPac8UIiQthEqBTdOifa8qoYzMs9av823QZat8tpv04VSvX3j57yve/w364-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The produce coolers wrap around the back right corner before ending with a shelf of pre-packaged bulk foods. Beyond that is the meat and seafood counter and the meat coolers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoARYQuk6pzQsjZzzSN87U88LffASHm9OAofaRBvzjkSHY8SGJmOjRVJeuo669Gj8iNXH8MhBcmAcO43_HRj1aHXpzpjDGnuCw9Ac9eUvL6tkj0cNGUlDO0MR5HeoeOVLUY7EPItI8-olMuVtVIqUZFI11np7lfIIa4sWEByy-Y8a7z1CPSXsbiOwiAOdf/s2024/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoARYQuk6pzQsjZzzSN87U88LffASHm9OAofaRBvzjkSHY8SGJmOjRVJeuo669Gj8iNXH8MhBcmAcO43_HRj1aHXpzpjDGnuCw9Ac9eUvL6tkj0cNGUlDO0MR5HeoeOVLUY7EPItI8-olMuVtVIqUZFI11np7lfIIa4sWEByy-Y8a7z1CPSXsbiOwiAOdf/w381-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the back wall was totally sign-less, we can use the colors to tell what everything is - under the green patch is the seafood service counter, with meats under the red patch up ahead. For the most part, the brown paint was just filler color between the two service departments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CK8lKHXshtAmcirjHs58lPscBgadRynW-49oR6AAKDsI1H0ZronbEzHmh5qN5ooB9bz_TMlyyrcJ6n2r8nsGfb0IHeTTOEgHFGwyl8jB8uzIL4iZnyMr5EFGHCcI5t6RYZlDkXUG1xwG4GgWj3oz7-JaS88PflBG_HSDbBnAU0iB4GaTOEuDOSloBiHv/s1932/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CK8lKHXshtAmcirjHs58lPscBgadRynW-49oR6AAKDsI1H0ZronbEzHmh5qN5ooB9bz_TMlyyrcJ6n2r8nsGfb0IHeTTOEgHFGwyl8jB8uzIL4iZnyMr5EFGHCcI5t6RYZlDkXUG1xwG4GgWj3oz7-JaS88PflBG_HSDbBnAU0iB4GaTOEuDOSloBiHv/w400-h389/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Between the transition from produce to seafood was a door to the stockroom, as well as a set of stairs that leads to the store's mezzanine level. Unlike Albertsons late 1980's stores with <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvgOFYSp58JpSlhEOwOl5YOLMO10dmES7nOB32Y0XjePg_BsgsEB0mx0tf-2MVCeyLInkldi_bM87J9Q13lS5M4NRUinqB9m2jN3hBp52Ujdh3ZI3Xrkg61u6M1yXrwb98xnqcXRgIDATwQHrJnu3qgzF_cdizZNerY_TsQNoqF5Urnvoot0WXPYvzqQD/w358-h400/Photo%2076.jpg">a catwalk above the front end</a> that led to offices and the breakroom, these Trapezoid-era stores had all that over the backroom, with a much smaller window overlooking the store that we'll see in a little bit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Z0ZTR9526JhhEghEYqqGVgZ7UXk9mKBhhns3Mt2Lz1tI6XScEhc8pvxSWHqcdlPtpwAJOw1QOGPi253ciWkYhFin9kZ5XMIGMf66H50Q_PfaywjflU43F3Kp2b55hiYCj62R6bwpUlIyT2oVhe5Ioi6xHuAIzx8VTIhObT9CL9BTy0bmGIhUmETxv8q/s1932/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Z0ZTR9526JhhEghEYqqGVgZ7UXk9mKBhhns3Mt2Lz1tI6XScEhc8pvxSWHqcdlPtpwAJOw1QOGPi253ciWkYhFin9kZ5XMIGMf66H50Q_PfaywjflU43F3Kp2b55hiYCj62R6bwpUlIyT2oVhe5Ioi6xHuAIzx8VTIhObT9CL9BTy0bmGIhUmETxv8q/w400-h389/Photo%2025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For now though, let's meander through the grocery aisles as we continue across the salesfloor...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm1WS3KW2f1xi-bbor9GEyi9HfKfGII_sEpyHElliWbYuCEa8Aakn324uXLw1_R_WA98-fOQF2VJ5yKzoBk4Qzm_kidjz9CqjqqjjyEIuwk_a5_SI2ASUnE1l3efGfABja3yId4os7db8m4XaaJZZc2cpQ5lLEHqoAqn0mSVNibqiFc2UJAp0zvlH0DaF/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1932" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm1WS3KW2f1xi-bbor9GEyi9HfKfGII_sEpyHElliWbYuCEa8Aakn324uXLw1_R_WA98-fOQF2VJ5yKzoBk4Qzm_kidjz9CqjqqjjyEIuwk_a5_SI2ASUnE1l3efGfABja3yId4os7db8m4XaaJZZc2cpQ5lLEHqoAqn0mSVNibqiFc2UJAp0zvlH0DaF/w400-h350/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>Aargh</i> you ready to take a look down the store's front aisle, maties? Only in Tampa Bay would you see a giant pirate ship as the focal point of a Frito Lay display, but it would make <a href="https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/chasing-treasure-the-myth-of-gasparilla-and-the-real-life-man-juan-gomez">Jose Gaspar</a> proud (and a reference to Jose Gaspar is fitting for this post, as the big <a href="https://www.visittampabay.com/tampa-events/gasparilla-season/gasparilla-pirate-fest/">Gasparilla festival</a> in Tampa was last weekend).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgxFC6LvqxLaiyUqwisfHtpI4CSsMaQBYOlGVPnSBrH74fqZjtCrvWJ60CLZuZseHrQAKI8fsMVgQRB8mpL5zQPxfuj5svkxDjlDCaGvU-mlKmeiqaihpb_qb1ujQ80oqXbLjz1UCdsAJZQdK7sLr8cvFWXPUmCLGYghHeFjgTLKF6Ywh0gYUfing6TcZ/s1932/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1932" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgxFC6LvqxLaiyUqwisfHtpI4CSsMaQBYOlGVPnSBrH74fqZjtCrvWJ60CLZuZseHrQAKI8fsMVgQRB8mpL5zQPxfuj5svkxDjlDCaGvU-mlKmeiqaihpb_qb1ujQ80oqXbLjz1UCdsAJZQdK7sLr8cvFWXPUmCLGYghHeFjgTLKF6Ywh0gYUfing6TcZ/w400-h374/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, behind the pirate ship is the service desk (never would I have thought those words would ever make it into one of my posts!), with the check lanes stretching out beyond that. When Albertsons was here the service desk would have been located along the front wall between the two sets of doors, although Publix relocated the desk to an island when this store opened to conform the front end layout to what you'd find in a typical new Publix of the 2010's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FbEvG1xZGL2dOb6eJT_6hh_e2MCVi_jouFg3SokyP4uQ56X4M_Fo93qdTYq-DZ0zrL253F6ClHuhqBjTPWmKZeowwsGAPM_wFmdtp9M-83RFZn3iU_ugJ5-4IJM6C3Ln1dXjbkQOasWVolAet1QQmUJAtde2rMKyFfnLapdKYFgDVMP0juWN6PiQ-PbM/s1932/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FbEvG1xZGL2dOb6eJT_6hh_e2MCVi_jouFg3SokyP4uQ56X4M_Fo93qdTYq-DZ0zrL253F6ClHuhqBjTPWmKZeowwsGAPM_wFmdtp9M-83RFZn3iU_ugJ5-4IJM6C3Ln1dXjbkQOasWVolAet1QQmUJAtde2rMKyFfnLapdKYFgDVMP0juWN6PiQ-PbM/w400-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The service desk and the check lanes abut the front part of the store's dual front actionway, with the photo above showing us the inner portion of the front actionway, near the beginning of the main grocery aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEk9oiOamZd-aT9xsrQOmENtmGGOFEH9_-b_EOakjwib6j_N92-ufLDhltsh73MlKojdkIHzTNXoPMTFF8Jvx5Cg7YR7Uph74tpFa7JM8Dji8x6AUjzkZcahBEms8mAo4wTjmA3dQBze-pN3uTmuTXUS047qAZR24kl5wo-KsEMVYTz1uGf8iWOX6lOh3/s2012/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEk9oiOamZd-aT9xsrQOmENtmGGOFEH9_-b_EOakjwib6j_N92-ufLDhltsh73MlKojdkIHzTNXoPMTFF8Jvx5Cg7YR7Uph74tpFa7JM8Dji8x6AUjzkZcahBEms8mAo4wTjmA3dQBze-pN3uTmuTXUS047qAZR24kl5wo-KsEMVYTz1uGf8iWOX6lOh3/w384-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With this store having a more thorough remodel prior to opening as a Publix, Publix opted to install the much nicer faux terrazzo laminate in this building instead of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYbifLtC7FBD07H9_EF8Ftyq4gKG_-gQKKs3nn4g9ux_C3WtYNA5XokfuE8GuiNMZYJn6B9_DKBZPpSCch0VNKZzC0IznoU9lNFb48EIjogAsOwWEi8S4q2fzvtak4QQ9VQ16ce4QivgN-AU6uDs9ycGoAc-N9iwtawG6wnVmH2YAIph1GxVXrPQTxlBh/w400-h345/Photo%2011.jpg">yellow and beige tile pattern</a> most of the other stores from the batch of 49 received. Publix also redid the store's lighting before reopening as well, with the lights being Publix's preferred square style (and giving the store a more Publix-y ambience compared to the former Albertsons buildings that still retain their <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg161bs3J85ki2KD2ikoGlQgiPkucofG8-4vW195JqKsikdLLiJaaWagXn_nRqK-af1Zv1a2mz-Eo4FHouIc1-KTrSkHVI0Y0roWbHVc8E5jffIwL8i-HoIYj8L1NdegYx8P6emRifLHRiqJ_vbUsXumDxGWgVcdJU5FHD2xA5r6vKgA5KY0ku7Ie4nL6zg/w400-h366/Photo%2031.jpg">original fluorescent track lighting</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjH4k8Et7ztk1TVgEv-SleB6v_2sQztIr8lefhXIaMNy6t_usXs7p7fKBAp5vlUDBo0iIXf1hPCdosy9owBCPrCDP9bp4WccP-OB9mYzeiq3qKA-3TuRV83saQ-WlXNEdymF0SQ_Yu2MWTz2L8157kap8BWjTM29OfVokR6OvXYNctCaweWpw9HBwryzY/s2081/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjH4k8Et7ztk1TVgEv-SleB6v_2sQztIr8lefhXIaMNy6t_usXs7p7fKBAp5vlUDBo0iIXf1hPCdosy9owBCPrCDP9bp4WccP-OB9mYzeiq3qKA-3TuRV83saQ-WlXNEdymF0SQ_Yu2MWTz2L8157kap8BWjTM29OfVokR6OvXYNctCaweWpw9HBwryzY/w371-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From one of the short front aisles, here's a look into aisle 4, home to all of your baking needs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAi6nd4wKaMTAOPWbcJl_g7czQzSpTIFHRKVNfxllDZ1CZKtl-ybRxjw0m0OH60gJO_XV5BS-afYHDHzeoLPMQqCXAdQ-0O9eogRzFujO9CSiLZHOYFoaT-ZyK12Z-UtVm89ghcUuBXcaT0heYxpS-TI0et5J749JHfS5nUQSJQcm2M2BqMhLAdzn-_Sf/s2043/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAi6nd4wKaMTAOPWbcJl_g7czQzSpTIFHRKVNfxllDZ1CZKtl-ybRxjw0m0OH60gJO_XV5BS-afYHDHzeoLPMQqCXAdQ-0O9eogRzFujO9CSiLZHOYFoaT-ZyK12Z-UtVm89ghcUuBXcaT0heYxpS-TI0et5J749JHfS5nUQSJQcm2M2BqMhLAdzn-_Sf/w379-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If the Seafood counter's signage wasn't removed, we'd have had a pretty good look at it from this spot near the end of aisle 4. The spotlights that once illuminated the seafood sign now shine on a blank wall, although the Sushi sign managed to squeak its way through the first round of signage removal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQIstfWllJU8MQ15eqLtNoL-kccyI0smXclGQP-xGwqfyxd2kzPyef0bRvoxKeFZ3eSdRLeEaVSO2oZpBkHSgc6i9kir3dIKKw9xAl7p-oEXIKEpYb2QretsDOCEVb6NNNE6AyGyNtYXUO3Oh_evS-HNssmOgBoRzaAKkQW2AsJEiBvC2DZCxLsBQecUQ/s2132/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQIstfWllJU8MQ15eqLtNoL-kccyI0smXclGQP-xGwqfyxd2kzPyef0bRvoxKeFZ3eSdRLeEaVSO2oZpBkHSgc6i9kir3dIKKw9xAl7p-oEXIKEpYb2QretsDOCEVb6NNNE6AyGyNtYXUO3Oh_evS-HNssmOgBoRzaAKkQW2AsJEiBvC2DZCxLsBQecUQ/w363-h400/Photo%2032.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The dark red paint makes it much easier to see where all the marks were left behind and covered when the Meat signage was removed. The window into the butcher's room was located under the meats sign, with the pre-packaged meats extending beyond that along the back wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9izGtUOc1kWr5yVmndopGM_UuLVMM_8lzlG3CSq-aKAkah1e_2gd-nOYOVlXFovbZVfxEi1rAl8R9WDkRf76jhLPIEQcYHIz-3to_p0R0ejQnFhQSPpSSpe6hdMK87gxzK4LBzis69OjmJ1VjN2RDw9FLXgoweq5m58HvrWW6zOjfEr3KFcnZEGmd67T/s1992/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9izGtUOc1kWr5yVmndopGM_UuLVMM_8lzlG3CSq-aKAkah1e_2gd-nOYOVlXFovbZVfxEi1rAl8R9WDkRf76jhLPIEQcYHIz-3to_p0R0ejQnFhQSPpSSpe6hdMK87gxzK4LBzis69OjmJ1VjN2RDw9FLXgoweq5m58HvrWW6zOjfEr3KFcnZEGmd67T/w388-h400/Photo%2033.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Before leaving this area, here's a close-up of the seafood service counter, which also retained its original Classy Market 2.0 tile backsplash into the Classy Market 3.0/Sienna days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAAYRGQGQx8IlWCzGctni_9jxnXXhR1pCw7VN7ry8D8PnTtUpqAvtbpSuON6IcVkh3q-0__JegSItM8lx9ub8YHeHP4lPb2VFnxmWS-I9g4XHknXeloDGYKJldW0n7XVT9Ts5nqkiORZzhE37j9qEmnNfFU0AznE08JOzBRzl0duxAyLIuG9hk60FKeyK/s1942/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAAYRGQGQx8IlWCzGctni_9jxnXXhR1pCw7VN7ry8D8PnTtUpqAvtbpSuON6IcVkh3q-0__JegSItM8lx9ub8YHeHP4lPb2VFnxmWS-I9g4XHknXeloDGYKJldW0n7XVT9Ts5nqkiORZzhE37j9qEmnNfFU0AznE08JOzBRzl0duxAyLIuG9hk60FKeyK/w398-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Coffee and cereal are paired perfectly together in aisle 5.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLRjx0CNAH_TYLCD8k1IY6k9nuthwXGoXcAbU4O_DdBXEIvGoWkg1JHfKCSH09DAwm5o3JQAYsWuCqrisc_2Ai3J7eyzTGd41-2AM8UXlO9KUXFoPAUrEQVCwbentDXt3vSF5Vje0hBbBbzyjFiOabcRt-QAbc7Ax9GmCta4LGWbSBADmuQGBiyD2KYHD/s2221/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLRjx0CNAH_TYLCD8k1IY6k9nuthwXGoXcAbU4O_DdBXEIvGoWkg1JHfKCSH09DAwm5o3JQAYsWuCqrisc_2Ai3J7eyzTGd41-2AM8UXlO9KUXFoPAUrEQVCwbentDXt3vSF5Vje0hBbBbzyjFiOabcRt-QAbc7Ax9GmCta4LGWbSBADmuQGBiyD2KYHD/w348-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the end of aisle 5, we can see clear through the greeting cards toward the service desk, with the Jolly Roger flag poking out near the left side of the photo too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWoNeRQOwZcpOjqlu5IR8im9TXbTqeNFG8jk3ms057mXPsqRFmhAPxJb4826tzHcwi5xTWnLrk7AnjPH1kEa35VaUr8ogphPf7dA996Vxtw019ID3K5gQUFTiAADYfMYfikDDmKqe0asCIBlpRxwa8hT85RstFczv6uRYBlirUXf5jNwErm8i4pfYOsLd/s1932/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWoNeRQOwZcpOjqlu5IR8im9TXbTqeNFG8jk3ms057mXPsqRFmhAPxJb4826tzHcwi5xTWnLrk7AnjPH1kEa35VaUr8ogphPf7dA996Vxtw019ID3K5gQUFTiAADYfMYfikDDmKqe0asCIBlpRxwa8hT85RstFczv6uRYBlirUXf5jNwErm8i4pfYOsLd/w400-h396/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the inner part of the front actionway, here's a look toward the left side of the store from our halfway point, with dairy lining the wall in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSrr7iwo75AC-Wa0_JQeEOLYMDVGWIKcokJFG48q0y-Faxcjmcj_6rU45D9mas_Q8RRSSto84oX3ZtK-Gp4xtn4jzP2S-aID4qI8Zqny-vfUo3kl2cNV80BA7REHWJTh187y9Y0VcJ7oLEEZvF3n5etfdnVqwyXBi6cKJ_NdubX34mpqh5OekyKp49PKQ/s2018/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSrr7iwo75AC-Wa0_JQeEOLYMDVGWIKcokJFG48q0y-Faxcjmcj_6rU45D9mas_Q8RRSSto84oX3ZtK-Gp4xtn4jzP2S-aID4qI8Zqny-vfUo3kl2cNV80BA7REHWJTh187y9Y0VcJ7oLEEZvF3n5etfdnVqwyXBi6cKJ_NdubX34mpqh5OekyKp49PKQ/w383-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Baby supplies (complete with their Evergreen category markers and signs) are paired with juices and jellies in aisle 6.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7E6-e5Oe91NRuXtpCUdr74Oe24e1W0wEx5D3R2JZhji-Gp1T7Ils8rRb-rKqFJMHDeAIGUVYo1syuY6vt2SvJUOzWBDfkDEAbW7MPytVa98RVkkgLvbZT0xdhcZqbEqi8dG15zJhcrIX6xoP0mY0SdTlcnQYRC30i3drbXFCR3-UpKmh7b8V_mbFFiO3/s2005/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7E6-e5Oe91NRuXtpCUdr74Oe24e1W0wEx5D3R2JZhji-Gp1T7Ils8rRb-rKqFJMHDeAIGUVYo1syuY6vt2SvJUOzWBDfkDEAbW7MPytVa98RVkkgLvbZT0xdhcZqbEqi8dG15zJhcrIX6xoP0mY0SdTlcnQYRC30i3drbXFCR3-UpKmh7b8V_mbFFiO3/w385-h400/Photo%2038.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving along to aisle 7, we find the first of the store's two aisles of frozen foods. Also, at the end of aisle 7, we can see the window from the mezzanine level that overlooks the salesfloor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAhZ2UTdvZXbFsdSQiC8zhoxDIxKMsQyWWXFU3f09d_IaU4y74LJIGt3_AdaWIT4QQkhcA_Dt0Yzi1oJJKM2m37j7CLkXjZ-_JT0H6smJEccqUQ6WLu5spfvyQBN6_HzlDk7NPkkBtbbkVZpD9_f1vx74md8vQ2HUyGXdidbno8aCaWHhC1QdyN5HWfMT/s1954/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAhZ2UTdvZXbFsdSQiC8zhoxDIxKMsQyWWXFU3f09d_IaU4y74LJIGt3_AdaWIT4QQkhcA_Dt0Yzi1oJJKM2m37j7CLkXjZ-_JT0H6smJEccqUQ6WLu5spfvyQBN6_HzlDk7NPkkBtbbkVZpD9_f1vx74md8vQ2HUyGXdidbno8aCaWHhC1QdyN5HWfMT/w395-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following a break in the meat coolers by a stockroom door, the back wall transitions into dairy, which wraps around into the store's last aisle, aisle 14.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQNvtW8cnG9txOp76LeMSNOjU5p8K6xKARuxR7dYioiEDueL8GaqIXo6FReS8IgMQXeSWoRFqns-tXOgWBAR5kn9MSHEWUWCVPZmlR2YQVdqDaYNmtkQc00iPLL__XQYAYxWvPOOL_LBB3J4zlvivj64BM0pLFDO0RoLUA87oTIOllHDAtN106GHPWB3v/s1932/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQNvtW8cnG9txOp76LeMSNOjU5p8K6xKARuxR7dYioiEDueL8GaqIXo6FReS8IgMQXeSWoRFqns-tXOgWBAR5kn9MSHEWUWCVPZmlR2YQVdqDaYNmtkQc00iPLL__XQYAYxWvPOOL_LBB3J4zlvivj64BM0pLFDO0RoLUA87oTIOllHDAtN106GHPWB3v/w400-h389/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 8 is the other aisle of frozen foods in this store, pictured above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5x6YN0CO_n80YjbrEqbd0mxkWi4SdNVjA6DMhSwZEHi0FRz1x4Z-TbBkRHVgJYWNSJd9yaoHTMsBl1mkNxS4MwS3QATetVx1t81UIw4_rCUWZ3GQMWP6voiW90P264aQTSxgt6Wn0SX9x9qrH7v4_RWDF_L0fAQ7X2yxu-nkaaMaThHHzUj84llKgW_Dc/s1992/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5x6YN0CO_n80YjbrEqbd0mxkWi4SdNVjA6DMhSwZEHi0FRz1x4Z-TbBkRHVgJYWNSJd9yaoHTMsBl1mkNxS4MwS3QATetVx1t81UIw4_rCUWZ3GQMWP6voiW90P264aQTSxgt6Wn0SX9x9qrH7v4_RWDF_L0fAQ7X2yxu-nkaaMaThHHzUj84llKgW_Dc/w388-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Yuengling and Little Debbie cakes - that sounds like the diet of most college students there! Anyway, stepping out of aisle 8, here's another look toward the front end through some of the short general merchandise aisles, with some office supplies and health and beauty products visible down those aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxfyHSmbdYFATpCaF6JMFuohf36SAwcZonvOVwvwQH2Zui3_70QEWEatGW5LPfNQdRYkd_CSuZ3_R-I6iB3v_qb-Zln9vJt3mMIqt-BXObO7aBsNM91RElrPCE0nNyZ8gns5UCzyqhIB0O7ltkHkKUX97EyGldWBToXfsFSpRmUhfTwZeaNgFvIbTFQRZ/s1967/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxfyHSmbdYFATpCaF6JMFuohf36SAwcZonvOVwvwQH2Zui3_70QEWEatGW5LPfNQdRYkd_CSuZ3_R-I6iB3v_qb-Zln9vJt3mMIqt-BXObO7aBsNM91RElrPCE0nNyZ8gns5UCzyqhIB0O7ltkHkKUX97EyGldWBToXfsFSpRmUhfTwZeaNgFvIbTFQRZ/w393-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From over the halfway point in this tour, here's a look back toward the bakery from the front actionway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8-i11zwZAfilnz72wzzTVdmO-2elm9kDjRywOGuZCtiAaE8IicbDWccVvVA1msnV30Zh9_b0Q7tawARfdpnLu40w55vGW2wgaTb0bHl5Q3x7ADoL_ENYMA6ST6eyRhfV8vE1N1QxuEcyEZ-iTznAk1HvtHKFCzrUEOyjEq7T6uX6RmO5SPoxsM6U1ZnR/s1980/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8-i11zwZAfilnz72wzzTVdmO-2elm9kDjRywOGuZCtiAaE8IicbDWccVvVA1msnV30Zh9_b0Q7tawARfdpnLu40w55vGW2wgaTb0bHl5Q3x7ADoL_ENYMA6ST6eyRhfV8vE1N1QxuEcyEZ-iTznAk1HvtHKFCzrUEOyjEq7T6uX6RmO5SPoxsM6U1ZnR/w390-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following frozen foods in the grocery aisles, we find wine and beer in aisle 9.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lS8-VOUvX-ryz9jLyAgUsXGwQuQmLHd5a2OdcktBAC4Z0kjkwuNf0B7RLL-7tT4NqnLawtk4tzamikdN8fAzfyLEtfYS5TrtlCeECoKWIVJtLSCbAsUIFPfu-My_p7603ooACuQ-Gb58Q3IaZ_TWaX3b0Nwr9pieWSYUySYwr0zJpjU_UV_Em1s39yza/s1967/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lS8-VOUvX-ryz9jLyAgUsXGwQuQmLHd5a2OdcktBAC4Z0kjkwuNf0B7RLL-7tT4NqnLawtk4tzamikdN8fAzfyLEtfYS5TrtlCeECoKWIVJtLSCbAsUIFPfu-My_p7603ooACuQ-Gb58Q3IaZ_TWaX3b0Nwr9pieWSYUySYwr0zJpjU_UV_Em1s39yza/w393-h400/Photo%2044.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the end of aisle 9, here's a look back at the meat coolers and the meat and seafood service counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1tqxh4EgVv6ZzZNYJW1SpwLrqNtcQK-0G5-zsuBcQlt6Qud1PZo84LLudyKQvxBcCOPCJhl_AQeDz4wQChjpKXZlj1Ns_qqaEcay-SNaanK5L1HPzdD5NLxDYXjZWJRKlQ444w2E-o8vvdbqhqe8o4f8jFclpKIb3rTAgeFV3nPo0nj8qQZrFqJgjw3Q/s1980/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1tqxh4EgVv6ZzZNYJW1SpwLrqNtcQK-0G5-zsuBcQlt6Qud1PZo84LLudyKQvxBcCOPCJhl_AQeDz4wQChjpKXZlj1Ns_qqaEcay-SNaanK5L1HPzdD5NLxDYXjZWJRKlQ444w2E-o8vvdbqhqe8o4f8jFclpKIb3rTAgeFV3nPo0nj8qQZrFqJgjw3Q/w390-h400/Photo%2045.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the chips and soda in aisle 10, this is the aisle to party in!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqP2sy3usgCkZBUUM3dSLJlJ-IKRkVzxxk-w3Mskyjo2950gvf5bcvpAemRR_qtn38NqE7OFOVMRTO9jYH8QLSGvzDvVgzgvAqTPNVd2jUwricc310K_512pwkqawpfcLClkQoCQFkmGUvTSTsTIm6j6IA7M8zcIuAavvQRLXYWl7Vl7SHbxofQOEfz4n-/s2005/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqP2sy3usgCkZBUUM3dSLJlJ-IKRkVzxxk-w3Mskyjo2950gvf5bcvpAemRR_qtn38NqE7OFOVMRTO9jYH8QLSGvzDvVgzgvAqTPNVd2jUwricc310K_512pwkqawpfcLClkQoCQFkmGUvTSTsTIm6j6IA7M8zcIuAavvQRLXYWl7Vl7SHbxofQOEfz4n-/w385-h400/Photo%2046.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Jumping over to the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/aisle12/">internet's favorite grocery aisle</a>, number 12, we find Ziploc bags and paper products.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nS-Zcobhyuyj37g9nyk5ng6y36jmgLX1NvZDpDlHox0BIl_2m0fYoxxrjaHrgvtVxPDkCpTTfPtOqYu5sBH91kLZwFUcA2kPlm9xJjf5umuzqSHEZIfNSgDXcn5pJNlET1IPTGGDvhZLFc6GjXD5YCN9s4O-ZmL1owPsBZ_wxAJMwAxP4TZMzAY-3vum/s2094/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nS-Zcobhyuyj37g9nyk5ng6y36jmgLX1NvZDpDlHox0BIl_2m0fYoxxrjaHrgvtVxPDkCpTTfPtOqYu5sBH91kLZwFUcA2kPlm9xJjf5umuzqSHEZIfNSgDXcn5pJNlET1IPTGGDvhZLFc6GjXD5YCN9s4O-ZmL1owPsBZ_wxAJMwAxP4TZMzAY-3vum/w369-h400/Photo%2047.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Last but not least we find aisle 14, which runs along the building's left wall, where we find the remainder of the dairy department. On the other side of aisle 14 you'll find every kind of bottled water imaginable - sparkling, spring, distilled, purified, mineral, flavored, and even caffeinated (yes, <a href="https://premiumwaters.com/water-products/water-joe/">that's a thing</a> - what will we think of next to make water more interesting?).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriCg7pGTK5lUQ5OCI7YhomYLMmbecSxg_EoU6Ssx0euvOgLjFqxHAkESFdMOhY3Byyq-2ZgRpai7hldhERn2Dp4CyCSaFUJE-YEboh8iwrxJSntXXAuzLAvzqoHA2GWFmaxpzLuk67A7Dg-bT2PoJvybeibHBlc4WHcXFzMGMnJccbRkfHwbpvGRNLrsr/s2094/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriCg7pGTK5lUQ5OCI7YhomYLMmbecSxg_EoU6Ssx0euvOgLjFqxHAkESFdMOhY3Byyq-2ZgRpai7hldhERn2Dp4CyCSaFUJE-YEboh8iwrxJSntXXAuzLAvzqoHA2GWFmaxpzLuk67A7Dg-bT2PoJvybeibHBlc4WHcXFzMGMnJccbRkfHwbpvGRNLrsr/w369-h400/Photo%2048.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Approaching the end of aisle 14, we find the side of the pharmacy counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc_OvRh5z9wXtf4KVerx9nqzXaAGoQR0dY5_2H8PxUOkkWp6vF9smugQryQMI9kMxXq0m8pnfzcnhPiiCEESFicPU2Q5ukThwSUYfMjyTrT-qTIvfU1Z4nPEDUE4s5CpnrNFap-nuYWQeCTWLyFsFcquq89c4nqvp4Cm4miVdhsJ7cTWrwwHT4pdrBrRH/s2068/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc_OvRh5z9wXtf4KVerx9nqzXaAGoQR0dY5_2H8PxUOkkWp6vF9smugQryQMI9kMxXq0m8pnfzcnhPiiCEESFicPU2Q5ukThwSUYfMjyTrT-qTIvfU1Z4nPEDUE4s5CpnrNFap-nuYWQeCTWLyFsFcquq89c4nqvp4Cm4miVdhsJ7cTWrwwHT4pdrBrRH/w374-h400/Photo%2049.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The pharmacy signage managed to survive the signage purge for the same reason the produce sign did - while it looks like the pharmacy signs are mounted to the wall, they're actually hanging from the ceiling a few inches out from the wall. I guess since they weren't true wall signs, they made the cut to hang around this store a bit longer. The pharmacy was totally rebuilt after Publix took over this store, with everything you see being straight out of Publix's 2010's store design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYerIG_c1lmF3wWL7wdlga2Krb39ytdIZV7iyJLztZcXcNedbcZQmxaVkUP_YmZNcknO62w3rqP1eINyKqa_PWRbQLpmTggb2Ctcj4BLdfu98qHkNVmsdTd5xg07fg3D2OQKaiPH_orqm8XOISbed6WK5FSi3OzHxLJSrO0Un0I1wAqeuKFHj5ZfWB46PJ/s1932/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYerIG_c1lmF3wWL7wdlga2Krb39ytdIZV7iyJLztZcXcNedbcZQmxaVkUP_YmZNcknO62w3rqP1eINyKqa_PWRbQLpmTggb2Ctcj4BLdfu98qHkNVmsdTd5xg07fg3D2OQKaiPH_orqm8XOISbed6WK5FSi3OzHxLJSrO0Un0I1wAqeuKFHj5ZfWB46PJ/w400-h400/Photo%2050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Walking away from the pharmacy, here's a really nice overview of the front of the store from the inner part of the front actionway. The low height of the short front aisles gives us a clear view of the bakery on the other side of the store, with the check lanes just on the other side of those shelves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmH5BazQOYLjHcSDE0Og3wZyW-5vUARknhElGX3WVC6wgyNgu5hIgrZ5hyphenhyphen60tC0LJgXt9_FBPt-FcPxVm0YN5kvBVcjjjhtwGG_g7rOPjhlMAqtBj8RxYseQMbxPTYU7QUMFWDPFmg11KfDMkoZFYlI30gKeTF3acU5JnLtIY3uMKZmUGT0osi2ggEABP/s1932/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1932" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmH5BazQOYLjHcSDE0Og3wZyW-5vUARknhElGX3WVC6wgyNgu5hIgrZ5hyphenhyphen60tC0LJgXt9_FBPt-FcPxVm0YN5kvBVcjjjhtwGG_g7rOPjhlMAqtBj8RxYseQMbxPTYU7QUMFWDPFmg11KfDMkoZFYlI30gKeTF3acU5JnLtIY3uMKZmUGT0osi2ggEABP/w400-h381/Photo%2051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of the check lanes, here they are. Including the 3 express lanes in the middle, this store had 11 lanes total, which is on the higher side for a Publix (it's pretty uncommon to see a Publix with over 10 staffed lanes, so either this store is high volume or just had a lot of extra front end space).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP9PAkKeAmxzteIx2QIy1yu8RXLRZkega9O0NojGM4eeVzCjJ_UwaGASwUr2sIglWU0TKCqWEZQ3LZEeOmsX2E1tkYZQoCNhnN9fuEnfnc10ChK_fUB8bF0t9J11a5Mfb_cTG71AIcUBVy4W8tTUGi2k6Q3Df4i5vYMticpAP5vrbx7EZTaxAxfYB2XUh/s1932/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1932" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP9PAkKeAmxzteIx2QIy1yu8RXLRZkega9O0NojGM4eeVzCjJ_UwaGASwUr2sIglWU0TKCqWEZQ3LZEeOmsX2E1tkYZQoCNhnN9fuEnfnc10ChK_fUB8bF0t9J11a5Mfb_cTG71AIcUBVy4W8tTUGi2k6Q3Df4i5vYMticpAP5vrbx7EZTaxAxfYB2XUh/w400-h381/Photo%2052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pictured above are lanes 10 and 11, with the service desk under the round ceiling behind that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IKdGNab3WEtQv5dZKg3uQZVGa_AggOYH1Gfm5HdyAGkUkcPEIzCZx1hdUA7i0s7wNtpuvyn6LAW6FZiIUuyt8Rf7jqKuToytLR3g4hEzPreupyywx37V5YAyIpvKWuAJKjE8RibChXVaVHzQSx514MyytpmN_xrc8WQuARAhCWEzkiwXYZNBj6yX_D3D/s1932/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IKdGNab3WEtQv5dZKg3uQZVGa_AggOYH1Gfm5HdyAGkUkcPEIzCZx1hdUA7i0s7wNtpuvyn6LAW6FZiIUuyt8Rf7jqKuToytLR3g4hEzPreupyywx37V5YAyIpvKWuAJKjE8RibChXVaVHzQSx514MyytpmN_xrc8WQuARAhCWEzkiwXYZNBj6yX_D3D/w400-h394/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a nice overview of the store's front end from the opposite side of the building, this time looking toward the pharmacy counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMuHAza_q6xbGGRBzmqQKJiex7Nl_Hi1GbIhdBYYWS0JCrpqiZt3VD2YXIcDOJ1dxTCtCrP0sQhVdVAWQNbD0hkXikpMpA2wyj6SHu6OtOEaVw9YN2cmUSJp4yGvZB2OoIdTXbtMYy6tCYsofPXffua4LF0K8Htg2bWzyZ8SYb9p4fvzOlBKvAlmeaZ_y/s1992/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMuHAza_q6xbGGRBzmqQKJiex7Nl_Hi1GbIhdBYYWS0JCrpqiZt3VD2YXIcDOJ1dxTCtCrP0sQhVdVAWQNbD0hkXikpMpA2wyj6SHu6OtOEaVw9YN2cmUSJp4yGvZB2OoIdTXbtMYy6tCYsofPXffua4LF0K8Htg2bWzyZ8SYb9p4fvzOlBKvAlmeaZ_y/w388-h400/Photo%2054.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix's online order staging area is in the approximate area of where the service desk would have been when Albertsons was here. In addition to that, the front wall in front of the check lanes was home to more kiosk machines.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGydzXv-OcYDWzKQc4GOknmmOiplaoT8-6rF4jZvNbziJHv4cNR_HagZdvY5VM6k_LwQ_9pDTJOGkguCW7GAs3fAmqe_5ynpV14hyphenhyphen_lvouM54PSdCeQQD-PkoL0yNwSdKR9DcGahCKTgS3FS0EFtxgneflXdXTDBwHsRygdrlpoLVw8NhcOn43edsKfHL/s2119/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2119" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGydzXv-OcYDWzKQc4GOknmmOiplaoT8-6rF4jZvNbziJHv4cNR_HagZdvY5VM6k_LwQ_9pDTJOGkguCW7GAs3fAmqe_5ynpV14hyphenhyphen_lvouM54PSdCeQQD-PkoL0yNwSdKR9DcGahCKTgS3FS0EFtxgneflXdXTDBwHsRygdrlpoLVw8NhcOn43edsKfHL/w365-h400/Photo%2055.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For a change, our final interior photo of this store will be of the pharmacy. When you walk into this store through the left side doors, the pharmacy is right on top of you like this, so there's not a lot of maneuvering through the store if you're coming in just to use the pharmacy counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOd5qPYvHsdq2drKdq9S5i34IAgf2_u9OWNsD79-RlYz4KaDHcYeP25zbAKkpmkzO5uhgRe1OBxKns_DEywEAxrABrEC-N0vscGGh828FlffotZPQGEwHfydIMt7_eALY8om2PITjsEB7-wn_rHP9D8VB2odf_j-1cst5ElNwnsFfsMDZuf599PpNgOs5G/s1932/Photo%2056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1932" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOd5qPYvHsdq2drKdq9S5i34IAgf2_u9OWNsD79-RlYz4KaDHcYeP25zbAKkpmkzO5uhgRe1OBxKns_DEywEAxrABrEC-N0vscGGh828FlffotZPQGEwHfydIMt7_eALY8om2PITjsEB7-wn_rHP9D8VB2odf_j-1cst5ElNwnsFfsMDZuf599PpNgOs5G/w400-h326/Photo%2056.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, this building is still undeniably an old Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvmAVZaBkOOokpiWChRbpxdKcqJG0vdZOu0oMuACiUhKA2j5zbJjKKlYwUXQ9ptD0RU920SRE2yTrJCqomCMz6zffk6Su_HQzgB_EF4pYHzy_kQM0IkPiN163Oelms55S2zzL_jx0SjT44C1o6Hy2d8gKpRHmYcld8f5rtp0rb37QodhBy-WTGT5gcCHh/s1932/Photo%2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1932" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvmAVZaBkOOokpiWChRbpxdKcqJG0vdZOu0oMuACiUhKA2j5zbJjKKlYwUXQ9ptD0RU920SRE2yTrJCqomCMz6zffk6Su_HQzgB_EF4pYHzy_kQM0IkPiN163Oelms55S2zzL_jx0SjT44C1o6Hy2d8gKpRHmYcld8f5rtp0rb37QodhBy-WTGT5gcCHh/w400-h318/Photo%2057.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the exterior is still mostly vintage to 1981, Publix has done a good job of keeping this store up to date, especially inside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz1Rqw3SGVmZqCXwDQFIRPAuZ43ZxGm_Gn7FPfsIa9urKlr1Z6jLpkd06mNfAK8E9n4ennuWsx6Jht2EuyS2K-4vWfbCLyntAAZ5Q83JMhn1NcgIIVo2m-nFb5nM4gXeC1Z9QyHFceGa5j59_5O09JoizJm8b7iQeU0wlDtuCBkQ2nkkgxvttGjQz9hOO/s1932/Photo%2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1932" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz1Rqw3SGVmZqCXwDQFIRPAuZ43ZxGm_Gn7FPfsIa9urKlr1Z6jLpkd06mNfAK8E9n4ennuWsx6Jht2EuyS2K-4vWfbCLyntAAZ5Q83JMhn1NcgIIVo2m-nFb5nM4gXeC1Z9QyHFceGa5j59_5O09JoizJm8b7iQeU0wlDtuCBkQ2nkkgxvttGjQz9hOO/w400-h260/Photo%2058.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we're back outside, here's a look toward the attached liquor store, located on the front left corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNPJLI7HD_KQdWTdGRY-2EPWmgedMkF11wLboyiAMKGGUchts5HUwc-26NIG_mNX7slP90KUVkGOAdFROGdt9sbO2rj0UGeBlvAIbiXRr_YArf_z-Cwlb0bH485HwUKZUNfUBq_9pATTNWq6en_2apx3Fu1d1eehhmn-reFLfEEdz0qq9S9bmMglH7VKo/s1932/Photo%2059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="1932" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNPJLI7HD_KQdWTdGRY-2EPWmgedMkF11wLboyiAMKGGUchts5HUwc-26NIG_mNX7slP90KUVkGOAdFROGdt9sbO2rj0UGeBlvAIbiXRr_YArf_z-Cwlb0bH485HwUKZUNfUBq_9pATTNWq6en_2apx3Fu1d1eehhmn-reFLfEEdz0qq9S9bmMglH7VKo/w400-h308/Photo%2059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The trim and stucco detailing was added by Albertsons during the 2003 remodel, but otherwise the remainder of the liquor is just as original as the rest of the exterior.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDEcioG3zYPXHscuTsqRBshUHmnkdUbl__bR2G0K-Ra6FB8qhUMUZfcpolDzQA_FRFcqcr6C4zrM_-ARh5sSa7BUln-t-iQr6qgDXZEi4xNsmVRUCBotZ0J37W842LeF7_MNsDili0QYclTB7Otn_P431fj_Wg2LfQRcTPdFUS7P3ihLXE8ByWPEOa0_s/s1932/Photo%2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="1932" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDEcioG3zYPXHscuTsqRBshUHmnkdUbl__bR2G0K-Ra6FB8qhUMUZfcpolDzQA_FRFcqcr6C4zrM_-ARh5sSa7BUln-t-iQr6qgDXZEi4xNsmVRUCBotZ0J37W842LeF7_MNsDili0QYclTB7Otn_P431fj_Wg2LfQRcTPdFUS7P3ihLXE8ByWPEOa0_s/w400-h358/Photo%2060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix usually replaced Albertsons' old swinging doors on the old liquor stores, but opted to keep Albertsons' original ones here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0hXvLq0F1rhwQt2gIEyUl3nHXKZm3MukqZwqM3GomYaYZ6R0MqqKoK3FUDlZn_4fj02Pz0CG_ok6Y4MIf0YsBvjEK9bR8h3S4P9gLFXKlnld9XrqndM5XmF2D8YpOC5LzONBbj78mTYLlbui0sBNGlDuldWh7FYDaRcf80NC6C1NX1zoJGguyYoGwxo_/s1932/Photo%2061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1932" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0hXvLq0F1rhwQt2gIEyUl3nHXKZm3MukqZwqM3GomYaYZ6R0MqqKoK3FUDlZn_4fj02Pz0CG_ok6Y4MIf0YsBvjEK9bR8h3S4P9gLFXKlnld9XrqndM5XmF2D8YpOC5LzONBbj78mTYLlbui0sBNGlDuldWh7FYDaRcf80NC6C1NX1zoJGguyYoGwxo_/w400-h291/Photo%2061.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I really don't have much else to add about the liquor store, other than I took more photos of it that I thought!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL93UmuniGrdqybsP6b3MF1Om5mlqggZAY4OOiNctwpaoAEvUlO8yy8iClcTl0PAllmeB8WfNhr4ki5OJFF0QoVbvdue_8iXF1bun7wlCaEBIMrQIVxtHB2dHp7_q-uIFN6GL1AyXMtaE9eRg973onCkTNLAgAHKgcW9-Y1_8hTUyzNRRatFWf8NOrrWNg/s1932/Photo%2062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL93UmuniGrdqybsP6b3MF1Om5mlqggZAY4OOiNctwpaoAEvUlO8yy8iClcTl0PAllmeB8WfNhr4ki5OJFF0QoVbvdue_8iXF1bun7wlCaEBIMrQIVxtHB2dHp7_q-uIFN6GL1AyXMtaE9eRg973onCkTNLAgAHKgcW9-Y1_8hTUyzNRRatFWf8NOrrWNg/w400-h300/Photo%2062.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Down the left side of the building, all that original river rock still lies exposed. After the last few Trapezoid stores were built in the mid-1980's, river rock was retired from Albertsons' buildings. The mid-1980's was when Family Mart also dropped river rock from their store designs, so that must have been around the time when river rock went out of style as a wall treatment, and went back to being used as a garden landscaping material.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mI1eWQVeMwny0NMBkJqTFhwsBPe86v9eUW1h9O790YZU_tPA-JIeeTacwUmOWNcKuPY3c0B7SmXAqApttT-Yc590Rv6u-Goi8SEcKWQxKEDnhwJzZy6C5T5kfQQNo1neXnP9Ac2c8r2Ufuks4Ni485CezRtR0CQ5ly9z7YjtuZsEQySfgAd5G8TgsCoD/s1932/Photo%2063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mI1eWQVeMwny0NMBkJqTFhwsBPe86v9eUW1h9O790YZU_tPA-JIeeTacwUmOWNcKuPY3c0B7SmXAqApttT-Yc590Rv6u-Goi8SEcKWQxKEDnhwJzZy6C5T5kfQQNo1neXnP9Ac2c8r2Ufuks4Ni485CezRtR0CQ5ly9z7YjtuZsEQySfgAd5G8TgsCoD/w400-h300/Photo%2063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That's about it for the old Albertsons building, but let's head out into the parking lot and back in time 16 years for a glimpse at this store's former Albertsons Express gas station:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjRTuQYy43UCgekXCWoENT9qInKw3IjAjnFzW9z-CInsykF-3vutdBK5P8s_HZq2kAnIwnPPoXkqIVcW5MO7oJRJIC4a3P6bnAaLJnZbzoNQe8z4gZ02JYZQUw17OUOMg8Lxojzxs6vpUYL1hyphenhyphenm6HIJWUQMIPikLpI6uNfYGqNDkgrRN-NXFShxqDeai1/s717/Photo%2064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="717" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjRTuQYy43UCgekXCWoENT9qInKw3IjAjnFzW9z-CInsykF-3vutdBK5P8s_HZq2kAnIwnPPoXkqIVcW5MO7oJRJIC4a3P6bnAaLJnZbzoNQe8z4gZ02JYZQUw17OUOMg8Lxojzxs6vpUYL1hyphenhyphenm6HIJWUQMIPikLpI6uNfYGqNDkgrRN-NXFShxqDeai1/w400-h216/Photo%2064.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Directly on the corner of Park Boulevard and 49th Street was the store's Albertsons Express gas station, added around the turn of the 2000's in an unused corner of the parking lot. This Albertsons Express wasn't as deluxe as others, and was only a gas canopy with a small booth between the pumps to pay for gas and buy cigarettes. After Albertsons sold off this station in 2008, the new owners tore down the old Albertsons Express and built a fancy new gas station on the site called <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/WhioG6a32Ja2aFby8">Racin' Gas</a>, which opened around 2010. Racin' Gas rebranded to <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/FToTaHdR4pTSSnPR6">Chevron</a> in 2018, and has been a Chevron since.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpC2pDwDMdc5bmkE3EXX-_CtNsOUlpKmSFL4_PnXRP5WWKQY_wFvJd2Vw42OoznDi3fe8uI9g30nLl-fObbmbJe-mHn_cubngT7WG1PrJ6D-LVn94YwZ2Gwf1EqKqqf92iG79Ezfz1ZeL308v-oeYVBXDTjZSK3oerfivv5e7K295Da8_hHLCvkY3EVJo/s1557/Photo%2065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1557" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpC2pDwDMdc5bmkE3EXX-_CtNsOUlpKmSFL4_PnXRP5WWKQY_wFvJd2Vw42OoznDi3fe8uI9g30nLl-fObbmbJe-mHn_cubngT7WG1PrJ6D-LVn94YwZ2Gwf1EqKqqf92iG79Ezfz1ZeL308v-oeYVBXDTjZSK3oerfivv5e7K295Da8_hHLCvkY3EVJo/w400-h290/Photo%2065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll finish out our ground coverage of this Publixsons store with a photo of its road sign facing Park Boulevard, which is very much a cheap reuse of the classic Albertsons pillar sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've seen that, it's up to the sky we go as we begin our aerial coverage, beginning with some Bird's Eye aerial images courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJm4W-_K_kbNDAJUM4L114AlxKTZUhnwA_3Hhb_VMfJjZNDPRYrKBWisCbEMNGPGhCXhuTKQFpiy9A9dPjqObYyKr4OMuVjB8QyE1V8bMchOfK87ULi2nHz4MwX-M_81zVsQtJPo-LXaNMrCI_Xe43dmrPJO8PQMq-1MrmyDGWHZ-xbu8A5joIAGl0t17/s749/Photo%2066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="749" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJm4W-_K_kbNDAJUM4L114AlxKTZUhnwA_3Hhb_VMfJjZNDPRYrKBWisCbEMNGPGhCXhuTKQFpiy9A9dPjqObYyKr4OMuVjB8QyE1V8bMchOfK87ULi2nHz4MwX-M_81zVsQtJPo-LXaNMrCI_Xe43dmrPJO8PQMq-1MrmyDGWHZ-xbu8A5joIAGl0t17/w400-h356/Photo%2066.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TRgYzUITOO7Ynm370P6hTO-tvGcaT-2hFg51LIq0RU8vUqyLfWoPdy_Lv0muIXforRSlVz6hsWvdhTcXW9F-LKLi6Px1OSU9Y9-M46Q5VqMei_a89IURCPXCbq-_6yswffuNcdOJoBrAnrrgPBNNQQVDx0z9LTCnU43_gHiSIOJf6UNOoFlZX8d_C3pC/s547/Photo%2067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="547" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TRgYzUITOO7Ynm370P6hTO-tvGcaT-2hFg51LIq0RU8vUqyLfWoPdy_Lv0muIXforRSlVz6hsWvdhTcXW9F-LKLi6Px1OSU9Y9-M46Q5VqMei_a89IURCPXCbq-_6yswffuNcdOJoBrAnrrgPBNNQQVDx0z9LTCnU43_gHiSIOJf6UNOoFlZX8d_C3pC/w400-h351/Photo%2067.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO2iC_L9XFyVXEFe48AJ-IbKzV2QdP_g6328euTrXbR55FV0TXqDSkrZt7f-DfLHvAhrf7O10csjsW7Arh8MfPXsOkdEYToEXQxl4zykSAAPfHzD5z96IP1kzp2rIqLJ7Cv8RVJ62WooYQbrHKyY9ZCwPWGWvlcHzk2RLmDieS8AWOAOn8oW3r4YhFOoq/s567/Photo%2068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="567" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO2iC_L9XFyVXEFe48AJ-IbKzV2QdP_g6328euTrXbR55FV0TXqDSkrZt7f-DfLHvAhrf7O10csjsW7Arh8MfPXsOkdEYToEXQxl4zykSAAPfHzD5z96IP1kzp2rIqLJ7Cv8RVJ62WooYQbrHKyY9ZCwPWGWvlcHzk2RLmDieS8AWOAOn8oW3r4YhFOoq/w400-h374/Photo%2068.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjoG4QE2dbivxiy_-Qh-6UL_FMR61xuPzOMyZLt12lwKLHAklCigkchxVEF2jGnmpQ19taXqiEtach-zFdGeZAWhyphenhyphen4ZYy_CMN5xilqIWWGQHPVPr6q2uyW61a-zQ1EkvJYc3RaS4xWC04gyuLB2StrD-_jyvmQAqUFEBD9M8ieNYpxuuxmTOZpvrf0E96/s607/Photo%2069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="607" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjoG4QE2dbivxiy_-Qh-6UL_FMR61xuPzOMyZLt12lwKLHAklCigkchxVEF2jGnmpQ19taXqiEtach-zFdGeZAWhyphenhyphen4ZYy_CMN5xilqIWWGQHPVPr6q2uyW61a-zQ1EkvJYc3RaS4xWC04gyuLB2StrD-_jyvmQAqUFEBD9M8ieNYpxuuxmTOZpvrf0E96/w400-h264/Photo%2069.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now for some historic aerial images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbopseF7DSrxx5oVVLEiCgl-OS1jpiRyiADJlmVoTDIk-Rc2P-YUiGwUuo2ufwZjWvpHaFFUNnfVOM2jgnBIvLvjWf_nW790WIDg76i9MnC3wRRkEXlQdbL2DoK_pVP_9hyJdZFnG13aM6GCHgjnHxHiKWqa_Jy64t9eq1IHPn2wypVqdP0BC1u5xPwkPp/s592/Photo%2070%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="592" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbopseF7DSrxx5oVVLEiCgl-OS1jpiRyiADJlmVoTDIk-Rc2P-YUiGwUuo2ufwZjWvpHaFFUNnfVOM2jgnBIvLvjWf_nW790WIDg76i9MnC3wRRkEXlQdbL2DoK_pVP_9hyJdZFnG13aM6GCHgjnHxHiKWqa_Jy64t9eq1IHPn2wypVqdP0BC1u5xPwkPp/w400-h341/Photo%2070%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4349 - 2023 - The old Albertsons is the large building on the right side of the image, while the shopping center to my left contained the original Publix store the current Publixsons replaced.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWXB0veq4ojYfO2sivYfttFKp04lk0jIRt0MXHUL2W92KIrqswlYbvQ-q22A-TpkoMhfMBeDFz64J30Log9vMdByBqbrLhlOEib2Vva6orq05kY9-Q4APgAuRDW1_OoWNFw4isMNKiLP2FoQqrPKg2ei7nFZcbXJgEYxXOPnBPjsQc8mT-MeH2K2mXk7g/s521/Photo%2071%202010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="521" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWXB0veq4ojYfO2sivYfttFKp04lk0jIRt0MXHUL2W92KIrqswlYbvQ-q22A-TpkoMhfMBeDFz64J30Log9vMdByBqbrLhlOEib2Vva6orq05kY9-Q4APgAuRDW1_OoWNFw4isMNKiLP2FoQqrPKg2ei7nFZcbXJgEYxXOPnBPjsQc8mT-MeH2K2mXk7g/w400-h395/Photo%2071%202010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4349 - 2010 - Redevelopment of the old Albertsons Express is in progress here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA03B9EwF069AQqNl0OfNukb_Oo9qUqrJwONHy4sn8Pdd3sgMmDw0lQXDWvxo8mAgyvJBIAIxIkYktHBZ8vnWRHZ2n-y2f7kdH6MbrkwNlxXplr29E7q7NH-2qyYPgmUsKD76F2CoCX1HYtbWn39gfNQQF2egWgVhyphenhyphenjrPvtv_-hVrOssOAZLiJV4dQn-26/s499/Photo%2072%202008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA03B9EwF069AQqNl0OfNukb_Oo9qUqrJwONHy4sn8Pdd3sgMmDw0lQXDWvxo8mAgyvJBIAIxIkYktHBZ8vnWRHZ2n-y2f7kdH6MbrkwNlxXplr29E7q7NH-2qyYPgmUsKD76F2CoCX1HYtbWn39gfNQQF2egWgVhyphenhyphenjrPvtv_-hVrOssOAZLiJV4dQn-26/w385-h400/Photo%2072%202008.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4349 - 2008</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP0yHtndQp3AOD-slUO719txkrr0eG39aQvb73EJNmCTBlW8OKD-urqMQpQAJSR6X7L3bqfi6Bt8bpAhWVQNyMa0z0DwGjh7KCso86pWSJm1I7oABuWTCfHP9qt1yQ6B58sweK7qvjsho1Hyx0vjnOcL9nd_Vkum9G2wakUBQWeRyvuo2WCcl2_Y3Digl/s509/Photo%2073%202002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="491" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP0yHtndQp3AOD-slUO719txkrr0eG39aQvb73EJNmCTBlW8OKD-urqMQpQAJSR6X7L3bqfi6Bt8bpAhWVQNyMa0z0DwGjh7KCso86pWSJm1I7oABuWTCfHP9qt1yQ6B58sweK7qvjsho1Hyx0vjnOcL9nd_Vkum9G2wakUBQWeRyvuo2WCcl2_Y3Digl/w386-h400/Photo%2073%202002.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4349 - 2002 - The building as it appeared before the exterior modifications were made during the 2003 remodel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1SN2yO7fu7rIrQ5YWz6zQY8cs5RUkgvuJi4UjaBOJ0_WVXY9p2VkSDxNtUJeEou3SEsPJ30tOb8JXVWHEIu-DfA7Gwa4azy0kwXjyxR3wkLwY29XjeBf0mfI1xQcks4ra1jWP5-9ZDTOwN0tLDq247nK0RP25eLzulydzb-Pz1uFovJJAeuq8DnowRr9/s549/Photo%2074%201998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="549" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1SN2yO7fu7rIrQ5YWz6zQY8cs5RUkgvuJi4UjaBOJ0_WVXY9p2VkSDxNtUJeEou3SEsPJ30tOb8JXVWHEIu-DfA7Gwa4azy0kwXjyxR3wkLwY29XjeBf0mfI1xQcks4ra1jWP5-9ZDTOwN0tLDq247nK0RP25eLzulydzb-Pz1uFovJJAeuq8DnowRr9/w400-h349/Photo%2074%201998.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4349 - 1998 - Albertsons was doing something right in the 1990's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3ZwSTa1xWxQyPvS6j8IiOMNMk1HgGN31vIuTb7V9E6FtE8fqjIJ8j4dE1Nr8Hi69_osAbZv_uLbKzBHawOUZOsIM6dQP-oRXovTzVAxT5dfgMy1JmcsVj0bj-QiZEWypa23R4FCsYUNEagiId-IIzIZCsWMdbnAhyphenhyphenB3sODw1IP0vv9Chc4iUX3JU017e/s428/Photo%2075%201984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="428" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3ZwSTa1xWxQyPvS6j8IiOMNMk1HgGN31vIuTb7V9E6FtE8fqjIJ8j4dE1Nr8Hi69_osAbZv_uLbKzBHawOUZOsIM6dQP-oRXovTzVAxT5dfgMy1JmcsVj0bj-QiZEWypa23R4FCsYUNEagiId-IIzIZCsWMdbnAhyphenhyphenB3sODw1IP0vv9Chc4iUX3JU017e/w400-h399/Photo%2075%201984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4349 - 1984</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAW8dkqgejZ4ifajBexJ92VIymM8SxclhDt9-1mc06whQufD4GPuOUWgFEFPRpu-1EI9XeW-6n6Zsf0cP8fvOQN_lScE0tjHAbOO3mC83H158gsHn0VEfkdLR80yGze8yjuBKKCpJMqQKmma9QQOWkI0pctf8hJkatgvckDf1Ow5L4As37Ecb_zSSMWKi/s453/Photo%2076%201969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="453" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAW8dkqgejZ4ifajBexJ92VIymM8SxclhDt9-1mc06whQufD4GPuOUWgFEFPRpu-1EI9XeW-6n6Zsf0cP8fvOQN_lScE0tjHAbOO3mC83H158gsHn0VEfkdLR80yGze8yjuBKKCpJMqQKmma9QQOWkI0pctf8hJkatgvckDf1Ow5L4As37Ecb_zSSMWKi/w400-h399/Photo%2076%201969.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4349 - 1969 - Here we can see all the buildings that were later removed for the new Albertsons store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr7Cld3UjiZTrzi5bXes3Pc0Tcn5MHULpMNc1_4xAZqzCfpWJI65ngVxqiv5vk_M5pAo8UpAPRt8vOsSRbf6WspcCvTdZwdHo0rpf1Z327btKgdJZ8P_tE4lXlITVYpe2kdKy5TxSf-IGe6s_k2VCw5E-r6JKKvWjiQ2EFev2mOTal3fSqOJ9w9CrUt58/s2576/Photo%2077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="2576" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr7Cld3UjiZTrzi5bXes3Pc0Tcn5MHULpMNc1_4xAZqzCfpWJI65ngVxqiv5vk_M5pAo8UpAPRt8vOsSRbf6WspcCvTdZwdHo0rpf1Z327btKgdJZ8P_tE4lXlITVYpe2kdKy5TxSf-IGe6s_k2VCw5E-r6JKKvWjiQ2EFev2mOTal3fSqOJ9w9CrUt58/w400-h189/Photo%2077.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And with this parting shot, that will conclude our look at the Pinellas Park Publixsons. While that exhausts my coverage of this Publix in the present day, as you've probably noticed, I haven't talked much about the original Publix this store replaced. That was by intent - I didn't want to spend a lot of time talking about the original Publix today, as we'll be taking about it a lot in our next AFB post - the original Publix will be the store we're touring next time! Before you get too excited with dreams of Wavy Pastel and Classy Market 1.0 remnants to delight you, let me just say that while we'll be seeing some supermarket remnants next time, they won't be Publix's. However, there's a lot to see and explain about old #81 across the street and what happened to it in the years after Publix left. While it's no <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2022/04/trickum-lilburn-ga.html#MTC">Nam Dae Mun</a>, I think you'll still find the store interesting, so be sure to come back in two weeks for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-14649196248447180312024-01-30T06:00:00.232-05:002024-01-30T06:00:00.153-05:00Albertsons #2997 - Chandler, AZ<p><i>***Today's post is a guest post courtesy of new AFB contributor Monique </i><i>Sammi</i><i>, who will be giving us a look at an interesting still-operational Albertsons store in Arizona***</i></p><p> On November 1, 1989, Utah invaded Arizona.</p><p> It was an invasion that wasn’t announced by tanks, ships, and airplanes. Instead, it was announced with low grocery prices, newspaper ads, everyday low pricing, and analyst predictions of “World War III in the grocery business”.</p><p> It was the day that Smith’s and Albertsons came to Phoenix. Smith’s had an interesting history before it merged with Smitty’s (after rumors of merging with Albertsons!), was bought by Fred Meyer, and then merged with Kroger. Today, the only Smith's stores in Arizona are in Mohave County, all close to Las Vegas, where that banner endures; the rest were all switched to Fry’s in 2000.</p><p> But perhaps more intriguing—and certainly if you like 20-year-old grocery decor packages—is the roller coaster ride that has been Albertsons’ 35-year grocery history in Arizona.</p><p style="text-align: center;">***</p><p> Really, that’s 50 years. Albertsons opened its first Arizona store in Yuma’s Southgate Mall on January 30, 1974. (It later moved the store across the street in April 1990, occupying a former Mervyn’s, and opened a second unit there in 2002.) However, despite the company making a name for itself in seemingly every surrounding state, the chain didn’t announce its intent to blitz Phoenix until January 1989, two weeks before Smith's followed suit.</p><p> Smith’s and Albertsons were really two nearly identical sides of the same coin because they had such similar business plans. Aside from Fry’s and Smitty’s, the grocery market leaders in Phoenix, most Valley grocery stores were smaller, on the order of 25,000 to 30,000 square feet. Albertsons was bringing a 60ksf prototype and Smith’s 80ksf. Most Valley grocery stores also employed high-low pricing; Smith’s was EDLP chainwide and Albertsons in about half of its units. Both chains relocated their Southwest division headquarters from Albuquerque to the Valley. A local broker told Progressive Grocer that Albertsons had “big, clean, beautiful stores”.</p><p> Albertsons grew from that first store—at Guadalupe and Rural roads in Tempe, now closed and slated to become an EoS Fitness gym—to 11 units by the end of 1991. Of those, just three are still Albertsons stores, and another two operate as different grocers. The Arizona invasion expanded in January 1994 with the opening of the first Albertsons store in Tucson, a market Smith’s had previously entered before building in Phoenix. And over the 1990s, Albertsons entered Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Prescott, Flagstaff, and other outstate cities, almost all of which they later left with closures or in the 2010s with the Haggen spinoffs. When Albertsons split into three in 2006, there were 60 units in Arizona, half of them in the Valley. It had 11.7 percent of the grocery market, fourth behind Safeway (15%), Bashas’ (15.9%), and Fry’s (28.1%). World War III never came: the high/low operators survived in the besieged market.</p><p> Then something curious happened. After February 2004, when the chain opened its doors on three locations, Albertsons stopped opening new stores—in the mid-2000s, when Valley sprawl was unbelievably hot. The Arizona Republic business section carried a story, “Albertsons not buying: Company’s no-growth strategy could vault Wal-Mart to No. 4 in the grocer market”. Fry’s, Bashas’, and Safeway were opening two to five new stores a year in the metro. Walmart was building more super centers and Neighborhood Markets. And Albertsons was nowhere to be seen. One analyst noted that the chain, accustomed to pushing for first or second place, could not do it without acquiring someone else, and no other grocer was for sale.</p><p> In 2006, Albertsons LLC closed nine of the 60 stores (eight in Phoenix and a ninth in Kingman) which together accounted for just 5.8 percent of overall sales in the 81-store Southwest division (Arizona, New Mexico, and El Paso). The Republic quoted the president of UFCW Local 99 as saying, “Albertsons has been struggling for so long in the Phoenix marketplace. We heard they were trying to sell the Phoenix division.” If they had done so, and the buyer wasn’t Bashas’, it might have been good news for them: Albertsons stores in Arizona, with the exception of the two Yuma units, are non-union. Of the nine closed stores, only one was picked up by another conventional grocer: Bashas’, which acquired the store in Gilbert’s new Morrison Ranch development—the last one Albertsons had opened. Their interest in Albertsons assets was reported in the press: Mike Proulx, the president and COO, told the East Valley Tribune that he was shocked to be bidding on them and said, “Albertsons was the gem of the industry. They were the envy of everybody in the industry.” It operated with the Santa Fe (Albertsons Marketplace) decor package until being renovated in 2018.</p><p> Closures due to underperformance and the Great Recession have whittled the store base of the Albertsons banner down steadily. In 2010, the company had 44 Arizona stores; it made an unsolicited offer to buy Bashas’ out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was rejected. Some of the loss of stores since came in the Haggen divestitures, which included locations in Prescott and Flagstaff where the company now only operates Safeway stores, as well as several units it bought back into the chain when Haggen failed; some units have closed due to their proximity to Safeways. As of 2023, there were 30 Albertsons stores statewide in just four Arizona counties (Maricopa, Pima, Yuma, Mohave) to 105 Safeways in 14 of the state’s 15 counties.</p><p> The future of the Albertsons end of Albertsons Companies in Arizona will be up for shakeup if the Kroger-Albertsons merger goes through. 24 Albertsons Cos. stores and the rights to trade as Albertsons in Arizona will go to C&S Wholesale Grocers in the divestiture package. This raises some questions, namely which stores are planned for divestiture. One would imagine most are already wearing the Albertsons name, but some Safeway stores could go to C&S. In all honesty, one wonders if the Safeway banner will survive after more than 95 years; its Arizona presence dates to the 1928 merger with Pay’n Takit (Arizona Grocery Company), with the stores being bannered Safeway–Pay’n Takit until 1939. Weekly circulars here list both logos with the words "Serving Arizona Since 1928” beneath. While Safeway has had the reputation of being higher-priced, that is a lot of name equity. Not many businesses can say they have traded under the same name, especially in this state, since before World War II.</p><p style="text-align: center;">***</p><p> With that huge history out of the way, we can get down to seeing the last intact visual relic of Albertsons’ best years in this market. In early 2000, Albertsons took its plans to build a 57,560sf Albertsons plus an outlot Albertsons Express fuel center to Chandler City Council. The stores would anchor Copper Point, a neighborhood shopping center at the northwest corner of Ray and McClintock roads. The neighbors weren't happy with the initial plans; they wanted more room between them and the store, prompting Chandler City Council to wait two months to approve construction. With approval, Albertsons paid $14.6 million for the 2.8 acres. For whatever reason, this caused the plans to slide back from an early 2001 opening to June 22, 2002. Inside the Albertsons when it opened was a branch of Compass Bank, a Starbucks (even though the shopping center also had one with a drive-thru), a video store…</p><p> Oh, and Grocery Palace decor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz9h2VM13ELZpsLdLVxv6caCt_IuDlVDwc2ZGc9Thlzk1MXEVsnJPukOzTn5nobI4MY9HiQnHTVApRcbSCTccsni46dHnV8aLzcrOux3XZYiYr3w55SG_tXJmtj651ksY7EXfCvKCg8ZwThmcjOFB86VDnFtlhL6iy-YreiTZNAbIPPgY5KqqHnc_pzL6/s4080/PXL_20230118_212650423.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz9h2VM13ELZpsLdLVxv6caCt_IuDlVDwc2ZGc9Thlzk1MXEVsnJPukOzTn5nobI4MY9HiQnHTVApRcbSCTccsni46dHnV8aLzcrOux3XZYiYr3w55SG_tXJmtj651ksY7EXfCvKCg8ZwThmcjOFB86VDnFtlhL6iy-YreiTZNAbIPPgY5KqqHnc_pzL6/w400-h301/PXL_20230118_212650423.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> This store has been repainted a couple of times, and the Osco part of the sign especially shows some massive fading. Which makes sense; this might actually be the last Osco-signed store in Arizona on the inside and outside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk8NroYjuM004PekMzcgDBzp4-GhCZRHXJZQfp4TIIEBl6_HYpNlX0PH0qwrKoGS9858dfMACymeIT5PItwl4hyphenhyphenMAPJB0iJpg4cQJnrYfhlNtlwxM-bgiO8PMVCH9jmbHpCx3lfKlUDPFqBProU4yei2QLJ9SpfoZDhrfSu-7M12SEtN_QPnkKu90Vlpd/s4048/IMG_20170326_114602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk8NroYjuM004PekMzcgDBzp4-GhCZRHXJZQfp4TIIEBl6_HYpNlX0PH0qwrKoGS9858dfMACymeIT5PItwl4hyphenhyphenMAPJB0iJpg4cQJnrYfhlNtlwxM-bgiO8PMVCH9jmbHpCx3lfKlUDPFqBProU4yei2QLJ9SpfoZDhrfSu-7M12SEtN_QPnkKu90Vlpd/w400-h300/IMG_20170326_114602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> This shows the “first” repaint to drab browns as well as the Lawn & Garden sign (in green), which hung around a really, really long time after the chain ceased selling such merchandise. Here’s a better look at that area:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLGAc6bBgATC1ml9BoRqRVhX-4D88ZCbEmlRy056SL1pnOra-Kw1_l5fTg7p42e4kjLLpPaa0GiRTvQrpjQBS9J5WfXmGxAYy35OKuanazmP0qKmC3R1Msm12Iqd9aXrXW6VzgL9QAYKZ4QmkobWfFsMaEvugaUEaxdn4WPdObPr1z1MJ10ogtxVKGPqn/s4048/IMG_20191008_134551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLGAc6bBgATC1ml9BoRqRVhX-4D88ZCbEmlRy056SL1pnOra-Kw1_l5fTg7p42e4kjLLpPaa0GiRTvQrpjQBS9J5WfXmGxAYy35OKuanazmP0qKmC3R1Msm12Iqd9aXrXW6VzgL9QAYKZ4QmkobWfFsMaEvugaUEaxdn4WPdObPr1z1MJ10ogtxVKGPqn/w400-h300/IMG_20191008_134551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> When we enter, we are greeted by sights straight out of the summer of 2002, almost:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Re89pfuhw_WgkK-cAkdWTge93dz1p5Gb47rBvYqDIBT2_zAOsQMIidRNgEljqBj_T4wZpdZlwMMdygPcIs6UAylZGB44BJVgRbIJ4WWc_jAyaO3H4InYXekfC74nZEQ7Doc2ekoxVJUJ9w2acpzZc-TFn7YsBfhCzhhOXJSp5FCicrEum9QWwhal2mRc/s4080/PXL_20231212_225529441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Re89pfuhw_WgkK-cAkdWTge93dz1p5Gb47rBvYqDIBT2_zAOsQMIidRNgEljqBj_T4wZpdZlwMMdygPcIs6UAylZGB44BJVgRbIJ4WWc_jAyaO3H4InYXekfC74nZEQ7Doc2ekoxVJUJ9w2acpzZc-TFn7YsBfhCzhhOXJSp5FCicrEum9QWwhal2mRc/w400-h301/PXL_20231212_225529441.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Albertsons’ most significant renovation involved cutting down the full-height wall at the entrance cart corral to a pony wall, which opens the store up right away. This is what you see looking right: the pharmacy/floral island, whose back side contains an Osco Pharmacy sign, a window for the pharmacy manager’s office, and a bunch of in-store displays. The addition of cameras suggests that removing this corral probably helped with store security in various ways.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3k9mTIJG1qJeRAYeezM3pZwAtG5CkhsZNp0UfLygH6ys0AeV7sNoQ7_25EbmHWAQPjk4fk8TR6IbldGAX5QhS1Sqqp08UqaDtWEVN9bl5qfWYnY74NTc5z5MJsr25iRqZK307x06LLgfQN8Cb5zap3svflMIuRsOaO4Eiu9LWeFOXtMLgHq4oSgJd0A/s4080/PXL_20231226_221617141.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x3k9mTIJG1qJeRAYeezM3pZwAtG5CkhsZNp0UfLygH6ys0AeV7sNoQ7_25EbmHWAQPjk4fk8TR6IbldGAX5QhS1Sqqp08UqaDtWEVN9bl5qfWYnY74NTc5z5MJsr25iRqZK307x06LLgfQN8Cb5zap3svflMIuRsOaO4Eiu9LWeFOXtMLgHq4oSgJd0A/w400-h301/PXL_20231226_221617141.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> That shows the front entrance, which is missing an original feature: the Starbucks Coffee kiosk. Most Grocery Palace stores had these, and I recall it being a new feature to have an in-store coffee shop in this area. This one didn't even last five years, and that’s unusual given that most Albertsons and Safeway stores have a Starbucks. My suspicion is that the reason it closed is…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6a6TqQ58LnNSIFnS6CZmQJgnigXZPnpK-TSKJrDsAHdcVL6jX2ySzohd_wfloHdu0PszXozpxDlood7nrPFkt7JdTcpifi0CW2X9_G0OlcdOWfXWjKY7cmFYrg7ze7qOTJ_zWeb_TMyD9XZyQqMxqZKVRgYaUGEd0Q_fsyOMSr2foVcnYvaegbtyk1pz/s4048/IMG_20210116_125357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6a6TqQ58LnNSIFnS6CZmQJgnigXZPnpK-TSKJrDsAHdcVL6jX2ySzohd_wfloHdu0PszXozpxDlood7nrPFkt7JdTcpifi0CW2X9_G0OlcdOWfXWjKY7cmFYrg7ze7qOTJ_zWeb_TMyD9XZyQqMxqZKVRgYaUGEd0Q_fsyOMSr2foVcnYvaegbtyk1pz/w400-h300/IMG_20210116_125357.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> You can see a Starbucks out the door when you exit. That is original to the center and has a drive-thru. I wonder if the Albertsons unit cannibalized the sales of the standalone Starbucks and caused the company or the shopping center to complain. (Fun fact: There is now a standalone Starbucks with drive-thru one mile west, one mile north, and one mile east of this store.)</p><p> Other than that, you’ll find the store to be quite intact, though the back service departments (International Deli) have lost their signage and decor; the video department is now an alcove for random machines such as Coinstar and the lottery, the CRTs taking years to leave; and the bank departed after 15 years, replaced with random promotional assortments. (One other area has changed, but we’ll get to it later.) The flooring is original; the layout is mostly unchanged; and it feels like the summer of 2002 barely left.</p><p> The store is set up to channel shoppers to the left when they enter, though there is access on the right between the checkout/floral area and the front entrance. Remember, the wall in front of you would have been full-height originally.</p><p> So let’s get to the front area. This is deli and prepared meats, but with so much room after shedding the coffee kiosk, it tends to be used for promotional displays. One of the counters is pretty much unused.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMzcxXHjcteCL353vikZWaGS0ZaGx9Mp5K2uhsLXS-Fuv6vLoz7bRTP_FI16-v3VNAmmkIIWXHGVsc6WihfX_eraijcGVl_q-xj99qPgcZh2LSSpFSA67dc8ziDBjMHnY9kpecrtG4C5wp9D5mNJnslqFaB-3bsqkpPynBQnIW1w9AlVmqKBoXSKDoOPu/s4048/IMG_20191008_135049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMzcxXHjcteCL353vikZWaGS0ZaGx9Mp5K2uhsLXS-Fuv6vLoz7bRTP_FI16-v3VNAmmkIIWXHGVsc6WihfX_eraijcGVl_q-xj99qPgcZh2LSSpFSA67dc8ziDBjMHnY9kpecrtG4C5wp9D5mNJnslqFaB-3bsqkpPynBQnIW1w9AlVmqKBoXSKDoOPu/w400-h300/IMG_20191008_135049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Produce is well-signed and does not exhibit some of the fading that some stores have seen in this decor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Kuuz_2H-MjnGuFm4d8K3tY5HS-J6ZRjELTsb7EwknF10cHz0guWmGYsiCfOKVymp3P7I5XnGzNxcqWU9mCoegzEGE05eyKaAb7dxG5-lFsUqbRlF-jSYPonMPQSfpum6nFffE5pxB-eixedGh8XYoEymTlw0MK18RVzQnvPlpI4uaK5QLrSx8UC24g2M/s4080/PXL_20231125_222717711.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Kuuz_2H-MjnGuFm4d8K3tY5HS-J6ZRjELTsb7EwknF10cHz0guWmGYsiCfOKVymp3P7I5XnGzNxcqWU9mCoegzEGE05eyKaAb7dxG5-lFsUqbRlF-jSYPonMPQSfpum6nFffE5pxB-eixedGh8XYoEymTlw0MK18RVzQnvPlpI4uaK5QLrSx8UC24g2M/w400-h301/PXL_20231125_222717711.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDJfWf3dKYssvIq0laYAx_JH1M6cRfoyb_kD_opPtNZT_meHFkb1_5KnSs7YFa4vVqtw4hMfvPDPLcIwCCPWCBlQLzvHx7Y7P2SVfab5Nimh_NfRgSboas22UsekXOy5lUQEVYKyJ0gxQdH7y316MlqyR1R9YEvQe-OYuohemIgHnKJS9O8o6hdvgn8UM/s4080/PXL_20231226_222510480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDJfWf3dKYssvIq0laYAx_JH1M6cRfoyb_kD_opPtNZT_meHFkb1_5KnSs7YFa4vVqtw4hMfvPDPLcIwCCPWCBlQLzvHx7Y7P2SVfab5Nimh_NfRgSboas22UsekXOy5lUQEVYKyJ0gxQdH7y316MlqyR1R9YEvQe-OYuohemIgHnKJS9O8o6hdvgn8UM/w400-h301/PXL_20231226_222510480.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> We can look back at produce and see Aisle 1. This is the only grocery aisle on this side of the store, as aisles 2 through 14 are Osco-signed general merchandise, cosmetics, and pharmacy aisles. This store does not have split aisles, a treatment that some units used. Aisle 14 is an Osco aisle but in a reset gained candy, an Albertsons food item, to go along with light bulbs—and it shows in the aisle marker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep1jrc7L6eHHZ0Jtxh8SLzw43lx6JVLCEhb_eipe0aIHDrRDEcbLn6XkL2iKjgAu_ShFpMZHL-4KaMweyiAc560u7pJtwDEvyqCTMIqWU3J6bupc7wTnQkdIc9InSSX9Y3FMOZOfURpg2PWEjjIWmsWsANV8skcydL1DVR8ogGgkp4FWLtJWpv6oKFh60/s4048/IMG_20191008_135541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep1jrc7L6eHHZ0Jtxh8SLzw43lx6JVLCEhb_eipe0aIHDrRDEcbLn6XkL2iKjgAu_ShFpMZHL-4KaMweyiAc560u7pJtwDEvyqCTMIqWU3J6bupc7wTnQkdIc9InSSX9Y3FMOZOfURpg2PWEjjIWmsWsANV8skcydL1DVR8ogGgkp4FWLtJWpv6oKFh60/w400-h300/IMG_20191008_135541.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNqSi-_AJeqzsDNaMSmliC90OMCc8HaGaA8Dvw_QpvaiQiU8rWyPFDrmaM65Ugs8xCE-ldtKYblL8t3tmGcAebEBnIv8ca_zYWyRzWc0z1npDgL1RwmJhcNjp1qFFiNeTIDAek8mt0w7vfCb4JJTZ7yqiVB_QRjmNiU_fbHhL1hci5hePXUTasXNsBg47/s3264/IMG_20160430_123828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNqSi-_AJeqzsDNaMSmliC90OMCc8HaGaA8Dvw_QpvaiQiU8rWyPFDrmaM65Ugs8xCE-ldtKYblL8t3tmGcAebEBnIv8ca_zYWyRzWc0z1npDgL1RwmJhcNjp1qFFiNeTIDAek8mt0w7vfCb4JJTZ7yqiVB_QRjmNiU_fbHhL1hci5hePXUTasXNsBg47/w400-h300/IMG_20160430_123828.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgJ8DNGuwwsx5xlQsGWvEfAp_NvgtFIvFUrUBqTIRdRWZPAaSkH5MbGORkK95VFozU6n3SNNgDh5ajbr6lUsQirKbkDiAYtdoxnPQaxaK74OtQb9Y3Hog4DScefYmXduAyLEW3bCjF7x15EZD-FHg1nZyrU2ZZKLyIDQszg0zWBbA0Gj422C786PBmlWk/s4048/IMG_20171223_144007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgJ8DNGuwwsx5xlQsGWvEfAp_NvgtFIvFUrUBqTIRdRWZPAaSkH5MbGORkK95VFozU6n3SNNgDh5ajbr6lUsQirKbkDiAYtdoxnPQaxaK74OtQb9Y3Hog4DScefYmXduAyLEW3bCjF7x15EZD-FHg1nZyrU2ZZKLyIDQszg0zWBbA0Gj422C786PBmlWk/w400-h300/IMG_20171223_144007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Coming out of produce, we come across that GP classic, the bakery. Bread is displayed under the alcove with its parquet-style floors, while sweets extend on tables further down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQar7ueJhORN8MO3sLRhJS14-LAbHlZujw9XnXVS42HOQcPrgCb50hv7Ec-R9sETAsduCL6yeKAVch3ywLz6mNTMYTbGAle4mAuIycNORnIBbY1wY_fNaxYNpHSFENZXOIAqlnU6kacSAtG2wyjrxT_JsCUvP6wwxbi-sVnTu5TXCOCrV_CZR91czIj2S/s4080/PXL_20230916_221916185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQar7ueJhORN8MO3sLRhJS14-LAbHlZujw9XnXVS42HOQcPrgCb50hv7Ec-R9sETAsduCL6yeKAVch3ywLz6mNTMYTbGAle4mAuIycNORnIBbY1wY_fNaxYNpHSFENZXOIAqlnU6kacSAtG2wyjrxT_JsCUvP6wwxbi-sVnTu5TXCOCrV_CZR91czIj2S/w400-h301/PXL_20230916_221916185.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> And past bakery are the International Deli alcove, the service meat and seafood counter, the meat department, and dairy in that order.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKqLkJYf4f65e2Np3_A1eJ8jYi5be1xe5FQlo-f7BhgCPereVEOdbk-xLRvptB8ZdXOKwsbhLXgqtc58kM13KQFh7j25uufQs1rR2xxp02ogsAW6NmghCaSS5HSMdLOHGsazxnN0NUhLXfu-YlHFCeCuL7CC_D2mpmzoCxYhmo-qd9uLEui6__sAMhvgD/s3264/IMG_20160430_124344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKqLkJYf4f65e2Np3_A1eJ8jYi5be1xe5FQlo-f7BhgCPereVEOdbk-xLRvptB8ZdXOKwsbhLXgqtc58kM13KQFh7j25uufQs1rR2xxp02ogsAW6NmghCaSS5HSMdLOHGsazxnN0NUhLXfu-YlHFCeCuL7CC_D2mpmzoCxYhmo-qd9uLEui6__sAMhvgD/w400-h300/IMG_20160430_124344.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIytCZOqt9GaXEYY2c8K_L3hUYY6zLae3-Fi9Cx5AajX7g_J7iXsI2OGA3X76b_beKJt_xDtz7wnvTkt6C0wzl7sQmMCwHqvjw-0pZgVvgDe5230sCPDdrzfUqC2-u70rXwD02VRoYnPuT_h7UnCiNqc_ge4LiSxMC_wtKfRTAKcCLVHLCb9mJcl_6Qw9s/s4080/PXL_20230916_221956190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIytCZOqt9GaXEYY2c8K_L3hUYY6zLae3-Fi9Cx5AajX7g_J7iXsI2OGA3X76b_beKJt_xDtz7wnvTkt6C0wzl7sQmMCwHqvjw-0pZgVvgDe5230sCPDdrzfUqC2-u70rXwD02VRoYnPuT_h7UnCiNqc_ge4LiSxMC_wtKfRTAKcCLVHLCb9mJcl_6Qw9s/w301-h400/PXL_20230916_221956190.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><p> Shorn of its decor and signage (which I remember this having), International Deli makes little sense, but the product assortment hasn’t really changed. It’s a bit weird, especially with my experience with Fry’s and other grocers, to see this department so far from the service deli.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ah7DZVbYI23WtYw89uLFZNDxtsgOWborlZmizRkJdthu9XTA6p9KWLVR_PK1IeJdW5MYdfE3fDSSu99FuADSmhJvKU8ydDQ14jum9i4S6mLnXma9vZGozPXPBkxXAhxUOMZrdG0MMXVozzQn-c_CRoyK3dyaZ5seeN0rRaYPKMzYjAVC-nHc3WYwTTeY/s4080/PXL_20231212_225622682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ah7DZVbYI23WtYw89uLFZNDxtsgOWborlZmizRkJdthu9XTA6p9KWLVR_PK1IeJdW5MYdfE3fDSSu99FuADSmhJvKU8ydDQ14jum9i4S6mLnXma9vZGozPXPBkxXAhxUOMZrdG0MMXVozzQn-c_CRoyK3dyaZ5seeN0rRaYPKMzYjAVC-nHc3WYwTTeY/w400-h301/PXL_20231212_225622682.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> The service meat and seafood counter with its rustic look and large painted signs has a sort of boardwalk appeal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVeyOK0g618nzJPXJdQt__5cXatK7tTgnisTBK_rKP1E4HFvCcGwO-SV35_UyQeUyTy-sm8zHq8LRwXs9uYDXIXz2G9MzvGmgknZZ0c0uLc2CfHVXXD94NDh84jx0D2zw3h8ESZIOjVIkiOCwvZtsymARdvYewkdDP6qL8PMA_UCrnVBkSCDc4_hyYv4g/w400-h300/IMG_20171223_144038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> The spotlight in meat provides a clue that it once was signed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwKz8T6epO82Z9V2bc6FNXu3geGyPFXRbQ9jaJ1ph4dEOY7yy9lTHlAjM7WJ9i2sMkw09RmIm0ErC8cbyxigpuJNd0ZC9KF30ZmrskfRzlXxaLUZqNeCaLnSszViJFe_JnNDUKaVSn5ysG7BliMMrORbUbN9US36O4XScQLDxoXdMY-Z5XF1-bNYNjorR/s4048/IMG_20171223_144149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwKz8T6epO82Z9V2bc6FNXu3geGyPFXRbQ9jaJ1ph4dEOY7yy9lTHlAjM7WJ9i2sMkw09RmIm0ErC8cbyxigpuJNd0ZC9KF30ZmrskfRzlXxaLUZqNeCaLnSszViJFe_JnNDUKaVSn5ysG7BliMMrORbUbN9US36O4XScQLDxoXdMY-Z5XF1-bNYNjorR/w400-h300/IMG_20171223_144149.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> And what Grocery Palace is complete without the dairy barn?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gCLCvQL6a3YZbT3ZUQPattJfnMVYGVWk8xFiJT3zyKePS7ZmtWqLn7rmcarQUGZqIGsOuQdyNp-gkJpMQjxpEzMIg5CfsmzkbgbmeKWtbvP_vlgffInLcAn_jB-vzh6WFnzdsgOUNZL7cYdlSImh0eukXGZMGiJ61OqtthJgunnI-GMDyNKx3XV199ff/s3264/IMG_20160430_124128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gCLCvQL6a3YZbT3ZUQPattJfnMVYGVWk8xFiJT3zyKePS7ZmtWqLn7rmcarQUGZqIGsOuQdyNp-gkJpMQjxpEzMIg5CfsmzkbgbmeKWtbvP_vlgffInLcAn_jB-vzh6WFnzdsgOUNZL7cYdlSImh0eukXGZMGiJ61OqtthJgunnI-GMDyNKx3XV199ff/w300-h400/IMG_20160430_124128.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p> Grocery aisles start from 15 and continue to 22.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTrbnhPTUts6tKWmd4QLPrAHYbL7fBgyaW7l9_Sh5FbXsL8W0XjtqMk_lCZkQEDkR3vy8BoJQDYIvGA2rZgYSWnlAK5UNAvUOvk0Z5b6WN-ohGXjwXqLd59-tXbEewQdAI_K0PshpbKuIdIaNwABxRrqxH8MjgfhlGsEkvn_mOY7W4gJeUgJG7S25D3WT/s4080/PXL_20231226_221919776.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTrbnhPTUts6tKWmd4QLPrAHYbL7fBgyaW7l9_Sh5FbXsL8W0XjtqMk_lCZkQEDkR3vy8BoJQDYIvGA2rZgYSWnlAK5UNAvUOvk0Z5b6WN-ohGXjwXqLd59-tXbEewQdAI_K0PshpbKuIdIaNwABxRrqxH8MjgfhlGsEkvn_mOY7W4gJeUgJG7S25D3WT/w400-h301/PXL_20231226_221919776.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> The various aisles of groceries end in one and a half aisles of frozen foods. The flooring is original and in fantastic shape.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqCjttEjsUrUKOXmrroR8Vhbx5JIIFwkR6G_fGMsWe2GknFGdgoAJDcQ7pIwIfeiU3xeqRj0XAvJTl6XaZz2EzbfAn0ot0DJ6mx8rFWElxpPtEtaHHszpgdmQcKuFgjx7D9eMjOFPVNUiuQSJ8DZSb0H0E8IQYLMpBLK12Dd-02d4La0XRa3Z0PTT07hU/s3264/IMG_20160430_124000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqCjttEjsUrUKOXmrroR8Vhbx5JIIFwkR6G_fGMsWe2GknFGdgoAJDcQ7pIwIfeiU3xeqRj0XAvJTl6XaZz2EzbfAn0ot0DJ6mx8rFWElxpPtEtaHHszpgdmQcKuFgjx7D9eMjOFPVNUiuQSJ8DZSb0H0E8IQYLMpBLK12Dd-02d4La0XRa3Z0PTT07hU/w400-h300/IMG_20160430_124000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Those who have seen other Grocery Palace Albertsons may notice this store never had some of the more extravagant decorations that characterize it for others. There’s no drop ceiling in frozen, no Snack Central, no Beverage Boulevard. I note this is the tail end of this package’s use; the next-oldest Albertsons decor in the Southwest is in the Farmington, New Mexico, store, which uses a Southwestern-flavored version of Industrial Circus and was originally the price-impact Grocery Warehouse when it opened in August 2002.</p><p> One unique thing Albertsons did around this time in Phoenix was have a lawn and garden department including indoor and outdoor sections. (Fry’s Marketplace also had this, going back to when it was Smitty’s.) This did not last past the mid-2000s, though the sign persevered for another decade. Some of the other surviving Grocery Palace stores, especially those that were remodeled to Lifestyle v3 in 2017, had the indoor portion brought into the sales floor and used for liquor. This results in a liquor store signed as it might be in Florida or other states that require such sales to be separate, but it is open to the rest of the store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxu3RIdKm5felWvD5_n5FoM9U4kkZCMvzY91d9mldWTezuOL-scCiazwAmji1wrcx_pqD_nJF5gmq37T7uNorP90CH4-Y1Vf-je3vspM21a9Sb9t1FzLxqrHC0E3yjo9mEuZoJ1bveGDvoWr8Spx4oLQtJXSFzzAtU3Ms8uYhX5h3NvmS3cVXxRPPvsp1x/s3264/IMG_20160430_123937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxu3RIdKm5felWvD5_n5FoM9U4kkZCMvzY91d9mldWTezuOL-scCiazwAmji1wrcx_pqD_nJF5gmq37T7uNorP90CH4-Y1Vf-je3vspM21a9Sb9t1FzLxqrHC0E3yjo9mEuZoJ1bveGDvoWr8Spx4oLQtJXSFzzAtU3Ms8uYhX5h3NvmS3cVXxRPPvsp1x/w400-h300/IMG_20160430_123937.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwYxIB1mbd9VLTtKVlYWqRAC7lN_ZrSQrwgxrMJOrcqHzIylhUAQIFfv4uMdsMAIguK1tvHCZahKfXugLAfZ3Pywma36pgMzZc6EXX4T1ZuTS38kAVyH1n6cpS-Ha5A_JdRSQN93MP6rjaw-0yQE9DLI1zW_ndLfxdf-NsArWBdY_GW4qZHt3OV9Zd781/s4048/IMG_20191124_143936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwYxIB1mbd9VLTtKVlYWqRAC7lN_ZrSQrwgxrMJOrcqHzIylhUAQIFfv4uMdsMAIguK1tvHCZahKfXugLAfZ3Pywma36pgMzZc6EXX4T1ZuTS38kAVyH1n6cpS-Ha5A_JdRSQN93MP6rjaw-0yQE9DLI1zW_ndLfxdf-NsArWBdY_GW4qZHt3OV9Zd781/w400-h300/IMG_20191124_143936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI5Yt0UuFmWZRtBumsfcYdKs60uGpWv0BaFh-q5ySwb3lZwlzC_2KnmqDYUwaALQHdAHZcr_P58x2ahgFI_FAHmdu1XKImhHqVBZZ_Bw8qHPZl2e9vbtPNAfcdbvReZi1SNm4raB4z6PrK15Z55C6ocR-qnpei6Qn9Tw7Dt7G4BcmiBxba4Z3aCWnGl1m/s4048/IMG_20191124_143938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI5Yt0UuFmWZRtBumsfcYdKs60uGpWv0BaFh-q5ySwb3lZwlzC_2KnmqDYUwaALQHdAHZcr_P58x2ahgFI_FAHmdu1XKImhHqVBZZ_Bw8qHPZl2e9vbtPNAfcdbvReZi1SNm4raB4z6PrK15Z55C6ocR-qnpei6Qn9Tw7Dt7G4BcmiBxba4Z3aCWnGl1m/w400-h300/IMG_20191124_143938.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Here, it was at one point converted to a single door, easy to miss, before being restored to use to support pickup and delivery, even with the slider being added back. When it was still a single door, yours truly spotted it open once in 2019, leaving a quick fox time to snap a couple of images inside. It now has industrial refrigerators and shelves of high-turnover center store items to support the DriveUp and Go team.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz7XA_aB27TGlTkBqDapXnD0ZjRJ7FaFdu4H39bzcbWQIk35bNXMylLXwqpb9Xt44E60FGRuUM9orAOMrICVj-COJUCidZ5wTG3sYDH4IjN49Bn8sWnBvJlBKm63h8uYJg_MosQio2_7z9UwbX8BbA7byAfAhXJW2yfiGdeKOylOagqIEJbMbdXc402ft/s4080/PXL_20231226_222323817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz7XA_aB27TGlTkBqDapXnD0ZjRJ7FaFdu4H39bzcbWQIk35bNXMylLXwqpb9Xt44E60FGRuUM9orAOMrICVj-COJUCidZ5wTG3sYDH4IjN49Bn8sWnBvJlBKm63h8uYJg_MosQio2_7z9UwbX8BbA7byAfAhXJW2yfiGdeKOylOagqIEJbMbdXc402ft/w400-h301/PXL_20231226_222323817.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> This is how it looks now—the only real “reversion” in this store’s history, though the sliders aren’t to lure customers into another department but to help employees with bags on racks.</p><p> The pet department has its original decor, but it’s easy to lose sight of it in this layout. There tends to be patio furniture and seasonal pallets here, too. Pet is kind of out on an island in this layout, not helped by the fact there is one fewer shelf assembly here than the original design specified.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjxMtQsqi7rNOxdamLzxHtLwY_2S2Iq3u2aMBDod7zhly5lADMzcXotrN1q14ohRM38pVvUrZNjflo1xtYElZB2LboYRlENkOAE6m8JW4xjcdsgwogAKLnPCjhblx2X8e2nIQaIkWy7SadxDPg-F_MYhNAoii1xUFGgtZ4G5YHjbN1B6aDr-2ZZIhFx0p/s4080/PXL_20230916_222155676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjxMtQsqi7rNOxdamLzxHtLwY_2S2Iq3u2aMBDod7zhly5lADMzcXotrN1q14ohRM38pVvUrZNjflo1xtYElZB2LboYRlENkOAE6m8JW4xjcdsgwogAKLnPCjhblx2X8e2nIQaIkWy7SadxDPg-F_MYhNAoii1xUFGgtZ4G5YHjbN1B6aDr-2ZZIhFx0p/w400-h301/PXL_20230916_222155676.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> To the right of pet are the checkouts, but the big industrial ice machine does not do enough to hide the fact that this was also the photo department. Remember when grocers competed with drugstores on photo? It’s surreal to think, but the iPhone was released five years after this store opened, and even then digital cameras were already common enough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvznhN8K3vPSEQL2me3C0sd8NweOSVn4SjxPSDOCjowI9Bdgtm-XVYzoNjyfO9FcOaEMCgTg2-1lb0eBYUul5FTEHwattvn4iHoKtuJIMY34TmnZovjAuCJMqFHrJ7qkBdDWdVjbEP8zq2x2qYlfRw8Iw7aGqGLNv18rvx9r_dYLhgKUr0f77WB2FdBFmd/s4080/PXL_20231212_225753228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvznhN8K3vPSEQL2me3C0sd8NweOSVn4SjxPSDOCjowI9Bdgtm-XVYzoNjyfO9FcOaEMCgTg2-1lb0eBYUul5FTEHwattvn4iHoKtuJIMY34TmnZovjAuCJMqFHrJ7qkBdDWdVjbEP8zq2x2qYlfRw8Iw7aGqGLNv18rvx9r_dYLhgKUr0f77WB2FdBFmd/w400-h301/PXL_20231212_225753228.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Video has long since bit the dust, too, but a lot of its trappings minus signage remained for 15+ years, including flooring…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59jNTyPP1T-ziwETAN_t14xaGEnyk_tCp56_-IhHxh5qhohVbvNPBqVWkpwj97ogFBj9jqoKYm21ntEn2WsMLXTmfjJWR1nopOr7QdZP_MaSam9vxvGGYJ7lI10VgqvklMXrSxsKR2xQ1B2YpW1XRf48pZ5yF3pzgY7XiZwkdyOlxqSzijvyXm3zRAuxc/s3264/IMG_20160430_124711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59jNTyPP1T-ziwETAN_t14xaGEnyk_tCp56_-IhHxh5qhohVbvNPBqVWkpwj97ogFBj9jqoKYm21ntEn2WsMLXTmfjJWR1nopOr7QdZP_MaSam9vxvGGYJ7lI10VgqvklMXrSxsKR2xQ1B2YpW1XRf48pZ5yF3pzgY7XiZwkdyOlxqSzijvyXm3zRAuxc/w300-h400/IMG_20160430_124711.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p> And CRT television sets. Those have finally come down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLujiJTkyhU8D82uqA_W3jvwR9lriifri8j0j4gGr1wXHt29rdAcfT79KCYHM-dGvorAUH7y_ZFoOkMpbJC3JIiwNzHC6bcYFplQiryoodeSilHlNrCXhsPxqvEBFwRHE-YnjBofNLbBSwChUfumcEUdUpWod0dZb04SFmfDuOSMOQ6cXlOjWlXU5hwWh3/s4048/IMG_20170326_114417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLujiJTkyhU8D82uqA_W3jvwR9lriifri8j0j4gGr1wXHt29rdAcfT79KCYHM-dGvorAUH7y_ZFoOkMpbJC3JIiwNzHC6bcYFplQiryoodeSilHlNrCXhsPxqvEBFwRHE-YnjBofNLbBSwChUfumcEUdUpWod0dZb04SFmfDuOSMOQ6cXlOjWlXU5hwWh3/w400-h300/IMG_20170326_114417.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> The in-store bank was Compass Bank, later renamed BBVA Compass when the Spanish banking giant entered. It closed in March 2017…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpQj6P3ncA27UaF-BlcR_ccS5aoH_hyphenhyphennPXuLmHkgykRlrpFFvejNfrhCkOS3ftmly_HTq8LARVIstpFgbJJGV5XqXtokNRm6AJHuxQ7WDTYUfp4UY-YIBBOmWtlZluw5AsAv8lfybmD_wPFGNyhL2Wp5cMBRmmVuWnAIiQxtVLbxmk_VYukEdSAHbz8i1/s4048/IMG_20170326_114225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpQj6P3ncA27UaF-BlcR_ccS5aoH_hyphenhyphennPXuLmHkgykRlrpFFvejNfrhCkOS3ftmly_HTq8LARVIstpFgbJJGV5XqXtokNRm6AJHuxQ7WDTYUfp4UY-YIBBOmWtlZluw5AsAv8lfybmD_wPFGNyhL2Wp5cMBRmmVuWnAIiQxtVLbxmk_VYukEdSAHbz8i1/w400-h300/IMG_20170326_114225.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> …And was promptly turned into more promotional space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIDrD4LTTk56nms0AJhZnKIxjBTbpQtdF9Uk0vxYeBkRiSXRrMx920Zr_V1WT9O3paJubj4ozOYa7yObkZ6DAOl1DOZ-OUMhGwuPHu_byXIG9whIHaD5xrpOCmN5l_eFpIdKuZ0-dwMNqDMYQS6ZxOWkU0EZImARe48QDS97ZSP0brwC44MXZtRvW7tfq/s4048/IMG_20171223_144520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIDrD4LTTk56nms0AJhZnKIxjBTbpQtdF9Uk0vxYeBkRiSXRrMx920Zr_V1WT9O3paJubj4ozOYa7yObkZ6DAOl1DOZ-OUMhGwuPHu_byXIG9whIHaD5xrpOCmN5l_eFpIdKuZ0-dwMNqDMYQS6ZxOWkU0EZImARe48QDS97ZSP0brwC44MXZtRvW7tfq/w400-h300/IMG_20171223_144520.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> It doesn’t really fit elsewhere, so here’s a view of the former Albertsons Express, which was rebranded Valero / Corner Store in 2008 and is now Shell / Fast Market.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDICe7YZ1rXvIRlny8ahIP5jzmKSm5X264p6_aaHzS2utTXCru_xaenu5jA5dXdSbj1KBs_Rjq4S-OLZ6eoTsxbHNBGSUizNdjraTG_Xv4L_5wzn4Zik6sKI_cSh2gIgpDysD95enLVI4BFWrJSRMDqBIPfNYvopt_0In_1dOgtJw5xpSMB1f3SZ6VM9rI/s4048/IMG_20191124_170949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="4048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDICe7YZ1rXvIRlny8ahIP5jzmKSm5X264p6_aaHzS2utTXCru_xaenu5jA5dXdSbj1KBs_Rjq4S-OLZ6eoTsxbHNBGSUizNdjraTG_Xv4L_5wzn4Zik6sKI_cSh2gIgpDysD95enLVI4BFWrJSRMDqBIPfNYvopt_0In_1dOgtJw5xpSMB1f3SZ6VM9rI/w400-h300/IMG_20191124_170949.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">***</p><p> It’s fascinating to think I have one of America’s great retail relics a stone’s throw from me—there are definitely people who would drool at the chance to regularly shop this store—and also concerning. Other stores of this vintage that remained with Albertsons have received renovations. Late last year, I happened to visit a sister Grocery Palace store in Gilbert. This store was renovated to Lifestyle v3 in 2017; the lawn and garden area was added to the sales floor as a liquor department (with a walk-in beer cave built over part of the patio), and pharmacy moved to where pet would be in the front corner. The store is warmer in color temperature and brighter—things that 2997 could really use if it gets attention. I remember thinking of this store as downtrodden, and the lighting is a major factor. Warehouse-ceiling grocers do not have to feel so cold; there’s a Safeway six miles from here that has loads of skylights that really, really help.</p><p> But I can’t help thinking of the whys. In grocery retail, capital expenditure is part of the name of the game, yet here is a time capsule from days when Albertsons was a bit more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in this market. Why has this store gone unrenovated for more than 20 years, during which time Bashas’ has remodeled once; Fry’s has renovated three times; and a Whole Foods was built *and renovated*? Why did the Starbucks close so quickly? Why have they not bothered with abolishing remnants of things like photo? This is a cool store for retail enthusiasts, no doubt, but it raises so many questions. With the recently announced closure of the ACME in Milltown, New Jersey, this is now one of the last three locations with this package in all of Albertsons Companies (the others are in Battle Ground, Washington, less than a mile from a Safeway, and Yardville, New Jersey).</p><p> 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Albertsons in the Grand Canyon State and the 35th of its Phoenix-market invasion. Smiths and Albertsons, plus local warehouse chain Megafoods, made Phoenix a famously overstored market in the 90s as they rushed to build stores and gain market share while other grocers also had to add locations to keep up with changing population patterns. Megafoods blinked out of existence by bankruptcy in the late 1990s and sold to Bashas’, though the chain didn't take all the stores. Fleming’s ABCO called it quits in 2001 to focus on price-impact banners elsewhere in the country; the store base was scattered among Bashas’ and other companies. And the Valley has remained cutthroat as ever, not even considering Walmart and Costco: WinCo and now Aldi have presences here, while Fresh & Easy tried and sadly failed. In fact, three weeks after Albertsons 2997 opened, a little store called Sprouts Farmers Market opened two miles down the road, planting the seed from which germinated a locally based national grocer with 400 stores.</p><p> Whoever runs this store in the wake of whatever happens with Kroger-Albertsons will have decisions to make. If this store is marked for divestiture, can C&S give it attention given how far it is from other stores they will presumably own and the reduced size of the Albertsons banner? If Kroger succeeds, does this store get absorbed into the already very busy Fry’s Marketplace a mile away? Could another grocer show up here in a few years’ time? You could say these questions are… Palace intrigue.</p><p><i>***Thank you Monique for sending over this post and sharing these photos - it was great taking a look at one of the last few Grocery Palace Albertsons stores left in the chain! -AFB***</i></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-68761394172178668372024-01-21T00:00:00.774-05:002024-01-21T00:03:49.866-05:00Former Albertsons #4401 - Clearwater, FL (N. Belcher Road Jewel-Osco)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHoT7369soe9tYVzfeM96WOku_rQfcCuuHHGZQap1E6hh6KJjdnviA8htdJVGcg0nmHw34xEE4-qkdPWST541lphgEqDIqOrykE-yLEMVg1xMld1McOwRialGZyGT7AQ7TSL0H6ntmWLnKYgCZU9WgQ5ERAx2ilhOoRbLjG9lf8rav2eotFJpVYWWTXjC/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1932" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHoT7369soe9tYVzfeM96WOku_rQfcCuuHHGZQap1E6hh6KJjdnviA8htdJVGcg0nmHw34xEE4-qkdPWST541lphgEqDIqOrykE-yLEMVg1xMld1McOwRialGZyGT7AQ7TSL0H6ntmWLnKYgCZU9WgQ5ERAx2ilhOoRbLjG9lf8rav2eotFJpVYWWTXjC/w400-h156/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jewel-Osco #4102 / Albertsons #4401 / Publix #1300</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1921 N. Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL - Beckett Lake Plaza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyKMYSd0cUYmASnLSigCj6tvMuV-PxOmwAscLuEVmQmNG1pGPx-mw7jDsAnK_E33-kUhsiZrg6KdWXenwLKslHCsP5kO82jXTrepn5MjGv10FkDRGvmv4c3QAsoiETHZCVy_x1cPg_89K-jaDkZO3XQR_TkttzamD6bWRWbo3jJQRh4BcQ-yCH3mCHkX2/s68/Pinellas-blue.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="68" data-original-width="40" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyKMYSd0cUYmASnLSigCj6tvMuV-PxOmwAscLuEVmQmNG1pGPx-mw7jDsAnK_E33-kUhsiZrg6KdWXenwLKslHCsP5kO82jXTrepn5MjGv10FkDRGvmv4c3QAsoiETHZCVy_x1cPg_89K-jaDkZO3XQR_TkttzamD6bWRWbo3jJQRh4BcQ-yCH3mCHkX2/s1600/Pinellas-blue.png" width="40" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Pinellas County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Hello all, and welcome to another year of AFB! How about we kick of 2024 in a big way with a really big Publixsons? If you want a big Publixsons, you don't have to look much further than one of the former Jewel-Osco stores Publix inherited from Albertsons. The 4 former Jewel-Osco buildings Publix still operates out of consist of the 4 largest stores in the chain, with all of these buildings hovering around the 75,000 square foot mark - a good 20,000 square feet outside of Publix's typical comfort zone. It's always fun to pop into a Jewel-Publixsons store, so let's find out a little bit more about this location in Clearwater before we head inside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG_mRKkzMTw-zXY5soDaM_BxT5vvuHWwbum1Mng-DXB59rIBKcMeNi_hjtbZ_o5fHvxYbPmRri9Rq8sSwL-8zkxktqj75T5VOTKQm9hZ_AVn59lC6AwBv9xKA02xuD3rzSFl7be1iEDb-6kOD3RB102PhgfSgomUxIpSqqtgcZnx5qWcDxAAYmj98glwk/s2600/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2600" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG_mRKkzMTw-zXY5soDaM_BxT5vvuHWwbum1Mng-DXB59rIBKcMeNi_hjtbZ_o5fHvxYbPmRri9Rq8sSwL-8zkxktqj75T5VOTKQm9hZ_AVn59lC6AwBv9xKA02xuD3rzSFl7be1iEDb-6kOD3RB102PhgfSgomUxIpSqqtgcZnx5qWcDxAAYmj98glwk/w400-h278/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Clearwater Jewel-Osco opened on August 2, 1989 as the second of these Floridian superstores dreamed up by the Skaggs Company, opening 5 months after the brand's somewhat messy Floridian debut at <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-albertsons-4402-largo-fl-largo.html">Largo Mall</a>. As far as I'm aware, grand opening day at the new Clearwater Jewel-Osco was much more uneventful compared to Largo Mall's total failure of the cash register system.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvBMgA6oZJq-Oq0mRzIqgC4WPQlZFcZme5fKq2UHyEOPZkm1Vd_k_gRMcXcMOf32Dl0zwhHi_EtoNIq_PPUb27z_sJTkjgnxnafSlgZOHqS3xbheiZ8xKHvw9rPbin-5QMINu9_LSg0aGzeO51moHvFmIf37evuqvBGjNhcQ2s09-u2pE5bUrwHFX4KCU/s742/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="742" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvBMgA6oZJq-Oq0mRzIqgC4WPQlZFcZme5fKq2UHyEOPZkm1Vd_k_gRMcXcMOf32Dl0zwhHi_EtoNIq_PPUb27z_sJTkjgnxnafSlgZOHqS3xbheiZ8xKHvw9rPbin-5QMINu9_LSg0aGzeO51moHvFmIf37evuqvBGjNhcQ2s09-u2pE5bUrwHFX4KCU/w400-h259/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of the grand opening of the Clearwater Jewel-Osco, I managed to track down this photo of the store's ribbon being cut on the morning of August 2, 1989, one of many photos uploaded by Skaggs family member Mindy Skaggs Benkenstein to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159109369019470&set=g.1631734263711399">this fantastic album of photos</a> showcasing many of the Jewel-Osco grand openings throughout Florida. While some of the interior photos in that album could have been from this store (all 7 Jewel-Osco stores opened in Florida looked exactly the same inside, so I can't narrow down where any of the interior photos were taken), the photo above I was able to confirm as being of the Clearwater location, as the building's address number of "1921" is visible above the doors in the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBABEVCAuFmCdzvY4tEBSSdLtJBCDHK4a1n-GuB0nve3HTjy0m3-uK1JWDOEsYGs63kpcJFelYzO2n0lxiQlDn3ccY_bo0bNdm3ptzzlJcEHlIj0Uxywp9OTBKM56cA_zt94TOCkKFrXzZ-D1iLuL8Ey0iDYfqiZZ1L3_3GmjDngEbInTXg3W1HVhZgbE/s1932/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1932" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBABEVCAuFmCdzvY4tEBSSdLtJBCDHK4a1n-GuB0nve3HTjy0m3-uK1JWDOEsYGs63kpcJFelYzO2n0lxiQlDn3ccY_bo0bNdm3ptzzlJcEHlIj0Uxywp9OTBKM56cA_zt94TOCkKFrXzZ-D1iLuL8Ey0iDYfqiZZ1L3_3GmjDngEbInTXg3W1HVhZgbE/w400-h191/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Clearwater Jewel-Osco operated for just shy of 3 years before Albertsons purchased Skaggs' failing Floridian superstores in early 1992. Following a brief conversion, Albertsons opened in this location in April 1992, and remained here until this store was included as one of the 49 locations sold to Publix in 2008. Publix reopened this store after yet another brief conversion, with Publix's new "superstore" opening on November 6, 2008.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh1nEUN0YWrkVcdA5jyzrcu-rW5iQtUNPE0xTkARVMdfKX1HbB3EZth1wCdL6E2yYNsnRfjXlQnwfcwDdaKmV6NR1seBGqL5CBxM7Ktk_lUL97wNad5o1K-X1N8Wv_AtMcFZftCJ1JwGsUNvXbHYsaoZvz1o6sR9votwE1iteynfJbwDFF-_fZ32sWK7Z/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="1932" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh1nEUN0YWrkVcdA5jyzrcu-rW5iQtUNPE0xTkARVMdfKX1HbB3EZth1wCdL6E2yYNsnRfjXlQnwfcwDdaKmV6NR1seBGqL5CBxM7Ktk_lUL97wNad5o1K-X1N8Wv_AtMcFZftCJ1JwGsUNvXbHYsaoZvz1o6sR9votwE1iteynfJbwDFF-_fZ32sWK7Z/w400-h313/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Outside of the paint color and the decorative trim Albertsons installed around their logo (which now surrounds Publix's), the exterior of the building is still exactly as it looked when Jewel-Osco was here. These massive stores had an equally as imposing facade, all adding to the effect of just how large these store are.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTRRy5MDxb68GBNgwP5B1IdlMUnPqpHkQtZvUGhDWIFo4UNtSguDaj1IExPtFx62F3-968hIk88wEdIRagglCWlqRtJIWZgJ09XfStLVGD3iOgoYMRzgL_eh5kFSa6NK3zeVNbxaXqZ5V6raH9sTQPtdia-sjqPv9MAmfJBLL8mAcQnWaWxGCvKEYaJ3_/s1932/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1932" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTRRy5MDxb68GBNgwP5B1IdlMUnPqpHkQtZvUGhDWIFo4UNtSguDaj1IExPtFx62F3-968hIk88wEdIRagglCWlqRtJIWZgJ09XfStLVGD3iOgoYMRzgL_eh5kFSa6NK3zeVNbxaXqZ5V6raH9sTQPtdia-sjqPv9MAmfJBLL8mAcQnWaWxGCvKEYaJ3_/w400-h276/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As usual with these Jewel-Osco superstores, the building has three sets of doors into the main store - a set of doors on the right side of the building that leads into produce and the service departments, a set of doors on the left side of the building to access the pharmacy, and a set of doors in the center of the building that leads to the check lanes and the center aisles. While Publix seems to use all the doors interchangeably as entrances and exits, the original Jewel-Osco configuration used the doors on the far ends of the buildings as the entrances, with the set of doors in the center of the building (behind the check lanes) being a central exit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigzGQmquWr6PKnJZN-w0Ane7Pns8UYT9bcAlJGZTfP2dyHQLbqV6V4ENhEfW-K061k9jgDHkEsABS1SR85OUUsXFQ6jgg8_Dr4sjOu189qjEkke0OFLvAbYFReUmvP5aEI67YEYG3zsrinLEsxn8F-qB8a64JxSiFAj5VL__ZVX2wZbS8ZLyDs-9L-e89/s1932/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="1932" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigzGQmquWr6PKnJZN-w0Ane7Pns8UYT9bcAlJGZTfP2dyHQLbqV6V4ENhEfW-K061k9jgDHkEsABS1SR85OUUsXFQ6jgg8_Dr4sjOu189qjEkke0OFLvAbYFReUmvP5aEI67YEYG3zsrinLEsxn8F-qB8a64JxSiFAj5VL__ZVX2wZbS8ZLyDs-9L-e89/w400-h333/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Publix doesn't designate any of the doors specifically as an entrance or exit, the center set of doors seemed to be the most popular option at this store, with the photo above giving us a nice close-up of the central entrance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFoWoqCGSO906HjkM6UzJK3swlZ3fp7XeMuOOhpRaHDjhnqHVFUbLzrfahQunGEKr9s2fkhdThEhM93A0Y0jZJE6vqWtA5-76Dth9z58EPR1kGg5v1zZTwRmfnFR_i4cN4zF5jNv5Um8JGP4OD8SaP_aL4pK6RwyTOTGKD65YahYJDFp3Xel7mEAI8gXR/s1932/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1932" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFoWoqCGSO906HjkM6UzJK3swlZ3fp7XeMuOOhpRaHDjhnqHVFUbLzrfahQunGEKr9s2fkhdThEhM93A0Y0jZJE6vqWtA5-76Dth9z58EPR1kGg5v1zZTwRmfnFR_i4cN4zF5jNv5Um8JGP4OD8SaP_aL4pK6RwyTOTGKD65YahYJDFp3Xel7mEAI8gXR/w400-h381/Photo%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping onto the front walkway, here's a look down the long sidewalk that connects the three sets of entrances as well as the liquor store (located behind me, which we'll see later in the post). The center set of doors (behind the propane tank case) is the set we'll be entering through, so let's head inside and enjoy a little bit of the oddity that is the Jewel-Publixsons:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvgZiTGE51RNJ6EJOX9dTR5tO3EqZPwogfqLov5M83NSpI3VFqoIS0G6szRRmjTRpu_o0-wSVskr86JXBAVCIo6rIpHzvHRQ480SfuI5qwSYS4Y0oyJZkbQ6semdc-Z5GGZ6J21PYA5xpaTNIrOERFjdh6AZXaBpV0h27MbgtxHHiz1HLORb-WlpyxrXM/s1950/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvgZiTGE51RNJ6EJOX9dTR5tO3EqZPwogfqLov5M83NSpI3VFqoIS0G6szRRmjTRpu_o0-wSVskr86JXBAVCIo6rIpHzvHRQ480SfuI5qwSYS4Y0oyJZkbQ6semdc-Z5GGZ6J21PYA5xpaTNIrOERFjdh6AZXaBpV0h27MbgtxHHiz1HLORb-WlpyxrXM/w396-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Say what you will about Publix's Evergreen decor, but every time I walk inside a Publixsons or any other ancient Publix and see this decor, I breathe a sigh of relief that it has evaded the replacement list for a few more years. The Evergreen decor you see in this store is the third Publix decor package this building has seen through the years, beginning its Publix tenure with Classy Market 2.0, followed by a remodel to <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/zktWvt6TbLHkmmpV6">Classy Market 2.5</a> in the early 2010's, and then receiving Evergreen in early-mid 2021.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75JVe97yxJk3MPcQxvn3SgviVEufame0JwTngJtPI_YFj4j57Bz7bwgqWSZn55JzkMTCxUmRWJxEapTfSa5KwwQxQfnFsdwpjQywfqU8fvdbZ2hiQTXHUptIw442Thl8OLBGg2Rrgtr-ZoeJaXyEXk7A1gv_C3iKOj0CYdOblrYt4rd2tX8xrp0_aKZWg/s1932/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75JVe97yxJk3MPcQxvn3SgviVEufame0JwTngJtPI_YFj4j57Bz7bwgqWSZn55JzkMTCxUmRWJxEapTfSa5KwwQxQfnFsdwpjQywfqU8fvdbZ2hiQTXHUptIw442Thl8OLBGg2Rrgtr-ZoeJaXyEXk7A1gv_C3iKOj0CYdOblrYt4rd2tX8xrp0_aKZWg/w400-h371/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The right side entrance is visible to my left, with the service desk in an island (most likely relocating to the island during the CM 2.5 remodel from one of the alcoves now present on the front wall).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXcXHeoE4HLWnAgYCF6jsXScaGM1ovPDuy4oU61xa0vp65R7p1iOW_JQ_V7xJwamiw0Q8l1MGI2OOEnAoV27GXeURbBsLqqyIcBPsuLAGxaMsot4J50Wg55SQs3wMsLxTNCye_NVoQfYz7vwkunAOBh1K7rjtc2KqfkUoe6EP5ypf3HLNlm9DTlbvBjf9/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1932" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXcXHeoE4HLWnAgYCF6jsXScaGM1ovPDuy4oU61xa0vp65R7p1iOW_JQ_V7xJwamiw0Q8l1MGI2OOEnAoV27GXeURbBsLqqyIcBPsuLAGxaMsot4J50Wg55SQs3wMsLxTNCye_NVoQfYz7vwkunAOBh1K7rjtc2KqfkUoe6EP5ypf3HLNlm9DTlbvBjf9/w400-h359/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As you would expect from a 75,000 square foot Publix, there's a lot of wide open space in here, especially along the front end. That tiny table of BOGOs doesn't do much to fill this wide expanse of salesfloor as we look from the service desk toward produce in the building's front right corner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvhZ_GWBWZCnF3IBu7FYos0LYMCjFqcijHJ-8zYpZqo3Lq1WH0_MZc924Bp5uLT4gsaG7FPpWk6KcTDK6JTCxDh7ygBG2lhJKqLhGCui6Cy0V-KOODigEN5iJO3BrLLGV55gApohSVe6t2NY_BJQd16mZM2UkxS22zclz6oDWyJ6FMJuH4g9wBb0Xbolw/s1963/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvhZ_GWBWZCnF3IBu7FYos0LYMCjFqcijHJ-8zYpZqo3Lq1WH0_MZc924Bp5uLT4gsaG7FPpWk6KcTDK6JTCxDh7ygBG2lhJKqLhGCui6Cy0V-KOODigEN5iJO3BrLLGV55gApohSVe6t2NY_BJQd16mZM2UkxS22zclz6oDWyJ6FMJuH4g9wBb0Xbolw/w394-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even the produce department itself is pretty spaced out, as Publix had a lot of space to fill in this alcove.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIobpswrJFotSIlvvJ8VQeOP_ZmoZJgtxEv-6CJirAoYloH_KC1Wo1ClpGeKE-5xQdUk7kIbWCj8sCeJcdq0AeJN9RaUcoQaIIZgnrU8z-ebq63kwqWhLoILeWcGrRtwRy4Ap_ZWYo7V7On-fhXXwcxPg-MZPAHJprbNZMmqqIlthsb-wHr_xeDj8eFeb7/s1932/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1932" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIobpswrJFotSIlvvJ8VQeOP_ZmoZJgtxEv-6CJirAoYloH_KC1Wo1ClpGeKE-5xQdUk7kIbWCj8sCeJcdq0AeJN9RaUcoQaIIZgnrU8z-ebq63kwqWhLoILeWcGrRtwRy4Ap_ZWYo7V7On-fhXXwcxPg-MZPAHJprbNZMmqqIlthsb-wHr_xeDj8eFeb7/w400-h364/Photo%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following produce are the bakery and deli departments, which we'll see more of in a little bit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMawW9V3KFXjxGYQ3rrYV_3gcr5N_a9hYahJIPG9uCl8BCUoc8ZatprFcwXs56PXacp2pUb3Gc0B6IfX5BEKhJ0S7hHNjIVjNMytBoTLmhtaixTHwUjOBBP4VUDmnMYvuDUMEd8oRkAwLQzVV96ZVPr5KoD3jUUyK9KvY6lpqKTOUVJIddpXwGJCLyhALy/s1932/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMawW9V3KFXjxGYQ3rrYV_3gcr5N_a9hYahJIPG9uCl8BCUoc8ZatprFcwXs56PXacp2pUb3Gc0B6IfX5BEKhJ0S7hHNjIVjNMytBoTLmhtaixTHwUjOBBP4VUDmnMYvuDUMEd8oRkAwLQzVV96ZVPr5KoD3jUUyK9KvY6lpqKTOUVJIddpXwGJCLyhALy/w400-h391/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Floral found its home on the back wall of the produce alcove, a fairly spacious floral arrangement compared to some of the cramped little counters near the front entrance you typically find at newer Publix stores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG9sM2FsigcTJzK6Ik95K0NklKGKlphq-Fa1zresr7A-FzVd0VMEesVJFeF2llv8m_tpTFqerwf01bK2fgb2Clrfc_lGqw3LmNM7LtSMJONZ8PwYgc-Y45akr5PZ-9klosAH786nU7-Zs-xkZQk1L9muhWMeHM5yu1ZOp-69l_WGepGnDlqsQ57Bd6MzM/s1963/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG9sM2FsigcTJzK6Ik95K0NklKGKlphq-Fa1zresr7A-FzVd0VMEesVJFeF2llv8m_tpTFqerwf01bK2fgb2Clrfc_lGqw3LmNM7LtSMJONZ8PwYgc-Y45akr5PZ-9klosAH786nU7-Zs-xkZQk1L9muhWMeHM5yu1ZOp-69l_WGepGnDlqsQ57Bd6MzM/w394-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I always like these photos I take from the produce alcove looking toward the other side of these former Jewel-Osco stores. From this vantage point, you can really feel how large these stores are. Way out there in the distance is the pharmacy, with a large expanse of grocery aisles separating us from that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkg9JSeL1QXrvvIANPEIQpNd2AWjzHej3BFdFu8vI6YmL4ay6hIEr7TZSOFXaquHZ6CuMbEeQP8GqEbNcIdLsqTC7GC4Sx4tjS8qJUS6adJ0UgAc3VOmMcGT9gW_zfdqPIVMmJgfuxy6vwIaFNd5g50aiEdIzZb0F2okkE0mXRC5WmYwwqXadRz0aPbAF/s1938/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkg9JSeL1QXrvvIANPEIQpNd2AWjzHej3BFdFu8vI6YmL4ay6hIEr7TZSOFXaquHZ6CuMbEeQP8GqEbNcIdLsqTC7GC4Sx4tjS8qJUS6adJ0UgAc3VOmMcGT9gW_zfdqPIVMmJgfuxy6vwIaFNd5g50aiEdIzZb0F2okkE0mXRC5WmYwwqXadRz0aPbAF/w399-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As usual in these former Jewel-Osco stores, the deli counter is located in an island near the back right corner of the building. Originally, Jewel-Osco had a <a href="https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/141210739_10159109339334470_8792729636812222085_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3ba11c&_nc_ohc=lUWrWoGXOjgAX-NmhTZ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDHj8jQsid0pPH9Zyk7RWP5xHAahvDHOb_eIzexiXbEtw&oe=65BD6842">small cafe of some kind</a> and a cheese counter at the front part of the deli island, with the main deli counter located toward the back of the island. A small seating area would have been located in front of the island to accommodate the cafe as well. Publix still uses the back part of the island for the main deli counter, with the front part mostly blocked off by grab-and-go coolers and the Pub Sub station. I'd have to imagine Albertsons had a similar deli set-up to what we see here today as well, as Albertsons didn't run any super-elaborate prepared food options like Jewel-Osco was trying to with these stores.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Also, it is just the photo, or does the "D" in the deli sign over the main counter look like it wants to fall off already?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLBCOmqLRXJnZGU-OYv_EfbagH59-5lukb5UCfQtyqJoYMboNQnIaRO0s8YLsa1fZmK19QPFA_SAt0GUM3Mp4UGNw_u8NSFtr7PZ__wuDyDNMQrEMz21xr7u1aTsjwCrtHXBoAw5kx_o0A_pptxBxr3k4PuVKTQHVs6SqUG9Ifn5Mtq2lWZB7Gmqg3rta/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLBCOmqLRXJnZGU-OYv_EfbagH59-5lukb5UCfQtyqJoYMboNQnIaRO0s8YLsa1fZmK19QPFA_SAt0GUM3Mp4UGNw_u8NSFtr7PZ__wuDyDNMQrEMz21xr7u1aTsjwCrtHXBoAw5kx_o0A_pptxBxr3k4PuVKTQHVs6SqUG9Ifn5Mtq2lWZB7Gmqg3rta/w400-h376/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Jewel-Osco's former seating area is now home to Publix's soup and salad bar, a few tables of baked goods, and more of that famous empty space. From this angle we also get a view down the inner aisle of this store's dual front actionway, another famous feature at Publixsons stores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItBCKM8nwdNYljXLP_XjbMxa2me8NyvwbkgbDJIQ6pY00f9aoChY-RqG5JVWfjyaN3IH_c29xs3KPQKosBDZPt_yHt9-i3_YBN8rv3PzOdH5EtidKrC_yzSv5W_-nvFXPnmC-wuKlzSJoMOlx7bLXC1qFM-_2e6Dmi-eMfDbfxcRpw7VOl4OunT5xIwy_/s1932/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItBCKM8nwdNYljXLP_XjbMxa2me8NyvwbkgbDJIQ6pY00f9aoChY-RqG5JVWfjyaN3IH_c29xs3KPQKosBDZPt_yHt9-i3_YBN8rv3PzOdH5EtidKrC_yzSv5W_-nvFXPnmC-wuKlzSJoMOlx7bLXC1qFM-_2e6Dmi-eMfDbfxcRpw7VOl4OunT5xIwy_/w400-h376/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the front of the deli island, here's a look back toward produce and the building's right side entrance. For a grand aisle, the one in this store sure is grand due to its size - Publix's <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-great-atlanta-publix-tea-company.html">smallest store</a> is probably no bigger than this store's grand aisle!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwcDzQaPWm9bdV45dHh2jYZtnvWWZ6YbG3trJu93Wi_Conu1b4Sr2Zi5ZFjU1W4tqSkDXfd7Cjw3Gc6dSCmHw134JQ8Y2ZAjtFtIdd6qmuDAUGJH7iE_N8n0d88G5WxU0db9FjKVQTgElE1mB0UOT3f5cF08zdPBCkYd0f6YeZDTzPMm76mqZQ5QBwU6L/s1932/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwcDzQaPWm9bdV45dHh2jYZtnvWWZ6YbG3trJu93Wi_Conu1b4Sr2Zi5ZFjU1W4tqSkDXfd7Cjw3Gc6dSCmHw134JQ8Y2ZAjtFtIdd6qmuDAUGJH7iE_N8n0d88G5WxU0db9FjKVQTgElE1mB0UOT3f5cF08zdPBCkYd0f6YeZDTzPMm76mqZQ5QBwU6L/w400-h355/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we approach the deli island, the grand aisle channelizes itself between the island to my left, and the bakery department to my right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1cRd3WcJsfI2m2GKjvfpnHMnZ62kdfGHJqZBlz3emTyQW0DxdV0qh08WJ2a_wdNZqI-7P_-Nk2E0qED6wE1yr5RPb5Wj4CBdXkcYipq9LacevF4N7CxBUXrS8MTyPQbTu-ATAhl5PBpVMX7zcfXcgVKrRh9ci_qe7HPFYLFM9jrSsSmy-zSdyCDazu08/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1932" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1cRd3WcJsfI2m2GKjvfpnHMnZ62kdfGHJqZBlz3emTyQW0DxdV0qh08WJ2a_wdNZqI-7P_-Nk2E0qED6wE1yr5RPb5Wj4CBdXkcYipq9LacevF4N7CxBUXrS8MTyPQbTu-ATAhl5PBpVMX7zcfXcgVKrRh9ci_qe7HPFYLFM9jrSsSmy-zSdyCDazu08/w400-h374/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Publix updated most of the decor during this store's Evergreen remodel, there were three major relics of past Publix decor packages that slipped by - the first and most obvious being the floor. While the tile floor isn't exactly decor specific, the tan and white color scheme meshed much better with the Classy Market iterations of the late 2000's and 2010's. I've yet to come across an Evergreen Publix that opened with a non-terrazzo floor, but if the remodel at the Oakland Park Publixsons was anything to go by, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BkvibOdbeySOzZePN8AJ2ocL7OgRQuqThq8h7FO6aGHihFMoOv8AnaKRmCKdvluauN8Pac_OR_V1Xv7B2_FM1L4WmKXZFpCqpt9gCJvHlXc1z0M4l9cWN-KLoagX7VbSQIIpkFOadRps/s1931/Photo+35.jpg">this shiny beige flooring</a> is what appears to be the non-terrazzo floor covering that directly compliments Evergreen. Flooring aside, the other major relic of Publix decors past we'll find in this photo is the tile backsplash in the Bakery department, which is <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/aJAf58YHLovrvYtv8">a remnant of</a> this store's previous Classy Market 2.5 decor. All said, while you can tell floor and the bakery tile don't perfectly match Evergreen, there are <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2WSo7wmIbgKzmU9dTuMwkDj3MgCA-hrDioWzZWvbQMvtTxh7X6tJynvIWubfQx5zCQ4TO7WC__Sukd0_DrUlMA68f5qePAhZgj7EJIm0QzrFhG3EE_0_0aTOBEvdzCV-vk8m8_BGXqG32zmGtFvj8CHacY9B_0lavdkZC-_FKwp42qdkpiS0aREEJA/w400-h388/Photo%2022.jpg">worse clashes with Evergreen</a> that exist in this world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As for that third relic of Publix decors past, we'll see that a little later in our tour...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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text-align: left;"> Last fall pumpkin spice was everywhere, to the point where a tire shop by me put <a href="https://www.woodlandmanufacturing.com/articles/files/69545974_2302445766517250_6046557660566781952_n.jpg">a similar message to this one</a> on their roadside sign, which I thought was fun satirical spin on the modern pumpkin spice craze. Anyway, there's still a few more months before we have to think about pumpkin spice again (and what new products will be getting a pumpkin spice version this year), so lets move on to the Meat & Seafood department and think about some <strike>pumpkin spice</strike> steak & shrimp for a moment:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-p-C4ZNgTfsMhrtzC3aRHMfE9GZMvGkVM-cHIx0yXEA3ARnJknXUa5MwAIjQUgosafYSkD_GdX_SxGASAPxk8T_EbQImZH3Gpcwpa0FMCj_fqsViGeT2opfGSR9oUxkDnDK6QLm-E1AuEXQ01MJoYcl1C6OU2D7Wx0iWHGA9OlnofFRIfHEmrG10V1nW/s1932/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-p-C4ZNgTfsMhrtzC3aRHMfE9GZMvGkVM-cHIx0yXEA3ARnJknXUa5MwAIjQUgosafYSkD_GdX_SxGASAPxk8T_EbQImZH3Gpcwpa0FMCj_fqsViGeT2opfGSR9oUxkDnDK6QLm-E1AuEXQ01MJoYcl1C6OU2D7Wx0iWHGA9OlnofFRIfHEmrG10V1nW/w400-h371/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Meat & Seafood counter is located behind the deli island along the store's back wall, with an alcove beyond the service counter for the prepackaged meats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLOkV1-LaYHHGHQDizJzzPokSySsvWsc_F2OlWG2yOsk1EMC69fct5MNylLzNvJ6iH-r9XNDWsv9Lk1yWJCVRizeR44eyyoZq4DDb_qyncZAG5Q3eF3E4V6kQk3EbzczfIGg-CwW-d4L49RQekSUmx4TIwVhlZt-7ESIMinZl5TXarx2k5J7Uv1Xp8v_o/s1932/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLOkV1-LaYHHGHQDizJzzPokSySsvWsc_F2OlWG2yOsk1EMC69fct5MNylLzNvJ6iH-r9XNDWsv9Lk1yWJCVRizeR44eyyoZq4DDb_qyncZAG5Q3eF3E4V6kQk3EbzczfIGg-CwW-d4L49RQekSUmx4TIwVhlZt-7ESIMinZl5TXarx2k5J7Uv1Xp8v_o/w400-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 1 begins along the back of the deli island, with water of all kinds to my right, and juices to my left. Looking toward the back of the building, aisle 1 lines up perfectly with the center of the meat and seafood counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_VQKOJUWJgb40jZI1i-nTdR27HgMT0twK2f3PestEGBCKqt8TozrQ9OrK2TRa16yYmji1nNKvN0WrUdlLJWZ_l6ODObofGATjrn-ZnnJ4jnyTRmi4BWLF7Z6-Rli-eoO7z6PWhdIcXOfs1NZ0BdYcp__S7t7bJw-3pMR1cTahb4NW_AudNjDi8ph0dLt/s1999/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_VQKOJUWJgb40jZI1i-nTdR27HgMT0twK2f3PestEGBCKqt8TozrQ9OrK2TRa16yYmji1nNKvN0WrUdlLJWZ_l6ODObofGATjrn-ZnnJ4jnyTRmi4BWLF7Z6-Rli-eoO7z6PWhdIcXOfs1NZ0BdYcp__S7t7bJw-3pMR1cTahb4NW_AudNjDi8ph0dLt/w386-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here in aisle 2, we get a better look at the raised ceiling over the center of the store, featuring a similar effect to what we'd find in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlF322YLLt2dU_dAQnvksOdWBW3sEjaX4i9t0u_ZGUwCSV_CDuOWy-7pNxT3OAELJtCrMo8zNSJD737-1rqxzo2R4eCUy8XPKBxVCRzmIfwBSpQYES3zFoj3EAXXYFW4vSgWXp4nNYRBPmw1yVVzRhQ_sHzv0GxwR0oIobRk9-lOYOzkz4TsB94JnNu_S/w400-h398/Photo%2017.jpg">an older Publix store</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOKbEqifwqZOIkiPrSRzu_k9VVZpwz3GOxSjljrTynq3pH5f1oLUkNx8rQAeUXiG0DSPxZia5d0kMUBpMegCJLJp9JhU5xYus-q8A7aT8VWCPV9PpuPa8yQOqWVpGgNRL4DMgdEKTiAVFyVsYnqoKs7E5lU7u_u377-ylBv08mJ773_X3tz44HTfWCE0e/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOKbEqifwqZOIkiPrSRzu_k9VVZpwz3GOxSjljrTynq3pH5f1oLUkNx8rQAeUXiG0DSPxZia5d0kMUBpMegCJLJp9JhU5xYus-q8A7aT8VWCPV9PpuPa8yQOqWVpGgNRL4DMgdEKTiAVFyVsYnqoKs7E5lU7u_u377-ylBv08mJ773_X3tz44HTfWCE0e/w400-h379/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Wide aisle are certainly one bragging point about this store - all the grocery aisles and actionways in this store were plenty big for carts to pass by. Even though this store is obviously oversized for Publix's taste, I have to say, the spaciousness is really nice for shopping purposes. It's quite annoying having to maneuver around people blocking the aisles in tighter stores, and that's not a big problem here with how much passing room is available!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0y3MMt1y628oJDG14zXXWWJW4OH1hUfdvWptMl6qBOa0qZdkSrqBaRkHt8qPeliPmZTzpyDT-21l8RxUbsgEQKEmRqtLjYAiWsfYHT5rp1wMaBrXbm73Nv2BMRD5SrB_5esy5wRY4s-XuZacD_9Qp9_1VtTIICPKbC9cmQeMyGOWwwh-kAJEP02jiphl/s1932/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1932" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0y3MMt1y628oJDG14zXXWWJW4OH1hUfdvWptMl6qBOa0qZdkSrqBaRkHt8qPeliPmZTzpyDT-21l8RxUbsgEQKEmRqtLjYAiWsfYHT5rp1wMaBrXbm73Nv2BMRD5SrB_5esy5wRY4s-XuZacD_9Qp9_1VtTIICPKbC9cmQeMyGOWwwh-kAJEP02jiphl/w400-h361/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the last photo showcased the inner aisle of the dual front actionway, the outer part of the actionway near the check lanes is even wider, and chock full of filler displays to try to hide all the extra space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPtl9PYAlkG2PExtky2dYSySYeGP7Gy9Vs0n_1Ukl_qR6UiipHVmRli1_o2HUb-TQpK0QYBQd0iy6kCeauJsl32HVtzBOeo_pe8uMPRWP1ZiFrHatwhRvUDiQsUYk0hi9PoOdPLppHTM1tn5nuiDtkV-nczP35cFmgNEvgdP88CCYwUal6ipsV-IZw5yd/s1963/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPtl9PYAlkG2PExtky2dYSySYeGP7Gy9Vs0n_1Ukl_qR6UiipHVmRli1_o2HUb-TQpK0QYBQd0iy6kCeauJsl32HVtzBOeo_pe8uMPRWP1ZiFrHatwhRvUDiQsUYk0hi9PoOdPLppHTM1tn5nuiDtkV-nczP35cFmgNEvgdP88CCYwUal6ipsV-IZw5yd/w394-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The cleaning supplies aisle is nice and tidy, as it certainly would have been ironic if it wasn't!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2U2J_3_j9bAISBll6X10iVIuZugefRrIMkhHI0dirYtBrxHRx_VMmvQ9Jtj1oHQTsOmPqFL0GiKDTViwrpOCqPnaa37xyLBRcbC3dRkj5FBuo5zCfQSsTMiWpK7pYFqEpTQE5ophR_bpAJR4FxdS7_RGC3s-K5JnxH3ndbZ6z4YvrP8GWeWNvuBBpB47/s1932/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2U2J_3_j9bAISBll6X10iVIuZugefRrIMkhHI0dirYtBrxHRx_VMmvQ9Jtj1oHQTsOmPqFL0GiKDTViwrpOCqPnaa37xyLBRcbC3dRkj5FBuo5zCfQSsTMiWpK7pYFqEpTQE5ophR_bpAJR4FxdS7_RGC3s-K5JnxH3ndbZ6z4YvrP8GWeWNvuBBpB47/w400-h391/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the back of the store, here's a look into the meat alcove. The only signage for the meat department was the sign over the service counter, with some of Evergreen's stock photo collages breaking up the blank wall space in the alcove.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And if it makes you feel any better, I did pick up that package of hamburger buns on the floor after taking this photo - it was bothering me too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir32dPp5MX5owSPVDfUafH6ZjBkaczmIj-6Ki51wIxQ0u5O0IwzpBXHw9IcV_ZOzLgDFKlYWEQWyABC1i8SBlLp9HIc_MPDBGeW5rjE78pOHXVwKuVN11Rl2yK4z6Pl5fay7EPFTTZDuE11fzf7ir1jpAqo_ZSHhPtWJ4eVal_BPFhti9vGtPcmquzA9N8/s2061/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir32dPp5MX5owSPVDfUafH6ZjBkaczmIj-6Ki51wIxQ0u5O0IwzpBXHw9IcV_ZOzLgDFKlYWEQWyABC1i8SBlLp9HIc_MPDBGeW5rjE78pOHXVwKuVN11Rl2yK4z6Pl5fay7EPFTTZDuE11fzf7ir1jpAqo_ZSHhPtWJ4eVal_BPFhti9vGtPcmquzA9N8/w375-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pet supplies, hardware, and other assorted general merchandise items could be found here in aisle 6.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GzrNVGFgH_u3u79a3Gn-ECMgNbJUyXIjuwP_kDw0NejthLrUkP4oxw1lgJ7HDHCn-0dNQdQVO1L-2l4mYUrowgiUGWturp_H97j-mbq2grSOkAamBOeIgRx309Q4NGvbkYEG-_LjotT95JZxrhF00JjOWSSrwV3jA1BkM3f8ul6G2oqe14qgX3ZInHcx/s1987/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GzrNVGFgH_u3u79a3Gn-ECMgNbJUyXIjuwP_kDw0NejthLrUkP4oxw1lgJ7HDHCn-0dNQdQVO1L-2l4mYUrowgiUGWturp_H97j-mbq2grSOkAamBOeIgRx309Q4NGvbkYEG-_LjotT95JZxrhF00JjOWSSrwV3jA1BkM3f8ul6G2oqe14qgX3ZInHcx/w389-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From aisle 7, here's a look toward the doors at the very center of the building. Yes, we are roughly at the halfway point of this tour!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH32FOiC9MZUHsCRg3rjngRZCyRzFzUI4aswYUSb3fpx6qIYkNzG6Vt7SV7OW70Q1LDNeuzeWdzAa164dfOS0047N7NIk6HSXp8R7-PIfByqWhT4SVhz_yUuRoWXMokAV_3xt29Gukg7wdtWnFpOKl1QDzu9PuFO0iYCa8m_eak_5hOeSpISBfCyI4aGSj/s1932/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1932" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH32FOiC9MZUHsCRg3rjngRZCyRzFzUI4aswYUSb3fpx6qIYkNzG6Vt7SV7OW70Q1LDNeuzeWdzAa164dfOS0047N7NIk6HSXp8R7-PIfByqWhT4SVhz_yUuRoWXMokAV_3xt29Gukg7wdtWnFpOKl1QDzu9PuFO0iYCa8m_eak_5hOeSpISBfCyI4aGSj/w400-h374/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> There is something oddly satisfying about how neatly all those bottles of Sparking Ice were placed on that endcap. I applaud whoever took the time to do that, because that endcap looks very painstaking to stock so perfectly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, reaching the end of aisle 7, the short segment of it between the two parts of the front actionway contain magazines and books.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIUs2-PjOwU_ReolYAheI1hgJjfSNZGi60QZspXUKY6teHKCuiAAJoyyPUHSCYrm1jqkLmFpHV6rqIj0XHqpeSZcW5YF8HfOdCsO1nbTKaqcGZVfV7AMLm0LNVaiI0i0pBOe-CM-Romu_EAINVjgY2cDZC9FSsRBNwXaRTmAfZo8SVM5rE5V1OGayl-vj/s1932/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIUs2-PjOwU_ReolYAheI1hgJjfSNZGi60QZspXUKY6teHKCuiAAJoyyPUHSCYrm1jqkLmFpHV6rqIj0XHqpeSZcW5YF8HfOdCsO1nbTKaqcGZVfV7AMLm0LNVaiI0i0pBOe-CM-Romu_EAINVjgY2cDZC9FSsRBNwXaRTmAfZo8SVM5rE5V1OGayl-vj/w400-h389/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Halfway through our tour, we still have plenty more to see, as we still have a bit of walking to do before we get over to this store's last aisle, aisle 15.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5uU68zhWxX_0W6UOZoTuJur7e4kXdfyCG2VqVTZ5JE9hv-_6bALQKQt1MyS4jpmKi9hHrvXKGKQ5JMev_zWrLcp_m5lAzqoM3_UHyG7-qAyCA1O3DZ-37hgCM9sIrIawWQbns88xWsWY-9onOzz-cCw2CAFOvgjDN3alGrDeYNH_OQy-aeyb4kC_jVCe/s2147/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5uU68zhWxX_0W6UOZoTuJur7e4kXdfyCG2VqVTZ5JE9hv-_6bALQKQt1MyS4jpmKi9hHrvXKGKQ5JMev_zWrLcp_m5lAzqoM3_UHyG7-qAyCA1O3DZ-37hgCM9sIrIawWQbns88xWsWY-9onOzz-cCw2CAFOvgjDN3alGrDeYNH_OQy-aeyb4kC_jVCe/w360-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> All the comfort foods you need are available here in aisle 9 - candy and soup.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_peKfI86U4dCLmn0iWVlX4awrsRzKetOCfs67VeiiLgrQE8aKlyTKzAc5OKH4R2TWfjJaH6Q-6YfSas5w7ikODjDJL8iV7ZEg-iwaVZmw-cEH4m9i6PAYBXi7igs9l2j2eU60j9eorr_s8lgwHlCgoYFStG9MPsD9OzLeQWYKQu5JXK_iaTHMDMcPKTg/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_peKfI86U4dCLmn0iWVlX4awrsRzKetOCfs67VeiiLgrQE8aKlyTKzAc5OKH4R2TWfjJaH6Q-6YfSas5w7ikODjDJL8iV7ZEg-iwaVZmw-cEH4m9i6PAYBXi7igs9l2j2eU60j9eorr_s8lgwHlCgoYFStG9MPsD9OzLeQWYKQu5JXK_iaTHMDMcPKTg/w400-h396/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a closer look at the photo collage in the meat alcove. Pretty much every Evergreen store has this collage somewhere on the perimeter wall, this particular one most commonly found <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb_baoNNrrRBBl1SjngnblNnramBork-U3TwpE-RO2NXQGTeijX4ihq7RTeqAM9kobdlTpSoAedd4cUsKbd3ttFrNwpmga2_Ue-zkP7wkcljhE5XfkoNScnfvLP-tn2KEULNsCUQPeA_t/w391-h400/Photo+40.jpg">in the frozen foods aisle</a> in newbuilds. This photo collage seems to be a nod to Publix's Floridian roots, with its artistic depictions of palm fronds, the art deco building, and the tropical cocktail ingredients. The middle panel says "I ♥ Green #Publix", stating the theme of the collage (everything featured is green in some way), and may even be a subtle nod to the decor package's name, "Evergreen". Unlike Publix's previous decor packages (which were all named after random paint, tile, or fixture elements within the packages themselves), I wonder if the name "Evergreen" was created as a nod to Publix's longtime corporate color (green) and mantra ("Bleed green"), and isn't just a random named picked out of the Sherwin Williams catalog like some of the others were. So far that's the only theory that makes sense, as the name Evergreen certainly wasn't derived from this decor's primary color scheme! (Hence the tongue-in-cheek "Evergray" name this decor has developed in the supermarket fan community).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufkkvkEWFWe8TnrR_V5MtjdTn8RekK1acLkcz37faU0OgDyU2U0HI2Zzgl4HGWAxQsavlKHjq1-pZo1gNSreE2gNiktScxD9NzXdhl4TvMQY6PrXVsOi-aMt32J07_w7FviDRyvRwYY7EmicBaFSGQO3GoB77JXRN33VArsmER__kJn2PD-GiOa15vURu/s1932/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1932" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufkkvkEWFWe8TnrR_V5MtjdTn8RekK1acLkcz37faU0OgDyU2U0HI2Zzgl4HGWAxQsavlKHjq1-pZo1gNSreE2gNiktScxD9NzXdhl4TvMQY6PrXVsOi-aMt32J07_w7FviDRyvRwYY7EmicBaFSGQO3GoB77JXRN33VArsmER__kJn2PD-GiOa15vURu/w400-h386/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While most of the departments in the store only got one wall sign, Dairy was the exception, getting its name on the wall twice. The sign in the corner is clearly the primary sign for the department, with its complementary textured back paneling (which from closer inspection at another store, is just wallpaper of some kind). The secon<i>dairy</i> sign for this department (and I'm sorry if I used that one before, but it's too fitting here) looks like an afterthought, just slapped on the wall without any background directly on the colored stripes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TRWY-S8meAchPHxforsQlHQCXUoHAWdQ6GA-zCjFpnR6XQEOWZdKnDhNtfsA34I_EfSME_5yqsNLOK1kiGDUidqWfvvlnQgRZDoYTDT1Wsl-EHh2n9rsH6NOAmWFARnVeyG0lDwTKhdzr2fjD-l7797g4cLbQsTO6LMgmJV1fR0TrSYkZ5q2MJ906xlj/s1932/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TRWY-S8meAchPHxforsQlHQCXUoHAWdQ6GA-zCjFpnR6XQEOWZdKnDhNtfsA34I_EfSME_5yqsNLOK1kiGDUidqWfvvlnQgRZDoYTDT1Wsl-EHh2n9rsH6NOAmWFARnVeyG0lDwTKhdzr2fjD-l7797g4cLbQsTO6LMgmJV1fR0TrSYkZ5q2MJ906xlj/w400-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the grocery aisles, we find the health and beauty overflow in aisle 11. The front aisles closest to the pharmacy contain the rest of this store's health and beauty/pharmaceutical selection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6568iqq3iosATnjlSKEskwQ-LKYL7ysearXbEHkqo5Z2qOXH0WxCTLWIUtwvgJYcSHMIzA8S7ZWEdXsrpBC135jFTgLivZDrdoKfz7edtp2oFYui7sRO3EFN6_dv7jyf3fSZEt3qwURKr8wcd_0-c_eGE5FaJAFgms26LZ8L2DMa-vaX_3aJi8XP1_oZ/s1932/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6568iqq3iosATnjlSKEskwQ-LKYL7ysearXbEHkqo5Z2qOXH0WxCTLWIUtwvgJYcSHMIzA8S7ZWEdXsrpBC135jFTgLivZDrdoKfz7edtp2oFYui7sRO3EFN6_dv7jyf3fSZEt3qwURKr8wcd_0-c_eGE5FaJAFgms26LZ8L2DMa-vaX_3aJi8XP1_oZ/w400-h389/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Near the pharmacy side entrance was this gigantic beer display, which featured signage congratulating the Tampa Bay Lightening for their second consecutive Stanley Cup win in 2021. While the signage is a nice tribute, this display isn't as creative as <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJjMAHBb00tIvRYGvsbwMJfTiiQTD1nX8-v3AqgQ5dN-4oouNbMtbr1W90B_XnuvmH64_G0Q5ayPhogP-mywqf0Yx1am0L-NrF7uXD0VU4DkDB4amip-0Dd_lT_ecj2NM969MKqGNk5QE/w343-h400/Photo+36.jpg">the faux hockey rink</a> the Palm Harbor Jewel-Publixsons built to fill their extra front end space!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukMOXhZyMz7J5ik5KgF6Lap_Flpd2-6tfIvyNYBemiveCnl5ZVPTayuYO2y5GvOLHPi3kv2ddGCQ9qvyfUz68dlXvUkwylnYGDl3lrHxru01KFIgpPXGtbGTUvPgKqcKqZWE7DL1tXcxE60imjTMV8TsK9JrQXVXShE6xtkawPzFsoqZaM1Rv0fA0PuWl/s2551/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukMOXhZyMz7J5ik5KgF6Lap_Flpd2-6tfIvyNYBemiveCnl5ZVPTayuYO2y5GvOLHPi3kv2ddGCQ9qvyfUz68dlXvUkwylnYGDl3lrHxru01KFIgpPXGtbGTUvPgKqcKqZWE7DL1tXcxE60imjTMV8TsK9JrQXVXShE6xtkawPzFsoqZaM1Rv0fA0PuWl/w303-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Earlier in this post I mentioned there were three major relics of Publix decor past floating around in this building - the first two being the flooring and the bakery tile backsplash. The third relic can be found in this aisle, and stands out quite a bit from its gray surroundings - the Classy Market 2.5/3.0 "Cold Beer" sign. No one bothered to yank that sign down during the remodel, and this isn't the first time I've seen that "Cold Beer" sign survive an Evergreen remodel either.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUJo7mo2RKJd2d2btmIQoRMearWgZliaSPbwTNbNBvkuJRzwqUycjLO4wh0KJMk6LF3SoZtKSKa6WS30RUIkLk2RT-5cEJdARIs_VvNtoE4Kd-Mx455GMJ3RRJpVLLaBwjbs95NqaqAtSzDCqNerGkYiwO6Jhbgq9jSYSskgtUSG2p8IlFrdTA7Mdf_gQ/s1963/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUJo7mo2RKJd2d2btmIQoRMearWgZliaSPbwTNbNBvkuJRzwqUycjLO4wh0KJMk6LF3SoZtKSKa6WS30RUIkLk2RT-5cEJdARIs_VvNtoE4Kd-Mx455GMJ3RRJpVLLaBwjbs95NqaqAtSzDCqNerGkYiwO6Jhbgq9jSYSskgtUSG2p8IlFrdTA7Mdf_gQ/w394-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following the beer coolers in aisle 13, aisles 14 and 15 contain frozen foods. The photo above shows aisle 14, which is entirely dedicated to frozen food coolers...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkN2YAQ1knpI8YlKuY9A8VT1i1fDXhKz_Ymkxi0-k4fc5lUET6-_ut3ibqY8ba-WmO45edFdycZyKic_XCeWVFcmwy3hmpQnHKxmgohVpSmFUkziQQV_2naYXKuLcd6zsoUjNXjgq1IE5blPGLi48bCGTwi72neCHzqgImo37-3HDLgLQb6Zji7CfAbOL/s1932/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkN2YAQ1knpI8YlKuY9A8VT1i1fDXhKz_Ymkxi0-k4fc5lUET6-_ut3ibqY8ba-WmO45edFdycZyKic_XCeWVFcmwy3hmpQnHKxmgohVpSmFUkziQQV_2naYXKuLcd6zsoUjNXjgq1IE5blPGLi48bCGTwi72neCHzqgImo37-3HDLgLQb6Zji7CfAbOL/w400-h379/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …while aisle 15, the store's last, is three quarters frozen foods, with a tiny bit of the dairy department wrapping around from the back wall into this aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9re9l3gqYer7G1R58XQwG4l981ctHV3ahA8LvH37J1N56n14Gt24ayB_yUrp-sovA9i4yQtRaadF6fjNoNlqMlfuEipzfEZSUde8GJW5lg9meee_Xq_XyiRGFmPTwzt1xwDa3bqKuRjyOQB3d8fHNq83Iogjf1M1jrEx4xZ6sNO3UJL5XT1Q0BLjThz38/s1963/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9re9l3gqYer7G1R58XQwG4l981ctHV3ahA8LvH37J1N56n14Gt24ayB_yUrp-sovA9i4yQtRaadF6fjNoNlqMlfuEipzfEZSUde8GJW5lg9meee_Xq_XyiRGFmPTwzt1xwDa3bqKuRjyOQB3d8fHNq83Iogjf1M1jrEx4xZ6sNO3UJL5XT1Q0BLjThz38/w394-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Speaking of the dairy department, we'll take a closer look at it now. The above photo shows us the secondairy department sign again, as well as an overview of the store's back wall as seen from the building's back left corner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SHvz-iKUtepSyMLgXTO5kvuNHrA856-AesZXvRMKvRw0HYzA-zVReQ7ichiCWAlHnGJeG64hA39hfROLWlTojkNHcFHKFujCqNPyWdkCixLoV1RoQdiiJ-Eo7qfXm9EPRmXCAdcJau8WWo5hKqzZrIPzKXSDiEUHBkrAqGHhM1UcRs35XXk3So_pNA6m/s1963/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SHvz-iKUtepSyMLgXTO5kvuNHrA856-AesZXvRMKvRw0HYzA-zVReQ7ichiCWAlHnGJeG64hA39hfROLWlTojkNHcFHKFujCqNPyWdkCixLoV1RoQdiiJ-Eo7qfXm9EPRmXCAdcJau8WWo5hKqzZrIPzKXSDiEUHBkrAqGHhM1UcRs35XXk3So_pNA6m/w394-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The main dairy department sign is located in the back left corner, with the sign taking up the perfect amount of space to fill the corner cut.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopYqhzg3b0m_KpC4FApNoO8nMoUbeDAAg9T8ntDW14i_i502Dk1ZJvCvYMx4i2x0iGylET2dA-Ec9Jx31oaS9-X1ai8YRQb8OtuVukOFGSEVk-E40uG9Iu8dFbH5m3qT7a_CY7I43OMyP77JJepnR_4mHEv7s6lcIDI3OSf5HGWAgJYSsYFk7KSUHHyvA/s2282/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopYqhzg3b0m_KpC4FApNoO8nMoUbeDAAg9T8ntDW14i_i502Dk1ZJvCvYMx4i2x0iGylET2dA-Ec9Jx31oaS9-X1ai8YRQb8OtuVukOFGSEVk-E40uG9Iu8dFbH5m3qT7a_CY7I43OMyP77JJepnR_4mHEv7s6lcIDI3OSf5HGWAgJYSsYFk7KSUHHyvA/w339-h400/Photo%2044.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The dairy photo collage was placed on the left wall in aisle 15, although I feel it would have been better if Publix flipped the placement of the secondairy department sign and the collage. The secondairy department sign would have looked less awkward on this wall than the taller back wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbYHuuKH_Zq_wbu_PlWHK3javfnl8i8ss6oQgPRtDokVr1MD37gsugM25AR51G9gjTra2RDv3upLlZGM8tgUDrNFE5WhUCNQsIoS5uv64_U2sGRusq_FRM0p22gBBmfE10FXDqWaYjXsmT42oQ-NinF8DPxpw9nzGNH3dWRlXMGhl0qQ-wDnFTXkAfuV7/s1932/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbYHuuKH_Zq_wbu_PlWHK3javfnl8i8ss6oQgPRtDokVr1MD37gsugM25AR51G9gjTra2RDv3upLlZGM8tgUDrNFE5WhUCNQsIoS5uv64_U2sGRusq_FRM0p22gBBmfE10FXDqWaYjXsmT42oQ-NinF8DPxpw9nzGNH3dWRlXMGhl0qQ-wDnFTXkAfuV7/w400-h384/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving aisle 15, the front left corner of the building is home to the pharmacy counter. The pharmacy counter itself is located just out of frame to the right, with the short aisles of pharmaceuticals in front (and what the above photo is focused on).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4aU3gkBFV2Og63MclfMfJUyikLg_hsQqWI_VEeUyXhMsoJdoOwFqEzJLi5YPSKuAUe0BO5LGzHgB-RIW6DQKL9sCNlKBfKUnUlQHI3UjE1YA7G2YmvHVi7tzHH8fNOAAa8HGixuju8SkFbKSZKzY6WuOggxeNQhyphenhyphenIKrZbs3RccAV8szP586D92FjiN9X/s1987/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4aU3gkBFV2Og63MclfMfJUyikLg_hsQqWI_VEeUyXhMsoJdoOwFqEzJLi5YPSKuAUe0BO5LGzHgB-RIW6DQKL9sCNlKBfKUnUlQHI3UjE1YA7G2YmvHVi7tzHH8fNOAAa8HGixuju8SkFbKSZKzY6WuOggxeNQhyphenhyphenIKrZbs3RccAV8szP586D92FjiN9X/w389-h400/Photo%2046.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The pharmacy counter itself if pictured here, with the pharmacy side entrance located just beyond the counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFEJkj0o8DiIRDhWDynAny7klTsKGObRnf9yH1Loj1oUlWzaOepBFqx-zshUGFkRcH3aN5UVgaaVux7WXc1thJEY5Wmcy2H3P-8O8IwztPXyBbbgVkLfduEoyL26pXjtWQ0t8QvH5VAjB0x-B2g94gk5aQb302Z3_iJXGo9q5l5oeF8AheDFysVRFiOZj/s1932/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFEJkj0o8DiIRDhWDynAny7klTsKGObRnf9yH1Loj1oUlWzaOepBFqx-zshUGFkRcH3aN5UVgaaVux7WXc1thJEY5Wmcy2H3P-8O8IwztPXyBbbgVkLfduEoyL26pXjtWQ0t8QvH5VAjB0x-B2g94gk5aQb302Z3_iJXGo9q5l5oeF8AheDFysVRFiOZj/w400-h389/Photo%2047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Quite a bit has changed here since the pharmacy's days branded as an <a href="https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/141209348_10159109368969470_3959385099755391925_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3ba11c&_nc_ohc=HY47M7zaRzoAX99dGeF&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AfDdBbWu5dy_R2KsxflEKpfZsVqlAxOzXdm02QSkv8Wn5Q&oe=65C116B1">Osco</a> (although it appears the Florida stores called the pharmacy "Jewel-Osco Prescriptions" instead of just plain "Osco" <a href="https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/1420633/2012/05/raw/f7b4b6c49c78c49956ac6d3e7688419e.jpg">like the stores around Chicago would</a>, probably because Osco on its own didn't have name recognition in Florida).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWCULjPDbRaugKxCMHged6gyyH12DBpNMnSmLjwOkcbNyY63ggMBB9DHybGFjDS-DW3zr8Fym8ycuVEkyDYnI3HwaASs9ll8h5e5Tg8ICe3OefQLPi9S1zlkq2xR25sN8TmfOQzkusabYOi0x9f-TmSA6RNdoCWBUtISKUxD1SMWZb4McQ-Y5YBBTfGpA/s1932/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1932" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWCULjPDbRaugKxCMHged6gyyH12DBpNMnSmLjwOkcbNyY63ggMBB9DHybGFjDS-DW3zr8Fym8ycuVEkyDYnI3HwaASs9ll8h5e5Tg8ICe3OefQLPi9S1zlkq2xR25sN8TmfOQzkusabYOi0x9f-TmSA6RNdoCWBUtISKUxD1SMWZb4McQ-Y5YBBTfGpA/w400-h386/Photo%2048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the pharmacy, here's a look across the front of the store from the inner part of the front actionway...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0gYXAeCjrFZ6ltcPSx3iwusnpsI4MnwRzlNpIwuUaqiOiQgaeTcapN63_yRr0ZsVDemab3dGIFIMsV84B9Mu-0lMTK1E3UMSByzkGwXJrHT4rU9112Qe09SW87nemhsv_mPw4OUtLDxLuqlCYQIADGXWRGOfgmDsAKfavT_AI73qV_5CTzV9rCgj3QNx/s1932/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1932" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0gYXAeCjrFZ6ltcPSx3iwusnpsI4MnwRzlNpIwuUaqiOiQgaeTcapN63_yRr0ZsVDemab3dGIFIMsV84B9Mu-0lMTK1E3UMSByzkGwXJrHT4rU9112Qe09SW87nemhsv_mPw4OUtLDxLuqlCYQIADGXWRGOfgmDsAKfavT_AI73qV_5CTzV9rCgj3QNx/w400-h369/Photo%2049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …and our final interior photo shows a similar scene to the prior photo, just looking across the part of the actionway closer to the check lanes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6KsK5Vqb8ddIQ6TAY7oMjanEOdqLqy_gHTOoO2-zQl3ZY9wYYEiYe_IdBaHMEqRmwrfp5yWzT0nZMeh4gEww1OM4Mu64QWK5CWUCOECSRA8j9UMa-Nf4HBK4vFCbNczOq0OiFieztyCYLE5b5JqmakoBWe4Wwfs-1krKOhXOWpq0kLm96eBjiLSufc-b/s1932/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="1932" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6KsK5Vqb8ddIQ6TAY7oMjanEOdqLqy_gHTOoO2-zQl3ZY9wYYEiYe_IdBaHMEqRmwrfp5yWzT0nZMeh4gEww1OM4Mu64QWK5CWUCOECSRA8j9UMa-Nf4HBK4vFCbNczOq0OiFieztyCYLE5b5JqmakoBWe4Wwfs-1krKOhXOWpq0kLm96eBjiLSufc-b/w400-h295/Photo%2050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Exiting the store through the pharmacy doors, here's a look at that set of doors from the exterior, with the liquor store just to the left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpsn7FyDgt69kN6tmPcuyZBm3e3Cb2jq2U3WvJCxoBzwiKi2xEXrTrkfHG0HGMSoGLO7UHlUKmrtNiaPL7eHM9SBtl3LUHSL6pt02yjqFsmuwkVEY6B5VspyKHf5A28YUeZKNidrPhYi7LzMbwmpGgG9-BAZlc4CFhz556K3rVWbIiPzneYLLKdUSPiIN/s1932/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1932" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpsn7FyDgt69kN6tmPcuyZBm3e3Cb2jq2U3WvJCxoBzwiKi2xEXrTrkfHG0HGMSoGLO7UHlUKmrtNiaPL7eHM9SBtl3LUHSL6pt02yjqFsmuwkVEY6B5VspyKHf5A28YUeZKNidrPhYi7LzMbwmpGgG9-BAZlc4CFhz556K3rVWbIiPzneYLLKdUSPiIN/w400-h325/Photo%2051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a better look at the liquor store itself, tucked into the left side of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcdJNr9AAttAW91RupeYC6sSD8OBYNa-TSW6sGSwz7S6Zf4yvUX25RIcUXgEny-25Db8XrIT-eu4VKno1nOyAhSqJHgwD6tMr_P-qZngXfAB_AfGGtnhJl1Gyr4o9erZ31qGZ5b6IyiU2w7RX2984eRP3SDYcW01tbR0LYjDBXO6SX8d_7cj7BIHKYx6G/s1932/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1932" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcdJNr9AAttAW91RupeYC6sSD8OBYNa-TSW6sGSwz7S6Zf4yvUX25RIcUXgEny-25Db8XrIT-eu4VKno1nOyAhSqJHgwD6tMr_P-qZngXfAB_AfGGtnhJl1Gyr4o9erZ31qGZ5b6IyiU2w7RX2984eRP3SDYcW01tbR0LYjDBXO6SX8d_7cj7BIHKYx6G/w400-h308/Photo%2052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While that concludes our tour of the main store, let's jump across the parking lot to see one last element of this store's past, this time with a relic from the Albertsons era:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0Ga1Y7HS8fSc5qkwe4OpuflOf_KyY3i87YgcaK9Aru50Hdh0_FC2bvnrctu7bAp_5HV_gaqL23WIzMo1PJTndl_ljnl1emLyHDFoZ0kXRtVuKctZEvhHpCvuE9WrfkOcf1MqXFT1hF5xXVIO0pxz_6FcDH1rT1xkzOFfLGe_aRsVnjEODTquIca0QjyE/s2576/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2576" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0Ga1Y7HS8fSc5qkwe4OpuflOf_KyY3i87YgcaK9Aru50Hdh0_FC2bvnrctu7bAp_5HV_gaqL23WIzMo1PJTndl_ljnl1emLyHDFoZ0kXRtVuKctZEvhHpCvuE9WrfkOcf1MqXFT1hF5xXVIO0pxz_6FcDH1rT1xkzOFfLGe_aRsVnjEODTquIca0QjyE/w400-h179/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> At the back of the parking lot, in the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9926669,-82.7431729,339m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu">tip of the triangle</a> where Belcher Road intersects with Old Coachman, lies the former Albertsons Express gas station. This little corner of the Jewel-Osco property remained empty until the turn of the 21st century, when Albertsons decided to squeeze this gas station on the site. Albertsons Express operated here until 2008, the year when Albertsons began exiting the gas station business (although the company has since <a href="https://pathretail.com/albertsons-express">returned to operating gas stations</a>). I don't know if the gas station ceased being an Albertsons Express following Publix's purchase of this store in 2008, or if Albertsons began purging gas stations prior to their deal with Publix that August. Regardless, all of the Floridian Albertsons Express locations were sold off piecemeal to independent operators around that time. This station briefly became a Citgo after Albertsons sold it in 2008, then <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9924329,-82.7430556,3a,37.5y,103.16h,91.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWqDy3IRKAVCTdcJRssL8Ew!2e0!5s20110501T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu">operated independently</a> for a few years before becoming a Valero station in the early 2010's. Today this gas station still operates under the Valero brand, with the convenience store using the name "Fuel Express".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5iXr5DKNwztUej8TmImR8xYH1Po5jAQRcoEh-pY0s7OxNDSPSINi8wlmM9BdK0diUip_Gg6CS_Cni3NUGdw7moyGeKPoeweM2tTH18wVj69xBhj045xc4LnL8i_07tScuE1zO8_3FHAGmMZKNWE0IVtjXXV5ZGJPqjgvzuC9u7xeVzBJ4El1ZLOdXr9I/s2032/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="2032" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5iXr5DKNwztUej8TmImR8xYH1Po5jAQRcoEh-pY0s7OxNDSPSINi8wlmM9BdK0diUip_Gg6CS_Cni3NUGdw7moyGeKPoeweM2tTH18wVj69xBhj045xc4LnL8i_07tScuE1zO8_3FHAGmMZKNWE0IVtjXXV5ZGJPqjgvzuC9u7xeVzBJ4El1ZLOdXr9I/w400-h174/Photo%2054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The convenience store building hasn't seen much change since Albertsons operated it, to the point where the only difference to the building's exterior was Albertsons A-leaf logo being removed for that square sign that reads "Fuel". The "Express" portion of the sign is a remnant from Albertsons Express!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKW_RiZthbMQ0ViiiAwsWrnCCgGNNHILDbe2wWVzmHquraEsr1ul_FTw-lIpINKqqis8wOust6CQtmVi-2Gvdd98eoLKwgo9tkMbvP2VhwmsRTpsyJ3aVBYW4BYZOoXimAIg3zmed5rSqWaj3I7Myl53X3eWOVexBIhRvK813sJdI59LUu5i9IgAv56Jp/s1932/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1932" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKW_RiZthbMQ0ViiiAwsWrnCCgGNNHILDbe2wWVzmHquraEsr1ul_FTw-lIpINKqqis8wOust6CQtmVi-2Gvdd98eoLKwgo9tkMbvP2VhwmsRTpsyJ3aVBYW4BYZOoXimAIg3zmed5rSqWaj3I7Myl53X3eWOVexBIhRvK813sJdI59LUu5i9IgAv56Jp/w400-h244/Photo%2055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though this gas station has seen nothing more than an obvious cheap rebrand, on my original visit to the area in 2021, I only took those first two interior photos we just saw and drove off to my next destination. Later on I began to regret my decision that day, especially after seeing how other former Albertsons Express stations that were sold off to independents had virtually nothing done to their interiors. Thankfully I ended up in this area again in 2023, and I intentionally made this place my gas stop for the day so I had an excuse to check out the interior of the convenience store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPJyEmJtfMpSnzoVzxWXAIM_615kOCtc3ViYMeUOs-fhhWgMLgBI4gM-0DiDIa6-OAZz5tZzwj5JmilfJ664GDNd7N2dVuz6Fld6TlMcEHophHPv7G9Nw4hZzMUMndyNvPQ1sryp_EFDRFpqY3QzS40S4DbRMLTH4V0UHDNzY-jwZ48DYoW6yizjbEih2/s2220/Photo%2056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPJyEmJtfMpSnzoVzxWXAIM_615kOCtc3ViYMeUOs-fhhWgMLgBI4gM-0DiDIa6-OAZz5tZzwj5JmilfJ664GDNd7N2dVuz6Fld6TlMcEHophHPv7G9Nw4hZzMUMndyNvPQ1sryp_EFDRFpqY3QzS40S4DbRMLTH4V0UHDNzY-jwZ48DYoW6yizjbEih2/w348-h400/Photo%2056.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside the convenience store, the cashier counter is immediately to your left, with a few aisles of snacks and such to your right. the self-serve coffee and drinks are straight ahead toward the back of the building. The above photo was taken from the hallway that leads to the restrooms, which were located behind the cashier counter, looking out toward the few aisles of snacks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWM7VHzCsNDfZtmNZBszRuCEcLryOzPOMdfREnGCMg6sZDWafgkZS3FoMf5iD65TSs-ifit1EaUmmslLPi2DS9LecvijRuBK6pQZT5xoglI6n-nFcZPuHFhqwR1i-5y3AITjgVzvIZ1ehvo-ZEg2c5DMupyZSOehBO1XoMifW0k-LsUd9qKmFCoqm_pruD/s2343/Photo%2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWM7VHzCsNDfZtmNZBszRuCEcLryOzPOMdfREnGCMg6sZDWafgkZS3FoMf5iD65TSs-ifit1EaUmmslLPi2DS9LecvijRuBK6pQZT5xoglI6n-nFcZPuHFhqwR1i-5y3AITjgVzvIZ1ehvo-ZEg2c5DMupyZSOehBO1XoMifW0k-LsUd9qKmFCoqm_pruD/w330-h400/Photo%2057.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the other side of the building, it becomes much clearer that nothing has been done inside this convenience store since Albertsons left! Besides the removal of the A-leaf logos, the wall decor is all original, with the signage for the check out and beverages visible here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've explored the former Albertsons Express gas station, we can head on up to the sky for a quick look at some satellite imagery, starting off with some Bird's Eye aerial images courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvvC3d3ft7HTopI11rbLwI9uASxCJ8eN1a1ufLds_z5srr-BLYKm9Fw7nBz-Bd1UdB4uNtBQB3VCOGwD7XO1RttlftY6hZ-bqjf7Y94zq4FbmKbWsX7o67R1sIHFUiJSEnXGLtmhi3c8NBdQT9ImIvBw9EUs1G04_1SQMGZjWm2jr2uW9q0A6_HkgmgPa/s548/Photo%2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="548" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvvC3d3ft7HTopI11rbLwI9uASxCJ8eN1a1ufLds_z5srr-BLYKm9Fw7nBz-Bd1UdB4uNtBQB3VCOGwD7XO1RttlftY6hZ-bqjf7Y94zq4FbmKbWsX7o67R1sIHFUiJSEnXGLtmhi3c8NBdQT9ImIvBw9EUs1G04_1SQMGZjWm2jr2uW9q0A6_HkgmgPa/w400-h336/Photo%2058.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe85eBdQctR42bXd_LzMhGj022cKV9_mtLfR8DXe033oSCI2jhZTgNpNpgakf-radp_B-viu54j1DCCkSA3FsVBnrmj0svJnFnBNCstBCR5pCleaFZNX-ndBTJrqhbix75VU_u6J1_G5QwxwfVsz4sA1G_cgyhIrjRsXBaHIm2kHBlQl-VXFFfjKoArQcz/s579/Photo%2059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="579" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe85eBdQctR42bXd_LzMhGj022cKV9_mtLfR8DXe033oSCI2jhZTgNpNpgakf-radp_B-viu54j1DCCkSA3FsVBnrmj0svJnFnBNCstBCR5pCleaFZNX-ndBTJrqhbix75VU_u6J1_G5QwxwfVsz4sA1G_cgyhIrjRsXBaHIm2kHBlQl-VXFFfjKoArQcz/w400-h376/Photo%2059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8DPMlfycQaIdE-lv4t253-vOh53id949kFb1hJ2gLEjtBDZm-zOjUnVKCLcNzVF5Y92cPG5Yv6VQQYNen_TSDeWK7rxAtmJpF1Ck5920E0BaxF8oX1FAmfLNwazwCTChnUK8yYLatLJCjNdEv0PjujDQ1h8YzAYcDFfJ1jDalQQtV7wUP8Pf4fqovT_a/s549/Photo%2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="549" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8DPMlfycQaIdE-lv4t253-vOh53id949kFb1hJ2gLEjtBDZm-zOjUnVKCLcNzVF5Y92cPG5Yv6VQQYNen_TSDeWK7rxAtmJpF1Ck5920E0BaxF8oX1FAmfLNwazwCTChnUK8yYLatLJCjNdEv0PjujDQ1h8YzAYcDFfJ1jDalQQtV7wUP8Pf4fqovT_a/w400-h341/Photo%2060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz22255wQic1u-Ca6klJ8DuK0IMgXrSRqcFEnbJmkdMI4WDOXtTVOR10k8WpWAfSN3DiWb1zcRfP_b09pTiVBHBXQ5rBIb5rucvuF7rdHSbFRIBV3_PHPjHZU2YHxnq-QHzePDphv5hDAMnSCpaqAi4LIeWqWeviRTdjRdQmaKCTTxrJICOY6xZhnHQEov/s495/Photo%2061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz22255wQic1u-Ca6klJ8DuK0IMgXrSRqcFEnbJmkdMI4WDOXtTVOR10k8WpWAfSN3DiWb1zcRfP_b09pTiVBHBXQ5rBIb5rucvuF7rdHSbFRIBV3_PHPjHZU2YHxnq-QHzePDphv5hDAMnSCpaqAi4LIeWqWeviRTdjRdQmaKCTTxrJICOY6xZhnHQEov/w388-h400/Photo%2061.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now for some historic aerial imagery, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCbpJuAtIo0DtH9rmebbFAZwrcMOYNfVuuzHSBBKPJTeWvxtoni8WVtNIfv3U1dfop95gRWmH-zW9tAcEVODh3u32UFUIT-DYqkUrQJcs18kXvkBDhfFDGjcVhwSgRqOQiUfK493vTwjqynFGitZk0guPo76_Dfz5IOKyVWCRFm9UtblN0SDYDU2VemXb/s585/Photo%2062%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCbpJuAtIo0DtH9rmebbFAZwrcMOYNfVuuzHSBBKPJTeWvxtoni8WVtNIfv3U1dfop95gRWmH-zW9tAcEVODh3u32UFUIT-DYqkUrQJcs18kXvkBDhfFDGjcVhwSgRqOQiUfK493vTwjqynFGitZk0guPo76_Dfz5IOKyVWCRFm9UtblN0SDYDU2VemXb/w334-h400/Photo%2062%202023.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4401 - 2023</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyViWDeaRHLSsnzd_d948xcYxlU1d6EqCrHWkCJbZQmjDOHLC4tfisHXGk_zIUl5ij_fX8TjzAzrNGETMszI0eXvscGyrFAZ_x_Tyqpq5k1-YwWD7AWjC1Ym7EDlSQKT-ucEhLqYPp3s1h6L4vPSv0m9fpgWubBrcAPmwEXQmNOX3cG224g6Ga7UtAk1Sj/s539/Photo%2063%202007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyViWDeaRHLSsnzd_d948xcYxlU1d6EqCrHWkCJbZQmjDOHLC4tfisHXGk_zIUl5ij_fX8TjzAzrNGETMszI0eXvscGyrFAZ_x_Tyqpq5k1-YwWD7AWjC1Ym7EDlSQKT-ucEhLqYPp3s1h6L4vPSv0m9fpgWubBrcAPmwEXQmNOX3cG224g6Ga7UtAk1Sj/w319-h400/Photo%2063%202007.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4401 - 2007</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B_s5V3X_IJHl8zujAw1mdZ5nKIQk9gAdGiT6WF726HLdRBSi8_H1sRZqUq-E6WPPLghNkXlmp0Vp-HvW0QudEqNnGF0g1kkjhyLOfd61fhFBESJSUn8Ri1ZMtcGJk-1EIDeTAy-STO_QODYcACiIiuOqzHAwM5a3X3pSx4GRvs1vWm6eneDIotGJQvk6/s539/Photo%2064%202002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="395" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B_s5V3X_IJHl8zujAw1mdZ5nKIQk9gAdGiT6WF726HLdRBSi8_H1sRZqUq-E6WPPLghNkXlmp0Vp-HvW0QudEqNnGF0g1kkjhyLOfd61fhFBESJSUn8Ri1ZMtcGJk-1EIDeTAy-STO_QODYcACiIiuOqzHAwM5a3X3pSx4GRvs1vWm6eneDIotGJQvk6/w294-h400/Photo%2064%202002.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4401 - 2002</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwaxVlOUGlCl9O_-aVneMruOGN_xLFqWrTDxs0MVxzzKzKWvH9WRcKWAT0-hfRK7b5BWHgHjcq2AZSoWrRaCWivKMIMwoDRc6TAs1ObGN2XdEwto2dAJCJ-Bo4nCjp1dI4RSIlyIU52-5k2UoX3oxYpLnCErWjjq6zuAUIx-uwrotq-v0b3C1AMx26y_s/s533/Photo%2065%201998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwaxVlOUGlCl9O_-aVneMruOGN_xLFqWrTDxs0MVxzzKzKWvH9WRcKWAT0-hfRK7b5BWHgHjcq2AZSoWrRaCWivKMIMwoDRc6TAs1ObGN2XdEwto2dAJCJ-Bo4nCjp1dI4RSIlyIU52-5k2UoX3oxYpLnCErWjjq6zuAUIx-uwrotq-v0b3C1AMx26y_s/w301-h400/Photo%2065%201998.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4401 - 1998 - The Albertsons Express had not yet been built in this image</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYQPmQC-YboqR8DT_xxAY_l23-IzINZ829UlcYJh4k7prWJcKWBetNejxhTZ8GI3e0mxEXPdrjdOEi0maAnNZcuLLqv4WbnoeRU8ZOdTcA5JCUcNoFRMbDtsIwOBJTZouky4NkwPC9UJALSwHtX9d9I1KN0vzQ8x00Hr3UCjZT8_MvTTPXdPyr-crl-Gp/s383/Photo%2066%201985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYQPmQC-YboqR8DT_xxAY_l23-IzINZ829UlcYJh4k7prWJcKWBetNejxhTZ8GI3e0mxEXPdrjdOEi0maAnNZcuLLqv4WbnoeRU8ZOdTcA5JCUcNoFRMbDtsIwOBJTZouky4NkwPC9UJALSwHtX9d9I1KN0vzQ8x00Hr3UCjZT8_MvTTPXdPyr-crl-Gp/w300-h400/Photo%2066%201985.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Jewel-Osco #4102 and Albertsons #4401 - 1985 - It looks like the Jewel-Osco was built on the site of a small farm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczVsZmGO4MvTCGXDGrNMxucpB0yDnDvWRJCfWHMvam1OUHj96bqWbbCuC6qA9sEdTZZwHHT7WVfg8Ui7ccT7Hag_rpegJ4ea_w_lxp5p7_YsYi6SianJv8VR0auuw6IVMY5hlWLDWxZmW26QW0wJNYD2jI8OplBGuLFgpUHFMPsenzEwUWikESPW2K-7i/s2576/Photo%2067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="2576" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczVsZmGO4MvTCGXDGrNMxucpB0yDnDvWRJCfWHMvam1OUHj96bqWbbCuC6qA9sEdTZZwHHT7WVfg8Ui7ccT7Hag_rpegJ4ea_w_lxp5p7_YsYi6SianJv8VR0auuw6IVMY5hlWLDWxZmW26QW0wJNYD2jI8OplBGuLFgpUHFMPsenzEwUWikESPW2K-7i/w400-h178/Photo%2067.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And there you go, another tour of one jewel of a Publix complete! With this tour finished, we only have one more operational Jewel-Publixsons left to see - the Bradenton one, as we've already toured the Jewel-Publixsons in <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/12/former-albertsons-4404-palm-harbor-fl.html">Palm Harbor</a> and <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-albertsons-4402-largo-fl-largo.html">Largo</a>. Sadly, I didn't get to visit the Hudson Jewel-Publixsons before that one was ripped down, but we will eventually get a tour of that site in the future. For the remaining Floridian Jewel-Osco stores, we've already seen what remains at the former <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/11/former-albertsons-4406-tampa-fl.html">N. Dale Mabry site</a>, and the Temple Terrace store's remains will come in the future as well. That said, I've finally hit the halfway point in my coverage of the 7 former Floridian Jewel-Osco stores, a modest milestone I suppose. We'll come back to the topic of Jewel-Osco again in the future, but next time we'll take a look at a slightly tamer former Albertsons store, so be sure to come back in two weeks for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's to a great 2024, and until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-46980519735908322442023-12-06T05:18:00.000-05:002023-12-06T05:18:07.515-05:00This Blog is My Grocery Palace - 10 Years of AFB<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7KvHIlaxIQL8stCEnPKJdCznIED0A41GJBGrghjd2mpeqYqKFSWVtpTdqkKD5Sk5iYqKnBRjuRP01vpKwFA4GMYU7OGohZrkkbDNv8lSB5k_V7OxdzfN0AvoKfMm0S-J09gGU7XLoTB9kwek05K2e9TL_nmhJfefBPYLmdgccjo4dL49nMiC_CTJv5Fo/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1932" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7KvHIlaxIQL8stCEnPKJdCznIED0A41GJBGrghjd2mpeqYqKFSWVtpTdqkKD5Sk5iYqKnBRjuRP01vpKwFA4GMYU7OGohZrkkbDNv8lSB5k_V7OxdzfN0AvoKfMm0S-J09gGU7XLoTB9kwek05K2e9TL_nmhJfefBPYLmdgccjo4dL49nMiC_CTJv5Fo/w400-h325/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4462 / Sedano's #40</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12981 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL - Southchase Plaza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_n7Ej9gcxucBSw0Ga35wRRxwNof13G8UBmYyiSjle8ZUOaHd6UIKcPTqKFVoOH-Fep31qyCvxtUBLeWDrgeJVzr5Jr3RfLjZs0OAFg96idppRpsAAPIj0KztZBtKAubFbHYUIlhZqqBhscW8l-WOrNZCAB3IhKKjC8mcwCEfNuMN1vvvbWw3-F-e9vM7/s94/Orange-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="55" data-original-width="94" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_n7Ej9gcxucBSw0Ga35wRRxwNof13G8UBmYyiSjle8ZUOaHd6UIKcPTqKFVoOH-Fep31qyCvxtUBLeWDrgeJVzr5Jr3RfLjZs0OAFg96idppRpsAAPIj0KztZBtKAubFbHYUIlhZqqBhscW8l-WOrNZCAB3IhKKjC8mcwCEfNuMN1vvvbWw3-F-e9vM7/s1600/Orange-blue.png" width="94" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Orange County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This Blog is My Grocery Palace</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 10 years ago today, a much younger AFB decided <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2013/12/hello-internet-welcome-to-albertsons.html">it was finally time</a> to launch a retail blog. After thinking and debating about making the dive into this madness for a while following his discovery of the (now defunct) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190403032638/http://acmestyleblog.blogspot.com/">Acme Style Blog</a>, the closure of his local Albertsons store finally sparked him to get going on making his thoughts of a retail blog a reality. Following the success of Acme Style, a blog about Acme's sister store, Albertsons, and its faltering Florida division would be just as successful, right? After a year of researching and locating all of Florida's Albertsons stores, the moment of truth came on December 6, 2013: would this crazy idea of an unofficial Floridian offshoot of Acme Style prove to be a success? Much to the shock of its blogger, yes, I think this blog has been a success, otherwise I would have given up on this a long time ago!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Over the span of the last decade of writing this blog, my coverage has sent me all over the Floridian Peninsula to document hundreds of retail stores - grocery and otherwise - for your entertainment. To date I've been to 200 Publix stores, 117 Winn-Dixies, every former Albertsons site in the Floridian Peninsula except one (#4459 in Homestead has proven to be a pain to motivate myself to visit), and a variety of other stores from <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/09/until-blue-light-fades-away.html">Kmarts</a> to <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-last-goodings.html">the last Goodings</a> to some of the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2018/03/kash-n-karry-lives.html">last remaining fragments of Kash n' Karry</a>. It's been an interesting experience, and this blog has gotten me to visit a lot of different parts of Florida I probably <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-land-of-old-florida-and-its-equally.html">wouldn't have thought to visit</a> otherwise. Prior to this blog, documentation of Floridian retail was fairly non-existent on the internet. I'm happy to have made my contributions to correct that over the last 10 years, and have inspired others to go out there and preserve the legacy of the stores in their community - be it in Florida or elsewhere. In a way, over the last decade, I've made this blog my Grocery Palace, a kingdom dedicated to the preservation of Floridian stores and supermarkets. Thanks to all the readers of this blog, this has all been possible, and here we are celebrating ten years of success and building a community dedicated to preserving the past.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To mark the 10th anniversary of this blog, we're going to revisit what (I find to be) the most interesting former Albertsons store in all of Florida - former Albertsons #4462 in South Orlando. We first toured store #4462 <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/12/former-albertsons-4462-orlando-fl-south.html">back in 2016</a> to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of AFB, and I couldn't think of a better store to feature in the post to mark the blog's 10th anniversary (although store #4459 in Homestead was a strong contender until I discovered Sedano's ripped out the vast majority of that building's original Grocery Palace decor in the last year or two, which also hasn't helped to motive me to make the drive down there to see it either). Unlike its sibling in Homestead, the South Orlando Sedanosons still has the vast majority of its original Grocery Palace decor in-tact, and knowing how much of a sucker I am for Grocery Palace in any form, I feel it's only fitting to have this store mark yet another AFB anniversary celebration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll reflect more on the last decade of AFB toward the end of this post, but I'm sure most of you came here for the store tour, so let's jump right into that and see what's changed here at the South Orlando Sedanosons since we last visited it in 2016:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6B-pSWdiOWLNAbR7uqWj2ix6oTXX9uBrW6WVssSJft9ghE8mATlWe23uxYTdrUSC2f5e3z-rot2ntSsYQGibFlpiKW2tBLaRJluhwIEnE_0J81eDewJFGabVEmEXSY2ut6bPFSG0Ox2n1Bake02mrZaST6eP5QK4BbbxCPaIOT5-qS_QA4K8o6da_nIik/s1932/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1932" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6B-pSWdiOWLNAbR7uqWj2ix6oTXX9uBrW6WVssSJft9ghE8mATlWe23uxYTdrUSC2f5e3z-rot2ntSsYQGibFlpiKW2tBLaRJluhwIEnE_0J81eDewJFGabVEmEXSY2ut6bPFSG0Ox2n1Bake02mrZaST6eP5QK4BbbxCPaIOT5-qS_QA4K8o6da_nIik/w400-h305/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like the now former <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/former-albertsons-4410-kissimmee-fl.html">Kissimmee Sedanosons</a> store we toured last time, the South Orlando Sedanosons was part of the same package deal where <a href="https://www.supermarketnews.com/speciality/sedanos-expands-orlando-albertsons-buy">Sedano's bought three of Albertsons' Orlando-area locations</a> in 2009, marking that chain's entrance into Central Florida. Following the closure of the Kissimmee Sedano's in 2021, Sedano's continues to serve the Orlando area from its two remaining former Albertsons locations - #4462 on South Orange Blossom Trail, and <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2017/06/former-albertsons-4347-orlando-fl-s.html">#4347</a> on South Semoran Blvd. about 15 miles north of here. As I mentioned in our posthumous tour of the Kissimmee store, Sedano's has never expanded in Orlando beyond those original stores purchased from Albertsons in 2009. The two remaining Orlando Sedano's stores seem to hold their own, but with other Hispanic grocery chains in Orlando expanding quite a bit these days, and Sedano's shrinking, I'm not really sure what the future for these stores hold. Sedano's appears to have only opened 2 new stores since buying those 3 Orlando Albertsons locations in 2009 - one in Coral Gables around 2012, and <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/things-to-do/article237323174.html">a new prototype store in Hialeah</a> in 2019, with a few random store closures here and there. In addition, another new Sedano's was supposed to open somewhere in Miami in 2022, but <a href="https://www.constructionjournal.com/projects/details/6196ddcb3ca54cb8a0ed614af0a2d7fc.html">it appears that store was canceled</a>. Maybe Sedano's is complacent with their current fleet of 35 stores, and they're fine with the status quo after purging a few loser stores? However, the canceled store from 2022 is a bit strange, and adds to the mystery what might be going on at their corporate office. I'm not super familiar with Sedano's operations to have a better idea of what may be going on behind the scenes, or if I'm just overthinking things. At least from my experiences shopping at Sedano's, their stores always appeared to do fairly well, especially in their home turf in Miami-Dade County, so who knows what the company is up to.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMYj31qhpVQUWulO_vhUTXddpTxFLkFEq6YFt6PEGvmMfF-BhyBDhg0oHlDJrLhMtttlVgqqljUa4wnbNn5fQRTj2RzQSf2hBfWsBATEowoSo69B-6gGXU0mO2VOUuJaA3OSJpHGJAxGG4dqe0inASiWkIncksuKTfG_U7dOLUCRe39MQN9tFdTqMS6HP/s1932/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMYj31qhpVQUWulO_vhUTXddpTxFLkFEq6YFt6PEGvmMfF-BhyBDhg0oHlDJrLhMtttlVgqqljUa4wnbNn5fQRTj2RzQSf2hBfWsBATEowoSo69B-6gGXU0mO2VOUuJaA3OSJpHGJAxGG4dqe0inASiWkIncksuKTfG_U7dOLUCRe39MQN9tFdTqMS6HP/w400-h391/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we've seen in the last few exterior photos, Sedano's has repainted the exterior in recent years, as back in 2016 the building still <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGr_bHKl4Xtd-fOp3IwwD9uClZaFYn6TFSYE3mqAbyNsU3Ei6E5F0Nu4vk075jkC_ttgfjPcC6b7X9MIOvDYBtCNGgeBGxsg6-45zyVH45UHWxyvcY_IigwRiDmPkA80gwbWzm3wGMcWM/s1600/Photo+1.jpg">sported its original exterior paint scheme</a> from Albertsons. A few small modifications have been made to the interior as well since our last visit, but the glorious Grocery Palace decor from Albertsons' June 1999 opening is still going strong inside:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZI9TeB-PvfQg5tz_VykECW-FzBz0bUCyAf-cQ7lW_jXjM826PLQoYssVm87hq7PJETHhSfr13bnsQ9-XD3RZIcPNlcoxAiGoGwerJZPAdCQGAB8zAt3brjryxLiSLVO4hpMSWcWqFlOak4SqrkGOFbd7JKxesEAGfMNSUAwwVRrjwMxPUxHCeu-NmgY_/s2122/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZI9TeB-PvfQg5tz_VykECW-FzBz0bUCyAf-cQ7lW_jXjM826PLQoYssVm87hq7PJETHhSfr13bnsQ9-XD3RZIcPNlcoxAiGoGwerJZPAdCQGAB8zAt3brjryxLiSLVO4hpMSWcWqFlOak4SqrkGOFbd7JKxesEAGfMNSUAwwVRrjwMxPUxHCeu-NmgY_/w364-h400/Photo%204.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, it still feels like I should still be staring at <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUrL8Qycbl4IKlxL8H1IL2IOvAIeZHJThbejiLoVRYPTDSRVtEk7dUlbwOijiLi1PGk9DWTnAI17TQTf5VcQ4HSg_mLTWpbvdOtuKxlTbvEem1nqQSLsq_1oLrvGsof-3CBrZWmmPGn_E/s400/Photo+7.jpg">a giant Albertsons A-leaf logo</a> on the floor. Even without the Albertsons logo on the floor anymore, we still have the pharmacy island to greet us upon entering the store. During our 2016 visit <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGhECodvrS9sMj8ecPOqVIgN1j85MKZnJNqEfaZtZ7zxzP_SwC5KvR3gQylwi4tnznpXd7OMV0gLFDXwoirZtDpNtfXKzyzfnUaP1osG-i1HJx41b9vXTgIvbsIGHC_kWx2Axuwlt2ndm/s400/Photo+9.jpg">the pharmacy space was vacant</a>, however, Sedano's has since found a new independent pharmacy tenant to occupy this space, operating as "Southchase Community Pharmacy" (Southchase is the official name of the neighborhood this store is in).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvOSwtcizK5G5iPFe6mJ_dFaCUswvkpLqr_pP6-TPq515N3pZ7rM0TBYW6v9IPKyfPeKth6vBK1X-Reu8R9ip_T2iTEVy1RA529mb0KNzSgLFeDO5v_lxhurVPj6SO4kQoaJEDvCB_qjIbCOR3vvrmtS7nV3GbPT83NvJqr6ON8Wd6Bnhs2a451uoAfoK/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1932" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvOSwtcizK5G5iPFe6mJ_dFaCUswvkpLqr_pP6-TPq515N3pZ7rM0TBYW6v9IPKyfPeKth6vBK1X-Reu8R9ip_T2iTEVy1RA529mb0KNzSgLFeDO5v_lxhurVPj6SO4kQoaJEDvCB_qjIbCOR3vvrmtS7nV3GbPT83NvJqr6ON8Wd6Bnhs2a451uoAfoK/w400-h369/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons' original deli now operates as a large cafeteria space, with a full-service coffee, pastry, and sandwich shop along the front wall, and a self-serve hot foods bar around the corner where Albertsons' deli counter used to be.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZPkwlYNddkWdVzcwXN6Fe4AoYtHFtuIwczak82bNv1B032zGo8tiMIsf_La5nKciPMaReaJ38PyFVBKi395jkg9xmFE-rxZk2XmFVXZ51ksThDR6IdM1a2q1ZHvFcNv6R57Lz0NEC0UhCd-o5tLUrtKCpsS0j4ULPpqhexHxqbHGY_Q5FYtfLkVnGXmk/s1932/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZPkwlYNddkWdVzcwXN6Fe4AoYtHFtuIwczak82bNv1B032zGo8tiMIsf_La5nKciPMaReaJ38PyFVBKi395jkg9xmFE-rxZk2XmFVXZ51ksThDR6IdM1a2q1ZHvFcNv6R57Lz0NEC0UhCd-o5tLUrtKCpsS0j4ULPpqhexHxqbHGY_Q5FYtfLkVnGXmk/w400-h400/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the last few years, Sedano's has modernized and expanded this store's prepared foods department, replacing the old coolers (which probably dated back to Albertsons) with new fixtures. Sedano's updates to this part of the store came at the expense of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrpb6yF4nFyHB8kZSLzHjBCeuQ5a9mThtJbJyY9rx1-Q-DzNwcGx_WZGvNEYwNWBOocB1yGLv5NYq-nG0ouTca9pVb-oFQlMaRKpLoLHO9XoskSc1DypnvvDNsxyoOHiyD0UTk6oDImvV/s400/Photo+11.jpg">the spinning chef sign</a> and the "Meals to Go" signs that used to grace Albertsons' Grocery Palace deli. While all that original signage was removed, the original floor tiles and wall texturing have remained in place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3xiPmuBcmLpvDfun3BIM96mXUM0E3rHinpye76sm9nw7nf1BO9AeDv_l3ACAnKygkoOtgA6Ay3JFmDrvBFDcr8bpXo6C4LoGV_oRKQSbu7WyJc567oRXRfIIOXuVtZNiT475SevBQd0M89dImR7z23jot4wZyjLpQxZo6D19VPNMr-sGYfwJt8fkP-iA/s1932/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3xiPmuBcmLpvDfun3BIM96mXUM0E3rHinpye76sm9nw7nf1BO9AeDv_l3ACAnKygkoOtgA6Ay3JFmDrvBFDcr8bpXo6C4LoGV_oRKQSbu7WyJc567oRXRfIIOXuVtZNiT475SevBQd0M89dImR7z23jot4wZyjLpQxZo6D19VPNMr-sGYfwJt8fkP-iA/w400-h389/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The original deli prep space was converted into an enclosed dining area, relocating the tables from the main salesfloor in front of the ordering counter. The old dining space on the salesfloor was replaced with additional coolers for prepared foods, with all full-service cafeteria operations consolidated into the counter along the front wall (Sedano's used the old deli space as a coffee shop before consolidating that into the prepared foods counter).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGVm4xD-hVSm0_FX0e5tiiYroWICnsc6xgNmkUBB9ZyzyecPwkui05zadbsmBRhwFHItTgRMg-I-lSvGy3ci-2UCpgzB9k0Nfnf5xCjYEcEl7CC0e0-Ug2Y_QH8vUFkWbc294yQ2XSsu-LvQqTAsWZKTkdUYFKA0vydZzZMVikuWKTsdYrhMwt9axldSM/s1932/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="1932" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGVm4xD-hVSm0_FX0e5tiiYroWICnsc6xgNmkUBB9ZyzyecPwkui05zadbsmBRhwFHItTgRMg-I-lSvGy3ci-2UCpgzB9k0Nfnf5xCjYEcEl7CC0e0-Ug2Y_QH8vUFkWbc294yQ2XSsu-LvQqTAsWZKTkdUYFKA0vydZzZMVikuWKTsdYrhMwt9axldSM/w400-h353/Photo%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The cafeteria was the busiest part of the store with a lot of people lingering around, so none of my photos of that area came out spectacularly well during this trip. From within the produce department, here's my best attempt at an overview of the former deli/new cafeteria space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt82Dze4N9TsdvZTkq5m7rBNbHKIcbmgiMUX4W-zu0qVvoG-jpzOOPAKGHmoqlwrwVRnllMkQ1jgVRowwHAMPUGFc6TuCo2AJA9pO0eYMgwK_FpFf7ONfh9Ja09fzgZdXB3Uud4amGN8cROv2ohV25ve3aVG7C3fNgTV_ewPU79MrgQHJ3I8k21dC-wyZ/s1932/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt82Dze4N9TsdvZTkq5m7rBNbHKIcbmgiMUX4W-zu0qVvoG-jpzOOPAKGHmoqlwrwVRnllMkQ1jgVRowwHAMPUGFc6TuCo2AJA9pO0eYMgwK_FpFf7ONfh9Ja09fzgZdXB3Uud4amGN8cROv2ohV25ve3aVG7C3fNgTV_ewPU79MrgQHJ3I8k21dC-wyZ/w400-h379/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning around, at least we find the produce department is still mostly the same from our last visit - just like Albertsons left it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAlPGPaVGhCBLR3u_uDSrVtN2pnInj8b2Loa2Ll-6-9hM7Dko2Oe_cFzh6d-SRxCZANrvvTmhrRq8vEUvQNmrOQSV3aHA23HoNtXcr2eHW8dnE_I7_yRZq48yIeidPKhLA3JcCMY5R9rzcJIIXhn5Pu4nPoNXJk2sl0avZfuKWX12BoTIxC01sf69pd4g/s1932/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="1932" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAlPGPaVGhCBLR3u_uDSrVtN2pnInj8b2Loa2Ll-6-9hM7Dko2Oe_cFzh6d-SRxCZANrvvTmhrRq8vEUvQNmrOQSV3aHA23HoNtXcr2eHW8dnE_I7_yRZq48yIeidPKhLA3JcCMY5R9rzcJIIXhn5Pu4nPoNXJk2sl0avZfuKWX12BoTIxC01sf69pd4g/w400-h353/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sedano's only modification to the produce department since 2016 was replacing Albertsons' <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSAxMUEmOK7hq0o5YWzVY0nXZvMyxuZ-M0MVZOi-mJICCPa8MVgdSPbout7YGOSsfNCxc5Qx9ucc6x2MTol5yzEkKIf0CA_o50Aqu0SWtrVEAphChJ6ksKcFD_6LRuIctnWeHIRzVxc0i/s400/Photo+12.jpg">old produce spotlights</a> with additional strip lights, which now make this part of the store really bright.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkbROg_mNwrtWkl50wxvSB1rw-w_s0sSEdIkDaO4exVGMKy5uD4mY30f6yn_Iz6iRxiBqlG8-r8CfaK0bQLVyvMiVwiMmKuOy8ERHRwgSerJJNL-inPJCdM8_G0HtNOTThJeXxG_UkZVdq4Ts3dmTjgIfJjtL3nGOIrr1BT9MtG3J3x-X-WNovVua2ekN/s2061/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkbROg_mNwrtWkl50wxvSB1rw-w_s0sSEdIkDaO4exVGMKy5uD4mY30f6yn_Iz6iRxiBqlG8-r8CfaK0bQLVyvMiVwiMmKuOy8ERHRwgSerJJNL-inPJCdM8_G0HtNOTThJeXxG_UkZVdq4Ts3dmTjgIfJjtL3nGOIrr1BT9MtG3J3x-X-WNovVua2ekN/w375-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The spotlights shining down on the original produce wall graphics didn't help with photographing them, washing out a lot of the detail, but they're still there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgfRAQ6kyDHRW5Geo0ZULHGsyQhtOEzlcxcf4hn5rFxbStV9d6QGnmtmjICs0ehlq2BrEcdAjbQy0LA6VS2Dx4zlXPQzy1fYnUcx_0FDx0GNoL-8cJuY5YcPgvI9sqoHL1jTX9rkgC4d0P7a2JjDChzYHtjNdY6hBniU_jODI8RnQiPMdJHwRZi4NYp2B/s2110/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgfRAQ6kyDHRW5Geo0ZULHGsyQhtOEzlcxcf4hn5rFxbStV9d6QGnmtmjICs0ehlq2BrEcdAjbQy0LA6VS2Dx4zlXPQzy1fYnUcx_0FDx0GNoL-8cJuY5YcPgvI9sqoHL1jTX9rkgC4d0P7a2JjDChzYHtjNdY6hBniU_jODI8RnQiPMdJHwRZi4NYp2B/w366-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The produce crate graphics on the back wall are also from Albertsons, and it almost seems like Sedano's knocked off this wall prop with something similar in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_CiaIKBurhTOwl-xkKe6aOLLNqbeEUTKgik19GD7FBFUFC9wnrJFi86ZQJ6cWIhXKmqiNYNxagIINCLHgOWTIFFHSZQOngJ6Vvrr_caPz7cXk85ogAzNSrUw9CJwf-mn7DV8Mq7Z-QdsCBlaspFVT1ytbSwSnc9qyAmnFaBtrunvGhTVZJo4-mKjvkv-/w354-h400/Photo%2023.jpg">the produce department of their former Kissimmee store</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rZUfGbiehF8-LvtVxzSw-FHSKYhbG1Ovy5bBjWXdQpupflfi27ADWoCsKII9v3FMeF9A7omBdgmGs6d-1KukzpNMZfd4qAIVMsl8RgxmLnD_C4992W2s5BODyxLSGnTx6EazEI2dy6nV7BcKsn-pBte_xjicGXSykzFK9d633XKjGq6MsXwkpIwAKxEC/s2208/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rZUfGbiehF8-LvtVxzSw-FHSKYhbG1Ovy5bBjWXdQpupflfi27ADWoCsKII9v3FMeF9A7omBdgmGs6d-1KukzpNMZfd4qAIVMsl8RgxmLnD_C4992W2s5BODyxLSGnTx6EazEI2dy6nV7BcKsn-pBte_xjicGXSykzFK9d633XKjGq6MsXwkpIwAKxEC/w350-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following produce, moving along to the store's back wall we find the bakery department. Back in 2016, Sedano's was using the bakery as <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtslS5CMFsssfjqmlKPUexyJZnfO3lowZXTlejCpn-IBHAaklAtP6lSe73-rrCTXercFuqcoGOPlRre10gWCFSoTzDu1S1QmJ76G6Po0C-N-_Kp2sg6VTEmiFJbPzqsq5Ct9jCRiB2wXkR/s400/Photo+15.jpg">another cafe/coffee shop</a>. That secondary cafe was removed and this part of the store was reverted back to its original use as a bakery, although Sedano's selection of in-house baked goods is pretty small (mostly limited to some loaves of Cuban bread), with the majority of the baked goods offerings being outsourced.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ3yplBRuw9oe6jRXLgAGIq0sR7tDBW4sQ2t0xJL0izU2f1sM8k0NLelQDJANfCzdKDDe4KcfUjewDIAxaZaYPKH83-VHnk3m6xhrIAY2KuYP8Ni7I9oYX_zJqcrwU2yylZ7fS68crGgfL5FDwaHqWgqMez_NWST5IdMAfH1_5WMQCfVqyLMO6XrpUTRl/s2367/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ3yplBRuw9oe6jRXLgAGIq0sR7tDBW4sQ2t0xJL0izU2f1sM8k0NLelQDJANfCzdKDDe4KcfUjewDIAxaZaYPKH83-VHnk3m6xhrIAY2KuYP8Ni7I9oYX_zJqcrwU2yylZ7fS68crGgfL5FDwaHqWgqMez_NWST5IdMAfH1_5WMQCfVqyLMO6XrpUTRl/w326-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though it wasn't one of the crazier props in this decor package, I've always liked the Grocery Palace bakery sign. While Grocery Palace never explicitly put the word "bakery" on this department, that sign still does a good job of getting the point across!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0rYiKwZPs6KMHiCipmleMGtjTHLDhkJUgQaei8Ddbv42Hv6hyphenhyphentpUlim50iYDgeAru-g5dDoVt00MVfebtFaIgTnPnUyw7zGjsbDIfyLZkiv0juOqclNNUhTY_ZLFxMgc6J_FNpR8_R16Ts_RG57LJUWycuHeu0yYU5UYK4Q3maR3AFY1i55vdjKUXEii/s2441/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2441" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0rYiKwZPs6KMHiCipmleMGtjTHLDhkJUgQaei8Ddbv42Hv6hyphenhyphentpUlim50iYDgeAru-g5dDoVt00MVfebtFaIgTnPnUyw7zGjsbDIfyLZkiv0juOqclNNUhTY_ZLFxMgc6J_FNpR8_R16Ts_RG57LJUWycuHeu0yYU5UYK4Q3maR3AFY1i55vdjKUXEii/w317-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The bakery tile pattern extends out to the right of the former bakery service counter, into space that was home to additional pastry cases (to my right) and the prepackaged breads (to my left). With Sedano's small bakery selection, most of the former bakery floor space was absorbed back into the grocery aisles, with random pallet drops now being housed in the space that would have been home to baked goods display tables.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvU-ZBBO77w8ZUdQY4LBFwOJzbpA0bomn2SFUpGPfIPo1e12RbLqvAiK3A1TGAQkjTwcs-zkKjXNmXQFGyj5mZ12-IYYrzXhaUbDYxpkMdNapyx2M9Qbvo4klfzc6-of4jG36bDcK330qaB1XsXFNYAemcNDPsMD4DKBhcrA_JdZpzzYmhPKjpFixd8yx/s1932/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvU-ZBBO77w8ZUdQY4LBFwOJzbpA0bomn2SFUpGPfIPo1e12RbLqvAiK3A1TGAQkjTwcs-zkKjXNmXQFGyj5mZ12-IYYrzXhaUbDYxpkMdNapyx2M9Qbvo4klfzc6-of4jG36bDcK330qaB1XsXFNYAemcNDPsMD4DKBhcrA_JdZpzzYmhPKjpFixd8yx/w400-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Dipping into the grocery aisles, we can admire the star-studded walk of fame down Cereal Boulevard, formerly known as Beverage Boulevard. While some Grocery Palace stores had <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsidepictures/2426141827">a full-blown road</a> on the floor to compliment Beverage Boulevard, other stores used this star pattern on the floor like we see here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1_9AsEGaTevKGxTBylu-TBisZLyJIc8Viy2jEVkQv8Jo3i3cPQIjhyphenhyphenYd1dRsPgUb1juexxIhQMqxHqlxJwWP_CN0cXkOUyQNwyJ9v7sErlXJDNU802HSUHm-2py5A5sVBfSy_DWgO0d4sdMdOzpVag3uJpiJ2wuvL0H0p6jmbPrnDRMnTNnx0USYl6XQ/s696/Beverage%20Boulevard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="696" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1_9AsEGaTevKGxTBylu-TBisZLyJIc8Viy2jEVkQv8Jo3i3cPQIjhyphenhyphenYd1dRsPgUb1juexxIhQMqxHqlxJwWP_CN0cXkOUyQNwyJ9v7sErlXJDNU802HSUHm-2py5A5sVBfSy_DWgO0d4sdMdOzpVag3uJpiJ2wuvL0H0p6jmbPrnDRMnTNnx0USYl6XQ/w400-h333/Beverage%20Boulevard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …and you can see this version of Beverage Boulevard in the photo above in all of its glory, the photo above having been taken inside store #4462 about two weeks after it opened in June 1999. That photo comes from an interesting article published in the Orlando Sentinel about consolidation in the grocery industry and how grocers were adapting to change at the time. It's an interesting read that still rings true in a lot of ways today, just minus the crazy over-the-top grocery decor designs that were much more common at the turn of the 2000's! The <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/">Sing Oil Blogger</a> clipped this article from newspapers.com for me, so if you want to read it in full, you can do so <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-under-pressure-gr/135904066/">here</a> (with its continuation <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-smaller-grocery-sto/135904210/">here</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpmJ_4z4OHYpoUq5Wg46rzE_-T49RAyxkqg_Ib07nklOQn3PWTInLnJfQp8AY3y-Z45c6pRg8JLYs6dkwDNU0FF_hgk7Lo5thz12KBOkdhebCvrr-8-qdLbj695MnjJ3mgGmQ1JwFBkMxe5VRBwA_hphXwgcgK55K0fql1I5okT6wMBRMYZSmVpeIP4cF/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpmJ_4z4OHYpoUq5Wg46rzE_-T49RAyxkqg_Ib07nklOQn3PWTInLnJfQp8AY3y-Z45c6pRg8JLYs6dkwDNU0FF_hgk7Lo5thz12KBOkdhebCvrr-8-qdLbj695MnjJ3mgGmQ1JwFBkMxe5VRBwA_hphXwgcgK55K0fql1I5okT6wMBRMYZSmVpeIP4cF/w400-h379/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving over an aisle, we find assorted baked goods and promotional items in the former home of <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/GEKWEDzbkmaHADGT6">Snack Central</a> (also visible in the 1999 newspaper photo we just saw). However, Sedano's isn't the one to blame for removing <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nzg9fXvTtdHpaQWn8">the giant bowl of party mix</a> from the ceiling in this store - Albertsons did that themselves. Most Floridian Grocery Palace stores that survived into the late 2000's received "refreshes" by Albertsons that reconfigured the grocery aisles, which resulted in the loss of the giant party mix bowl and Beverage Boulevard's <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsidepictures/2426141827">bucket of Coca-Cola</a> as the aisles were straightened out and the sales floor realigned to follow a normal supermarket aisle pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct2_I92Diz5j3Jsh52qsLI1CNT_tkc54pSjMI9QzVn3gOzlL4A01vggSDs3ojKpHNfPKDfcwW079wZ8PrABleto7cACuR0JNqITOfvbUWLVyuK49dtsJ5_iHc8pN6xio-ax5VXZQxG3_g4HrI5lKW-A3QLcTRxgL_rDB7V_c_mueX5hgGf1EfAxHRUX1_/s1932/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1932" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct2_I92Diz5j3Jsh52qsLI1CNT_tkc54pSjMI9QzVn3gOzlL4A01vggSDs3ojKpHNfPKDfcwW079wZ8PrABleto7cACuR0JNqITOfvbUWLVyuK49dtsJ5_iHc8pN6xio-ax5VXZQxG3_g4HrI5lKW-A3QLcTRxgL_rDB7V_c_mueX5hgGf1EfAxHRUX1_/w400-h366/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning around, here's another look down that same double-wide aisle, this time looking toward the front of the store and the pharmacy counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapki2a2TqE8TpB22-M_eclQSQhPci998QwUvgkrNdnfBRARdtbOqDU-NXCuEmKI58aThsNYjay1_-c7BHQSQCMAfVWjIcf8dMK7J0Qqt64QaE0idlU0gzmWawhyphenhyphenN6HowjumvQ0S1oayzEawcWKmFbV9KoB28oc8trZf2uPkUIzFMrf92usYRjI2KgZWMr/s1932/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapki2a2TqE8TpB22-M_eclQSQhPci998QwUvgkrNdnfBRARdtbOqDU-NXCuEmKI58aThsNYjay1_-c7BHQSQCMAfVWjIcf8dMK7J0Qqt64QaE0idlU0gzmWawhyphenhyphenN6HowjumvQ0S1oayzEawcWKmFbV9KoB28oc8trZf2uPkUIzFMrf92usYRjI2KgZWMr/w400-h376/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even sans the giant bowl of party mix hanging from the ceiling, Sedano's "Snack Central" still lives on in the general area of its predecessor, even if the selection was shrunken down a bit from what Albertsons offered.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6fkoNXQypa-rITT6TwGyLPyvIaJvqawZktgEuKqh2m72b6kRwx4cAp-2KD37fVYb9FYJ5zhtkfAdPZ1_CnQb2AQIAaD1-fEsGKZ631IiKJUwFNKrDfKoQTQO8_bvo6K5ZNBhhEBiHFx_qczv7VWe7bI37HvIlvmVR0aE6zcufi_OPUQOdvI89R-cbpSL/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6fkoNXQypa-rITT6TwGyLPyvIaJvqawZktgEuKqh2m72b6kRwx4cAp-2KD37fVYb9FYJ5zhtkfAdPZ1_CnQb2AQIAaD1-fEsGKZ631IiKJUwFNKrDfKoQTQO8_bvo6K5ZNBhhEBiHFx_qczv7VWe7bI37HvIlvmVR0aE6zcufi_OPUQOdvI89R-cbpSL/w400-h396/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the back wall of the store, we find another decor casualty from the last few years - sometime between 2016 and 2023, the old "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSulhJqeRjfxGjOqERldI1VVbvAN0ByTolpqtSsh4bFb20Zru47FseJP0XxYQQBvLJ7eUQY1Khu3vBntFC0kHllRNbivgGbT3DE56_DRUF2M-gcypAcp1xaXh9_lVRef8ptnacInerVyV/s400/Photo+28.jpg">International Deli</a>" sign was removed. While the big original sign is now gone, the assorted international knickknacks on top of the coolers are still hanging in there, dust and all.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b9XtIkQcfQ-iKIIWIqCcAB2LoEbzg1DqfpyEXItv1yTLxJ1BF4PQTQy9yzBhn8VQB5Bn5vFIpA4fXqxF18yOedU4YB5VYVV98a6mYKwPhT0eKTDXXep5zdXgtC5m0tO7o5mTGrXndNLWFGwwryKOgEG2Tbe-pNmVRTBPlEwo74CRXBPwGewVxPPH6I3N/s2012/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b9XtIkQcfQ-iKIIWIqCcAB2LoEbzg1DqfpyEXItv1yTLxJ1BF4PQTQy9yzBhn8VQB5Bn5vFIpA4fXqxF18yOedU4YB5VYVV98a6mYKwPhT0eKTDXXep5zdXgtC5m0tO7o5mTGrXndNLWFGwwryKOgEG2Tbe-pNmVRTBPlEwo74CRXBPwGewVxPPH6I3N/w384-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While it may not be called the "International Deli" anymore, the prepackaged deli meats and cheeses were still located in this alcove. Ironically, even though Sedano's is a store that sells a lot more international products than grocers like Publix, Winn-Dixie and even Albertsons, the selection of deli meats and cheeses in the "International Deli" was quite American with all the Kraft and Sargento cheeses, and Oscar Meyer meats visible in the coolers!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenLiay4FYPlcw6o5PJAPD2SoN-ZtAHdUQWc4uZinLleH7Bsi35MPcLW0zzIRF3irryed-tvwZ8EYI-6NR1C48S5hHuuanfiUqN4cgKdyBstot3IePFU0fuJo4l6_woYP4iujsoy8jfLqz48HA6ibPBQ36ecPYTWYbzYlHyP94gsX5Rjb3ktVN13jCGeag/s1932/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenLiay4FYPlcw6o5PJAPD2SoN-ZtAHdUQWc4uZinLleH7Bsi35MPcLW0zzIRF3irryed-tvwZ8EYI-6NR1C48S5hHuuanfiUqN4cgKdyBstot3IePFU0fuJo4l6_woYP4iujsoy8jfLqz48HA6ibPBQ36ecPYTWYbzYlHyP94gsX5Rjb3ktVN13jCGeag/w400-h391/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking out from the International Deli alcove, we see the pharmacy counter in the distance. Let's head up there for a closer look:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5U7ILb5MMgHMkLnibXMP4d7s0w04kGVfx3fsvMZmXAg4PT2ssYck0YkXEaCim5y1ntzAtFLKuUU45QvuiQZflB4nDCXvfibg2vcJ4c3b4tH06HsVzU8MH2fzjqd2ayYOV1TVK8VoyM-3PYGgd2dMyIFnh9G0AO9va5yU2Fo1Q033HA2gvqS7ZfONy7Aw/s2024/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5U7ILb5MMgHMkLnibXMP4d7s0w04kGVfx3fsvMZmXAg4PT2ssYck0YkXEaCim5y1ntzAtFLKuUU45QvuiQZflB4nDCXvfibg2vcJ4c3b4tH06HsVzU8MH2fzjqd2ayYOV1TVK8VoyM-3PYGgd2dMyIFnh9G0AO9va5yU2Fo1Q033HA2gvqS7ZfONy7Aw/w382-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When Albertsons was here, we would have been looking at the main pharmacy drop-off/pickup window to my right. These days, this part of the pharmacy counter is blocked off by stacks of grocery products, with all of the pharmacy's operations now being conducted at Albertsons' express drop off window on the other side of the island just inside the entrance (which we saw in our first interior photo).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALQKJYVA_or8CtD-o3fRAoGl_-3A0Fi29B7ZybSWC1sbcq-wz4H0Por88YH4VwE_4cZaNSFrv8UNLIrDPJNOXgFftvtsbDWy4j1iZWeqMm9fzzjHLelhhNvRdTnEVQGQ2YvH_XBGlTiQ10Uz_7GEuFGl_k2PWFlJHpt1TTIXkIGJK21mej6UPdOH1t4ZX/s2220/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALQKJYVA_or8CtD-o3fRAoGl_-3A0Fi29B7ZybSWC1sbcq-wz4H0Por88YH4VwE_4cZaNSFrv8UNLIrDPJNOXgFftvtsbDWy4j1iZWeqMm9fzzjHLelhhNvRdTnEVQGQ2YvH_XBGlTiQ10Uz_7GEuFGl_k2PWFlJHpt1TTIXkIGJK21mej6UPdOH1t4ZX/w348-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the pharmacy, we return to the grocery aisles to find ourselves in the <a href="https://houstonhistoricretail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Food-Town-Beltway-North-2022-Albertsons-Houston_9078-scaled.jpeg">Wine Cellar</a>. While the original decor may have been partial to the fermented grapes in terms of signage and aesthetic, the selection of barley-based alcoholic beverages could also be found over here too, in the coolers to my left. At the very end of this aisle we can still see the original "Please, walk in" sign for the beer cooler as well, however, that sign appears to be wrong these days. I didn't try to open the door to the walk-in, but the lights inside were off, so it didn't seem like Sedano's wanted anyone wandering in there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7vn-ostkb-hxV1DamSHzIfbAxspxBPBgqOSDx9oy8QLig6egsQQefAumAggAioEgJuu-b4mGSD7SgNNGGwapYUyuzsiMfdB_y7LN4c9R-pytOcwx8YSHhSJONerVNnsMUbhWBEvqiY5NazWJNimssXmScu2I9sB9yyxN6WWjfXYS8a0nkI5UEmPAhUIX/s1950/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7vn-ostkb-hxV1DamSHzIfbAxspxBPBgqOSDx9oy8QLig6egsQQefAumAggAioEgJuu-b4mGSD7SgNNGGwapYUyuzsiMfdB_y7LN4c9R-pytOcwx8YSHhSJONerVNnsMUbhWBEvqiY5NazWJNimssXmScu2I9sB9yyxN6WWjfXYS8a0nkI5UEmPAhUIX/w396-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Sedano's has removed some of the original signage in here (like the original Wine Cellar sign), I really can't whine too much about their treatment of the decor overall, considering 80% of it is still in place in 2023.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3YSY0o65KitCi9bOnAnY0eRKFH1n5zBH1Vzv2Fquosf82sSeqBrbzZ2npPeMr8BkfMihsbcfYz9mTXNcSi0a7Pn4RzRzu-6OCpMQ-bKdOha62Acf4dXHf_9TdSVVWADp4wkeXT-8fh0yu6SMxOcO4SJ2YC3kQL02_dwqwpmWG2VTFn4geUl8HZFeR_CH/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3YSY0o65KitCi9bOnAnY0eRKFH1n5zBH1Vzv2Fquosf82sSeqBrbzZ2npPeMr8BkfMihsbcfYz9mTXNcSi0a7Pn4RzRzu-6OCpMQ-bKdOha62Acf4dXHf_9TdSVVWADp4wkeXT-8fh0yu6SMxOcO4SJ2YC3kQL02_dwqwpmWG2VTFn4geUl8HZFeR_CH/w400-h400/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Exiting the Wine Cellar, we find the meat and seafood counter housed in its faux rustic fish house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHycqS-f49QjRIV_Z1Vyj1ZV1UZLacCUuI9f372cLjFR4lLsYDy0rTRBfcbMIOx4FFORtO7chWEv-AJZu0H5rO0Cpihjm3ySjxWWYHCAZEm1vQXW0gRckDAvi2Fdg2WcC0pHcd7jP0YTDiQpds9ufW01ketFAc7TpmOZZHIJAmNqCFLV9gEhDOP2UJyk02/s1932/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHycqS-f49QjRIV_Z1Vyj1ZV1UZLacCUuI9f372cLjFR4lLsYDy0rTRBfcbMIOx4FFORtO7chWEv-AJZu0H5rO0Cpihjm3ySjxWWYHCAZEm1vQXW0gRckDAvi2Fdg2WcC0pHcd7jP0YTDiQpds9ufW01ketFAc7TpmOZZHIJAmNqCFLV9gEhDOP2UJyk02/w400-h394/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Much like I remember from Albertsons, the meat and seafood counter was busy while I was here, and certainly one of the main draws to this store after the cafeteria (which was equally as busy). Sedano's did nothing to the meat and seafood counter during their tenure in this building except replace Albertsons logo on the ribbon atop the faux facade with a sticker of their "circle S" logo. The same goes for the aisle markers as well, which are all original to Albertsons except for the stickers over Albertsons' logo. Interestingly enough, Sedano's replaced all of the original aisle markers <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/3SaQ3KGGyiJnYrZ17">at the Homestead store</a> a few years before it remodeled, but Sedano's has never bothered to replace the ones here yet. Looking closely at the aisle markers here, some of the panels seem a bit brighter and newer, making me wonder if Sedano's has been making new replicas to hang from these signs (as this wouldn't be the first time I've seen a supermarket create replica pieces of someone else's old decor).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7FO5CQyl1cCRFc1CPOuuQKPD97XcKL2VTGb3nONKa_CoLLwJw-H7utbNK8ffEwjkMv3_CdEOo33dUAEM8acX_ALAGiFLYFuRbNLq0i0AESfs6k__Z0pQGbAYSeaesFQdSTuDwGClWg5Xy0mo8c-9rrZTGPKcDIVIzrx2FwTrxuKreG55AEn1-DJhj1l_/s1950/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7FO5CQyl1cCRFc1CPOuuQKPD97XcKL2VTGb3nONKa_CoLLwJw-H7utbNK8ffEwjkMv3_CdEOo33dUAEM8acX_ALAGiFLYFuRbNLq0i0AESfs6k__Z0pQGbAYSeaesFQdSTuDwGClWg5Xy0mo8c-9rrZTGPKcDIVIzrx2FwTrxuKreG55AEn1-DJhj1l_/w396-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Entering the baby aisle, it's still left as it was from Albertsons, even though the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPBy3yqga0ztTB8BbohIYK8jWp1qkW1A_SaA8DEF-n6mTUYO25s1prVtUrSFGsHaITuHEo2i4Qbd3aMQ6gLgi38Yt1BX_qSZHBqOSFb_xvaAjBO8Nefnkc5pWHZJMCb1GtMyZU26D-fnb/s1600/Photo+39.jpg">dangly ribbon thing</a> from the greeting card aisle next door was removed. What's quite interesting about the letter blocks on the floor is that those aren't stickers or any other kind of printed decals you see - that's actually colored floor tile cut to look like that! I can't imagine how time consuming it was to cut and shape all 26 letters in tile like that. Just installing all the funky flooring patterns in a Grocery Palace store had to be time consuming, with all the different ones used throughout the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNXLqnsbW_VQSGjKwGu-w7d1sOEiDTOcL3XaC5Qpt5jcC3tyQYMqoyU5hyNE-RwKP-gspajUo1VKdVm31N1JCl-kay_qSGnpjVQ019p8NOoDlCyrqp9GksSk2u6fUXLS0RUDcGk3i6nyx1iVQrdnDRqgRkI_e2hjLATgb71HhNnV5H_I2WDW09iUa0_ED/s1932/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNXLqnsbW_VQSGjKwGu-w7d1sOEiDTOcL3XaC5Qpt5jcC3tyQYMqoyU5hyNE-RwKP-gspajUo1VKdVm31N1JCl-kay_qSGnpjVQ019p8NOoDlCyrqp9GksSk2u6fUXLS0RUDcGk3i6nyx1iVQrdnDRqgRkI_e2hjLATgb71HhNnV5H_I2WDW09iUa0_ED/w400-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the edge of the pharmacy island, here's a quick peek across the store's front end. Sedano's actually kept Albertsons original check lane lights here too, however, the advertisements that Albertsons used to place on the lights have been permanently replaced with papers featuring Sedano's logo. I actually think the lights looks much better with Sedano's logo on them than the random advertisements Albertsons used to feature there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTal89mSZcnVDMyIgWvgTorRTHGArZTm-xBop-Xq9vd0dhTU-agsvThGy7q0ZrkzC-nBEBZgVyawQP1AAmWIyAsE6jIxV7pfUN7s5hYG2rCH8QWUbuYMIZSER51r-jBO0Fc4JSbxl_KxTDDjC4keVmppj0i8PRQdtC8MNkm6zSspLKCyGa9OtCKQLBnG0/s1932/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1932" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTal89mSZcnVDMyIgWvgTorRTHGArZTm-xBop-Xq9vd0dhTU-agsvThGy7q0ZrkzC-nBEBZgVyawQP1AAmWIyAsE6jIxV7pfUN7s5hYG2rCH8QWUbuYMIZSER51r-jBO0Fc4JSbxl_KxTDDjC4keVmppj0i8PRQdtC8MNkm6zSspLKCyGa9OtCKQLBnG0/w400-h386/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning around, here's a look at the part of the pharmacy island closest to the check lanes. This side of the island once featured the Floral counter. The floral service counter has since been blocked off with shelves of assorted promotional items. As far as I'm aware, Sedano's doesn't sell any kind of Floral arrangements at all, so I'm surprised they left the Floral sign hanging from the ceiling (especially after removing other random signs from throughout the store). Maybe Sedano's only removes signs as they fall apart, and not because they lack a purpose anymore?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N-Jha2IvjE0rVXBx6sw0f5Jgm1gWk_bqkdCcK4k72MhVaexsYgPBKAniWR2idx_QEB9NkUIfqnwjGf4tL6gIZg92bwSTDOjsYonUTdb5_2-hWt3mqq0L6Pu_q_jYkfybMsRFohvscxOh7pp0E0zIGRSjM1VOr1w8kvIZLGBGdKsBC_9SnYZbcvSBT9HS/s1932/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1932" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N-Jha2IvjE0rVXBx6sw0f5Jgm1gWk_bqkdCcK4k72MhVaexsYgPBKAniWR2idx_QEB9NkUIfqnwjGf4tL6gIZg92bwSTDOjsYonUTdb5_2-hWt3mqq0L6Pu_q_jYkfybMsRFohvscxOh7pp0E0zIGRSjM1VOr1w8kvIZLGBGdKsBC_9SnYZbcvSBT9HS/w400-h374/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving further toward the right side of the building, we'll zig-zag through a few more grocery aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1tPmSJbjIzbaBJgi3C9s4plqCVk_Np2_bYzE0_kSkEGtldAEJ1cew4gMsk6hB_lAoh22K5jwpa-QXY4fC4Ym5vOeoN5Kjbeqf1hK5UVjnUnbPLLvmn_29CB9hYq_UaoQPcsB1_BviQt-m-qarD4LGRE-JwYc4Ge5BAc8TEqP0Xt1krzd1XuoIehBVgVd/s1932/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1932" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1tPmSJbjIzbaBJgi3C9s4plqCVk_Np2_bYzE0_kSkEGtldAEJ1cew4gMsk6hB_lAoh22K5jwpa-QXY4fC4Ym5vOeoN5Kjbeqf1hK5UVjnUnbPLLvmn_29CB9hYq_UaoQPcsB1_BviQt-m-qarD4LGRE-JwYc4Ge5BAc8TEqP0Xt1krzd1XuoIehBVgVd/w400-h361/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Hay mucho aceite y especias en este pasillo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVjX_TbPuH61St96JDTCNsgUYJCBy6yYrNBZ7_6qCFVM5ZCsHAz2UBnEELLlxI41wPZ3D1ZG-oj-COpfmq6fWozc6pIDMG3box4LSDBYt2IDJtmNCF4ynghlgaXH25_c0Ff1ch5s7syKwd4kJxXF7tHTI3TC_Wm3spRv84fcOWlKqT2jvq0dhzniKmXbn/s1932/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1932" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVjX_TbPuH61St96JDTCNsgUYJCBy6yYrNBZ7_6qCFVM5ZCsHAz2UBnEELLlxI41wPZ3D1ZG-oj-COpfmq6fWozc6pIDMG3box4LSDBYt2IDJtmNCF4ynghlgaXH25_c0Ff1ch5s7syKwd4kJxXF7tHTI3TC_Wm3spRv84fcOWlKqT2jvq0dhzniKmXbn/w400-h366/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The old pet department, which Sedano's was using as their equivalent of Beverage Boulevard in their version of "El Palacio de Comestibles" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdcjdIW_2iaoboZoiz4ldTgPHedl03FUmORp6Ev32RNq0MLrAl5Ugt_SwNaYnDuOjZj_6B4HHJn5hPhnfSR2aG-r12B-3mfe6wKMrFGv3fjen_47wN82u6iEYGkrH1nPcFK5SKNm3MOwg/s400/Photo+52.jpg">back in 2016</a> (complete with a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNIoF5rf-Gs9vxYekIyv6_LK3-Ql2lyX7rnzqe_VIz8W3bbAjVjkZu0x-2J1rv9gEVF3eCdU98i3NymX3GZ_2xEbFL_bQzv4krUaNHA3Df1BDxQoCnQ7d29wNGPuQI-kxOq6dNzHhXDqS/s400/Photo+53.jpg">reskinned version</a> of the old spinning pet department sign) has since been converted into a (very busy while I was here) barber shop. While the reskinned pet department sign was removed when the pets-turned-beverage corner was transformed into a barber shop, oddly enough, the original aisle markers for aisles 23-25 were left in place to hang over the barber shop box (so if you need a haircut while shopping, you can find one of those in aisle 23). The original graphics for the pet department are still on the wall above the barber shop as well, although I don't know which is a stranger combo - a "beverage center" with <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9a9ozBmcJHbYTHAw19NES7YNkLa4UKvqO16NhJpqAskU5ovBTgYVRMzU9Y-z-qy8riG3mS3GeRtaUiTGm_XybId4GQg-Ul52_Ab1kJHKiv2KFGRGRfVtXdWgfV-U_FmdL_cdqh6qb-O_e/s400/Photo+55.jpg">graphics of playful pets on the wall</a>, or a barber shop with those same graphics, and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje87-2VXyx3ulP4xIFlI334nY772E3RTb-BDqKIyS-U4MArsktpNLC-WeZSXfBqrx2uhxg_8llsc8dASWmUMF4_7ypvRMVocPdJOVSUxCmLU8eWCj6g0voRlqiWxz0QJdWY34amcQ_E0BC/s400/Photo+54.jpg">matching pawprints on the floor</a> too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg127Ma0S8Y16WWwz6K3nfiaVlxLoPAvZgivakWnq5cP_Ys0Kka_dBiQ3IGquAIR2EcRJJGagpVmLj2QhAu_o4UkhH00gPLj0yi-18ZA_MO6s9Qv2K5WGUESrSfcXkwar1oweWsaRjv7mgb-9zE6l0zz7YLl0ZjkCqbx1ogHElss0GtaXFv6eessetgAj-V/s1932/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg127Ma0S8Y16WWwz6K3nfiaVlxLoPAvZgivakWnq5cP_Ys0Kka_dBiQ3IGquAIR2EcRJJGagpVmLj2QhAu_o4UkhH00gPLj0yi-18ZA_MO6s9Qv2K5WGUESrSfcXkwar1oweWsaRjv7mgb-9zE6l0zz7YLl0ZjkCqbx1ogHElss0GtaXFv6eessetgAj-V/w400-h371/Photo%2034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Arroz, pasta, y frijoles en el pasillo dieciséis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZlpezXT0Ed16X5EJdZJULrS8av52j5WDI5gAkpdt_pPGFbDTbJYMTu5gpQCEodd72mcCQYQtd1zkG2IJmBQyCcbtv2VgwNx3SaGyClmEjjuEMbUG7N5G1G6lxifXAujjH_U2dR7nArOI2OtFX2E45fW3Z0O8g6dzPimmBQAbwQ2eTCUN2K3rHZKnY2JG/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1932" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZlpezXT0Ed16X5EJdZJULrS8av52j5WDI5gAkpdt_pPGFbDTbJYMTu5gpQCEodd72mcCQYQtd1zkG2IJmBQyCcbtv2VgwNx3SaGyClmEjjuEMbUG7N5G1G6lxifXAujjH_U2dR7nArOI2OtFX2E45fW3Z0O8g6dzPimmBQAbwQ2eTCUN2K3rHZKnY2JG/w400-h386/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To the right of the meat and seafood service counter is the packaged meats alcove. Like the International Deli on the other side of the service counter, the meat alcove <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMOFIh5poSFftmB1RqkGQj6B_02EwBiSV9X-gqFKWipx2HV85Qe68JSI-drKLS9tbBPuqwb66TPxgxV_hLSaLOTKfrAUcqCsfWxh2o8PqAvxdXfmtHPdAScbLdhL6xetF-DmaRB_tzSIM/s400/Photo+45.jpg">also lost its hanging sign</a> since 2016. However, those fancy curved category markers along the top of the cooler are original from Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgMcAh-jxtOGXNHMDXMN9l7CnWnNknVRc4QHQbf6SWAlxNJz0RgTvdwQPjTBLcW2FxOu4p_UCOsW9fgOHc-C_QcovB03z6liYsCPgmOgl4SyosqoIcRnPENEsUb0iNeUV6aOsHGpSADkJkL5FeFk-6MHvULQXhZCDPkYcIGEsREbyOI9PBpOa_erWGA39/s1938/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgMcAh-jxtOGXNHMDXMN9l7CnWnNknVRc4QHQbf6SWAlxNJz0RgTvdwQPjTBLcW2FxOu4p_UCOsW9fgOHc-C_QcovB03z6liYsCPgmOgl4SyosqoIcRnPENEsUb0iNeUV6aOsHGpSADkJkL5FeFk-6MHvULQXhZCDPkYcIGEsREbyOI9PBpOa_erWGA39/w399-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even without the big hanging sign, the meat alcove still has a strong Grocery Palace feel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PwYPBtgNQcfqHHteK8XnWjM25rXvYOQoypVhtEBTuwaXdo5S8LuuIswaUhfGAS0WL-qmXZZ4ifh4QPRwmoPX1xJaSAjeF4RsDfz80bQxh8JZg22NdH6DVX11itKGxNE7uUCjZjt5_MEgRPQbHV5rbzZjxjnbHQBxa4XHnC8N0Ji0oIzO-MLcHvwRALZZ/s1932/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PwYPBtgNQcfqHHteK8XnWjM25rXvYOQoypVhtEBTuwaXdo5S8LuuIswaUhfGAS0WL-qmXZZ4ifh4QPRwmoPX1xJaSAjeF4RsDfz80bQxh8JZg22NdH6DVX11itKGxNE7uUCjZjt5_MEgRPQbHV5rbzZjxjnbHQBxa4XHnC8N0Ji0oIzO-MLcHvwRALZZ/w400-h384/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Let's make a clean sweep through aisle 19, as we only have three more aisles to go!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk_12KkSryeDdzqldola0aGtM8ehU_BPvo6njdr1ZREHhxfMD6CbZhACr2thjIwMHvk_iWqWk3aZyFHy0jVlaPA01CQiLRk57-qwDdJuude3A3CvRUiW4g6YWn49b6thdOG9fsgoblUv2Wf5CH198GwPlYn03HLbgmN6clBG8x_UcwweDdMIh6332Ra01/s1932/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1932" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk_12KkSryeDdzqldola0aGtM8ehU_BPvo6njdr1ZREHhxfMD6CbZhACr2thjIwMHvk_iWqWk3aZyFHy0jVlaPA01CQiLRk57-qwDdJuude3A3CvRUiW4g6YWn49b6thdOG9fsgoblUv2Wf5CH198GwPlYn03HLbgmN6clBG8x_UcwweDdMIh6332Ra01/w400-h348/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving next door to aisle 20, yes, that is a bird perched in the middle of the aisle. The little bird just stood there for the longest time to, bobbing its head a little, but otherwise not at all minding the crazy guy a few feet away taking a picture. As I pushed my cart closer to the bird he eventually flew up to the rafters and perched himself up there. Hopefully he's not living up there and managed to find his way back out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XVODI_1a1zhL2ntvpoBKinXCFc_1l3pvmiuZ8_sgFWixhY_fpF8-GCdt8K5ydyXDQ1AuUfzDehuglXUWyhS8ikU3XPDuS0zU3n75xlNmQtXDECu8ZFcKjTioGWALujOOFzb5IzlEs5v4GaUE69Nc4VX7HZpkZ7lhtmp90g4c935r8Q2F4UtoifUm-RnG/s1938/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XVODI_1a1zhL2ntvpoBKinXCFc_1l3pvmiuZ8_sgFWixhY_fpF8-GCdt8K5ydyXDQ1AuUfzDehuglXUWyhS8ikU3XPDuS0zU3n75xlNmQtXDECu8ZFcKjTioGWALujOOFzb5IzlEs5v4GaUE69Nc4VX7HZpkZ7lhtmp90g4c935r8Q2F4UtoifUm-RnG/w399-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the back right corner of the store, we find the dairy department. Being a Grocery Palace store, I think we all know what to expect back here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLF9xSelbBwzhRrWtBQe1s207tTBkgXmM4ATRQ2FgBVOpriCkaTYaQz4OxFNKftaCfChM-T5H3PogQq_zGafYVaauk0g-w7j3ZvLt0w8LQ5VyFrKGqYDgFb69Fq9eAy8FOZRleO5FxiikkvxoXUsfoJhZwveH2zvaR16wmCn00NkxM-U-MQ_KwWrSItYje/s1975/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLF9xSelbBwzhRrWtBQe1s207tTBkgXmM4ATRQ2FgBVOpriCkaTYaQz4OxFNKftaCfChM-T5H3PogQq_zGafYVaauk0g-w7j3ZvLt0w8LQ5VyFrKGqYDgFb69Fq9eAy8FOZRleO5FxiikkvxoXUsfoJhZwveH2zvaR16wmCn00NkxM-U-MQ_KwWrSItYje/w391-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Yep, the famous milk barn!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97MA6vxXpp8U5-VYqUXJVosYj2QWecoKCCxCddizHyIdmKUTTQVitrnoZ0TwTN7EhFNvIJ7IkCs7_NuHXFOeqrTqqRXF98o5vk51J-7R4PPW0uj5KBQ8OWedRCKMgCh6SKbe2rvS1h8s_RE6B081ES7Rta0xPV72o9bvhvJ6T8C0TQIKeEG1_5HzQHU98/s1999/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97MA6vxXpp8U5-VYqUXJVosYj2QWecoKCCxCddizHyIdmKUTTQVitrnoZ0TwTN7EhFNvIJ7IkCs7_NuHXFOeqrTqqRXF98o5vk51J-7R4PPW0uj5KBQ8OWedRCKMgCh6SKbe2rvS1h8s_RE6B081ES7Rta0xPV72o9bvhvJ6T8C0TQIKeEG1_5HzQHU98/w386-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Milk still resides in the barn under Sedano's ownership of this store, with the remainder of dairy wrapping around into aisle 22.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhuQ6wQQGQh4Ymk8cigFUd0RVL1DyxigXU7LbiFWv4ObLzLcwCt_VBQehPmmP_1M4nYgJxCFohgh6XXqSkANq89qW-iLp5dk1c5sH8j7UoptjGNB_wUlAzGMKWsyZyh-i8JPHhVjrKz0nwJolFUhF-KKQksS-CkoAGd-MHHK-Gk13lvE0kjrB1E7aqf_2/s2073/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhuQ6wQQGQh4Ymk8cigFUd0RVL1DyxigXU7LbiFWv4ObLzLcwCt_VBQehPmmP_1M4nYgJxCFohgh6XXqSkANq89qW-iLp5dk1c5sH8j7UoptjGNB_wUlAzGMKWsyZyh-i8JPHhVjrKz0nwJolFUhF-KKQksS-CkoAGd-MHHK-Gk13lvE0kjrB1E7aqf_2/w373-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 20 is home to paper products, but we can also see from here the signage for Frozen Foods and Dairy on the wavy lower ceiling transition.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut6ToeQBjcpMR-Fi06uAc5GBr85zm4cBVWqyoDAQkJNLL9fAomj9v97hRgokzmkUULFpyDzMZDkzMyO7_JhwB3HWQiYmUzP8dhXrw0TSvacFFoNiZNY8E8NH6uAAWdNLuCCjLmaKDvdACO_VOrg0mixapaQXYH8GaxIWG5EBpKy1Sj7cbJOwDX-j24fXz/s2134/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut6ToeQBjcpMR-Fi06uAc5GBr85zm4cBVWqyoDAQkJNLL9fAomj9v97hRgokzmkUULFpyDzMZDkzMyO7_JhwB3HWQiYmUzP8dhXrw0TSvacFFoNiZNY8E8NH6uAAWdNLuCCjLmaKDvdACO_VOrg0mixapaQXYH8GaxIWG5EBpKy1Sj7cbJOwDX-j24fXz/w363-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The wavy ceiling extends out into the middle of aisle 21, covering the side of this aisle with frozen foods coolers. Sodas occupy the opposite side of the aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLZu399kLVJnQpvyaqslfA1JZTmW51xzqfDHzjH0Cwi9C-IQA7-JV4d1afohn7orRE9ylBZ58HBbVR7xvb0r-H3yXM04rCFoByO-stCkKDKM9C9FeXo362eE_u4t43LnKLVB5Z8BFv9RQfmdimWX9qIORV8oQ_NfmFvWbtIebjQIhXYm76DweVc2l5Fc9/s1932/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLZu399kLVJnQpvyaqslfA1JZTmW51xzqfDHzjH0Cwi9C-IQA7-JV4d1afohn7orRE9ylBZ58HBbVR7xvb0r-H3yXM04rCFoByO-stCkKDKM9C9FeXo362eE_u4t43LnKLVB5Z8BFv9RQfmdimWX9qIORV8oQ_NfmFvWbtIebjQIhXYm76DweVc2l5Fc9/w400-h389/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 22 is the store's last aisle, with frozen foods taking up three quarters of this aisle. The remainder of the dairy department occupies the rest of the aisle, with the dairy products housed in the open-face cooler.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwHj59aztjgVFPzpvzZeG4OwpNXX3fcXpZxEqGPLviIjjShN7fM1CMipIfsktfLWVEZsqpnA5AeFLxadYTXtE_QJ5PzYfPib5Nac6zcL4DnR6qWiuZVFHFwbDOjL0BlrwStJTR-PAqgh0SkcAADDCA20z1D7Pqt8ouMRHAR-rMLVXUcNkSb47fdo0t7FK/s1932/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1932" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwHj59aztjgVFPzpvzZeG4OwpNXX3fcXpZxEqGPLviIjjShN7fM1CMipIfsktfLWVEZsqpnA5AeFLxadYTXtE_QJ5PzYfPib5Nac6zcL4DnR6qWiuZVFHFwbDOjL0BlrwStJTR-PAqgh0SkcAADDCA20z1D7Pqt8ouMRHAR-rMLVXUcNkSb47fdo0t7FK/w400-h330/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving aisle 22, here's yet another overview of the store's front end. The alcove in front of the check lanes is currently home to Sedano's customer service counter. When Albertsons was here, that alcove was home to the Photo Center and cigarette counter, with customer service located at its own desk in front of the pharmacy island by the front entrance. While customer service has most likely been located in the above pictured location ever since Sedano's first took over the building, they left the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUd0q4UBzLYBUTdyCUdJC_49gTaIWJWQBcam2WgXIMMXUmLdhHcPdUaFglcxIloUVms-1VFcabgy61hWxEDhNOEzTEvIw54Hp4kj1ByJdE8zjHhawLMhIqt0n1QyWy8Bmq6KhRMyvYSF9/s1600/Photo+59.jpg">original signage for the Photo/Cigarette counter</a> up after taking over this store, but that signage has since been removed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjB49BSfKvm5BJDqkceSX79ZOocaY2myKQfikiZg6hbhxlC2uGFOCUpBf0074m8L74vf5AFRlDxBVr7OPBRFtwWaeUTWFYAXmnbbqIosBcC1L7yrizvO2qTzROW7D-XgYmesb6-uGTj8K7ky0me98C-9pt5v2q5WPecbsRGnVf0Dxk4N_zIkt3eLP6exE/s1963/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjB49BSfKvm5BJDqkceSX79ZOocaY2myKQfikiZg6hbhxlC2uGFOCUpBf0074m8L74vf5AFRlDxBVr7OPBRFtwWaeUTWFYAXmnbbqIosBcC1L7yrizvO2qTzROW7D-XgYmesb6-uGTj8K7ky0me98C-9pt5v2q5WPecbsRGnVf0Dxk4N_zIkt3eLP6exE/w394-h400/Photo%2046.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Customer service would have been located along the wall to my right when Albertsons was here, with a small dry cleaners to the right of that in the pharmacy island. The space to my left (which the security guard is leaning against) is the old video rental department. These days, Sedano's rents out all these little nooks to independent businesses, a common practice at these Hispanic grocery stores in Florida.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQs71nAexmcq4C-Ly2Oli9QYmAtjfUvIRag3b7qAd10cBHSI809WPphZqgzRm2uTfXu41O_mrx5lzka-EJVf6KJO1K4RGTPppavuhN7t3EhpJGXI-eCVmZcuPUXRpQHKqxDBGHRBgyF48H1oOXp67fcDEIkjzHxuIL-6GP5fgJTkF2ubJdrW3tbUnAzGsS/s2134/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQs71nAexmcq4C-Ly2Oli9QYmAtjfUvIRag3b7qAd10cBHSI809WPphZqgzRm2uTfXu41O_mrx5lzka-EJVf6KJO1K4RGTPppavuhN7t3EhpJGXI-eCVmZcuPUXRpQHKqxDBGHRBgyF48H1oOXp67fcDEIkjzHxuIL-6GP5fgJTkF2ubJdrW3tbUnAzGsS/w363-h400/Photo%2047.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, here's a look across the front walkway once again, left mostly the same as it was from when Albertsons was here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TDGjV-EHXA9Yog_eHZhWvutPHLZqz_3BCacoppaO1c10M2ocAeDIKGYlymGOTCvcetpwnszSyC7IMX-NCFT1a2gahpyhF6KggbuRWwGALAiLbo8_diJ8zEBUujyiscAUh7bQb57MOA8pSJHEnMxqPijrLiety-5Xbs8mehTnk_7WrNWyfTuf_1-Ytxqp/s1932/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1932" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TDGjV-EHXA9Yog_eHZhWvutPHLZqz_3BCacoppaO1c10M2ocAeDIKGYlymGOTCvcetpwnszSyC7IMX-NCFT1a2gahpyhF6KggbuRWwGALAiLbo8_diJ8zEBUujyiscAUh7bQb57MOA8pSJHEnMxqPijrLiety-5Xbs8mehTnk_7WrNWyfTuf_1-Ytxqp/w400-h303/Photo%2048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To the left of the main supermarket building is the old Albertsons liquor store, now operating as a location of Knightly Spirits Liquors, a small chain of liquor stores throughout the Orlando area (whose name is probably a reference to the <a href="https://collegefootballnetwork.com/ucf-knights-mascot-history/">University of Central Florida's mascot</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIXXsyL1BEaX61foFp7xRiEeOjDa7QzuWmCEyunqGc_i150gY7Cz-GgZ9b1MM1kZhQ31Oz6Y88AlR3qhXsjYO6z4t29pzrH9ds6Z1ULziroZVbZipz3lVC0uzygLcGFClCP9TvPZnm1FYOgtcZOHnLfq9NzQONAaw_UmzWDPsiG_GfMZt0OAPM_TS36kp/s1932/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1932" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIXXsyL1BEaX61foFp7xRiEeOjDa7QzuWmCEyunqGc_i150gY7Cz-GgZ9b1MM1kZhQ31Oz6Y88AlR3qhXsjYO6z4t29pzrH9ds6Z1ULziroZVbZipz3lVC0uzygLcGFClCP9TvPZnm1FYOgtcZOHnLfq9NzQONAaw_UmzWDPsiG_GfMZt0OAPM_TS36kp/w400-h288/Photo%2049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Coming to the end of today's post, I hope everyone enjoyed today's revisit to former Albertsons #4462, the closest you can get to experiencing what a Floridian Albertsons was like without ever having to leave the state! Every time I walk into this store it's a real blast from the past, and the fact that I spent a lot of time shopping at a nearly identical Grocery Palace Albertsons store for so many years also helps with my nostalgia trips when visiting this store. As of late 2023, this store still looks exactly as you saw it in the previous photos. After seeing what happened to other Grocery Palace Sedanosons in Homestead, I can't help but wonder if this store will end up with a similar fate. However, Sedano's, at least for now, seems pretty content with the spot updates this store keeps getting here and there, rather than going all-out with a full-blown remodel like they did in Homestead. As much as would have loved to see the Homestead store before it received that remodel, at least I still have this Sedanosons to visit, even if it lacked the original <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/X2XyoCUAD4RF7nGy5">Beverage Boulevard</a> and <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/k89kztnCs4R9c2KY8">Snack Central</a> signage like Homestead had until recently. From looking at recent photos of the Homestead store, even though that store <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JGAd7ZgjJyps9tSx7">looks pretty blah</a> in most places now, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/q2htGfZLB1QuaW4J9">a few Grocery Palace relics</a> may <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zkbk6pbBRyt8rgTZ9">still be lurking in there</a>, even if <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/Uuz1W2WQrwVBAJiG7">this is now the Beverage Boulevard of broken dreams</a>. Maybe one of these days I'll finally motivate myself to go down there and cross my last Peninsular Albertsons store off the list, scoping out what remaining relics I can find, but for now, at least we still have one decently preserved Grocery Palace museum in Florida.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, thank you all for 10 years of readership of AFB! I know there are a lot of you who have been following this blog since the start, and some that came along much later. We've seen a lot happen here in the Floridian supermarket scene over the last decade - losing Sweetbay, Albertsons, and Safeway, gaining and then losing Lucky's Market in a spectacular burst of zeal, seeing Winn-Dixie go from bankrupt to a viable company again, with a bizarre turn of evens following Aldi's recent announcement to purchase Winn-Dixie. Those events were only the highlights of the last decade too, and who knows what the next decade will bring to Floridian supermarkets (although I suspect many more Publix stores will be on the way, as even with 830 stores in this state alone, Publix is still finding room to cram more stores in here). Even with all the crazy news that seems to stem from the Floridian grocery industry, thank you for following my travels to all of these stores of past and present, seeing how they've changed and how they've contributed to this unique state I call home. And I still have plenty more stores to write about as well, as I've yet to make it through writing about all of Florida's former Albertsons stores yet. Hopefully within the next decade I'll get around to completing that goal, but I'll see where time takes us and go from there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I hope everyone enjoyed this special AFB posting series to commemorate the blog's 10th anniversary. I've written a lot lately, so I'm going to take the rest of the year off from AFB, with posting to resume next year on January 21, 2024. I might write an MFR post during that time, but we'll see what happens. Anyway, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and I'll see everyone again next year to kick off the 11th year of AFB!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for your readership all of these years, and until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. - Be sure to scroll down for my annual year in review!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KfHCCZwRFihIo1npSkzQE4_pl4rSnF4gwWGB9Yyr3-6vQdT3E0bU4SK6Nhap-idJLSw-qDehuGyVVCKa_vHsZPE1CfXoQrk4YDvzr33dxL2gA1DVk91x-X9XdqHaHyubcdFA03MxPVFHFD_EMx_LN3Jig7-kqgTeDc1wxnYpgRCT8JDTdX5MUkW8skCE/s1328/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1328" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KfHCCZwRFihIo1npSkzQE4_pl4rSnF4gwWGB9Yyr3-6vQdT3E0bU4SK6Nhap-idJLSw-qDehuGyVVCKa_vHsZPE1CfXoQrk4YDvzr33dxL2gA1DVk91x-X9XdqHaHyubcdFA03MxPVFHFD_EMx_LN3Jig7-kqgTeDc1wxnYpgRCT8JDTdX5MUkW8skCE/w640-h160/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Year in Review (and Some Random Stats):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Albertsons Stores Covered:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/08/former-albertsons-4308-belleair-bluffs.html">Albertsons #4308 - Belleair Bluffs, FL</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/former-albertsons-4311-st-petersburg-fl.html">Albertsons #4311 - St. Petersburg, FL (Seville Square)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/01/former-albertsons-4312-st-petersburg-fl.html">Albertsons #4312 - St. Petersburg, FL (Kenneth City)</a> (My most popular post of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/03/former-albertsons-4314-gainesville-fl.html">Albertsons #4314 - Gainesville, FL (NW 13th Street)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-albertsons-4315-tallahassee-fl.html">Albertsons #4315 - Tallahassee, FL (North Monroe St.)</a> (Guest post by The Sing Oil Blogger)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/05/former-albertsons-4324-holiday-fl.html">Albertsons #4324 - Holiday, FL</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/09/former-albertsons-4326-tampa-fl-n-dale.html">Albertsons #4326 - Tampa, FL (N. Dale Mabry)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/02/former-albertsons-4327-plantation-fl.html">Albertsons #4327 - Plantation, FL</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/09/former-albertsons-4342-hallandale-beach.html">Albertsons #4342 - Hallandale Beach, FL</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/06/former-albertsons-4358-deerfield-beach.html">Albertsons #4358 - Deerfield Beach, FL</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/06/former-albertsons-4361-largo-fl.html">Albertsons #4361 - Largo, FL (Walsingham Commons)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/former-albertsons-4368-indian-harbour.html">Albertsons #4368 - Indian Harbour Beach, FL (Revisit)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/08/former-albertsons-4375-sunrise-fl.html">Albertsons #4375 - Sunrise, FL</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-albertsons-4402-largo-fl-largo.html">Albertsons #4402 - Largo, FL (Largo Mall)</a> (My third most popular post of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/former-albertsons-4410-kissimmee-fl.html">Albertsons #4410 - Kissimmee, FL (Downtown) - The Afterlife</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/04/former-albertsons-4431-clearwater-fl.html">Albertsons #4431 - Clearwater, FL (Clearwater Plaza)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Albertsons #4462 - Orlando, FL (South OBT) - Revisit (This post)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/02/former-albertsons-4464-sarasota-fl.html">Albertsons #4464 - Sarasota, FL (Central Sarasota Parkway)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bonus Buy Stores Covered:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/01/life-after-luckys-hitchcocks-green.html">Hitchcock's Green Market - St. Petersburg, FL</a> (A Life After Lucky's feature, store since closed too)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/03/hitchcocks-markets-presents-north.html">Hitchcock's Market - Hawthorne, FL</a> (A look at a location from this rural North Florida grocery chain) (My second most popular post of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/04/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-no-no-no-but.html">FoodMax/Albertsons #4729/Publix #119 - Hendersonville, TN</a> (A guest post by the Sing Oil Blogger featuring one of the Tennessee Publixsons stores, with a Bruno's twist too)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/05/kash-n-karry-go-round.html">Kash n' Karry/Sweetbay Supermarket #1916 - Wesley Chapel, FL</a> (A tour of the last round Kash n' Karry prototype store still operating with its original layout)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-winn-win-or-lose-lose-i-guess-well.html">Winn-Dixie #2234 - Apopka, FL</a> (A tour of one of Winn-Dixie's newest stores built from the ground-up)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-land-of-old-florida-and-its-equally.html">Food Ranch - Inglis, FL</a> (A tour of a really neat small-town supermarket still mostly in-tact from its 1985 opening)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/in-parallel-universe.html">Safeway #3411 - Tacoma, WA</a> (A guest post by The Sing Oil Blogger featuring an Albertsons to Safeway conversion in Washington State)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And considering this is the blog's 10th anniversary, I thought it would be fun to feature my top 10 personal favorite posts that I've written over the past decade. Some posts just come together well, some have fun content, and some have a little of both. Anyway, here's what I think has been my best over the last 10 years:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#10 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2017/10/you-should-have-chose-florida-choice.html">You Should Have Chosen Florida Choice</a> (Originally published October 22, 2017) - A tour of (what was) the best preserved former Florida Choice store in Florida through the windows of the building following the closure of the Winn-Dixie that once called the building home. This store answered a lot of my questions about Florida Choice, but also arose many more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#9 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/12/former-albertsons-4462-orlando-fl-south.html">Former Albertsons #4462 - Orlando, FL (South OBT)</a> (Originally published December 6, 2016) - A tour of the best preserved Grocery Palace Albertsons left in Florida, what's not to love about that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#8 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2015/10/former-albertsons-4357-vero-beach-fl.html">Former Albertsons #4357 - Vero Beach, FL</a> (Originally published October 11, 2015) - A fun tour of an abandoned Albertsons store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#7 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/former-albertsons-4346-venice-fl.html">Former Albertsons #4346 - Venice, FL</a> (Originally published December 6, 2021) - Another fun tour of a former Albertsons store, and I got a good scare here too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#6 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2019/06/i-saved-they-saved-but-we-couldnt-save.html">I Saved, They Saved, But We Couldn't Save U-Save</a> (Originally published June 2, 2019) - This post has become one of my most popular posts of all time, and features a tour of a former U-Save Supermarket in Okeechobee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#5 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-most-famous-shopping-center-in.html">The Most Famous Shopping Center in Florida</a> (Originally published January 21, 2018) - This post took us on an exterior overview of Lakeland's noted Southgate Shopping Center, famous for its large arch gracing the plaza's facade. I thought this post came together well, on top of being a fun tour of a noted piece of Floridian architecture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#4 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/11/former-albertsons-43161-and-4335.html">Former Albertsons #4316(1) and #4335 - Lauderhill, FL</a> (Originally published November 21, 2021) - These two Albertsons stores weren't the most extravagant relics of former Albertsons stores in Florida, but my writing was pretty good this day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#3 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/10/former-albertsons-4471-sanford-fl-part-2.html">Former Albertsons #4471 - Sanford, FL - Part 2</a> (Originally published October 23, 2016) - I had no idea Spirit Halloween was operating out of this former Grocery Palace Albertsons when I visited it way back when. It was a fun surprise, and a really fun tour inside a vacant Grocery Palace Albertsons store!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#2 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2014/06/former-albertsons-4466-port-st-lucie-fl.html">Former Albertsons #4466 - Port St. Lucie, FL (St. Lucie West)</a> (Originally published June 7, 2014) - A really old AFB post, but you can never go wrong with a glimpse of some Grocery Palace relics through a window, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And what has been my favorite blog post to date? Well, here's the answer:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#1 - <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-winn-dixie-that-time-forgot.html">The Winn-Dixie That Time Forgot</a> (Originally published August 25, 2019) - Surprise, my favorite AFB post actually has nothing to do with an Albertsons at all! While not an Albertsons, a Winn-Dixie that had been sitting abandoned for nearly 30 years also provides some entertaining subject matter. I just feel everything about this post meshed together well, the photos of the abandoned store and its interior, the writing, everything. If you haven't read this post check it out sometime, it's a fun read!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that rounds out this edition of AFB's Top 10. Thanks again for 10 years of fun and adventure on AFB, and see you all next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">AFB</div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-42157370724375465932023-12-03T00:02:00.001-05:002023-12-03T00:02:56.849-05:00Former Albertsons #4410 - Kissimmee, FL (Downtown) - The Afterlife<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeOYlaQH2IBiecB3q7CApc3vDfBcykhW-bQRIRyxB-B-fOmcKxz-ZKai-Z2ECXn3GbFvDFeeWdkizsNyPJvxXN2ru9wSZwhSCiJ17p8WpkBH9_wU_-g98r8YOTBFLPzV-Aecyh7bJ9fNntAvrZezLF8NlxKKO5qtXBvKMUITP6odmiRPXCSzsx_D8pLWH/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1932" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeOYlaQH2IBiecB3q7CApc3vDfBcykhW-bQRIRyxB-B-fOmcKxz-ZKai-Z2ECXn3GbFvDFeeWdkizsNyPJvxXN2ru9wSZwhSCiJ17p8WpkBH9_wU_-g98r8YOTBFLPzV-Aecyh7bJ9fNntAvrZezLF8NlxKKO5qtXBvKMUITP6odmiRPXCSzsx_D8pLWH/w400-h318/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4410 / Sedano's #39</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1100 N. John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL - Town Corral Shopping Center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvDlO5Tg2uesDlhafXS1pwlfYtr5txgaVZmzigFoUgMVqP23OrPUzg-5p3HfjmDRFqmXZGEyqb2bDvVgaTalGc99gJ6R0g_2AKg7sMuvge9Qx8mtTPqL0nCzYYfX2zkEPvm1l24Gynuw0xA1kLqZ26uI3uVpgqo3Fd4VF80akWIUyu-c8_ZL2QduV1wNw/s84/Osceola-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="75" data-original-width="84" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvDlO5Tg2uesDlhafXS1pwlfYtr5txgaVZmzigFoUgMVqP23OrPUzg-5p3HfjmDRFqmXZGEyqb2bDvVgaTalGc99gJ6R0g_2AKg7sMuvge9Qx8mtTPqL0nCzYYfX2zkEPvm1l24Gynuw0xA1kLqZ26uI3uVpgqo3Fd4VF80akWIUyu-c8_ZL2QduV1wNw/s1600/Osceola-blue.png" width="84" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Today's post is a presentation of Osceola County retail</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>To Go Where AFB Has Not Gone Before</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Maybe my little clue as to what this post would be about was a bit too lofty, but it's not untrue, as today's post is all about an experience I've never had before! While I've been to a handful of retail store auctions in the past, the experience you'll be reading about today was my first of such at a former Albertsons store. While a few <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2022/12/publix-1331-afterlife.html">auctions of Publixsons stores</a> have come and gone over the last few years, none of those were very easy or convenient for me to get to considering the odd times these auctions tend to happen, and the general short notice of when information about these auctions are posted. While it's sad seeing the tenants of these old Albertsons buildings close (especially for the reason why Publix tends to close them), I was still hoping that one day things would work out and I would have the opportunity to poke around a former Floridian Albertsons building for an all-access tour. Well, last year, my luck finally turned, and I got to experience the afterlife of a really neat former Albertsons building, and one with a lot more surprises in store than a typical Publixsons would have to offer as well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjPhvYYE3qc6-1-siSqXWpuG03p3NqpnJclWuFalkGxGyTeiOUZWlRKBstPJFyHytEMiRaM3_dGYIcjGlJN_JWqm4yAV77ZOSUlUJK_2nt1zn7u1NeSj0vX48j-tExRV2meUZmMtgq1duArkLX0fL-sbStM6aVr5Pn5Mub61Z1Sd-pk6zojffTcxjc2LP/s1932/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjPhvYYE3qc6-1-siSqXWpuG03p3NqpnJclWuFalkGxGyTeiOUZWlRKBstPJFyHytEMiRaM3_dGYIcjGlJN_JWqm4yAV77ZOSUlUJK_2nt1zn7u1NeSj0vX48j-tExRV2meUZmMtgq1duArkLX0fL-sbStM6aVr5Pn5Mub61Z1Sd-pk6zojffTcxjc2LP/w400-h376/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To make this visit possible, I actually had to sneak out of work early in order to make it to the former downtown Kissimmee Albertsons in time for the in-person auction preview window, which only lasted for 3 or so hours on this particular afternoon. The experience I had here was worth whatever dumb excuse I made up to leave work early on this day, as opportunities like this are few and far between!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciwexmqnLj0VgzSTx0vqpSkO7lPpyS-9732USsUbS70NV0d-nrRRHYE9FlTUhLzyDCsBeUjtidjy5xFvErTfig5kz5ecmm66zwFRcQDq1MNTBPYoikV9HtwKXpJMkbGCoKdzlR4aSKNdg696mPdlr3UwaW6il_PrusVXpe8PrxKFDlLMdj4RsJYmf33bn/s1932/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="1932" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciwexmqnLj0VgzSTx0vqpSkO7lPpyS-9732USsUbS70NV0d-nrRRHYE9FlTUhLzyDCsBeUjtidjy5xFvErTfig5kz5ecmm66zwFRcQDq1MNTBPYoikV9HtwKXpJMkbGCoKdzlR4aSKNdg696mPdlr3UwaW6il_PrusVXpe8PrxKFDlLMdj4RsJYmf33bn/w400-h268/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We originally toured former Albertsons #4410 <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/03/former-albertsons-4410-kissimmee-fl.html">way back in March 2016</a>, back when it was still fully operational as a Sedano's Supermarket. The original post goes into a lot more detail about the history of this building and the attached shopping center, but I will briefly recap:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons #4410 opened in 1993 on the site of a former Zayre discount store, which was demolished to make room for the new Albertsons. The new Albertsons was a very nice example of a late 1980's/early 1990's "Superstore" building, and one of the last few stores of that design to open in Florida. Albertsons had a good 16 year run at this site before it was announced that this store was one of three Orlando-area locations the company was selling to Hialeah-based Sedano's Supermarket. Sedano's is a Hispanic-oriented grocery chain from South Florida that wanted to move into Orlando to capture that area's huge boom in Hispanic population, which has increased even more so in the 14 years Sedano's has now been in Orlando. Sedano's did light conversions to each of the three acquired Albertsons stores, with this particular location in Kissimmee receiving nothing more that some new wall decor before the shelves were restocked and the doors reopened. Sedano's opened their new Kissimmee store in early 2010.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEukPElNM5tB0KAhUhAcWBDul2Twu8zYfQAuT7Dt2wfLq0gAs3RjdWAohiPi95WFB5F1KlvvP4FURf9-7ZPBBD6n3GSaCtVdZrxaIsnRHfuXGgb2n9uRIPcPuNZe4xkcgoUsyG4e5HN_b7i1XjbbkOAMILLDQPYQYcWS-aDLsFbbFAXz3zAqO898M_nB2j/s2576/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2576" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEukPElNM5tB0KAhUhAcWBDul2Twu8zYfQAuT7Dt2wfLq0gAs3RjdWAohiPi95WFB5F1KlvvP4FURf9-7ZPBBD6n3GSaCtVdZrxaIsnRHfuXGgb2n9uRIPcPuNZe4xkcgoUsyG4e5HN_b7i1XjbbkOAMILLDQPYQYcWS-aDLsFbbFAXz3zAqO898M_nB2j/w400-h221/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Sedano's does well in their home range of Miami-Dade and Southern Broward Counties, Sedano's has never expanded further into Orlando than those three stores acquired from Albertsons in 2009. This comes as Sedano's largest rival from South Florida, Presidente Supermarket, also embarked on an Orlando expansion come the late 2010's. As of late 2023, Presidente now has 6 stores open throughout Orlando, with plans for at least two more stores throughout the area. Other Hispanic grocery chains are also expanding in Orlando as well, such as Key Foods and Bravo Supermarket, so I don't know what exactly happened with Sedano's ambitious push into the region.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe2zabIc46eHeAfz5Lv0jNeg6yi4LpS-M8MjW_6SuDh3vtwCQYSG9Nrcur7qgwoordp0VEtqPEjBYhOmYHX3UDkgIlohqzGQYz0DFEb17Q_10kISnM13HtlFfTFL2tk7kCawJHzRi25kSX5obEqt4ALXQJzZMLBDZQYKfouybIu2P3mDQ3RUI9mxeLyCL/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1932" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe2zabIc46eHeAfz5Lv0jNeg6yi4LpS-M8MjW_6SuDh3vtwCQYSG9Nrcur7qgwoordp0VEtqPEjBYhOmYHX3UDkgIlohqzGQYz0DFEb17Q_10kISnM13HtlFfTFL2tk7kCawJHzRi25kSX5obEqt4ALXQJzZMLBDZQYKfouybIu2P3mDQ3RUI9mxeLyCL/w400-h297/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Sedano's other two Orlando locations on <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2017/06/former-albertsons-4347-orlando-fl-s.html">South Semoran</a> and <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/12/former-albertsons-4462-orlando-fl-south.html">South OBT</a> still seem to do well (and have been absolutely packed the last time I visited each, both of those visits being within the last year), the Kissimmee store appeared to be struggling. One of the biggest signs of this store's struggles (as we'll see once we head inside) was Sedano's shrinking this store's sales floor space by one third. At some point between my original visit in 2015 and when this store closed, a partition wall was built down the middle of the salesfloor where the left side vestibule opens up into the main store. Probably to reduce costs, Sedano's tried shrinking the store to save it, and out of the 6 former Albertsons buildings Sedano's operated out of, this is the only one where a salesfloor reduction has ever happened. Clearly something wasn't going well here, and shrinking the store wasn't enough to save it either. In August 2021, Sedano's made the decision to close this store, officially dubbing the closure as a "move" to 12981 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando - the address of the existing South OBT Sedano's roughly 6 miles north of here. This store's closure brings Sedano's Orlando-area presence down to 2 stores, although like I said, those other two stores seem to keep a brisk business going. I don't know what Sedano's long-term plans are for Orlando, but hopefully the Kissimmee store's issues aren't plaguing those other two area stores as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, enough background, let's get into the good stuff. You might want to pull up a chair...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp7EFLgsoDkKmsnJ8rtj8mvPxr11DLq8WLtAfKvGHmYLjJ5LtLAgnz24SLvsvB6l5ZheCPFfkTImTR8E0joak6-tPH_bW61vN2J9SLdXyYQwC5XNzJDMoYx4DUz9OadxQL75aXHw26dEexH9crkPbSoeiKp_FQj0SJeN7Ewv1dspG3pymWTe95tyO4pnK/s2159/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp7EFLgsoDkKmsnJ8rtj8mvPxr11DLq8WLtAfKvGHmYLjJ5LtLAgnz24SLvsvB6l5ZheCPFfkTImTR8E0joak6-tPH_bW61vN2J9SLdXyYQwC5XNzJDMoYx4DUz9OadxQL75aXHw26dEexH9crkPbSoeiKp_FQj0SJeN7Ewv1dspG3pymWTe95tyO4pnK/w358-h400/Photo%206.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …or 30, because this is going to be a good post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, the (not very well marked) entrance into the auction was through the store's right side vestibule. Turning the corner out of the vestibule was a table where the lone representative from the auction house was sitting, looking extremely bored. The extra space around the front end was used as a staging area for various fixtures, although there were still plenty of other fixtures all throughout the building up for bids.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRsYLd8-7hyphenhyphenk6inhfQM-LWzJVhdF6HfgW6kjcp_ecZ3tjWp8TK3bfkRVvsuYLDu3W8_scP-i5BgfhAO5fFZc2jIbfLExcaftBOJZ3ZGaW_iH94LW4D8ZmP4EdKd7iI-4wUwfqWCzTn2YKJiJFmhcG1v4iGHDD1Yc52e7EZh9zMdsZyRTiCuFNWyIF5Uy_/s2306/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRsYLd8-7hyphenhyphenk6inhfQM-LWzJVhdF6HfgW6kjcp_ecZ3tjWp8TK3bfkRVvsuYLDu3W8_scP-i5BgfhAO5fFZc2jIbfLExcaftBOJZ3ZGaW_iH94LW4D8ZmP4EdKd7iI-4wUwfqWCzTn2YKJiJFmhcG1v4iGHDD1Yc52e7EZh9zMdsZyRTiCuFNWyIF5Uy_/w335-h400/Photo%207.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike most posts where I try to cohesively stitch my photos together into a loop around the salesfloor, today's post will be a little more meandering, especially since we'll be going in and out of various parts of the building we never usually get to see. Anyway, we'll begin by working our way into the right side of the building, the former home of the Albertsons deli being the first department we explore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gJjprb48UPpl6vFZRlJTlr_Uccna_YGHwcalIsSXZDwmZUZ7nsxGZQO0gekkOXqU9P_qylm3K-vGb62wyzwWJcjhVj-eF6YpuKcb-Y4l6PfI5pUae0cy9Yxj_tMS3Y5Nr2xyWe-ecL0LUzbcKl_lmUlmdVeDcbdtnpW0v19_Wat0F6qQt_JOEjA-f3Jj/s2159/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gJjprb48UPpl6vFZRlJTlr_Uccna_YGHwcalIsSXZDwmZUZ7nsxGZQO0gekkOXqU9P_qylm3K-vGb62wyzwWJcjhVj-eF6YpuKcb-Y4l6PfI5pUae0cy9Yxj_tMS3Y5Nr2xyWe-ecL0LUzbcKl_lmUlmdVeDcbdtnpW0v19_Wat0F6qQt_JOEjA-f3Jj/w358-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since Sedano's doesn't operate a very large deli or bakery, this part of the store served as a large cafeteria, a feature most Hispanic grocers around here are famous for. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SVjVZYd-VdN-GthMIVTBzlpmsUkjh2bpfl8PbojKmnrJnOMuarAfkAlmUx6wp4VNX1wrLE9z9LRvnatN2ZrmA8LVMNoB5kWE7JdoiQexogtnX-SpTFDX6MP7g0v1VsgQs224DK9fyujc/s400/Photo+6.jpg">Here's what this part of the store looked like</a> when Sedano's was open, with most of the floor space in this area dedicated to tables for the cafeteria.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN5SZ-NrwD9WFljePvnq-q8iKYOSpEf02MqF4cT45NASmIBcas3bUhiiob49bqGCBxfsg5VxW8ptNwi8R2iK4FEKGmt3laB4ezT17Vl5SK-QNy8coQJbAkN5_pZ_r_becr5wzUQoNIL1qyg4Rg0o8y6s_-r1ggXYFc0whvIp_EULZH-Jw7YNfkCoaKQzb/s2331/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2331" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN5SZ-NrwD9WFljePvnq-q8iKYOSpEf02MqF4cT45NASmIBcas3bUhiiob49bqGCBxfsg5VxW8ptNwi8R2iK4FEKGmt3laB4ezT17Vl5SK-QNy8coQJbAkN5_pZ_r_becr5wzUQoNIL1qyg4Rg0o8y6s_-r1ggXYFc0whvIp_EULZH-Jw7YNfkCoaKQzb/w331-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For a totally different perspective, here's a look behind Albertsons' original deli counter, which later served as the primary prep area for Sedano's cafeteria. I'd have to guess most of the fixtures for sale here date back to Albertsons, as it seemed like Sedano's tends to reuse a lot of the fixtures and equipment that come with the various stores they take over. However, one thing I know for sure is original to Albertsons is the tile backsplash - that's very much a Blue and Gray Market remnant, this store's original decor package.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2Rp0-mxcjUGKn6kiiYKe_x2-8zX3i7MIIxCthTSXSOYs4im9KJ7r7jYtzJuVePMuU3sJQG2YTDTFsm84qHiWI7jQn8O5-aqc21F-8oRyUZjMrHWAJLJ21aEmKnr08MAIBcquNIrVw6JYM4C1ptjAcyGj2i9GJztIBBxnb4Fb5zgIKkalQsnCt5OM6qZF/s2269/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2Rp0-mxcjUGKn6kiiYKe_x2-8zX3i7MIIxCthTSXSOYs4im9KJ7r7jYtzJuVePMuU3sJQG2YTDTFsm84qHiWI7jQn8O5-aqc21F-8oRyUZjMrHWAJLJ21aEmKnr08MAIBcquNIrVw6JYM4C1ptjAcyGj2i9GJztIBBxnb4Fb5zgIKkalQsnCt5OM6qZF/w340-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The opening to the left led to the deli counter, with the door on the right leading to the bakery space. The room I am standing in was a shared prep space for the deli and bakery, containing various fryers, ovens, and prep tables.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PS780tEqFGFOSWo1L9z5qdcYU3FQ9d_3Q2EbJPwFmgpp6GOVpcVv4cPLgHFbvEuIiNXOFY2W8ElWbmzcmObzIIVZAcLUwAZbq99rL2U9hH15L5ApvS_gCOdcmrAHlTKyJC64hKDNsRYiw6TKa5sgayZxcniv_mV_rZQINIvVWPW9PN9rjG5c_0q559IR/s2318/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PS780tEqFGFOSWo1L9z5qdcYU3FQ9d_3Q2EbJPwFmgpp6GOVpcVv4cPLgHFbvEuIiNXOFY2W8ElWbmzcmObzIIVZAcLUwAZbq99rL2U9hH15L5ApvS_gCOdcmrAHlTKyJC64hKDNsRYiw6TKa5sgayZxcniv_mV_rZQINIvVWPW9PN9rjG5c_0q559IR/w334-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a better overview of the prep room, looking into it instead of toward the doors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZQENdvj9NLYen9rGO3UGicybDPamW35E5mzWRPA7vw6hidQZr5cizHSrL_7dPwXYfE6e31Exk2dESQ8lfUxKwVICeWDqruNvEsdtNuJgGRDkF3LuvPz0KPsHkcWjA27hwxbtdnv6mQzlR3Xfz5LOs9l8r2XF-iFPa5Nf2_kuAq-YYbrpnTlXfyayIVnP/s2331/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2331" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZQENdvj9NLYen9rGO3UGicybDPamW35E5mzWRPA7vw6hidQZr5cizHSrL_7dPwXYfE6e31Exk2dESQ8lfUxKwVICeWDqruNvEsdtNuJgGRDkF3LuvPz0KPsHkcWjA27hwxbtdnv6mQzlR3Xfz5LOs9l8r2XF-iFPa5Nf2_kuAq-YYbrpnTlXfyayIVnP/w331-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the prep room, we enter the area behind the bakery counter. We also get a much nicer look at the Blue and Gray Market wall tiling in this shot as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsweRz7Z6WpuSJ9S3WrKNcMN0QaYxcP4_Uj6e87edySLby27Ejdw6IH0LfFBuELk0jVZ9C-nGR-CMATUhF5GSWcUK5-GaITIXnK6zniA-5IAT21TThb4j_tjK9_D4muymnYSahYD4IMACenayV4tzE8-RUD7aSOqkZLsxNEk7wgeKNo_yVuHfrBmIN5xjf/s2343/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsweRz7Z6WpuSJ9S3WrKNcMN0QaYxcP4_Uj6e87edySLby27Ejdw6IH0LfFBuELk0jVZ9C-nGR-CMATUhF5GSWcUK5-GaITIXnK6zniA-5IAT21TThb4j_tjK9_D4muymnYSahYD4IMACenayV4tzE8-RUD7aSOqkZLsxNEk7wgeKNo_yVuHfrBmIN5xjf/w330-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On the opposite side of that tiled half-wall in the middle of the room, this is what you'll find behind it. It seems like that wall was installed to hide all of this equipment, making the department more visually appealing to shoppers as they walked by.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XUqUbrK14hPmJCIL7j-ub4j8-hYY7xpbDnniY2LfpUX6ZKuXsbI_m5PpUu0mxg5h4kRZ1349Me0AsgVzZGvywJ6DgV_4H9j2cDh6lyDQWNdtl5jKORPDusgoCbJg-0AyH0NkifccxFWXGpZIeHqZymbPXu-qFS594ISik1gPo8akajzruwIBbH_T8NWj/s2257/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XUqUbrK14hPmJCIL7j-ub4j8-hYY7xpbDnniY2LfpUX6ZKuXsbI_m5PpUu0mxg5h4kRZ1349Me0AsgVzZGvywJ6DgV_4H9j2cDh6lyDQWNdtl5jKORPDusgoCbJg-0AyH0NkifccxFWXGpZIeHqZymbPXu-qFS594ISik1gPo8akajzruwIBbH_T8NWj/w343-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following the bakery counter, we enter this room as we continue our journey toward the back right corner of the building. I guess this room is the "oven room", as the big walk-in ovens were located to my left, along with the walk-in freezer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgull1eDplEmIRKYKoBk3B8mtPGH7O4VN4lKitoGXcV3k45dzNQRh1zJXL7NIijM1T89Oi-8nzmDRz9snB99scvI_X3R07PNGEx0WsI5ElCgfLpywZOWtA0Kzf4Y40XDjgnlEN5uxBZo7mKf8B_xikAMaGbYCvDM05KxGlkJrQ1JBIxVOO_igkA5RdMWyC/s2098/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgull1eDplEmIRKYKoBk3B8mtPGH7O4VN4lKitoGXcV3k45dzNQRh1zJXL7NIijM1T89Oi-8nzmDRz9snB99scvI_X3R07PNGEx0WsI5ElCgfLpywZOWtA0Kzf4Y40XDjgnlEN5uxBZo7mKf8B_xikAMaGbYCvDM05KxGlkJrQ1JBIxVOO_igkA5RdMWyC/w369-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look at the back wall of the "oven room", where more fixtures were staged and tagged ready to be sold off. While I didn't get any close-ups of the fixtures, a lot of them seemed to be pretty worn and grimy, so I'd have to imagine most of these items were pretty old. I can't imagine many of these pieces sold for much either, or at all, considering the condition most were in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3whn0Pfr8nkzkkupZ5UPeQWO1pm7XvnflXgmtMXpKo6MMFaZG4mM3PX3KqulKcF6yKL_o4r2ayfxjJbHTCLO1lNhdGQ99wLn983pKUcBMzy-sQtMV1H_cifp_lKiyzXkMP_Mcdaq8iTCkDHy6imyEMB3RDSVnlFICL5hdH4DmDHDZZGcJOkEqT8cuafz/s2049/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3whn0Pfr8nkzkkupZ5UPeQWO1pm7XvnflXgmtMXpKo6MMFaZG4mM3PX3KqulKcF6yKL_o4r2ayfxjJbHTCLO1lNhdGQ99wLn983pKUcBMzy-sQtMV1H_cifp_lKiyzXkMP_Mcdaq8iTCkDHy6imyEMB3RDSVnlFICL5hdH4DmDHDZZGcJOkEqT8cuafz/w378-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning around, here's a look toward the front of the oven room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5kOkuV6mZ0uOW9mkULFdIQDFRkWYrFA6KtZjpRV0H-2ZfV6skoxJg73rA0JyKz-9WhkC1zLu72I3kAe5nhZ4QB7168xu3mdkLZXAfni9CHM1F1h8JsAEa7MlxI3v_FJmWGigFP-R1tHrjKl8z7ZRPBrf1qDrUF-NHFl4FG-FaVg-NvddeatoJXTi-o1p/s2159/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5kOkuV6mZ0uOW9mkULFdIQDFRkWYrFA6KtZjpRV0H-2ZfV6skoxJg73rA0JyKz-9WhkC1zLu72I3kAe5nhZ4QB7168xu3mdkLZXAfni9CHM1F1h8JsAEa7MlxI3v_FJmWGigFP-R1tHrjKl8z7ZRPBrf1qDrUF-NHFl4FG-FaVg-NvddeatoJXTi-o1p/w358-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the oven room, this was the next room you'd end up in. The back of the produce department was located through those swinging doors, so I believe this room was the produce prep and overstock area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qcJ4tBqYL8uL4BJKpkOWw3YoMfrc04ldVlEfvhYs1kedVYbuSaMAxvLboQ2Dgqn4If8bF_ANH1rn3aM9n4H-0BtgXoEdyCo2oHQ-BI0dmx8UpYR77kowW2HFzucPx03pMrnu0qP0tS2T-UL7wm3at8MKchKZ9hnNfI91SFrWdmdEgSymVyJ1kvmQJ6Rc/s2282/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qcJ4tBqYL8uL4BJKpkOWw3YoMfrc04ldVlEfvhYs1kedVYbuSaMAxvLboQ2Dgqn4If8bF_ANH1rn3aM9n4H-0BtgXoEdyCo2oHQ-BI0dmx8UpYR77kowW2HFzucPx03pMrnu0qP0tS2T-UL7wm3at8MKchKZ9hnNfI91SFrWdmdEgSymVyJ1kvmQJ6Rc/w339-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another cooler was located down this corridor, with a set of restrooms through that opening at the end of the corridor. Beyond that you'd turn the corner and end up in the actual backroom, which we'll see in a little bit. Now though, let's head back out to the salesfloor - being in the deathly silent backroom of a closed supermarket with half the lights on, and only your thoughts and the humming of the fluorescent lights to keep you company is a bit creepy...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGT_AWGjGqBZyjp7ViEq1DDf6paE8EFCMzO_46iqNcVaX0fJIsM6Z56kwIa7YiPuAkWcuWaetCo7dK_z96gdVB4Y8Nngzh3c1ONDOd2l8ppRTE6PRXCCopP4fKru9Ldy2rp64aqU7FqwKw4we0jC_mFa5FEEC3tffVLWtBb9SYmlJhqqQzLjElQZJjhyphenhyphenRM/s2098/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGT_AWGjGqBZyjp7ViEq1DDf6paE8EFCMzO_46iqNcVaX0fJIsM6Z56kwIa7YiPuAkWcuWaetCo7dK_z96gdVB4Y8Nngzh3c1ONDOd2l8ppRTE6PRXCCopP4fKru9Ldy2rp64aqU7FqwKw4we0jC_mFa5FEEC3tffVLWtBb9SYmlJhqqQzLjElQZJjhyphenhyphenRM/w369-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …however, I can't say that the deathly silent salesfloor of a closed supermarket with half the lights on is any less spooky!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUZwiv9A92ahgZEI7AEaAojXkhcbYqBDMhACeh71RHrbjL7LUav8riNJJN2Npbzd1tfDH1bhxqV0sVAhvZAiVQVAmB_gjYmJvNf4vi0TxwDLF7qSnwgfQq8qpcGXxiBHkkE7vSSMFzzGMgrhyAeNg0cRAhu0iVTww7-K-Zqm4lCmejMrhHhWAZBnU5tPc/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUZwiv9A92ahgZEI7AEaAojXkhcbYqBDMhACeh71RHrbjL7LUav8riNJJN2Npbzd1tfDH1bhxqV0sVAhvZAiVQVAmB_gjYmJvNf4vi0TxwDLF7qSnwgfQq8qpcGXxiBHkkE7vSSMFzzGMgrhyAeNg0cRAhu0iVTww7-K-Zqm4lCmejMrhHhWAZBnU5tPc/w400-h384/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We popped out of the backroom at the back of produce, having just walked to the back of the store via the corridors behind that wall to my left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ480ho31mbgvnxjqHG-7UsMGPs16RF7nXCSPqd-MaZ_GfYorEt-0nfiZy3yTW-jE5SgnmqwmugdkW5N0xGQG5B6C1HvDxBvtQFnW73oZy3GLJpGgVRahzpzI3vZ4EjC6-bkBYQdnw8xjCUVrtG6-Kcs0tB1-wsU1Ul79VlgbigG-vZhBYudeYzPF2WZmz/s2159/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ480ho31mbgvnxjqHG-7UsMGPs16RF7nXCSPqd-MaZ_GfYorEt-0nfiZy3yTW-jE5SgnmqwmugdkW5N0xGQG5B6C1HvDxBvtQFnW73oZy3GLJpGgVRahzpzI3vZ4EjC6-bkBYQdnw8xjCUVrtG6-Kcs0tB1-wsU1Ul79VlgbigG-vZhBYudeYzPF2WZmz/w358-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Sedano's cafeteria isn't the hopping lunch spot is once was anymore - the only things for sale here anymore are the tables and chairs themselves!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EqQav1BykvLgKrO3T4obJaPp8Tb9vWuzRwJt3aVCWhPyn2aE4KhD4Z9xanoxhUZh9929hrHXx1jRXL7nTwWGh21VU973UZCq08gMK54j5hRZmIaOCz64aSGeU4MbE7cZ2Vwb4splD4V2-lW9sX716W9IYCFEhP4_EUkl73osTAUZychTfLky2Jf-wfD0/s1932/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1932" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EqQav1BykvLgKrO3T4obJaPp8Tb9vWuzRwJt3aVCWhPyn2aE4KhD4Z9xanoxhUZh9929hrHXx1jRXL7nTwWGh21VU973UZCq08gMK54j5hRZmIaOCz64aSGeU4MbE7cZ2Vwb4splD4V2-lW9sX716W9IYCFEhP4_EUkl73osTAUZychTfLky2Jf-wfD0/w400-h386/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning our attention to the former produce department, its fixtures were also sprawled out, waiting for the sound of the virtual gavel to seal their new fate.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_CiaIKBurhTOwl-xkKe6aOLLNqbeEUTKgik19GD7FBFUFC9wnrJFi86ZQJ6cWIhXKmqiNYNxagIINCLHgOWTIFFHSZQOngJ6Vvrr_caPz7cXk85ogAzNSrUw9CJwf-mn7DV8Mq7Z-QdsCBlaspFVT1ytbSwSnc9qyAmnFaBtrunvGhTVZJo4-mKjvkv-/s2183/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_CiaIKBurhTOwl-xkKe6aOLLNqbeEUTKgik19GD7FBFUFC9wnrJFi86ZQJ6cWIhXKmqiNYNxagIINCLHgOWTIFFHSZQOngJ6Vvrr_caPz7cXk85ogAzNSrUw9CJwf-mn7DV8Mq7Z-QdsCBlaspFVT1ytbSwSnc9qyAmnFaBtrunvGhTVZJo4-mKjvkv-/w354-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In addition to the produce displays, some of the open space at the back of produce was being used to house additional random fixtures, including a familiar face that one would expect to find at a Publixsons auction and not a former Sedano's:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45iHkgUX9LhJ-UxWvOBktWRskIAqxf5a0lt9WkaFumf86El4f5QsrUxDpYPzO7VlTJ68ug6g97-1l45pkvakc67UN2zv1g2YZFoomS-Cd-mJg9X2lcG3IRN7azui4bO8v3ZiKplAm7MIFBi1LffMMrfTRPdUNIRkcNxPHZXNLFVGTZ1QODrpCErvP7_VE/s2208/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45iHkgUX9LhJ-UxWvOBktWRskIAqxf5a0lt9WkaFumf86El4f5QsrUxDpYPzO7VlTJ68ug6g97-1l45pkvakc67UN2zv1g2YZFoomS-Cd-mJg9X2lcG3IRN7azui4bO8v3ZiKplAm7MIFBi1LffMMrfTRPdUNIRkcNxPHZXNLFVGTZ1QODrpCErvP7_VE/w350-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Yep - that's the famous Publix "Cool it - Chill Out - Take it easy" deli tea cooler! Either Sedano's picked up this cooler at a Publix auction for their own use, or the auction company dragged this in after unsuccessfully trying to sell it at whatever former Publix it came from - I have no idea which option may be the case, as they both make sense. I don't remember this cooler being here during my 2015 visit (and I feel like I would have photographed this out-of-place cooler had I seen it then), but Sedano's could have bought it after my visit way back then. And also, while we're on the topic of random fixtures typically associated with Publix:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98t2fpcURTVp_sItCoaIa9MzUVvbEU2fRc4Rr1cV3Woz63zVjp1pWKKJ73-UNSrRe3sAK-Wz0Hi73_2FVEWed11QH-rTepmV5Jt6-lQDog4qyaUV11oD1kMFiaAg8G0E5NrIqFkX1dONoenO2OQRp1VC7HXqSvNs0f4ySlrcrIjFSsNfiVXqn5wpuU9Xj/s2233/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98t2fpcURTVp_sItCoaIa9MzUVvbEU2fRc4Rr1cV3Woz63zVjp1pWKKJ73-UNSrRe3sAK-Wz0Hi73_2FVEWed11QH-rTepmV5Jt6-lQDog4qyaUV11oD1kMFiaAg8G0E5NrIqFkX1dONoenO2OQRp1VC7HXqSvNs0f4ySlrcrIjFSsNfiVXqn5wpuU9Xj/w346-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Just a few items down from the Publix deli tea cooler, I also spotted this Toledo scale like the ones Publix used to put in all their stores. These Toledo scales were a staple of Publix stores since 1940, when George Jenkin's installed one at his new Winter Haven "dream store" as an incentive to lure shoppers into his store. While these scales were sparsely seen at Publix stores outside of Florida, since their cessation of production in 2015, these scales have stopped appearing at new Publix stores in general. Publix actually has an entire repair shop dedicated to servicing and repairing the remaining scales at their stores, and <a href="https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/classic-publix-scales-missing-from-newest-palm-beach-county-locations-and-its-weighing-on-customers">per this spokeswoman</a>, when a store closes, its scale gets sent to that repair shop to see if it can be spruced up and repaired, or if it will get stripped for parts to service the remaining scales out there. Really, all of that was an explanation to say I doubt this scale was brought here from a closed Publix, as Publix would have kept it if it was one of theirs. I don't recall Albertsons having these scales, although its possible some stores did have one - supermarket scales were a popular thing for many years, and I've even seen a few Winn-Dixies with identical Toledo scales.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1wvpOyE-slk6tNy-dqWxLpq_Zh6S3rUq-hQ0PskdWzTPBf-YIppQkZ2GMt7hlC12YKYiDV8rJbfwWU6aPXGwsa3925H9yzgxxK1uwzrvAjgN2HGNXMd4WJqyyEt4uhNtZP2H_6xv5WfDnlgmffJ3Vh1ijb4BZAJCi-Haf1dpMX409iJdncLcnSw45isE/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1932" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1wvpOyE-slk6tNy-dqWxLpq_Zh6S3rUq-hQ0PskdWzTPBf-YIppQkZ2GMt7hlC12YKYiDV8rJbfwWU6aPXGwsa3925H9yzgxxK1uwzrvAjgN2HGNXMd4WJqyyEt4uhNtZP2H_6xv5WfDnlgmffJ3Vh1ijb4BZAJCi-Haf1dpMX409iJdncLcnSw45isE/w400-h350/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that all of that information about scales isn't weighing me down anymore, let's turn the corner for a look across the back wall of the salesfloor. From produce, we can see how the width of the salesfloor was shortened, with the partition wall put up just after the meat and seafood service counter, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvnEiukBnWVXstlicCLfw7jf1o9LKhIycRj4mmZcDdqcla91tTmv8q3rBA6aPYx8rRQVNOZRm5dx9s1fgfy22FL-BZkN0BbkE02HHbhnoruDSYfGMQ_-06yDMT5LhkRQQSeLBX2ontJwx/s400/Photo+10.jpg">as opposed to before</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDmhcKze1ZzISSjYNpq6zKky9UM9D7JNpLx5u0G77_hhnVbmfQaXNwX6LKQUoeUFd9RkMcAnehszwUqRorBZNJIRr1ALzag6X48zYqaUeIsLohwSsqMgZ-Jj0embFQ6xbG2PoXcnIs7Jc-kasLm6WoHz4_tJabT_Yi1c2MskYY2z0vwQVj-zI08EaaUNj/s2024/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDmhcKze1ZzISSjYNpq6zKky9UM9D7JNpLx5u0G77_hhnVbmfQaXNwX6LKQUoeUFd9RkMcAnehszwUqRorBZNJIRr1ALzag6X48zYqaUeIsLohwSsqMgZ-Jj0embFQ6xbG2PoXcnIs7Jc-kasLm6WoHz4_tJabT_Yi1c2MskYY2z0vwQVj-zI08EaaUNj/w381-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The store's original Blue and Gray Market tile pattern guides us back up this barren aisle, and I wouldn't be surprised if all that shelving is original to Albertsons too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk4sk_mlAs4M9CYfGKCzD0c3cyrBVTVn4ylpvUXUz0_TopdtHffss0H6wefQJlSGAl1B5VKcHCkOQ4r1eARjYFY4DIfAfiAKaIdLeku9p3PJpQCC3nNFkMzipnT8QV_uMu6aC099QYVJ_xi5xmcs4FoTk412uI5409d2VDi-zToWHMUICe5SDDPhUUFHV/s2220/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk4sk_mlAs4M9CYfGKCzD0c3cyrBVTVn4ylpvUXUz0_TopdtHffss0H6wefQJlSGAl1B5VKcHCkOQ4r1eARjYFY4DIfAfiAKaIdLeku9p3PJpQCC3nNFkMzipnT8QV_uMu6aC099QYVJ_xi5xmcs4FoTk412uI5409d2VDi-zToWHMUICe5SDDPhUUFHV/w348-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Some sections of shelving were removed near the front of the store. Some of that removed shelving was sitting palletized nearby, and some was probably taken by Sedano's in advance of the auction (possibly to send to the other two stores nearby if any of those needed or wanted extra shelving to keep on hand).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXw-1KO_7Rynu8SWWRKRL6WRHmkNkKSY9zqMDfQFJjsfimG0uUWSWt68bhxnVLkfIEzP12GAqIrLQNMGSMAZZKp3ftcu6gLe29CuhxetVqbrYDH7ud-hn4bR0L2zNcaHG1tXaRGxu_FYZUm8JAcZaAyKEK3DqFMq-MzQhfFKbIqJpJzUqy9wQRE0hbP2BI/s1932/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXw-1KO_7Rynu8SWWRKRL6WRHmkNkKSY9zqMDfQFJjsfimG0uUWSWt68bhxnVLkfIEzP12GAqIrLQNMGSMAZZKp3ftcu6gLe29CuhxetVqbrYDH7ud-hn4bR0L2zNcaHG1tXaRGxu_FYZUm8JAcZaAyKEK3DqFMq-MzQhfFKbIqJpJzUqy9wQRE0hbP2BI/w400-h391/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the grime and whatever other nastiness that had built up under those shelves over the years, stuck to the floor in said nastiness were the remains of an Albertsons sale tag - probably more evidence that the shelving was original to Albertsons, especially if one of their tags managed to survive under there after this building spent 11 years as Sedano's!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzBVNdwc7Y0A7D6MSXFpysb5IKNp5nTVQgMX0k0yz6beaTL7HiOYOKhSyHaD1JYwf3pj0glnsoKqqznRYO-Erzh8Pp5XruKNJrsddRBNBnuc5wGOLGvs0gZTpC_Yjwr1yBkHIBLfKOVx10vRZ_Nk3KEfysB7QeB3PA9R2eLS1SjO5HiQsetjssEyYxTkb/s2208/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzBVNdwc7Y0A7D6MSXFpysb5IKNp5nTVQgMX0k0yz6beaTL7HiOYOKhSyHaD1JYwf3pj0glnsoKqqznRYO-Erzh8Pp5XruKNJrsddRBNBnuc5wGOLGvs0gZTpC_Yjwr1yBkHIBLfKOVx10vRZ_Nk3KEfysB7QeB3PA9R2eLS1SjO5HiQsetjssEyYxTkb/w350-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Outside of the floor tile itself, there weren't any other Albertsons relics stuck to the ground here, but plenty more gunk and grime - at least 20 years' worth - revealed after the shelves were taken down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-Hx6KEGck1tKF2w7yLk5yJJ6qrkn49U9cQpEvgA-KbWjw6Ns6xsCt5-ngL_IJosqe45EIhwCG3UZ8pf16cVyCmfu0KNRv2spHR3zhAMzLmDY2_qoorCVbUgTioFLooa0_qDCSmzj0MlgbRJg4mMazUk_L4GeiBoEheUutncYuO26uHw9nH_nzer3mYk6/s1950/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-Hx6KEGck1tKF2w7yLk5yJJ6qrkn49U9cQpEvgA-KbWjw6Ns6xsCt5-ngL_IJosqe45EIhwCG3UZ8pf16cVyCmfu0KNRv2spHR3zhAMzLmDY2_qoorCVbUgTioFLooa0_qDCSmzj0MlgbRJg4mMazUk_L4GeiBoEheUutncYuO26uHw9nH_nzer3mYk6/w396-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like most Superstore Albertsons buildings, there was a center cut-through aisle separating the grocery aisles into two halves. While a good chunk of the front aisles had already been dismantled, most of the back ones were still together, awaiting their sale or the truck to the scrapyard (possibly the most likely option if no one decided to bid on these shelves).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHyGXasWtzWUUWaau2uhBY8vlfg7mrhOCA6VSicGK8T3VuL369RE7DMnUfr2yLHsRwCvW7-uNjJl-ZeVvCB2KbLSq3SS7riyKDkUmb52NglrCqNBnSixrqUlxwuCo6WFmeuNh3k-NqirXjqxEntCX0QuQdF6GNcm56fuqQTVKRxFJM7GQ6yXIqdTokBRK/s1932/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1932" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHyGXasWtzWUUWaau2uhBY8vlfg7mrhOCA6VSicGK8T3VuL369RE7DMnUfr2yLHsRwCvW7-uNjJl-ZeVvCB2KbLSq3SS7riyKDkUmb52NglrCqNBnSixrqUlxwuCo6WFmeuNh3k-NqirXjqxEntCX0QuQdF6GNcm56fuqQTVKRxFJM7GQ6yXIqdTokBRK/w400-h374/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following Sedano's floor space reduction, what we see here looking back toward produce was approximately half the width of the remaining salesfloor, with the service meat and seafood counter located behind me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PxgvnX0k9yXpcQnVrHAWrVOg2HIYNuAirpqhqTFL3syuuLKgWpPH7qUedLLhQt9j19OVC0a9zW2u1Rg2iHx0gZ3f2bAPWvFkaosle9cQtsjgezD6wVZpRkNm8m1ICZkCi2gyA2KU15RWCQ2qmcfdtgb3-_WyAPmlvAijzNAbLLVlE5SW-SXqnjm6wkDg/s1987/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PxgvnX0k9yXpcQnVrHAWrVOg2HIYNuAirpqhqTFL3syuuLKgWpPH7qUedLLhQt9j19OVC0a9zW2u1Rg2iHx0gZ3f2bAPWvFkaosle9cQtsjgezD6wVZpRkNm8m1ICZkCi2gyA2KU15RWCQ2qmcfdtgb3-_WyAPmlvAijzNAbLLVlE5SW-SXqnjm6wkDg/w389-h400/Photo%2033.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The second to last aisle before the new partition was home to frozen foods, with a little more of frozen foods spilling over into the next aisle, which also contained the dairy coolers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdiOr6kz9tjsJ1OU8HKWg5Lu6egch_KKg9GZMHoUqXUeNK7QTJeqp4eU3vsqd0SGwq-JQOwnaD8K9zG0LLYCuPOSiSI_dosCPdsHmBl6YBlaRvauTf0F4OMr2EyDHFe-uz2NVQOlMuRWy8rKmBCIFWtC1V7OjOQC6S0KYq2akAefHkCGLfoE4Wyj9Jt0L/s2061/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdiOr6kz9tjsJ1OU8HKWg5Lu6egch_KKg9GZMHoUqXUeNK7QTJeqp4eU3vsqd0SGwq-JQOwnaD8K9zG0LLYCuPOSiSI_dosCPdsHmBl6YBlaRvauTf0F4OMr2EyDHFe-uz2NVQOlMuRWy8rKmBCIFWtC1V7OjOQC6S0KYq2akAefHkCGLfoE4Wyj9Jt0L/w375-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Immediately before the new partition, we find the meat and seafood service counter. Besides the paint on the walls, all of the fixtures and wall tiling are a remnant from Albertsons. While the wall tile and flooring in this building hail from this store's original Blue and Gray Market decor, this store actually spent its final years with the Blue and Green Awnings decor. This store received a fairly cheap refresh to that decor around 2003, during that package's brief revival period in the early 2000's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyL04fdK3q7pzAhtTDSOZNoOXYovCSQtBHFXlZxQ9Cq21CHK7HinQe_cjAptzU005rdSmBTWk0MdHLRBO7vgXmX8cfbC442uWMwR6IWgoN2f7Pu8umcRis9BKKwY8__aW6AK_nNcK2rvM7b3sATqPUg_8ZJ14CNY-o0r7mazC9__Ckd46gW7VlbwsS6h0/s2551/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyL04fdK3q7pzAhtTDSOZNoOXYovCSQtBHFXlZxQ9Cq21CHK7HinQe_cjAptzU005rdSmBTWk0MdHLRBO7vgXmX8cfbC442uWMwR6IWgoN2f7Pu8umcRis9BKKwY8__aW6AK_nNcK2rvM7b3sATqPUg_8ZJ14CNY-o0r7mazC9__Ckd46gW7VlbwsS6h0/w303-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving out most of the repainted upper wall for this photo, this really looks like a scene straight out of a 1990's Albertsons store! I can almost see all the weekly Bonus Buys in that display case!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88eRycVPoi3pbsLUlqlbE9yVyUVbiKabiBafX88LdlGILL3_Vtlds9dBUpVr9GS7xi8iDvcgVOtny0lw2k0hionTCfcjIz-GsPNQaXiaJIu_GagokFJ8UU-MtQjidW0Ewh00oqYIJbE97kj9jA8bhyphenhyphen9OrAl60v-r74UnvTW4_ct4uccYmK1YCpFChygVq/s2502/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88eRycVPoi3pbsLUlqlbE9yVyUVbiKabiBafX88LdlGILL3_Vtlds9dBUpVr9GS7xi8iDvcgVOtny0lw2k0hionTCfcjIz-GsPNQaXiaJIu_GagokFJ8UU-MtQjidW0Ewh00oqYIJbE97kj9jA8bhyphenhyphen9OrAl60v-r74UnvTW4_ct4uccYmK1YCpFChygVq/w309-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping behind the counter, here's a closer look at where all the butchery took place (and yes, butchery <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butchery">is a real word</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknArWNnn4A2ypwOr_-RJMvMM6yCaHFYevsli-zeAIOfY4kwaDzpFa-xzhvfBvf3OabUJjkqAVy1IqUfToCMN0rrcAxZay3kgC7MPhM7n60pZDffWcCPh-dsremeakb-yuD6Tv17YG1rJ4SS_1twNvcASjihYmDSYMEcXkVsMwIcL6b3MjLsuplpCn39by/s2502/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknArWNnn4A2ypwOr_-RJMvMM6yCaHFYevsli-zeAIOfY4kwaDzpFa-xzhvfBvf3OabUJjkqAVy1IqUfToCMN0rrcAxZay3kgC7MPhM7n60pZDffWcCPh-dsremeakb-yuD6Tv17YG1rJ4SS_1twNvcASjihYmDSYMEcXkVsMwIcL6b3MjLsuplpCn39by/w309-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> "Hello, welcome to the Albertsons meat counter, what can I get for you today? We have a great special on these display cases and this scale, and maybe a table and sink or two. While I may not have any steaks for sale right now, the stakes at this auction couldn't be any higher!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I really thought I was going to butcher that pun, but I think that was quite well done - it's rare to find such Grade A wordplay to meat my standards these days!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLquAiadj5kpLm8wTC8-W39chsJGCQerjqnfCAKp7_cfL94hE3uQUhopVyqQl-vraJpy2-LvTQ0Jth2dp95kJKveWJDCVgFoK-dFMMVHI_dZXZcTYeWEjqtq_3bF5DHgyRKhabx-FFiGUWMFyFjQhToLwEW7rNIRrDOTsRnXRXTD384Lh_g2LaVzbWAT1/s2564/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLquAiadj5kpLm8wTC8-W39chsJGCQerjqnfCAKp7_cfL94hE3uQUhopVyqQl-vraJpy2-LvTQ0Jth2dp95kJKveWJDCVgFoK-dFMMVHI_dZXZcTYeWEjqtq_3bF5DHgyRKhabx-FFiGUWMFyFjQhToLwEW7rNIRrDOTsRnXRXTD384Lh_g2LaVzbWAT1/w301-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That out of my system, here's another look at the butcher prep area behind the meat and seafood counter. It seems like most of the light prep work was done in this area, as this room behind the counter appeared to house the more heavy duty machinery for preparing meats:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqE95kzRbcUQu8xkEpmwBGpJ2bLSD3q_L69BeKtgHNmWLa2-wNE2e9TptPjzptOCtu2GeZdGzeieZB-rRz35UBpcQrBCX-0JML1y5cOs4sWYRW5qr1D1heaIAS_EOLpvJgqc-p644M5eKcopWyVxd43AOehUJVdVuIMSooP_ot3mahQrrCiLwY8ZMAZIo/s2208/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqE95kzRbcUQu8xkEpmwBGpJ2bLSD3q_L69BeKtgHNmWLa2-wNE2e9TptPjzptOCtu2GeZdGzeieZB-rRz35UBpcQrBCX-0JML1y5cOs4sWYRW5qr1D1heaIAS_EOLpvJgqc-p644M5eKcopWyVxd43AOehUJVdVuIMSooP_ot3mahQrrCiLwY8ZMAZIo/w350-h400/Photo%2038.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> There's nothing more calming to one's nerves than walking into a dark room in a vacant grocery store filled with giant machine saws and knives, right? Nothing could possibly go wrong! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Based on the machinery in here, this must have been where all the big chunks of meat were cut and processed down into smaller retail packages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuVb6Kh9y9mgVz2yTgHq9XwxJvchMhFhvjsKN7BZrKi3tOm2xMDGZhV40QlZxWG1k5oAlJ8lm8yxDDGTDMwKiFw7cdf6QSYIlEFZON-y6j2rrpQwAlpgtcU7sECfl-P-AhO-CDEt8yjbh75Op9yxfd5soet4mpjxCxgeyFqUagqFGCiFQpNB396jvp_cA/s2196/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuVb6Kh9y9mgVz2yTgHq9XwxJvchMhFhvjsKN7BZrKi3tOm2xMDGZhV40QlZxWG1k5oAlJ8lm8yxDDGTDMwKiFw7cdf6QSYIlEFZON-y6j2rrpQwAlpgtcU7sECfl-P-AhO-CDEt8yjbh75Op9yxfd5soet4mpjxCxgeyFqUagqFGCiFQpNB396jvp_cA/w353-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's another photo of the same room, just taken further down and closer to the light coming in from (what appeared to be) a giant walk-in meat locker.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU44BIaZZ9jbUoOp0RUdwiaO4mPh79z_9hQi8tAca5UrAdSRuWZXOOILU_iMUXRby7pBiGqDU7NZ_4_MYDkFol6bnbeKot_79icuwMsqjetDbaqZwduyDz6jvPG-yXn3JlhgiHur213SjrdcrT6XeGqIpNftNvr7KODTil_7afu6u8-Me-gi9TfEZ_u64/s2196/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU44BIaZZ9jbUoOp0RUdwiaO4mPh79z_9hQi8tAca5UrAdSRuWZXOOILU_iMUXRby7pBiGqDU7NZ_4_MYDkFol6bnbeKot_79icuwMsqjetDbaqZwduyDz6jvPG-yXn3JlhgiHur213SjrdcrT6XeGqIpNftNvr7KODTil_7afu6u8-Me-gi9TfEZ_u64/w353-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While it wasn't running while I was here, based off the large chilling units near the ceiling, this room appeared to be where the overstock meats were stored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA04-yDw8KwGVfRSEAsx_fcQqbMLLDb1WT0gNRSA5_rEJKWfEilSgUlnF8LlsAvA8PbQGS4IwNuClvXM1gFVeM5EYPYqogpOmN6Gz0inWDi5bMNThV2vw2PZKtxru36SJHNA6KHTpVLjK2sHSyL4JSPwIwUiE2uJ-v75yGjXm-x-qmVhnYiEAhJH2qrl1n/s2176/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA04-yDw8KwGVfRSEAsx_fcQqbMLLDb1WT0gNRSA5_rEJKWfEilSgUlnF8LlsAvA8PbQGS4IwNuClvXM1gFVeM5EYPYqogpOmN6Gz0inWDi5bMNThV2vw2PZKtxru36SJHNA6KHTpVLjK2sHSyL4JSPwIwUiE2uJ-v75yGjXm-x-qmVhnYiEAhJH2qrl1n/w355-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Navigating our way out of the meat processing areas, we find ourselves in the store's main backroom area, looking from the back of the meat area toward the receiving doors.</div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyWihKbq0X3f7Z5DseN6BsUs8lD3pUGFsNy0f977bbg8702fUjUHtm6YhEwjhb3Vv7iDmXzEH1ripRgI2NMKrfTrXGgCOZ29SR39ujk1rQQFEMHzjgbONaSIqPAxRM7tew5_Km9LU1MPj33R_00pjsH9PfytTYrfZ8Fn7WWEpRXOdvye80Dkqo0hV7ka_/s2110/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyWihKbq0X3f7Z5DseN6BsUs8lD3pUGFsNy0f977bbg8702fUjUHtm6YhEwjhb3Vv7iDmXzEH1ripRgI2NMKrfTrXGgCOZ29SR39ujk1rQQFEMHzjgbONaSIqPAxRM7tew5_Km9LU1MPj33R_00pjsH9PfytTYrfZ8Fn7WWEpRXOdvye80Dkqo0hV7ka_/w366-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The photo above was taken looking toward the building's back right corner, with the receiving bays in that little alcove to my left.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3LBXPWqEWWEg6OCdNPIDqfQtZrGDoorDNyLnjSJ6cy7T04Mvs-bHf_qHXSw3ObRJCbX78HwWY2j92rIRuK3xKJx4FJxDgsu-DTuqY5Ci4RXQjxnN96QAaUBa2vZ033Gr8h75-EXyfH_HjN_u-5BDB6DtD8Rs_ReOpjK7DPEQpbdTvNTpF5inQ2R_L88j/s1932/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1932" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3LBXPWqEWWEg6OCdNPIDqfQtZrGDoorDNyLnjSJ6cy7T04Mvs-bHf_qHXSw3ObRJCbX78HwWY2j92rIRuK3xKJx4FJxDgsu-DTuqY5Ci4RXQjxnN96QAaUBa2vZ033Gr8h75-EXyfH_HjN_u-5BDB6DtD8Rs_ReOpjK7DPEQpbdTvNTpF5inQ2R_L88j/w400-h363/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Among all the random stuff piled up for sale back here was one of Sedano's signs announcing this store's upcoming closure in August 2021. As I mentioned earlier, Sedano's branded this store's closure as a "move" to the existing Sedano's a few miles north of here on South Orange Blossom Trail. A rather strange tactic to use for a closing store, but I guess giving shoppers the impression this store was just consolidating with the other location up the road rather than closing outright is better PR. Besides, while this store wasn't bad, I will agree that the ambiance at the South OBT Sedano's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXnD50scMy2m2PvTrwOQg5BE5zj0IALCnxPr49F9cErhYACNA9Vhq4BForXisgca_3rj61m4h8RRAIG2Efn2L4P6DVm1g1UI6M47O1QzmN3UYvXdfsszhuN4AzjSmhjhpsO18jMqIB3lD/s400/Photo+20.jpg">is much better than it was here</a>, and is worth the little extra drive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-2ew6ZiHEeNKkz8pYQpZkiHWOge5dmx6kxLLVGhJ3rTR1lUsPFb3hq4cBx2qz9TQl6-4herWVN8wi2XGjwhLvP1fTttGOqOAZy5YxaNPQOrHJbFnmggR1sBnkefIZh3v6yqA5WMPlyIYnOsNwAR4cAgVnKTAr9OCaLNwRgps5hGLbm1foquxRe8TEHC-/s1950/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-2ew6ZiHEeNKkz8pYQpZkiHWOge5dmx6kxLLVGhJ3rTR1lUsPFb3hq4cBx2qz9TQl6-4herWVN8wi2XGjwhLvP1fTttGOqOAZy5YxaNPQOrHJbFnmggR1sBnkefIZh3v6yqA5WMPlyIYnOsNwAR4cAgVnKTAr9OCaLNwRgps5hGLbm1foquxRe8TEHC-/w396-h400/Photo%2045.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My phone hates taking decent photos in dim lighting, so a lot of my pictures of the backroom came out blurry like this. However, we can still see some of the old steel racks used for grocery overstock, and another cooler of some kind (probably the one for produce) to my left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfiyclIZrQouWqSMPUB3fF6lhDhCx1HHpoHMVJh3dHN0Fz7k82e7jTEutd6EVaecViTr2UDPPvEoKoZnEk292xtm43tDfrqaCE4UNxkrwvllw962mdOwhJPPNs_JvgMGTl0JVmTFxUqz-fJECmDLcH10GC6keGpv5-NXjW5ZjGzlpY-7X3_49IQRigr7j/s1932/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1932" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfiyclIZrQouWqSMPUB3fF6lhDhCx1HHpoHMVJh3dHN0Fz7k82e7jTEutd6EVaecViTr2UDPPvEoKoZnEk292xtm43tDfrqaCE4UNxkrwvllw962mdOwhJPPNs_JvgMGTl0JVmTFxUqz-fJECmDLcH10GC6keGpv5-NXjW5ZjGzlpY-7X3_49IQRigr7j/w400-h381/Photo%2046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Two sets of loading bays in the receiving area at this store, although the one bay is hidden behind that forklift (which could have been mine if the price was right, no Plinko chips required).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_u3x7P1IizQG2vCwBt5pT2iVutNt-i1HGFnqqebAG69kT4vF8aIhHV-KBnSJSQehyphenhyphenLAEmevf5N0DyCBe3QbExCefihR78bUmNJ98kQ805NrQBVBN9VTygzG9zktNe0gm-qYGOvka6QPB-ZTGGFWfBPUPZAvdddc_kpilwkiX0monxZ20tM-3GEtAdxoR/s2122/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_u3x7P1IizQG2vCwBt5pT2iVutNt-i1HGFnqqebAG69kT4vF8aIhHV-KBnSJSQehyphenhyphenLAEmevf5N0DyCBe3QbExCefihR78bUmNJ98kQ805NrQBVBN9VTygzG9zktNe0gm-qYGOvka6QPB-ZTGGFWfBPUPZAvdddc_kpilwkiX0monxZ20tM-3GEtAdxoR/w364-h400/Photo%2047.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Hanging on the wall in the receiving area was this "Attention All Vendors" sign, which I'm pretty sure is a remnant from Albertsons, as it looks like something from the Blue and Gray Market era.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1J5SEsMb4SPYTLaysDMufHnC66yq2H_WhvcRRDPLupA197cjJS0ORB4arGcffYnMjZ2EZ51eNkGxRXfzJDFg4gGtRfvt9yB6MtFEOc-7Fl4_8VC0ma3igrOKbv5goLGCcAeKuwbznfwKhZ5kQRH0L1fdf3eUyupUK_57o3YwipVhlsFBkCX0J4h2YuTv/s2318/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1J5SEsMb4SPYTLaysDMufHnC66yq2H_WhvcRRDPLupA197cjJS0ORB4arGcffYnMjZ2EZ51eNkGxRXfzJDFg4gGtRfvt9yB6MtFEOc-7Fl4_8VC0ma3igrOKbv5goLGCcAeKuwbznfwKhZ5kQRH0L1fdf3eUyupUK_57o3YwipVhlsFBkCX0J4h2YuTv/w334-h400/Photo%2048.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Also dumped back here by receiving were a few dismantled check lanes, which were brought back here when the store was reduced in size. While these few check lanes piled up back here were belt-driven ones, out on the salesfloor Sedano's still used Albertsons old turntable lanes to the very end (with these probably brought in to add capacity to whatever was inherited from Albertsons, just to be returned to the graveyard of the backroom when the store was shrunken).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs-1HlzPLufwvhKLp7kf56-c4vw1y_BwkfkkBbsXv7U0hWXiC4vzRHQvqjcHcaA1U2mZPbMUewrBEYp13llrV7QY6X0H_MvXFdP9VTebgwSSqx1Eb0Q1xXVh7kx7Un554h1p7uGH_5P_jO0OnbJo7VA0Xihq5_Ip_c20t-uNvzFOpkELTvaB3-7lhzzFY/s2098/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs-1HlzPLufwvhKLp7kf56-c4vw1y_BwkfkkBbsXv7U0hWXiC4vzRHQvqjcHcaA1U2mZPbMUewrBEYp13llrV7QY6X0H_MvXFdP9VTebgwSSqx1Eb0Q1xXVh7kx7Un554h1p7uGH_5P_jO0OnbJo7VA0Xihq5_Ip_c20t-uNvzFOpkELTvaB3-7lhzzFY/w369-h400/Photo%2049.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beyond receiving, here's a look back toward the meat coolers, with the building's left side wall in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir55xCrCVHQrHO0mWX0MZYyH1QXAk-_1Td8XgVfRHxjl5mYi0BIVDh_Qo1RGbh7eun5WGDJMO0V3Q26P4Y0qGZpViYjPnPJSjdgaJ-fldG1eOh8w6B8vouQXt9TQTv8tv-QGSdkYAa554Apf5gFbVgqARojFR-Sah488gr1FDxv58mjOkqgoC3v-CEKivC/s2012/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir55xCrCVHQrHO0mWX0MZYyH1QXAk-_1Td8XgVfRHxjl5mYi0BIVDh_Qo1RGbh7eun5WGDJMO0V3Q26P4Y0qGZpViYjPnPJSjdgaJ-fldG1eOh8w6B8vouQXt9TQTv8tv-QGSdkYAa554Apf5gFbVgqARojFR-Sah488gr1FDxv58mjOkqgoC3v-CEKivC/w384-h400/Photo%2050.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the salesfloor was reduced in size, Sedano's still kept all of the original backroom space. Therefore, via the maze of doors back here, it was still possible to access the closed-off third of the salesfloor:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VE9kBYyEJIGSsLtQVCJXETdrpMnG66LWuJJTGve3eUyGlgmhkWa5ArRAib-Q2HPMmZMTixGCt0dmYE6PjM8z5NyUAhnUjQqTAuzW-jn9bu44885fL2zWeNHgxM3iUr0LSJ8Aj6iTSXMpuztt7zrJ48eEEmtyLGFl75zpA942KLInQH_fIU9fvaEuADmG/s2380/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VE9kBYyEJIGSsLtQVCJXETdrpMnG66LWuJJTGve3eUyGlgmhkWa5ArRAib-Q2HPMmZMTixGCt0dmYE6PjM8z5NyUAhnUjQqTAuzW-jn9bu44885fL2zWeNHgxM3iUr0LSJ8Aj6iTSXMpuztt7zrJ48eEEmtyLGFl75zpA942KLInQH_fIU9fvaEuADmG/w325-h400/Photo%2051.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Popping though one of the stockroom doors, we now find ourselves in the vacated third of the salesfloor. For the purposes of the auction, there was nothing for sale in this part of the building, as it was either emptied out when Sedano's vacated it, or whatever sellable fixtures were left in here were moved out to the main sales floor. However, I still decided to poke around in here to see what Albertsons remnants I could find...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg0jJUUoOp2F92O-2r2X9kzlu-Ku6hlpHNj2nYNXBIqdtCZ5GdrQRLdjWvrr0Qd01FSI_Sj-d6HTh_jpH4E9cXXSOW446hcctubkvcntMKurfXSGI6yUHoS4X2SW3p6l3J2Y0g6Q4AKaCFS9W0oDrXakI8-GSAq9CaiJAPMkF55DiOwsgVPNHMtShNJJr/s2122/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg0jJUUoOp2F92O-2r2X9kzlu-Ku6hlpHNj2nYNXBIqdtCZ5GdrQRLdjWvrr0Qd01FSI_Sj-d6HTh_jpH4E9cXXSOW446hcctubkvcntMKurfXSGI6yUHoS4X2SW3p6l3J2Y0g6Q4AKaCFS9W0oDrXakI8-GSAq9CaiJAPMkF55DiOwsgVPNHMtShNJJr/w364-h400/Photo%2052.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It was a bit freaky being in this part of the building. This was the only part of the building where all the lights were on (strangely enough, as it was the totally empty part), and it was eerily quiet. It was only me and the hum of the fluorescent lights over here, and the only way out was through the back stockroom door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyM2IPSKqK9jdQF29-crnLQUuu7WsKfy4eJrlGOQINGqxjFALWMO8I_35m160CHms6IEevk_WuTt9dfGMNq44alF2lR5TgpLuqB0JYP2pJRy640HEKMK9sLY-_b_y6zPsNoI_nLhP5jaCm6PYybV56p56tzcN0AdfbV_hFmi6xe2IpPUvfXSYucWoJk4w/s2073/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyM2IPSKqK9jdQF29-crnLQUuu7WsKfy4eJrlGOQINGqxjFALWMO8I_35m160CHms6IEevk_WuTt9dfGMNq44alF2lR5TgpLuqB0JYP2pJRy640HEKMK9sLY-_b_y6zPsNoI_nLhP5jaCm6PYybV56p56tzcN0AdfbV_hFmi6xe2IpPUvfXSYucWoJk4w/w373-h400/Photo%2053.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Within this severed off portion of the building would have been the original dairy department (which was consolidated into the new last aisle in the shrunken salesfloor), the beer coolers, the pharmacy, and health and beauty. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0TIxfWqaWSOMfUxwTOZWq6tuV0_bR7FqGorbJmaWCAX-NsDowy2A3xbGPdUVGRSVB7pmsRVBkfH-3g8y1AJTq7pw7MallfmUrqiTJYk_msK8S2sTd5l9oxnPEVomlcYJuSvHvB-m7ffO/s400/Photo+24.jpg">Here's a look at this area</a> when it was a bit less nightmare inducing. Sedano's kept this part of the store mostly original in layout following their takeover, the only major change made being the old cosmetics alcove <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeXytcCDi91WFDMznAI0EAm3W2KT_devt5zP-Vs4hiU_uoMMc05kt61DpVZMthnfPlONnRPgZ9E5Kt1mDRS6WB8Eaz1g2DyaZFtnj61bQgU69FZ9g3EaIyC3CqoDqyX_oGUUgTjbgwH2V/s400/Photo+25.jpg">being converted into space</a> for a few small businesses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f2hpxrNq8f016HtRuTnkB2OQFt8Ks9qaj01L39id4b-ud_E0IYr3SNM6DZm3rGZvJdAatRTv_tF_RbMHaY1Bj7W__PdXYaOHsmBv5U2_G9sDqoA9pUs9MhZLkSjkNAYpPsEGqsC1niSOOQwnorUnCinQX2dKk1XQNKDQIYfXrEEweSgpvoKzZOP5p2R1/s2012/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f2hpxrNq8f016HtRuTnkB2OQFt8Ks9qaj01L39id4b-ud_E0IYr3SNM6DZm3rGZvJdAatRTv_tF_RbMHaY1Bj7W__PdXYaOHsmBv5U2_G9sDqoA9pUs9MhZLkSjkNAYpPsEGqsC1niSOOQwnorUnCinQX2dKk1XQNKDQIYfXrEEweSgpvoKzZOP5p2R1/w384-h400/Photo%2054.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The original pharmacy counter is located between the beer and cosmetics alcove to my right. After Albertsons' closure, Sedano's has rented out the pharmacy counter to various independents. During my 2015 visit to this store, the pharmacy <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx02jLQ62nrO6W2_kiELabLyWrKnEp4B_0qXKRR-sO1GCExTVAxBC2UkZRIoREPdj3VjVMHK3BrwmVe0pwyLXCUMrMu9ZJsDfxxcj20Y4YOPqTOLcmdAoHoCx8duF3bDyEznrZLTGKEp87/s1600/Photo+27.jpg">was closed and vacant</a>, as the original pharmacy tenant had gone out of business. Sedano's eventually found a new pharmacy operator to fill the space, and following the store's size reduction, constructed a new pharmacy box on the other side of the partition wall at the end of the last aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKjcnsNk46FDADXRQ-ed-zboZYSvhFHF4Gpp7gXz2q3k0dTC3mNLjajmibDvbTGGbclNVIT3gmo8psTmozH5LTtgKiVwLr2-EL4tpl6bNafcNb6soXTscqsUHb6u_-klOMSAd_fjGzawA5VbSoe_jNL5cbJDqOfZkjrUN_eolqPYCGyIl2ePDzzlSxi7O/s2282/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKjcnsNk46FDADXRQ-ed-zboZYSvhFHF4Gpp7gXz2q3k0dTC3mNLjajmibDvbTGGbclNVIT3gmo8psTmozH5LTtgKiVwLr2-EL4tpl6bNafcNb6soXTscqsUHb6u_-klOMSAd_fjGzawA5VbSoe_jNL5cbJDqOfZkjrUN_eolqPYCGyIl2ePDzzlSxi7O/w336-h400/Photo%2055.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The tarped over spot before me is the gap between the partition wall and the wall from the store's left side vestibule. The left side vestibule was kept following the store's size reduction, and even though the partition put in place to divide the store was a legitimate floor-to-ceiling wall, that gap by the vestibule was never fully walled-in (even though it appears the studs were put in place to eventually do so).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKGr0xRWFPrO7cjyrHaqZ46uVJIonKsHG4ZEujPO1ObBjPj2jNUcFuzFlrlSaFzzDgXa_YD3DvtRuvO5pN6d0putJ_qROOpvQKOCFRxKj6Tksk2X3KKLTMgD9LNQ5KLpWwnjcDxvhIbi3XYdgwdbFPCOG6qBCVzOew6skVGez3_1LaUmiwPvpKd6EJYsw/s2134/Photo%2056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKGr0xRWFPrO7cjyrHaqZ46uVJIonKsHG4ZEujPO1ObBjPj2jNUcFuzFlrlSaFzzDgXa_YD3DvtRuvO5pN6d0putJ_qROOpvQKOCFRxKj6Tksk2X3KKLTMgD9LNQ5KLpWwnjcDxvhIbi3XYdgwdbFPCOG6qBCVzOew6skVGez3_1LaUmiwPvpKd6EJYsw/w363-h400/Photo%2056.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking into the front left corner of the building, we find the beer alcove, seen here stripped of almost everything except those built-in coolers. Back in 2015, this area was <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfSMEysXu-e5XhnzNgTIGVcV38t9hu9BNqhLI9d6Cs-BSkOWAS7ZFBnr1DgVehZGBD186lGH2R_QbpcBmmhxDVUWeWxOc537ffFhRPkVgxO9YAzTDrNT7InNi8P6vNZMS_wzwBdRecZBz/s400/Photo+28.jpg">just a bit more lively</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_ZTfZWRFQQ5mfHpa57fdqdtuo1iygsQyYgx9FPyEuxGA9b0LbZxIqAznEjdkKkMBzYz8JXPJqV1S3RJP_4pKRH6RF-Vc6m4NWEkSTaA9dt_naMCwew0sSTHJSrJhPpcgXgKppaKxiKtNSZCnVrCqeh2aqVyGqSdb2JXchPMCmvPv4m-0PloVXbVIZgLE/s2183/Photo%2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_ZTfZWRFQQ5mfHpa57fdqdtuo1iygsQyYgx9FPyEuxGA9b0LbZxIqAznEjdkKkMBzYz8JXPJqV1S3RJP_4pKRH6RF-Vc6m4NWEkSTaA9dt_naMCwew0sSTHJSrJhPpcgXgKppaKxiKtNSZCnVrCqeh2aqVyGqSdb2JXchPMCmvPv4m-0PloVXbVIZgLE/w354-h400/Photo%2057.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I poked my head into the old walk-in beer cooler, which had its door propped open. It was dark in there, and the only thing to note about the inside of it were a few dead palmetto bugs dried up on the floor with their legs in the air. However, where things got a bit more interesting was where the other coolers along the perimeter wall were removed:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8q5Lrbxo5yNc2dUzCSdfBzBEKx3MYPInMFSp144EQYj15QlIFQAs-d6_Msxdfx4q-WBiBOd8cpXKW-8ZhgJ0hXQJj-PSW2J9FR4zLcfGSPPTMeyvtCrm_HjtZJ29X7olVLuZK97nOfqGNOPzVrAUrBiZUkOPL4-oosc0Ofkk5dODpIT0MXcZeaz-dWMf/s2098/Photo%2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8q5Lrbxo5yNc2dUzCSdfBzBEKx3MYPInMFSp144EQYj15QlIFQAs-d6_Msxdfx4q-WBiBOd8cpXKW-8ZhgJ0hXQJj-PSW2J9FR4zLcfGSPPTMeyvtCrm_HjtZJ29X7olVLuZK97nOfqGNOPzVrAUrBiZUkOPL4-oosc0Ofkk5dODpIT0MXcZeaz-dWMf/w369-h400/Photo%2058.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> These old Albertsons price tags were a much better find than those dead palmetto bugs, that's for sure! Like with the shelving in the grocery aisles, the fact that these price tags were under the coolers would suggest the coolers were original to Albertsons too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesjWw2ojqt0NTVBCuCURGvQn3CHtEQt1E1FM7mAcwMAmUwtrt9i5bSIzp_YC7sIacJIe9nyp-ZL3bBuEeC4vFEtg1WHHNFXY3QsgmdevF4XGzxf-6JdZsQwK215qoUmfKnb91nOEpDqoKO7d6ZcEZtBAJ6x9yKRQDbweZCKXK7nWUsnb5yPJonQFPsZFC/s2294/Photo%2059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesjWw2ojqt0NTVBCuCURGvQn3CHtEQt1E1FM7mAcwMAmUwtrt9i5bSIzp_YC7sIacJIe9nyp-ZL3bBuEeC4vFEtg1WHHNFXY3QsgmdevF4XGzxf-6JdZsQwK215qoUmfKnb91nOEpDqoKO7d6ZcEZtBAJ6x9yKRQDbweZCKXK7nWUsnb5yPJonQFPsZFC/w338-h400/Photo%2059.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The "Everyday Low Price" tags are from the early-mid 2000's, and were a staple of Albertsons' shelves for various promotions. In addition to those, I also spotted a few late-1990's/early-2000's "It's <i>Your</i> Store for low prices...Everyday!" tags. What's even more amazing is these tags were in pristine shape and not even stuck to the gunk on the ground - they were just laying there, probably lodged in part of the cooler's underbelly until those were removed, the disturbance of the coolers causing these tags to fall to the ground.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0Rha_z1sqrV7RFDdvwP7KGaSkMF3gSvadSAFKbMJyF-3XLK20dIoHyDjU8IQMuLKD0zt7N81hhD4u_IzXQeAj5Ld8RaoWHbbtPKMknred8py6RcuTGYqlWvsi-HGNw5ySMaU7k2gZ-SVMcjaxt5EVDQNu1ir4bWn9d8KPvL4OAf2df5Qj7Rb1Wva3Whu/s2576/Photo%2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="2576" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0Rha_z1sqrV7RFDdvwP7KGaSkMF3gSvadSAFKbMJyF-3XLK20dIoHyDjU8IQMuLKD0zt7N81hhD4u_IzXQeAj5Ld8RaoWHbbtPKMknred8py6RcuTGYqlWvsi-HGNw5ySMaU7k2gZ-SVMcjaxt5EVDQNu1ir4bWn9d8KPvL4OAf2df5Qj7Rb1Wva3Whu/w400-h294/Photo%2060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the beer alcove, here's another look across the abandoned portion of the sales floor. From this angle, we can see the stockroom door I entered through, which served as the only access to this part of the building. Prior to my auction visit, I had no idea Sedano's subdivided the building, so finding this half of the building was a fun surprise for me!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRJKK_wcZnOWjuYj8x0D3ePu9gq5vc4dDJfFqwaSMROK3QAwu-XRT1NEJcOuQ-zvFZyE7lN-NrD8m5fJ_y_9odPa80luAUwjCwT5aKTH0qf9ScFIXFUrjllJRwxjc1SZ2x5eRyEt2PA7qlJVsBZPWFeQF5OdqwaOXkXs6TCjnUTmQ8XZzC_AXhyphenhyphenvhEu8n/s2576/Photo%2061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2576" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRJKK_wcZnOWjuYj8x0D3ePu9gq5vc4dDJfFqwaSMROK3QAwu-XRT1NEJcOuQ-zvFZyE7lN-NrD8m5fJ_y_9odPa80luAUwjCwT5aKTH0qf9ScFIXFUrjllJRwxjc1SZ2x5eRyEt2PA7qlJVsBZPWFeQF5OdqwaOXkXs6TCjnUTmQ8XZzC_AXhyphenhyphenvhEu8n/w400-h290/Photo%2061.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a photo looking toward the old cosmetics alcove, which we'll see in more detail in just a moment. First though, let's take a quick look at the old pharmacy:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcnVeOGoiUFk2qBHahVbroz60M0SAk5Khet79E3FDzyIV29r0JDPbW3AyW5tTekB476uc6XZFbOR9yjVxZ0ul5suhCTpdeka_utl_BHneJzVDlaH6XJ-pBPID60THWrlRH_JejZpE3w8rGoP5oELhLsPITZmQBIo0Z8GEjToxl-3h-KF_E62Vs6Zn1GWZ/s2515/Photo%2062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcnVeOGoiUFk2qBHahVbroz60M0SAk5Khet79E3FDzyIV29r0JDPbW3AyW5tTekB476uc6XZFbOR9yjVxZ0ul5suhCTpdeka_utl_BHneJzVDlaH6XJ-pBPID60THWrlRH_JejZpE3w8rGoP5oELhLsPITZmQBIo0Z8GEjToxl-3h-KF_E62Vs6Zn1GWZ/w308-h400/Photo%2062.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I have a funny feeling I'll be standing here for a while waiting for my prescription...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSbkZIhHkReNW2FeJ1n1AItbGeA1TTKPOCYBgSqGgNRfDCzNlFB3ZONIO3rz3H_C6VuFJhsimpugQ9qbPVZ91GjGoSuj8quNl-cU9iZhIC0wGRP9jDEkkMZ3L7ugFCAxafVv84zyzPWOc602vhY4ONs7R3J2OiKQ7fduAc6fc_1vpFjsM-gHIaw95m818/s2576/Photo%2063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2576" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSbkZIhHkReNW2FeJ1n1AItbGeA1TTKPOCYBgSqGgNRfDCzNlFB3ZONIO3rz3H_C6VuFJhsimpugQ9qbPVZ91GjGoSuj8quNl-cU9iZhIC0wGRP9jDEkkMZ3L7ugFCAxafVv84zyzPWOc602vhY4ONs7R3J2OiKQ7fduAc6fc_1vpFjsM-gHIaw95m818/w400-h297/Photo%2063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Most of the fixtures from the pharmacy were stripped out and removed from this space to be recycled in the new pharmacy box, which we'll explore in a little bit. Otherwise, the doctor is out here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YJyx4ltzHW69amAh349HG_tSp41bnBoX1eJzK7NYTN8gVpykjJy5R1uqrj6X4O3kIXN_cFHA8qJ-fqml3gawDv_ZSzxqAot-sqX0If6s78lIjFfUVPI0E4W2c7KQqDBmWp3PSDn_vabXAAWwZ64tvflvfV1aa86GlYHHVA32gH6rlrnZPdoxJTwsgw-k/s2490/Photo%2064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YJyx4ltzHW69amAh349HG_tSp41bnBoX1eJzK7NYTN8gVpykjJy5R1uqrj6X4O3kIXN_cFHA8qJ-fqml3gawDv_ZSzxqAot-sqX0If6s78lIjFfUVPI0E4W2c7KQqDBmWp3PSDn_vabXAAWwZ64tvflvfV1aa86GlYHHVA32gH6rlrnZPdoxJTwsgw-k/w310-h400/Photo%2064.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving along to the cosmetics alcove, we can see that has been kept in mostly original condition from Albertsons. The beige paint on the walls is from Sedano's, but the glossy black trim along the upper walls is a Blue and Gray Market remnant, from the cosmetics department's <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/7636026@N04/5478290228/">old neon signage</a>. It's interesting that trim survived this long, not just because of Sedano's remodel, but because this store also remodeled to Blue and Green Awnings in the early 2000's! I was actually in this store once during its time as an Albertsons, but I don't remember being in this part of the building, so I don't recall what kind of decor clash may have been happening back here. However, I can still clearly picture its Blue and Green Awnings front end.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONYA26D7cx2Rm7hx9Fh2BjjRFlgSd4n0VLet9XhrYmbrkeh1zVXDUqvd4pSNbX-S5Tdsl-9nD2_MKN8ElZAhup8GdY_xRt5hcWbYMxcl8LC85FnMJc7ChE5MSheMpN6iyO0WtHznJ8a8LEgdA9_L_zSN4C4-rOvsPTzxRCBnPA4pYz1BA-lH8f0FSv8Mo/s2282/Photo%2065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONYA26D7cx2Rm7hx9Fh2BjjRFlgSd4n0VLet9XhrYmbrkeh1zVXDUqvd4pSNbX-S5Tdsl-9nD2_MKN8ElZAhup8GdY_xRt5hcWbYMxcl8LC85FnMJc7ChE5MSheMpN6iyO0WtHznJ8a8LEgdA9_L_zSN4C4-rOvsPTzxRCBnPA4pYz1BA-lH8f0FSv8Mo/w339-h400/Photo%2065.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Two or three small businesses occupied this alcove when Sedano's used this part of the building, as this was just extra space to them without much of a use. Some of the extra front end spaces were also leased out to small businesses as well, which is a common sight in many Hispanic supermarkets around here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AWDi0zC7JmOrvmP9kM_3XTDVP5U4ot9bbgcrSLhbwDYC3v0MGVQBxB-LUV9YeXmFwZpM6fz7BcJU8lTIg9uw1lgriISQt7_LY7k5SjxaeUi4XXvZllP84xwY0NbSLvbkgCYnK35lRjF38CnXjvZXxeWS7WpKFYqeJuBgwBkhQPlWvW-8VcHgcpKj-LCN/s2417/Photo%2066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AWDi0zC7JmOrvmP9kM_3XTDVP5U4ot9bbgcrSLhbwDYC3v0MGVQBxB-LUV9YeXmFwZpM6fz7BcJU8lTIg9uw1lgriISQt7_LY7k5SjxaeUi4XXvZllP84xwY0NbSLvbkgCYnK35lRjF38CnXjvZXxeWS7WpKFYqeJuBgwBkhQPlWvW-8VcHgcpKj-LCN/w320-h400/Photo%2066.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you look closely at the upper left portion of this picture, you can see the marks were the neon "Cosmetics" sign was removed. While I could have spent much longer gawking at all the Albertsons remnants in the abandoned portion of the building, let's head back out to the main sales floor, as we still have a bit of exploring to do:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmEoV_qzjfuK6-NC86UVnO30q-e4DHAcG7XBNDGkSlSPDNzOgErA2RFr-lHmgPJrdSKlG_9nOKgbzFFWiEVJ41u0vUKBK03kVlqAbrbwYudw3UE5esONIaY53cfr8cZpesE_EOBtXSDlSTxLr-lr2pw0OsT49fUk_gbGp7iNP-r1ED7XBUzmGUj_wHa5P/s2171/Photo%2067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmEoV_qzjfuK6-NC86UVnO30q-e4DHAcG7XBNDGkSlSPDNzOgErA2RFr-lHmgPJrdSKlG_9nOKgbzFFWiEVJ41u0vUKBK03kVlqAbrbwYudw3UE5esONIaY53cfr8cZpesE_EOBtXSDlSTxLr-lr2pw0OsT49fUk_gbGp7iNP-r1ED7XBUzmGUj_wHa5P/w356-h400/Photo%2067.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the main sales floor, we now find ourselves in what was Sedano's new last aisle, with the partition wall to my right. The new pharmacy box is located around the corner at the end of this aisle, with the remaining spaces we see to my right along the partition being the new homes for the small businesses that once occupied Albertsons' cosmetics alcove.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqLvbodpkFlIoX0sgrsR7LxZLFKHzJucOCFe1CnRymvGKXg79aALsk36bhbrDEsidqgsmyNO745iKPFga5ejQh_RRg4t97rj7YZMdw5oUgQNcDfSSkhhqNMWuwuRpCigqUNKonf0qTxKFUOyGTfwlqXYlLtO9yRXqFPeAIcLFrmigtuXch_oRwYEU-mwn/s2183/Photo%2068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqLvbodpkFlIoX0sgrsR7LxZLFKHzJucOCFe1CnRymvGKXg79aALsk36bhbrDEsidqgsmyNO745iKPFga5ejQh_RRg4t97rj7YZMdw5oUgQNcDfSSkhhqNMWuwuRpCigqUNKonf0qTxKFUOyGTfwlqXYlLtO9yRXqFPeAIcLFrmigtuXch_oRwYEU-mwn/w354-h400/Photo%2068.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As for the coolers to my left, the back half of the aisle was home to dairy, with frozen foods located in the remaining coolers at the front of the aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WA5ZYndTQq68vuFHixd62m01cOFkCNNT8Sybqnz6dD6izfGwsMQRx85CROLBpKgnPdpe7xgdRBuLJ_hnyJhPDgWyVst9DLz9ay-Ut40iI66DOznLi90Y1XkITDn8F8apaE88pGppTxRwBRs_ayCcbjipvu-innq9x7jKhA7d05hxyZv17Oc7g8wlp7t5/s2245/Photo%2069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WA5ZYndTQq68vuFHixd62m01cOFkCNNT8Sybqnz6dD6izfGwsMQRx85CROLBpKgnPdpe7xgdRBuLJ_hnyJhPDgWyVst9DLz9ay-Ut40iI66DOznLi90Y1XkITDn8F8apaE88pGppTxRwBRs_ayCcbjipvu-innq9x7jKhA7d05hxyZv17Oc7g8wlp7t5/w344-h400/Photo%2069.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons' Superstore era buildings all had a center cut-through aisle, with the front aisles being numbered as the "A" section (ex. Aisle 3A) with the back halves being the "B" sections (Aisle 3B). While Sedano's kept the center aisles, the "A" and "B" designations were removed during their time in the building, with the entire aisle kept as the same number all the way down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZStzUALNZol5FBHu6RU26Vlv-3bx_iL3LIwTl9ggUcR0wC-xVRkSES_vP4SRaIu8uln-QOWJwGWox7SOg5JzHeMRMNNmAOBa_-x317N3Ue_WNmembmSKhK3jvTWjsUv_5mKqGtUMGQeU0R4_Xmk6-n5x85_XgktvtmKq4_n4HVAYJZAPPR3uBkU5uGJg/s2196/Photo%2070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZStzUALNZol5FBHu6RU26Vlv-3bx_iL3LIwTl9ggUcR0wC-xVRkSES_vP4SRaIu8uln-QOWJwGWox7SOg5JzHeMRMNNmAOBa_-x317N3Ue_WNmembmSKhK3jvTWjsUv_5mKqGtUMGQeU0R4_Xmk6-n5x85_XgktvtmKq4_n4HVAYJZAPPR3uBkU5uGJg/w352-h400/Photo%2070.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The space to my right was formerly a barber shop, which also left its sign behind following this store's closure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc5S0FnDDmarGD_JLMiPHuq3J-ANy2cMi31L9Sb5n7iSzJDVkFRaEbz6n8MxjpbX5VC4QVFAEKOBUSfbAiOgtsEyjlhjkI15O9f8usfgLHNDUIL7SAo4VlEVSMO9gfrSgmsnHB7RAZZB9Hgq5FD_XiuTBvrgQnPMAklLcXGttmB0s-vnnlV3al7LnZUrE/s2490/Photo%2071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc5S0FnDDmarGD_JLMiPHuq3J-ANy2cMi31L9Sb5n7iSzJDVkFRaEbz6n8MxjpbX5VC4QVFAEKOBUSfbAiOgtsEyjlhjkI15O9f8usfgLHNDUIL7SAo4VlEVSMO9gfrSgmsnHB7RAZZB9Hgq5FD_XiuTBvrgQnPMAklLcXGttmB0s-vnnlV3al7LnZUrE/w310-h400/Photo%2071.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Inside the former barber shop I found some old exterior lettering, which I believe was Sedano's sign for the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3022064,-81.4171199,3a,90y,300.19h,101.21t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqYQg8gNuunFPjILBbc9sRw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">Pharmacy</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtE_yFTy6p0lWwu1two7n-0uy3y1kAQOAD9YoETjCs92mNvzMtCUrSpry7riYHZNNB5XryRFH501qUBmTsw5H5aTu3LwysW1wFOA3MWumpKWsef6ecz8Q86wc5rHvWqb_jbRP7CbiHRTRMCpUE_Js_QVOlznX3Fje_R_iYr43Sfde1UKsobkydiMetXFL/s2061/Photo%2072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtE_yFTy6p0lWwu1two7n-0uy3y1kAQOAD9YoETjCs92mNvzMtCUrSpry7riYHZNNB5XryRFH501qUBmTsw5H5aTu3LwysW1wFOA3MWumpKWsef6ecz8Q86wc5rHvWqb_jbRP7CbiHRTRMCpUE_Js_QVOlznX3Fje_R_iYr43Sfde1UKsobkydiMetXFL/w375-h400/Photo%2072.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of the pharmacy, here's the semi-awkwardly placed new one. When the store was subdivided, the new pharmacy counter was shoved into a chunk of the front end between the left vestibule and the check lanes, creating this strange sight in the raised ceiling portion of the front end.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFOSx2GBkRBuTWUBSJIRJ339Q84GEgRWzBk9zA__a-945sh1HWTnS-vZ2jToKWOd1fMX3Qy6MCUu9Zqw8uOAEZvhiozmFqaVtOmg52kgnHLzmLDIx7aSZNzvLLRaphj-NCWZkLKxF7Sw3zpIlpxhXyPlLwZ9Pm14cU2DUJnitHgA70L0h0Sb0rdkwvjrK/s2527/Photo%2073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFOSx2GBkRBuTWUBSJIRJ339Q84GEgRWzBk9zA__a-945sh1HWTnS-vZ2jToKWOd1fMX3Qy6MCUu9Zqw8uOAEZvhiozmFqaVtOmg52kgnHLzmLDIx7aSZNzvLLRaphj-NCWZkLKxF7Sw3zpIlpxhXyPlLwZ9Pm14cU2DUJnitHgA70L0h0Sb0rdkwvjrK/w306-h400/Photo%2073.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking inside the new pharmacy box, we find all the relocated pharmacy equipment and fixtures, as well as the rest of the front end's raised ceiling. With the raised ceiling, the new pharmacy box had a strangely roomy feel, and feels much larger than the cramped space from Albertsons we just saw.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPqr074BvXUhvgBkqUSwoBer6PTJrjcDCr2fZO7wGxmOz3TZnORzLJQRJsXs20jpA0wCCMAR90mpPgRKm3ut_i5-tqmUu4EIY2o8Hf4e84RsFK5n7U9nJDuOzRg6Usv8myhuEWB2GQmzw97SgiPBXfapOh94yEZkeYedo9UfYlrfB2SUyavdFCxK5kFr5/s2380/Photo%2074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPqr074BvXUhvgBkqUSwoBer6PTJrjcDCr2fZO7wGxmOz3TZnORzLJQRJsXs20jpA0wCCMAR90mpPgRKm3ut_i5-tqmUu4EIY2o8Hf4e84RsFK5n7U9nJDuOzRg6Usv8myhuEWB2GQmzw97SgiPBXfapOh94yEZkeYedo9UfYlrfB2SUyavdFCxK5kFr5/w325-h400/Photo%2074.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The barber shop and the pharmacy box were connected via a shared backroom space, which I was looking through the connecting doorway of to take this photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzyglgCmsxbG0kMMhSz8IbkoBgHOI-FnDz4uZQgWjaSEtQ3N5BS28JJL28lJ2ZgickVJ7oji7VBa6aBG9HP9-WPTasWMpu72w72KkXM6f0QKo0XHWNUyxWDLW0fNPVeA6a7y5Em9K3ZoUK0YiZ9aL7-aoqXl9g2RpjxT_MM6Gj1kjfI_Qolx3ZjRtV6ia/s2257/Photo%2075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzyglgCmsxbG0kMMhSz8IbkoBgHOI-FnDz4uZQgWjaSEtQ3N5BS28JJL28lJ2ZgickVJ7oji7VBa6aBG9HP9-WPTasWMpu72w72KkXM6f0QKo0XHWNUyxWDLW0fNPVeA6a7y5Em9K3ZoUK0YiZ9aL7-aoqXl9g2RpjxT_MM6Gj1kjfI_Qolx3ZjRtV6ia/w343-h400/Photo%2075.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the new pharmacy box, here's a look into the store's left side vestibule. From here we can see the other side of the tarp that blocks off the abandoned portion of the salesfloor from the remaining salesfloor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvgOFYSp58JpSlhEOwOl5YOLMO10dmES7nOB32Y0XjePg_BsgsEB0mx0tf-2MVCeyLInkldi_bM87J9Q13lS5M4NRUinqB9m2jN3hBp52Ujdh3ZI3Xrkg61u6M1yXrwb98xnqcXRgIDATwQHrJnu3qgzF_cdizZNerY_TsQNoqF5Urnvoot0WXPYvzqQD/s2159/Photo%2076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvgOFYSp58JpSlhEOwOl5YOLMO10dmES7nOB32Y0XjePg_BsgsEB0mx0tf-2MVCeyLInkldi_bM87J9Q13lS5M4NRUinqB9m2jN3hBp52Ujdh3ZI3Xrkg61u6M1yXrwb98xnqcXRgIDATwQHrJnu3qgzF_cdizZNerY_TsQNoqF5Urnvoot0WXPYvzqQD/w358-h400/Photo%2076.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking out at the front end from the left side vestibule, we can forget about weird partition walls and just enjoy the view of what this store would have looked like when Albertsons was here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5KtuhEsIaUZdJVVaULhfQy1iQAmATGphU8J8Gs83PYUzxzmFeWihX66H5lhxDvLMePlSaVZbCwZcSfakv45AKOHkGdQx8UgICa2RqRPVstWN5azLC1vF9Kuxon8RkUYpQIvl9tssn5_bQrrPrsR0t3uu0Zv8JqKBIcUvb3U4Z1J1AbjdbWtx8LSpROH4/s2233/Photo%2077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5KtuhEsIaUZdJVVaULhfQy1iQAmATGphU8J8Gs83PYUzxzmFeWihX66H5lhxDvLMePlSaVZbCwZcSfakv45AKOHkGdQx8UgICa2RqRPVstWN5azLC1vF9Kuxon8RkUYpQIvl9tssn5_bQrrPrsR0t3uu0Zv8JqKBIcUvb3U4Z1J1AbjdbWtx8LSpROH4/w346-h400/Photo%2077.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Interestingly, following the store's subdivision, the numbers on the check lanes were reversed, as lane 1 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5e9pPxJEYQJ7aT7_FTmliLYXSxIXq_3T4quipsmla7DVhYfPwUKsZVrj0cBVGdqcLjSSGIsGuQfaj0BQOT3YAZKzVSLJUbRqdI-f1u4N7qHefZeVMxHlahRkr-XT_PQkheAOMaRlD6hMs/s1600/Photo+29.jpg">used to be the closest</a> to the left side entryway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, while all these photos from around the salesfloor may have been interesting, one of the most interesting parts of these Superstore Albertsons buildings is the mezzanine level over the front end, which looks out over the salesfloor. Have you ever wondered what it's like up there in one of these Albertsons buildings? Well, the wait is over:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR9B0Sg4JfB9Yfg1DTr4z5rP3TXGwVouUAPdYlbm-jovB8GPqSFaM2aWLw2hTthwcutAplHXhxwSPBjN2TpkIb9qpJ-4M2AIzUeqVW5R7Z-DtzTqHBWbUgG_DPRvyu37DkeuKlXHVDqOsdHRaFandCxe_FUmYvYvIF804zDbfE_2VRhyphenhyphenSxcjO3et7qESK/s2539/Photo%2078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR9B0Sg4JfB9Yfg1DTr4z5rP3TXGwVouUAPdYlbm-jovB8GPqSFaM2aWLw2hTthwcutAplHXhxwSPBjN2TpkIb9qpJ-4M2AIzUeqVW5R7Z-DtzTqHBWbUgG_DPRvyu37DkeuKlXHVDqOsdHRaFandCxe_FUmYvYvIF804zDbfE_2VRhyphenhyphenSxcjO3et7qESK/w304-h400/Photo%2078.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though common wisdom tells you to not follow the creepy dark staircase toward the light, AFB tossed that wisdom aside and pressed on, going to a place where he has never dared going before, finding at the top of that stairway to heaven...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQzn8uKvmeqUiTCcQ1EatB2w1ryxvLje8qdq6HjuaCzTexn10N3M0-mLQYl6JI04vlhqvscnnaslpg7w1nRkhxzKGoB3MlM4cqH1vlpgwKl538Gqd9SV2M-trA9-UPR6hzGCfmlOt5gPi0lkdTCP8YGL-it61rFAr_pUNSazE311WGmzXsiHLU5u46voC/s2171/Photo%2079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQzn8uKvmeqUiTCcQ1EatB2w1ryxvLje8qdq6HjuaCzTexn10N3M0-mLQYl6JI04vlhqvscnnaslpg7w1nRkhxzKGoB3MlM4cqH1vlpgwKl538Gqd9SV2M-trA9-UPR6hzGCfmlOt5gPi0lkdTCP8YGL-it61rFAr_pUNSazE311WGmzXsiHLU5u46voC/w356-h400/Photo%2079.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …a dingy old breakroom. While a beige painted room with some plain looking furniture isn't the most climactic thing to find up here, I've always been curious to see what was up here on the second level of these Superstore buildings, what secrets of Albertsons were lurking in these parts!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT6ukBvXw34wc4nHGUiYCGH2kho7m1kJCU__fQuel07oMCfESo1W-DbPsI1SvXCs3eBZe3CNqG_bb6rGB1IKa6EwyHdkw_NI0zFk5LQHMOMqIkiwrBjHFqPs0cM0rEPhL0VBIZ58M3_XBdc3LqIKPYZ8ihLcDACd9raFeZhyetxgcTL7YnRVDgv2w_t9m/s2415/Photo%2080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT6ukBvXw34wc4nHGUiYCGH2kho7m1kJCU__fQuel07oMCfESo1W-DbPsI1SvXCs3eBZe3CNqG_bb6rGB1IKa6EwyHdkw_NI0zFk5LQHMOMqIkiwrBjHFqPs0cM0rEPhL0VBIZ58M3_XBdc3LqIKPYZ8ihLcDACd9raFeZhyetxgcTL7YnRVDgv2w_t9m/w320-h400/Photo%2080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As you'd expect from an employee breakroom, this was a small area with some tables and chairs, as well as a refrigerator and sink. In the photo above, behind the doorway to my left was the staircase I came up, with the hallway to my right leading to a set of employee restrooms.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_iPergiLiIeE8F8OKwzbCUe2-Wts9reex62wA0S3cKgPLgfxnVt_ReOeBZCCwJcmG0HTHkFa0Csn0h_W_HJZ_vjse4fdrlvedU-V0oUHjeAePtngqwJNbWC0CfWW38Mrz_C6Nj3FH6539qSZ1uUsDmWCA97PFEhd4EObOFyjyMUf071sOJDLe_loXFzo/s2502/Photo%2081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_iPergiLiIeE8F8OKwzbCUe2-Wts9reex62wA0S3cKgPLgfxnVt_ReOeBZCCwJcmG0HTHkFa0Csn0h_W_HJZ_vjse4fdrlvedU-V0oUHjeAePtngqwJNbWC0CfWW38Mrz_C6Nj3FH6539qSZ1uUsDmWCA97PFEhd4EObOFyjyMUf071sOJDLe_loXFzo/w309-h400/Photo%2081.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The above photo was taken from the edge of the mezzanine level by the restrooms looking toward the breakroom, where we can see the wall of angled windows to the left, which look rather neat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_DQAxWwAaDt7OT9d_BGE8G7t5TnJUtOhscAQaWh68O4b_9FcV9gz4UyV4iMUESCewmJ29utph979lyo9MOzRI-uC-XNHyDOcIyFV7GKkHenhv4zfJoG63miph8A4iIpRpuZ17KLVguKuZnv0gchpyb5yPh-7bnQ0hhn2A8lC0Ay9kIS0lPgtXTn2PPSQ/s2415/Photo%2082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_DQAxWwAaDt7OT9d_BGE8G7t5TnJUtOhscAQaWh68O4b_9FcV9gz4UyV4iMUESCewmJ29utph979lyo9MOzRI-uC-XNHyDOcIyFV7GKkHenhv4zfJoG63miph8A4iIpRpuZ17KLVguKuZnv0gchpyb5yPh-7bnQ0hhn2A8lC0Ay9kIS0lPgtXTn2PPSQ/w320-h400/Photo%2082.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The room following the breakroom was a multiuse office for various managers, who had a desk that bumped up against the window for a view looking out onto the salesfloor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiuGjF155BnGs5ELDGfhhRkCbfuK7IGaLNKGj6d_b8FaRZDV-TDGdxis5in2QBp0gpU-_LkSqVFrtB9MqeFguuFcp2OrULCSt50JHLKh3f7u3isfReomxRNFINct7E_A3wuyyTjrGyASk8GnBrryZI0y7rXcvQ2peweXA83fRoEaeYyI18k_Z-Ea4wNHw/s2576/Photo%2083.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2576" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiuGjF155BnGs5ELDGfhhRkCbfuK7IGaLNKGj6d_b8FaRZDV-TDGdxis5in2QBp0gpU-_LkSqVFrtB9MqeFguuFcp2OrULCSt50JHLKh3f7u3isfReomxRNFINct7E_A3wuyyTjrGyASk8GnBrryZI0y7rXcvQ2peweXA83fRoEaeYyI18k_Z-Ea4wNHw/w400-h299/Photo%2083.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Besides the upstairs windows being a bit dirty, the view was pretty good from up here. From the upper level, here's an interesting perspective of Albertsons' old turntable check stands.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64vdG5JHcgSKE3JvgLEu3XimUznP5XPKO53kDyfloCHMI72Brae3-7Y38UaxK9usoIRQL5jPY2W_NA4CoZraueOL6_NZa4r9AobaqMndw04T2YQGYRIEJ2uC1iXj9xmXbqOeZVsHUB7O09O9S9du7m2ONCKo-14khSGNzAA9ZbP6g9pZvT1wDxikl6WBU/s1932/Photo%2084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1932" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64vdG5JHcgSKE3JvgLEu3XimUznP5XPKO53kDyfloCHMI72Brae3-7Y38UaxK9usoIRQL5jPY2W_NA4CoZraueOL6_NZa4r9AobaqMndw04T2YQGYRIEJ2uC1iXj9xmXbqOeZVsHUB7O09O9S9du7m2ONCKo-14khSGNzAA9ZbP6g9pZvT1wDxikl6WBU/w400-h335/Photo%2084.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If one was sitting down at one of the desks against the window, you'd have a clear view across the entire salesfloor. Trying to get a good picture like that with a cell phone, while trying to bend over said desk was a bit more of a challenge, but I still think this photo turned out well (minus all the grime on the window).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaeGEPLWmdoLrYTQXqdY8bfzbV5ArGqRqn5QKjXph4aGEx_s7R_1fpQRpsd5U3Qodka82Pju5MeyxAM6K-3689yuS_ZADX2I-wTw5_dc5pDf7f8l8X_hHKH9qAxFIgwPifR-LrnW5A8XRqew279a_JvyxVhxReNGL5oK8k-MAagnUrB-S6FbFE-MlhMVd/s2576/Photo%2085.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2576" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaeGEPLWmdoLrYTQXqdY8bfzbV5ArGqRqn5QKjXph4aGEx_s7R_1fpQRpsd5U3Qodka82Pju5MeyxAM6K-3689yuS_ZADX2I-wTw5_dc5pDf7f8l8X_hHKH9qAxFIgwPifR-LrnW5A8XRqew279a_JvyxVhxReNGL5oK8k-MAagnUrB-S6FbFE-MlhMVd/w400-h299/Photo%2085.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As you can see, I tried a few different perspectives with these angled windows, with the view above looking toward the right side of the building and the former bakery department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA4r80Sv1DgKl2x-iGfX-gYVO_29AoeoQp1TCyFpzqEgcM29qZyXpm4-VUIrOinxeoThbRvR9kwzIfB2E_NiiCAbPAl4b5RCtEhpr4EAiMobuSfoMyrVU3POy2x-uhzEEvrl8UOOaUNQhz5HsuzEK2fWEY7lmY1Px-JfL1jNrmHqzx8QdFSuKfI9msaLS/s2318/Photo%2086.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA4r80Sv1DgKl2x-iGfX-gYVO_29AoeoQp1TCyFpzqEgcM29qZyXpm4-VUIrOinxeoThbRvR9kwzIfB2E_NiiCAbPAl4b5RCtEhpr4EAiMobuSfoMyrVU3POy2x-uhzEEvrl8UOOaUNQhz5HsuzEK2fWEY7lmY1Px-JfL1jNrmHqzx8QdFSuKfI9msaLS/w334-h400/Photo%2086.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> All kinds of office supplies were for sale up here, with your choice of hole punchers, staplers, folders, binders, etc. Amongst all that stuff I didn't find anything Albertsons related, but I did find an interesting relic from Albertsons up here which we'll see in just a moment...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NJ_TyORBZW43ixvV_zzs4SSdw1PlZHWO6nMPt09VFCRrorPjg5p7X2CtjWZ9nOaLxBvf3vQxW1OlLlHN3IE-PZYg1slBqn9nn6jf61zrLbJ_aGbi8QSf2-v1aLGmyY_aGMfz2SfFxO-cXcdH68awQmBO8gcne1jWR9JmbPpcpO26nCjiLp-mo4aalKq1/s2576/Photo%2087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="2576" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NJ_TyORBZW43ixvV_zzs4SSdw1PlZHWO6nMPt09VFCRrorPjg5p7X2CtjWZ9nOaLxBvf3vQxW1OlLlHN3IE-PZYg1slBqn9nn6jf61zrLbJ_aGbi8QSf2-v1aLGmyY_aGMfz2SfFxO-cXcdH68awQmBO8gcne1jWR9JmbPpcpO26nCjiLp-mo4aalKq1/w400-h291/Photo%2087.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following the shared office space, beyond that was this large office, which I'd have to assume was reserved for the store manager, as it seemed like an office reserved for one of the bigger deals in the hierarchy of management. After the store manager packed his bags, it appears this office has become the preferred lunch spot for the guy running the auction, based on the can of soup and crackers I see on the desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In addition to the managers office, the only other room up here was a small supply closet off to the side of the shared office. In there were various cleaning supplies for sale, and this, which was not for sale, but piqued my interest:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSbC9ccfGqPh56U9zllt9HRj823yC-difXhwcdvnN-wojlNnIr5MG1E2IVkwgsmVo6REx-nDED8shEcC69FgP65sIXxB2tX8H2dzz5lGhe95GiGZhbxOQHS98QRH34p-xrGZlxPU-xhmA6NTJSaaMAjEfixldfheS2zTipJ67OgJd86ujwzD7lGPdF0K0/s2417/Photo%2088.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSbC9ccfGqPh56U9zllt9HRj823yC-difXhwcdvnN-wojlNnIr5MG1E2IVkwgsmVo6REx-nDED8shEcC69FgP65sIXxB2tX8H2dzz5lGhe95GiGZhbxOQHS98QRH34p-xrGZlxPU-xhmA6NTJSaaMAjEfixldfheS2zTipJ67OgJd86ujwzD7lGPdF0K0/w320-h400/Photo%2088.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On a shelf under all the cleaning supplies I saw some rolled up paper, with that A-leaf logo staring right back at me. Following that logo were the words "Albertsons No. 4410 - Kissimmee Remodel", dated May 2003. I took one of the rolls out of the closet and laid it out on the desk for a closer look:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6iiJU_MAj4XxP0CxHr2T_LeyFFOpou6Olz9_7FVtArp2gaa3yarlmCYR3GHsOQ4XihSkkCX0mmaTHWM79kVgHCSXH2ghBiJ9E4AFDf06Y_lbIHSDkaZ7OxzwOx0w51Lw9k8wUydrY6d0ASVfyXYbCs_ARWelEgstKfdp4zRJnWZH49sejBGWdkvli725/s2512/Photo%2089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2512" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6iiJU_MAj4XxP0CxHr2T_LeyFFOpou6Olz9_7FVtArp2gaa3yarlmCYR3GHsOQ4XihSkkCX0mmaTHWM79kVgHCSXH2ghBiJ9E4AFDf06Y_lbIHSDkaZ7OxzwOx0w51Lw9k8wUydrY6d0ASVfyXYbCs_ARWelEgstKfdp4zRJnWZH49sejBGWdkvli725/w400-h306/Photo%2089.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> What I found were the complete set of remodel plans from this store's 2003 remodel from Blue and Gray Market to Blue and Green Awnings, complete with a detailed floorplan of the building from that time. What a cool find! The first sheet with the original layout was by far the most interesting, with the inner pages containing a lot of technical stuff that I mostly glazed over. All the other plan rolls in the closet were additional copies of this same one, but I made sure to study and photograph this one for posterity!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi256y7vtiNqd7f33Ud2QNoYjWrTQ2mULAGhW6UTA9Is4A2jp0GpeQrqaDVoMCLWElMpYVU1HxCFRJAEeFy_zzpYGpoQtguJ7k9LdpYGjwaS4dURg2-QOINJMaBjWcs8L27Y7aS-RlS7UFx2-UrU1Yy2K6IiUoLQwQiWio54jTTUgnetvhnajYmon7wJGH0/s2576/Photo%2090.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="2576" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi256y7vtiNqd7f33Ud2QNoYjWrTQ2mULAGhW6UTA9Is4A2jp0GpeQrqaDVoMCLWElMpYVU1HxCFRJAEeFy_zzpYGpoQtguJ7k9LdpYGjwaS4dURg2-QOINJMaBjWcs8L27Y7aS-RlS7UFx2-UrU1Yy2K6IiUoLQwQiWio54jTTUgnetvhnajYmon7wJGH0/w400-h271/Photo%2090.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a detailed look at how the mezzanine area is laid out, for anyone curious about that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku5eVsIekNAmFLR-wC7uhzhBpGs02h_VaOytz755GzOcpA2hNUr_rfnuHs1OjjLo7fkT4mDe8yxW4StGPhWygvMnHDxAa4lsb9zTImrQUVdgWiL_xYlaebNTGwJOL8fsM7TpPE2-s0x_LXSkciut0OyBEh21FGUvD1Agisk9anVpzjickyZbTl02zRtmo/s2576/Photo%2091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="2576" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku5eVsIekNAmFLR-wC7uhzhBpGs02h_VaOytz755GzOcpA2hNUr_rfnuHs1OjjLo7fkT4mDe8yxW4StGPhWygvMnHDxAa4lsb9zTImrQUVdgWiL_xYlaebNTGwJOL8fsM7TpPE2-s0x_LXSkciut0OyBEh21FGUvD1Agisk9anVpzjickyZbTl02zRtmo/w400-h244/Photo%2091.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A close-up of the front end layout, showing the locations of the photo center, customer service, and the video rental center. You can also see in more detail how the rest of the grocery aisles and other service department were laid out by zooming in on the photo above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklO8tLUxpBcYkUcych9k1_xNBW-kVQSUks-kcVTLWMG3QvdYDiHotds6oLGOuXAGXvqD9Oea5zXbH0uwBbpbAgeiy64bGDRhF-7fEia4pyUoSuLbXGXLff6XbvTzQnMJ6ce3muPZOoEiN1FSKLyEK1sRTRIhZw9L1gYGGlb2iigDo7k-FsIRoMmCB4qzq/s2576/Photo%2092.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1674" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklO8tLUxpBcYkUcych9k1_xNBW-kVQSUks-kcVTLWMG3QvdYDiHotds6oLGOuXAGXvqD9Oea5zXbH0uwBbpbAgeiy64bGDRhF-7fEia4pyUoSuLbXGXLff6XbvTzQnMJ6ce3muPZOoEiN1FSKLyEK1sRTRIhZw9L1gYGGlb2iigDo7k-FsIRoMmCB4qzq/w260-h400/Photo%2092.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The photo above shows us the layout of the liquor store and the left side of the building, however, one of the most interesting tidbits of information to come out of my discovery of this plan set is on that info panel above the liquor store diagram. On there it mentions details about fixtures and square footages and such, as well as a section called "DECOR". Under the decor line it mentioned this store would be getting "Decor Theme: Tropical Broadway" - this store had Blue and Green Awnings when I visited it in the late 2000's, so that must mean Blue and Green Awning's official name was Tropical Broadway! I know the official name of <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/06/former-albertsons-4353-longwood-fl.html">Industrial Circus</a> was "Broadway", so I guess Blue and Green Awnings was considered a relative of Industrial Circus? I guess Blue and Green Awnings had <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZdtqJp3N4aOAi-oKWHtggPRB0RxT3IVHfWU8ngt-nOINaZIBHU15QN5dfdZGeG00FWMa2eBISaMZ9c-9-EpnLplwoDHGk-YoMR4Ob4GW_RU_Wy5RZzxC_MJBBSII96jm8wJSZNVkPE_LwJqLoj6_cyu70kVmGX6I0NkhvVdksuBCtT5uL0FBK3mofQ/w400-h326/Photo%2021.jpg">a bit of a tropical feel to it</a>, especially with the 1990's Floridian vibe it had. However, was "Tropical Broadway" only used as the name for Blue and Green Awnings during its second wave in the early 2000's, when original Broadway/Industrial Circus was in use, or was it called something else the first time around? While I was happy to have found a name for that decor, I feel like I've just opened up more of a mystery with that answer than the closure I was hoping for!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpRlqWxV8VqpcUh5zJiezoZvXwpgQ46yki-EIQ3-Gb0i128kUFERz93EknKzH8iXyl6ICXgtepL0OhmNEjpLPP-y2BaoMg5IKZmdEMVDRkWu3-Y9g4cDg77FyZfS2nsg5Xx4HSJdbSLMNhczoInfIWhhHHPX6LaxHmsA68MCKtsAItraz3gX_dzp3_8U9/s2539/Photo%2093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpRlqWxV8VqpcUh5zJiezoZvXwpgQ46yki-EIQ3-Gb0i128kUFERz93EknKzH8iXyl6ICXgtepL0OhmNEjpLPP-y2BaoMg5IKZmdEMVDRkWu3-Y9g4cDg77FyZfS2nsg5Xx4HSJdbSLMNhczoInfIWhhHHPX6LaxHmsA68MCKtsAItraz3gX_dzp3_8U9/w304-h400/Photo%2093.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Those plan books weren't for sale as they were considered part of the building, so after photographing the heck out of that first page, back in the closet it went. With that put away, we'll head back downstairs using the other (much better lit) staircase by the manager's office, where we'll find ourselves at the store's front end once again:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWmrO0Y2nvwnxR2VPfRLrlqQANMkMKQ_d7i_an-SZ8oNzj8hL5qeVWIhfxL9CgAZmjhG8lJedDGaUyfSXzawRKEkx4BkjaWdaKMbVgmgfnQsP3zhAQ9_5S8kiCgB1Jm1JT-yu3qsejgWLBEuLIkCUezLaV43ppKJ-q4oaiojb_Tmikya9ho6KH3RopN4p/s2343/Photo%2094.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWmrO0Y2nvwnxR2VPfRLrlqQANMkMKQ_d7i_an-SZ8oNzj8hL5qeVWIhfxL9CgAZmjhG8lJedDGaUyfSXzawRKEkx4BkjaWdaKMbVgmgfnQsP3zhAQ9_5S8kiCgB1Jm1JT-yu3qsejgWLBEuLIkCUezLaV43ppKJ-q4oaiojb_Tmikya9ho6KH3RopN4p/w330-h400/Photo%2094.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Not as fun of a perspective of the check lanes like we saw before from upstairs, but here's a ground-level shot of the old turntable lanes as seen from the service desk.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWGBtbcVgp0Ji6FpsB7tVDTPkcCUlM_obojRR4_U9M4en8S773ZYZrBOT78hNqPyWG3YYB3SylWNBK5IWNGXjiqPOHHzhyrsqprsXxAJhF2PYcHIuIzuDKhzOH45rg8hBF_VatZTewHiWXY2ujEmMwKNozWRQfPFk4-tDaHJdArPHaSMNecfQukKEEa7x/s2539/Photo%2095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWGBtbcVgp0Ji6FpsB7tVDTPkcCUlM_obojRR4_U9M4en8S773ZYZrBOT78hNqPyWG3YYB3SylWNBK5IWNGXjiqPOHHzhyrsqprsXxAJhF2PYcHIuIzuDKhzOH45rg8hBF_VatZTewHiWXY2ujEmMwKNozWRQfPFk4-tDaHJdArPHaSMNecfQukKEEa7x/w304-h400/Photo%2095.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pictured here is one of the rooms along the front end, with this one being part of the old photo center. Sedano's rented out the old photo center and video rental space to small businesses, although I don't know what business was most recently in this space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUMNZzEeR11fjwE5-lZQkVg4ThcGMi4YnEMu8tZ_iFaQ_cqLBRIvlHWysXIi5wuHzLvAlHzNdcDHM20RZppFUJtnKzJvpTq_w0zam3EPJjYKeaKC6ij5R4MsRY9U734i5LkCSbzAgRB89cUMVFSOMdYtgmm6TglMkJ9IQS48suN07U4RCDY6jhbJxi9y1/s2515/Photo%2096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUMNZzEeR11fjwE5-lZQkVg4ThcGMi4YnEMu8tZ_iFaQ_cqLBRIvlHWysXIi5wuHzLvAlHzNdcDHM20RZppFUJtnKzJvpTq_w0zam3EPJjYKeaKC6ij5R4MsRY9U734i5LkCSbzAgRB89cUMVFSOMdYtgmm6TglMkJ9IQS48suN07U4RCDY6jhbJxi9y1/w308-h400/Photo%2096.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Also behind the service desk was this room, where the money was handled.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Xf3NDuS0TgBZWlKY3jb4MPKJGkmc5A_P2d14RUtcIiaZce1AorgKfui0wr_GO4X7AXfAa6KrRggCnoTAkEXz6tBGA5YoaTdroYKRpf1a2iXks8CNlBg8c5CPz_v6WH7v1xZzCsXeuCVDpHvCc3x7FDmSmvKQdpdD8jMgcx6fnm_035Uc7wBb8rvwpkih/s2539/Photo%2097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Xf3NDuS0TgBZWlKY3jb4MPKJGkmc5A_P2d14RUtcIiaZce1AorgKfui0wr_GO4X7AXfAa6KrRggCnoTAkEXz6tBGA5YoaTdroYKRpf1a2iXks8CNlBg8c5CPz_v6WH7v1xZzCsXeuCVDpHvCc3x7FDmSmvKQdpdD8jMgcx6fnm_035Uc7wBb8rvwpkih/w304-h400/Photo%2097.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look behind the service desk itself, with random stuff for the auction strewn about on it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOtQxJQEoYDk_SsF2RAPxzDLSPsy_0gJorEvuBL2rN8Ur2lQJhwzs5mFN9FzDZC2qwWfvy18QAszwBdKhkSe6wfZzfSdI12YCdSmmwLluFSxxskwdWitsfv9k_ATx2X6IP3M_3H6PLUpkO__WSAJCyCGnXuGDnHSIGMblDqw4Ps621zbQY504Nl3KXaJx/s2392/Photo%2098.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOtQxJQEoYDk_SsF2RAPxzDLSPsy_0gJorEvuBL2rN8Ur2lQJhwzs5mFN9FzDZC2qwWfvy18QAszwBdKhkSe6wfZzfSdI12YCdSmmwLluFSxxskwdWitsfv9k_ATx2X6IP3M_3H6PLUpkO__WSAJCyCGnXuGDnHSIGMblDqw4Ps621zbQY504Nl3KXaJx/w323-h400/Photo%2098.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the service desk may not be providing us with much help now, from behind it we do get another good look at the check lanes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvavRk3X7uTWc3DRFMrRC80b4V4QpT-tSYWCYYtMhk5NTXfjvvBT_AcEAB8gL8uTcrBzdCocZ90FC38mCHOlisCv7DEbCl97T79yKk3fcI0SngTdAMVwd49jt-VBnwNBPn57mtUhuzYPeoVszJoJc0W1q0m-ARHidv1t_TrJRquycDI44nZRxBTNFcJLmq/s2490/Photo%2099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvavRk3X7uTWc3DRFMrRC80b4V4QpT-tSYWCYYtMhk5NTXfjvvBT_AcEAB8gL8uTcrBzdCocZ90FC38mCHOlisCv7DEbCl97T79yKk3fcI0SngTdAMVwd49jt-VBnwNBPn57mtUhuzYPeoVszJoJc0W1q0m-ARHidv1t_TrJRquycDI44nZRxBTNFcJLmq/w310-h400/Photo%2099.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A close-up of lane 3, looking at toward its turntable belt.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezgownlIfOdGOweagLFtr8J8Jv_VwTSECgwzxCLiXnO-tlM4qjXBnuCOB2RfvK0PlTtDZew0BIXJC1aYeDV71y6X6p7dTVxcJQv3XTxYB0EORFi77EcNPuWV-DRay0yxPamEIt0_7sJbV3PRWfp24w-r6x7zCNrYdMKsgxjGJgZIF4EHP4pl903KcB6CR/s1956/Photo%20100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezgownlIfOdGOweagLFtr8J8Jv_VwTSECgwzxCLiXnO-tlM4qjXBnuCOB2RfvK0PlTtDZew0BIXJC1aYeDV71y6X6p7dTVxcJQv3XTxYB0EORFi77EcNPuWV-DRay0yxPamEIt0_7sJbV3PRWfp24w-r6x7zCNrYdMKsgxjGJgZIF4EHP4pl903KcB6CR/w395-h400/Photo%20100.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After that rather exhaustive look at all corners of this building's interior, from the depths of the backrooms to the upper level, this view across the front end will be out last of the interior. However, we'll wrap up this rather long post with a few exterior photos as we head back outside:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaseU3Ry7zbyPE21O4Rh9jUdAlcI8JCYUIqPIoihiIaD6DrILf9Saz1kJ19dyPT0xqdLwykcDcUq1B3-8xD1U1y7qKDExqtiJ5EJZmqm5efYF0YR7qFy5vECP1qxi9dxyOhkLmMUyPPnC0PR6DS8zWyVFJ0xModZQylW_adTi0zMi-Lv-J6k4pd69727W/s1932/Photo%20101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1932" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaseU3Ry7zbyPE21O4Rh9jUdAlcI8JCYUIqPIoihiIaD6DrILf9Saz1kJ19dyPT0xqdLwykcDcUq1B3-8xD1U1y7qKDExqtiJ5EJZmqm5efYF0YR7qFy5vECP1qxi9dxyOhkLmMUyPPnC0PR6DS8zWyVFJ0xModZQylW_adTi0zMi-Lv-J6k4pd69727W/w400-h333/Photo%20101.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons #4410 was by far the best preserved example of a Superstore Albertsons in Florida. Even after spending over a decade as Sedano's, everything about this building still screamed Albertsons all the way through to the end, which made this auction an even more intriguing experience for myself, and very much worthwhile of skipping out of work early to experience.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXNgNF8oCTqLl86wiy3JRCyLH5VTtZFFYVtViV70-VqFe-pn72Vt-KFnxH-Euurpr3B3W_qoypTCRGLD9qfRzQ-LQ8RyPjUacTvZCathWyASuBwG1ZgL2rVB763S0RdEKntiVbuKfsEaYGifQZWaOERq2A2OMOqEAwlP_LBMHzx5O67aNDZBNIOIaKm1d/s2576/Photo%20102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="2576" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXNgNF8oCTqLl86wiy3JRCyLH5VTtZFFYVtViV70-VqFe-pn72Vt-KFnxH-Euurpr3B3W_qoypTCRGLD9qfRzQ-LQ8RyPjUacTvZCathWyASuBwG1ZgL2rVB763S0RdEKntiVbuKfsEaYGifQZWaOERq2A2OMOqEAwlP_LBMHzx5O67aNDZBNIOIaKm1d/w400-h224/Photo%20102.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've seen the entirety of the main salesfloor, let's jump over to the left side of the building for a closer look at the former liquor store while we're here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WZNQfxwYn_gZy117fQlMpqfMI3PpsPonmvAZbdeybzKxXQkNkGqwO5WvD6EI7GUrb2ou8WWOkS4jzi2e-y1acVzl-1s3_z_vxAnZh1zgJ8PRzYfcXl7smf1ryAJRD8u6HQBwf_Smifs9PxhjsbgT-DdMvkoP8IdBTuyPJ1KrdZP9LsKe4d8bUaYwmETF/s1932/Photo%20103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1932" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WZNQfxwYn_gZy117fQlMpqfMI3PpsPonmvAZbdeybzKxXQkNkGqwO5WvD6EI7GUrb2ou8WWOkS4jzi2e-y1acVzl-1s3_z_vxAnZh1zgJ8PRzYfcXl7smf1ryAJRD8u6HQBwf_Smifs9PxhjsbgT-DdMvkoP8IdBTuyPJ1KrdZP9LsKe4d8bUaYwmETF/w400-h345/Photo%20103.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> During my 2015 visit, the Albertsons liquor store was occupied by an independent liquor store called <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5dYhLB7AjN1svXzlvyHQLmU7o55W3iQ3ZV2dcy8KvGGodkBuSWZt6kMh9GA7WXUA53K9unNpU7__x4TpN40npsAjil-u1VND4JpcL_VbAYcIRHoL8VO3gtXEgvOeZYduHblm537NI1-p/s400/Photo+32.jpg">Star Liquors</a>. Star Liquors vacated this space in 2021 around the same time Sedano's closed, moving across the street to <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3013851,-81.4158904,3a,37.5y,116.61h,91.4t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sy_B1xz7dhb1VnbuLBEJ8Ew!2e0!5s20220901T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">a former Bank of America building</a>. We never got a good look at the liquor store last time, so let's take a peek through those windows to see what things are like in there:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5NmwhROPw5HaHLiu-v7i6fVnBe467fqIPKndIL0j_4bhi967RTJKQ5scYwvyNi41MyFK8sP7EILo6JRSojJeCI9NwEl_UqPgtVAeSwLwTu9beSE7_9t81O740ZdmVHtPLQvujJ_tTGrUu2tgCHb881SZZfeKGUPx_d7UKEAMsZ3coTdOKTyVaB9_oL4w/s2576/Photo%20104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2576" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5NmwhROPw5HaHLiu-v7i6fVnBe467fqIPKndIL0j_4bhi967RTJKQ5scYwvyNi41MyFK8sP7EILo6JRSojJeCI9NwEl_UqPgtVAeSwLwTu9beSE7_9t81O740ZdmVHtPLQvujJ_tTGrUu2tgCHb881SZZfeKGUPx_d7UKEAMsZ3coTdOKTyVaB9_oL4w/w400-h297/Photo%20104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As I had expected, Star Liquor didn't do much to the old liquor store, although surprisingly, Albertsons didn't do much in here either following the main store's 2003 remodel. Albertsons' original Blue and Gray Market decor survived all the way to the end in here, and even through Star Liquor's tenure as well. It looks like Star Liquors did absolutely nothing to this space besides restock the shelves, as this looks just like how Albertsons would have left the place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaeCED-MBDPSU_zqrmVUjMHQdDky1nuYnksJREQKTfmJbMp5VBvAAhcIdWis3f4jlQCUbSXH9vV-Cp6uU3CUv68K6Me44KJktvcMJIPKQhBcu8g919mZumu5ok5qEqRcMBfaItphpPfFhxMaeGN3pWChDd8_ifD8__4dvVt93HOtj50K2jT79XaBX-E7b/s2576/Photo%20105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2576" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaeCED-MBDPSU_zqrmVUjMHQdDky1nuYnksJREQKTfmJbMp5VBvAAhcIdWis3f4jlQCUbSXH9vV-Cp6uU3CUv68K6Me44KJktvcMJIPKQhBcu8g919mZumu5ok5qEqRcMBfaItphpPfFhxMaeGN3pWChDd8_ifD8__4dvVt93HOtj50K2jT79XaBX-E7b/w400-h299/Photo%20105.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Star Liquors appears to have wheeled all the fixtures across the street to the new liquor bank, it would have been neat if that lone "Cold Beer" sign could have been saved from the wall and brought across the street too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVDj-WE_wGjU6G-1cY9g2K97ZUo7k8_UYIhY0HcOFrhzYPyoYbIbENimmMsHHkBbDt3oTwT1HBjXHu2NQbf3BbV3HaK5sh3peGL_lhi1jOurpIb4XHrYg_Hwzr9MRy4aCJC5PhBLfCbBitdiUdL3MauCqJoqgv78AhyphenhyphenGWzElWEDTeW1pcBrATn_QFEAYr/s2576/Photo%20106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2576" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVDj-WE_wGjU6G-1cY9g2K97ZUo7k8_UYIhY0HcOFrhzYPyoYbIbENimmMsHHkBbDt3oTwT1HBjXHu2NQbf3BbV3HaK5sh3peGL_lhi1jOurpIb4XHrYg_Hwzr9MRy4aCJC5PhBLfCbBitdiUdL3MauCqJoqgv78AhyphenhyphenGWzElWEDTeW1pcBrATn_QFEAYr/w400-h194/Photo%20106.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Seeing the original untouched Blue and Gray Market decor in the liquor store was a fun way to wrap up this Albertsons relic filled post. After seeing all the well preserved stuff in this building, I was hoping something else would come along and keep the building mostly in-tact, but alas, that won't be the case. After sitting abandoned for the remainder of 2022 and most of 2023, some new tenants were lined up to fill the former shell of Albertsons #4410, and I wish I could have had better news:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcwfq_-DQiT8rHnOq-66NRPjp_pOzdMXeOanirB6RaAZz4hytsIfyp3LYfltzex-TLsgd3xGk1696A9c4kqWEKLWljKY9s0cbemCSUaGVcF7BssCHkV757hdK9IFsWRSHs_79LyhZks905_iHfRJmQLug1vIzVLfglfG1K-4PXUKmU1Xe7ywOfT7aKiX9/s3000/Photo%20107.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1683" data-original-width="3000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcwfq_-DQiT8rHnOq-66NRPjp_pOzdMXeOanirB6RaAZz4hytsIfyp3LYfltzex-TLsgd3xGk1696A9c4kqWEKLWljKY9s0cbemCSUaGVcF7BssCHkV757hdK9IFsWRSHs_79LyhZks905_iHfRJmQLug1vIzVLfglfG1K-4PXUKmU1Xe7ywOfT7aKiX9/w400-h225/Photo%20107.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.crexi.com/lease/properties/347426/florida-kissimee-square">Crexi</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Come 2024, former Albertsons #4410 will become home to Kissimmee's 7th Burlington store (which to me seems like a lot of Burlingtons for a city of 80,000) in the left half of the building, with a new Hispanic grocer called Compare Foods taking up the right half of the building. The liquor store found a new tenant too, with that becoming home to Hibbett Sports. In addition, the Town Corral Shopping Center will also be renamed "Kissimmee Square" following the completion of the remodel, changing the name this shopping center has had since it was first built in the 1960's.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_QKgKuP3PmNftCaGujDUGABPRn-QUCPXas8y96o6QW1BVFK-NNmwxSF-lGF7GT2RYunw9jZVOlhlxUfYrGKds5VYpl-EszNwf5IOP8YNqCwrWBrWjwaeqjg-voaASJ4H60TZN_RID5lMy3wQN8mQuOgmxCZDpd6hIQfvojI4V6gK25HvBalx4EbVzZ_u/s2576/Photo%20108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="2576" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_QKgKuP3PmNftCaGujDUGABPRn-QUCPXas8y96o6QW1BVFK-NNmwxSF-lGF7GT2RYunw9jZVOlhlxUfYrGKds5VYpl-EszNwf5IOP8YNqCwrWBrWjwaeqjg-voaASJ4H60TZN_RID5lMy3wQN8mQuOgmxCZDpd6hIQfvojI4V6gK25HvBalx4EbVzZ_u/w400-h185/Photo%20108.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While it's good to see the building reoccupied, I just hope the finished product of this subdivision isn't <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/08/former-albertsons-4362-port-st-lucie-fl.html">going to look like this</a>. The artist's rendering of the final product above seems promising that the new facade will look semi-cohesive, although we'll have to see how much from Albertsons will remain once construction is done. I doubt much will be left on the Burlington side of the building, but we'll have to see what happens over on Compare Food's side. Anyway, the photo above shows the status of construction on the building as of November 2023. Construction is will underway on the Burlington and Hibbett Sports spaces, although it doesn't seem like much is happening on Compare's side yet (unless that's what Compare's facade is going to be, and this is going to be like the subdivision of Albertsons #4362 all over again). I'll have to keep an eye on this place to see what the final product looks like, and the results of that will determine if I come back for another round of photos. However, I'm glad I got to see and document this building a few times while it was still mostly in-tact, as this was a very interesting place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, that's all I have for this rather extensive post, so a big thanks to anyone who read through it all the way to the end! AFB's 10th anniversary celebration wraps up this coming Wednesday on the day of the 10th anniversary itself with a very special store tour, so be sure to come back in a few days for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMh3IPcgSfW65O_SE0VVDr8mGTHQMwqi1zkIeGYyvBz3upgJuikRuJihCj3JjnQeCFBPLPbccFJwmkC11Eq8ENizo50w9RgGf0MxqvVGX-BAKSB3P1DhfiRpT21eTJ_slpxysYq19MYuBmlt3U9UQ4I0Gvjjt_q8M1LBpjg2du-J19IJLqnSzodZ1nzWC/s1328/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1328" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMh3IPcgSfW65O_SE0VVDr8mGTHQMwqi1zkIeGYyvBz3upgJuikRuJihCj3JjnQeCFBPLPbccFJwmkC11Eq8ENizo50w9RgGf0MxqvVGX-BAKSB3P1DhfiRpT21eTJ_slpxysYq19MYuBmlt3U9UQ4I0Gvjjt_q8M1LBpjg2du-J19IJLqnSzodZ1nzWC/w400-h100/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-13211289025735836682023-11-29T06:08:00.001-05:002023-11-30T17:39:34.476-05:00In A Parallel Universe...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiSwq96OQ5zsVdPCtI6lJJRoyiLp3zOa2RwdBnpBNiEAOqCuTBS8_rozhE9vccr8KRSJYuaGFcucZsTtuxJEaiDI7N4nqmZeP-U6PTEf7P2X4yRwKk0kWC_XhUsJdnYHhg8fyq1BzNyupH_dNyGLkYsFzfVoA8sGEf0l6cjGzUj7FZtwQJs0U7jft8rU/s1368/WA%20BLOG8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="1368" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiSwq96OQ5zsVdPCtI6lJJRoyiLp3zOa2RwdBnpBNiEAOqCuTBS8_rozhE9vccr8KRSJYuaGFcucZsTtuxJEaiDI7N4nqmZeP-U6PTEf7P2X4yRwKk0kWC_XhUsJdnYHhg8fyq1BzNyupH_dNyGLkYsFzfVoA8sGEf0l6cjGzUj7FZtwQJs0U7jft8rU/w640-h106/WA%20BLOG8.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsg5cNgSifpUOGXrgXwaf_nP5E9njdHh2VRFLshDJ4mN8t6uZNV4eEjTlyh1zPNp5sU5B6x7wbSrApHdtvq9mWSonESxIAX3YJ8NeRI7XK9TC1BrP-2VEE7pQwUMq-E5Yg2QBj3rsuBho4vHe_1AKLF73qqlnJZyfR6_W06HRxQ1X8nRVZd9xs-jgzVxU/s1920/Safeway3411_184030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1920" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsg5cNgSifpUOGXrgXwaf_nP5E9njdHh2VRFLshDJ4mN8t6uZNV4eEjTlyh1zPNp5sU5B6x7wbSrApHdtvq9mWSonESxIAX3YJ8NeRI7XK9TC1BrP-2VEE7pQwUMq-E5Yg2QBj3rsuBho4vHe_1AKLF73qqlnJZyfR6_W06HRxQ1X8nRVZd9xs-jgzVxU/w640-h322/Safeway3411_184030.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Safeway #3411<br /></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><p><i><span face=""docs-Calibri"" style="color: black; font-size: 15px; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">Chambers Creek<br /></span></i></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">8611 Steilacoom Boulevard<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Tacoma, WA 98498<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Hello and welcome to <i>The Albertsons Washington Blog</i>! I am your host, The Sing Oil Blogger, and today we are going to take the trek through a 1980's Albertsons Superstore to see how it has fared over the years.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Located in the city of Lakewood, this store is nestled in a commercial district between the historic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Steilacoom">Fort Steilacoom</a> and Interstate 5. The supermarket serves customers from several south Tacoma suburbs to the north of Joint Base Lewis-McChord but is primarily convenient for the western section of Lakewood and the waterside community of Steilacoom. Unfortunately, the nearby Puget Sound doesn't boast quite the same white sandy beaches and warm water as the Gulf of Mexico; however, the scenery is still spectacular, nonetheless.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR3ERY21lXqWqwznEVyiXU6-3hSLs0jf0V8cdlBx_glRAoL8x-7ghyBUxDdvlaiE0qNr1t5WmmnhMNiOFu5waGRe32dNCM5to87knq_4NDkwlYAxDfNVqqXLmw26zwzWy3dn7HsriORlnGpCX_I0ZGpZNt43eO7jbDcxApmDKgYrXtmoxEYK2yrQ0yjU/s695/Background.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="122" data-original-width="695" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR3ERY21lXqWqwznEVyiXU6-3hSLs0jf0V8cdlBx_glRAoL8x-7ghyBUxDdvlaiE0qNr1t5WmmnhMNiOFu5waGRe32dNCM5to87knq_4NDkwlYAxDfNVqqXLmw26zwzWy3dn7HsriORlnGpCX_I0ZGpZNt43eO7jbDcxApmDKgYrXtmoxEYK2yrQ0yjU/w320-h56/Background.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Albertsons <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-albertsons-to-open-uni/134617254/">originally announced the 42,000 sq ft "superstore" in 1983</a> as the <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-albertsons-to-open-fir/134617583/">first store in the Tacoma area</a> following a 17-year absence for the company. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Maybe I should write about more Albertsons stores because it isn't often I can feature supermarket ads with portable cassette players and VHS tapes! This Albertsons officially opened its doors on February 15, 1984, as the perfect outing for lavishing lovebirds looking to seal the deal with a Dazey Foot Saver or distraught divorcees looking to settle things once and for all with a Silverstone frying pan.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qS3StGu-9uJO6cnVjxy8xQYV-L0uovi6L1WGes0vwfAbfbr0XXpY9ZLRAu1RdrfLHHt95yfSdALb6wCv_tHP_gzp8drziw4fgeU-yEGHPy6x02ObYuhyphenhypheniyWYDy50M4uzjVXl6xIpHY6eXvfO9ddwaoPHP2TA0oI4fNpo9ZpKxd7mfKvG4XuWwbqmwe0/s6070/Albertsons_Grand_Opening_on_Steilacoom_Blvd.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6070" data-original-width="3478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qS3StGu-9uJO6cnVjxy8xQYV-L0uovi6L1WGes0vwfAbfbr0XXpY9ZLRAu1RdrfLHHt95yfSdALb6wCv_tHP_gzp8drziw4fgeU-yEGHPy6x02ObYuhyphenhypheniyWYDy50M4uzjVXl6xIpHY6eXvfO9ddwaoPHP2TA0oI4fNpo9ZpKxd7mfKvG4XuWwbqmwe0/w366-h640/Albertsons_Grand_Opening_on_Steilacoom_Blvd.jpg" width="366" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The News Tribune (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-albertsons-grand-openin/134618155/">Newspapers.com</a>) - February 15, 1984<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p>Just one page back, <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/736900842/">there is even a headline that reads</a>, "Bounty on prostitutes hits snag in Legislature. Witness claims pimps would retaliate against people who turned their hookers in to police." I guess that goes to show that you never know what you'll uncover when reading old newspapers! </p><p>I don't even want to attempt to guess what interior this store opened with since I'd guess it predates Blue & Gray Market, but <a href="https://foursquare.com/v/albertsons/4b848cb4f964a5203c3b31e3?openPhotoId=506a4615e4b0aef85b49dcff">the 2012 photo</a> I found on Foursquare reminds me more of a Walmart than anything else. I'm sure somebody reading this post will know though!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOLIDHG_H6qRCD2lPl04Oi_cyNoUmYCtzkR5Z6HdodmCW-fKQ1ytbmyMOtKMYFAInc8KAliWWfNb_Hc7ShD_eX_5mrTGy8FLNFxSpfaq8dMLY4Ea-uo4M8c9XdqCLtYRFF9Xjkg_e2B72cig2iloPAgOAMcbGFfQ6Yxtycs7j6uDpDuxQ_KEDZ8YvsFs/s4916/Grocery_makeovers_as_Safeway_and_Albertsons_stores_convert_to_Haggen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4916" data-original-width="1850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOLIDHG_H6qRCD2lPl04Oi_cyNoUmYCtzkR5Z6HdodmCW-fKQ1ytbmyMOtKMYFAInc8KAliWWfNb_Hc7ShD_eX_5mrTGy8FLNFxSpfaq8dMLY4Ea-uo4M8c9XdqCLtYRFF9Xjkg_e2B72cig2iloPAgOAMcbGFfQ6Yxtycs7j6uDpDuxQ_KEDZ8YvsFs/w240-h640/Grocery_makeovers_as_Safeway_and_Albertsons_stores_convert_to_Haggen.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The News Tribune (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-grocery-makeovers-as-sa/134619059/">Newspapers.com</a>) - March 8, 2015<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, big changes came about for this store in 2015 when it was announced that Albertsons would divest a number of locations as a condition of the pending Safeway merger.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"<i>At an undisclosed price – Haggen is privately held and not required to disclose figures – the grocer with fewer than two dozen stores suddenly grew by a factor of eight with the purchase of 146 Safeway and Albertsons stores, and 106 pharmacies throughout the West. The deal was precipitated by the merger of Albertsons and Safeway and it was approved in January by the Federal Trade Commission . . . The two-day conversions at each store will include changes both cosmetic and among the items offered for sale.</i>" - <i><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-grocery-makeovers-as-sa/134619059/">The News Tribune</a></i><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This store was seemingly closed and <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-haggen-tentatively/134617831/">converted to a Haggen</a> between 3/12/2015-3/15/2015 shortly following the acquisition. While I couldn't find any interior photos of the building between 2015 and 2016, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/2XX1FRkM2yVYa5KV9">the exterior indicates</a> that <i>some kind </i>of conversion took place. I still can't imagine a 3-day "remodel" producing any sort of drastic results (especially based on what I've seen from some of <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2022/11/publix-1331-fort-myers-fl.html">Publix' 6+ month conversions</a>). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Furthermore, having no personal experience with Haggen, the name always makes the think the place exclusively sells <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4agen-Dazs">faux Danish ice cream</a>. I'll take some cookie dough, please!<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiPqtjCLkmymBcroWhRS9BrP57fesp8_yBnIJZnpWES4E-k34YhZPhPTCbK2WxyVzG0HfdL9u3VJCz0JAy3_q8rff87K8nfpY8SZQkhArlYYYjzLTh_FulgZX605YtbftPLORioXzUKv4j-Y4ZIIBGQlk6CnnM1gNcavCO4FK003oFTO_wfj5CRy4EYY/s3108/Haggen_might_sell_core_stores_as_current_auction_takes_shape.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="3108" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiPqtjCLkmymBcroWhRS9BrP57fesp8_yBnIJZnpWES4E-k34YhZPhPTCbK2WxyVzG0HfdL9u3VJCz0JAy3_q8rff87K8nfpY8SZQkhArlYYYjzLTh_FulgZX605YtbftPLORioXzUKv4j-Y4ZIIBGQlk6CnnM1gNcavCO4FK003oFTO_wfj5CRy4EYY/w640-h252/Haggen_might_sell_core_stores_as_current_auction_takes_shape.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Olympian (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-haggen-might-sell-core-stor/134619564/">Newspapers.com</a>) - November 11, 2015 - <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-haggen-auctions-stores-purc/134619897/">Page 2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, that didn't last long! By September 2015, Haggen was drowning in blood from its own self-inflicted wounds and seemed to be at a loss as to what to do. (I suppose <i>not </i>buying those 146 Safewaysons stores never came to mind for the company?) The grocer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that month which led to the fire sale of its new bounty of locations.<br /></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"<i>Haggen is currently auctioning off 95 stores, 18 of which are in Washington. Of those 18, five are in Pierce County and another is in Federal Way. Among early bidders for those stores was Albertsons, which had entered bids on 36 stores.</i>" - <i><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-haggen-might-sell-core-stor/134619564/">The Olympian</a></i><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Needless to say, this fiasco presumably turned out wonderfully for the newly combined Albertsons-Safeway. Not only were the companies able to sell off stores at market value to allow the merger to go through, but they also got to buy them back <a href="https://nwretail.blogspot.com/2023/09/proudly-serving-woodinville.html">Northwest Fresh</a> outta bankruptcy <i>for a discount</i> several months later! That sounds like a great business deal, and an easy way to clean up the books!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUESefpiWULETL-X0JbNj9if11PDGE3V6bCZuBNcOXwA4_YnvA-y5cF6nNGrWdKb3LIIi00twIy51Ni2k8E3FA_J258RxrU7AoKk7Nvy7-R19YPmCUHXeOj2banz0ty0BgvG3JRxw-QSxNsLd5PIoBxgjrav1DBSYKptJZmb7OEnFmd28foWe0sJm7Iz4/s2541/Judge_OKs_Haggen_sale_to_Albertsons.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="2541" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUESefpiWULETL-X0JbNj9if11PDGE3V6bCZuBNcOXwA4_YnvA-y5cF6nNGrWdKb3LIIi00twIy51Ni2k8E3FA_J258RxrU7AoKk7Nvy7-R19YPmCUHXeOj2banz0ty0BgvG3JRxw-QSxNsLd5PIoBxgjrav1DBSYKptJZmb7OEnFmd28foWe0sJm7Iz4/w640-h240/Judge_OKs_Haggen_sale_to_Albertsons.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Olympian (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-judge-oks-haggen-sale-to-al/134620222/">Newspapers.com</a>) - March 30, 2016<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">This location, along with the 28 remaining Haggen stores, was sold back to Albertsons just over a year after its conversion away from the Idaho brand. While Albertsons promised to keep the Haggen name alive, it opted to convert 14 of the acquired locations to the Albertsons brand.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">What really confuses me is how this store's banner was swapped away from Albertsons <i>again</i> in 2021. For some odd reason, the powers that be determined it would be beneficial to remodel the Lakewood Albertsons into the Lakewood Safeway. I guess they thought that since <a href="https://recipeforperfection.com/new-safeway-stores-in-florida/">the same strategy</a> was so successful in Florida, why not try it in the Northwest too! Regardless, this marked the return of Safeway to this stretch of Steilacoom Boulevard as the company had vacated a building directly <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/5sML1bCMpJtirePi8">across the street</a> a number of years prior.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As a recap, here is a rough timeline of this store's history:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Albertsons: 1984-2015</p><p style="text-align: center;">Haggen: 2015-2016</p><p style="text-align: center;">Albertsons: 2016-2021</p><p style="text-align: center;">Safeway: 2021-Present<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3gx0OdNPDg-YldYJjkMDGqopEvLAViOThe4nx3A5uIn_HO7nj7kNNSXxlvvaci-BDCL-EHLx2iaXy5kXgnmqJewRBfuTbkbfG8A3QAgifh014I46bwH9MgJ9elGYrJluN4luWW_ZUEI7In9m4xy9SBWEgWLCAr4goaLlIR9YLb80HQ7Cp8alhxeulxg/s548/Store.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="116" data-original-width="548" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3gx0OdNPDg-YldYJjkMDGqopEvLAViOThe4nx3A5uIn_HO7nj7kNNSXxlvvaci-BDCL-EHLx2iaXy5kXgnmqJewRBfuTbkbfG8A3QAgifh014I46bwH9MgJ9elGYrJluN4luWW_ZUEI7In9m4xy9SBWEgWLCAr4goaLlIR9YLb80HQ7Cp8alhxeulxg/s320/Store.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Now that we know a bit about the history of this store, let's take a look at it for ourselves!<br /></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXw6nTFaIcd2iBtpn_GfSkjYVA5cIRtnp8JZKD0nSZ73SoeTq_qfh1BnMf6T0Eq2YPO4hSLrUZbV0YRXIDiKz4cpUY2OPp32VT902K2YMtsGCiwqBR_Ey_pE72AgQY2RgxM3juZgeyuZFIJjFVXJ_zt7cgcbJy6A2H7AVzL_wlpMBFpbZmcvGvyMd0soA/s1657/Safeway3411_184021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1657" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXw6nTFaIcd2iBtpn_GfSkjYVA5cIRtnp8JZKD0nSZ73SoeTq_qfh1BnMf6T0Eq2YPO4hSLrUZbV0YRXIDiKz4cpUY2OPp32VT902K2YMtsGCiwqBR_Ey_pE72AgQY2RgxM3juZgeyuZFIJjFVXJ_zt7cgcbJy6A2H7AVzL_wlpMBFpbZmcvGvyMd0soA/w640-h418/Safeway3411_184021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Out front, we are greeted by a typical Albertsons sign post that now boasts the Safeway "S". By this point, I'd hope anybody reading this blog could have caught this relic!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJepsC31J9TqGopQIlLnh06Y-BtuGf6Aj_eVxTLotfDuWreIO9D1haYM-59EdIObwFWcYpB7ef3aPWldoTZzGZhV8UzTJ9CCEPVrvqnwF7DvOCEh3CPFkj0_s-YoHykcJxIA483EbLPSFWCver-RNf0wJrmYlSEPwIDwC8B2lmR43QA2VV1SQSCWTvApo/s1920/Safeway3411_184049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1920" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJepsC31J9TqGopQIlLnh06Y-BtuGf6Aj_eVxTLotfDuWreIO9D1haYM-59EdIObwFWcYpB7ef3aPWldoTZzGZhV8UzTJ9CCEPVrvqnwF7DvOCEh3CPFkj0_s-YoHykcJxIA483EbLPSFWCver-RNf0wJrmYlSEPwIDwC8B2lmR43QA2VV1SQSCWTvApo/w640-h274/Safeway3411_184049.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I'd like to draw our attention to the solid wall behind the stacks of bottled water. I believe that was originally in the center of a split vestibule setup (similar to the slightly newer Albertsons <a href="https://recipeforperfection.com/new-safeway-stores-in-florida/">here</a>), before Albertsons reconfigured this store during an expansion. Now I wish I had seen a better angle of the pharmacy entrance to know for sure! At least the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/spmXpebFxr1y33N4A">street views</a> seem to support my theory; <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UHwVwDdWz4PAaZ29">just look at</a> all that wasted space on the right side of the store.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As for the front of the signage, we find the typical Safeway pharmacy lettering and drive up logo, joined by the Starbucks emblem indicating what else we may find inside . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYsIGUHbLby9XX7Ugoeqbe_QhmBYprUTvNo6zB-zJNtUCuVW6e5eAegOD10DKB71xFj5Dk7Y1sM8Ed1R6gXvP4Sic0G6nMptTK6cWXRcGzVpjhevnvewPRpkCTAmQ8i2IKE-Hx1YRr-F-muf8dTafCfsfRzzqWTt8j1vIOj2qVrUiJyNCmYRHAH59J0Y/s1115/Safeway3411_184117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1115" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYsIGUHbLby9XX7Ugoeqbe_QhmBYprUTvNo6zB-zJNtUCuVW6e5eAegOD10DKB71xFj5Dk7Y1sM8Ed1R6gXvP4Sic0G6nMptTK6cWXRcGzVpjhevnvewPRpkCTAmQ8i2IKE-Hx1YRr-F-muf8dTafCfsfRzzqWTt8j1vIOj2qVrUiJyNCmYRHAH59J0Y/w640-h620/Safeway3411_184117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Poof. Here we are.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once inside, we find a scene that looks <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XsPI6pBZGMBIPyS7b7eQtmbCwkpyE7jF9L5bLmLUgxJiR6g68_zcIQLuxsejpHGn0Tyk0nKd8h4YIjQsHVLILOwbDvGhUg35R_AFTsz0DIr5Q8RvlDeVpQPVfeqRmJxJAAO2Xre3zVYH/s1600/Photo+20.jpg">strikingly similar</a> to what I've seen from the Albertsons Florida Blogger's <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/08/heres-safeway-safeway-3304-altamonte.html">run-ins with Safeway</a> a few years ago. I guess Safeway's "Modern" décor continues to live on despite being dead (or at least <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-albertsons-4402-largo-fl-largo.html">shanked by a giant Publix butcher knife</a>) in The Sunshine State.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fTJYP_BYAu321so19tMZ82X8Q1uEbtTYfrAy8RHwaaJQDm_PMio8dh_kuB_fV8F08Eg8oWcuBYrrfybRcLwH0ADz4kdwyLLwKzigbyu-BlbcruZ4mg09Eq_DdDXFXco6fN45AtzH5Ybnt7YVIbgk5PZnicO8XGuFdQYVMneVjBNxMVvbqrbihzV1hzI/s1407/Safeway3411_184124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1407" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fTJYP_BYAu321so19tMZ82X8Q1uEbtTYfrAy8RHwaaJQDm_PMio8dh_kuB_fV8F08Eg8oWcuBYrrfybRcLwH0ADz4kdwyLLwKzigbyu-BlbcruZ4mg09Eq_DdDXFXco6fN45AtzH5Ybnt7YVIbgk5PZnicO8XGuFdQYVMneVjBNxMVvbqrbihzV1hzI/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Turning to the left, we find the Starbucks counter located just in front of the checkout lines . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrg6RIquwFtlzR6Qbncxik1YwyZzse2hUJMHG-ZUSkrdv5fkcJtmcdWJqaZ-ImvVqqd8z8zEB_SUonXaLVVcwpq4nkQtl3hh32LRfl96eY_GxH9apkYeH9c-uV6XpZftWNfawrPYEgBOXhT4ZtXPDD9gdegV6z85xQCyNCABgBhcJBc71cFFBwgUnJyE/s1440/Safeway3411_190043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrg6RIquwFtlzR6Qbncxik1YwyZzse2hUJMHG-ZUSkrdv5fkcJtmcdWJqaZ-ImvVqqd8z8zEB_SUonXaLVVcwpq4nkQtl3hh32LRfl96eY_GxH9apkYeH9c-uV6XpZftWNfawrPYEgBOXhT4ZtXPDD9gdegV6z85xQCyNCABgBhcJBc71cFFBwgUnJyE/w300-h400/Safeway3411_190043.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">. . . which reminds me of <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/741788826/?terms=albertsons%20steilacoom&match=2">a caffeinated controversy</a> that was brewing at this store in 2004. Back then, regulars were outraged by the decision to oust local barista Sandy Monsees, owner of the Columbia Café, in favor of an outpost of the Tully's Coffee chain. The locals went so far as threatening to boycott the Albertsons if the grocer did not reverse its decision to evict Monsees. I guess that goes to show that you shouldn't mess with Seattleites' coffee—there's a reason they are always sleepless!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It appears that Haggen was the one who added the Starbucks based on exterior signage in the Google Street Views, and the franchise has remained ever since. I'm not sure what came of the Columbia Café controversy, but the Trenta <strike>latte</strike> fish ended up coming out on top in the end.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEins9AlEvGwbrc3OBb_7RdsYdJJ_-Fdjo2Go8xRcaZ55fNybferIv2MK5bGUj7Esc_T59jVq5caEy-hrqq8N2zGUuaViBhbrGfebWG6CQMze8twcw5ZZNLCR9gED-GNlRioQor8LF5c0Y6DN0Lj6pRLWxt_RHQpQd8gitOhtvyCd6cjLu9LbfNwwIaZ2R4/s1742/Safeway3411_184126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1742" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEins9AlEvGwbrc3OBb_7RdsYdJJ_-Fdjo2Go8xRcaZ55fNybferIv2MK5bGUj7Esc_T59jVq5caEy-hrqq8N2zGUuaViBhbrGfebWG6CQMze8twcw5ZZNLCR9gED-GNlRioQor8LF5c0Y6DN0Lj6pRLWxt_RHQpQd8gitOhtvyCd6cjLu9LbfNwwIaZ2R4/w640-h396/Safeway3411_184126.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Continuing on, we find a display of nuts, berries, charcoal, and dragon fruit? Something seems out of place here, and it ain't the cantaloupes! Maybe they wanted to remind us of a familiar song:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Red berries roasting on an open fire</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Dragon fruit nipping at your nose</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Yuletide carols being sung by a cantaloupe</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>and folks dressed up like Safeway clerks</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Everybody knows, a turkey and some watermelon</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>help to make the season bright</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_ZWScjCLzDbF_tPaCJedVIUGD3aTIVrx8pP3NZIe4IvPya9B0I27NMZzOYgPqJwLED48fOyZX5CnYVipdri9j1xoGmZWko4aUsb_ItUmd8d7MhgAoUW1yjhXwlqVqihE_CzbJZ-UUtqu0e6adGz_dfaViM20uJVghJ71A5eOP7Y6zQ7lpG0qhe8uT7k/s1440/Safeway3411_184522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_ZWScjCLzDbF_tPaCJedVIUGD3aTIVrx8pP3NZIe4IvPya9B0I27NMZzOYgPqJwLED48fOyZX5CnYVipdri9j1xoGmZWko4aUsb_ItUmd8d7MhgAoUW1yjhXwlqVqihE_CzbJZ-UUtqu0e6adGz_dfaViM20uJVghJ71A5eOP7Y6zQ7lpG0qhe8uT7k/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184522.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I generally like to cluster photos in roughly the same order I took them, but this Safeway's atypical grand aisle layout forced me to make some changes (just bear with me). We'll quickly jump to the rear of the produce department for this nice overview shot before snaking our way back up front. I appreciate how the designers at least opted to place a department sign above the produce cooler, even if it looks like the bottom part of the "E" was cut off.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In retrospect, I can't think of another store I've been to recently where the produce department is technically part of the grand aisle yet has a full row of shelving separating it from any service departments. Some Harris Teeters and Publixes have a similar layout, yet they still leave plenty of open sightlines from the deli and bakery.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZBiulf2i3toeQlxmRWwOFsF3nuO_JWr1poAg3Azyw0VCciu239T-xWdKibvsHQRSqyuGM9cDp2iZYyA8D7HlP8jgbCZCcNA5NRVtkbWxoYkYNy303MfTN7EpImMTkKqMkLwjSFVxLaIKTKKY-rCJ2RK06NuE_gKfFmuxUorwJREsh2ok6-KJdP7yfiE/s1286/Safeway3411_184152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1286" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZBiulf2i3toeQlxmRWwOFsF3nuO_JWr1poAg3Azyw0VCciu239T-xWdKibvsHQRSqyuGM9cDp2iZYyA8D7HlP8jgbCZCcNA5NRVtkbWxoYkYNy303MfTN7EpImMTkKqMkLwjSFVxLaIKTKKY-rCJ2RK06NuE_gKfFmuxUorwJREsh2ok6-KJdP7yfiE/w640-h460/Safeway3411_184152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We're loyal to local, that's why we buy bananas from Guatemala. Everything is just a matter of perspective!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As for the produce displays in this store, I appreciate how Safeway provided fixtures with integrated produce bags, twist ties (something I haven't seen in a Publix in over a decade), and a produce scale. I just wish the company had gone the extra mile and left the cardboard boxes out of the picture. They really detract from the otherwise upscale look (and what's the deal with Mt. Cardboard on the other side of the Panama Canal? You better not leave those boxes out too long or else Kroger will scoop them up for <a href="https://nwretail.blogspot.com/2023/10/better-cardboard.html">its next decor package</a>).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqAy53nGN6-mAyZWufoSBrqZ9_yoEVnA-J8OOpNlQygCrfp81jKKTsd4gdzgt-bIUhtHHdMsK9ScyoG-P6GZtvPyw7WWzYvHd70-Yi6Rti0vKg0_TN2q2dP2hZbVhxRayQinFq-BrOx0Tm2BhsffUqYPNk8XTelvYlNcpXCMfCfMvpSXhytIQ4BSutg8/s1440/Safeway3411_184218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqAy53nGN6-mAyZWufoSBrqZ9_yoEVnA-J8OOpNlQygCrfp81jKKTsd4gdzgt-bIUhtHHdMsK9ScyoG-P6GZtvPyw7WWzYvHd70-Yi6Rti0vKg0_TN2q2dP2hZbVhxRayQinFq-BrOx0Tm2BhsffUqYPNk8XTelvYlNcpXCMfCfMvpSXhytIQ4BSutg8/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Turning around, I was a bit surprised to see how Safeway <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/vrPHyfFMg1hy9bML9">swapped from Dietz & Watson</a> to Boar's Head at some point following this store's conversion. At least we know that <a href="https://shop.winndixie.com/shop/product/dietz-watson-roast-beef-cap-off-per-lb/2572659">Winn-Dixie still has our backs</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZhhouOgcgHx6mFdwYIp4ClPcNCuE8kRLSoHEmaS2_ZxBr6TTTkas8rUxP__Yp_D9qEelC0QhkrWBvjdX-XJ1B5M2RdqiRwJ624Y_DjfMy1XvBzQtiepEp0RFhiTD6169X0r6gy2Dtz1-cNRgn-rQmMGz7si3mvTH2pkJGccdpIBI4bJNZ0fdbwJG6_U/s1440/Safeway3411_184552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZhhouOgcgHx6mFdwYIp4ClPcNCuE8kRLSoHEmaS2_ZxBr6TTTkas8rUxP__Yp_D9qEelC0QhkrWBvjdX-XJ1B5M2RdqiRwJ624Y_DjfMy1XvBzQtiepEp0RFhiTD6169X0r6gy2Dtz1-cNRgn-rQmMGz7si3mvTH2pkJGccdpIBI4bJNZ0fdbwJG6_U/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184552.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Let's swing on by the delicatessen and pick up a pineapple along the way. Those strawberries and containers of cut fruit seemed to be a hit as well!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Does that "ReadyMeals" branding look out of place to anybody? I feel like it is something I would see in a cafeteria using low-budget signage from a food service vendor, namely due to how none of the design language melds with anything else in the shot.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbX7JW5p7GvWqbd781x2HEjzveRW_iYJf5UPqSm5YB-KNwi3Y7EUgn3QaGzq7tOtldF7qpHhUELJ9tuVldNzFZtqToEBV1rkroi8SVnr9VcR1ex95P8CKXffw8WE-99X_Qw0Ns2ZhOidgxc0iaIGs_F_TC37MMZ4eekgF9SxBhUx1Si8CcO0fgclWn_w/s1440/Safeway3411_184437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbX7JW5p7GvWqbd781x2HEjzveRW_iYJf5UPqSm5YB-KNwi3Y7EUgn3QaGzq7tOtldF7qpHhUELJ9tuVldNzFZtqToEBV1rkroi8SVnr9VcR1ex95P8CKXffw8WE-99X_Qw0Ns2ZhOidgxc0iaIGs_F_TC37MMZ4eekgF9SxBhUx1Si8CcO0fgclWn_w/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm also intrigued by the fact that the strip lighting over these service departments gives way to fixtures inset into the dropped ceiling.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgL_DWs1MmREWKM66P9ED25lcPErmxTU6yExgvBmQfnI_brOdDEa7yn92cyqPYOYI5f9wVpxWAP16dgtVRqP0WXpFO_3B7KQxtNOjcMnytxT1_6pmDmqXRMR1sz39OSYXX-jQnukDNZ0Gj4aefDVsjOG51arZ2L2S_6XG23akPzI-pI5BiqG8zgZy0nzg/s1440/Safeway3411_184353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgL_DWs1MmREWKM66P9ED25lcPErmxTU6yExgvBmQfnI_brOdDEa7yn92cyqPYOYI5f9wVpxWAP16dgtVRqP0WXpFO_3B7KQxtNOjcMnytxT1_6pmDmqXRMR1sz39OSYXX-jQnukDNZ0Gj4aefDVsjOG51arZ2L2S_6XG23akPzI-pI5BiqG8zgZy0nzg/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184353.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The baked goods continue along the right wall of the store and are separated from the produce department by some gondola shelving filled with bread. This department layout <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZxxrGJQSIVuwH7qN22eVYLJ-f3hKoLUs0bWqU9d5UMaBtCjS4CN3i4FRzdKklENlq_J_eVhFUQmiBxQhGcRU0GA-s4GrClo1jXSACYWAwlRG2bp2tIQzbiIzwqXXsUkfuNz95PWwxvk8/s1600/Interior+1.jpg">reminds me of something</a> I've seen before . . . maybe <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2015/10/former-albertsons-4357-vero-beach-fl.html">Vero Beach</a>? It's also amazing how much the faux wood flooring does to dress up this space!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDi3ajgyVkT1kJwt7QnDv-CYvYnL1zaz6DDFMD1lH49c_Cqt_LmrDO0VzWylAJ0-aaNkyo6WPsdNIHLi5UPcRTYktvAmHwGJIcP1OJ3LJb0BUGCwrL0TXiX4ximKvdieECAn0QOxst20kIcNE50lESn5x28lQOfHXhRpWMeuFXdRQmjCtA3YOULplTLvo/s1440/Safeway3411_184334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDi3ajgyVkT1kJwt7QnDv-CYvYnL1zaz6DDFMD1lH49c_Cqt_LmrDO0VzWylAJ0-aaNkyo6WPsdNIHLi5UPcRTYktvAmHwGJIcP1OJ3LJb0BUGCwrL0TXiX4ximKvdieECAn0QOxst20kIcNE50lESn5x28lQOfHXhRpWMeuFXdRQmjCtA3YOULplTLvo/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184334.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-bMH7n3WCFqK6Bxi74BaZVk72p56yoWGKXBe66IlFBtOqbwc2GWUc81Y7Y1GtcrGGje0poE2AmY-bJIxOZgYkQT-PU67NpkzaJ-JZodQv87KkZThMYeY1MtZV1KiSplfjK1seihlcu4Zp8HYCVCZiI8SnB9YgdSpbR5QuqYUUxRv_OwiOFAmK6FWy=s1440">One striking difference</a> from <span class="HwtZe" lang="de">Die Rindfleischleute is how is how Safeway stores its coolers above cold juice rather than cold beer. At least we can still find Florida's Natural here!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="de">I'm also surprised by the selection of bulk foods we find, even if they aren't in bulk packaging. Regardless, it seems odd that the juice is isolated from produce by these displays of chocolate covered pretzels and baked goods. If I were to take a guess, I'd presume that the produce department was shifted from this corner at some point of this store's life—we'll see more supporting evidence in a bit.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl4kikrNRHqI60QEYfSfIvq2UsZaGwlSpi7d_aC9D2LhtgepUSM5dGxsk0TCQWxd9zZQIiuEvMAQSMRezvQGOoaMJ8RNRihnEjViS6jTWTmIKtgP5T9XAfRAh-auRxShivNLNsoW8TtIqddfshsuZ9Iq463jHDsO0KWdsu6u7_rjcvpSXrFy19eFk0rE/s1440/Safeway3411_184518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl4kikrNRHqI60QEYfSfIvq2UsZaGwlSpi7d_aC9D2LhtgepUSM5dGxsk0TCQWxd9zZQIiuEvMAQSMRezvQGOoaMJ8RNRihnEjViS6jTWTmIKtgP5T9XAfRAh-auRxShivNLNsoW8TtIqddfshsuZ9Iq463jHDsO0KWdsu6u7_rjcvpSXrFy19eFk0rE/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184518.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Looking along the rear aisle, we find fresh meats along with some freshly-polished vinyl tile. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDBUbzv3OcH7y_710_TZBJqsrGuI448WiHorSkdlObtx_ot9KrNnkDUCnzGFFxwYCCgADgSi6mf7T4J8bzcOkX-sy5glld1uQAuxOs2iyCfRIgb0FpUXOOd038mRKGw7j51jW1JpVXHgZ/s1600/Interior+11.jpg">This checks out</a> for a mid-1980's Albertsons.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9qJq-1x_6oktrsLiKFOGu0dBNhneDdzo0j4wGT-qCzcrS5lfyXVpPcASlA4fzIWf-CS4S0vbJpwbEJAnOLj9MrJxZWkzw-riSn02t2enx5yYfdafAPhEW2rgBZ_KmMMLUxeQDlvtZNAAzmjypJ4OsWHx0D7IlEgSBk9eUCwQF4l9U3n00dgL3gI4l7w/s1440/Safeway3411_184648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9qJq-1x_6oktrsLiKFOGu0dBNhneDdzo0j4wGT-qCzcrS5lfyXVpPcASlA4fzIWf-CS4S0vbJpwbEJAnOLj9MrJxZWkzw-riSn02t2enx5yYfdafAPhEW2rgBZ_KmMMLUxeQDlvtZNAAzmjypJ4OsWHx0D7IlEgSBk9eUCwQF4l9U3n00dgL3gI4l7w/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Moving back to the front of the store, we'll begin our journey through the various grocery aisles. First up is unlucky 13 which backs up to the produce department. I'm still thrown off by stores that number aisles from left to right rather than right to left!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjgVRPJeoJCuzl6YWaKAQQGLboFYWl-l36m_sg4CfFspx_MpjrQ98soYo2YNPUOR-Jj8XRl5z4dDqQvNniWp5eFxkGhZfXjuH472qVbQ-BAo0w9bEpOlhznl5qvDBTJ_vmMu8re1oOZ00gfsLATTrjEEetPvEHMiBqAg9R3y-ShVOzq32YwRLbye83fg/s1440/Safeway3411_184657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjgVRPJeoJCuzl6YWaKAQQGLboFYWl-l36m_sg4CfFspx_MpjrQ98soYo2YNPUOR-Jj8XRl5z4dDqQvNniWp5eFxkGhZfXjuH472qVbQ-BAo0w9bEpOlhznl5qvDBTJ_vmMu8re1oOZ00gfsLATTrjEEetPvEHMiBqAg9R3y-ShVOzq32YwRLbye83fg/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If the produce department was too stressful, just walk on over and grab a beer to take off the edge.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-N8BQFau93jtiIEvVgEIMdtU1ycTySOqAjceEBVFBxDSBu0lmipH3439GbJtck6OtQ4yGA7chVF56YaCYgNaZcN9B__p69r8Ra3P_R1JQnMGbzXcNKNmhXqG3MtaXTM9p3xUJGWCfrjRkrPrGCWaPBt4kqaAb4EWw3d5jy5SL9PGO_vdaOm-TTVIE2Jo/s1440/Safeway3411_184823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-N8BQFau93jtiIEvVgEIMdtU1ycTySOqAjceEBVFBxDSBu0lmipH3439GbJtck6OtQ4yGA7chVF56YaCYgNaZcN9B__p69r8Ra3P_R1JQnMGbzXcNKNmhXqG3MtaXTM9p3xUJGWCfrjRkrPrGCWaPBt4kqaAb4EWw3d5jy5SL9PGO_vdaOm-TTVIE2Jo/w300-h400/Safeway3411_184823.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Wait, what?! Liquor in a supermarket! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you're sleepless in Seattle, Safeway has just the nightcap! I suppose Safeway cares for its customers and wants to ensure they have a fast, easy, convenient, and shake-free shopping experience—that is, if you can find whichever employee is holding the keys to the kingdom on that given day.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm not sure if these locked doors were installed as a theft deterrent or to comply with state liquor laws, but it seems like it would be easier to just have a separate liquor store than to make customers find an employee to unlock a door. I know having to hunt down a Walmart employee to unlock the case to buy an SD card annoys the stew out of me, and it seems like these liquor cases would be just as bothersome. At this rate, we might as well go back to the counter-serve supermarket model!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This photo also brings us to our next segment of the show: The Price is Right? For today's cost comparison, let's examine the current (November 2023) Smirnoff vodka prices between this store and Total Wine:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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What I am surprised to see, however, is how alcohol prices at Total Wine in Washington are right in line with what you can find in Florida! I would have thought everything would be more expensive in The Evergreen State, but this example turned out to be quite the contrary.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUKfGoWI_EJVicI8nnunKqo8Cvo1dSu2__JEboMMUAWC7-jbCVXfpoFniwXZPgzMUVjMXu3pwa_p6zk7EZaGlYCeoXd40fA2w0DYHPwYQGmWXY2j8Ua-bs0_BY-Yax6aR9nahTPWwaLDlRDb_we2h8pNVm8U1VcqcN7wKQs_McbMwSiJS7FJME0JqyLo/s1440/Safeway3411_184916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUKfGoWI_EJVicI8nnunKqo8Cvo1dSu2__JEboMMUAWC7-jbCVXfpoFniwXZPgzMUVjMXu3pwa_p6zk7EZaGlYCeoXd40fA2w0DYHPwYQGmWXY2j8Ua-bs0_BY-Yax6aR9nahTPWwaLDlRDb_we2h8pNVm8U1VcqcN7wKQs_McbMwSiJS7FJME0JqyLo/w300-h400/Safeway3411_184916.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The alcohol aisle did receive its own signage above the beer cooler, it just wasn't as inclusive as Jack would have hoped. I guess he'll have to call up Captain Morgan to rescue him from drowning in his sorrow.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Aa0GA_KCZWnQZWeWkqAsT8Vhu4oUi_NcBWHY_254ajsiSr_jmnr2UJk_9Ymm8PGAjmFVMI1bSfBKoXiC_kNiopnH7jIWpBkTrLvmjxTfyxcV9rO2QYgXq46wFCP9B6ewtmDJA7MESsFlPAWX9hsSUZFbPLKrGqSx3_DFAsjxV5-S7JPkswRIUOXtFLw/s1440/Safeway3411_184942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Aa0GA_KCZWnQZWeWkqAsT8Vhu4oUi_NcBWHY_254ajsiSr_jmnr2UJk_9Ymm8PGAjmFVMI1bSfBKoXiC_kNiopnH7jIWpBkTrLvmjxTfyxcV9rO2QYgXq46wFCP9B6ewtmDJA7MESsFlPAWX9hsSUZFbPLKrGqSx3_DFAsjxV5-S7JPkswRIUOXtFLw/w640-h480/Safeway3411_184942.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">To add insult to injury, wine isn't even on aisle 13: it's on aisle 12.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">You'll notice the different tiles in this department, and it may not be a coincidence. I learned that certain types of vinyl flooring are used in some bars / liquor stores / wine departments to allow bottles to bounce rather than break if they fall. This particular flooring appears to be a bit cushier than your standard vinyl found throughout the rest of the store, so that may have been a consideration here.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Those are also some big jugs of water!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG71heQthX7ZHLDAQd4N88aU3MT-kUI9dk9UsRQ3q6TwQaHsEcdZVXjRnep2uYcXL0ajXJpzcuSlAWhQ4oKNVNgNkesCIEr0pYaB9ML4Vu3I8tZukhsF29saw8zTPTuYys9ORMD7Tg2rsa7pKbRkCgKLrGCPo2s0dbATtImcUad30iXiCj5umZSxMmxOk/s1440/Safeway3411_184954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG71heQthX7ZHLDAQd4N88aU3MT-kUI9dk9UsRQ3q6TwQaHsEcdZVXjRnep2uYcXL0ajXJpzcuSlAWhQ4oKNVNgNkesCIEr0pYaB9ML4Vu3I8tZukhsF29saw8zTPTuYys9ORMD7Tg2rsa7pKbRkCgKLrGCPo2s0dbATtImcUad30iXiCj5umZSxMmxOk/w300-h400/Safeway3411_184954.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Back at the <strike>butcher block</strike> seafood counter, we catch a glimpse of the mezzanine office windows just above the department signage. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tya35NxT3ErhGQGsi1EwYJc2RO3qojWIJUCiNjgF_C3aNEh1j3qvOsSK8s2ARg80I5wxmot2HChk3bgRO9x9UwDWS5iK9rFfuWuQLuglxNUj7NbhtlbCIEzuWxP4lVULfWHY28GcLhiLOBGwQBNEfPLgl8Nu5aqstcj7Gdlrg_QZXWPqS2v0BIGKu1Q/s1440/Safeway3411_185015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tya35NxT3ErhGQGsi1EwYJc2RO3qojWIJUCiNjgF_C3aNEh1j3qvOsSK8s2ARg80I5wxmot2HChk3bgRO9x9UwDWS5iK9rFfuWuQLuglxNUj7NbhtlbCIEzuWxP4lVULfWHY28GcLhiLOBGwQBNEfPLgl8Nu5aqstcj7Gdlrg_QZXWPqS2v0BIGKu1Q/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">At this point, I took an oath; I'ma stick it out 'til the end. Frozen foods are the next articles we'll examine, in addition to more coolers and some nice patio furniture. How do they expect a shopper to get that patio table from the top of the freezer, much less fit it into a buggy?!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik2xOMrmdLrOZUXxlrgSqV0EHAmHh_maG5BYygGLER2Hx7EMCbbyxI-PsCVJq2-U96nU2lMylNPqhWtnu3AnfG4fR3khDVHgPNxdH9vhYlKU-nQIcgeX6NpUB0zrt1qE_ySNiotN4KmvGaGS0hGH5QjXcIPrPGjmFSpSGz-ujKGvN8CWGLGm5xrk2U00/s1440/Safeway3411_185032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik2xOMrmdLrOZUXxlrgSqV0EHAmHh_maG5BYygGLER2Hx7EMCbbyxI-PsCVJq2-U96nU2lMylNPqhWtnu3AnfG4fR3khDVHgPNxdH9vhYlKU-nQIcgeX6NpUB0zrt1qE_ySNiotN4KmvGaGS0hGH5QjXcIPrPGjmFSpSGz-ujKGvN8CWGLGm5xrk2U00/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CvBfHwUxHIk?feature=shared">Under my umbrella</a> we find breakfast meats of all sorts—I never sausage a thing!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTW1FzX2dgGYp5lT7qX0YsdZo3Fj-HJ2z7BFhqB0zQOwNCLRQDkH2fSC68UJuPMVN9Gxk5vn2Ti1TUy6VUHuVUPiSlm451wrZ3AF0Agv048Vs4gy1gV2qPQddOz-t_ScG60Cdcb6Iet52JsWxbURtvxunCZvEJsJnazb5niZtk5Dvc05kRERAcLEd-Bc/s1440/Safeway3411_185053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTW1FzX2dgGYp5lT7qX0YsdZo3Fj-HJ2z7BFhqB0zQOwNCLRQDkH2fSC68UJuPMVN9Gxk5vn2Ti1TUy6VUHuVUPiSlm451wrZ3AF0Agv048Vs4gy1gV2qPQddOz-t_ScG60Cdcb6Iet52JsWxbURtvxunCZvEJsJnazb5niZtk5Dvc05kRERAcLEd-Bc/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185053.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">While I did catch Corona in the store, I was thankfully able to find the pharmacy soon thereafter.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwD8IZKn7jsjiMBmjS3d1rt7ou8kWeHoTJNxxd4MfXsW3YxkhGVTdusf6xtnYjRvmcHOBfpXDBrHB59SODbTo3fZK5HyQdHhP9M9_9_ddOkRBDYPO5CIfqBD10SfkbPGbVXBH4orb38nMVIN8G9vY02-D0FghClOm15w6gHlwqbp5J4ycaWBEMIRfthM/s1440/Safeway3411_185127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwD8IZKn7jsjiMBmjS3d1rt7ou8kWeHoTJNxxd4MfXsW3YxkhGVTdusf6xtnYjRvmcHOBfpXDBrHB59SODbTo3fZK5HyQdHhP9M9_9_ddOkRBDYPO5CIfqBD10SfkbPGbVXBH4orb38nMVIN8G9vY02-D0FghClOm15w6gHlwqbp5J4ycaWBEMIRfthM/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185127.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">But not before a stop at the creamery in the back of the store. That's clever how Safeway opted to use vertical stickers instead of category markers on the coolers; the only problem I see is that the labels aren't legible when looking for an item further down the aisle (like we see here).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_VnRQtp92y6JKGHSEWcXNW2e_JrNV01pOryFlm2l-EQRtG8V6sJtTuT5MGDlEwd4Jc39tYuWbZiObxsUs_ek-6nb57tHUsv8IGsmouEw0G0y4S7HrGOw8ySTs6bQJB_EsvED6ycVfRgfcocugHDLXWkgp596ZT2PRI98B450tpcNh3rTIFVCLNEbmWc/s1440/Safeway3411_185134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_VnRQtp92y6JKGHSEWcXNW2e_JrNV01pOryFlm2l-EQRtG8V6sJtTuT5MGDlEwd4Jc39tYuWbZiObxsUs_ek-6nb57tHUsv8IGsmouEw0G0y4S7HrGOw8ySTs6bQJB_EsvED6ycVfRgfcocugHDLXWkgp596ZT2PRI98B450tpcNh3rTIFVCLNEbmWc/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next up is aisle five, complete with popcorn, crackers, cookies, juice, sports drinks, and snack nuts.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvVTyw5n2Bo0NZTJNBdH4UKjAuPMr5vGrpLXAZ-zuAmjO0qFrNAeUXQ0bwdvdMsIGesCvru5ifZJpglyaG4qnOq_XJOFOWCWGMO7vFsy7qRNL0am7OQJlsUc9Uz1ZrAB96Bvg32d8yxZ7NAAVxkrVhySGscWQdHsAdE8HDXJXzT0TCXV7wuJZuI3QkYs/s1440/Safeway3411_185705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvVTyw5n2Bo0NZTJNBdH4UKjAuPMr5vGrpLXAZ-zuAmjO0qFrNAeUXQ0bwdvdMsIGesCvru5ifZJpglyaG4qnOq_XJOFOWCWGMO7vFsy7qRNL0am7OQJlsUc9Uz1ZrAB96Bvg32d8yxZ7NAAVxkrVhySGscWQdHsAdE8HDXJXzT0TCXV7wuJZuI3QkYs/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185705.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We'll dip into aisle 4 for a wide assortment of chips.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZkYyVbvSibvibmuyZrdi7dTa3C_RFAegQ0lC6XR_Yw_jdetVLlQrCwpdO0n-j6zoNNTkuBUqHhXDh3NygcOSlIQwjgwklVrFZMwRYtNJYkxE276tQq4VSkLyzgjb2GsHnn1ryuUacQOdYJfqSnWcwxa1eTMJKKJ4Ywb1KQefV7YOioA1H_2SbC-W5Wg/s1440/Safeway3411_185149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZkYyVbvSibvibmuyZrdi7dTa3C_RFAegQ0lC6XR_Yw_jdetVLlQrCwpdO0n-j6zoNNTkuBUqHhXDh3NygcOSlIQwjgwklVrFZMwRYtNJYkxE276tQq4VSkLyzgjb2GsHnn1ryuUacQOdYJfqSnWcwxa1eTMJKKJ4Ywb1KQefV7YOioA1H_2SbC-W5Wg/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185149.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>And we'll find trash bags, bleach, light bulbs, and motor oil on aisle 3.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFvHeO_GMk6Mm1Wj8WoJXjSxH_U851_DCvYjbKuACvpmnPNy4zItGFvkG1pfvZFv6GzI_Ch_r1wmnEF4JTUqXDhyphenhyphen2zbVrpvJBztHSbE1Hvv9XGgWHWPG3dHi_pFJzbSlxQceK78kQpj9X1DrCms3pp3bdUkApzWOg5y9EzJrM7e1PPJg1jcjnu5QqVLo/s1440/Safeway3411_185207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFvHeO_GMk6Mm1Wj8WoJXjSxH_U851_DCvYjbKuACvpmnPNy4zItGFvkG1pfvZFv6GzI_Ch_r1wmnEF4JTUqXDhyphenhyphen2zbVrpvJBztHSbE1Hvv9XGgWHWPG3dHi_pFJzbSlxQceK78kQpj9X1DrCms3pp3bdUkApzWOg5y9EzJrM7e1PPJg1jcjnu5QqVLo/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185207.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In anticipation for precipitation, stack chips for the rainy day.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZPmjV0gpJgQM_Rb6tL9vnkmWain1x2C5-9CZAuRDBXmdQwUIp28K_puT4gP7IThHN4KUYmSPXvIIiyq4r98oZSyExtMH3bEKIYYR062_vOLN6VvZSLNwS1HqddcXFfOV7UoJJsoNPrLK9wxY9kIlnCP59OZgAxVLHnPsFD0xk4kYTMp8lWeyuSJ246k/s1440/Safeway3411_185218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZPmjV0gpJgQM_Rb6tL9vnkmWain1x2C5-9CZAuRDBXmdQwUIp28K_puT4gP7IThHN4KUYmSPXvIIiyq4r98oZSyExtMH3bEKIYYR062_vOLN6VvZSLNwS1HqddcXFfOV7UoJJsoNPrLK9wxY9kIlnCP59OZgAxVLHnPsFD0xk4kYTMp8lWeyuSJ246k/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185218.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As for aisle 1, the yogurt looks a bit shaken (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaken,_not_stirred">not stirred</a>).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbHP_zNq2H3wx2bOGfLXuI9CSDjnr35Gao7JNpeqLgr8MiHkLfe6Kij0IVyRBZ_qPXj_4bUNQXuUIJUXZY234KrOWHmfbYOtgr4Prh2C2DcBOxWGY54ex0Qsc-QkCZeEJTnhTwxlIkNe_oiANNdL4vAYRkWfNnekxlv0gCi_q9ewRnl3VPRpg_TFSpqw/s1440/Safeway3411_185259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbHP_zNq2H3wx2bOGfLXuI9CSDjnr35Gao7JNpeqLgr8MiHkLfe6Kij0IVyRBZ_qPXj_4bUNQXuUIJUXZY234KrOWHmfbYOtgr4Prh2C2DcBOxWGY54ex0Qsc-QkCZeEJTnhTwxlIkNe_oiANNdL4vAYRkWfNnekxlv0gCi_q9ewRnl3VPRpg_TFSpqw/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185259.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today's fun featured product is some clearance <a href="https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-mace-1807031">ground mace</a>. While I initially thought it was being sold for people who want to make their own pepper spray, I have since learned that the spice we see here has no relation to the defensive mist. It is, however, made from the flaky outer coating of a nutmeg seed: you learn something new every day!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VK5bFSjxEVVfSmj5G8hMNxJwUsad6X6IQb3XzXorbCrfV-aJstDI-Hm8odaNB4C1MBzfsgpXoqU02n89_QAGyOYA4Zr2pHbqoZ40Sz4fLD8QhFsYRQ7S131thry9jpFQ3nDOaLVe0OMdYd_f0l42jU1fbu_34T2h8XJ8CjxP9NzEjWPk6C2tK35iZH4/s1440/Safeway3411_185308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VK5bFSjxEVVfSmj5G8hMNxJwUsad6X6IQb3XzXorbCrfV-aJstDI-Hm8odaNB4C1MBzfsgpXoqU02n89_QAGyOYA4Zr2pHbqoZ40Sz4fLD8QhFsYRQ7S131thry9jpFQ3nDOaLVe0OMdYd_f0l42jU1fbu_34T2h8XJ8CjxP9NzEjWPk6C2tK35iZH4/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We'll take a quick overview of the impulse <i>(organic)</i> banana tree from the back left corner . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0oxQUGVlV1YCnrRFpnGQ-kIEVQbeTVJ19r2_qcDhZ4UijquFrvxcKeWGTe4j9XWFtyWCy9YmgJGurhOWR-PE0-42ygLhRjwOCoNNuOOIyLtnYHoApIgRAuTBQetECTf0zhpfHDWvIZTg8ULfsjxRS33RTVFhgUDSIcEfxqZHxLPazBeWcXYI_c_5wL4/s1440/Safeway3411_185322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0oxQUGVlV1YCnrRFpnGQ-kIEVQbeTVJ19r2_qcDhZ4UijquFrvxcKeWGTe4j9XWFtyWCy9YmgJGurhOWR-PE0-42ygLhRjwOCoNNuOOIyLtnYHoApIgRAuTBQetECTf0zhpfHDWvIZTg8ULfsjxRS33RTVFhgUDSIcEfxqZHxLPazBeWcXYI_c_5wL4/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">. . . before mooving on to the remainder of the dairy coolers along the left wall. I appreciate how these category signs are <i>hatching</i> out of the right side of the refrigerator doors.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA8g6oTM455-EjfwpjJJ7ikYyuq5SRqZMOssVt13kFxpHJdfReBTcjzLYGidaDls5TCx3dhgUQbxp2V3JKt5JSjTcIoBj1ghfooHtqGJ_T3khevzFuvewVrQoYQCEaV-I92tLHfIUlHYrBDXVHPEZpYcJdfizIAWOa0qYLq2rIe7BHYzrHKXMtM73KFQ/s1440/Safeway3411_185400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA8g6oTM455-EjfwpjJJ7ikYyuq5SRqZMOssVt13kFxpHJdfReBTcjzLYGidaDls5TCx3dhgUQbxp2V3JKt5JSjTcIoBj1ghfooHtqGJ_T3khevzFuvewVrQoYQCEaV-I92tLHfIUlHYrBDXVHPEZpYcJdfizIAWOa0qYLq2rIe7BHYzrHKXMtM73KFQ/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185400.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">While the vodka may have been priced roughly in line with what I'd expect, this local Washington yogurt wasn't quite as lucky—what a steal at $4.49! And I thought I was paying a lot for full-priced Chobani at a buck-fifty, but I can buy a four pack of the national-brand Greek yogurt for roughly the same cost!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOFs_p3z6H0Wze749Ms29heCEPnhb3Y3T4aHAkFaTlUXR8N2B7t13jMS2j8BnXd_qpgSqB6ZG-4JIMnbCEkpZrAxJKQ7JGZqbJ8PcpIuxFPFydvOcYNKGmjT1HqmkXCuOO4s2PSGts6a9keLvNgnJweyxmr02G916ZPb_SFm0fWHjcxdGQsQdUsHb2Cw/s1440/Safeway3411_185432.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOFs_p3z6H0Wze749Ms29heCEPnhb3Y3T4aHAkFaTlUXR8N2B7t13jMS2j8BnXd_qpgSqB6ZG-4JIMnbCEkpZrAxJKQ7JGZqbJ8PcpIuxFPFydvOcYNKGmjT1HqmkXCuOO4s2PSGts6a9keLvNgnJweyxmr02G916ZPb_SFm0fWHjcxdGQsQdUsHb2Cw/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185432.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Anybody want some cook-gadgets?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Heading back to the front, we find the pharmacy isolated in its own alcove differentiated by a lower ceiling. It appears that Albertsons took over some of the neighboring storefronts at some point to expand the store into what we see today. I'd have to imagine this was also when the produce department was shifted to its current configuration. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBG2EKHFFr-fEu3orKISBE_rG0zNAj0i_Zurbw2O30GskHiXrJFC7MijfUyQjjuAOOIIAYGA6TXkHzh-6YRjlFJu5as937RNi6oHft1lzKXeJWpILq3GI5Ej-WkHiON3TUydS40cJdJ3GIycKLEUhk-0kvqnRGLC82FtyQokElZuAdYTojeBhlRjtXPt4/s1440/Safeway3411_185508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBG2EKHFFr-fEu3orKISBE_rG0zNAj0i_Zurbw2O30GskHiXrJFC7MijfUyQjjuAOOIIAYGA6TXkHzh-6YRjlFJu5as937RNi6oHft1lzKXeJWpILq3GI5Ej-WkHiON3TUydS40cJdJ3GIycKLEUhk-0kvqnRGLC82FtyQokElZuAdYTojeBhlRjtXPt4/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm not a huge fan of how they decided to curve the florescent lights around the pharmacy—then again, I've come to appreciate recessed lighting fixtures as opposed to surface-mounted strip lights.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxbcggqFfhuA0jak7yFGnTRcxgZLSo-WSpnPvarSUb0bAa5-IOzjvjGZU0gTJxhOqHPzK9cLgjgxQOh6vD0V5o-lzabA1Wbh1DQ6QZO6fgcIP3GMHZhZSgAVfeCi1omPBJTY_6DwekquEJ5LiRKHgBCx1yzZ864OR8EaHrGuneFdiq_ffQVsDug-UT9k/s1440/Safeway3411_185512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxbcggqFfhuA0jak7yFGnTRcxgZLSo-WSpnPvarSUb0bAa5-IOzjvjGZU0gTJxhOqHPzK9cLgjgxQOh6vD0V5o-lzabA1Wbh1DQ6QZO6fgcIP3GMHZhZSgAVfeCi1omPBJTY_6DwekquEJ5LiRKHgBCx1yzZ864OR8EaHrGuneFdiq_ffQVsDug-UT9k/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185512.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Before this store was remodeled away from its final Albertsons package, it had some <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/wyoXx8nCCbB6ZnPJ7">interesting category markers</a> in this part of the store.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kGpIr4OKe7qYWL-8xbx8vLc0PD3Nj7bCyHWzR1ltFav0xBcORoch5uzJ6YQhhEyeksMAyaSqKqHQuKc69kNveAdCTDBJe0vihO_EjcDSXItRE92NMcAghDL_IByj9XRotUrLWhTSE3k_UND7nkGax6vnIjsgcmr2Dlbpnj9ePDthUly6UwGTXAQ_1do/s1440/Safeway3411_185614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kGpIr4OKe7qYWL-8xbx8vLc0PD3Nj7bCyHWzR1ltFav0xBcORoch5uzJ6YQhhEyeksMAyaSqKqHQuKc69kNveAdCTDBJe0vihO_EjcDSXItRE92NMcAghDL_IByj9XRotUrLWhTSE3k_UND7nkGax6vnIjsgcmr2Dlbpnj9ePDthUly6UwGTXAQ_1do/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185614.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There was an additional watermelon float between the pharmacy and dairy department. This store sure did have a lot of beach gear for those brave enough to endure the frigid waters of the Sound!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThjTLEDuNR0VOFarpqKJPcJXRtUTrg7aY4dKX3ae1mhoVxALR6Bi8cZzP_QnqDtkls10vB8tUj39pSdCb57-VyWpKJWznZSaJ_4fYPZomUW7PC1fmbV3JToKD1otDxHoeQua5NjY9WUsKuz6EF6dxYiCNfPGyFHJrVTumTocpV6abO-jjnns_AopAW3g/s1440/Safeway3411_185541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThjTLEDuNR0VOFarpqKJPcJXRtUTrg7aY4dKX3ae1mhoVxALR6Bi8cZzP_QnqDtkls10vB8tUj39pSdCb57-VyWpKJWznZSaJ_4fYPZomUW7PC1fmbV3JToKD1otDxHoeQua5NjY9WUsKuz6EF6dxYiCNfPGyFHJrVTumTocpV6abO-jjnns_AopAW3g/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185541.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">What is it with former Albertsons stores <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLMwiM1nFCCTq4mnjM6-Uvr9oJ0Pjorqrk89B6tiKs9NOH9mrRL4-cOWnedcnNUawIULXUEHSgWZ36T0ArsjYhntq6i3Q2WKlG_le3i60P8YN39e08I93WyItYYNNO1x8uofSVGfAoh_7e1mjJlx1x9djFH3OYNaWpsmAOuLqsz4IdMU7VoGaVppx/s1440/Pub1331_140301.jpg">having mountains of water</a>?! At least Safeway was creative in adding the inflatable shark to the mix.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of mountainous Safeways, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JxLws76TTyBc9mWB9">the first (and only other) time</a> I encountered the chain was on a trip to Colorado 15-years ago. While I don't remember much from my visit (I'm still shocked I managed to dig up the store on my first guess), I noted how odd the Safeway name was in the first place. Was this the supermarket version of <a href="https://www.nationalsafeplace.org/what-is-safe-place">a Safe Place</a>? What was the deal with the funky "S" logo?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyhow, I had plenty of time to marinate on my thoughts of that store as I continued my trip. The Leadville Safeway turned out to be a safe refuge following miles driving on rough gravel due to road construction on US 24. The car I was in also kept making all sorts of beeps, presumably from driving on the dirt road, that simply would not cease. It was years later when I finally discovered what (or whom) was the true cause of my beeping distress—and it was not the mini van's fault. At least I can laugh about it in agony now!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF2lihqLp7WfjNcU0kxKWlNwIxoF69VZRpQWUlZp7KSa92cOwFZDxUYPTjTFbqrBbUVJNzi5GD9-9CmYyDvZvmTuFWMhAv7OWX1hmmMETimU0fPrul8tvkgTsHZmt53PIJE8HKpT3k9MToE_gTaOId_LayPjSN-WJ-q_RIj8QSgjdpkllL7aZVMt4BsA/s1440/Safeway3411_185559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF2lihqLp7WfjNcU0kxKWlNwIxoF69VZRpQWUlZp7KSa92cOwFZDxUYPTjTFbqrBbUVJNzi5GD9-9CmYyDvZvmTuFWMhAv7OWX1hmmMETimU0fPrul8tvkgTsHZmt53PIJE8HKpT3k9MToE_gTaOId_LayPjSN-WJ-q_RIj8QSgjdpkllL7aZVMt4BsA/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We may have escaped the beeping van and narrowly dodged the inflatable shark, but we still managed to get caught amidst a sea of seasonal balloons back in Washington.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUDMfPAZn5pGYQATK8Zq7vOBdtoC-6fuZn0KvckLRxkQ6cMWBNnc-STGKV4yio0m4YYp2ha7QlLNBIx74n0zKZwS0C_veK7ghzRZCVZ7olLtBPaK_z9VKtBYexG7ChNnc5s0TTdZ5Hz5Mn9ggnQJkgyMqZF9p5XA3xABFzi2nwvc0KtMl9fvUO7cssuE/s1440/Safeway3411_185636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUDMfPAZn5pGYQATK8Zq7vOBdtoC-6fuZn0KvckLRxkQ6cMWBNnc-STGKV4yio0m4YYp2ha7QlLNBIx74n0zKZwS0C_veK7ghzRZCVZ7olLtBPaK_z9VKtBYexG7ChNnc5s0TTdZ5Hz5Mn9ggnQJkgyMqZF9p5XA3xABFzi2nwvc0KtMl9fvUO7cssuE/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Florida anymore.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Toto: grrr ruff ruff <i>(Then why do I see a flamingo?!)</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I recently <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-mystery-of-floridas-flamingos">read an article</a> discussing the plethora of flamingo sightings along the Gulf Coast of Florida following Hurricane Idalia's landfall. The tropical bird was previously little more than myth in The Sunshine State, but several of the fowl have recently taken up residence in the area (I guess they don't like state income taxes either). I saw a lone flamingo amongst a flock of pelicans several weeks ago and it was quite the sight to behold!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wWLgZUUkNdALyJXSd2u3wdHRE0shn4IA6Yy0J76ewlO9RRHMGy0rM0deHO7yggk-Xlezy9gGUdsl0YxkhdQqKgJdTMdwfz8v9KjziXo_ODOQ3o7TnNBS_8Ozyt5-PrczERhrVZJPK59o9csxoVm8h4IhjJLX8MEiD5gmCgOpo63zRALTF74iYQdKNUo/s1440/Safeway3411_185712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wWLgZUUkNdALyJXSd2u3wdHRE0shn4IA6Yy0J76ewlO9RRHMGy0rM0deHO7yggk-Xlezy9gGUdsl0YxkhdQqKgJdTMdwfz8v9KjziXo_ODOQ3o7TnNBS_8Ozyt5-PrczERhrVZJPK59o9csxoVm8h4IhjJLX8MEiD5gmCgOpo63zRALTF74iYQdKNUo/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185712.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Regardless, 's no birds I know of who would take the trip from Seattle to Florida. That would be a long flight to escape the Floridian heat! Also, Seattle hardly gets snow in the winter.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLYW6pv8QrMyKihtFZVq6OxFDvchxwfIklkPoN-TOJf7biBrnHbTLPAwwU4gn1vtB80_Bck75syssMQxbD7lttBLlu0_2c2V0nXT7TpeUUM6hA4-NfLcrHRN1QKuwt17gHl74laTvysz_RbiUXbwGJG3MYXzgnXty3vnHK-05-wVpAeDZsH9rA2RuLao/s1440/Safeway3411_185725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLYW6pv8QrMyKihtFZVq6OxFDvchxwfIklkPoN-TOJf7biBrnHbTLPAwwU4gn1vtB80_Bck75syssMQxbD7lttBLlu0_2c2V0nXT7TpeUUM6hA4-NfLcrHRN1QKuwt17gHl74laTvysz_RbiUXbwGJG3MYXzgnXty3vnHK-05-wVpAeDZsH9rA2RuLao/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you can't tell, I'm grasping at straws for captions, just as Safeway was grasping at large box displays to fill the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dom7VlltBUc">wide open spaces</a> inherited from Albertsons.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2zncVqD6tbuNDeiMKQXG9TUR2KcH3G_DwfDwRklIaiw-gT_Iu8eaf_utAuRA8ZMokLEyIv1x5T4IgE7n9jfJ-G5pqbHvZhifg8-wmOf1nMeWmlbTq1oQ8TvuhxYzlMAbvvLhbbijW93HO08Kj1ibimJjI2lUWWUT4WWHbd_5q4TdOzS36is8Aljmq4M/s1440/Safeway3411_185803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2zncVqD6tbuNDeiMKQXG9TUR2KcH3G_DwfDwRklIaiw-gT_Iu8eaf_utAuRA8ZMokLEyIv1x5T4IgE7n9jfJ-G5pqbHvZhifg8-wmOf1nMeWmlbTq1oQ8TvuhxYzlMAbvvLhbbijW93HO08Kj1ibimJjI2lUWWUT4WWHbd_5q4TdOzS36is8Aljmq4M/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185803.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I figured I had to get a souvenir from my first visit to an "Albertsons" store, and I thought it would be best that it takes the shape of a place out west.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9df0F1Vt097RsOjQZpj7EW05tZMQtPdlaD6tzJdFDqKb8E95KZ62QV-vv7dtpl7v90qe2HzmA4fiEtzeY-s3olLctPoo5gq8TYm-q5gZYfQgHEcbMuGWGRtFOyMisgHhvOpeHYRxjTz6D9gY7TkQh70hkVESdpW4edufb20fcTcc6JH6YuNghYGUJ0Do/s1404/Safeway_220836.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1404" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9df0F1Vt097RsOjQZpj7EW05tZMQtPdlaD6tzJdFDqKb8E95KZ62QV-vv7dtpl7v90qe2HzmA4fiEtzeY-s3olLctPoo5gq8TYm-q5gZYfQgHEcbMuGWGRtFOyMisgHhvOpeHYRxjTz6D9gY7TkQh70hkVESdpW4edufb20fcTcc6JH6YuNghYGUJ0Do/w400-h308/Safeway_220836.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Does anybody else find it ironic that the store manager's name is Joey Skaggs?<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p>Now, which Northwestern Safeway bag would I chose? Well, I figured the colorful Seattle skyline would do me best. But while I won't be coming back with the rest, I do know somebody else who picked up a bag with Mt. Ranier (just out of view to the right) to add a little zest to their collection . . .</p></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYiG7gqQ7xC8gzRHwhHJxJf4nLLP6_JeJC4RvCsVTVcnpQmwVy-fAej_ec_93ZoE5qSTyQajKjQR4bPAisoxpBYBgbo8ZvkNzi8ldDwLggYvQ2DOtBZ1-cL4bq0rPpZmFKh5zLlLALVJcjvhMv6F5bFXLMYFoM1t87EZ5FJ5HljNIQB5yvB8hm1D9P9A/s1348/Safeway_220822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1348" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYiG7gqQ7xC8gzRHwhHJxJf4nLLP6_JeJC4RvCsVTVcnpQmwVy-fAej_ec_93ZoE5qSTyQajKjQR4bPAisoxpBYBgbo8ZvkNzi8ldDwLggYvQ2DOtBZ1-cL4bq0rPpZmFKh5zLlLALVJcjvhMv6F5bFXLMYFoM1t87EZ5FJ5HljNIQB5yvB8hm1D9P9A/s320/Safeway_220822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The side of my bag features both the Albertsons and Safeway logos, so at least I now have one (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wbtqJG1fHNxTezGPFSb5wq8nhew4VJg0Qum__7PQbV3zpLLRD_HYaFX0vOFDoe-WSlSWf_4n1kxJ1K2k6PNkl98VhRbYdm9GomY7t2GGI6DQcMOP3RWbTUIfT9QpxC9Q_jcX-6AZaV25nirYWEURc0vT_z_m77wuz4hNkz7iv1PfmklYk0KcekYE/s1264/Pub1331-Signs_170403.jpg">full</a>) piece of Albertsons memorabilia.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB8QPH0rlUjM_Xh-O8oY39wKDCRbrGeb3P4jtjSqZpOe30R4xf5aKa8qP6KXHXlPWIMj2LT90BEfSm_pqGBRTtSMRD6PrYdWoZPwebjS1ELpSf9COwyJmEofPbFA_xvok1ieo8HF7Gxei0s0BShrL23PA369RthF0VdbGbhr2fX0ENdpH0pTlVIL37Dk/s1440/Safeway3411_185851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB8QPH0rlUjM_Xh-O8oY39wKDCRbrGeb3P4jtjSqZpOe30R4xf5aKa8qP6KXHXlPWIMj2LT90BEfSm_pqGBRTtSMRD6PrYdWoZPwebjS1ELpSf9COwyJmEofPbFA_xvok1ieo8HF7Gxei0s0BShrL23PA369RthF0VdbGbhr2fX0ENdpH0pTlVIL37Dk/w300-h400/Safeway3411_185851.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This store shockingly had <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/CtZg1DUBQcTJgER59">the old rotating checkout stands</a> until the 2021 Safeway conversion. Nowadays, all of the lanes have been replaced by belted lanes that even feature advertisements printed on top (which I haven't seen before).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As if this store needs another Winn-Dixie comparison, The Beef People use the same springy wire to close off check lanes. A manager recently approached me as I was waiting to check out, causing me to worry he had seen me photograph the store; thankfully, all he did was lean over to grab the wire in order to close off the lane. I'm not sure they couldn't just turn off the lane lights!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA50A1ICYUVbLiKPFdlJl5yhxl_AFPABHQqIxB9pKEVhpA5oj3vKYsqkmh-uAXUqPTXLnUVjKStklGE09KaiJbj57y_Cu4cek7eUV2d68edFm3T3LG1wcqsB67ds-7EpM_BcxHGOEib4sIk4ENaTf_lvaoKiVeg59mgq4ZpOIMT48Pxg4mXundyTuJOo/s1440/Safeway3411_185925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA50A1ICYUVbLiKPFdlJl5yhxl_AFPABHQqIxB9pKEVhpA5oj3vKYsqkmh-uAXUqPTXLnUVjKStklGE09KaiJbj57y_Cu4cek7eUV2d68edFm3T3LG1wcqsB67ds-7EpM_BcxHGOEib4sIk4ENaTf_lvaoKiVeg59mgq4ZpOIMT48Pxg4mXundyTuJOo/w640-h480/Safeway3411_185925.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">What better way to round out this Safeway than to browse the display of costume jewelry and scarves!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrakz4GoX0lg605ZYhwq4xuH42xAL7EDRUm5V833yldlLnkZVhCG0PrC0RqmnKuuUC15zNqO-nAtraOYEqVJ6pVFxrKBAYGt2PVFhB0k38U6oz2lz95XNI6OXmZKx9cRlyG__C5DZyT7ZGKB6Ze-kvva6dpLDHYC7mXmjko_VAz7AJ2wP7HTBGHJZ640/s1440/Safeway3411_190025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrakz4GoX0lg605ZYhwq4xuH42xAL7EDRUm5V833yldlLnkZVhCG0PrC0RqmnKuuUC15zNqO-nAtraOYEqVJ6pVFxrKBAYGt2PVFhB0k38U6oz2lz95XNI6OXmZKx9cRlyG__C5DZyT7ZGKB6Ze-kvva6dpLDHYC7mXmjko_VAz7AJ2wP7HTBGHJZ640/w300-h400/Safeway3411_190025.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Oddly enough, this is the closest thing to an authentic Albertsons I've ever experienced; I was hoping to find a suitable store in Washington but had to settle for this Safewaysons instead. At least the (outrageously thick) plastic bags still made me feel like my trip wasn't a total loss, and the store itself had a layout <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2015/10/former-albertsons-4357-vero-beach-fl.html">reminiscent</a> of what some Floridians saw in the 1980's.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now that I've completed my humble quest, let's circle back to how we ended up here. I obviously jetted off to Washington last summer. After all, you should have realized that I like to travel by now! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">While I sat on these pictures for some time, I eventually offered them up to AFB in case he wanted to see what a "Modern" Safewaysons was like. We then decided it would be fun to ask "what if" Albertsons remained in The Sunshine State, and if so, how would such a store look. Although the last three Floridian <strike>Albertsons</strike> Safeway stores closed with the same interior we saw today, it's still interesting to see what would have happened to the other stores (like #4357) had they lived on under the Idaho grocer's control.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That's all I have, but I hope you enjoyed this break from the norm! It has been a privilege for me to help <i>The Albertsons Florida Blog</i>, the inspiration behind my work, celebrate its 10th anniversary. It's amazing how one person can keep a blog going for so long and still show no signs of slowing down. I propose a toast to 10 more years of food, fun, and plenty of puns; after all, he can't just leave us hanging on the eve of Florida's largest supermarket shakeup since 2008! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">As for me, I also look forward to what I can share regarding <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/08/ALDI-Winn-Dixie-Merger.html">the pending AL-Dixie merger</a>. Even if <i>America's Supermarket </i>were to cease to exist, rest assured that AFB and I have <i>plenty</i> of Winn-Dixie content up our sleeves <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/02/winn-dixie-535-marketplace-food.html">to satisfy any hunger for cheesecake</a> Blanche may have. I also plan for this to be my final post of 2023, but make sure to check back this Sunday for AFB's next celebration post and <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/">check back with me</a> in January for some exiting new content.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cheers<i>!</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>- The Sing Oil Blogger</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="126" data-original-width="711" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5oCBQ0HisODXaJyHxjoYEA561GM6s68FYFvyzHZ_zrR9-BzyZ9O-x4RThbx_3FS2HQ-6Xy70SCT7lS2Rh3LENyuQJ7TwvG5JjE3Tu172r3H9P96g0HYrNmpgjrG5YpphFNxLMod1OREbd4tIxSFWFgBvzbYotW5okNqkJ9aUcga8uZBqej3MXCA9hbs/s320/Sing%20Oil%20Blog.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-14179409320288738642023-11-26T00:00:00.404-05:002023-11-26T00:00:13.499-05:00The Land of Old Florida and Its Equally Vintage Supermarket<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEHanxHWO7ugOAxLi_KiQmRpgAS8StKw0uYCgmQOkMwB_423y08Vugjmnq6zhyphenhyphen8CdgxZDyAJK4EzoV5z6eCL0gjncygGZNAkeZjGuiwY1Ly0st0uI-15edv0ANQsxKX3W68i2-bIlWL7OjMYLZULOQGeySRslBVNooSVm-g5JqvabGVanCb45F_KmQRv-/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEHanxHWO7ugOAxLi_KiQmRpgAS8StKw0uYCgmQOkMwB_423y08Vugjmnq6zhyphenhyphen8CdgxZDyAJK4EzoV5z6eCL0gjncygGZNAkeZjGuiwY1Ly0st0uI-15edv0ANQsxKX3W68i2-bIlWL7OjMYLZULOQGeySRslBVNooSVm-g5JqvabGVanCb45F_KmQRv-/w400-h300/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Food Ranch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 US Highway 19, Inglis, FL - Withlacoochee Plaza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EjXaLS45TThPHKKiXxhyKb-NKgtmTm7csBnJFXgOxOrk5aILsWNKhf03PbfokMrRgPOJ9ejsCxKgNtu4WEh6-MNq9nNwXFEyGQGBfKLrH7_cenY0y6bCCsvR2gnjSaFGJ1hgZQU2RU0T0JHIqpaCbXvLQjkKF-Nai9EGf3YBU40Dq7r-Ol6Af7lohrFa/s90/Levy-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="90" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EjXaLS45TThPHKKiXxhyKb-NKgtmTm7csBnJFXgOxOrk5aILsWNKhf03PbfokMrRgPOJ9ejsCxKgNtu4WEh6-MNq9nNwXFEyGQGBfKLrH7_cenY0y6bCCsvR2gnjSaFGJ1hgZQU2RU0T0JHIqpaCbXvLQjkKF-Nai9EGf3YBU40Dq7r-Ol6Af7lohrFa/s1600/Levy-blue.png" width="90" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Levy County retail<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The 1980's Called and They Want Their Supermarket Back</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> </i>From the teaser title to today's post, how many of you assumed today's tour was going to be of a Winn-Dixie? If I totally threw you off with that, then I did my job well! While we've seen some <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/05/from-past-we-must-look-to-future.html">pretty ancient Winn-Dixies</a> on the blog before, I feel the store we'll be taking a look at today tops anything Winn-Dixie had lying around into the 2020's in terms of holding onto a 1980's aesthetic. Having looked at numerous photos of supermarkets from Publix to Winn-Dixie to various random small-town IGAs, I feel pretty safe saying the Food Ranch of Inglis is probably the best example of a totally untouched 1980's supermarket left in the Floridian Peninsula (and if anyone can think of anything older still kicking out there, let me know). Food Ranch isn't a large store so today's post isn't going to be very long, but if you like old-school supermarkets or 1980's aesthetics (or both), then you'll certainly enjoy today's post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWifXBcF7-01NB99e0D27s1tVdYmOOg8ymP1rIBDK8oV5JA1o0EI5RNyFYgYEpXyEpNa-RVOL-nmZvnH8sS2bvWPsQILhB_p1NHlzvgjTGsQee4BK78T0ya-BNuawBR0krE_LxLzp29rrH6DUenfigU4Qlr7M4QWDC3rGyrLyG3NnhuUeXu_3ZqHSry9O/s1932/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="1932" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWifXBcF7-01NB99e0D27s1tVdYmOOg8ymP1rIBDK8oV5JA1o0EI5RNyFYgYEpXyEpNa-RVOL-nmZvnH8sS2bvWPsQILhB_p1NHlzvgjTGsQee4BK78T0ya-BNuawBR0krE_LxLzp29rrH6DUenfigU4Qlr7M4QWDC3rGyrLyG3NnhuUeXu_3ZqHSry9O/w400-h264/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Food Ranch of Inglis dates back to <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/321784543/">the opening of</a> the Withlacoochee Shopping Center in 1985, the 15,000 square foot grocery store being the anchor to the small shopping plaza. In addition to Food Ranch, its original co-tenants included Family Dollar and Rexall Drugs as well, providing the town with a well-rounded retail option. The construction of this shopping center was seen as a big win for the community of approximately 1,000 residents at the time, as this was the town's first (and to this day, only) major shopping center and supermarket. Located about 10 miles north of Crystal River and just over the Levy County line, Inglis is the first of many small rural towns that dot the US 19 corridor as one heads northward into the "Big Bend" of Florida, where the Peninsula begins to bend westward into the Panhandle. The Big Bend region takes on a lot more of the characteristics of the Panhandle than the Peninsula, where folks in this area continue to preserve a lot of the old rural Florida way of life, and where pushback on the sprawl and urban development running rampant throughout the rest of the Floridian Peninsula is much more common. While I can't find a lot of specifics on the history of Food Ranch, the name of the store seems to reference the small town, rural way of life in this area, where farms and ranches are a common sight. Food Ranch appears to be a completely independent, one-off store, and currently operates as an IGA affiliate (which it has probably been since it opened in 1985).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKpe51930lG0N4EXqJF6KtJO6LO8buFOpR8nNbqF6FhnheJcOcwZjCZ51eTB71_128q7AM9g1253z6RdD9c7Cv9sZbySa9JYcDauM9RaZG8rqpS59_rT40S_wtczohLCZ0is1u4wh9x-jMRc4aiJ9I11gFCrX3WKDumex0jNDbowVAjIiwxjKK-wZXT6s/s1932/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="1932" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKpe51930lG0N4EXqJF6KtJO6LO8buFOpR8nNbqF6FhnheJcOcwZjCZ51eTB71_128q7AM9g1253z6RdD9c7Cv9sZbySa9JYcDauM9RaZG8rqpS59_rT40S_wtczohLCZ0is1u4wh9x-jMRc4aiJ9I11gFCrX3WKDumex0jNDbowVAjIiwxjKK-wZXT6s/w400-h278/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even the building itself seems to have a western-style ranch-like feel, as the design of the facade reminds me a lot of <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d6/56/72/d6567243a0e7b72643d41b4fb277568f.jpg">an old-time western saloon</a>. Also on the topic of things that remind me of other things, I'm not the only one who thinks Food Ranch's logo looks like a knock-off of <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTq3EE5GDCocQjZrkimdid_MOT3MI4JNxPsHw&usqp=CAU">Winn-Dixie's old logo</a>, right?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjus_0hveSNTSiGo8DJ2f3xqkCJFkfHRsAtntKSy-SnW4VfbpshjS0yENXw3Jx_OWX7e6I6Af2k0UQn5YBq4Yf5PCDg0u2Z1FNU0axEepaGlgDM6lgBNq3PSEgmtW9M9LdUASuSNCSoOdGVy9MjREXX4bILsl9qvhZ7TEF7lh4Gy5eR4P1tlE8UIsrohmJl/s1932/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1932" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjus_0hveSNTSiGo8DJ2f3xqkCJFkfHRsAtntKSy-SnW4VfbpshjS0yENXw3Jx_OWX7e6I6Af2k0UQn5YBq4Yf5PCDg0u2Z1FNU0axEepaGlgDM6lgBNq3PSEgmtW9M9LdUASuSNCSoOdGVy9MjREXX4bILsl9qvhZ7TEF7lh4Gy5eR4P1tlE8UIsrohmJl/w400-h356/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the store's exterior is fairly unique and interesting, and probably original to 1985, the interior also follows suit. That being said, let's head inside and take a look around:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BL8LNHXqTFJDwfjwHuF0Vo4vbH7c2Obq3xP7Drc9hLC_bdLh7-UhQs5FRuSir3FaBukUHjM1GwbORiPGqQCqCBAWN3LzFMTcmdQ6pTJ_t5OhxCnQ37ugE5QRPobJBTji7csdBHPMjqvlzkWCnZ10lXt8bbLCI-ssa-uRYpruK320voTf0e0LZ8MlivDf/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BL8LNHXqTFJDwfjwHuF0Vo4vbH7c2Obq3xP7Drc9hLC_bdLh7-UhQs5FRuSir3FaBukUHjM1GwbORiPGqQCqCBAWN3LzFMTcmdQ6pTJ_t5OhxCnQ37ugE5QRPobJBTji7csdBHPMjqvlzkWCnZ10lXt8bbLCI-ssa-uRYpruK320voTf0e0LZ8MlivDf/w400-h300/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the very spacious vestibule, off to the right is your first taste of what we have in store in terms of 1980's aesthetic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8mEuekux7SYeCSO9dE75FjQwggs82NXB5fgC2L_iJjW2Y8TaUKkqvq4RGosKRMbUQg6_tOV8foxIXAZqApGDmuW6eu4_ZR7GoBfz5e7mYufzo6oN2kmsNi3726weUuUfjzWI7WGOSTGIiLHRYROIXltM5dm3OOS_POxqGVzNjg0ulTAX41h4x0MCW14P/s2085/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8mEuekux7SYeCSO9dE75FjQwggs82NXB5fgC2L_iJjW2Y8TaUKkqvq4RGosKRMbUQg6_tOV8foxIXAZqApGDmuW6eu4_ZR7GoBfz5e7mYufzo6oN2kmsNi3726weUuUfjzWI7WGOSTGIiLHRYROIXltM5dm3OOS_POxqGVzNjg0ulTAX41h4x0MCW14P/w371-h400/Photo%206.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When it comes to 1980's supermarkets in Florida, it seems like decor could go one of two ways: Golden Girls/Miami Vice/Florida-style <a href="https://preview.redd.it/y63uxk8y9ei81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5579e5f305c27afe8be54213b7a93c227b434e20">funky chrome and pastel</a> 1980's, or traditional <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTv6ToAY7ACzR2YUGYoIhrILmZsujRM61pYxw&usqp=CAU">brown and orange 1980's</a>. While the former option can be an interesting sight, walking around a supermarket where you think you may bump into Rose, Dorothy, and Blanche while you shop, Food Ranch opted for the latter choice with the more traditional brown and orange 1980's approach. The first time I saw photos of this place I couldn't believe the interior still looked like this, and I knew one day I had to venture all the way out here for a look. Not knowing when that would occur, I informed YonWoo about this store, and as you may remember, he did a brief write-up about Food Ranch <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2020/06/from-boot-ranch-in-pinellas-to-food.html">on MFR back in 2020</a>. My visit to Food Ranch finally occurred a few years after that as I made the trek out to Crystal River to get some photos of its then soon-to-be-closing mall, after mall management <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220723020207/https://www.crystalrivermall.com/">placed an open invite</a> to anyone who wanted to come out and take photos of the mall and see it one last time. Inglis was just up the road, so after exploring the mall, I popped by the ol' Food Ranch for quick visit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiwnszgKKAT0CK6CISmGVHW5nWRxGbS1WKK780Xb2CnwYJ9F99KVcy0pjv5eWiFtf8o-EPf3o8WGfFD146gzoW_OghaGaA60bZI1gEYpnnXsjaS6rSEsZdiG5EBx2_1v0fZ1oyx7c17uBnv0kPVmLeqMYq57SUD-n5a2liW_dpjPnsyHR2B2SJgksihAg/s2245/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiwnszgKKAT0CK6CISmGVHW5nWRxGbS1WKK780Xb2CnwYJ9F99KVcy0pjv5eWiFtf8o-EPf3o8WGfFD146gzoW_OghaGaA60bZI1gEYpnnXsjaS6rSEsZdiG5EBx2_1v0fZ1oyx7c17uBnv0kPVmLeqMYq57SUD-n5a2liW_dpjPnsyHR2B2SJgksihAg/w344-h400/Photo%207.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Entering the store, the customer service desk is located in the front right corner of the building, with a produce alcove just behind that in aisle 1. The color-scale blocks on the wall and the font of the department signs really embody 1980's design. The original coolers also add to the effect, however, the produce displays seen here appear to be a bit more modern. I would have expected to see a produce table <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygqKY6T9-gzWebS4YQq_FfYHhhxGNIiicHrKliDd7Xry0NdKtc70PNegc5XpNB79zlcMgG0I6XiV6LpOwGl6fjfvk_FjlAyCsBBc-5pj46Htf6nhRl9J0k6twW74uypld9EoVFQ-iebdC1jODB8TLp7x8NK-M0dJ03S5A-4O1j4JmyvFLBQMQ-ww8CDg/w640-h420/PigWigSyl_153328.jpg">more like this</a> in here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4HnlZvXfKV1yefjH8x_5fOebEPRCZInSbElqx-8vBmEZnxhTJMkzR82XRoJM36o0qpXys5oIyD0fvfbTBgsnIY_pgwRmQ1CTpjZR4p_lm4PJTOo7fOO_ohz1Ma5SdQSjq89dVWTXcxKri9aL_X6bSTP7DGRmzt_kiGpanJgLMJsoQUvonG3OfHWh76-Z/s2269/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4HnlZvXfKV1yefjH8x_5fOebEPRCZInSbElqx-8vBmEZnxhTJMkzR82XRoJM36o0qpXys5oIyD0fvfbTBgsnIY_pgwRmQ1CTpjZR4p_lm4PJTOo7fOO_ohz1Ma5SdQSjq89dVWTXcxKri9aL_X6bSTP7DGRmzt_kiGpanJgLMJsoQUvonG3OfHWh76-Z/w340-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Being a small store, Food Ranch lacks a service deli and bakery. For baked goods, there were some pre-packaged breads and cakes spread around the store, and this pre-packaged Cold Cuts cooler in the back right corner of the building substituted for a full-service deli. The cold cuts cooler still retains its original mustard yellow color trim too, which matches the red-orange graphics on the wall above quite well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrw0vml5p0oZrgaHLqqGhgUqKkfdBy2I0B3OXjhNL-HB-ssmOqSUj5STLuixAdFXEPEzz7Rj2uFuvqIsyoC52g5wcBzxgkBfTMx5ANCX8qzpcgDgl6znYIFrVfN3Flk3pOa1wSYASHIAzsPdBb8QtTFsav_KsqgLwaMIsxSf2WGwl1dpKgcKlGFEJtHoT/s2264/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrw0vml5p0oZrgaHLqqGhgUqKkfdBy2I0B3OXjhNL-HB-ssmOqSUj5STLuixAdFXEPEzz7Rj2uFuvqIsyoC52g5wcBzxgkBfTMx5ANCX8qzpcgDgl6znYIFrVfN3Flk3pOa1wSYASHIAzsPdBb8QtTFsav_KsqgLwaMIsxSf2WGwl1dpKgcKlGFEJtHoT/w341-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beyond the cold cut cases, the remainder of the store's back wall is home to a very large meat counter. While the meats are entirely self-serve in those (very much original) coffin coolers, Food Ranch does have an on-staff butcher. The edge of the window that looks into the butcher's room is visible to the right of the "Preferred Angus" banner on the wall, with a small corridor behind the coolers where the butcher can restock the cases from behind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DBthiTnp0Yei1_mcReDIBLeHH5OXoqJis5X6MRs1YzBmP0mi50fJgRl-RRIHrclXci1LOywoo68EbD1MfQ4vA0lJrgZnNhdVYTkQ9CRzC0z1QCxr7Kmcu7F_0YvStLZR6QPNscgfiub3AoCvbv4xhxpFtdUBthmeVfW6jj1xZhLA6bfdw0KaLy2kRyyL/s2036/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DBthiTnp0Yei1_mcReDIBLeHH5OXoqJis5X6MRs1YzBmP0mi50fJgRl-RRIHrclXci1LOywoo68EbD1MfQ4vA0lJrgZnNhdVYTkQ9CRzC0z1QCxr7Kmcu7F_0YvStLZR6QPNscgfiub3AoCvbv4xhxpFtdUBthmeVfW6jj1xZhLA6bfdw0KaLy2kRyyL/w380-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've seen the meat counter, it's time to meet the grocery aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfod6w9aoexeX7ExZb3kCURmwW-taQ8JKJunpUIkdljQtsG1a91bN1l4_ueBH5S-LROd1XzLEeWRH0YUcOlqeDhkgpTYM5gXyXaI2W52xFwzqHrQQHO2SXtyyJavrNmaxXftka5KUdbQyM2f_ccoUZT5Tc3QGaYDkerBbhgkMytSL39obuKC8hHC4mxA0L/s2233/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfod6w9aoexeX7ExZb3kCURmwW-taQ8JKJunpUIkdljQtsG1a91bN1l4_ueBH5S-LROd1XzLEeWRH0YUcOlqeDhkgpTYM5gXyXaI2W52xFwzqHrQQHO2SXtyyJavrNmaxXftka5KUdbQyM2f_ccoUZT5Tc3QGaYDkerBbhgkMytSL39obuKC8hHC4mxA0L/w346-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The center store grocery aisles aren't anything too exciting to look at. However, this store, as small as it is, managed to cram a pretty good variety of products into this 15,000 square foot space. However, it seems like the people of Inglis really like their Maxwell House, as there's a lot of facings of the larger size Maxwell House containers on the shelf, a lot more compared to the Folgers next to it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xd55Jg7vqqTNb3f-kvStfCdIj0T0iplfs4PxNImterqH59C-8MAutQgV_rwWHMuJC6fjq07H3UC-xYfBxKljPrGhnOD4c5RDt6lf5kzL4aNcgJOE7Gl8O7mTZ-jKpttxdFyrVuO-SKaeh72y5qChEjRAJB_3iqnHEUTtbuFiC9j7eqaQC51orl8oEQfl/s2478/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xd55Jg7vqqTNb3f-kvStfCdIj0T0iplfs4PxNImterqH59C-8MAutQgV_rwWHMuJC6fjq07H3UC-xYfBxKljPrGhnOD4c5RDt6lf5kzL4aNcgJOE7Gl8O7mTZ-jKpttxdFyrVuO-SKaeh72y5qChEjRAJB_3iqnHEUTtbuFiC9j7eqaQC51orl8oEQfl/w311-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'd have to guess the aisle markers are original to the store as well, as they seem to match the rest of the decor pretty well. The design of the aisle markers is pretty generic overall, and compared to the wall decor, the aisle markers don't come off as being as dated looking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_KNLkPBjsoL9zbq5ebqhreWgDWs0LvqVqZz-P9YGohFEqYYSGb3ViMHBNkH0_-NJh6-HXNNH_WAlhakXZPkiW71w4EfnMTs6TGwCjtN2lj9Keb618Cyr0BNAm2gYm2FFVUUoI-Qp15UUw8Je4SUJA8xYdFoYIP77E8NfPIQ4xtN59Bmz56rxNBnrZ_RZ/s2122/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_KNLkPBjsoL9zbq5ebqhreWgDWs0LvqVqZz-P9YGohFEqYYSGb3ViMHBNkH0_-NJh6-HXNNH_WAlhakXZPkiW71w4EfnMTs6TGwCjtN2lj9Keb618Cyr0BNAm2gYm2FFVUUoI-Qp15UUw8Je4SUJA8xYdFoYIP77E8NfPIQ4xtN59Bmz56rxNBnrZ_RZ/w364-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Half of aisle 6 is home to frozen foods, with the other half of that department located next door in aisle 7 with dairy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSuGBorXW_yfDU8dUCEoYLErAheKr_RaDzLwsEIEfxDmTcFgd_knmevyAkwVn0KP0HqKwovR9CIW985hM4KAIYvMbc0zb7Au5r1bfSqDbIKElVNvnMi9yNFMeJKRKXr1vAg_AEvHMeiIjHp2X7TimCw9DUYDdRx0lrFB0nWGgjz0DV7tRcM-zbJtWnrqT/s2282/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSuGBorXW_yfDU8dUCEoYLErAheKr_RaDzLwsEIEfxDmTcFgd_knmevyAkwVn0KP0HqKwovR9CIW985hM4KAIYvMbc0zb7Au5r1bfSqDbIKElVNvnMi9yNFMeJKRKXr1vAg_AEvHMeiIjHp2X7TimCw9DUYDdRx0lrFB0nWGgjz0DV7tRcM-zbJtWnrqT/w339-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since this store isn't all that large, it didn't take us long to get to the other side. From the back left corner, here's a different look at the store's meat counter, with a better view of the butcher's area. Since this store lacks a service bakery and deli, the meat department is the only full-service department offered at Food Ranch, even if it is designed to be semi-self serve.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEX_7LRbt8qgtUFtf7GfNGz3dFB7aCf9ekagI-Hl347GNN7OmRj9JWa080NmDLdWoJSGPrAnlCNKePejzyWc9X-lSHHJCT26yk8WvG93gU2yeU0ImoE2ga2Yk22IoQWr7ANpnWTXdqFSHnvKx6fjHsaBuYzV6g4J6BRsPrShiCOJP9DNFWO0jFcmQ97CdU/s2134/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEX_7LRbt8qgtUFtf7GfNGz3dFB7aCf9ekagI-Hl347GNN7OmRj9JWa080NmDLdWoJSGPrAnlCNKePejzyWc9X-lSHHJCT26yk8WvG93gU2yeU0ImoE2ga2Yk22IoQWr7ANpnWTXdqFSHnvKx6fjHsaBuYzV6g4J6BRsPrShiCOJP9DNFWO0jFcmQ97CdU/w363-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The remainder of frozen foods is visible to our right in the store's last grocery aisle, aisle 7, with dairy lining the store's left wall. The dairy decor follows the same color palette of the meat department, although its matching floor tiles are mustard yellow instead of the burnt orange tiles used for meats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH208AY5JIdi-hZYxfCRK5ffTtkm_M0t0PDW8VtvvmS1Cr3S88MwsNwBLArknqQ72CDp8HvfKwzNbOGPgYQo8O8rsg4VWlCw6fzb1B8wU9gAtRbQouQILYo0hcyqGcAMxZM1PnDPEraNddodQA-QPEehezQTqL5nBDeReMWB6Mx-tBDQCTl3hRAGn5u015/s2183/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH208AY5JIdi-hZYxfCRK5ffTtkm_M0t0PDW8VtvvmS1Cr3S88MwsNwBLArknqQ72CDp8HvfKwzNbOGPgYQo8O8rsg4VWlCw6fzb1B8wU9gAtRbQouQILYo0hcyqGcAMxZM1PnDPEraNddodQA-QPEehezQTqL5nBDeReMWB6Mx-tBDQCTl3hRAGn5u015/w354-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From dairy, here's a look toward the front left corner of the store, home to "Beverages". The "beverages" in question are of the more potent kind, as soda, water, and juices were located in the main grocery aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenslGAeZIOT6uvGIDTh_5-b09bvLrWQeW9Obh9eJ9Wg-nHO5gUSX4oGooNDfJRLWTWPJN9jrUyfJ26ozWe7Hcr67S8VqnmtMJp6wpNymrOjeyz0i4M6hTRzUfPlOgBULg9U220Ux40tJagtKlr5EPh2buMggIaVK4bUoB5kNXze_6wSNcu1PBcvU2ZuWV/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1932" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenslGAeZIOT6uvGIDTh_5-b09bvLrWQeW9Obh9eJ9Wg-nHO5gUSX4oGooNDfJRLWTWPJN9jrUyfJ26ozWe7Hcr67S8VqnmtMJp6wpNymrOjeyz0i4M6hTRzUfPlOgBULg9U220Ux40tJagtKlr5EPh2buMggIaVK4bUoB5kNXze_6wSNcu1PBcvU2ZuWV/w400-h366/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the front of the store, here's a look at the check lanes and the customer service desk, located in the corner under the brown and yellow stripe. With the aesthetic in here, you can probably hear the sound of one <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYxHiuQu4Q&t=10s">of these cash registers</a> in the background. It would have been an interesting experience if this store was still using registers like those, however, the registers here were pretty typical modern scan-based ones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BThc4d4O0Pv68jCNv7ANG1iWjRT8-KBwt_sUBE6CEtkY96w9nWHabFQdDWv-A3mVMcl1GXZFZ_P0Syax9Fx_TQO6De-cay3Vp8gJAieUVO85tU468m8tsrAMMMf-wYI02HQm0jlWlB66jOYL_1kkqr7NDeX9zFCCELeMGeOK73fm_uo6QddajklTGz5T/s1932/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BThc4d4O0Pv68jCNv7ANG1iWjRT8-KBwt_sUBE6CEtkY96w9nWHabFQdDWv-A3mVMcl1GXZFZ_P0Syax9Fx_TQO6De-cay3Vp8gJAieUVO85tU468m8tsrAMMMf-wYI02HQm0jlWlB66jOYL_1kkqr7NDeX9zFCCELeMGeOK73fm_uo6QddajklTGz5T/w400-h379/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Heading back out, here's one last look at this tastefully vintage supermarket. We can see the "Beverages" and "Dairy" signs in the background, with a small greeting card and souvenir section as we head back out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyiMaD500kcqdL_XPAW0IS8jlD95XBTbxX3kdhD0HhOz8FOy88bPeTCR9SauaI_fswAy7shQH5t45UHpTT8jgseNj-bykgqtQsYyU36SUXlOulZaEDPRqQBmSHfa47h4FUOX2kvIY7Vsqbgh4EIfcuIKV9YwIkpUFNepDiMx615rAfKgaDLKwN_s5KzDl/s2380/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyiMaD500kcqdL_XPAW0IS8jlD95XBTbxX3kdhD0HhOz8FOy88bPeTCR9SauaI_fswAy7shQH5t45UHpTT8jgseNj-bykgqtQsYyU36SUXlOulZaEDPRqQBmSHfa47h4FUOX2kvIY7Vsqbgh4EIfcuIKV9YwIkpUFNepDiMx615rAfKgaDLKwN_s5KzDl/w325-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of the souvenir department, Food Ranch had these Inglis t-shirts for sale, with a cartoon depiction of Food Ranch itself on the shirt (in addition to other local landmarks). I didn't look at the shirt too closely when I was here, but it's actually a pretty neat design. If I ever end up at the ol' Food Ranch again maybe I'll have to pick one up for myself!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHxGEMksSxSTnteBEmnHAaFC6ot3pwabQs5wppup49w0ckV0arLGn89TWlDR-WyuQf-ieSfjUTib3tIWI2EYu_GoIfUePbSy71eFnTwe1e5OEw2mhFBn-X1RFPL1v0vjrhXyGjSzEfUQV-Wk2sNzL5Z2ZmAyusoX9YNMh9VfoKRxj0bIJMWX-u_SKG4I4/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1932" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHxGEMksSxSTnteBEmnHAaFC6ot3pwabQs5wppup49w0ckV0arLGn89TWlDR-WyuQf-ieSfjUTib3tIWI2EYu_GoIfUePbSy71eFnTwe1e5OEw2mhFBn-X1RFPL1v0vjrhXyGjSzEfUQV-Wk2sNzL5Z2ZmAyusoX9YNMh9VfoKRxj0bIJMWX-u_SKG4I4/w400-h364/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Exiting Food Ranch from the right side doors, here's a look across the front of the little strip of stores that branches off to the right of the supermarket. Those pallets of potting soil and manure belong to a small hardware store next door, which occupies the old Rexall Drug and Family Dollar space. (And interestingly enough, even though Family Dollar has a freestanding store in the parking lot these days, their space in the plaza was occupied by a Dollar General for a number of years, with Family Dollar's new store opening in the early 2010's shortly after Dollar General closed). Following the hardware store you'll find a bar and a guns & ammo store, a pretty complete collection of retail for a small town in Florida.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8flIFNeFpr-dnI-qK0GPOr5dvJL7D3RZEthHFlWYc9FOmWdVqguujAvlb3plVjw-9bKeWYdOhTjdh1N2yFW9QUKxs7cBqw_9ZVIsjUZWQ_W3xbqbPXj7pCaD7TnDq8hwP-Ed-2UaaYPI_tcl1UCT1ashA6j_j7jV3dZMQY9nfZs_yf9tF1dOiXuX4F2K/s1932/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1932" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8flIFNeFpr-dnI-qK0GPOr5dvJL7D3RZEthHFlWYc9FOmWdVqguujAvlb3plVjw-9bKeWYdOhTjdh1N2yFW9QUKxs7cBqw_9ZVIsjUZWQ_W3xbqbPXj7pCaD7TnDq8hwP-Ed-2UaaYPI_tcl1UCT1ashA6j_j7jV3dZMQY9nfZs_yf9tF1dOiXuX4F2K/w400-h297/Photo%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we wrap up today's post, here are a few more parting shots of Food Ranch's facade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispM6mKpLyk0G32OSocXMRa0qi2I042bHNcFKqoIlHhigSC1XAbGpfoHAOTvuY5ituYcfga7vkjf9Y-XQ0hXUpLEwEDOwIRtglN5kSvIFdrYHE8E5kcp7Onisij__jHCOwLBzLSE5Mj1ZIhCExwcnEjEQExOXccfWp59RGnRQVYVRh1KkqGj4i_MnoTGR4/s2576/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="2576" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispM6mKpLyk0G32OSocXMRa0qi2I042bHNcFKqoIlHhigSC1XAbGpfoHAOTvuY5ituYcfga7vkjf9Y-XQ0hXUpLEwEDOwIRtglN5kSvIFdrYHE8E5kcp7Onisij__jHCOwLBzLSE5Mj1ZIhCExwcnEjEQExOXccfWp59RGnRQVYVRh1KkqGj4i_MnoTGR4/w400-h171/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Food Ranch isn't a big store, but it's an interesting one nonetheless! It's always fun to find a funky little piece of the past buried amongst the rampant modernization that has spread throughout the Floridian peninsula. With Winn-Dixie's recent remodeling spree and Publix just being Publix, on top of the Floridian supermarket scene having heavily consolidated over the last few decades, vintage supermarkets still giving us a glimpse of life in the 1980's and 1990's aren't very common in these parts. That being the case, this was a fun store to visit, and hopefully Food Ranch continues to serve the folks of Inglis for many more years to come, preferably the way it is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'll return on Sunday to continue the celebration with a really interesting post (and a post that will more than make up for today's being a bit shorter than usual). Be sure to come back next week for that, however, this coming Wednesday, November 29th, the <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/">Sing Oil Blogger</a> will be sharing with us a guest post to commemorate AFB's 10th Anniversary. He'll be sharing with us an interesting store that will give us a glimpse into a parallel universe, a reality that could have happened if the history of Floridian supermarkets had unfolded differently than it did. For more on that, be sure to come back on Wednesday to read his post at AFB's 10th Anniversary celebration continues!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JFOMtR0zo6bq6wQrcBVfwtANXUfnblNjFXXmpA_kV6Vm3-uLAUp9FClDr_PNlvMO3Kq7QbpPCuN1RWjHwAfHEVmb_ev9ugXmXaHhPJuNdfs8XzydRtAODsmvxzXRKiJIsiC5Gp1aYACnL6QQ2Pfvm8hRG1pmUtqALaiYL-dMrpDodm0Vll-sm44gM-5z/s1328/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1328" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JFOMtR0zo6bq6wQrcBVfwtANXUfnblNjFXXmpA_kV6Vm3-uLAUp9FClDr_PNlvMO3Kq7QbpPCuN1RWjHwAfHEVmb_ev9ugXmXaHhPJuNdfs8XzydRtAODsmvxzXRKiJIsiC5Gp1aYACnL6QQ2Pfvm8hRG1pmUtqALaiYL-dMrpDodm0Vll-sm44gM-5z/w400-h100/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-60094262676325498752023-11-19T00:59:00.001-05:002023-11-19T00:59:23.153-05:00Former Albertsons #4311 - St. Petersburg, FL (Seville Square)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGLYUs9gr-KYOtasbbKOmNVpUIJAqh1nxL6m87sMfdiv2PN9LIdUv0zXlg2gga-5IRxT5VaDHnwi9qQH0bPvUK6UVl7fO3H0vtUB9qTHABU2d9jYZc-665xIR9eksZO_-ANHtpodf4IIhlVPxq4Ee8hBkLE9xEqERRw6fP-WCRJNPN9Hs6YK5-n5ruFer/s2576/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2576" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGLYUs9gr-KYOtasbbKOmNVpUIJAqh1nxL6m87sMfdiv2PN9LIdUv0zXlg2gga-5IRxT5VaDHnwi9qQH0bPvUK6UVl7fO3H0vtUB9qTHABU2d9jYZc-665xIR9eksZO_-ANHtpodf4IIhlVPxq4Ee8hBkLE9xEqERRw6fP-WCRJNPN9Hs6YK5-n5ruFer/w400-h198/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4311 / Publix #1321</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3030 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL - Seville Square</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2Ixq90eNEAl8YnX32dy6wlL0TH4ZNZn4Ybu4kyd9_ivnJ16eb82eTe9zW8FH5Ki2y468W7Oc79yJ6NsdJtFDUpIVwOjdD7lNvGePQIXTQbYQefd0FxWfNmQd8DsSVIC-mIENt6krnAZ10_yy-9xArWJp2mNApxq5zuiM8NZwuAzAueNHnMS4-SK4mBwg/s68/Pinellas-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="68" data-original-width="40" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2Ixq90eNEAl8YnX32dy6wlL0TH4ZNZn4Ybu4kyd9_ivnJ16eb82eTe9zW8FH5Ki2y468W7Oc79yJ6NsdJtFDUpIVwOjdD7lNvGePQIXTQbYQefd0FxWfNmQd8DsSVIC-mIENt6krnAZ10_yy-9xArWJp2mNApxq5zuiM8NZwuAzAueNHnMS4-SK4mBwg/s1600/Pinellas-blue.png" width="40" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Pinellas County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A Palace Lies Beneath</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> </i>From the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/former-albertsons-4368-indian-harbour.html">Winn-Dixiesons last week</a>, you probably could have guessed that at some point during this celebration, we'd be visiting a Publixsons. With around 70 Publixsons stores out there and having visited the vast majority of the remaining ones in some form, at least one of them would have had to stand out to me, right? While there are some interesting Publixsons stores that exist (and some that <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/12/former-albertsons-4413-fort-myers-fl.html">no longer exist</a>), the one we'll be seeing here in old #4311 was my absolute favorite Publixsons visit of all time (for reasons that will become super obvious once we walk inside). Located about as far south as you can go in Pinellas County before reaching the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, this Publixsons in southern St. Petersburg was a great way to kick off my morning of grocery store visits, and worth all the traffic I had to drive through to get here! Before we head inside, let's talk a little bit about the history of Albertsons #4311 and what's happened on this property over the last 50 years:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqkZrrpxJ073uZOrc5iUHePpX6kprFtfyL7j9BfEC01a4wgMDUu5RTr5u-zJnvbuAamNcLRJ78_xHPR6l9946IWOLqmwP0f2MIqyIn2ic66jwbR2lQoeHuC78560eCKvuevT6uffNecOwryjbM5pI0Dhp45TBeehKnPMVkWPA32m7E65zcqM6CbH25okC/s892/Photo%202.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqkZrrpxJ073uZOrc5iUHePpX6kprFtfyL7j9BfEC01a4wgMDUu5RTr5u-zJnvbuAamNcLRJ78_xHPR6l9946IWOLqmwP0f2MIqyIn2ic66jwbR2lQoeHuC78560eCKvuevT6uffNecOwryjbM5pI0Dhp45TBeehKnPMVkWPA32m7E65zcqM6CbH25okC/w241-h400/Photo%202.png" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> As I've shared many times in the past, Albertsons had deep roots in Pinellas County. St. Petersburg was the home to one of the first few Albertsons stores, with <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/02/former-albertsons-4302-st-petersburg-fl.html">store #4302</a> opening on the far northern side of town in December 1974. With St. Petersburg being a pretty large city, it didn't take long before the city received a few more Albertsons stores of its own. By early 1976, St. Petersburg would gain two more Albertsons stores, those being sibling stores #4311 on the south side of town and <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/01/former-albertsons-4312-st-petersburg-fl.html">#4312</a> near Kenneth City. Store #4311 opened for business on February 11, 1976, its grand opening advertisement featured above. Store #4311 was old enough to have opened during the Skaggs-Albertsons era, using that name for its first year in operation before becoming just "Albertsons" in 1977, following the dissolution of the Skaggs partnership. After reading Retail Retell's <a href="https://midsouthretail.blogspot.com/2023/10/spend-little-spend-lot-2023-edition.html">recent blog post about inflation</a>, it sure is depressing looking at the prices featured in that ad above!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9i104nMjvztPG5zkP7qo93SToPbHLkncrhqsj3ibw8_59Q0OvyZM6He7qXsrn12j4Ph1Yldjeq7dyvWD5mOy8b4Ybk6LclNK-rLr9jjAJi0R2O6By4dCtTOYgzI1sWr-CbSu15522w8CBQofxy5SWVyKQuDiYuwzVgGQIJF_YcmJZ4DkXnMK2jI3kv2l/s630/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="630" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9i104nMjvztPG5zkP7qo93SToPbHLkncrhqsj3ibw8_59Q0OvyZM6He7qXsrn12j4Ph1Yldjeq7dyvWD5mOy8b4Ybk6LclNK-rLr9jjAJi0R2O6By4dCtTOYgzI1sWr-CbSu15522w8CBQofxy5SWVyKQuDiYuwzVgGQIJF_YcmJZ4DkXnMK2jI3kv2l/w400-h272/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Presumably in the late 1980's, Albertsons #4311 received its first remodel to the "Colorful Transition Market" decor, a rare glimpse of it featured above in a still frame <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1QNoVIJva8">from this YouTube video</a> YonWoo dug up a while back. (In case you were wondering, the video is of someone's Spanish class project from 1991, hence why the guy in the still frame is wearing a sombrero). The video contains a few glimpses of the wall from here in aisle 4, as well as a closeup of the store's original entrance at the very beginning.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhP0mLqeFdQzQMasHTZG4dWfcy6AeVXkw5EdQ53mTeIPwgzoPSA1j0anIIbKnpkzncdLreOIZlUeyql8jhs6fUo8UaKbtcBBcuPeOKoOVIPHoCozTnTtROTngi-he2DM6EXTuxWY4KuBBO5pFUSHXCT8W8rs1uJJ-WTmVNt48HrtvN29B3_8mYmkPbNyX/s906/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="906" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhP0mLqeFdQzQMasHTZG4dWfcy6AeVXkw5EdQ53mTeIPwgzoPSA1j0anIIbKnpkzncdLreOIZlUeyql8jhs6fUo8UaKbtcBBcuPeOKoOVIPHoCozTnTtROTngi-he2DM6EXTuxWY4KuBBO5pFUSHXCT8W8rs1uJJ-WTmVNt48HrtvN29B3_8mYmkPbNyX/w640-h258/Photo%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Google Street View</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Colorful Transition Market was probably looking a bit dated by the turn of the new Millennium, so around that time Albertsons did a complete overhaul of this store yet again, remodeling the interior to Grocery Palace, building a new liquor store, and redoing the facade to bring this store into the 21st century.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8l8PkOuYoszV4tH1CBWwXSaFhCoC0LzWNJudSqLiwB1i7DR4Nsw28ue_u40xJZF0Jw8E_WNeJYvSihCO0pImMgmol_jRQha4OeHEeolZ80kkl_xywZ8k-emJiCW0Bv3khOP_BLqcES9hYu7MPNfqksK5EWrzjOhILmVY3y42ArVovWVc4zfqrr3-UqCZ/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1932" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8l8PkOuYoszV4tH1CBWwXSaFhCoC0LzWNJudSqLiwB1i7DR4Nsw28ue_u40xJZF0Jw8E_WNeJYvSihCO0pImMgmol_jRQha4OeHEeolZ80kkl_xywZ8k-emJiCW0Bv3khOP_BLqcES9hYu7MPNfqksK5EWrzjOhILmVY3y42ArVovWVc4zfqrr3-UqCZ/w400-h302/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Being a Pinellas County Albertsons store, I'm sure this location did well through the years, especially since it lasted as an Albertsons for 32 years before being sold to Publix in 2008 (as part of the deal in which 13 Albertsons stores in Pinellas County and 49 total throughout Florida were sold to Publix that year). As we've seen time and time again, following a few month transitional period, Publix reopened this store on January 15, 2009 with the standard <a href="https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/35083337_ZJWu2LflZoab8fqy3wqCdBGe5wUTY3ySqOptgY0Lo7s.jpg">cheap Classy Market 2.0 remodel</a> so many of those Albertsons stores purchased by Publix in 2008 received. Sometime around 2016 this store received its second remodel by Publix, this time swapping out Classy Market 2.0 for Classy Market 3.0/Sienna, with some rather interesting results though.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcdRwZWy3JunEK-m053BV4a7FIssBcKvdBTfVz1gMybg8_SMoe_1cbaV9qKY9y5C-esTx0GX0Mei9gGmTcNTX0HO3ocljLx9Jl38_Lz2BSoclyRABuuchT1qoerGVen3h8h-V9vzIXVcArBh9ug9kiNp9K8Xdh6l-cc3N7qbFSrE2ZfdPrpwlxTDhdz8W/s1932/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1932" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcdRwZWy3JunEK-m053BV4a7FIssBcKvdBTfVz1gMybg8_SMoe_1cbaV9qKY9y5C-esTx0GX0Mei9gGmTcNTX0HO3ocljLx9Jl38_Lz2BSoclyRABuuchT1qoerGVen3h8h-V9vzIXVcArBh9ug9kiNp9K8Xdh6l-cc3N7qbFSrE2ZfdPrpwlxTDhdz8W/w400-h325/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The glare from the sun wasn't helping me this particular morning, but we can still make out the store's facade here. If you look closely you can still see the bones of the building's original Skaggs design, although the facade was reconfigured to have a traditional Grocery Palace newbuild's entryway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPw6G7_xaWqeLFdIlFuSZi8xoDNfC-O3m612LbDLdrYfRN8wPzQ4aCd22RMkIQzrtnpsHq6NHXrjZil8Sko3Tzvm_0ItkZ-Ftp4AGqPWCwiwc1pv-bsaN2VdsSpkABteuhrGUvbJzn66k4olyW0TgcpMPUTZeG1XWCTib-HCEMaw1tG-F_-Go0LpaSzT2/s1932/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1932" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPw6G7_xaWqeLFdIlFuSZi8xoDNfC-O3m612LbDLdrYfRN8wPzQ4aCd22RMkIQzrtnpsHq6NHXrjZil8Sko3Tzvm_0ItkZ-Ftp4AGqPWCwiwc1pv-bsaN2VdsSpkABteuhrGUvbJzn66k4olyW0TgcpMPUTZeG1XWCTib-HCEMaw1tG-F_-Go0LpaSzT2/w400-h343/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Without all the glare in the way, we can see much better the Grocery Palace-era "pillow" detailing on the stucco (as for some reason that pattern always reminded me of something you'd see throw pillow). Besides the paint color, Publix hasn't changed anything to the store's facade since moving in, and once we head inside, we'll see the sentiment isn't much different in there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico9ndwmtBKPY-behfvV7QE9bgm1ksBxzD9vN_rKuwVwF_bC1aZ3hCw6OKWIQcUCYeKbXraz9Wfwmzu9pyj5A6YoahdsrtCsgf0yCPLpR_ELLet1FqPtGJdrT9RjQ6RkoODaMFATrR22YPbP70ixgMRaavQE0K6rT5wVxW-WRWgI5IKjIa3t1I-AyPEo-f/s1963/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico9ndwmtBKPY-behfvV7QE9bgm1ksBxzD9vN_rKuwVwF_bC1aZ3hCw6OKWIQcUCYeKbXraz9Wfwmzu9pyj5A6YoahdsrtCsgf0yCPLpR_ELLet1FqPtGJdrT9RjQ6RkoODaMFATrR22YPbP70ixgMRaavQE0K6rT5wVxW-WRWgI5IKjIa3t1I-AyPEo-f/w394-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The store's main entrance is located under the Publix logo, with another set of doors serving as the exit to my right. If you watched the video from 1991 before, you'll see the second set of doors were further toward the right side of the building. In the store's Grocery Palace reconfiguration the doors were consolidated toward the left side of the building, with Albertsons transforming this store into a (roughly) left-aligned Grocery Palace layout.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUBRUuTdhVECwyKo4PCb1BlJDJpJRgFuj9K-I2Et3PZ3WTP2L5L6jB7S4YUQCDpHqTildRA2ffefLyHuXvjeNxDHOqemotzYqDEYrqlCeVg2j_MwV-enUaaLaSzGmuZ-3AcyWb3p7vfVwlrRRyQY3eXn5T93XCsrXChsRWx1vaH6x9IHC3RVMBNSPeFQ5/s1932/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1932" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUBRUuTdhVECwyKo4PCb1BlJDJpJRgFuj9K-I2Et3PZ3WTP2L5L6jB7S4YUQCDpHqTildRA2ffefLyHuXvjeNxDHOqemotzYqDEYrqlCeVg2j_MwV-enUaaLaSzGmuZ-3AcyWb3p7vfVwlrRRyQY3eXn5T93XCsrXChsRWx1vaH6x9IHC3RVMBNSPeFQ5/w400-h345/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, not only do I smell a strange combination of cinnamon spice brooms and fried chicken, but I smell some Grocery Palace remnants too...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfuX2Dq_cLqL-McE8is9AVkxXo2sMKWXpXIdYV6VDrPIzWmzDrJpjPt_5TbjpZaEfTclcGnDr1VTHz4eu7u_qz7h1_NnxVu5PUkHo1pc03G3PX4IOK-86cW0dOjOG7o2v-oJTfHasV0QIQ8-7yy_MMQGoLfk7K-KAxUjczZbjzyc067qk5uK5DWW0zArW/s1932/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfuX2Dq_cLqL-McE8is9AVkxXo2sMKWXpXIdYV6VDrPIzWmzDrJpjPt_5TbjpZaEfTclcGnDr1VTHz4eu7u_qz7h1_NnxVu5PUkHo1pc03G3PX4IOK-86cW0dOjOG7o2v-oJTfHasV0QIQ8-7yy_MMQGoLfk7K-KAxUjczZbjzyc067qk5uK5DWW0zArW/w400-h394/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …a lot of Grocery Palace remnants, may I add! While it was typical to see all these Albertsons decor remnants survive a cheap Classy Market 2.0 remodel in 2008/2009, only one other time have I seen so many remnants from the store's previous Albertsons decor package survive the Classy Market 3.0/Sienna remodel, and that was at the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/04/former-albertsons-4431-clearwater-fl.html">previously Blue and Gray Market store #4431</a> in Clearwater (which is scheduled for demolition and replacement in the near future, which also concerns me about the future of this store, but let's not think about that right now!). We also saw Grocery Palace survive <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/02/former-albertsons-4307-jacksonville-fl.html">a Classy Market 2.5 remodel</a> at store #4307 in Jacksonville, although CM 2.5 remodels were more notorious for being on the cheap side than the remodels that came later during the CM 3.0/Sienna era.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYbifLtC7FBD07H9_EF8Ftyq4gKG_-gQKKs3nn4g9ux_C3WtYNA5XokfuE8GuiNMZYJn6B9_DKBZPpSCch0VNKZzC0IznoU9lNFb48EIjogAsOwWEi8S4q2fzvtak4QQ9VQ16ce4QivgN-AU6uDs9ycGoAc-N9iwtawG6wnVmH2YAIph1GxVXrPQTxlBh/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1932" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYbifLtC7FBD07H9_EF8Ftyq4gKG_-gQKKs3nn4g9ux_C3WtYNA5XokfuE8GuiNMZYJn6B9_DKBZPpSCch0VNKZzC0IznoU9lNFb48EIjogAsOwWEi8S4q2fzvtak4QQ9VQ16ce4QivgN-AU6uDs9ycGoAc-N9iwtawG6wnVmH2YAIph1GxVXrPQTxlBh/w400-h345/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albeit painted in CM 3.0/Sienna's livery, all of the Grocery Palace trim and detailing survives to this day in this Publix store. All the old trim was painted nicely, to where it seems like it was supposed to be there all this time with Publix's decor! Being an older store with a lower ceiling this store probably lacked the deli's signature spinning chef sign, but otherwise <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrpb6yF4nFyHB8kZSLzHjBCeuQ5a9mThtJbJyY9rx1-Q-DzNwcGx_WZGvNEYwNWBOocB1yGLv5NYq-nG0ouTca9pVb-oFQlMaRKpLoLHO9XoskSc1DypnvvDNsxyoOHiyD0UTk6oDImvV/s1600/Photo+11.jpg">here</a> is what this area would have looked like originally.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_rgiv7vEazes1ElOVQ97dj99p7OHufYbFMnv_rSJeeWZYzHgUxObYz0qMpHVEW0SHEB7A9M7_otgfY058-UHxBo67-oM2Na6ixBWEx5UlnggQ3UAgn9G_40TAyde-KTgz5jyxCdA3f2sDknTkjWWXOQIwugSLYRBkpYRKPXC1Zp3xuiGcG_hDX8X9c_d/s1999/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_rgiv7vEazes1ElOVQ97dj99p7OHufYbFMnv_rSJeeWZYzHgUxObYz0qMpHVEW0SHEB7A9M7_otgfY058-UHxBo67-oM2Na6ixBWEx5UlnggQ3UAgn9G_40TAyde-KTgz5jyxCdA3f2sDknTkjWWXOQIwugSLYRBkpYRKPXC1Zp3xuiGcG_hDX8X9c_d/w386-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The portion of the deli department across the building's front wall would have originally been home to Albertsons' prepared foods selection. With Grocery Palace deli departments being rather large, Publix didn't have much of a use for this part of the department. Some cases of prepackaged deli line the space in front of the old counter, with a faux wall under the deli sign blocking the portion of the former service counter space Publix no longer uses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-bqQ1DZqPOIBFJo69j0htByvtZNU6imfgiF9uXLyHI9j9bzrX4KhcD9wAHzIUnIIoliEuBwlEVQ5WCIDlma6PWdRpUj_sfDm-qkjSGA8yTN0ixXSzd5JEV93qUmKCNMDypzI-BkEmRcdtBC3ER4k_7xr8B17IHI7uE6Fdd5S4tx3FvoSmvXfRh0IUIN0/s1932/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1932" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-bqQ1DZqPOIBFJo69j0htByvtZNU6imfgiF9uXLyHI9j9bzrX4KhcD9wAHzIUnIIoliEuBwlEVQ5WCIDlma6PWdRpUj_sfDm-qkjSGA8yTN0ixXSzd5JEV93qUmKCNMDypzI-BkEmRcdtBC3ER4k_7xr8B17IHI7uE6Fdd5S4tx3FvoSmvXfRh0IUIN0/w400-h359/Photo%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix's deli operations were consolidated into the portion of the department located along the store's left wall, that portion of the counter home to the Pub Sub station, hot foods, and the cold cut counter. Some more coolers of prepackaged deli are located in the center of the salesfloor in front of the deli.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyN4TKQ67XBg828ndnwB6quX8IjCVwXhpLY7T-7lYNEF4NayvmDe7Q6drD9WCK3LCVCrMUnFXhYfBh-DbJqGNZezZrAKj1qmTUeoyYBLdZWibuOhAHs5FaPpXwdhImCj7HzVQFZAwosq6L7IaUnuoVhaUc5PtjRF9JIKQr8Hg-XY8nmuf-Dq_a9jCy-t8/s1932/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="1932" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyN4TKQ67XBg828ndnwB6quX8IjCVwXhpLY7T-7lYNEF4NayvmDe7Q6drD9WCK3LCVCrMUnFXhYfBh-DbJqGNZezZrAKj1qmTUeoyYBLdZWibuOhAHs5FaPpXwdhImCj7HzVQFZAwosq6L7IaUnuoVhaUc5PtjRF9JIKQr8Hg-XY8nmuf-Dq_a9jCy-t8/w400-h333/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The bakery is located between the deli and produce along the left side wall, following this store's original Skaggs-era layout. In a traditional Grocery Palace store, the bakery would have been along the back wall behind produce. However, probably being more effort than it was worth to move the bakery during the remodel, it stayed put in its original location, receiving a scaled back version of Grocery Palace's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtslS5CMFsssfjqmlKPUexyJZnfO3lowZXTlejCpn-IBHAaklAtP6lSe73-rrCTXercFuqcoGOPlRre10gWCFSoTzDu1S1QmJ76G6Po0C-N-_Kp2sg6VTEmiFJbPzqsq5Ct9jCRiB2wXkR/s1600/Photo+15.jpg">bakery decor</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq9y9NFQjb53DMBlhSoKUxOnG-WsUF_9hDlr25pqUMLUDD-1stEyWseaN_g2WENJhWN60wNogMdXxWAwDpwyE4hf5Ej5XdPadCnboTROgJMsTx5CDy-m5UjMfRtt-cMLkUbjk69kxhc9jGwcl-d4fUoaKw2s1Eayo_rUO3TK-8y0TlIT998RaDZClwM3f/s1932/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq9y9NFQjb53DMBlhSoKUxOnG-WsUF_9hDlr25pqUMLUDD-1stEyWseaN_g2WENJhWN60wNogMdXxWAwDpwyE4hf5Ej5XdPadCnboTROgJMsTx5CDy-m5UjMfRtt-cMLkUbjk69kxhc9jGwcl-d4fUoaKw2s1Eayo_rUO3TK-8y0TlIT998RaDZClwM3f/w400-h389/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A rare feat for me - a non-crowded shot of the Publix deli counter! Yes I was here really early in the day, but I've seen people buying Pub Subs at 7:30 in the morning before, so time has no effect on Pub Sub cravings!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfDXZzmPpaoovOs6GuI1er7fSTAxnSR9L-lHYF2Kyp4WRUQLc60oJtYVJkzpTF-zf4d_zdnci7VOGe7G5fie7ZoZGgtZdGdmFS-KZ9mRziXtdRHW70YtpRQnHQAeiDyaKzbqaiaEJRBoOlmqDpbP_VybTtaKxoNWFPo6ep2vWecgEDSPuozC3MVw6DMgy/s1963/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfDXZzmPpaoovOs6GuI1er7fSTAxnSR9L-lHYF2Kyp4WRUQLc60oJtYVJkzpTF-zf4d_zdnci7VOGe7G5fie7ZoZGgtZdGdmFS-KZ9mRziXtdRHW70YtpRQnHQAeiDyaKzbqaiaEJRBoOlmqDpbP_VybTtaKxoNWFPo6ep2vWecgEDSPuozC3MVw6DMgy/w394-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look from the deli toward the store's bakery department. While the bakery looks tiny, it's actually normal size. Part of the bakery's prep area is behind the produce wall, so when viewed from further away, it looks like the bakery only has this tiny corner to operate out of.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NOGaps3mBz5HTJh0fnK54SkKnLiUYLbp-7HYzpUvQTiUpM9A5cXgLUHGVAOBVoizths8s8RghmFqmW-T5_iY3UBqfjb47VR2Ir4mowXBNOR9DWtzzcugudGqaLZawfvZY0c2xvZT2PVEJ_LsP045f4HNSE0moGXyOkt0kvVsYLzkZrv0ELcnfMJ_agW1/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1932" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NOGaps3mBz5HTJh0fnK54SkKnLiUYLbp-7HYzpUvQTiUpM9A5cXgLUHGVAOBVoizths8s8RghmFqmW-T5_iY3UBqfjb47VR2Ir4mowXBNOR9DWtzzcugudGqaLZawfvZY0c2xvZT2PVEJ_LsP045f4HNSE0moGXyOkt0kvVsYLzkZrv0ELcnfMJ_agW1/w400-h335/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The produce department occupies the back left corner of the building, along with the 3/4 length aisle 1.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yhJ_wUpHGUNzUvOEW8iOFg3noSivVMX5kQmbhJiOymyZMMTt3jajQqoSS3RQymsFXkQyyiQPU2mmFKPoBYL8IKiAasgU74VxoXrvZ9sxrTzovVoH3kal7GNnKcRDlRQZLTCz4V1rAxjqjmwYEF7YaUsBl0WpxxhddbBYEpewBC_MTm6vrbbIHxN_ahCZ/s2024/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yhJ_wUpHGUNzUvOEW8iOFg3noSivVMX5kQmbhJiOymyZMMTt3jajQqoSS3RQymsFXkQyyiQPU2mmFKPoBYL8IKiAasgU74VxoXrvZ9sxrTzovVoH3kal7GNnKcRDlRQZLTCz4V1rAxjqjmwYEF7YaUsBl0WpxxhddbBYEpewBC_MTm6vrbbIHxN_ahCZ/w381-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Those spotlights now shinedown on Publix's famous (or infamous) artichoke graphic, although back in the Albertsons days, the placement of those lights <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9hc-wGrbtunheVLTO-5GFJ79zfSj2ctTKaJ6E3BXXp-yB2y0Xnk8EBdSN45SQ3CD8mE8qP_7NvEUidEips4D7TjY2-d6FNI-FIK4KOgskTM75n6hw6Fwk6SUGo4uBKzDHfXljgottKPE/s1600/Photo+14.jpg">made a lot more sense</a>. I wish Publix could have stretched the artichoke picture out a little more or centered it better against the existing spotlights, as the spotlight closest to the corner just illuminates the blank green wall now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNZKtkJKKD4ua8Caqo8x7zkmlEA0ekvbRJcQ1zr6k44APVMcRUojeXIUVAm7BGPL4DK9Ppz2JiucuJ-lRd_gbuYSO7xTwlwYaKWjOt20rhXvp20qXuDdvNb58FaY8OOSBruw4-VP1sZ3G9rHwxuAOfMImvAZwwFvIalizWQwTKhQZL0TcR2CnVyowv7Qi/s1932/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNZKtkJKKD4ua8Caqo8x7zkmlEA0ekvbRJcQ1zr6k44APVMcRUojeXIUVAm7BGPL4DK9Ppz2JiucuJ-lRd_gbuYSO7xTwlwYaKWjOt20rhXvp20qXuDdvNb58FaY8OOSBruw4-VP1sZ3G9rHwxuAOfMImvAZwwFvIalizWQwTKhQZL0TcR2CnVyowv7Qi/w400-h384/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From produce, here's a look back toward the deli and bakery counters. In the background of this photo you'll also see a giant Buccaneers promo display, which was out to capitalize on the Buc's recent Super Bowl win (my visit to this store happened at the beginning of the NFL season following that win). The Bucs came pretty close to making it to the Super Bowl again that season, but alas, they lost in the playoffs to the LA Rams, whose win that day sent them to the Super Bowl instead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1jsxbH2BfuP3NVZdZ2LV56TL7gpnDek_ahr8sZiQtpsKl5_5gK7nwMIgsUBrsnJYTtQBVqyxSjQ4VKC84mr9QHzoLXYb5mdStoN-bLVCt8sGmIqblkmhvZAFRQ1wXx3ixFInX4_cuzVJOzF_trk7qu8SrY7cbdqa_drD44bY92Ueagi-xheDG-nsDQgo/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1jsxbH2BfuP3NVZdZ2LV56TL7gpnDek_ahr8sZiQtpsKl5_5gK7nwMIgsUBrsnJYTtQBVqyxSjQ4VKC84mr9QHzoLXYb5mdStoN-bLVCt8sGmIqblkmhvZAFRQ1wXx3ixFInX4_cuzVJOzF_trk7qu8SrY7cbdqa_drD44bY92Ueagi-xheDG-nsDQgo/w400-h394/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 2021 was a high point for Tampa Bay sports teams, following the Buccaneer's win at the Super Bowl and the Tampa Bay Lightening taking home the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row. As such, all the big grocery vendors like Frito Lay and Anheuser Busch were going heavy on Tampa sports promo displays that year, and Publix even had a banner out front (visible in my exterior photos of this store) proclaiming #GoBucs! I'm not a big follower of professional sports, but it's nice to see some local pride come out of those big sporting wins that year. Anyway, from sports grand champions to this prize-winning Publixsons, here's another look at the store's produce department, with the paint scheme for produce switching to the Meat department's red color over the stockroom door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_am3rA22pzsDwRd2IwLX9rzQIPZ-DUTvaiBArcZOh64Hm9kyiEq6V7S4YiMLl7g4vYn42yJ701F_NMFi3rQ6irwANMW0H49EsAoA3CqpnH84EQx44SiwGXSSCT41roajNGgJ-aXqyZXixZjjxfsaMY0kaSED3_88Vt37OJJeov-Sz64rh_AIMeiP7MPFP/s2024/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_am3rA22pzsDwRd2IwLX9rzQIPZ-DUTvaiBArcZOh64Hm9kyiEq6V7S4YiMLl7g4vYn42yJ701F_NMFi3rQ6irwANMW0H49EsAoA3CqpnH84EQx44SiwGXSSCT41roajNGgJ-aXqyZXixZjjxfsaMY0kaSED3_88Vt37OJJeov-Sz64rh_AIMeiP7MPFP/w381-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As you'd imagine, following that door to the stockroom we find the store's meat coolers, followed by the meat and seafood service counter located about halfway down the back wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwe_5plrAKccVpDFoxHUC9ME2nq0sllAca_u0LCuTAKbLhRSrUeu5UtuFs49wAKYXizr00Y01lb7hOwmzd5q72u9cCtYV2_dqIF75Jl6K-M7qc0D6EMLeRb9d6eAezdcPD-W78iuCqSCAiFMWDocuZmJ1griPbWqK7Ntd6JzqJVjZN3W9Ei8wa_o85ykX7/s1975/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwe_5plrAKccVpDFoxHUC9ME2nq0sllAca_u0LCuTAKbLhRSrUeu5UtuFs49wAKYXizr00Y01lb7hOwmzd5q72u9cCtYV2_dqIF75Jl6K-M7qc0D6EMLeRb9d6eAezdcPD-W78iuCqSCAiFMWDocuZmJ1griPbWqK7Ntd6JzqJVjZN3W9Ei8wa_o85ykX7/w391-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Above the meat coolers we find some of Albertsons' signature wood paneling staring back at us, just painted over in Sienna brown.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBMxruq3ylamkWNhzvEeE3gp3N21tZyPC_Uc6UTD4BoaW96tkJcP3AQY51Ne57j2c8kmhZpnNcRlH3H2Rz67BLRTWJFBkSyHZtJTSWp37kJs-X8o1KXlNfoBT7ltu4dbI_6YgAuyjBuqlf2GmeLBxkYiBMAHPuuPBtFd8xd_fzMOvMXiOL_3CU1bPelSm/s2073/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBMxruq3ylamkWNhzvEeE3gp3N21tZyPC_Uc6UTD4BoaW96tkJcP3AQY51Ne57j2c8kmhZpnNcRlH3H2Rz67BLRTWJFBkSyHZtJTSWp37kJs-X8o1KXlNfoBT7ltu4dbI_6YgAuyjBuqlf2GmeLBxkYiBMAHPuuPBtFd8xd_fzMOvMXiOL_3CU1bPelSm/w373-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following aisle 1 which runs along side the produce department, aisle 2 here is the first full length grocery aisle in this store. Visible to the left we see a remnant from the great Gatorade shortage of 2021, which was <a href="https://www.mashed.com/590282/what-you-need-to-know-about-2021s-gatorade-shortage/">an actual thing</a> for a time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaaj2lP5xZbUokG9TzyPMl6TOS7SY2GQnTHtFyAfxCg1PYrHPuhRxmf9ztXT2bA4G5xvd2KXesjcXqdWg8kTtfRBpFV2yNtHHLMnG5wvOc0P4LB58-XNqNYwvIrZCuKmAyUPkusz0deJItHqs_gJMD1uee437tCLx3nwDvMI0LtcchVgSRumZEbIxWQnQ/s1950/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaaj2lP5xZbUokG9TzyPMl6TOS7SY2GQnTHtFyAfxCg1PYrHPuhRxmf9ztXT2bA4G5xvd2KXesjcXqdWg8kTtfRBpFV2yNtHHLMnG5wvOc0P4LB58-XNqNYwvIrZCuKmAyUPkusz0deJItHqs_gJMD1uee437tCLx3nwDvMI0LtcchVgSRumZEbIxWQnQ/w396-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like most Publix stores in older Albertsons buildings, this store had the dual front actionway set-up, with a series of short aisles separating the main grocery aisles from the check lanes (and in this store, the pharmacy/floral island too). I believe the grocery aisles were the only thing Publix reconfigured from the Albertsons days, as the dual front actionway layout is very much a Publix thing and not a remnant from Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Xf16ChV9AW93WqyC-oy2f4XJHL7HRHgCTMoZVw1AHaI5q0u1EkT0wbdzX7JrFiEd1i22xbJNOYiCdxxP-LjswFXZdqQW2tIuoJfr1ZiWZOAj1h2mQmyheQXNE3qF9dULvLC9NGgJKFxZGaD7aPVTwt8rbfiAOiXcVEqFyMbXav9Yq_MRZ-BmpFDCS_H3/s1932/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Xf16ChV9AW93WqyC-oy2f4XJHL7HRHgCTMoZVw1AHaI5q0u1EkT0wbdzX7JrFiEd1i22xbJNOYiCdxxP-LjswFXZdqQW2tIuoJfr1ZiWZOAj1h2mQmyheQXNE3qF9dULvLC9NGgJKFxZGaD7aPVTwt8rbfiAOiXcVEqFyMbXav9Yq_MRZ-BmpFDCS_H3/w400-h396/Photo%2025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another sign of the grocery aisles being reconfigured are the support poles not lining up nicely with the shelves, as we can see here in aisle 3.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzmi-o236qOi2HX8INciu9Wi-GH3-whXFID1R3JcF1awXGSoGGol2sWeT-QYvTIB6YaH4cEqgFLG6hu7MgjXCM4VL67XvH9xeEn6NGtCxGGtPwXjpNby75UxPdGjz28msiP83yrsVBJbg6OyL57V5ehhyphenhyphenzei_zzMth3jStXZ-ANFMBH9_Yjhqtu73_oBm/s2208/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzmi-o236qOi2HX8INciu9Wi-GH3-whXFID1R3JcF1awXGSoGGol2sWeT-QYvTIB6YaH4cEqgFLG6hu7MgjXCM4VL67XvH9xeEn6NGtCxGGtPwXjpNby75UxPdGjz28msiP83yrsVBJbg6OyL57V5ehhyphenhyphenzei_zzMth3jStXZ-ANFMBH9_Yjhqtu73_oBm/w350-h400/Photo%2026.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The few short aisles in front of the pharmacy portion of the island contain health and beauty products, serving as Publix's take on the "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTUoEPbQQpwd6ol8YefbPS57Y1g9xXZgdYBCeVb8BZf2jEJvis-9e9Zl3lf4YExfKdHI0e46__3AD9SgpdOkSsEu6B6lkLKWvafj5HPXqVrgiX9B7zuAh6TqgFv3r8Y0uTex4KkVd2zXa/s1600/Photo+24.jpg">Better Care Center</a>". From the end of the aisle we also get a nice (if semi-obstructed) view of the counter and its Grocery Palace remnants too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoILx6odbSZw-fnteysaztfafTxSiQlovNVQ0JgECnSZME0Y1jukxu_2ONSivOHBXGUl7bDaUGDHV84_TrU0spxaoQa6lDEuYbKK2TTQmtFVHQB0wAMFCyYGkSax5H0Q9tSv4t-OQYnSVxl-HIFlLU5Cx80Lu2qhldYg9_dWL3Q3zj9zCXxNOfq3ok-YH/s1932/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1932" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoILx6odbSZw-fnteysaztfafTxSiQlovNVQ0JgECnSZME0Y1jukxu_2ONSivOHBXGUl7bDaUGDHV84_TrU0spxaoQa6lDEuYbKK2TTQmtFVHQB0wAMFCyYGkSax5H0Q9tSv4t-OQYnSVxl-HIFlLU5Cx80Lu2qhldYg9_dWL3Q3zj9zCXxNOfq3ok-YH/w400-h369/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While it doesn't happen all the time, I have seen a few instances where Publix has removed the original Grocery Palace pharmacy island during a later remodel in favor of a more traditional pharmacy placement off in the corner by the front check lanes. However, I've also seen these islands totally overhauled to the CM 3.0/Sienna standards. Regardless of how Publix treats the island, seeing the Publix Pharmacy logo perfectly centered in the middle of Albertsons' original Grocery Palace trim is a bit wild to see!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbUBrYIWnzX9t5rhEo7F2IfZekme2YdrzCTMXghBecWIdcto-WYW-2yzjVLqVyHG2y8Q4_TbOfmCKPDsWpgBfQywcJ9ohBJrj_inkuX_O3KzY144Fqmzagk_nXKT4Lj4Y3Zg3ZcgbORQQcrWlb7ywDWJjujPOL1H0vOIKS6bODOENBCChc8DojzGb0ts0/s2085/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbUBrYIWnzX9t5rhEo7F2IfZekme2YdrzCTMXghBecWIdcto-WYW-2yzjVLqVyHG2y8Q4_TbOfmCKPDsWpgBfQywcJ9ohBJrj_inkuX_O3KzY144Fqmzagk_nXKT4Lj4Y3Zg3ZcgbORQQcrWlb7ywDWJjujPOL1H0vOIKS6bODOENBCChc8DojzGb0ts0/w371-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Next door to the pharmacy is the floral counter, also retaining <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTJHQ9Pz5mGkSMTHOeLE56SanzEx7AYcHD_0CjHAiWUX9V7MdjN7e44-HcslOLN1k8r5lS7F_uH4VoNug1-0zqGZFieLt-SXTa68fRaNPHFSJ_zpBR0ftcTbia5_4L8JSbvpKGWqTs_pg/s1600/Photo+42.jpg">its original home</a> (and its original trim) from the Albertsons days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBozRpJ2UwGP746_b6BS1zewjxymZom4pgPqT9bIRX47wWB-fUGdvgj4UajG7kweT90UlxVcgbOGVOW-7dtcyOKQPjccGZoG5I-DvqKD8cexvh3nG5_sRYlbOd5kaQMUuyk2DcmnGfnkoldc4wgoQSW64tJ1DiTHwatL1dIXEVYX7kNEqNboCmTSs1JMX/s1963/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBozRpJ2UwGP746_b6BS1zewjxymZom4pgPqT9bIRX47wWB-fUGdvgj4UajG7kweT90UlxVcgbOGVOW-7dtcyOKQPjccGZoG5I-DvqKD8cexvh3nG5_sRYlbOd5kaQMUuyk2DcmnGfnkoldc4wgoQSW64tJ1DiTHwatL1dIXEVYX7kNEqNboCmTSs1JMX/w394-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look from one of the health and beauty aisles toward the main grocery aisles. If you look toward the top of the back wall, you can also see the window for the original upstairs offices located above the meat and seafood counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLjbDrZifefh4XWIEHsHqWC04nnPGRgodGkdQYcwAYR8j4IXC8Lco04_bHR2c1zXex-VZv6Fsorp2B9ceHSlEkhj9PEYbgI8D3Gd0xCA0ftEyaCNSuo5zpm5RDCWwWI0PErOurJ1fOsTJfa95-z508IMLLaqzaj5gyIgxFZ0vP45CUFqJ1Jq6XYddRmJg/s2036/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLjbDrZifefh4XWIEHsHqWC04nnPGRgodGkdQYcwAYR8j4IXC8Lco04_bHR2c1zXex-VZv6Fsorp2B9ceHSlEkhj9PEYbgI8D3Gd0xCA0ftEyaCNSuo5zpm5RDCWwWI0PErOurJ1fOsTJfa95-z508IMLLaqzaj5gyIgxFZ0vP45CUFqJ1Jq6XYddRmJg/w380-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of the meat and seafood counter, here's a close-up of it (or at least, the Seafood half of it). Under the seafood sign you can see the self-serve frozen seafood cases, with the main counter, located under the meat sign, slightly cut off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg161bs3J85ki2KD2ikoGlQgiPkucofG8-4vW195JqKsikdLLiJaaWagXn_nRqK-af1Zv1a2mz-Eo4FHouIc1-KTrSkHVI0Y0roWbHVc8E5jffIwL8i-HoIYj8L1NdegYx8P6emRifLHRiqJ_vbUsXumDxGWgVcdJU5FHD2xA5r6vKgA5KY0ku7Ie4nL6zg/s1932/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1932" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg161bs3J85ki2KD2ikoGlQgiPkucofG8-4vW195JqKsikdLLiJaaWagXn_nRqK-af1Zv1a2mz-Eo4FHouIc1-KTrSkHVI0Y0roWbHVc8E5jffIwL8i-HoIYj8L1NdegYx8P6emRifLHRiqJ_vbUsXumDxGWgVcdJU5FHD2xA5r6vKgA5KY0ku7Ie4nL6zg/w400-h366/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 7 is fairly wide, as Albertsons' placement of the beer walk-in cooler in the middle of the salesfloor created a bit of an obstruction for Publix to work around when rearranging the grocery aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT42WQeKlu_QSGOpmqu5XWD0lVxl1CyvEz-pQE7Rbc4PkDnc4AOx9cnHqXDeTrc7CJB4Cfw28P3n5X8-G7TQnUTYB1yD8XREQMgCaBAy-8T3atoKQKpQQpJU6PSfUjn__Y-4sb9X1zDXvsKPEd2k1OaBTKfEJugttz5iCFiD3-eV7BSYICZH27Y9i987yO/s1932/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT42WQeKlu_QSGOpmqu5XWD0lVxl1CyvEz-pQE7Rbc4PkDnc4AOx9cnHqXDeTrc7CJB4Cfw28P3n5X8-G7TQnUTYB1yD8XREQMgCaBAy-8T3atoKQKpQQpJU6PSfUjn__Y-4sb9X1zDXvsKPEd2k1OaBTKfEJugttz5iCFiD3-eV7BSYICZH27Y9i987yO/w400-h384/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To accommodate the beer cooler, the gap between aisles 7 and 8 is pretty wide, leading to larger endcaps between those two aisles (like the large beer cooler we saw opposite the meat and seafood service counter).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7t_XBk3BJBYQqtt_W-EZu95sxk-0DhSUno7e_Lue4b0o4R60No9L2mHnqKMObaXWhQmTlSEbzeiYgKLrMMuLbp8YKt0qZ2N4tykDxTqnzNYgph8g_pBGI1dWesqGXoYyf_TuEMY9CAac0llpsEBkk6fvSXaLHFCKmt9pSY6jZds_gxxjXOo4OcrkKMUd/s1932/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7t_XBk3BJBYQqtt_W-EZu95sxk-0DhSUno7e_Lue4b0o4R60No9L2mHnqKMObaXWhQmTlSEbzeiYgKLrMMuLbp8YKt0qZ2N4tykDxTqnzNYgph8g_pBGI1dWesqGXoYyf_TuEMY9CAac0llpsEBkk6fvSXaLHFCKmt9pSY6jZds_gxxjXOo4OcrkKMUd/w400-h389/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 8 itself is also pretty wide, with enough space for a few pallet drops to be placed in the middle of the aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnBmhc60L58Djz8En8lrosxIFPQJAfRv2HNdiNhOySApul4fu9iJaK1rAk8ijme1R9QTgKSMD-tFMS7qriWtKXdwuccG-wa5eMxB5BlXUR-9Tl16TxxAYROiJ3fnqUUzTPVTr0xVpBWXGRcwoAfpILRWaryvsGs5BSbp_jl11WUYLyNdCvtoLkx8c79ba/s1975/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnBmhc60L58Djz8En8lrosxIFPQJAfRv2HNdiNhOySApul4fu9iJaK1rAk8ijme1R9QTgKSMD-tFMS7qriWtKXdwuccG-wa5eMxB5BlXUR-9Tl16TxxAYROiJ3fnqUUzTPVTr0xVpBWXGRcwoAfpILRWaryvsGs5BSbp_jl11WUYLyNdCvtoLkx8c79ba/w391-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While this was a public beer walk-in cooler while Albertsons was here, Publix has made the cooler for employees only, creating a custom graphic specifically for this store to cover the door so no one finds the temptation to enter. Even though the inside of the cooler is probably comprised mostly of beer overstock left by the vendors, that's pretty much what it was used for during the Albertsons days too. If your beer of choice was out of stock on the outward facing coolers, you could enter the cooler and look around to see if it was in there. In addition to the overstock beer, Albertsons also kept kegs of beer inside the coolers for sale (which I'm sure made this Albertsons popular with the students at Eckerd College <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Publix+Super+Market+at+Seville+Square,+54th+Avenue+South,+St.+Petersburg,+FL/Eckerd+College,+4200+54th+Ave+S,+St.+Petersburg,+FL+33711/@27.7170525,-82.6862931,1354m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c31d921488d0a9:0x20755a09476b9056!2m2!1d-82.6738471!2d27.7180091!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c31cf500000001:0x5a8c6b6e042a2d40!2m2!1d-82.6864739!2d27.7147317!3e0?entry=ttu">just across I-275 from here</a>). Publix seems to be keeping the tradition of selling beer kegs alive as well, but unlike Albertsons, it appears you have to go next door to the liquor store for your beer keg now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTHOl0r1hy5aF0ypkGTx3LOxD9K05gOkaoOKu_xrZ8nkkZErgid0zUygIxicVocQ8ME9AaDvIqPfgX_01aQuaIUfjdTeLmgqgO3ontGx34hpLypN8zcrZu6S3gDz61DRCSjjLEUdKImoU07PG4PG_HKueJSYbUn5uvrs1VTDGQYfV-BAYVnMNEPhYTe2i/s2085/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTHOl0r1hy5aF0ypkGTx3LOxD9K05gOkaoOKu_xrZ8nkkZErgid0zUygIxicVocQ8ME9AaDvIqPfgX_01aQuaIUfjdTeLmgqgO3ontGx34hpLypN8zcrZu6S3gDz61DRCSjjLEUdKImoU07PG4PG_HKueJSYbUn5uvrs1VTDGQYfV-BAYVnMNEPhYTe2i/w371-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the store's back wall, following the meat counter, we find the former "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSulhJqeRjfxGjOqERldI1VVbvAN0ByTolpqtSsh4bFb20Zru47FseJP0XxYQQBvLJ7eUQY1Khu3vBntFC0kHllRNbivgGbT3DE56_DRUF2M-gcypAcp1xaXh9_lVRef8ptnacInerVyV/s400/Photo+28.jpg">International Deli</a>" alcove.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4cEXe3mhIAgsEf6MGFfTs7pndAp6bc_g7VJVuiTCGhLG-0QxSLoAzrcVhPMYeODqZdgR-dSfwnMdM1cZEkiJuEjsr-aDf-ZHFnFWKCGRVNS77x8L9ViG6NSBkVUBIRF2Ap1P-YOxEHyLELqvOJDos0WVEKzwfA25aW1W9jiLnjJWyNTrfFSpyJoZR3z/s1938/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4cEXe3mhIAgsEf6MGFfTs7pndAp6bc_g7VJVuiTCGhLG-0QxSLoAzrcVhPMYeODqZdgR-dSfwnMdM1cZEkiJuEjsr-aDf-ZHFnFWKCGRVNS77x8L9ViG6NSBkVUBIRF2Ap1P-YOxEHyLELqvOJDos0WVEKzwfA25aW1W9jiLnjJWyNTrfFSpyJoZR3z/w399-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While its not signed at the "International Deli" anymore (actually, Publix doesn't sign this alcove as anything these days), the selection of prepackaged lunch meats, cheeses, and other deli goods are still located in the alcove.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrMQ90kAS-VXKDN88ksdSEfY8g4dFvJwsYIpaUWAn2Z_qbBqjhcynDxwHWbfE5XIdt5p9VHvlRMkxHILlz8oZqxX4Sxfu1NlLQ_bM1aVT-1APS3c7ZzJkcLcSaQc7Ral0pTIswdvrxOYP1hTi-epE9SBx1LrXGAHDU-g7aWinlsJJbh0QKsuU23N-1qtl/s1999/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrMQ90kAS-VXKDN88ksdSEfY8g4dFvJwsYIpaUWAn2Z_qbBqjhcynDxwHWbfE5XIdt5p9VHvlRMkxHILlz8oZqxX4Sxfu1NlLQ_bM1aVT-1APS3c7ZzJkcLcSaQc7Ral0pTIswdvrxOYP1hTi-epE9SBx1LrXGAHDU-g7aWinlsJJbh0QKsuU23N-1qtl/w386-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving further along toward the store's right wall, we find the non-grocery product aisles, with paper goods in aisle 10. While Gatorade was in short supply during my visit, at least the toilet paper supply had somewhat stabilized by the time of my visit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7YCjKv_SaDvGlpWoxf6TDFjZlHF79mkawM2rWWVLQ9AS0pqWqp2KSfHSUQEIzr6scchZAVNX2wybMPMJ1TrHKPApv9VhY1t9f9Kd29iKESWWl4ZXoXxgH3s2J1uLpsjvwazzUHhLmOAlhp0Sv-b1FIBP5jJhcxP1N_Eobi7-2-Nkjb0UNoKACvC7Tnsr/s1932/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1932" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7YCjKv_SaDvGlpWoxf6TDFjZlHF79mkawM2rWWVLQ9AS0pqWqp2KSfHSUQEIzr6scchZAVNX2wybMPMJ1TrHKPApv9VhY1t9f9Kd29iKESWWl4ZXoXxgH3s2J1uLpsjvwazzUHhLmOAlhp0Sv-b1FIBP5jJhcxP1N_Eobi7-2-Nkjb0UNoKACvC7Tnsr/w400-h364/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's another look across the front of the store, just from the right side of the building this time, near the front of frozen foods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7td6Gsom3Sqn-zulHmWQ7ZsQV6560UopizJ7A0TQPvYi0TSwjr3lS7-byBZLqBBjDlZ2gYSQbHpf0j8h35-UsJvEAq1ul_56-1VCnJTaE_o-5fmIYoGxYbKx4ZYpLCb7P7FeaFmoMZm5jqdnckwLKDb7UQuZSX51V8lZrbdZ_noVHd83DNdfhH18TRqF/s1963/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7td6Gsom3Sqn-zulHmWQ7ZsQV6560UopizJ7A0TQPvYi0TSwjr3lS7-byBZLqBBjDlZ2gYSQbHpf0j8h35-UsJvEAq1ul_56-1VCnJTaE_o-5fmIYoGxYbKx4ZYpLCb7P7FeaFmoMZm5jqdnckwLKDb7UQuZSX51V8lZrbdZ_noVHd83DNdfhH18TRqF/w394-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Soaps and such in aisle 11.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkmo92vjpDzVOMTB64c-jM3UJwBBTDjZb-VtMrZ8RwnOqzGKdisGcfC97Rvx0R7udOnSc4VlhsOnWmhyphenhyphen8v-qgy9KL0JeSjz9yHC9anJxtuu80pS_BwwgOaVzOP0KIE52hkR-419NwnDbqgpx1c1niatwCfUU_Oq2ykST7Fd5VXEKJSuuMAckgCboPrICs/s1950/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkmo92vjpDzVOMTB64c-jM3UJwBBTDjZb-VtMrZ8RwnOqzGKdisGcfC97Rvx0R7udOnSc4VlhsOnWmhyphenhyphen8v-qgy9KL0JeSjz9yHC9anJxtuu80pS_BwwgOaVzOP0KIE52hkR-419NwnDbqgpx1c1niatwCfUU_Oq2ykST7Fd5VXEKJSuuMAckgCboPrICs/w396-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> By the time we get to aisle 13, food items return as we find ourselves in the chips and snack foods aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboIeIcdwDjOG6FuBfjKB9m5mn7NgOIbtooNCrZ6uvLUwoKDjzFnaLlPUwNLswS-xzF5oV03kEun5B2yD19v8IENqncLhW23tpNH7PGgBjgogjmmKg5bDUCZnMsOhDCsrmQuUi6WAfYNJjX0kLnSndTTXG5g5Ndw__2CF1NZMjc4sqiotgorsejdcjlTgj/s1938/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboIeIcdwDjOG6FuBfjKB9m5mn7NgOIbtooNCrZ6uvLUwoKDjzFnaLlPUwNLswS-xzF5oV03kEun5B2yD19v8IENqncLhW23tpNH7PGgBjgogjmmKg5bDUCZnMsOhDCsrmQuUi6WAfYNJjX0kLnSndTTXG5g5Ndw__2CF1NZMjc4sqiotgorsejdcjlTgj/w399-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Frozen foods occupy the last aisle and a half of this store, located under this lower ceiling (which is a variant of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fvIdTxSh0EUzRJvB1GEM97yIoWCjTCYt7KqZ4VMMljexL5rxVuNo_rNxKnTj4n92eA0pgbmcSIfTifMLhvJJ7f-bnFKWGoLxvqIrBxYtP6eFwWbK9ErcWW1ByBlSAJsdmo_nOF5cfshj/s400/Photo+48.jpg">curvy lower ceiling</a> the newbuild Grocery Palace stores got).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDO98eSSTzKKLCSWqy7izul4rxNA9dQ1NE0TYFQHzoDkXknem9Ov-P36umAjYeY3V5pAdvw13H9L_s9nQODWqxzTQJYbKVUy5rClpyal7p5z-0I0MKAVeAn7PsZyjvMVaP-_1y20isj1Pd31JR4GPGzQV05Hj2ordiX__ih4QrICTnLnDpmJGR9ZDEUx0F/s1938/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDO98eSSTzKKLCSWqy7izul4rxNA9dQ1NE0TYFQHzoDkXknem9Ov-P36umAjYeY3V5pAdvw13H9L_s9nQODWqxzTQJYbKVUy5rClpyal7p5z-0I0MKAVeAn7PsZyjvMVaP-_1y20isj1Pd31JR4GPGzQV05Hj2ordiX__ih4QrICTnLnDpmJGR9ZDEUx0F/w399-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Half of aisle 14 contains frozen foods, with the other half home to charcoal, pool supplies, and other outdoors-y stuff. Due to the lower ceiling over half of the aisle, Publix installed their aisle marker in the half of the aisle with the higher ceiling, which just looks a bit odd to me!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBjh7YrHGAdlpeRKYmX4egt4K5oM0dmQmVeFp_LeTOAmkQ3YRCZCZjqBRE8VTVlGM0nKYKCn4u4chvlGH6rUAivrSmcFB3LTIqPCsXVioiUHrfSWUT2bQ3P6cZEJNcf0CHfdad1Tzn0GOXl4UnE86ayLtg94NzGe0rSZ_hKp_K1cR8CBgPNYK0tFMO0Sn/s2171/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBjh7YrHGAdlpeRKYmX4egt4K5oM0dmQmVeFp_LeTOAmkQ3YRCZCZjqBRE8VTVlGM0nKYKCn4u4chvlGH6rUAivrSmcFB3LTIqPCsXVioiUHrfSWUT2bQ3P6cZEJNcf0CHfdad1Tzn0GOXl4UnE86ayLtg94NzGe0rSZ_hKp_K1cR8CBgPNYK0tFMO0Sn/w356-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In addition to frozen foods, dairy is located under the lower ceiling as well. Dairy begins with the milk coolers on the back wall, and wraps around the right side wall down aisle 15. Since this store was a remodel to an older building with a tight space allotted for the milk cooler, it most likely never got the famous Grocery Palace "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOwGh6KPUpWI_OzJ9GYWRC9aVdcra7oloPXwTcu5OVY1eNY9viHA1B7wus-Lgtk1Wv2ytU-fsIJJmyHVQbCtueTXRYCdDiJ6RzWjKaxqL81k70XTfaMRqdRBscSQKipHjbR2dQ4YgWaAq/s400/Photo+46.jpg">dairy barn</a>" (which would have been located in this back corner. Could you only imagine what that barn would have looked like if it were cheaply painted over in CM 3.0/Sienna colors?!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NOypukctLJtAdG2wO-sL9_IANWB1xaU7xOSKwT7QceD27Bqdu1HShygtv15nf2hdnxV8eq045c3g-pF5f3lJVAF5C_obJSgsag-IXxmnhiEXNVYCfiiIb-PomL3cBKRutNo6DWaPmUzdHcn6RvxFwSTXzUYM37juj3MCfcDvJRYPN5d3TOWziAxtjIxX/s1932/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NOypukctLJtAdG2wO-sL9_IANWB1xaU7xOSKwT7QceD27Bqdu1HShygtv15nf2hdnxV8eq045c3g-pF5f3lJVAF5C_obJSgsag-IXxmnhiEXNVYCfiiIb-PomL3cBKRutNo6DWaPmUzdHcn6RvxFwSTXzUYM37juj3MCfcDvJRYPN5d3TOWziAxtjIxX/w400-h384/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the lower ceiling, the store's last aisle, aisle 15, is a bit dark and cavernous. I believe Publix replaced the ceiling in this aisle at some point, as the lighting over the coolers looks like Publix's standard square lights. Albertsons' Grocery Palace frozen food departments had a wooden grid ceiling <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySRl_onmcljfohwFCp1O6HOL6hhai5Bw9Usvvy__Gh10NavqkYwp1IZSPz08OvwfCHYaQENA3-PlPV9h0BF5W9mO7UR91wwJ9aXkHRWkHgUVKHa6b1jA1EL4liM50_ZnqVNLeMXlQN6kf/s400/Photo+50.jpg">that was notorious for falling apart</a>, so Publix replacing that wouldn't surprise me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEP70J8uXL5CcjRtYXj7nJuHIzcznfRJEBhc7TpdCxiFDb8_1_7wX2zIx9m8DEI7nGReAZ7kr81p1IsqHYL_QpWtWXFYB26nJ7_6qEI99L6fpKhsGIzxN91n70yMkYOglj5tICeST0NByIWW73C9G-rV2tJ4156XDXwpefL-K5La62N5nRUcGZ3SiGjyX7/s1932/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEP70J8uXL5CcjRtYXj7nJuHIzcznfRJEBhc7TpdCxiFDb8_1_7wX2zIx9m8DEI7nGReAZ7kr81p1IsqHYL_QpWtWXFYB26nJ7_6qEI99L6fpKhsGIzxN91n70yMkYOglj5tICeST0NByIWW73C9G-rV2tJ4156XDXwpefL-K5La62N5nRUcGZ3SiGjyX7/w400-h371/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Exiting the frozen foods <strike>cavern</strike> aisle, we find ourselves in the wine department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQELvluo0pEINLsHMvWzO1fWKjsiIjNibR3-Xk4-UZd0Rsi1NP2HLFn60c3VSLGqsvJrvfsQZ3512wfa5rOeIH3iY-psjIZxWOMLEdZ_blZz_-mxsmNBhWDTb0RpZrbYsppW2z76w9vpTs0pG6cjfD3095GYXMMPde9hcQg3zAmBTC-n_KETop8HclPDtM/s1999/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQELvluo0pEINLsHMvWzO1fWKjsiIjNibR3-Xk4-UZd0Rsi1NP2HLFn60c3VSLGqsvJrvfsQZ3512wfa5rOeIH3iY-psjIZxWOMLEdZ_blZz_-mxsmNBhWDTb0RpZrbYsppW2z76w9vpTs0pG6cjfD3095GYXMMPde9hcQg3zAmBTC-n_KETop8HclPDtM/w386-h400/Photo%2046.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When Albertsons was here, wine would have been located in the middle of the store opposite the beer walk-in cooler, probably looking <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4Z34M8lEAlj5hkH0aeMd-fl_wroD0HLe_GblcpsIEm8qveD0TmIgaz1VMeBXkDSTj5epn98HKTKz_kAEJjAN0zQTSCWV3eTYzoVKsPL60w_SW3srYQ4Bt8l9fx1QO1UkAWpa4DyhroOE/s400/Photo+33.jpg">something like this</a>. The <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdcjdIW_2iaoboZoiz4ldTgPHedl03FUmORp6Ev32RNq0MLrAl5Ugt_SwNaYnDuOjZj_6B4HHJn5hPhnfSR2aG-r12B-3mfe6wKMrFGv3fjen_47wN82u6iEYGkrH1nPcFK5SKNm3MOwg/s400/Photo+52.jpg">pet department</a> would have been located in this corner where the wine is now following the standard Grocery Palace layout. With Publix's pet department typically no bigger than a standard grocery aisle in size, I can see why that department was moved into the main salesfloor in favor of a larger wine department in the front right corner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4wvi31wVF8tlbzkVKQUbrS6-pd-6TR374W2vHBW_gniwG1J7JLDFLvmkzKAyrVM-vYUmO-6p74vJryNWiOGpYbdnBtKjDSvOEJa6n5P4aZi6nQPkGDENIt-Hj_sENSMEp2su6jo1pevacTygvTbhFP42LP6uyf06PQOAKgadAb08iPExwEtoduZu0_0Y/s2049/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4wvi31wVF8tlbzkVKQUbrS6-pd-6TR374W2vHBW_gniwG1J7JLDFLvmkzKAyrVM-vYUmO-6p74vJryNWiOGpYbdnBtKjDSvOEJa6n5P4aZi6nQPkGDENIt-Hj_sENSMEp2su6jo1pevacTygvTbhFP42LP6uyf06PQOAKgadAb08iPExwEtoduZu0_0Y/w378-h400/Photo%2047.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the front of the store, here's a look back toward Frozen Foods. Interestingly, again due to the lower ceiling, aisle 15's sign is located beyond the end of the aisle following the end of the ceiling height drop. Aisle 15 doesn't have a sign at the back end either, because there was no where to put one without it hanging from the lower ceiling. Unlike some stores (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMD8zPWuFPc_P_emIM4Ur5pFyeBUCFmulNm8KOjM2ZF0UDvjQjz3ZAx7oyR8Y0iZpFFA75Z_dOHtVwYAo2BMvy2tg7jZGbUCQDE6rwfmsBSD-cZpQZb3ywRHDeyvOnRlzk0tGjmrcbyOM/w640-h480/IMG_1116.jpg">like Kroger</a>, or specifically at that link, QFC) Publix doesn't have a lower ceiling variant of their aisle markers, as most Publix stores typically don't have lower ceilings to deal with.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicetejW7UdJVcE9YQzQLLNAt7PRfUI6RlgocxAziAjs3LADLDIMn3xu9ixsUYB2LDSgwXiiFsvMNBAur0oZf5j_t20ENdN6EAyIu55_9e8wDr_BXvUeEE7KdgTliNcGmu_TCqttBmzV4_nHNePupJttzgz0ZIKQRX36GYRwofe91SPuBfKrMbs7AUsQJfT/s1932/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicetejW7UdJVcE9YQzQLLNAt7PRfUI6RlgocxAziAjs3LADLDIMn3xu9ixsUYB2LDSgwXiiFsvMNBAur0oZf5j_t20ENdN6EAyIu55_9e8wDr_BXvUeEE7KdgTliNcGmu_TCqttBmzV4_nHNePupJttzgz0ZIKQRX36GYRwofe91SPuBfKrMbs7AUsQJfT/w400-h384/Photo%2048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I framed this photo a bit strangely with that pole on the side, but even with that there, we still get a nice overview of the store's front end.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87lwya6aiFCzfZX-7-OPCZcldmxSKnetD0AdUV2M8vDToqOF3-hWyVW3SreAxaGLsYDENb1CuEDms5FPNLsY6lNxui6TVBPhZDBaK-nyY3fVuVSshfEjehJPqfgDj8ESes6huan65vxb0pkA7O9cHeaussU_3_BjkZikIyBy17boIin267LmfpA94Wy-9/s1932/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87lwya6aiFCzfZX-7-OPCZcldmxSKnetD0AdUV2M8vDToqOF3-hWyVW3SreAxaGLsYDENb1CuEDms5FPNLsY6lNxui6TVBPhZDBaK-nyY3fVuVSshfEjehJPqfgDj8ESes6huan65vxb0pkA7O9cHeaussU_3_BjkZikIyBy17boIin267LmfpA94Wy-9/w400-h379/Photo%2049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Customer service is located along the front wall toward the far end of the check lanes. My local Grocery Palace Albertsons originally had its service desk on the back side of the pharmacy island in front of the main entrance, but customer service was eventually moved to this general area to replace the store's long vacant photo counter during a "refresh". That being said, the customer service counter could have been located here during Albertsons' tenure, or it could have been Publix that placed it here, repurposing an old Albertsons service counter of another kind - I'm not really sure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBCJmxD77o20pgYlEj7DVh9FM80GJ2mKuVDOOVPxXYeYldH_Os8wAW2TcTIbDJICBhC1C95fQxgKdmLPxjkd-rpfrJLpfYZ-BMgqxTIZP00YLsZcmQWV292s8OVT-bhlxonMISu2H4_nKLyD3S3FHdZYEn9i_5Bo6NoVaF8CvNGUAAnWdZH8XfOH12zSP/s1932/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBCJmxD77o20pgYlEj7DVh9FM80GJ2mKuVDOOVPxXYeYldH_Os8wAW2TcTIbDJICBhC1C95fQxgKdmLPxjkd-rpfrJLpfYZ-BMgqxTIZP00YLsZcmQWV292s8OVT-bhlxonMISu2H4_nKLyD3S3FHdZYEn9i_5Bo6NoVaF8CvNGUAAnWdZH8XfOH12zSP/w400-h376/Photo%2050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike some Publixsons stores where everything is spaced far apart due to the size of the building, this store seems pretty jam packed with stuff! As such, the front end seems pretty cramped compared to most Publix stores, especially with the poles and other assorted displays in the middle of the aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnVbECWXCLe_31UMjDMT8wiiWaRMEgyWD1Ini5TdfBjrt2CS_1VLz531qg7LQ5cyNsdRRNlIZ0WsEtsDx34HXRvvEqdvgk_1NZtX9qR-8N0-LJoRFKnK39ORQ8U3BtRl4z1Vh2kISXEV0uVkajhVwjMZljRHJpe4_uI3sJWbPNP_fNLRjyNEILgwZYHPN/s1932/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1932" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnVbECWXCLe_31UMjDMT8wiiWaRMEgyWD1Ini5TdfBjrt2CS_1VLz531qg7LQ5cyNsdRRNlIZ0WsEtsDx34HXRvvEqdvgk_1NZtX9qR-8N0-LJoRFKnK39ORQ8U3BtRl4z1Vh2kISXEV0uVkajhVwjMZljRHJpe4_uI3sJWbPNP_fNLRjyNEILgwZYHPN/w400-h381/Photo%2051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The "Thank you for shopping Publix" sign appears to be placed over Albertsons' old <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170719190637im_/https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4xzCe6LfFO6BO4elERQTanDA0syPjKlypihn-wAJmHWhh6AwuG4X-l_lQb0khGr_HSPp3fDhiQlqHpGCQuyzNvuRaaNFTornuUqQg07WaY_Q84T8eObVImmj_5U7D64flfTknFYds8mJ/s400/acme_style_milltown_NJ_27.jpg">video rental department</a>. The video rental department at the Grocery Palace store I went to most often looked similar to that, with the notched corner upon which the department sign was hung. However, the way the molding is placed makes makes it seem like the wall would be too short for the standard "video" sign as seen at that link, so maybe this store had an alternate version of that sign due to the ceiling height? Or maybe this was something else (like a bank or a café)? It's hard to tell with a non-standard front end like this, being a remodeled older store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8bkcTvaZOwWyHxUz4tMXP-cr7WTZyCuI53_t8wG5JUmDjhcKxIo46yuq5AZTdfIcxELOY74wV9TR1ZGArlKRukAvEgE1u9fzUsfLGfJFHJNlZSgsIkS58DUdGCfOREZ9gq3LH9t8Ykw1VnTWr0uvm7rz_xdqPk6KCECBea_m2RARFCPQAP2T7Opl9Jjs/s1932/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8bkcTvaZOwWyHxUz4tMXP-cr7WTZyCuI53_t8wG5JUmDjhcKxIo46yuq5AZTdfIcxELOY74wV9TR1ZGArlKRukAvEgE1u9fzUsfLGfJFHJNlZSgsIkS58DUdGCfOREZ9gq3LH9t8Ykw1VnTWr0uvm7rz_xdqPk6KCECBea_m2RARFCPQAP2T7Opl9Jjs/w400-h371/Photo%2052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Before we head back outside, here's a look across the back side of the pharmacy and floral island. Those spotlights on the wall above the cart corral would have originally pointed at the "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170719190637im_/https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPb-G4zRSX_JruhxSM_weyoStMFcWtR2NfwF0ecQKbgtzrzBl-LGy9gFPY2PnpLVgtmgouNDXbGNteY1cwHo7RI2ywvShJfx-VWBV4IUa_WivqRONwhCywPJl6Uviw7JONH4VxFBs4COU/s400/acme_style_milltown_NJ_07.jpg">Albertsons Reading Center</a>" (or "Acme Reading Center" as we see at that link) sign. There would have originally been a wall separating the cart corral from the aisle, upon which would have been the store's selection of books and magazines. Albertsons was known to rip out that wall on their own later on to make this area a bit more spacious, but there's a chance Publix could have done it too. Regardless, so the spotlights weren't pointing toward nothing after the wall was removed, someone decided to swivel the lights outward to point toward the opposite wall. Pointing the lights like that isn't doing much either, but at least Publix gets a nicely illuminated order pickup staging area!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqHRYk7-UFVCTwvk4hykAbwUf8EtJOOFDxQlsDxAABukxrOG1Qk_w8k1pVmifZTJJYl7CJWFD0FCJcXrYiCCUo_KLxdxxpgLuPVr40SstKNJ46MFq6vdkVEZazqbmzffu434XsDp2Pl4kN_EotsjpPi4fEg09kHsPsyqywQFB7ee1FR010eFdcpcKhz9M/s1932/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1932" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqHRYk7-UFVCTwvk4hykAbwUf8EtJOOFDxQlsDxAABukxrOG1Qk_w8k1pVmifZTJJYl7CJWFD0FCJcXrYiCCUo_KLxdxxpgLuPVr40SstKNJ46MFq6vdkVEZazqbmzffu434XsDp2Pl4kN_EotsjpPi4fEg09kHsPsyqywQFB7ee1FR010eFdcpcKhz9M/w400-h325/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As gaudy as it was, Grocery Palace is by far my favorite supermarket decor package of all time, purely for the fact that it was gaudy and outlandish. How many other stores have you seen hang <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170719190637im_/https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC6o6-vIb0_nW3UKrZQIpiR5ZJQ94najg7xy101n8dIBgiLM_VGhoCdthdTI94UZJ547GZqEzAmR6ZC3tLMF4efftt4NVwTbq8mhGmrx_G0rN5nMqryi330CjzpiTf8pMaINxry1_TCEQ/s400/acme_style_milltown_NJ_09.jpg">a giant bowl of party mix</a> from the ceiling? I can't think of any others myself! That crazy decor is a big part of what began my interest in Albertsons, so seeing any little bits and pieces of it that remain in the wild really take me back. From my understanding, and not counting former locations, only 4 stores left in the Albertsons chain (inclusive of all banners) have Grocery Palace as of 2023. Those stores are the Albertsons in <a href="https://nwretail.blogspot.com/2019/12/welcome-to-battle-ground-albertsons.html">Battle Ground, WA</a> and <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/XRAiep5uGQBi2mWZA">Chandler, AZ</a>, and the Acme stores in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170720101651/http://acmestyleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/NJ%3A%20Yardville">Yardville, NJ</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170719190637/http://acmestyleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/NJ%3A%20Milltown">Milltown, NJ</a>. For a true Grocery Palace nostalgia trip I'd have to travel over 1,000 miles, but thankfully I can settle for some nostalgia trips <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/12/former-albertsons-4462-orlando-fl-south.html">a bit closer to home</a>, which still do a good job of getting the point across.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaxYpC4wbDEP33q3PvpABw0cljh1KZYeiJxTqu49UV-cOAXOu0PTTa1NlgSBipx8etElq7XpEcv-GuTQkdhwSZ5ntpiRALE9-Q_k9C6lRWnFW4mb42NIK3Uz_0PUEzWdzNNCqDSJsDHVjvVHXfgpv1sUaHzeezseZCYcplyMmizv5FQetAFOVnGJ5P10E/s1932/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaxYpC4wbDEP33q3PvpABw0cljh1KZYeiJxTqu49UV-cOAXOu0PTTa1NlgSBipx8etElq7XpEcv-GuTQkdhwSZ5ntpiRALE9-Q_k9C6lRWnFW4mb42NIK3Uz_0PUEzWdzNNCqDSJsDHVjvVHXfgpv1sUaHzeezseZCYcplyMmizv5FQetAFOVnGJ5P10E/w400-h394/Photo%2054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, before we jump into the satellite imagery, here's a quick look at old #4311's liquor store, located on the right side of the building. Prior to the Grocery Palace remodel, the liquor store would have been located in this same general area, just tucked into the side entrance which was sealed off to build the new liquor store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our tour complete, let's jump into the aerial images, starting with the Bird's Eye aerial images courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nYecndGjm-lUkjTIeWi6UYBaQMwCINFzUCUX6TdodbL4TDO-1Y_JM5Tn1GY6uhUmMf_0pxvoOAcfWX6F4X0xpRP9-uGjXcERURVVa4kiGzg-bzNkZAt4YM6VCmxjxNRDDtaIjFROL-9zLLh5GB6T9-hvJ3mGyd4btaAeteH7rWozk4IhhzOrUKM-v3R3/s782/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="782" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nYecndGjm-lUkjTIeWi6UYBaQMwCINFzUCUX6TdodbL4TDO-1Y_JM5Tn1GY6uhUmMf_0pxvoOAcfWX6F4X0xpRP9-uGjXcERURVVa4kiGzg-bzNkZAt4YM6VCmxjxNRDDtaIjFROL-9zLLh5GB6T9-hvJ3mGyd4btaAeteH7rWozk4IhhzOrUKM-v3R3/w400-h338/Photo%2055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4Ek7DJgthe6g-DV2BK09kjDVLpe3ZXsInXOOnAPNUFVTw-HYhyphenhyphensDsKejmRg2kvHNpag0W8hgKLRP1FH6ICd99CQnboqko-xppEDBsbthkuL1DhQXCq19BRtc9lyBMDyY_BdJD2598BFjvnZ6Ij-Cdg28XferpHZimv92RyH6-qqI_hNJVfIF3sxOcchU/s546/Photo%2056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="546" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4Ek7DJgthe6g-DV2BK09kjDVLpe3ZXsInXOOnAPNUFVTw-HYhyphenhyphensDsKejmRg2kvHNpag0W8hgKLRP1FH6ICd99CQnboqko-xppEDBsbthkuL1DhQXCq19BRtc9lyBMDyY_BdJD2598BFjvnZ6Ij-Cdg28XferpHZimv92RyH6-qqI_hNJVfIF3sxOcchU/w400-h363/Photo%2056.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSyBaeMJqwD7xEYLVIpGiJhNctcctm9RBqDwiDDyj7heFZ2RTMqOwyB01dGxv4_vilKHPy7kUwaC2cJ6xfvxKJaZmknp8ygMKeOgujNkGjescAlADiQglNL-CKaDsQLU3i5gExrinL1dXO2AqS6VAVssfJrzv7g8OAEqZcsFH5gAT1eVFObylDNcw4yml/s693/Photo%2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="693" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSyBaeMJqwD7xEYLVIpGiJhNctcctm9RBqDwiDDyj7heFZ2RTMqOwyB01dGxv4_vilKHPy7kUwaC2cJ6xfvxKJaZmknp8ygMKeOgujNkGjescAlADiQglNL-CKaDsQLU3i5gExrinL1dXO2AqS6VAVssfJrzv7g8OAEqZcsFH5gAT1eVFObylDNcw4yml/w400-h345/Photo%2057.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC8UmTAdcCO5-_boSb-UEjriaLUvcEJscmiAaQAY2WIb5VGovyqjiHG6eWeK87eW9UQHkBiJsWCbCjS_Vlj5IH5sCCMmBEDGrx66duRGj9EZBuftqNBtLciWz1LNFUxyiuFJeQhKIAHuvcziuAzrLK2EwvNlRC6fpgUqlSo_X7xYc30F5OzW_UKLRQQ9z/s597/Photo%2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="597" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC8UmTAdcCO5-_boSb-UEjriaLUvcEJscmiAaQAY2WIb5VGovyqjiHG6eWeK87eW9UQHkBiJsWCbCjS_Vlj5IH5sCCMmBEDGrx66duRGj9EZBuftqNBtLciWz1LNFUxyiuFJeQhKIAHuvcziuAzrLK2EwvNlRC6fpgUqlSo_X7xYc30F5OzW_UKLRQQ9z/w400-h368/Photo%2058.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now for some historic aerials images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUbAn4FE8IIXl1HLxCPQbKHAnNRnErBYIr1G4PTyvHLTcEEMMoiIhYI2DQ7whv-HqTtzU3xvlHGqcPY4ezLLvqlP82ffb3hMke6DSPWXvsM6dwPwjU_JdJAqMypjpM_ka0tHy6PfE_vx2kiGJ5s00zlPsxUigugyUChpUNx7nXmBXoeQ5Ac1qW9WmZqQg/s787/Photo%2059%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="787" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUbAn4FE8IIXl1HLxCPQbKHAnNRnErBYIr1G4PTyvHLTcEEMMoiIhYI2DQ7whv-HqTtzU3xvlHGqcPY4ezLLvqlP82ffb3hMke6DSPWXvsM6dwPwjU_JdJAqMypjpM_ka0tHy6PfE_vx2kiGJ5s00zlPsxUigugyUChpUNx7nXmBXoeQ5Ac1qW9WmZqQg/w400-h220/Photo%2059%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4311 - 2023 - Here's the entirety of Seville Square. The former Albertsons building is on the far left, with the center's other anchor, Bealls Florida, toward the right. Albertsons pre-dated the rest of the shopping center by 12 years, with Bealls Florida and the other stores not being constructed until 1988.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP61k4lOiiH2-BjcxgSF0xJwhll7sPhbt_Lcn92Ek7dAcxuK9b289p_S_3G-DjDXCqNlAoTKqjQ4CvsEl652CaENRzIhIr3l565-ie3W_NV7kG5ZA3hUaiWoFPAxzfuur_dKhUajpJcqoQ3YH9lhmujhQ2Pk1KLFu3HzSODw_OKYwt7GjKsA5P7RcUiCaE/s541/Photo%2060%202008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="541" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP61k4lOiiH2-BjcxgSF0xJwhll7sPhbt_Lcn92Ek7dAcxuK9b289p_S_3G-DjDXCqNlAoTKqjQ4CvsEl652CaENRzIhIr3l565-ie3W_NV7kG5ZA3hUaiWoFPAxzfuur_dKhUajpJcqoQ3YH9lhmujhQ2Pk1KLFu3HzSODw_OKYwt7GjKsA5P7RcUiCaE/w400-h346/Photo%2060%202008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4311 - 2008</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfrkvzCW7y4wGNnunAq8wz3YTIXB0d-jUdPWb2d_hEmdDJaO_d7tU-puV3OJB-8wuQAMezXfnzABRpH2sZOclyXgHoxpKJEMYFLxZB9UeUg0y79wyM9PEX7vIEwv9bvSDXIIz_eFSp6xBwYggPkGFTCzDMcsiARCU3pi0-Owyqdh8BIjG9B8YhPm9RdsO/s520/Photo%2061%201998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="520" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfrkvzCW7y4wGNnunAq8wz3YTIXB0d-jUdPWb2d_hEmdDJaO_d7tU-puV3OJB-8wuQAMezXfnzABRpH2sZOclyXgHoxpKJEMYFLxZB9UeUg0y79wyM9PEX7vIEwv9bvSDXIIz_eFSp6xBwYggPkGFTCzDMcsiARCU3pi0-Owyqdh8BIjG9B8YhPm9RdsO/w400-h353/Photo%2061%201998.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4311 - 1998 - The building pre-Grocery Palace</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB6FjHgWXuGzYU99xvEyJocE8NiwJoKi17gD4Z95wWrf1pIW-dacOMzGKAbn1VAPfved6FehmgfdFZFM0PvdrqDx4GpgksOWxXlcCxPQas_vdm3qE8LJAV6mcCt7huZrJfPSQdYGHgFGDyCXrd64_VCQeh0DDzraugjBe01lZE9vRBa7peRmGUilxWYzz/s539/Photo%2062%201984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="539" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB6FjHgWXuGzYU99xvEyJocE8NiwJoKi17gD4Z95wWrf1pIW-dacOMzGKAbn1VAPfved6FehmgfdFZFM0PvdrqDx4GpgksOWxXlcCxPQas_vdm3qE8LJAV6mcCt7huZrJfPSQdYGHgFGDyCXrd64_VCQeh0DDzraugjBe01lZE9vRBa7peRmGUilxWYzz/w400-h299/Photo%2062%201984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4311 - 1984 - Back when only Albertsons was on this corner</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wPM9p5H720jK2um8A0J2yi5Zp-169rtZZdLCWEWETM8Ltkbs-iI-sxOiKDxdpzKGU7WvMogX_xCqmMhxkzgaO_53lqlh0NMcUzkFozjE9so-Arr1R661ymu7tFUb0224oLCU2HX37DDw2sZVrLVg3d0thhTt-L0MeScSgrUae9NFNBbyQYszLykGRlMO/s519/Photo%2063%201969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="519" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wPM9p5H720jK2um8A0J2yi5Zp-169rtZZdLCWEWETM8Ltkbs-iI-sxOiKDxdpzKGU7WvMogX_xCqmMhxkzgaO_53lqlh0NMcUzkFozjE9so-Arr1R661ymu7tFUb0224oLCU2HX37DDw2sZVrLVg3d0thhTt-L0MeScSgrUae9NFNBbyQYszLykGRlMO/w400-h297/Photo%2063%201969.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4311 - 1969 - Nothing here yet</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx5MhEZj-ZmFlSOkPtTUc6SC4xLy4Ft8ka5I3xRvwqsvMU-NUiHqQ1S1-d7jq8uGxNm7Jr9Q2Z-_w7ll349G2lerOzFZtyfBjIY4tb_tHf9-T6zmm0h8zhmcjbqBwd0I5OtXJTK2YS0Ox8MnY_i_bCuGShV3AM54iat9MKBkkN6PwhWv-kY6Yrh_nxTRF/s1932/Photo%2064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1932" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx5MhEZj-ZmFlSOkPtTUc6SC4xLy4Ft8ka5I3xRvwqsvMU-NUiHqQ1S1-d7jq8uGxNm7Jr9Q2Z-_w7ll349G2lerOzFZtyfBjIY4tb_tHf9-T6zmm0h8zhmcjbqBwd0I5OtXJTK2YS0Ox8MnY_i_bCuGShV3AM54iat9MKBkkN6PwhWv-kY6Yrh_nxTRF/w400-h359/Photo%2064.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Amazingly, to this day, a palace lies beneath all of Publix's new paint and signs. Like I said before, cheap remodels to a Publixsons building typically aren't a good sign of the building's long-term outlook for Publix, but a guy can still dream about what all those Grocery Palace remnants would look like painted in Evergreen's color scheme, right? As much as I don't want to see it happen, I think this store is a high contender for Publix's bulldozer team in the near future. I would love to be proven wrong though, as I would happily drive back out here to see what this place would look like with Evergreen! Regardless of whatever fate may bring, this is a really fun Publixsons store to visit, and I highly recommend a stop at this Albertsons painted in Publix colors if any of you end up in this area!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We're only at post 2 of 5 of my AFB 10th Anniversary celebration, there's still more fun to be had next Sunday when we see what I mean by "The 1980s Called and They Want Their Supermarket Back". What did I find? Come back next week and find out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57ytQzdHt0w6MPB_yAdf6NsrfLpn5_PS8Ef5gWLUYRACIxekmw_iYIHNGon93bOPnK2bbnyKQQPIuruVZRNlfJRJPMxAZa_fWUROG84R_tkIeqLEqiBsfKDh09-7w7mSUX5W0p4lYeQ_jvKcoRhuIH9IuUIkToMeRz2HRLLsbn3OZuU7MW40Mgo6g8MTS/s1328/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1328" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57ytQzdHt0w6MPB_yAdf6NsrfLpn5_PS8Ef5gWLUYRACIxekmw_iYIHNGon93bOPnK2bbnyKQQPIuruVZRNlfJRJPMxAZa_fWUROG84R_tkIeqLEqiBsfKDh09-7w7mSUX5W0p4lYeQ_jvKcoRhuIH9IuUIkToMeRz2HRLLsbn3OZuU7MW40Mgo6g8MTS/w400-h100/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" width="400" /></a></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-28985459407042710682023-11-12T00:00:00.732-05:002023-11-12T00:00:00.124-05:00Former Albertsons #4368 - Indian Harbour Beach, FL - 10 Years Later<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U0DLOA48VVUfR0Ia-K0r8b7PZBwUKOOCsdvR-GQ4iExnnYCXQustMMEzxp6f63jE3ez-a5DR0g-X86uszuvgNApGnGhONoLsFXQn8gdz8o3qfMvc8fhYiHvyoNBHOHEyhimtYL-_CvU3q1ErI1ka2ZZkhhxmQxFIC7hWUQ4ereznw76o4Fr9TgJHaSz2/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1932" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U0DLOA48VVUfR0Ia-K0r8b7PZBwUKOOCsdvR-GQ4iExnnYCXQustMMEzxp6f63jE3ez-a5DR0g-X86uszuvgNApGnGhONoLsFXQn8gdz8o3qfMvc8fhYiHvyoNBHOHEyhimtYL-_CvU3q1ErI1ka2ZZkhhxmQxFIC7hWUQ4ereznw76o4Fr9TgJHaSz2/w400-h286/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4368 / Winn-Dixie #2328</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">961 E. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne (Indian Harbour Beach), FL - Ocean Springs Shopping Center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotmin6sWfJ3USVCcy2n4mBOJ00Tddxk7NmgaFkZ4ho-B0fQNYZbD5Muyjdk3qeyi5vHD6EEDZ0tLDrLyQtDK_CU-SAxHJCu-wfsCz9pXBctrlt-Nz9FffVrgcB3dzXwnZfkz-MLdPfX5Q-oQKl9i-4qRuyM_YzafAzvvhr4Y4PmGsSZbVWV8kc17NMa85/s75/Brevard-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="75" data-original-width="51" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotmin6sWfJ3USVCcy2n4mBOJ00Tddxk7NmgaFkZ4ho-B0fQNYZbD5Muyjdk3qeyi5vHD6EEDZ0tLDrLyQtDK_CU-SAxHJCu-wfsCz9pXBctrlt-Nz9FffVrgcB3dzXwnZfkz-MLdPfX5Q-oQKl9i-4qRuyM_YzafAzvvhr4Y4PmGsSZbVWV8kc17NMa85/s1600/Brevard-blue.png" width="51" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Brevard County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>What's Old is New Again</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Welcome everyone to the first store tour of my special 10 Years of AFB posting series! To kick off this series, what better way to do so than to revisit the store which also happened to be the subject of AFB's very first store tour (which occurred <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2014/03/former-albertsons-4368-indian-harbour.html">way back on March 1, 2014</a>). Since that post went live roughly 9 years and 9 months ago, we'll see quite a bit has changed here at former Albertsons #4368 in Indian Harbour Beach, FL, one of the small beachside communities on Southern Brevard County's barrier island. While we'll be seeing some changes to the paint and decor around the building since our last visit, hopefully you'll also notice that my writing and photography skills have improved quite a bit since that original post went live back in 2014! So in relation to the building itself and my posts, what's old is new again today, so let's jump on in and give former Albertsons #4368 the modern AFB treatment:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oLjyCEGRjLww5-aavfLGEC3zYlzt5KkSE_tVZF3Qq1fOm4_glS_vMXHmNPG4rYRH2iikIel0TC_JjzUXWHY-6rR6bNSpNT5jxfU9jEMHeYa5XC2O7jqPiz8EXcWYcKk9C6MG_97RDLdmAV4C-AXrD9ffZOBQLrszJuQTwxaY5Nb6_Ds_1U8oCDq6cRk2/s818/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="818" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oLjyCEGRjLww5-aavfLGEC3zYlzt5KkSE_tVZF3Qq1fOm4_glS_vMXHmNPG4rYRH2iikIel0TC_JjzUXWHY-6rR6bNSpNT5jxfU9jEMHeYa5XC2O7jqPiz8EXcWYcKk9C6MG_97RDLdmAV4C-AXrD9ffZOBQLrszJuQTwxaY5Nb6_Ds_1U8oCDq6cRk2/w400-h283/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Albertsons #4368 opened for business sometime around July 27, 1988. July 27th was the date the local Florida Today newspaper reported this store in the <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/175068033/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE3NTA2ODAzMywiaWF0IjoxNjk2NjI5MzI4LCJleHAiOjE2OTY3MTU3Mjh9.xoDCauh1MqRptRkSTdnaSncVjFl4cWFS0HBwwKMSLnY">"New Businesses" column</a>, so the grand opening had to have occurred within a few days (if not the same day) of that report. Located in a new shopping center with its <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2018/12/walmart-956-indian-harbour-beach-fl.html">co-anchor Wal-Mart</a>, the Indian Harbour Beach Albertsons had set up shop on a prime piece of real estate located <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/961+E+Eau+Gallie+Blvd,+Indian+Harbour+Beach,+FL+32937/@28.1374105,-80.5842461,682m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x88de10f4c666ad85:0x4e2ae8c7b34f89e6!8m2!3d28.137718!4d-80.5842891!16s%2Fg%2F12hnn30ys?entry=ttu">directly across the street from the beach</a>. The entire length of East Eau Gallie Boulevard from where it enters the barrier island at South Patrick Drive and ends at Route A1A serves as the primary commercial corridor for the Southern Brevard barrier island, a little retail oasis for locals who don't want to make the trek to the larger shopping areas over on the mainland. In the late 1980's, Albertsons was one of 4 grocery stores in the general area, with Winn-Dixie and Publix having stores just to the west of here on East Eau Gallie, and a Goodings just north of here on A1A in a former Florida Choice.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ1cl7pWyOxOWrFR0yYvzqIi7PInf0JHY5SNBzu2AAS-FOVkq3nmpktLdL4LRxFl0KVuCEUqCkzMXJJjuVIwrBXllSL7SLKAceugc_2LeLVZkr4H9fYm6kxbuPNqADrxG3UQJcZDNiC1HOAahSIZZ3WfNHMFw2EGzMSvq-PMkJS38ZyLoGKMHOrJ2D8Uo/s748/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="748" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ1cl7pWyOxOWrFR0yYvzqIi7PInf0JHY5SNBzu2AAS-FOVkq3nmpktLdL4LRxFl0KVuCEUqCkzMXJJjuVIwrBXllSL7SLKAceugc_2LeLVZkr4H9fYm6kxbuPNqADrxG3UQJcZDNiC1HOAahSIZZ3WfNHMFw2EGzMSvq-PMkJS38ZyLoGKMHOrJ2D8Uo/w640-h230/Photo%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of YonWooRetail2</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While all seemed pretty good for grocery stores on the barrier island in the late 1980's, by the late 1990's, things seemed to take a turn for the worst. In 1996, Winn-Dixie closed its store on East Eau Gallie, followed by the closure of all of Gooding's Brevard County stores a year later in 1997. In 1998, Albertsons followed suit, announcing the closure of its Indian Harbour Beach store. Closing almost exactly 10 years to the day later, the Indian Harbour Beach Albertsons closed for good on July 27, 1998. According to the article above, Albertsons closed this store because it "just wasn't able to get the customer acceptance we were looking for," per a corporate spokeswoman, who then refused to go into more detail about the reasons for closure. Lasting for almost exactly 10 years, it seems like the store's lease was up, and sales volume wasn't justifying a renewal. Albertsons has closed stores at the 10 year mark a number of times in the past (<a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/09/former-albertsons-4342-hallandale-beach.html">like this store</a>, for example), as it seems like that was the company's prime time for deciding if a store should stay or go back in the 1980's and 1990's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiebi6fZdmLP08oLHkLHYn-nkY55iMv35DITxSnk31iw2gErAhuJtn1Xdu9O4nRomwfGaeO6ZhPUA-GOfCgG-Ak-1Jud-eytF3M9LGgw5YwpUu58JnGFJNbTZ-D9LeYSUsptM9tjZ17CIkArAeAiAWY1kNUWu4dC2w5KrU0VfjltkX9M3Fw9SEWKrNL1tg/s819/Photo%203a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="819" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiebi6fZdmLP08oLHkLHYn-nkY55iMv35DITxSnk31iw2gErAhuJtn1Xdu9O4nRomwfGaeO6ZhPUA-GOfCgG-Ak-1Jud-eytF3M9LGgw5YwpUu58JnGFJNbTZ-D9LeYSUsptM9tjZ17CIkArAeAiAWY1kNUWu4dC2w5KrU0VfjltkX9M3Fw9SEWKrNL1tg/w400-h306/Photo%203a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of hmaxhanson</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Upon the closure of Albertsons in July 1998, Indian Harbour Beach now had three empty grocery stores to fill. Around the time Albertsons announced its closure, rumors began to swirl that Winn-Dixie was interested in the space. Only a few months later in November 1998, those rumors were confirmed, and Winn-Dixie announced that a new 58,000 square foot Marketplace store would be replacing the old Albertsons.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYE-KuNQ3PdZWyNN8_nzKHRL0ajyQ1iZhAdnadH9rfIkVHi3H8nqANV2jM0feJRSRQ2NkxyfEQApihv2OcXpkr0vzrMBAYdIVB8yyLxLXzwW7k4WvkQMGQKhzULkK09NVua2r4VIKYOzNOi4dv0yIXOdRs_vLCw-R4NNaNx27OCZ7pVimMvVEj1geP-rZV/s917/Photo%203b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="917" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYE-KuNQ3PdZWyNN8_nzKHRL0ajyQ1iZhAdnadH9rfIkVHi3H8nqANV2jM0feJRSRQ2NkxyfEQApihv2OcXpkr0vzrMBAYdIVB8yyLxLXzwW7k4WvkQMGQKhzULkK09NVua2r4VIKYOzNOi4dv0yIXOdRs_vLCw-R4NNaNx27OCZ7pVimMvVEj1geP-rZV/w400-h216/Photo%203b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of hmaxhanson</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Winn-Dixie's return to Indian Harbour Beach brought much relief to locals, who now only had a Publix nearby to shop at. The new 58,000 square foot Winn-Dixie Marketplace was to be a "showplace retail space", featuring such frills like a "dry cleaner, pharmacy, photo lab, and gourmet delicatessen". When they first opened, the Marketplace stores of the late 1990's were <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/02/winn-dixie-535-marketplace-food.html">a sight to behold</a>, especially the Food Pavilion stores like the one at that link. As far as I'm aware, the Indian Harbour Beach Marketplace was never a Food Pavilion store, as its floorplan follows that of the more stripped-down late-1990's Marketplace builds. However, when this store opened <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/177805331/">on August 5, 1999</a>, I'm sure it was still an impressive sight of what a supermarket for the new millennium would look like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Also in the article above, one of the shoppers interviewed said jokingly to the reporter that "maybe Publix could set up an annex there," in reference to the vacant original Indian Harbour Beach Winn-Dixie across the street from the Publix store. With Publix being the only grocery store in the area, she was complaining about how the Publix was always so crowded at the time, and that was her somewhat snarky response for how to address the situation. Sometimes there's truth in humor, as come 2006, Publix did exactly what the lady said and ripped down the vacant Winn-Dixie for <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2019/01/publix-1058-indian-harbour-beach-fl_18.html">a new modern store</a>. While the new Publix was a replacement for the old one across the street and not a true annex, it's still interesting how that comment made back in 1999 seemingly predicted the future!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjqY-GLHT9NZPKQuNimjA13o0CMfaRt62GByPBiby4mFe1eE4w89w5AzszE5cXdWkGzdcjApmXdsYMkfop_hMfZiXlxZ1qsoMb2IzWvSSWOT9_oUK7BD1wYVpjhHAPL2wVksua__DUgzK585yZ29ExNEnKqcmhyphenhyphen_2OfeZEYbrMp8ByKh7HBbcEYggEfuR/s1138/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="1138" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjqY-GLHT9NZPKQuNimjA13o0CMfaRt62GByPBiby4mFe1eE4w89w5AzszE5cXdWkGzdcjApmXdsYMkfop_hMfZiXlxZ1qsoMb2IzWvSSWOT9_oUK7BD1wYVpjhHAPL2wVksua__DUgzK585yZ29ExNEnKqcmhyphenhyphen_2OfeZEYbrMp8ByKh7HBbcEYggEfuR/w640-h170/Photo%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though it's a blurry Google Streetview image from 2007, this was all I could find in relation to what the new Indian Harbour Beach Winn-Dixie looked like on the exterior during its Marketplace days. In the year-long conversion of this store, its interior was completely gutted and rebuilt, as after stepping inside you'd think you were in any other late-1990's built Winn-Dixie. However, outside of consolidating Albertsons' dual side-facing entrances into a single entrance in the middle of the building, as well as adding that point to the roofline for the old <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ6TXoP8q9O78L6Y_PgkXe8650rmBwJ_kabtfOoTNg2iKdiq_dOvtsiJyXzuuwPbqHpoXH1JNky8cWYX0nKUcE_pr5ogHDDQ3zqYa_-kZPAh9fAIxSIhBDNVZkje4fP_-L1QFdOAio_8/s1600/Photo+3.jpg">Marketplace-era diamond logo</a>, the exterior of this building hasn't changed at all since Albertsons built it in 1988.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JGgG6LMC-B5wwS58eETTJQ8VHXQzWWoRCqCakxXBKQIF1Bmq9UCrSt6voavwb3gPdOhH2HI1ZnxZsJE89ip_6e7b7_bwXkG665noF4l5IrSwNDwT51jjXYnbxhMmG1LDTbTCqU9hDE9AQCFq49u1jpRON26vsbc_przoXYRBUykP6LU563sRKEudU_Ir/s1925/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1925" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JGgG6LMC-B5wwS58eETTJQ8VHXQzWWoRCqCakxXBKQIF1Bmq9UCrSt6voavwb3gPdOhH2HI1ZnxZsJE89ip_6e7b7_bwXkG665noF4l5IrSwNDwT51jjXYnbxhMmG1LDTbTCqU9hDE9AQCFq49u1jpRON26vsbc_przoXYRBUykP6LU563sRKEudU_Ir/w640-h184/Photo%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the late 2000's, the Indian Harbour Beach Winn-Dixie was remodeled to the Post-Bankruptcy interior, which is the interior we saw when we first toured this store back in 2014, and when we made <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/04/former-albertsons-4368-indian-harbor.html">a quick revisit back in 2016</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-lk3JUZSzEQIactdC5VJfH3_u2bhNpWFIz47vOWK_G03CaOArnZGlkWIgL_aMPv0z2kLQ9dW_xG7Lq1HchTxl5Y7EaA602HthFiU_IA0JoNbXHRCwvW-3cLf0zcpmkXF-LfQLH7rZEOsuSTbC31jrHPwcIeD4XshQOPBfUbdH78_NrERN6x7Ik4Jyu_m/s1932/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="1932" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-lk3JUZSzEQIactdC5VJfH3_u2bhNpWFIz47vOWK_G03CaOArnZGlkWIgL_aMPv0z2kLQ9dW_xG7Lq1HchTxl5Y7EaA602HthFiU_IA0JoNbXHRCwvW-3cLf0zcpmkXF-LfQLH7rZEOsuSTbC31jrHPwcIeD4XshQOPBfUbdH78_NrERN6x7Ik4Jyu_m/w400-h255/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the present in 2023, our latest revisit to the Indian Harbour Beach Winn-Dixie will showcase this store with its current Winn Win decor, which this store remodeled to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winndixie/posts/2461193654010818/">in the Summer of 2021</a>. The 2021 remodel, while not super fancy, did a nice job of cleaning this store up, as a lot of the remaining Post-Bankruptcy decor stores were looking a bit rough around the edges of late. While the Post-Bankruptcy decor was a nice decor during its prime in the late 2000's, it wasn't a very durable one, and a lot of stores that hung onto Post-Bankruptcy into the early 2020's have been plagued with broken signs and pieces falling off the wall. However, with the recent remodel wave, while I haven't done an official count, I can't imagine there being more than 10 or so stores left in the chain with Post-Bankruptcy as of late 2023. For what was once Winn-Dixie's most widespread decor package prior to the Down Down/Winn Win-era, that's a pretty good effort at trying to clean up the existing store base.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nUUNHj3b5sQtFeVD39g_MF4DjvK3xuiGeoZH2AU_KYnSt-Zd3T8w4ZkFouCiuaAqn95H6gihtK2okW4NKiT3HuOV5mkOFFobiV4jWkRQzfO44ZQFpNP_6N0nu_qBX3pu67JviksiW8GwZbOy1pNB9fW64W_jWrLvp_NbJ6o79vHJsuhCFG6i8wWBvqbG/s1932/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1932" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nUUNHj3b5sQtFeVD39g_MF4DjvK3xuiGeoZH2AU_KYnSt-Zd3T8w4ZkFouCiuaAqn95H6gihtK2okW4NKiT3HuOV5mkOFFobiV4jWkRQzfO44ZQFpNP_6N0nu_qBX3pu67JviksiW8GwZbOy1pNB9fW64W_jWrLvp_NbJ6o79vHJsuhCFG6i8wWBvqbG/w400-h266/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To me, the exterior of this store looks much nicer with the current logo and Winn Win paint scheme compared to the old Post-Bankruptcy one. The new logo is bigger than the one it replaced, and the red and white accents make the facade pop more than the old yellow and brown paint scheme did.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tgl9zgpoDWy8bbndVOrmvLI4lZzmYzZqQo0vEaet7ASxahJqaEfIiUM_aR6OnLXBJULzwO8My_-66e9ZZb5gZp0vbo6gSKWzH7W0j52ACVvVtck99lXOAyGOESTVGr9WNPHRlpbs50g_evpsjLBmHJ7dyHt6naYvz1NVp4a0saUDIKqhar3xcg9Utor-/s2466/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tgl9zgpoDWy8bbndVOrmvLI4lZzmYzZqQo0vEaet7ASxahJqaEfIiUM_aR6OnLXBJULzwO8My_-66e9ZZb5gZp0vbo6gSKWzH7W0j52ACVvVtck99lXOAyGOESTVGr9WNPHRlpbs50g_evpsjLBmHJ7dyHt6naYvz1NVp4a0saUDIKqhar3xcg9Utor-/w314-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, let's shop 'n' roll Melbourne! While I keep calling this store the Indian Harbour Beach Winn-Dixie (as that's what most people refer to it as), Indian Harbour Beach's southern boundary is officially across the street from this shopping center. This side of Eau Gallie Boulevard (home to the Winn-Dixiesons) officially falls within a small beachside enclave of the City of Melbourne (the rest of which is on the mainland), and for Winn-Dixie's signage, they opted to stick within the official political boundaries for that designation. However, at least this time around the signage is accurate, as during the Post-Bankruptcy days, the signage referred to this store as the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60f_7MRNItOu9JzYwXxpPriiag6Tv18zA4HWdVHkvpAJHyjMyG6jqVpfuEtvyASXp5_W5oPto5fHG6MkuNH3tcbO4s8Viy7PEfLyl2_T5UeSz3u1Q8CPm5kt4_F4FJla_JtZQS2dKP7Vt/s1600/Thank+You+For+Shopping+W-D+update.jpg">Melbourne Beach Winn-Dixie</a>. Melbourne Beach is a totally separate city a few miles south of here, and I think someone in the decor department in Jacksonville didn't realize that Melbourne Beach was something totally different from a store located in Melbourne that happened to be next to the beach! Oh well, if you're confused about what jurisdiction this store is in and what to refer to it as, just call it the "Beachside Winn-Dixie" - the locals will know what you mean!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLu8pbHcIHaPMZEufxovk9-IdDPN41uvxJuN7isvRllHkZig2DwN4WDNmiuhUE4csTn4bciVFvIOG1SHtR7RrEjfUIezDtszyWeDdAKP9_Ce3jAquE9ok4_-59rSQETNR5VvLfJt5rX4haKm_LivpKv08h09f_IhgLbB_Kjm91hbBsJ4Y5k-K_-9HssXEo/s2024/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLu8pbHcIHaPMZEufxovk9-IdDPN41uvxJuN7isvRllHkZig2DwN4WDNmiuhUE4csTn4bciVFvIOG1SHtR7RrEjfUIezDtszyWeDdAKP9_Ce3jAquE9ok4_-59rSQETNR5VvLfJt5rX4haKm_LivpKv08h09f_IhgLbB_Kjm91hbBsJ4Y5k-K_-9HssXEo/w381-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inward just a bit from the cart corral, we see the floral department just beyond the carts, followed by produce in the building's front right corner. The cart corral and the floral department are located in what would have originally been Albertsons' right side vestibule. Albertsons' doors would have been located on the short wall where the balloon display is now (to the left of the "Give your room some bloom" sign), with the front wall extending to that pole before opening up to let shoppers pass into the main store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWp5FqPyY5dyrmMJGbV9_3_reDGbyYey_BpPo3eTt3yiyrBmcKy1TOk6DUtUrz4hyIX63cmpsGt2D69rnOK8DW_h0vaUPqJTkxAvu_cXaXrskj5UNZWsQL2C0A76UK3MKLSqTi6j_dJc6VlAasJ6x3kLCwX-rToQ8BU05MWyw99r84_oEjzbv5Yw8RxR_/s2171/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWp5FqPyY5dyrmMJGbV9_3_reDGbyYey_BpPo3eTt3yiyrBmcKy1TOk6DUtUrz4hyIX63cmpsGt2D69rnOK8DW_h0vaUPqJTkxAvu_cXaXrskj5UNZWsQL2C0A76UK3MKLSqTi6j_dJc6VlAasJ6x3kLCwX-rToQ8BU05MWyw99r84_oEjzbv5Yw8RxR_/w356-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The remains of the right side vestibule are the only indication from the interior that this store was something else prior to Winn-Dixie, and even then those remains are pretty subtle and probably wouldn't stand out to anyone unless you were really well versed in how a late 1980's Albertsons was laid out. Outside of that, the interior of this store looks like any other late 1990's Winn-Dixie Marketplace. The interior was totally rebuilt by Winn-Dixie - the floors, the lights, the ceiling - everything was installed new. Unlike the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/05/former-albertsons-4324-holiday-fl.html">Holiday Winn-Dixie</a> we saw not too long ago inside former Albertsons #4324 (which kept a small amount of the Albertsons interior feel alive after a pretty intense remodel), Winn-Dixie decided to start fresh here in Indian Harbour Beach...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSiSvI2xNXFsbsNuQT38twtzbtlID4ZQ0HR6cnnnc5Xs2y9fgDSXM2BndoGsu58lgBPvZ1-PIjTStUgSNnZxbqb4ivdvCMlQks6g4hPE-SOvbEJiKMmv5SJ96RshvTQBi6VwEaqJvix6D9AjjD-P-YyN0hurO6cbWUhLY4lfCZaDM10evHD9Q0VExOq_h/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSiSvI2xNXFsbsNuQT38twtzbtlID4ZQ0HR6cnnnc5Xs2y9fgDSXM2BndoGsu58lgBPvZ1-PIjTStUgSNnZxbqb4ivdvCMlQks6g4hPE-SOvbEJiKMmv5SJ96RshvTQBi6VwEaqJvix6D9AjjD-P-YyN0hurO6cbWUhLY4lfCZaDM10evHD9Q0VExOq_h/w400-h391/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …fresh indeed. For those of you who always wondered what grocers meant by the Fresh Departments, here you go, the "Fresh" department in the flesh! One quirk about the Winn Win decor is that it doesn't actually sign the produce department as "Produce" - Produce only gets the "Fresh" sign as its main label, with the slogan on the opposite wall stating "The freshest daily" on Produce's unique green backdrop - a bit of a contrast to the red on the walls throughout the rest of the store. Regardless of how it's signed, produce occupies the front right corner of the building. When Albertsons was here, the deli counter would have been located to my right, with the photo above looking straight into the Albertsons bakery counter. Produce would have been further down the grand aisle, stretching from the end of the bakery into the back right corner (where Winn-Dixie's beer department is now).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_Od6wuqnudvUkFlVkEhfPx1Yuvl44jyeDOUZhFXQp5L2aAtnCX2t23d7h608fUyLT63h2-Ax5w7w5rXcVkDPV8yc1kWOU9net6j60UZ-y_NwAzbSHpymAiP_FSVXmSgiYEZEBSig9t5mMUwLe258FEFwjth6tBIhsATrtPda4SHedged0YZv77NTUYs7/s1932/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_Od6wuqnudvUkFlVkEhfPx1Yuvl44jyeDOUZhFXQp5L2aAtnCX2t23d7h608fUyLT63h2-Ax5w7w5rXcVkDPV8yc1kWOU9net6j60UZ-y_NwAzbSHpymAiP_FSVXmSgiYEZEBSig9t5mMUwLe258FEFwjth6tBIhsATrtPda4SHedged0YZv77NTUYs7/w400-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From produce, here's a look across the front of the store. While it seems pretty wide, this store isn't much larger than a typical late 1990's Marketplace store Winn-Dixie would have built themselves, with this former Albertsons being 58,000 square feet compared to the typical 55,000 square feet for a late 1990's Marketplace build. For fun, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKUEr8deszX4F-ZHt-2NzG6UIUPmHzthBceN5qUMPCuYldbaKuLcmVS6LIAB4NBNa-rA1Z091Oz_N_VSWL12Zh8rl9dPxY2OMUTP4GTvMoZND6dWAe1BDLaJDPoU9n12itaugwInMiLJc/s400/Front+End+1.jpg">here's what this store's front end</a> would have looked similar to back in its Albertsons configuration, compared to the typical late 1990's Winn-Dixie design we see here today.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYkYYJWWQ5gTKhzqXkP3utm7B6RXkwtwZUNNkzr2BqXMs9lz9Jr1xf2228wP4iQ4R5Jyx1yvb7J1OcBQBWLcXDTlSUo7IbknAWi6l6vTsfFi2i4EjH1RX_0La72lfevrW27uJAhghcbIo9QRoYBocliV9qSTlBpQSuKRg2KH4IUTWNr4QsC4sHl7QFwzv/s1987/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYkYYJWWQ5gTKhzqXkP3utm7B6RXkwtwZUNNkzr2BqXMs9lz9Jr1xf2228wP4iQ4R5Jyx1yvb7J1OcBQBWLcXDTlSUo7IbknAWi6l6vTsfFi2i4EjH1RX_0La72lfevrW27uJAhghcbIo9QRoYBocliV9qSTlBpQSuKRg2KH4IUTWNr4QsC4sHl7QFwzv/w389-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The right side of the building is still home to the service department "grand aisle", although configured much differently than Albertsons would have had it arranged. With Winn-Dixie's current configuration, the deli and bakery are located along the right wall. The sliced cold cuts are the first area along the wall following produce, followed by "The Kitchen" and then the bakery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIXEldR59hN6e1xtbbeksXKReWa801F7LsEYPT76PDCT6YL19dCX9RrIN-g1Rntg8sb8G3_BdJMAXTfGVFOi8AQhpDjwUPHsU0tt_cPHO4zGnKee5bvLi5K0HK135VzvF4KQUSefq4feLIZE7NRy3kh5pYiGxtL8yQMW0t-9hcGkzXPA5R1W410b5cgYT/s1932/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="1932" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIXEldR59hN6e1xtbbeksXKReWa801F7LsEYPT76PDCT6YL19dCX9RrIN-g1Rntg8sb8G3_BdJMAXTfGVFOi8AQhpDjwUPHsU0tt_cPHO4zGnKee5bvLi5K0HK135VzvF4KQUSefq4feLIZE7NRy3kh5pYiGxtL8yQMW0t-9hcGkzXPA5R1W410b5cgYT/w400-h365/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a close-up of the store's bakery counter, with a refrigerated case for chilled cakes located in front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjq5Fut6fi6fFyKSsBy9P7OxkIjYwCemDpkeRa6HVfEIebwXxIYLcT03vzkVNpcerdmNFGjSA983kiExTDuPYG0uvrGGgOo2SJ08asAl6MtT4TxAzLsS4EPa5eZJTYnSl-nu41HU7IMvjtr96GL-jDuXC8j-7tg6IKX7ApS2l0O3ytDk_aVkUGxc4GeKr1/s2306/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjq5Fut6fi6fFyKSsBy9P7OxkIjYwCemDpkeRa6HVfEIebwXxIYLcT03vzkVNpcerdmNFGjSA983kiExTDuPYG0uvrGGgOo2SJ08asAl6MtT4TxAzLsS4EPa5eZJTYnSl-nu41HU7IMvjtr96GL-jDuXC8j-7tg6IKX7ApS2l0O3ytDk_aVkUGxc4GeKr1/w335-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beer and wine is poking out from the back right corner of the building, although we'll get a closer look at that department in just a moment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWzhzAhPWDPFxRG6yGo7QR_nuk-JCrsDHcjWeLLVRKCKgUMC-WBG2rDvjalUj25dQ42uM80E2oNryltRfsY_8YTCRlEpHDWMtz4zfYsuY2BHS3LizP-R2yIFn1OJXmn9JoK6A5ef6zZ_gVXkgYaIEOfM-sOf2MDx0FebEKCnYkrcfdbKIsQgoH8KbH5o3/s1932/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="1932" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWzhzAhPWDPFxRG6yGo7QR_nuk-JCrsDHcjWeLLVRKCKgUMC-WBG2rDvjalUj25dQ42uM80E2oNryltRfsY_8YTCRlEpHDWMtz4zfYsuY2BHS3LizP-R2yIFn1OJXmn9JoK6A5ef6zZ_gVXkgYaIEOfM-sOf2MDx0FebEKCnYkrcfdbKIsQgoH8KbH5o3/w400-h333/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A specialty cheese counter occupies this small island across from the bakery. While late 1990's Marketplace Winn-Dixies would have had a specialty cheese counter, the counter we see here was installed during this store's Post-Bankruptcy remodel in the late 2000's, probably the replacement for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXyJ-ScQrz6Y7HEvhZhHI0_sS3MxIASvI5relYvzRacDsPLMNwkzgMnGsripb-qmvI7b6DXhp_6cEyn4q5NTsS8cfuFOhKFK9rNawiKmEhLd69LFHkcLYrBe5aaCYrGUytVLaDvo5tvrDvtr8xzDnKBIIt54dPlIHjyvP4Yv8Q_aKc7xpWPCyyX4X/w640-h496/WD%20Deli%20Food%20Court.jpg">the Marketplace-era counter</a> that would have been located in the middle of the grand aisle. Specialty cheese counters weren't a common feature to be installed in a Post-Bankruptcy remodel, and this store's slightly larger size and location in the relatively well-off Brevard County Beachside area probably kept the cheese counter alive. The Winn Win remodel didn't change much to the counter besides the addition of the floating "Cheese" sign, as Post-Bankruptcy <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHyiB4IxfbgjT1L9X3HmVPWvzt1wZmEPZgaVUw0RIdPZy7TJwPm-yt2TPCUgt2iWcsHK-dteNeb8K5CoJIa3jedxPCM4qkFVs-yFePr9FwBmFypc_fkvTdfwJo25SRKNDqE7z8iNOvbFE/s400/Photo+7.jpg">didn't have a sign of its own</a> for the counter (and floating signs like that aren't a common sight in Winn Win stores either). While this counter doesn't appear to be staffed anymore, it's still fully stocked with specialty cheeses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIF0duD4VHupV-aahQvYa2bd5uOVfrbEnBF1pLoHsSyoiF3s0WlWunfXHYqVj5uQRsLeRYY4qsq1691IjRrIKYop-4Bmm7_WBkthPYOJHeL3vOsVZW0uFPi_8Jxbx6-4sOMVYg9L0cGLQjoATXQy_ifRtMblnVjYaCmJOvMocbclFKsQZWf-XTUVT9goZ/s1975/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIF0duD4VHupV-aahQvYa2bd5uOVfrbEnBF1pLoHsSyoiF3s0WlWunfXHYqVj5uQRsLeRYY4qsq1691IjRrIKYop-4Bmm7_WBkthPYOJHeL3vOsVZW0uFPi_8Jxbx6-4sOMVYg9L0cGLQjoATXQy_ifRtMblnVjYaCmJOvMocbclFKsQZWf-XTUVT9goZ/w391-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> What better place to put the cheese counter than next to the wine? Beer and Wine follows the bakery and the cheese counter, and is located in the back right corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7-k2UrFk44uhOejjhG3Q_hUavWYKgpWZUPLdS253XDe9Ypodr29q757EBAAzNHZDlldEJsRBA1tsPtjn0wVCm_L318vMBuHhsJ1M68BuibTcgFo-KvJaYHoePdjCU8UO4AndcrB1bKSl7YYvo5IgOmqY4ShFBGgEXv2rsak3juITQWNwyGdsv8mSybFZ/s1999/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7-k2UrFk44uhOejjhG3Q_hUavWYKgpWZUPLdS253XDe9Ypodr29q757EBAAzNHZDlldEJsRBA1tsPtjn0wVCm_L318vMBuHhsJ1M68BuibTcgFo-KvJaYHoePdjCU8UO4AndcrB1bKSl7YYvo5IgOmqY4ShFBGgEXv2rsak3juITQWNwyGdsv8mSybFZ/w386-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In addition to the wall signage, Beer & Wine also has a square overhead sign, the typical overhead signage design used in Winn Win for the store's various specialty departments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPfgOgkv2S_y_g2y3izkZTJALg7z-zA9sioK5VQ2woYUldF85gQPYeaeYlOWfUSuNraKuMXoAWzwFTvabXDVXR0ukogQMmDH96SPnyg_KkIrzesFde9AwsBEmpocogn1lJpnCp_AW2b8cQM3XJqfFHdXp5b03lhqzeNsFtJ8ukZazr83ytNqXuCN5fiv2/s1932/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1932" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPfgOgkv2S_y_g2y3izkZTJALg7z-zA9sioK5VQ2woYUldF85gQPYeaeYlOWfUSuNraKuMXoAWzwFTvabXDVXR0ukogQMmDH96SPnyg_KkIrzesFde9AwsBEmpocogn1lJpnCp_AW2b8cQM3XJqfFHdXp5b03lhqzeNsFtJ8ukZazr83ytNqXuCN5fiv2/w400-h348/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The wall curves around in the back right corner of the building, in a similar manner to how Albertsons' Superstore-era produce departments <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Rc9akNQ-M8_SUocmkBnWhve8w6DQbwYB9OcFE73e9dRmxPXlONkdy1qy-TnoUB8MgT_vXfFfVNQWxVm19U1yqrwTt-IbfV46ixglMif90CYDzsYr5ugDA1g5I9UquG61FsYk_VJIi84s/s400/Photo+12.jpg">would too</a> (although I don't have a great photo of that design still in-tact, but in that linked photo you can see remnants). While this seems like a potential Albertsons remnant, I've seen other late 1990's Winn-Dixie Marketplace stores with a similar curved beer department like this back here. However, it's still interesting to see the similarly between the two designs!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYdPygCNocxfgtQDgIal3LskEzsh15or_wKYRIs973HXyhV__Ed5gS7TE70vmAMiSjFWqN5IpL-zhDGsy-V7vmygfe9zUcEOcsWkxZCFDyMiaTGFTW19y26pgewcfvTMZWki7xoxmoVOizvBFjh7MfzdTE2PKZpfsQA8oH8qx5dllh88uwJEsi2A8jvHZ/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1932" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYdPygCNocxfgtQDgIal3LskEzsh15or_wKYRIs973HXyhV__Ed5gS7TE70vmAMiSjFWqN5IpL-zhDGsy-V7vmygfe9zUcEOcsWkxZCFDyMiaTGFTW19y26pgewcfvTMZWki7xoxmoVOizvBFjh7MfzdTE2PKZpfsQA8oH8qx5dllh88uwJEsi2A8jvHZ/w400-h366/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Finding ourselves along the store's back wall, we find the meat and seafood departments. The meat and seafood service counter is roughly in the same location where Albertsons' used to be, with meat coolers following the counter toward the left, in a similar fashion to Albertsons as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YjVVThSU-ww08WV-uOCOnyFcmx5IZgYkhYIqlAzc8rZqf5C2pJ3L8qAiI3GxRJnoW_iuJmqgulC23BsVi_B0b-hqWnYUIs68AZgXwlnXWmb8_YJYxjT8PlmMERkjY5qGi3tStX2leVgfC6B7Op6WyxQAAHIsEwQ6Kx-Ml6-b4JPa97VRePsXYG1WO46j/s1932/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="1932" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YjVVThSU-ww08WV-uOCOnyFcmx5IZgYkhYIqlAzc8rZqf5C2pJ3L8qAiI3GxRJnoW_iuJmqgulC23BsVi_B0b-hqWnYUIs68AZgXwlnXWmb8_YJYxjT8PlmMERkjY5qGi3tStX2leVgfC6B7Op6WyxQAAHIsEwQ6Kx-Ml6-b4JPa97VRePsXYG1WO46j/w400-h353/Photo%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A spacious actionway runs along the back of the building, lined down the center with some of Winn-Dixie's famous coffin coolers (which I don't believe are new, just repainted during the Winn Win remodel).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TeRqiA2Itqa8f9YRrRKwXJsKgNxhd6tuAf71GYwMYe0wXS18SMGaks-b3g_6ifly4caGI_xI9tv0qZdLb8hkNFcS1jCOq21uJTohQxThJctKFmPTQyfPvdc5ze6_Xk5FPJjvXhqUeffRvGqao1R4h17khD3IpJcDrslynhJFWJUXGHAHuuWBiOgAp0Jj/s1932/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1932" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TeRqiA2Itqa8f9YRrRKwXJsKgNxhd6tuAf71GYwMYe0wXS18SMGaks-b3g_6ifly4caGI_xI9tv0qZdLb8hkNFcS1jCOq21uJTohQxThJctKFmPTQyfPvdc5ze6_Xk5FPJjvXhqUeffRvGqao1R4h17khD3IpJcDrslynhJFWJUXGHAHuuWBiOgAp0Jj/w400-h369/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The first grocery aisle we'll cut down is aisles 3 and 4, a double aisle home to sodas in the back half (pictured above), and seasonal in the front half (pictured below).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNBVY2xlXMDRB1SdHbhS2bW2DJkap0fQv-1R4iqF8YwhDsbuTEQo1IFdxsZv3E8kNzn3yYH1Vzgb7bU_DDynVIOnoqYm7iDD3WwaGvxPiJ4JlRRIFcaI2yDdUNGazh27v5h9xX0v_WFs3iQkWj8rKI3HUlCwwAVQ0vFRJ4kZ__xM0Z9v6gNrD6EjYNtDi/s2036/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNBVY2xlXMDRB1SdHbhS2bW2DJkap0fQv-1R4iqF8YwhDsbuTEQo1IFdxsZv3E8kNzn3yYH1Vzgb7bU_DDynVIOnoqYm7iDD3WwaGvxPiJ4JlRRIFcaI2yDdUNGazh27v5h9xX0v_WFs3iQkWj8rKI3HUlCwwAVQ0vFRJ4kZ__xM0Z9v6gNrD6EjYNtDi/w380-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A pallet of Winn-Dixie's famous Chek cola rests in the middle of the aisle as we look toward the seasonal merchandise half of this wide aisle. It will be interesting to see what Aldi's plans are for Chek sodas, as Chek is arguably one of Winn-Dixie's most valuable house brands. As we saw in the original post about this store, Chek soda has one of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdoYdznyXIBHhMsDYU4IP3GE-yQQ57fR3SIRunwUVsDX07ib2qR2r1fproR5NyQ_RY9qLym4wjbh-eV3nJuzcc5CIMT6u_JDM6K1FGFHBVvV3rRwxz-A2ASg5O8GjNg1jFjoJqjs-tZuJ/s1600/Wall+o%2527+Check+Soda.jpg">widest selections of flavors</a> of any supermarket house brand of soda I've ever seen, and gets as much (if not more) shelf space than Coke or Pepsi. It's popular stuff, and who knows, maybe it will become Aldi's new house brand of soda.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PIeJszCxYpp-g2REHzUz4CarycYgU6QDs6InlpKgYJz0SaaYpz4pjUUUWbjAQVp1U36m0EcT4OM43wkltOOnL9FTkzjqvm2jgIcu0LtH1okhN9up1GTmWO0dCpTk2wiKa3gkZnKCj_Ah_-sIVV-00ec8zq4Kd8g4DWHbduH7P1TDGIdw6NZ6TZGvKtsU/s1932/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1932" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PIeJszCxYpp-g2REHzUz4CarycYgU6QDs6InlpKgYJz0SaaYpz4pjUUUWbjAQVp1U36m0EcT4OM43wkltOOnL9FTkzjqvm2jgIcu0LtH1okhN9up1GTmWO0dCpTk2wiKa3gkZnKCj_Ah_-sIVV-00ec8zq4Kd8g4DWHbduH7P1TDGIdw6NZ6TZGvKtsU/w400-h359/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like most late 1990's Marketplace stores, the grocery aisles are cut in half by this center aisle, which runs the entire width of the building. With the aisle markers on both sides designed to face the center aisle, you get a nice perspective shot of them closing in on the dairy sign on the left wall, which lines up perfectly with the center aisle (thank you decor designers for keeping that proper alignment in mind!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7yn1534rFbOk-deQ5J1m9f4kWbWKhq3n7KqggjdN_WUXEaU98BZ9_aAxOrQZqGZxonbD5TVuXvUeOq6EqAumsrzGP9FZUl_sTj-ZgG4vvo4CdgLMGprdTYLpgWwJNPd3V3g2hKYLkla3z5ahvjtHPLboiR8GUl2KOy4Qc1O1Z-VAmneuhYKEcWJBrZGa/s2085/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7yn1534rFbOk-deQ5J1m9f4kWbWKhq3n7KqggjdN_WUXEaU98BZ9_aAxOrQZqGZxonbD5TVuXvUeOq6EqAumsrzGP9FZUl_sTj-ZgG4vvo4CdgLMGprdTYLpgWwJNPd3V3g2hKYLkla3z5ahvjtHPLboiR8GUl2KOy4Qc1O1Z-VAmneuhYKEcWJBrZGa/w371-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following the meat coolers, we find the remaining subcategories of meat - the frozen and lunch kinds - before the back wall transitions into dairy in the back left corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogmSBzn66WyGFsQ96gcRBZJQH1m0zlNiDiBRy-Sc7SIYQurGOJ2XA8rolXPH8xVlEycDnwGqniBa07fiRcZV88xeB8a33dkmargzJBJ50BZ047dp6yYfNGUUTg-2aH6G84xqZAYhjWeXrtPLHdhSNs75-SjvH-w-GPPxfHyHg6GQDkh5U-_s-6Itd0WXB/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1932" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogmSBzn66WyGFsQ96gcRBZJQH1m0zlNiDiBRy-Sc7SIYQurGOJ2XA8rolXPH8xVlEycDnwGqniBa07fiRcZV88xeB8a33dkmargzJBJ50BZ047dp6yYfNGUUTg-2aH6G84xqZAYhjWeXrtPLHdhSNs75-SjvH-w-GPPxfHyHg6GQDkh5U-_s-6Itd0WXB/w400-h350/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The frozen food aisles are located in the center of the building, just like Albertsons would have had one of these stores arranged. However, the frozen food aisle of this store has changed quite a bit since Winn-Dixie opened, as it would have originally looked <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEZejgxT0U4Qd_QDHiN-122rf9dsZNDOxBa1mGYIdZFzvvzvEruhweDD9rcbtbSxtKJn1VqTDEcMq8N4FYZ3Jb_qwSLT-y0QDIwZSb30QfFXQ9nv1pznYagpYLVYSmpks1D8jNrzVvno/s400/Photo+20.jpg">more like this</a>. As part of the Winn Win remodel, it appears the freezers were given new doors and trim, as <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcjBItUI92-9OyNSJRVpbqT1KvOQzh6wzvrA98FEMY5z-hAEuXpw2pgndo7CoVWyP5xxWL25edd2lW7f3RjKLdb8wkustyEXhPgfnY9tyya_sxNV6F6ywV6GpwSlsW2gyZlPKpiYl-zCK/s400/Photo+12.jpg">looking at this image</a>, I think those are still the original freezers, just tastefully modernized.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2eua4x3E3cZIo1Cgt4GP-fx2ubFwCVQrWBgL-1ZkgMXhmqo4n3A3-desUXqD8Ntbh4TLhKb7GRDeNOTwc7sgMDy51IVfLdwXJJ2osK65t0NFzGDtl0MGgU4AT4btgQrsByQ0Ep_UtdCNPIhYltg5xNr0tyY6JJ6fa6IDV_q3z6KotthzwfGxxDDGbbDc/s1932/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2eua4x3E3cZIo1Cgt4GP-fx2ubFwCVQrWBgL-1ZkgMXhmqo4n3A3-desUXqD8Ntbh4TLhKb7GRDeNOTwc7sgMDy51IVfLdwXJJ2osK65t0NFzGDtl0MGgU4AT4btgQrsByQ0Ep_UtdCNPIhYltg5xNr0tyY6JJ6fa6IDV_q3z6KotthzwfGxxDDGbbDc/w400-h384/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The curse of the inherited building gives us some support columns down the middle of the cereal aisle, leaving a tight squeeze between the column and the Cheerios.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0sQqp6y1C2qlIdunuCYeNCrEGnoCohOGn4ZzhOmxiA36MfhEbtOwkS13-wuic_BGfYOAUADIAt7DY6FPuUeG1oayzFDwoG01-3hthVKc9t6OyAzZAb_8aOkVwQQ5S9T134z8Dbj_Cbxlaj7Pd5yduMep-PXWsVrWaZrqmcgkDpMBrt-UoGyoyTImicPR/s1932/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0sQqp6y1C2qlIdunuCYeNCrEGnoCohOGn4ZzhOmxiA36MfhEbtOwkS13-wuic_BGfYOAUADIAt7DY6FPuUeG1oayzFDwoG01-3hthVKc9t6OyAzZAb_8aOkVwQQ5S9T134z8Dbj_Cbxlaj7Pd5yduMep-PXWsVrWaZrqmcgkDpMBrt-UoGyoyTImicPR/w400-h391/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Canned vegetables and rice pictured here in aisle 10...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIo5JyKEuawwd0fIsoxKh9eEV-y3AodrUinY0JAG71ZceXfsezBJvWqxzUKP_XwJdW_u9qVAmhMDno4Axqf_dDlVrVzu6Ib5y8OOELtvwlSlYOszx6j7fyTlpiJ2u6P6mD5mlUp2xagNBTGbPtfytlE9tdP6l3xWMDoBNWB8ePQBahD49DOB4OJQADg-V/s2085/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIo5JyKEuawwd0fIsoxKh9eEV-y3AodrUinY0JAG71ZceXfsezBJvWqxzUKP_XwJdW_u9qVAmhMDno4Axqf_dDlVrVzu6Ib5y8OOELtvwlSlYOszx6j7fyTlpiJ2u6P6mD5mlUp2xagNBTGbPtfytlE9tdP6l3xWMDoBNWB8ePQBahD49DOB4OJQADg-V/w371-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …with health and beauty only a few steps further down. While not a true "double aisle", the shorter shelf in the middle of the aisle gives off a similar impression, with additional health and beauty products spilling over from this area into the store's last aisle across from dairy as well. Health and Beauty also got an overhead sign in this store, one of only 3 departments in here to get one (the others being Beer and Wine, which we saw already, and a super special one we'll see in a moment).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPsUt9mk9ng9GM81ZMbLMM8oTRQNC4sb_Hh1UyYh3KFZiZY0zQd-cycvNJ3qoWLudYhaIkvNyYbFT74lQmWWDTZsJrjwbfgjin-B6S8ntcRioRaF2s5iFDUrrmBQpV6w2LLu2nlRFLQVsSa8A678khVsCX28pyxvxHTcIQ_7CAoDcBgYErmIqJlXJ5Hip/s1932/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1932" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPsUt9mk9ng9GM81ZMbLMM8oTRQNC4sb_Hh1UyYh3KFZiZY0zQd-cycvNJ3qoWLudYhaIkvNyYbFT74lQmWWDTZsJrjwbfgjin-B6S8ntcRioRaF2s5iFDUrrmBQpV6w2LLu2nlRFLQVsSa8A678khVsCX28pyxvxHTcIQ_7CAoDcBgYErmIqJlXJ5Hip/w400-h374/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's another look at the store's back wall, this time as seen from the left side of the building. The floor tiling we see in here is all left over from the store's late 2000's Post-Bankruptcy remodel, including the wood-style tile we also saw back in produce. In most Post-Bankruptcy stores, Winn-Dixie didn't bother swapping on the flooring, as the muted colors of Post-Bankruptcy's design don't clash too bad with the new Winn Win decor. Thankfully stores that remodeled from Marketplace to Winn Win had the more garish examples of the funky Marketplace tiling ripped out and replaced with plain white tiles, preventing <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECXNNbM6aXftQCTQmbo1rlOBGQc8uTW2CD-qnvvn4hFVJpPte7CTFVwxZFOHcrOOY2O9hBDklafKUe5uk3l5_q_efVt7g6TwCzSWn9QgJBqcDQ2TAKDuNm_eDpnpoVq4QwTGktck28DQk/s400/Photo+55.jpg">a disaster like this</a> from occurring (which Down Down remodels were notorious for).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHiFgv8R9gTBhTRVMKU7MJAYkoPdczu_Nrm_7itClSs02AFsazItE_ZXverlfQcB-1PPZAw64hbArNDYMr-2ZWevrgWVIolbMIASzuwWzVUsd5v5_NZyLjhbO5FOD3rOARAn6KeQ94nCy9QZIs0GL1yqQ2rlnv9HmH0HUhPMK033cR4Kv4tANpmzvJOOa/s2073/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHiFgv8R9gTBhTRVMKU7MJAYkoPdczu_Nrm_7itClSs02AFsazItE_ZXverlfQcB-1PPZAw64hbArNDYMr-2ZWevrgWVIolbMIASzuwWzVUsd5v5_NZyLjhbO5FOD3rOARAn6KeQ94nCy9QZIs0GL1yqQ2rlnv9HmH0HUhPMK033cR4Kv4tANpmzvJOOa/w373-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Paper products are presented perfectly pristine in aisle 14.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSWc3mumWNBzqfwhbyZzv91UY5pmjjqJJvGk2-cHjgOfzTFJG6TmpIw5KCiDh74dqP_vDOSGzhphGXtCgwA8YmS7kRYzBXT8c0koNEuFqtVeH9r_f-W8AeChQw6TL9IfjDoiFcYf3cfYmxhmqeyFtC36udAlXFJWu_AdzUJj8I4MMFsX9rrmKX0dwX-vv/s1963/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSWc3mumWNBzqfwhbyZzv91UY5pmjjqJJvGk2-cHjgOfzTFJG6TmpIw5KCiDh74dqP_vDOSGzhphGXtCgwA8YmS7kRYzBXT8c0koNEuFqtVeH9r_f-W8AeChQw6TL9IfjDoiFcYf3cfYmxhmqeyFtC36udAlXFJWu_AdzUJj8I4MMFsX9rrmKX0dwX-vv/w394-h400/Photo%2032.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we're on the opposite side of the store, here's a reverse view down the store's center cut-through aisle. We get a similar effect from the aisle markers from this side, but sadly the Bakery sign isn't lined up as perfectly with the aisle like the dairy one was!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4GIGRS6yvOwrjlUXEpsJQ0YOnRmurfghiibcEN5CEUbni0x1GeDUN3ZF2i9ygZMRJBLZhnFZcfrEkozQwThCcQ7uNvDkpezYDfmdrJTbgd6qOc3yczOnVNfQLv2ZwyKkCYc_lNGDwwrmImY-LHmFObRR1E3Sf-mn_YnGB0zUSuEE36zNw2tjKeVN-3Qz/s1932/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4GIGRS6yvOwrjlUXEpsJQ0YOnRmurfghiibcEN5CEUbni0x1GeDUN3ZF2i9ygZMRJBLZhnFZcfrEkozQwThCcQ7uNvDkpezYDfmdrJTbgd6qOc3yczOnVNfQLv2ZwyKkCYc_lNGDwwrmImY-LHmFObRR1E3Sf-mn_YnGB0zUSuEE36zNw2tjKeVN-3Qz/w400-h394/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The store's last aisle, aisle 15, is home to dairy coolers on the left, with the remainder of health and beauty and PB&J supplies opposite (kind of a weird combination of stuff).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72_VVaMfQXtNRm9jRBSth707U6VqYe-DF35SI19ro1j7rnbVoIB7TOPUbPS02U_Fg78ZDQ0iTnD_SeZa404XDk7x1UR3gIfG1eRNanQY7vsZqcAjncKZ72ZzYebAeEQnslDTBd5ovvFJwbveNX5PKXjJrKwrS3r7XoIABdPjYRjDQsA2v6bjgk8s6Yu6C/s1975/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72_VVaMfQXtNRm9jRBSth707U6VqYe-DF35SI19ro1j7rnbVoIB7TOPUbPS02U_Fg78ZDQ0iTnD_SeZa404XDk7x1UR3gIfG1eRNanQY7vsZqcAjncKZ72ZzYebAeEQnslDTBd5ovvFJwbveNX5PKXjJrKwrS3r7XoIABdPjYRjDQsA2v6bjgk8s6Yu6C/w391-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the dairy department and the last aisle, we find this store's Sand & Surf department. The Sand & Surf department is a special department reserved for Winn-Dixie stores within close proximity to the beach, although it never really got any signage of its own <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FoN1otMRbltaSAllgHJSvry3cap-uN-nxso0gk_lYvPijDq1-tZ4CpcvoaGQZ3_qie_gozfSZqSZC2HoUirhJNonSO0l1546wgDRBqRcoQrULp691xa72bkELLoR-xHjEbSIBwU-SrI/s400/Photo+6.jpg">until the Down Down era</a>. This store's Sand & Surf department is a very tasteful reuse of the store's former pharmacy space, one of the many pharmacies Winn-Dixie purged back in a 2016 pharmacy closure wave (and if you're curious, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuCbPI2uH_DIOAxhT0wnv2L0Pg8NYVtBLyE394yG7bsg2wfKHprNnYf63W95GaqT1ox-aXnXxCLLEjlQUux_CzNPv4miEGQqMhraGiK_Gmbajil5N68Xr6anD45PEZ51DMvY6uL2C4ee4/s400/Photo+20.jpg">here's what the pharmacy looked like</a> when it was open). Albertsons' pharmacy would have been located in this same area in the front left corner of the building, just arranged differently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78W2G8yce09bDt_NuFv-8By68SyoC4GzRJFOQXCwNsuNQDvy_1Ljr4JKGB8pBHQ7E5MYgdK96ejQx4wT6q2D8xyNN2VXUsG00t68vtBq3tCLzEno2KHoxFAqfj3BoFKsHt-r3plP4vnJYqb9vX5JIUs_ZJk1oUh3SyWJev9Lz-XEagdlmpOJEkOwCjRZn/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1932" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78W2G8yce09bDt_NuFv-8By68SyoC4GzRJFOQXCwNsuNQDvy_1Ljr4JKGB8pBHQ7E5MYgdK96ejQx4wT6q2D8xyNN2VXUsG00t68vtBq3tCLzEno2KHoxFAqfj3BoFKsHt-r3plP4vnJYqb9vX5JIUs_ZJk1oUh3SyWJev9Lz-XEagdlmpOJEkOwCjRZn/w400-h331/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The prior photo does a much better job of showcasing the special Sand & Surf hanging sign in more detail, as the sign is complete with cartoon beach graphics including a Winn-Dixie logo surfboard. Those same cartoon graphics from the sign carry over onto the backing graphics on the wall over the old pharmacy counter, although the overhead spotlights washed out those graphics in a good portion of the above photo. I thought it was neat Winn-Dixie created special graphics for this department, which I can't imagine is in a lot of stores.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I also managed to catch the store's impulse banana rack in this photo, showcasing the price of 69 cents per pound for those keeping track. 69 cents per pound is the going rate for bananas in Florida these days at Winn-Dixie and Publix, although Aldi and Super Target will typically have them for 55-59 cents a pound (and those two are typically the cheaper banana options around here).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBuh0Cq_qIisGtOWMudMOU76q-1s0pdEHkxKYNrj2SsAFasURIMRxlSJtofZVORDdWpcNDinagGuBK8_cJGKybkvjaq_vXlKbdBA6j6tHqTIAU2Tfbw4ZZPwrEMgcGBxyDx7iLxa4mAGEmexKaHaD4UT4_FxxiPEMfE1uV6lDJEoVoa38WZ2FRx3VTOXv/s1932/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1932" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBuh0Cq_qIisGtOWMudMOU76q-1s0pdEHkxKYNrj2SsAFasURIMRxlSJtofZVORDdWpcNDinagGuBK8_cJGKybkvjaq_vXlKbdBA6j6tHqTIAU2Tfbw4ZZPwrEMgcGBxyDx7iLxa4mAGEmexKaHaD4UT4_FxxiPEMfE1uV6lDJEoVoa38WZ2FRx3VTOXv/w400-h348/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sun, surf, and bananas aside, here's one final look across the store's front end as we finish up our interior tour of this Winn-Dixiesons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9DlmyDWRVgo0i48AKBqsN76mPihbFnF8r_tPPkfo9fBDcHALM2j7L2wZ1HE-J_Lk_H6Sp1lfor427WTSLgNmi6Rt3T6nyZ9ncgmzVFDvqzqSIR8-dYov0nLTeuLIHnEnGiLJtxPHnFmZ11zJSX_3RJllBCh_abx61eQICI39z468Du6S1Bax5PhomD7G/s2036/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9DlmyDWRVgo0i48AKBqsN76mPihbFnF8r_tPPkfo9fBDcHALM2j7L2wZ1HE-J_Lk_H6Sp1lfor427WTSLgNmi6Rt3T6nyZ9ncgmzVFDvqzqSIR8-dYov0nLTeuLIHnEnGiLJtxPHnFmZ11zJSX_3RJllBCh_abx61eQICI39z468Du6S1Bax5PhomD7G/w380-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The customer service desk is located in what used to be Albertsons's left side vestibule, with the kiosk alcove presumable the former home of the Winn-Dixie photo counter or the dry cleaners mentioned in the grand opening article.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64TDKQr3zCcWtGO0optag0IXy3_xknDbfF-ksJpdSxIjyu0Es5GXCa-m24oxFfXDdV7SGfkk0Jdekt2zheOr1CjiTtZsm_fiS6C8wV_Kbf4x6snF9RD1kzO2DF2b7VpYAfgJ2xy5GTJlwkt58wCDd8DhKlAEVwNrjb8Xago41pRkWKZjwd-9J07xYzfYy/s2282/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64TDKQr3zCcWtGO0optag0IXy3_xknDbfF-ksJpdSxIjyu0Es5GXCa-m24oxFfXDdV7SGfkk0Jdekt2zheOr1CjiTtZsm_fiS6C8wV_Kbf4x6snF9RD1kzO2DF2b7VpYAfgJ2xy5GTJlwkt58wCDd8DhKlAEVwNrjb8Xago41pRkWKZjwd-9J07xYzfYy/w339-h400/Photo%2038.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> "'Til next time! Take it easy!", we're cheerfully told as we walk toward the store's exit, with the arrangement of the doors at this store unique <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mWIwBstg_rXr_kVHOxv1YjY21k-FcTcLxxuSzK5luGkbZVWV-I_zX6THlvj6khtKbKFcJzkUQJ2UQd3iP2hpmlReDMt1y1vjCP-u-n6cVuunYkAPT7V2ySki8iEwAarRNnWgO9UkjHo/s400/Photo+5.jpg">compared to that of a typical late 1990's Marketplace store</a>, stemming from the way the entrance was carved out of the middle of Albertsons' existing facade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiMqFN7hgZCvsdRTjR4dnUTqQuLdne0C7h54HlIaLbh6bdmRc_k65mt4cAdlKC50aCYDYIOyWpf5InIVSG8GDROFR8j5oecXlhQJBPL11Xe7n9Oz0krAnC781Fo08tORw1m6WPDfhNJ5jmbQsQbFRFwDQmHez-djWR4yxHMGYgsngIWHrMS_sxupPc4Oq/s1932/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1932" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiMqFN7hgZCvsdRTjR4dnUTqQuLdne0C7h54HlIaLbh6bdmRc_k65mt4cAdlKC50aCYDYIOyWpf5InIVSG8GDROFR8j5oecXlhQJBPL11Xe7n9Oz0krAnC781Fo08tORw1m6WPDfhNJ5jmbQsQbFRFwDQmHez-djWR4yxHMGYgsngIWHrMS_sxupPc4Oq/w400-h259/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, the morning sun shines down on the architectural remains of this former Albertsons building. Winn-Dixie has done a nice job keeping this store up to date, and even though it's not a funky Albertsons-esque interior inside, it's certainly a nicer example of a Winn-Dixie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk95ucsFeGxcE7i5L5-B1vJluWmhNd3PK7DB1ZrpNnkG1S-X_N_wicZAdXN_fuYhFTy-iqZ_jNriT6P8o-pJXO7Zcbmi8BF7hZETzxvEf0_XHa7ll4WZo77dLGcSl3_1eN1l7nmVyCzg8dDSDxfp3tC2uAfMSzCoC94f3KaFGLqW425fYUdo8h0J1KUFiH/s1932/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk95ucsFeGxcE7i5L5-B1vJluWmhNd3PK7DB1ZrpNnkG1S-X_N_wicZAdXN_fuYhFTy-iqZ_jNriT6P8o-pJXO7Zcbmi8BF7hZETzxvEf0_XHa7ll4WZo77dLGcSl3_1eN1l7nmVyCzg8dDSDxfp3tC2uAfMSzCoC94f3KaFGLqW425fYUdo8h0J1KUFiH/w400-h391/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Strolling toward the liquor store, here's a look at the wall that once contained Albertsons' right side entrance doors. When Albertsons was here, this scene would have looked <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6TTrpNktcNBS6pTtfNurR_uKu7CG-f1mRn0wFPhvh1nbuYyjN-VlikL-dA3kBio8wqsUZ1j4GXnfd8g2LQLFMvUEEsgHQPzlRQCqILo4pXmvFgBtnwtNr3yMqXT46oqDqB-kpNAXaOJW/s1600/Photo+7.jpg">more like this</a>. Even though the old vestibule doors and windows were walled in, the recessed can lights in the ceiling are a remnant from Albertsons. I can tell they're a remnant because there are two lights above the walled-off entrance - representing the light that was <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI_Sj1WzN3q_FMNTdcxt1Do5DhudfSmEtQLJtbkYMFVWL3srKy5nU4ES9pvgB_CO6dC-PPqxCKTSbbtolZ0sYa3vhbn28XoPCpfqNPaZEDfoMk82YQwF_pXn8Qo3qK8r4c2KMV34Chr8x/s1600/Photo+3.jpg">above each door</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k29fBdhdP3tObqOBEtBmKPw1Pp9K-YAX0HTt3KjTbh8jO3TIOrnSg7MND6DFS5OrU9NZhD_7p0gQ4Iw__ea7hdwnIAPAOVX73aP9-eNv2hpYFcLl5yRdtyKHMeNw8tpMRyZVihDd5uPwvVGYedDNKUYAVh1DklgarAP6355iWzm2ZQJK2QsDv-4OeOH3/s1932/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k29fBdhdP3tObqOBEtBmKPw1Pp9K-YAX0HTt3KjTbh8jO3TIOrnSg7MND6DFS5OrU9NZhD_7p0gQ4Iw__ea7hdwnIAPAOVX73aP9-eNv2hpYFcLl5yRdtyKHMeNw8tpMRyZVihDd5uPwvVGYedDNKUYAVh1DklgarAP6355iWzm2ZQJK2QsDv-4OeOH3/w400-h389/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning around to look the other way, we see the entrance to the liquor store. Winn-Dixie replaced the liquor store doors with their own, although Winn-Dixie's doors are configured just like Albertsons' would have been. The liquor store was also rebuilt by Winn-Dixie before moving in, but managed to <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Winn-Dixie+Wine+%26+Spirits/@28.137718,-80.5842891,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMAia2bHlRrLg6DwAdIXgovateS6N-9xAFjbU8X!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMAia2bHlRrLg6DwAdIXgovateS6N-9xAFjbU8X%3Dw203-h360-k-no!7i3006!8i5344!4m7!3m6!1s0x88de10f4ad595fe7:0x3c973a54520d144b!8m2!3d28.137718!4d-80.5842891!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F1tfmd13g?entry=ttu">keep much of the same floorplan</a> from Albertsons (as it is a tiny space, so there wasn't much that could be changed). That linked photo shows the liquor store with Post-Bankruptcy, but it too has Winn Win now (I just couldn't find any current interior photos online).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvocwEkJQS_f5h2liYilNun_ZpJq0eDmpiw_70gNVbUO0VRtnY0hIIToouSu0wchZaGWTaDK-iMrILcf1rMzBfoV-7nDvLJJwM8CjO72M9_CMuihnlEHRjOWLi9olPuKkwZdhzuInjPNgzlSOSqnpqEo_z2uMai0CuM6_79xrQ5w35W7VPRn35hCLxkCtp/s1932/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1932" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvocwEkJQS_f5h2liYilNun_ZpJq0eDmpiw_70gNVbUO0VRtnY0hIIToouSu0wchZaGWTaDK-iMrILcf1rMzBfoV-7nDvLJJwM8CjO72M9_CMuihnlEHRjOWLi9olPuKkwZdhzuInjPNgzlSOSqnpqEo_z2uMai0CuM6_79xrQ5w35W7VPRn35hCLxkCtp/w400-h306/Photo%2042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Replace Winn-Dixie's sign with one that says "Liquor" in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5aCi-jwD3X7d-HchdmsFiLSmN-QQ_QKs5EcJNLMtW9P6Bqrj8Wh7To862LSrbDPxphusoyDF7_oahVdDtRd9irQ8J9OBHtwc2npoiQ1d59aPE6q8fZkuzX1ExFtbPkw0Px0pihcWm94-/s400/Liquor+Store+1.jpg">the blue Introspect font</a> and repaint the building beige, and we'd be back to 1996 here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUQJ_uChfrVFdoajZx1EmX74k2kKPOIrweQONt422lQv3lwhZ_q0uFx-mGZVXoPzLSrVHKUC_Nn-NlylncfbuUis70dFko1O_XlervszPiCQT256Yh4QAuYyT6l1uvPreq57ioUPuMUZiYepBB15t2KFcUVjaE7NKaKkqMpCc7ArwTGuT-hZLmgkRusDA/s1932/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1932" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUQJ_uChfrVFdoajZx1EmX74k2kKPOIrweQONt422lQv3lwhZ_q0uFx-mGZVXoPzLSrVHKUC_Nn-NlylncfbuUis70dFko1O_XlervszPiCQT256Yh4QAuYyT6l1uvPreq57ioUPuMUZiYepBB15t2KFcUVjaE7NKaKkqMpCc7ArwTGuT-hZLmgkRusDA/w400-h241/Photo%2043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Of all the 70-something Publixsons stores out there, ironically, it was one of the 3 Winn-Dixiesons that kicked off AFB almost 10 years ago! It's somewhat fitting though that this blog began with a Winn-Dixiesons, as it's certainly been interesting watching and documenting the changes at Winn-Dixie over the last decade, and how that chain went from the lows of bankruptcy in 2018 to the shocking turnaround of the early 2020's (and the even more shocking sale to Aldi announced this year). How Aldi will continue to operate Winn-Dixie will be one of the big things to keep track of as we enter 2024 and 2025 (Winn-Dixie's centennial year), as I still can't decide if this deal is a blessing or a curse, or figure out what Aldi's long term plans for Winn-Dixie are. A strange pairing like that of Winn-Dixie and Aldi sounds about right for Floridian retail, as one thing I have learned writing this blog for the last 10 years is this - if something strange is going to happen, it's going to be in Florida!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While that's all I have for this post, the party continues next Sunday as we explore another store as part of the blog's 10th Anniversary celebration, so be sure to come back next week for that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMD4hjZqiZahylK37QK23sOIGjkeQeIXZWm9lrp4QXwzeb6qVDOfKSIFOk2Doc9-CkkWFKfOz_I321lG6Mbrw4KfrnK9d3G91AuMRFkGEAOFpebpwpwgFIQGuVgBz9BC4xCqyKljCz6w0-gdlPT6QwDJx86g5LVXBia9n9c1jj1OL2ifMVdF88y-En9aB/s1328/Photo%2044.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1328" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMD4hjZqiZahylK37QK23sOIGjkeQeIXZWm9lrp4QXwzeb6qVDOfKSIFOk2Doc9-CkkWFKfOz_I321lG6Mbrw4KfrnK9d3G91AuMRFkGEAOFpebpwpwgFIQGuVgBz9BC4xCqyKljCz6w0-gdlPT6QwDJx86g5LVXBia9n9c1jj1OL2ifMVdF88y-En9aB/w400-h100/Photo%2044.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-62925802040828834232023-11-05T00:00:00.101-04:002023-11-05T00:00:00.147-04:0010 Years of AFB - Let the Celebrations Begin!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bFHAKttgCfQR5AJrXhdoZ_WDEriBK0pfsD4jEmYRuCXMp3LcfkkM7SLH6CIZ4RXFOmbJu1XxRKIxdYtpzHYeZYiENws5yF_Z-0ZenlmKs_0ehl-szknASBsN5Ib1LIdIM1V4ztCgPAtQXSmNtZDL3oi6a_zf-JXhUoZLa3M88Jtn5SWDjLUHnu1NBEH-/s1328/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1328" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bFHAKttgCfQR5AJrXhdoZ_WDEriBK0pfsD4jEmYRuCXMp3LcfkkM7SLH6CIZ4RXFOmbJu1XxRKIxdYtpzHYeZYiENws5yF_Z-0ZenlmKs_0ehl-szknASBsN5Ib1LIdIM1V4ztCgPAtQXSmNtZDL3oi6a_zf-JXhUoZLa3M88Jtn5SWDjLUHnu1NBEH-/w640-h160/10%20Year%20Celebration%20Logo.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><br /> In the world of retail blogs, while we see many pop up and have a good run for a few years, it seems like there are many that come and go before fading off into obscurity. However, some blogs have stuck it out for the long haul, such as JE's <a href="https://southernretail.blogspot.com/">Louisiana & Texas Retail Blog</a> (founded 2009), Pseudo3D's <a href="http://csroadsandretail.blogspot.com/">Brazos Buildings & Businesses</a> (founded 2010), and the longtime supermarket fan site <a href="https://www.groceteria.com/">Grocerteria</a> (founded 1999!) as some notable mentions of retail blogs that have kept the posts going for 10+ years (and maybe in the coming years we'll see additional retail blogs hit that mark too). Come December 6, 2023, AFB will be joining the 10 year club, and I've put together a fun series of posts to mark the occasion. Over the next month we'll be visiting some interesting new stores and looking back at some notable mentions from the blog's last decade on the web, culminating with the blog's special anniversary post on December 6th. So there's a lot of good stuff coming up in the coming weeks, and at the end of this post will be my schedule between now and December 6th, each date having a corresponding theme or clue after it as a hint to what we'll be seeing each day. So please be sure to take a look at the schedule below, and come back next Sunday, November 12th, for our first 10th anniversary celebration store tour!<div><br /></div><div>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br /><p></p><div><b>AFB's 10th Anniversary Celebration - Schedule of Events:</b> </div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>November 5, 2023</b> - Introduction</div><div><b>November 12, 2023</b> - What's Old is New Again</div><div><b>November 19, 2023</b> - A Palace Lies Beneath</div><div><b>November 26, 2023</b> - The 1980's Called and They Want Their Supermarket Back</div><div><b>November 29, 2023 - </b>In A Parallel Universe... (Guest Post by the Sing Oil Blogger)</div><div><b>December 3, 2023</b> - To Go Where AFB Has Not Gone Before</div><div><b>December 6, 2023</b> - This Blog is My Grocery Palace</div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-10389703952368306162023-10-08T00:00:00.939-04:002023-10-08T00:01:38.574-04:00A Winn Win or a Lose Lose? I Guess We'll Find Out...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6QeFXthKFYmqBoVx1osYFYESe4YhRM_VH4Q1GijKiGxTyfgsJzLnoDgdkjWIQLj7El8zVy-AGQE5dWJc5us5dJeZEno51DCk7p0ChJ0BkIMib65DjtfTu6FA3YuNlOOJQsfKV6uy6ZHavrBAds9Hfk2vI4hxFLGgF3LZQS2cVWoHdO3joBztowiPJ4Oc/s2576/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2576" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6QeFXthKFYmqBoVx1osYFYESe4YhRM_VH4Q1GijKiGxTyfgsJzLnoDgdkjWIQLj7El8zVy-AGQE5dWJc5us5dJeZEno51DCk7p0ChJ0BkIMib65DjtfTu6FA3YuNlOOJQsfKV6uy6ZHavrBAds9Hfk2vI4hxFLGgF3LZQS2cVWoHdO3joBztowiPJ4Oc/w400-h229/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winn-Dixie #2234</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">611 E. Main Street, Apopka, FL - Apopka City Center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM5uUs_v0mUhK6nL5iKuYYB5qExQVg6E5Wso6SjIJFRjFv_5AzOPef3nU27zKeOo-Mh5WO_iWd6m15w8KJVVqxMu2WiSWpdmpvTUSQWt6A0TPng6e1azVwz0GxVVdqbGXSpokGoEfY6Qztj0gjLaA1We4dCYiNyucZTlqzLxBIS7rc2VY6Bjiyz-63kqV/s94/Orange-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="55" data-original-width="94" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM5uUs_v0mUhK6nL5iKuYYB5qExQVg6E5Wso6SjIJFRjFv_5AzOPef3nU27zKeOo-Mh5WO_iWd6m15w8KJVVqxMu2WiSWpdmpvTUSQWt6A0TPng6e1azVwz0GxVVdqbGXSpokGoEfY6Qztj0gjLaA1We4dCYiNyucZTlqzLxBIS7rc2VY6Bjiyz-63kqV/s1600/Orange-blue.png" width="94" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Orange County retail<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While talk of Winn-Dixie's <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/08/ALDI-Winn-Dixie-Merger.html">impending acquisition by Aldi</a> has been one of the hot topics of the grocery industry lately, that breaking news has somewhat overshadowed the recent grand opening of one of Winn-Dixie's latest ground-up newbuild stores. Located in Apopka, which is a city just northwest of Orlando, the new Winn-Dixie serves as one of the anchors to the "<a href="https://eg3development.com/apopka-city-center">Apopka City Center</a>" redevelopment project. The Apopka City Center aims to bring new life and businesses to the eastern portion of the city's downtown area along US 441/Main Street - the main road through town. The project includes the new Winn-Dixie, a new hotel, additional retail, and 190 new apartment units. What the Aldi acquisition holds for the future of this shiny new Winn-Dixie is still a bit of a mystery, but I would like to see this nice new store carry on the Winn-Dixie name for many years more, especially since Aldi already has a store <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Winn-Dixie,+East+Main+Street,+Apopka,+FL/ALDI,+1636+E+Semoran+Blvd,+Apopka,+FL+32703/@28.6724736,-81.5003556,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e777f8bc5ce2ed:0xa8523a1a69dca3cb!2m2!1d-81.49806!2d28.67406!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e7767b3583c493:0x1c0e3f53e295c706!2m2!1d-81.4796841!2d28.6720922!3e0?entry=ttu">just over a mile away from here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYLs4uDSsTH63H6m31yOrMMUv0nbcSRVLI2KW9noIKDhX-Q1el_6kPLwczJ_WWllErgYWKphGhxivhJqJlhs-5w-CDboq0ATzhjqEDPF3zHedcMVanw5lspBvR39HTXvPfoJtVDV2CAak2oQJLqTd4qdKoXPVXgbyMoofJGn2A-HxR8sPtISTXaYoj_3w/s1932/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1932" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYLs4uDSsTH63H6m31yOrMMUv0nbcSRVLI2KW9noIKDhX-Q1el_6kPLwczJ_WWllErgYWKphGhxivhJqJlhs-5w-CDboq0ATzhjqEDPF3zHedcMVanw5lspBvR39HTXvPfoJtVDV2CAak2oQJLqTd4qdKoXPVXgbyMoofJGn2A-HxR8sPtISTXaYoj_3w/w400-h328/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Holding its <a href="https://theapopkavoice.com/stories/winn-dixie-unveils-new-apopka-city-center-supermarket,57129">grand opening</a> on August 16, 2023, the Apopka City Center Winn-Dixie is one of the new Winn-Dixie stores born out of the chain's new lease on life that we've been seeing through most of the early 2020s. The new Apopka store is also significant as it is the second of Winn-Dixie's totally new, built from the ground-up stores from these last few years (with most of the other new Winn-Dixies having taken over existing buildings of some kind). Winn-Dixie's first built from scratch store in over a decade opened last winter in <a href="https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/new-store-new-jobs-st-johns-county-winn-dixie-opens/XN33OMXUYRFWLKN4M5Y6ENK2LM/">St. John's</a> (near Jacksonville), and a third is planned to open in 2024 in <a href="https://www.villages-news.com/2022/08/17/new-winn-dixie-grocery-store-to-be-built-at-busy-intersection-next-door-to-the-villages/">Fruitland Park</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGarDcIJ3HlRQH9A_dw3Z_BMhsqVKr0xxXPQuj7IFBaLVMRWpQBU9fGf_SqdnnD0IYy6vSVBYL33DnK7ilMaVZchJ46tJEBYVWy2LRK2LpUA2yt2Sif_aLCNfJAVOGq2sVK0hyW5UA1zQOJ0KJ_xN6ZlHPmGrLe4F0BcVXzWYMuEWsr1RmE5lt-J2KSPA/s1932/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1932" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGarDcIJ3HlRQH9A_dw3Z_BMhsqVKr0xxXPQuj7IFBaLVMRWpQBU9fGf_SqdnnD0IYy6vSVBYL33DnK7ilMaVZchJ46tJEBYVWy2LRK2LpUA2yt2Sif_aLCNfJAVOGq2sVK0hyW5UA1zQOJ0KJ_xN6ZlHPmGrLe4F0BcVXzWYMuEWsr1RmE5lt-J2KSPA/w400-h328/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The new Apopka Winn-Dixie is actually the chain's second location in town, joining a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=winn+dixie+errol+plaza&sca_esv=567866750&sxsrf=AM9HkKkhhEVN0GLlv_-Chk8I29AruMAoiQ%3A1695486612832&ei=lBIPZYaqMuuIwbkPl6CdoA0&gs_ssp=eJwFwTEOgCAMAMC4GmdnFmcKJrTwBH-BUoSEoGGB-Hrv5kXeUqULqVWbYHIbDCJGGxjMqdUONjoYEb0hYGRNTArisfZcqwh5ZBbc2lPEW_znf1H0F1M&oq=winn+dixie+erroll&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#lpg=cid:CgIgAQ%3D%3D,ik:CAoSLEFGMVFpcFA0RjZRUlc0SEhSZXdjZ05qV2dZc09Yd1pqY3QwcE1jXzBSSlRi">Marketplace-turned-Transformational store</a> further up US 441 near Apopka's western edge. Eastern Apopka had a Winn-Dixie of its own for a number of years, with the 1980's Winn-Dixie store located <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dollar+General/Winn-Dixie,+611+E+Main+St,+Apopka,+FL+32703/@28.6739271,-81.4993603,683m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e7766d531a2af1:0x5e02bf409e283fb5!2m2!1d-81.493721!2d28.674246!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e777f8bc5ce2ed:0xa8523a1a69dca3cb!2m2!1d-81.49806!2d28.67406!3e0?entry=ttu">in the shopping center immediately next door</a> to this new location. That store moved to a <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.6748791,-81.4697827,3a,90y,19.79h,95.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVGa_wFm-P4u8sz3zAcDUbg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">newer shopping center</a> at the intersection of Semoran Boulevard and Wekiwa Springs Road during the Marketplace era (across the street from <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2017/08/former-albertsons-4359-apopka-fl-semoran.html">Albertsons #4359</a>), although that store closed during the company's 2005 bankruptcy purge. The new Apopka City Center store is yet another example of Winn-Dixie taking back an area the company pulled out of due to their financial woes in the 2000's, and even if the Winn-Dixie of today isn't as powerful as the Winn-Dixie of pre-2005, the company's small steps forward these last few years have been great progress for a chain that seemed to be swirling the drain for most of the 2010's. How the Aldi acquisition will effect Winn-Dixie's recent progress has yet to be determined, as that deal is uncharted waters for the grocery industry. Still, out of an abundance of caution, I felt it would be best to visit this store sooner rather than later, and at least see how this store was intended to run under the reigns of SEG.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GRR6be9w1ZbUmuyZn9K0nZScjwpjXmja6ErG5jQoiGemlwvRalpXNJjxtVJ5ooIrbJMALB-WGb4Cm1TjrvA9o3ffGAbPDRimm6YwZxI9iz7J7kum8iH87kAaOkZKuG_kpTaGAABiCQMdDC_J1ni5IQW8YrnKLWkq_OSsuW6LzaLwg5GhDx4OW-8oyhrP/s1932/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GRR6be9w1ZbUmuyZn9K0nZScjwpjXmja6ErG5jQoiGemlwvRalpXNJjxtVJ5ooIrbJMALB-WGb4Cm1TjrvA9o3ffGAbPDRimm6YwZxI9iz7J7kum8iH87kAaOkZKuG_kpTaGAABiCQMdDC_J1ni5IQW8YrnKLWkq_OSsuW6LzaLwg5GhDx4OW-8oyhrP/w400-h379/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While things pick up a bit inside, the exteriors of Winn-Dixie's newest stores are a bit plain. The facades are just white rectangles with some gray accents, and lack a lot of architectural detailing (especially compared to Winn-Dixie's <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9779598,-90.0987118,3a,75y,293.88h,92.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sVi57-4_2p-KCqcieCS6tyg!2e0!5s20210101T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">last attempt at new-build locations</a>). The (presumably) faux windows along the front of the building break things up a bit for visual interest, but they really don't hide the fact that the facade is flat and not very exciting to look at. Having an overhang of some kind running along the entire front walkway could have dressed up the facade nicely, but from looking at other 2020's retail architecture, plain and flat seem to be the big trends these days in retail design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EJtio8UauuwnFVfOABZuVpQ4gSM6_-KjgpRNl1lfNo5Btxg4Vm8tkjrvTeGhO5x90wxJaQAOg4TK1rn1EXttMTNcAu1y9ylJ5dpGeoS6x_yQBWvKS7qXsYgHlCpfwQLTfqFuon5tUAE8mGaTrcMGf4C08rDi5psbqTYOQ6Q-Dk_P5R4-1Bvj41xeDbds/s2159/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EJtio8UauuwnFVfOABZuVpQ4gSM6_-KjgpRNl1lfNo5Btxg4Vm8tkjrvTeGhO5x90wxJaQAOg4TK1rn1EXttMTNcAu1y9ylJ5dpGeoS6x_yQBWvKS7qXsYgHlCpfwQLTfqFuon5tUAE8mGaTrcMGf4C08rDi5psbqTYOQ6Q-Dk_P5R4-1Bvj41xeDbds/w358-h400/Photo%205.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since the exterior isn't anything too exciting, let's head inside and see what the interior of a 2020's newbuild Winn-Dixie is like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQVBGa6dqntxnpOI3tfV9hnquI7erT1Yqlv3did0jECLRdD2HrkQnjCRCEFR4TBmR8p-FLfow08Y_ocjX146SDYXN0DhY20mNtvVLwv3f-HHmlSW67fDO3rWdktagO0YtxA4HQsZ_keiYtSpDDI8jEIANYpsfDuUGFTu19jMLVa7pKsBglUP8i7314oj_/s2196/Photo%207.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQVBGa6dqntxnpOI3tfV9hnquI7erT1Yqlv3did0jECLRdD2HrkQnjCRCEFR4TBmR8p-FLfow08Y_ocjX146SDYXN0DhY20mNtvVLwv3f-HHmlSW67fDO3rWdktagO0YtxA4HQsZ_keiYtSpDDI8jEIANYpsfDuUGFTu19jMLVa7pKsBglUP8i7314oj_/w353-h400/Photo%207.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Well hello, Apopka! (And I can totally hear that in the voice of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiv9y-twd7g">the Winn Win Twinns</a> in my head too!) While it's been a small effort, I like how Winn-Dixie's latest stores (and the Winn Win decor in general) have embraced a little local flare by having signs with the city or neighborhood name in-store, with the "Made in Florida" logo sprinkled around too. While not much, it's a better attempt at local flare than a certain other Floridian grocery chain uses these days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcFiV9TK6SOu-wQ48vsJ_O1_CShQzzEwFEvdi4kCSgbPOh5mwZteG2v8zWicE1asipUFukTFgCAwQwezZIoFBIO8PTsB7XcUwU5GnSNNLb8KAOwDGHZdwixR6Gjp1r2UuGvsnimKhu4OFeXK1vtmvSBVNElPpAumGUrUr9HwqbvTSY9vu_PvTL11Q9KQf/s1999/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcFiV9TK6SOu-wQ48vsJ_O1_CShQzzEwFEvdi4kCSgbPOh5mwZteG2v8zWicE1asipUFukTFgCAwQwezZIoFBIO8PTsB7XcUwU5GnSNNLb8KAOwDGHZdwixR6Gjp1r2UuGvsnimKhu4OFeXK1vtmvSBVNElPpAumGUrUr9HwqbvTSY9vu_PvTL11Q9KQf/w386-h400/Photo%206.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The light coming in through the front doors and the window in the cart corral wasn't helping me, but I took this photo to showcase the fun cartoon graphics of food lining the wall of the cart area. I thought this was a really nice touch, and adds to the fun and whimsical feel Winn-Dixie has been trying to create in their stores of late.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkHF6i-EWa3I_3dHCSP0xw4VFagHq-SjxKh4hDttLRDxOGxp6SxxdugvR8U9dyL97LKfL5yn_XzyxB3Vsz88LjQCLBC6TBTRTHwbAu23VgGFW452dJ9qaVJG3mrIpqCovNhcoXNsPbTxc1Jl_VShOLdRgUm0iK3vw541CUXdV_5cDKIWIEtJx4cLqjWpm/s3480/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="3480" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkHF6i-EWa3I_3dHCSP0xw4VFagHq-SjxKh4hDttLRDxOGxp6SxxdugvR8U9dyL97LKfL5yn_XzyxB3Vsz88LjQCLBC6TBTRTHwbAu23VgGFW452dJ9qaVJG3mrIpqCovNhcoXNsPbTxc1Jl_VShOLdRgUm0iK3vw541CUXdV_5cDKIWIEtJx4cLqjWpm/w400-h280/Photo%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Those wall graphics from the cart area were carried over onto these store aisle directories I found in the weekly circular bin, most likely leftovers from this store's grand opening week to guide shoppers on where popular products were located in the new store. I have a few other directories like this from other Winn-Dixie grand openings and remodels I've attended the last few years. Between what we saw on the walls and what we see on this directory, those cartoon graphics have been featured quite a lot in the Winn Win decor...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT8WGUgOhZVzf7toAc2Lcmlf3dP3rbbHDGwW-g0JKFSZ-y_fruCEfac1OP-usmve9jHmgy67PQ7j-MJGo7DxU1f316epx3Ik75p06RkDMw4IryZW6JPZ3VqVRdbbt-O-ua35E8_fAsutsYDXOGEkc1N0k6rpgefXWRntSxwe282Qpgo0ZO5uUEK2_A6pY/s2049/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT8WGUgOhZVzf7toAc2Lcmlf3dP3rbbHDGwW-g0JKFSZ-y_fruCEfac1OP-usmve9jHmgy67PQ7j-MJGo7DxU1f316epx3Ik75p06RkDMw4IryZW6JPZ3VqVRdbbt-O-ua35E8_fAsutsYDXOGEkc1N0k6rpgefXWRntSxwe282Qpgo0ZO5uUEK2_A6pY/w378-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …and also have just as large of a role in the decor package that appears to be replacing the original version of Winn Win. While a new-build Winn-Dixie was enough to catch my attention, I was surprised when this store opened to see it had a new decor package, especially since the previous new build store in St. Johns opened with <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Winn-Dixie/@30.1163384,-81.6414717,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMJBd-nU-4k1DjOIf6_OV9Q_Z8N9b2fr8tTx-bl!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMJBd-nU-4k1DjOIf6_OV9Q_Z8N9b2fr8tTx-bl%3Dw203-h120-k-no!7i4030!8i2391!4m7!3m6!1s0x88e5cff89b086307:0xe4777e8d657c46d6!8m2!3d30.103128!4d-81.4793633!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11scmbtv4t?entry=ttu">regular Winn Win</a>. Outside of the decor, this store and the St. Johns newbuild are almost identical in terms of design (and I imagine the upcoming Fruitland Park store will also look the same). A second Winn-Dixie with the new decor we'll be seeing today opened on <a href="https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2023/sep/20/winn-dixie-returns-to-college-park-in-arlington/">September 20, 2023 in Jacksonville</a>, and it will be interesting to see if the new revamped version of Winn Win will begin to appear in remodels as well, or how the remodels are even progressing now with the Aldi deal lingering in the air.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75bO5gSVamhjjk5xlhUcsCPUABmmEcfZ3RzU8YzKLqftY6b3doxFVT1u9799hhQoMeW3oKoF0DqVtKhYMzjd8aWRfL4hZ5Z4JBfXHRNQ3DtBAY31NPApZ4WG9rPEpwYnLCXT1ljz59z0wb5ngkiR-zY-m0iNueiQ3cj-WVToiNCr2pq6MVB2RpXZ7VD3C/s1999/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75bO5gSVamhjjk5xlhUcsCPUABmmEcfZ3RzU8YzKLqftY6b3doxFVT1u9799hhQoMeW3oKoF0DqVtKhYMzjd8aWRfL4hZ5Z4JBfXHRNQ3DtBAY31NPApZ4WG9rPEpwYnLCXT1ljz59z0wb5ngkiR-zY-m0iNueiQ3cj-WVToiNCr2pq6MVB2RpXZ7VD3C/w386-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We begin our interior tour of this store with the produce department, which is located in the front right corner of the building. Outside of the Lucky's and Earth Fare conversions (and the new College Park store, which has an unorthodox layout), most of Winn-Dixie's new stores from the 2020's have followed the same basic floorplan we'll be seeing today. The new version of Winn Win still retains green as the primary color for the walls in this department, one of two departments (the other being Wine & Beer) in the store that doesn't use red as its primary background color. The wall decor gets a little more detail in this new version compared to the prior one too, with wood-slat style backing on the walls, and additional stock photos featuring graphics relating to the department, or Winn-Dixie's logo. The department signs are a bit different too, but we'll see some of those in more detail a little later, as well as the hanging circular signs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjJfVd46mW0bBkxqVsyT5gIGmYyX-3sjBVgkOwfbyZ2Jl0Mh9KdbwSj1ptCDr9L-W-1LLKYQeEfLRfzZI6m98gxAu1WTn69r8nJWIRu5JVULIrGCHPSs_2s8JP8LTkeE1VxJTM2XtdQyKkt3KhXlCcXxXNz_k2Bmt8gFDkb4KY_hTFrHzxZvKPHrW5zPI/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjJfVd46mW0bBkxqVsyT5gIGmYyX-3sjBVgkOwfbyZ2Jl0Mh9KdbwSj1ptCDr9L-W-1LLKYQeEfLRfzZI6m98gxAu1WTn69r8nJWIRu5JVULIrGCHPSs_2s8JP8LTkeE1VxJTM2XtdQyKkt3KhXlCcXxXNz_k2Bmt8gFDkb4KY_hTFrHzxZvKPHrW5zPI/w400-h371/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike Winn Win's "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBiyLYcXuTuAcW4HDMIemJYimJwlLyynoZwBDECHkG3B8ROLub-B7YTPtPGBT2SfXczbCQ-sTVOyygxcUZyJ9Uzu249O_EbVjPZNFLAUWeXyD0WqBbWvHzPb4-CNYQ2HQFTbipGmX5AWI/w400-h396/Photo+12.jpg">Hello, [City Name]</a>" wall sign, the new version changes that to read "Keep it fresh, [City Name]", the phraseology aligning better with Winn-Dixie's marketing campaign, which really likes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxdcrGT3ZCo">to emphasize "fresh"</a> (especially fresh produce, although maybe not quite to the extent that Kroger is pushing their <a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OeRU/the-kroger-company-perfect-10-produce">"Fresher than Fresh" produce</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVhcBdap1LDqyoJfhoUnPEM03cL9Kg6F7xle7LWtaLSpyNieasBsdQFj4n1GTZT1z8j91MUmFZaWuYigjcsclyPVEABHe3VkAD0K-yHz8kvo_O4gz5HKxgep4vqrLuug7BNTD7ch3W3urLVvR9NIdlvbc3SwbqqrtEyQ5yXJRL5Zk723EYTtmxBEf10a_/s1938/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVhcBdap1LDqyoJfhoUnPEM03cL9Kg6F7xle7LWtaLSpyNieasBsdQFj4n1GTZT1z8j91MUmFZaWuYigjcsclyPVEABHe3VkAD0K-yHz8kvo_O4gz5HKxgep4vqrLuug7BNTD7ch3W3urLVvR9NIdlvbc3SwbqqrtEyQ5yXJRL5Zk723EYTtmxBEf10a_/w399-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The "Keep it fresh" sign serves as our segue between produce and the bakery department, as we continue further into the store's "grand aisle".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueaWz4XbJUa7-_x6tlNQww0gFAOrmthJjp8pYLiUaoFprQ72PoIzka3O38YuyRo2huwW9y3n7bZtz0dvO92CKk4KUal8yIKrN-VzWwOyp4y-pLsBB4zxIQc-qB0aSMTgNsLuhe6zPXANkt7dYp_JwW0tEhPP6i_Coe7fvLIJO1MhnbGBmKRcEVBTaO_DY/s1932/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueaWz4XbJUa7-_x6tlNQww0gFAOrmthJjp8pYLiUaoFprQ72PoIzka3O38YuyRo2huwW9y3n7bZtz0dvO92CKk4KUal8yIKrN-VzWwOyp4y-pLsBB4zxIQc-qB0aSMTgNsLuhe6zPXANkt7dYp_JwW0tEhPP6i_Coe7fvLIJO1MhnbGBmKRcEVBTaO_DY/w400-h371/Photo%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pre-packaged breads (as well as some chips) find their home between the bakery and produce. While not the fresh-baked kind, I always thought it made sense to put the white bread near the bakery so all the breads would be together. I've seen a lot of grocery stores (including some older Winn-Dixie locations) put white bread on the complete opposite side of the store from the bakery, so it's nice to have all my bread options in one place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-YoeCRm20zF0uBxiDOk_WKK4O_y4p5EUKdQc1UPHuAdc18BW5Uf1vE7PwyMV6MGtT89K_D1Xs-zf-ZyQwCjyiWZJKPdnFaBfFtC2UMEt6GATHWEdAzllYP6uFFAKeNQpOx8hII7u4jKKwAOCp6copBRVFvqs-BNo6UX11-iseP3GAXF1JqKZYLBS0-7A/s1932/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-YoeCRm20zF0uBxiDOk_WKK4O_y4p5EUKdQc1UPHuAdc18BW5Uf1vE7PwyMV6MGtT89K_D1Xs-zf-ZyQwCjyiWZJKPdnFaBfFtC2UMEt6GATHWEdAzllYP6uFFAKeNQpOx8hII7u4jKKwAOCp6copBRVFvqs-BNo6UX11-iseP3GAXF1JqKZYLBS0-7A/w400-h376/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning around 180 degrees from the last photo, here's a look at the remainder of the grand aisle, where we find the deli, the bakery, and the kitchen (with wine and beer making a special appearance in the background).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimto4aacIgZb3i4WR1eUdhlPwLykm8U0Byd9xTNtHhSOt737m0jG9UEd1Vk6owGzE9kFbD_sJMh_ntu49UiDGJimuiHekBP5Qvpp5p9Klp70lhYwRFpkHJnEcT2LyxAHexcObRlnXAlWYRVLiUoxEQczF2cXByHrRyM0PyQUWh1kJC2Euj6dehuH6_IHCd/s2049/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimto4aacIgZb3i4WR1eUdhlPwLykm8U0Byd9xTNtHhSOt737m0jG9UEd1Vk6owGzE9kFbD_sJMh_ntu49UiDGJimuiHekBP5Qvpp5p9Klp70lhYwRFpkHJnEcT2LyxAHexcObRlnXAlWYRVLiUoxEQczF2cXByHrRyM0PyQUWh1kJC2Euj6dehuH6_IHCd/w378-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll get a better close-up of this in a bit, but one neat thing about the reimagined department signs is that the 3D lettering isn't mounted from the back, but instead the letters are "floating" in front of the background, supported from the bottom by individual poles. It's a neat effect, and adds another level of depth to the signs. Each department (Bakery, Kitchen, Deli, etc.) also has a descriptor phrase above it, such as "Award Winning Bakery" and "Fresh & Ready Kitchen". While those two descriptors are a bit plain, there are more creative ones we'll see as we continue our journey through the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHuSQX7aY9vhgYtiyua1U5-lG2ZlCl6lfI1ZX3zNFmy2AIjVF9-_OqsFRPvDUZyOQSvRJH4AikYVPe9QJlC0LEgVZHSC6xvycBRa8_ZRtPIPt6uzX26YtbdFeUTcpvkIcykZnj0YU0IOa6cVBJJ5HyuVIzxTr-ExrPw3eUzoGmisHSkMMGr9HW8vi9Fum/s2024/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHuSQX7aY9vhgYtiyua1U5-lG2ZlCl6lfI1ZX3zNFmy2AIjVF9-_OqsFRPvDUZyOQSvRJH4AikYVPe9QJlC0LEgVZHSC6xvycBRa8_ZRtPIPt6uzX26YtbdFeUTcpvkIcykZnj0YU0IOa6cVBJJ5HyuVIzxTr-ExrPw3eUzoGmisHSkMMGr9HW8vi9Fum/w381-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Maybe it's a bit too early for me to be saying this, but after having seen this store in person and comparing it to the other recent new stores, I have to say the new decor looks better in one of these newbuilds than the original Winn Win did. <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/pWzeZ5t6g5hUr4jH6">Here's a photo</a> of a similar scene from the St. John's store to compare with the photo above. The original Winn Win decor is a bit plain in places, with the newer version having more signage and stuff to fill the walls. While some people don't like busy decor packages with a lot on the walls, I like grocery stores that fill in the blank wall space with signs or props to keep the visuals more interesting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFpaqDvm1BH3F8hZgTNlge68VCtIk373DBJ6huZf7DR-Wg8Y40LOXPRUCo3y2yzCH0bwP6H-GyUXkr0sJbQah2X0tUcLM06rjaUuAwRaTnnXKNCAkekmlFM1FrfBcwpaHwwtgq9lBxcnTHdORedXuLN9pAWMICPaqRli7Nyp8CEGywpb7f9srb3kcan9l/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFpaqDvm1BH3F8hZgTNlge68VCtIk373DBJ6huZf7DR-Wg8Y40LOXPRUCo3y2yzCH0bwP6H-GyUXkr0sJbQah2X0tUcLM06rjaUuAwRaTnnXKNCAkekmlFM1FrfBcwpaHwwtgq9lBxcnTHdORedXuLN9pAWMICPaqRli7Nyp8CEGywpb7f9srb3kcan9l/w400-h394/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The kitchen at this store offers the usual Winn-Dixie hot food selection: a sandwich station, a hot food bar featuring WD's famous chicken wings and other various side dishes, pre-packaged re-heatable dinners, and the usual rotisserie chickens and hot sandwiches (and if you've never had a Winn-Dixie pulled pork sandwich, I highly recommend them, but they can be a bit hard to find as I don't think all stores carry them). However, one unique feature of this store's kitchen is its fresh-made tortillas, a pretty rare feature for a Winn-Dixie (although I believe Fresco y Mas stores have in-store tortillerias, so putting a tortilla making machine in here wasn't too much of a stretch).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cpBW0Kj8r0XfXBzB1g1hQoT6z28kfnscVTEOgScozggTj75BUF8Yvd4Lp0Fd-OhzEJYlof1pkaSZCYRVb0GXwo8pRND5ABI7BcpMsikOL5L8hRGsoPNfg2gv8w_BFEHntm5Rfod7hqQoUScYtwhltSTSc6TRhBOIDx63009aT4xiUyFzWVOnnK4SNXq0/s2110/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cpBW0Kj8r0XfXBzB1g1hQoT6z28kfnscVTEOgScozggTj75BUF8Yvd4Lp0Fd-OhzEJYlof1pkaSZCYRVb0GXwo8pRND5ABI7BcpMsikOL5L8hRGsoPNfg2gv8w_BFEHntm5Rfod7hqQoUScYtwhltSTSc6TRhBOIDx63009aT4xiUyFzWVOnnK4SNXq0/w366-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This little warmer next to the rotisserie chicken stand is where the tortillas are placed after they're made, which keeps them warm throughout the day. At the end of the day the remaining tortillas are moved out of the warmer and placed on the shelf below, as they still have a shelf-life of a few days after being made. As you all probably know, I like visiting stores at the crack of dawn, and my visit here was no exception (hence the empty hot food cases). The tortillas seemed to be a popular offering, as by the time I made it here, only 4 packages were left from the day before (however, you may only see 3 packages in the photo, as package #4 was in my shopping cart). Being a unique feature to this store I had to try the tortillas, and those too were good. I really like Winn-Dixie's deli offerings if you haven't noticed, so that's another reason why I hope Aldi doesn't change too much of that department once they take over.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGS9acZAsIRmUhvDpbqjlyjk_PqGKby-sRuS8SxmOLW_dS0_aHVyvD09PCdcDno4-3mXOQeEk7AfLPsQGJZ83lsB7aB-5CcoLVDdlHjYOS1tJars4KoIyCwGcfV3agP8YFEbiYFUdlvJSiOgqGia3m7R_rruekJsId4Xo4hYILuWq5H6TgN2n5euCFxhf/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGS9acZAsIRmUhvDpbqjlyjk_PqGKby-sRuS8SxmOLW_dS0_aHVyvD09PCdcDno4-3mXOQeEk7AfLPsQGJZ83lsB7aB-5CcoLVDdlHjYOS1tJars4KoIyCwGcfV3agP8YFEbiYFUdlvJSiOgqGia3m7R_rruekJsId4Xo4hYILuWq5H6TgN2n5euCFxhf/w400-h384/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The back right corner of the store is home to the "Ready-to-go" Deli counter, with a small sushi case between the deli counter and the Kitchen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtOasMSO50zdYOnmWj2-lQK0BSus_Nel4jxEQRbPLGIQgzAz9RKlkjhbwXQ_GhTdlBM8bnDFCcYtxmvAXH-w-Qek-gIHokT2irNMxm6QTXuVeZwvL54M59AFhWxGmHaq_Yw_ZmYvIKpmv_PZXR1QALWF4jA-kz0wihUUCElj7xFn0bAwnE0hxJa-95nlS/s2085/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtOasMSO50zdYOnmWj2-lQK0BSus_Nel4jxEQRbPLGIQgzAz9RKlkjhbwXQ_GhTdlBM8bnDFCcYtxmvAXH-w-Qek-gIHokT2irNMxm6QTXuVeZwvL54M59AFhWxGmHaq_Yw_ZmYvIKpmv_PZXR1QALWF4jA-kz0wihUUCElj7xFn0bAwnE0hxJa-95nlS/w371-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Next to the deli is a small alcove housing the store's Wine and Beer selection, although not to be left out, seltzer also gets prime billing on the signage too. Poor seltzer never gets a department sign of its own, and I believe this is the first time I've ever seen a grocery store give seltzer such a prominent place on the wall! In addition to having a black background on the wall instead of red, the Wine, Beer, and Seltzer department was also given a special spotlight fixture to give this department a mood of its own, giving the alcove a dark "wine cellar" feel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lM-gF5_8x1Z-6ffGVB42ntSUkY30pbGn_S1dwufQ4H9ROfSl74t_6ojACQD8czCdHMAOPXjXsTr5MgEjjSEs2O4xv7HhIlx757mmwFfgTViunizp0CRhQ8oHl0v-SU_G4kQ6znNW_N9h4T_bi02pv8TNeI8Bcf4qJCmvxhP3QaCjsuaPckiQiuieOvCB/s2453/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lM-gF5_8x1Z-6ffGVB42ntSUkY30pbGn_S1dwufQ4H9ROfSl74t_6ojACQD8czCdHMAOPXjXsTr5MgEjjSEs2O4xv7HhIlx757mmwFfgTViunizp0CRhQ8oHl0v-SU_G4kQ6znNW_N9h4T_bi02pv8TNeI8Bcf4qJCmvxhP3QaCjsuaPckiQiuieOvCB/w315-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Located on the opposite side of the back actionway from the Beer, Wine, and Seltzer department was another Winn-Dixie first for me - a wine chiller. I've seen similar wine chillers at some top-tier Publix locations, but never at a Winn-Dixie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiecC2_JvdCBAhR0HRHUTGQtiMNj7AqCpMLkHSTBzsf6vz67cEUeJ3RXCuYLggLbvRW0u2HzRC7b6RFai7Fv_WBmKfvb90Y40QFbwSqqRnHADDXHuUc_avy4Vga3jGtCt8gUf_5UB7tZCWvEMVlwJwo55jUiftw1s4osQFBlbtIWgioqfPbSTI9Sl8lGP/s1932/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1932" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiecC2_JvdCBAhR0HRHUTGQtiMNj7AqCpMLkHSTBzsf6vz67cEUeJ3RXCuYLggLbvRW0u2HzRC7b6RFai7Fv_WBmKfvb90Y40QFbwSqqRnHADDXHuUc_avy4Vga3jGtCt8gUf_5UB7tZCWvEMVlwJwo55jUiftw1s4osQFBlbtIWgioqfPbSTI9Sl8lGP/w400-h343/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beyond the Wine, Beer, and Seltzer alcove, here's a look across the remainder of the store's back wall. The seafood counter is the first service department we encounter, followed by the meat coolers and then the dairy department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTs7KcHC7f63I2RTnUGYvzUBFbpnVtHUltQFLk5WcpOR428E9TdtZSz3Pn3sh8gUC9EYQtT3DCdwsHiGLvuaLLRGM78aIjQ_6Nln7xfmNCHEXpTEv4QCdsTfgR7eZXQpptdKal4Qvidv2IfvuGG7BNtmcO6Lt_BzT7uoHIJaRDSXlXXGul5vt33ZihUrd/s1932/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1932" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTs7KcHC7f63I2RTnUGYvzUBFbpnVtHUltQFLk5WcpOR428E9TdtZSz3Pn3sh8gUC9EYQtT3DCdwsHiGLvuaLLRGM78aIjQ_6Nln7xfmNCHEXpTEv4QCdsTfgR7eZXQpptdKal4Qvidv2IfvuGG7BNtmcO6Lt_BzT7uoHIJaRDSXlXXGul5vt33ZihUrd/w400-h369/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With its text in blue, the signage for the seafood department stands out amongst the sea of red that otherwise blankets the wall, catching people's attention more to reel them in toward the counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qcH4oIqtxuFRWSCmvsZezVFBc8LailRuYo1dbkBtui963ZNhzeEj7bH81MGDbWZ67oxcRZ2wJAgWl869r2unrRPzvHSD6oXvt7PM2qxoR0GW3aypv1W7FwUH9VpKBJ5VBvJ4xPaljaqBbusU8c4fsFmXuuhCIMxjDx_1TNEC4Zqcp7C8gek2gyODJ5PR/s1932/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1932" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qcH4oIqtxuFRWSCmvsZezVFBc8LailRuYo1dbkBtui963ZNhzeEj7bH81MGDbWZ67oxcRZ2wJAgWl869r2unrRPzvHSD6oXvt7PM2qxoR0GW3aypv1W7FwUH9VpKBJ5VBvJ4xPaljaqBbusU8c4fsFmXuuhCIMxjDx_1TNEC4Zqcp7C8gek2gyODJ5PR/w400-h335/Photo%2025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> However, this isn't just any seafood department, this is Winn-Dixie's "Reel-y Fresh" Seafood department! The spotlights glared the "Reel-y Fresh" part of the seafood signs on all my photos, but you have to give credit to a clever pun when credit is due, as that one had to have been fished out from deep within someone's mind!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnBG1iyV4_T-ZOqUu0MBoYZYlheyqmhk-ROSpkLW2UJSiLAY2X7_Ho2Be9uzSRDZU1VGEWeYi6fALbVGdHSrISg1ovXbOW7wQkfAElPnZE5MTsoi5ZcKCHnx-CrQWZKU54DtqGt-POo58FB888Df-qc3icaVPQ251ynJbNtN0Rua8Nvf4_31zIkJsKL52/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1932" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnBG1iyV4_T-ZOqUu0MBoYZYlheyqmhk-ROSpkLW2UJSiLAY2X7_Ho2Be9uzSRDZU1VGEWeYi6fALbVGdHSrISg1ovXbOW7wQkfAElPnZE5MTsoi5ZcKCHnx-CrQWZKU54DtqGt-POo58FB888Df-qc3icaVPQ251ynJbNtN0Rua8Nvf4_31zIkJsKL52/w400-h371/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Swimming right along, here's one last close-up shot of the seafood counter, with the store's cooler of house-made sausages to my left (another one of the big features touted during this store's grand opening). And yes, even in a brand new 2023-built Winn-Dixie, Winn-Dixie still uses the old-school style coffin coolers (which look brand new too, so someone is still making these!). These days the coffin coolers in the store are limited to these ones in front of the meat counter, and house products primarily for the meat department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrVWQpZK28nCwaHEDULu1gIBKsJV3l6Moa7oCzs7yYgc3e1GexSGpaiNx_gU0vhmhwcf274Y-d5VUf2WU-Y7bCsGgjfDJTS6K-4VJ3w6mmnol0WSSd0dKikHjblfcOYei6MsCItMmoI5zDqOZE2SjZ44D1vP-4gkN-Bfpgfywl3jkkPhapa4yM6Vp1ln8/s1932/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1932" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrVWQpZK28nCwaHEDULu1gIBKsJV3l6Moa7oCzs7yYgc3e1GexSGpaiNx_gU0vhmhwcf274Y-d5VUf2WU-Y7bCsGgjfDJTS6K-4VJ3w6mmnol0WSSd0dKikHjblfcOYei6MsCItMmoI5zDqOZE2SjZ44D1vP-4gkN-Bfpgfywl3jkkPhapa4yM6Vp1ln8/w400-h381/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the grand aisle behind us, we'll move along as we begin to zig-zag through the grocery aisles, starting with aisle 2, home to water and other non-soda beverages.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nSqtelM3vV0jwQnOJ49e_dopTVccLsTJaNunY0nqgrRfr2Yey2QKmq_iremNcGiCDUstzrfyWnsKhrnwtSKGesDC3aRZfvAQMzeteyvThV12dXjMWS27TmMr4caSVLKzDvMWUSz8M-sX9aXnZ1qSc1fZHBferDEFNBnHxtVb3hmuRUO5aOxDoH1d3gtD/s1932/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1932" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nSqtelM3vV0jwQnOJ49e_dopTVccLsTJaNunY0nqgrRfr2Yey2QKmq_iremNcGiCDUstzrfyWnsKhrnwtSKGesDC3aRZfvAQMzeteyvThV12dXjMWS27TmMr4caSVLKzDvMWUSz8M-sX9aXnZ1qSc1fZHBferDEFNBnHxtVb3hmuRUO5aOxDoH1d3gtD/w400-h384/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's another look at aisle 2, this time looking toward the front of the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGlNx-wOl8apVasGRiFoKZHNYIVVXGRIMgNMBS7zdbAU-mG8kJETxVN2GSsxQ59wrtzJ24lxiKhNNUVPs0gl6ha9KkRVCY0a5zfmChGqfgi9uBp6ldV9zxwFvcqpoDlu2qKb1uPZmA9EkvZrATdXTYux4APvcSM7PBb-wUWeB7ZIfpk5dffsGtzAcHBey/s1932/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1932" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGlNx-wOl8apVasGRiFoKZHNYIVVXGRIMgNMBS7zdbAU-mG8kJETxVN2GSsxQ59wrtzJ24lxiKhNNUVPs0gl6ha9KkRVCY0a5zfmChGqfgi9uBp6ldV9zxwFvcqpoDlu2qKb1uPZmA9EkvZrATdXTYux4APvcSM7PBb-wUWeB7ZIfpk5dffsGtzAcHBey/w400-h364/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Popping out from aisle 2, here's a glance across the store's front end, looking from Produce toward the check lanes, the party supplies department, and frozen foods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD6r-kRLDVBbNwHCl-Yni80Zb53mcwAdO_iTsUziD37sKtnVJPz-pQvjOoaAC8zzqL4LTWZmzsgsoo5v9Xz_U8tE46UjjQPnwhGcJ42atUPJeCf44FkqL2JV81XNbo0KSpPXcYB-pFkGDuv3h3y8lH2BMaviHCwt6a35sYelqw5cP2x3gAdWU66zs0MMu/s2024/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD6r-kRLDVBbNwHCl-Yni80Zb53mcwAdO_iTsUziD37sKtnVJPz-pQvjOoaAC8zzqL4LTWZmzsgsoo5v9Xz_U8tE46UjjQPnwhGcJ42atUPJeCf44FkqL2JV81XNbo0KSpPXcYB-pFkGDuv3h3y8lH2BMaviHCwt6a35sYelqw5cP2x3gAdWU66zs0MMu/w381-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The first quarter of aisles 3 and 4 is a double-wide aisle for pallet drops of various promotional items, either chips or soda depending on what's on sale in a given week. Following the non-soda beverages in aisle 2, moving along to aisle 3 we find soda itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXELyLvuQiOaIi3jUbdSvekHbXXAwDUNmQP2UL8agTHvutNQYmAkL9RwzZmbjY7NFvoYPYT5Ayl03Ewu2pynhRmg9ULh-DnaYghjBBsiuZarrva_RWw8Ni-mTAPmW0m1ZoZNCeC5tkBPnm-MvuqzfJe6ENdJRasQeFZXBZ-Rvwxndr62JTl6379uYsX-1V/s1932/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXELyLvuQiOaIi3jUbdSvekHbXXAwDUNmQP2UL8agTHvutNQYmAkL9RwzZmbjY7NFvoYPYT5Ayl03Ewu2pynhRmg9ULh-DnaYghjBBsiuZarrva_RWw8Ni-mTAPmW0m1ZoZNCeC5tkBPnm-MvuqzfJe6ENdJRasQeFZXBZ-Rvwxndr62JTl6379uYsX-1V/w400-h379/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From aisle 4 we get a better view of the double-wide portion of the aisle, with aisle 4 home to chips and cookies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmJC2Fuk-H6rma4qca1Ji63AdkEon3PRyaWwChbMf7KVxbSPOjattiqRNiNUxeb0BcNC4HSrtUolS24eN3vVxEQLXDUtFj_GwxvtbwSuoBmafrqKA4gXz96e6o5ry9x2iee-vEiH-HxseKvaJICzc8ORuoA_Z6_iCg9cgMeWUhX2urftk2WPKfx2DncpK/s1975/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmJC2Fuk-H6rma4qca1Ji63AdkEon3PRyaWwChbMf7KVxbSPOjattiqRNiNUxeb0BcNC4HSrtUolS24eN3vVxEQLXDUtFj_GwxvtbwSuoBmafrqKA4gXz96e6o5ry9x2iee-vEiH-HxseKvaJICzc8ORuoA_Z6_iCg9cgMeWUhX2urftk2WPKfx2DncpK/w391-h400/Photo%2032.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While some Winn Win remodels from mid-2023 also feature these, the new decor exclusively uses these new tri-sided aisle signs. Outside of the change in shape to add the third side, these signs are identical to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcvj9zUUN0Q32kslU5jB5kA6HdtAEB9pRl6dAPBl_s3iQcmITaIBhCHZcGNj0zUIClTpe0HF10639JjEVOWRytuy_BHZ14dFHKl4r9qnmZOsoWd5A6pxJDrEMgYHztmx4sPar_wArR1Nd/w391-h400/Photo+22.jpg">the flat aisle signs</a> used in the original Winn Win decor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKhPKRZjLgfDoKQi8ghtwrNgcCEWuvMLyQoJg0w-JnbSjWS1donciCb1BmzTPaVjZu6Vl_zkBLiykBxcVgSZq_jyDQyQaQ32rcQOFR28hAN5qAfct9LY4N1gP1emUnm0kD8D3s0EmpFMh1qQ6lSwy9S3qoHdcO5pi0NCrrmDg4UVfT5dtNGHx8A6Iktlg/s1932/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1932" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKhPKRZjLgfDoKQi8ghtwrNgcCEWuvMLyQoJg0w-JnbSjWS1donciCb1BmzTPaVjZu6Vl_zkBLiykBxcVgSZq_jyDQyQaQ32rcQOFR28hAN5qAfct9LY4N1gP1emUnm0kD8D3s0EmpFMh1qQ6lSwy9S3qoHdcO5pi0NCrrmDg4UVfT5dtNGHx8A6Iktlg/w400-h366/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back up front again, here's another look across the front end. Behind those fancy soda coolers is the store's customer service desk, which we'll see a better photo of later in the post.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XELyJfwGl6riyQqv9kd-ND_EvqmmIJiHiLBmAKG1WJ6QTnORe1i2lJS7TckLWhezhc9rLRCiG4y6h4BsPZ9fCI8mp3y_NlF7uDVDoQD-mPH_ovC468OagPxgWz56oGO3mYsugkF0u0w1jD-4pvPfG80vzo2s3B8UbQ9eIgYrtRyINxj03xykuPuqALMI/s1938/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XELyJfwGl6riyQqv9kd-ND_EvqmmIJiHiLBmAKG1WJ6QTnORe1i2lJS7TckLWhezhc9rLRCiG4y6h4BsPZ9fCI8mp3y_NlF7uDVDoQD-mPH_ovC468OagPxgWz56oGO3mYsugkF0u0w1jD-4pvPfG80vzo2s3B8UbQ9eIgYrtRyINxj03xykuPuqALMI/w399-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While I know some people aren't big fans of concrete floors in supermarkets, at least the concrete floor in this store was designed to see the light of day. With that being the case, outside of the necessary control joints visible in the photo above, the concrete floor in here is shiny and smooth, and free of nasty looking <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/130271900@N03/51181517759/in/album-72157649810722378/">scrapes and scars</a> that concrete floor retrofits are notorious for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh9Zz2cY3ApFQthE2YFqUyKsYNdzhMv4qgqNIJSIUMpgvdgbnKGWjFBJjGiKYMO7jBKJdE02uOiWy5ulFuG8wEwWW4sDEsVJIZEcImZbRgTchFj3kyfnBfW02Mu9zvIYMori0lnnxgKvUzeer3xmsV8x7XFVBxfvOO9jT2Ft00l_1tl4nWvAd9mDG8hZw/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh9Zz2cY3ApFQthE2YFqUyKsYNdzhMv4qgqNIJSIUMpgvdgbnKGWjFBJjGiKYMO7jBKJdE02uOiWy5ulFuG8wEwWW4sDEsVJIZEcImZbRgTchFj3kyfnBfW02Mu9zvIYMori0lnnxgKvUzeer3xmsV8x7XFVBxfvOO9jT2Ft00l_1tl4nWvAd9mDG8hZw/w400-h355/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following the regular packaged meats, lunch meats are the next department we come across on the back wall. I have a much better photo of the lunch meats department coming up shortly, so we'll just consider this rather poor photo of that department a sneak preview.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80C1Mlc3iZV0uMZYpZOebFLd9h8BkrNzlugPoKJy2nUKZeBduSrm2PsoJwKkJPIv4dRhvho_c4tOIjI1U651A-LqTw_9WWlBjGWknNQE4Ti-sHHb0I6q1YFK_fo7f3WpI13AcP8vmCfrFmLqe-paMSiAOmVx_egD83H8w7ReZd4BJ8DzypjYyYkb-TQVv/s1932/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1932" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80C1Mlc3iZV0uMZYpZOebFLd9h8BkrNzlugPoKJy2nUKZeBduSrm2PsoJwKkJPIv4dRhvho_c4tOIjI1U651A-LqTw_9WWlBjGWknNQE4Ti-sHHb0I6q1YFK_fo7f3WpI13AcP8vmCfrFmLqe-paMSiAOmVx_egD83H8w7ReZd4BJ8DzypjYyYkb-TQVv/w400-h376/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving into aisle 10 we find pasta and international foods. While Apopka isn't as heavily Hispanic as Kissimmee and South Orlando are (those areas become becoming some of the fastest growing areas for the Hispanic population outside of South Florida), there's still a sizeable Hispanic community in the Apopka area. As such most of this store's international section skews Hispanic, with a sizeable selection of Hispanic frozen foods and the fresh tortillas in the deli too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnHVyAnBpkRapH3qtLeEgLd9IWLewL9lDXMm4oMUjn-0gEdAu3mOn2IznLx3KdO_b4v8Dfy8Pgl3xFZsEEIpqy-KMfmUEcPAZpD2J0r09P-1gNIu9zlNbmIHQZRRdw6CVNQQ2ITKib29dtptUk3N9bcLSeCX8NqWl1_XI0LZlyMsqjRv1bG6Rrw0LcBJr/s1932/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnHVyAnBpkRapH3qtLeEgLd9IWLewL9lDXMm4oMUjn-0gEdAu3mOn2IznLx3KdO_b4v8Dfy8Pgl3xFZsEEIpqy-KMfmUEcPAZpD2J0r09P-1gNIu9zlNbmIHQZRRdw6CVNQQ2ITKib29dtptUk3N9bcLSeCX8NqWl1_XI0LZlyMsqjRv1bG6Rrw0LcBJr/w400-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another unique feature of this new Winn-Dixie is its Party City Celebrations store-within-a-store department. Outside of a few small party supply items near the greeting cards, most Winn-Dixie stores don't carry much in relation to party supplies. With the Party City partnership, this store offers a selection of themed decorations, banners, table wear, balloons, and piñatas. It's an interesting concept for a store-within a store, and with people coming to the supermarket to pick up snacks and cakes for their parties, it makes sense for Winn-Dixie to try being a one-stop party shop. While the new Apopka Winn-Dixie has the Party City store-within-a-store, it appears the new College Park store in Jacksonville does not have one. I don't know if this will be our only example of a Winn-Dixie Party City Celebrations department in the chain, or if we'll be seeing more of these popping up in Winn-Dixie stores in 2024, right next to the new Aldi Finds departments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In addition to party supplies, from this vantage point we can also see the highly-touted glass enclosed liquor store, reminding shoppers as they browse for party decorations to remember the most important party favor for the 21-and-up crowd! The liquor store was constructed into the front left corner of the building, the big window helping make the isolated liquor store feel more like part of the main store. While other Winn-Dixie stores <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBtZgiv9P5XkzvgKuviWxauAnAGwFoFxol8r_deYOFSTUIsiL6EaGu1se_zsFp1KbsN1kiXTL0VPxHjYNEk_ix990H_CS9_pjnmqycw-T8oFXZ-ZvqUjQafpmKuCbD-557hIitsioA9xi/w336-h400/Photo+56.jpg">have windows of some kind</a> connecting the main store to the liquor store, these are the largest windows I've ever seen used.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUcrTKF09vwOJDXwln2tQKsDS18wC7X25oi1pZhTCADNyw-w5dqstPd3CXe9vybVtRlOy4sfcyHiSsU-rLbsSt3D1iQAbutxX67QDYuwaJOx5BPMDwgO5DhcnKQpjUncuvpmhtz1voGgXisJzM7Ju5SJhtHvbIvrEEcURBTThVhP9A_BPx4-7a_eNCDGF/s1987/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUcrTKF09vwOJDXwln2tQKsDS18wC7X25oi1pZhTCADNyw-w5dqstPd3CXe9vybVtRlOy4sfcyHiSsU-rLbsSt3D1iQAbutxX67QDYuwaJOx5BPMDwgO5DhcnKQpjUncuvpmhtz1voGgXisJzM7Ju5SJhtHvbIvrEEcURBTThVhP9A_BPx4-7a_eNCDGF/w389-h400/Photo%2038.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In addition to the party supplies being over here, Winn-Dixie also uses the Celebrations department as the home for seasonal merchandise. The seasonal merchandise seems to be supplied by Winn-Dixie, with Party City only handling the supply of the decorations, as the Halloween stuff pictured here looked like Winn-Dixie's usual fare. In addition to the wall posters, this department's main decor piece is the large circular sign hanging above it, another new feature from the new decor. The round signs in the store are all double sided, with the inner part of the sign containing either more cartoon graphics or a phrase, much like how the sign here has written inside it "Food, drinks, and decorations for the Winn". It's nice to see the decor designers take advantage of that space inside the hanging signs too, adding a little more character to the decor than a blank backing piece could.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoV-O2GH-MigbVc3nUmMpY-LpJwBxWMBC6Y3vgEPH_deLZNQnDZU2I2hngGTxMcXs_ir4vWK_2Oe4K5sTxS8VEUKuCse9KcqdfNpP1GgQtdh5bFO7Zoo67-eNUrbo_0wogILg2Nl-HdQ8MuE82Bq-KnbTXm-2sR2c31DNTGVJCjr_5BnX2cw_rSsTtmJV/s2306/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoV-O2GH-MigbVc3nUmMpY-LpJwBxWMBC6Y3vgEPH_deLZNQnDZU2I2hngGTxMcXs_ir4vWK_2Oe4K5sTxS8VEUKuCse9KcqdfNpP1GgQtdh5bFO7Zoo67-eNUrbo_0wogILg2Nl-HdQ8MuE82Bq-KnbTXm-2sR2c31DNTGVJCjr_5BnX2cw_rSsTtmJV/w335-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the grocery aisles, in the greeting card department we find more special signage directing people to the new Celebrations department for additional supplies, a nice touch to get shoppers to check out the new area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToxERjZZp-Y60yIYImdcN2_BnC9PktvAf0xQh6i40sE4WeFNyep7gbmAIScWsEVGULW8d8cZ4q7aCYSzrRN_p5we6pdMZip50f55eEL9l1vgaQIjtbhKRuy6Ju7sOS-igJk7H1M4Q1Pmr4bhoGqmE2gwXsopGHed1bpq8uXJA0sb8BlBAdc5SqNRuXMAu/s2024/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToxERjZZp-Y60yIYImdcN2_BnC9PktvAf0xQh6i40sE4WeFNyep7gbmAIScWsEVGULW8d8cZ4q7aCYSzrRN_p5we6pdMZip50f55eEL9l1vgaQIjtbhKRuy6Ju7sOS-igJk7H1M4Q1Pmr4bhoGqmE2gwXsopGHed1bpq8uXJA0sb8BlBAdc5SqNRuXMAu/w381-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The internet's most famous grocery aisle, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/aisle12/">aisle 12</a>, is home to pet supplies at this store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgop66XZoaYjNbIFlEqPPMqfXmZlSywwKiEYVS3ic4Y37JfRV4y9ljNCncxCoBVeHGUscKnyBn_Bly1tTNhWBRjy_9w2eSF79leFVNMmet8NCxXlDjbOpCaosMM0GZPIqqESZca7nwyuLTfSo83ZrlPFFXQN81vLPk4u7Osnnkr0ZHUX3F8TZ3KIIpTxhyi/s1950/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgop66XZoaYjNbIFlEqPPMqfXmZlSywwKiEYVS3ic4Y37JfRV4y9ljNCncxCoBVeHGUscKnyBn_Bly1tTNhWBRjy_9w2eSF79leFVNMmet8NCxXlDjbOpCaosMM0GZPIqqESZca7nwyuLTfSo83ZrlPFFXQN81vLPk4u7Osnnkr0ZHUX3F8TZ3KIIpTxhyi/w396-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here in the "Famously Fresh Meat" department, we have a nice close-up of one of the new style department signs. With this sign, you can see how the lettering for the department names are pole-mounted. While it probably would have been easier to mount the letters from the back, I like the effort Winn-Dixie took to try something new.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGNpomH060U6pSKieSJB6w5VPxYuJkcLeJhs60az2mqqiJUbrHYUQiSuEW4s0Os8LPETYPUt1I6uah71wwJkaL9I_kEPkSgjHbaMUu8w7Zq7Zj4ialgyGH-SrpOoUoPKaoyWqmt9jqxRk2bXBIAQ4F-gQMnHxln4FS_Alrgqidxts3WRSnvKauF3b65d_/s2024/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGNpomH060U6pSKieSJB6w5VPxYuJkcLeJhs60az2mqqiJUbrHYUQiSuEW4s0Os8LPETYPUt1I6uah71wwJkaL9I_kEPkSgjHbaMUu8w7Zq7Zj4ialgyGH-SrpOoUoPKaoyWqmt9jqxRk2bXBIAQ4F-gQMnHxln4FS_Alrgqidxts3WRSnvKauF3b65d_/w381-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The health and beauty department is located in aisle 14, and also gets its own round sign hanging from the ceiling (which is decorated with cartoon versions of health and beauty products on the inner part of the circle). In the recently remodeled stores, Winn-Dixie has been installing these lighted shelves in the health and beauty departments, which makes this aisle extra bright. As you could have probably guessed, this store did not open with a pharmacy. Of all the new stores Winn-Dixie has opened since 2020, only one opened with a pharmacy, that being <a href="https://www.theshelbyreport.com/2022/03/04/southeastern-grocers-celebrates-winn-dixie-opening-in-westlake-fl/">the Westlake store</a>. As you probably heard, with the impending sale to Aldi, all of the remaining Winn-Dixie and Harvey's pharmacy locations <a href="https://www.jacksonville.com/story/business/2023/08/22/winn-dixie-pharmacy-business-sold-to-cvs-walgreens-before-aldi-deal/70651724007/">will be closing</a>. The pharmacy records will be split between Walgreens and CVS (I guess it depends on which store is nearby), and pharmacies have already begun closing as recently as mid-September 2023 (and will supposedly close on a rolling basis through the end of the year). Aldi doesn't operate pharmacies and doesn't have any kind of licensure to do so, so it's no surprise such a decisions was made prior to the sale. However, Winn-Dixie has closed a lot of in-store pharmacies over the last 7-8 years, and with most of the new locations lacking a pharmacy, it seems like pharmacies were not one of SEG's primary focuses of late anyway. Even without the sale to Aldi, I would not have been surprised if SEG got out of the pharmacy business on their own, especially with other big retailers like Target and <a href="https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/retailers/schnucks-agrees-sell-pharmacies-cvs#:~:text=Schnuck%20Markets%20said%20it%20has,pharmacies%2C%20rebranding%20them%20as%20CVS.">Schnucks</a> selling off their pharmacies entirely, and others like <a href="https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/raley-s-close-27-pharmacies#:~:text=Raley's%20plans%20to%20close%20more,challenges%20in%20the%20pharmacy%20space.%E2%80%9D">Raley's</a> and <a href="https://progressivegrocer.com/shoprite-closing-62-pharmacies">ShopRite</a> significantly reducing their total number of stores with pharmacies (and those are only select examples). With changes in insurance laws of late, supermarket pharmacies aren't the cash cows they used to be (and have to deal with more legal red tape too), which is why a lot of grocers now want out of that business.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2JPQRMUwr8D_GsMHBJ6EDc9XSwAK0LH8uwHjWwXQ_bo_rlHRNJ2BTpTXiISI4S37yTH7O_gWtvw6dA6mvqHrZgTiH4DYqq85QH3a4NYwbWTLUIAIxaGf5TmFQ-UN1VekijjxAzMv13CifpnnFm1FRwn4LqkNgaus-XXmPdtUKGpnXahQrZG5z9OEv5C6/s2576/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2576" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2JPQRMUwr8D_GsMHBJ6EDc9XSwAK0LH8uwHjWwXQ_bo_rlHRNJ2BTpTXiISI4S37yTH7O_gWtvw6dA6mvqHrZgTiH4DYqq85QH3a4NYwbWTLUIAIxaGf5TmFQ-UN1VekijjxAzMv13CifpnnFm1FRwn4LqkNgaus-XXmPdtUKGpnXahQrZG5z9OEv5C6/w400-h297/Photo%2043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the health and beauty aisle, here's a close-up of the "Sandwich-ready Lunch Meat" sign, showcasing its construction. While I got a picture of the sign, that security camera probably got a good picture of me taking a picture of the sign too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eZxeTg5Cw-BJGrd1jTW82S0WnrXkYAJWAxqd1xj10bOLMym_0H0ZSEMbk8mYA6C19Xrwfm3Ezbl35bUbb8iTRw3jcJtAId1BYE7HlECGBvbL3gvpVWV0dpwY9a5PIlM7YTtOpU_5uq2U2OflSQJyM5S1-cJFZpOKMFlINV9scAHZpQye406JcWqkMItJ/s1932/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1932" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eZxeTg5Cw-BJGrd1jTW82S0WnrXkYAJWAxqd1xj10bOLMym_0H0ZSEMbk8mYA6C19Xrwfm3Ezbl35bUbb8iTRw3jcJtAId1BYE7HlECGBvbL3gvpVWV0dpwY9a5PIlM7YTtOpU_5uq2U2OflSQJyM5S1-cJFZpOKMFlINV9scAHZpQye406JcWqkMItJ/w400-h391/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving along to aisle 15, we find paper products and baby supplies, with the picture window looking into the liquor store straight ahead, tempting the parents in this aisle picking up cases of Pampers!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTziuPi3Cxij1Rz5SXQR0S4A1ON9DwihyjfFfVwsnZRIE2FJwx2f965PP1ZxVu47UGcTxu2RHAyQ6uzxinO768djJybQMFuamb3Cs812s4c3Ily8qM3aTB8HNKdx84mqWK2WOtu7jcy5JITvUrreZUl-bfbAKBUQyiwjT2Sx3rEySiED_L3WVq9FSqI83s/s1932/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTziuPi3Cxij1Rz5SXQR0S4A1ON9DwihyjfFfVwsnZRIE2FJwx2f965PP1ZxVu47UGcTxu2RHAyQ6uzxinO768djJybQMFuamb3Cs812s4c3Ily8qM3aTB8HNKdx84mqWK2WOtu7jcy5JITvUrreZUl-bfbAKBUQyiwjT2Sx3rEySiED_L3WVq9FSqI83s/w400-h355/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The far left side of the store is home to frozen foods, with coolers occupying the last two and a half aisles. The only signage for the "Ready When You Are Frozen Food" department was the sign on the front wall to my left, with the remainder of the wall space in this part of the store dedicated to signage for the dairy department, which wraps around from the back of the store onto the left side wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRvay5ECF8Lz_u9-Spwkf1375sFF9Ujw7IneOpzP5H3pakt2jmss98TnMSolRth1t2_cBsFwtMRC28ArIjCcDrF456enMe9WrUAoXLoCDDS44b4wdjLwgi3O566l0YDeFNmLRGYxqrX2NPySpjnmy1tGwCVv8NwO9wmABfQiP7yaeJxh5h7GcIJ6gInJt/s1932/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1932" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRvay5ECF8Lz_u9-Spwkf1375sFF9Ujw7IneOpzP5H3pakt2jmss98TnMSolRth1t2_cBsFwtMRC28ArIjCcDrF456enMe9WrUAoXLoCDDS44b4wdjLwgi3O566l0YDeFNmLRGYxqrX2NPySpjnmy1tGwCVv8NwO9wmABfQiP7yaeJxh5h7GcIJ6gInJt/w400-h366/Photo%2046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Half of aisle 16 is home to frozen foods, with freezer cases lining both sides of aisle 17, as can be seen here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLou86QwFi1hxHpNLAlN-_a_HbJTQFyx2yApSNIX-qHC0hJDaF6VsoVqwFHlH-2qRB_kiRyRMxFvTCwroRPTCkejFETsiHK-CJOSQw64FJqhay8vfUL01gH6RRKxx_yNieXADj8phelD-O3wNd-0XZ_sF_SsCjvD6O9BROu0_yO6vsLrXImbFedX7DrpJ/s1975/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLou86QwFi1hxHpNLAlN-_a_HbJTQFyx2yApSNIX-qHC0hJDaF6VsoVqwFHlH-2qRB_kiRyRMxFvTCwroRPTCkejFETsiHK-CJOSQw64FJqhay8vfUL01gH6RRKxx_yNieXADj8phelD-O3wNd-0XZ_sF_SsCjvD6O9BROu0_yO6vsLrXImbFedX7DrpJ/w391-h400/Photo%2047.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The last little bit of frozen foods could be found here in aisle 18, the store's last aisle, with the Delicious Dairy department lining the left wall. Cream cheese, yes please!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdYQ0KVvSOk5h1xWf7DUbGrQBS7IpHKkCZTQTmZ97oivVJ2Dp3aYpsou6nxDSoqXJd2PYS8Wvqk7CdTOizmWqf5tbXoE-jPak31xnac0JDFpEyowzvdUbbw3h6jWl9BLK6pKiDEpoaDfSezqz5fKc9TOSPOWd4odKNUShghsJ6QVl5q_BYSrRp_2xiAIv/s2171/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdYQ0KVvSOk5h1xWf7DUbGrQBS7IpHKkCZTQTmZ97oivVJ2Dp3aYpsou6nxDSoqXJd2PYS8Wvqk7CdTOizmWqf5tbXoE-jPak31xnac0JDFpEyowzvdUbbw3h6jWl9BLK6pKiDEpoaDfSezqz5fKc9TOSPOWd4odKNUShghsJ6QVl5q_BYSrRp_2xiAIv/w356-h400/Photo%2048.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the back left corner of the store we have the Ice Cold Milk coolers, with milk getting its own dedicated wall signage back here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pcNqUg_HStSNCUr6U1utctdXP3koEMz2E-u_8WjrlwnW8eQA_4_5Mv13IQHsigwFlqfZbXozGE8qd-zwWmJBWKSoGSjAjXOHlW5RyQYFdrwKMTH4CXGbAA_EAYLPnYmAuONBItC4xESckxmn3c2wRM1cTC-Fc5_kw76QBlSSYR0Hp8XbQq7GVy1xB4fr/s2134/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pcNqUg_HStSNCUr6U1utctdXP3koEMz2E-u_8WjrlwnW8eQA_4_5Mv13IQHsigwFlqfZbXozGE8qd-zwWmJBWKSoGSjAjXOHlW5RyQYFdrwKMTH4CXGbAA_EAYLPnYmAuONBItC4xESckxmn3c2wRM1cTC-Fc5_kw76QBlSSYR0Hp8XbQq7GVy1xB4fr/w363-h400/Photo%2049.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While we're back here, here's one last look across the store's back wall before we return to the front as we begin to head out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHV53tcjQ93dYtbHgNR0VOZOL2x4zRK34ZqQgEyQzZaJnb9C3Z8MhCpx-iks9DTnQ27Qk1EWBKMdmaKjAOnWiFyGm_cyAs8R_M-6FNXH7Gp6Vvl3kptH9pOVxR6W8f1hKgOc3kWbpCsJI-8z1_1uKFENuIRxb7ulnlsdOGtaTrQT0yXA-m1mYqFfzAOnW/s1932/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="1932" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHV53tcjQ93dYtbHgNR0VOZOL2x4zRK34ZqQgEyQzZaJnb9C3Z8MhCpx-iks9DTnQ27Qk1EWBKMdmaKjAOnWiFyGm_cyAs8R_M-6FNXH7Gp6Vvl3kptH9pOVxR6W8f1hKgOc3kWbpCsJI-8z1_1uKFENuIRxb7ulnlsdOGtaTrQT0yXA-m1mYqFfzAOnW/w400-h328/Photo%2050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Teleporting back up front, here's a look from frozen foods toward the Celebrations department and the front check lanes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEEoBM2NjC2sMx9BQPzjdGx5mvHMiR-CdPBelT9Xo-HP27suYtYFGJZZy__dSZfheqbnH9rja0rvRz9ewejiXk6cKzmr4OmXOKjAH1Q6lNF3sSVNhreIJ4oli9VXx7eWGx5cgglAGYuRvi9JfiP7FhoQNlf2dtBckfmhiokeB1z1rUFC1oFtpkx5ztLSU/s1932/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1932" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEEoBM2NjC2sMx9BQPzjdGx5mvHMiR-CdPBelT9Xo-HP27suYtYFGJZZy__dSZfheqbnH9rja0rvRz9ewejiXk6cKzmr4OmXOKjAH1Q6lNF3sSVNhreIJ4oli9VXx7eWGx5cgglAGYuRvi9JfiP7FhoQNlf2dtBckfmhiokeB1z1rUFC1oFtpkx5ztLSU/w400-h308/Photo%2051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we wrap up our interior tour, I'd like to mention this store lacks two notable departments - <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/szKwkzsmwWd6WzTWA">Floral</a> and the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZdnxG42mrsUyXVFq7">Dollar Shop</a>. As I was looking through pictures of the new College Park store, I realized I hadn't seen those two departments in this store. I provided links to the new College Park store to showcase what those departments would look like with the new decor. The College Park store was designed to be roughly a mirror of the interior layout we toured today, although the building Winn-Dixie moved into in College Park had a bit of an odd lineage, so that store ended up with more of a non-standard layout compared to some of the recent new stores Winn-Dixie has opened. You can see more photos of the College Park store <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Winn-Dixie/@30.3307879,-81.6023968,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNBLrOYOdLa1PtLJrLNKJjf9S49vvEkMWQjwa0c!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNBLrOYOdLa1PtLJrLNKJjf9S49vvEkMWQjwa0c%3Dw114-h86-k-no!7i4080!8i3072!4m7!3m6!1s0x88e5b5254bd24a49:0x6ab8013877837604!8m2!3d30.3307879!4d-81.6023968!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11vdq64b4v?entry=ttu">here</a> if you're curious, or if you just want to see more photos of Winn-Dixie's new decor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEspaUOGSDDqbIjHlJuuIXEs8Iac1XTkoG2S0UiyiMiE7JcmZ3Wfzur_qstD59avbbfWTexMf2SZMrdJmM3BOMMBIdZrVa_3MRM0YR-DIXZAdwyxaPkN384i6M4jAvAM_GYKQdkuAtU4oi3QSV8sU_lnB7JLXHmUE_fvGOP5AmNKCntVG9yRvE6le4iGA/s1932/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEspaUOGSDDqbIjHlJuuIXEs8Iac1XTkoG2S0UiyiMiE7JcmZ3Wfzur_qstD59avbbfWTexMf2SZMrdJmM3BOMMBIdZrVa_3MRM0YR-DIXZAdwyxaPkN384i6M4jAvAM_GYKQdkuAtU4oi3QSV8sU_lnB7JLXHmUE_fvGOP5AmNKCntVG9yRvE6le4iGA/w400-h400/Photo%2052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The front end consists of a bank of 4 self-checkouts, followed by 4 regular staffed lanes and the customer service island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TCZgv3VZfoHQ9u6v9VfMlkycjKxHy3Zqv9bm6SgAcBUl5k5aE7yBT5AqHQBYFLcjXfjqAYSQDStDx6w8UMERZHpq0Ar_UpD7ncSkkISlTjnq7hzsyfqSNFoqdTGw45tcJAynf5eGqtOx3N4dqrs8gCXW9mjVcz7NvFvBxuP64FAdrtrI1Qbg8DEw5Ewc/s1932/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1932" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TCZgv3VZfoHQ9u6v9VfMlkycjKxHy3Zqv9bm6SgAcBUl5k5aE7yBT5AqHQBYFLcjXfjqAYSQDStDx6w8UMERZHpq0Ar_UpD7ncSkkISlTjnq7hzsyfqSNFoqdTGw45tcJAynf5eGqtOx3N4dqrs8gCXW9mjVcz7NvFvBxuP64FAdrtrI1Qbg8DEw5Ewc/w400-h369/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The photo above looks out toward some of the check lanes, although my primary goal with this photo was to capture some of the Winn Win-era graphics hanging above the front wall. While the other states Winn-Dixie operates in <a href="https://www.lobservateur.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/03/31622-materials.jpg?w=618">get their own versions</a> of the "Made in [State Name]" graphic as part of the local and fresh aspect of the marketing campaign, I feel the "Made in Florida" graphic also (if not directly intended to) serves as a reminder that Winn-Dixie was founded in Florida, one of the last remaining Floridian supermarket chains after many years of those withering away.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHa68Y5y0ckBlROOyz2mKmm07jmSlV6Qq-hgtqjVbLG008JqBpF3gG3lYTotqYg5oYToUSfPiyG9IF3y2l-EsFxEAdSbx75eqNr3RWWh4esQEx5jKsPEgiPb4mDjikngCNNPeUy8MzUX1sdxU2eWVOsZ3pejC6MiLNK4xE_p28IepPEhhFtKbm9YxvifX/s1932/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHa68Y5y0ckBlROOyz2mKmm07jmSlV6Qq-hgtqjVbLG008JqBpF3gG3lYTotqYg5oYToUSfPiyG9IF3y2l-EsFxEAdSbx75eqNr3RWWh4esQEx5jKsPEgiPb4mDjikngCNNPeUy8MzUX1sdxU2eWVOsZ3pejC6MiLNK4xE_p28IepPEhhFtKbm9YxvifX/w400-h355/Photo%2054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the fancy soda coolers mostly block it, here's a look at the customer service island. The side of the desk closest to me (behind the bread warmer) serves as an express checkout lane, with the main service desk on the opposite side closer to the front doors. Customer service also got a round hanging sign of its own, so even if we can't really see the counter from here, at least we can see the sign!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20BhOPI5nQlAfX6bdtvpwiAN858UUnDngBKqIpkS9C5pTz0hAIQJuK3G5d9pVQ54Ev-qYqo9HgrpHZn8Fmwz9AkE3hwHOJvREqr8kJp39kbJbKFn2IM8KzSEtErmKrpl4cKFU8oQEpzACNVrCc_jtxTE-3NZoyApihNvVL3zQ6jvsZFjhTseu-iJr1fnl/s1987/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20BhOPI5nQlAfX6bdtvpwiAN858UUnDngBKqIpkS9C5pTz0hAIQJuK3G5d9pVQ54Ev-qYqo9HgrpHZn8Fmwz9AkE3hwHOJvREqr8kJp39kbJbKFn2IM8KzSEtErmKrpl4cKFU8oQEpzACNVrCc_jtxTE-3NZoyApihNvVL3zQ6jvsZFjhTseu-iJr1fnl/w389-h400/Photo%2055.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look at the store's front end from produce, which will serve as our parting interior shot as we bring this tour to a close...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgDYVtigG3JpwDk3ztFh3lhrNy0pnruH3MrB30cYix1GeN2ucajFA1WxkYReChtc4KKBHaeXGpYk2N2vM41tcCOXqFIFoU7xD8yK4OUTnMzv11I668gTHRi-0Kq3wgN-Wsex-_dRWQjDlQNtqlzGn1IzEblaSxJX-3Qfw0SFSMePst6-K791biPk-iu0e/s2085/Photo%2056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgDYVtigG3JpwDk3ztFh3lhrNy0pnruH3MrB30cYix1GeN2ucajFA1WxkYReChtc4KKBHaeXGpYk2N2vM41tcCOXqFIFoU7xD8yK4OUTnMzv11I668gTHRi-0Kq3wgN-Wsex-_dRWQjDlQNtqlzGn1IzEblaSxJX-3Qfw0SFSMePst6-K791biPk-iu0e/w371-h400/Photo%2056.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> One of the fun exterior decorations Winn-Dixie uses on their new stores is placing a giant lighted version of their checkmark logo right next to the front doors. The sign itself isn't anything fancy, but it's a nice way to break up what would otherwise be a blank white wall. Also out front is a signboard advertising the new Celebrations department inside, that department being one of the biggest aspects Winn-Dixie wanted to feature with this new store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkTulxdnZGP_UCgcj3B6CuF3clhpFWQ5C2GIpsf3hE0gTMnrhVhKlc3qArv6lqATlLQ6L5k4x3dnuF9Lefm5RotfSogvrv9iNGWI-TaTlfDcLHLjKmDtaPKrrjhSu9HS1paf_UZz6uyJO0wodNH9t_T9Pj_7wylkP5pKWLNyRquCpiPS41UPkL93i8lNE/s1932/Photo%2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1932" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkTulxdnZGP_UCgcj3B6CuF3clhpFWQ5C2GIpsf3hE0gTMnrhVhKlc3qArv6lqATlLQ6L5k4x3dnuF9Lefm5RotfSogvrv9iNGWI-TaTlfDcLHLjKmDtaPKrrjhSu9HS1paf_UZz6uyJO0wodNH9t_T9Pj_7wylkP5pKWLNyRquCpiPS41UPkL93i8lNE/w400-h356/Photo%2057.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On the far left side of the building is the liquor store entrance, with the liquor store occupying the front left corner of the building. As we saw inside, Winn-Dixie installed a series of tall glass windows so shoppers could see inside the liquor store from the main store. While that may help draw people into picking up a bottle of booze as they leave, the glass windows also help make the liquor store feel like part of the main store rather than an isolated corner of the building. The few Target stores in Florida with liquor stores use a similar window-encasing design, although Target goes a step further and builds the walls of their liquor stores <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVxBqaxugXjN1Oc3ledqCvMiFhblhGd0w9Mh8JPhPTqUSfKG-OJnhyjSR939-lyNyUR9tMVR5SAR6soHxhb84Bvz5ziq7Bvt4Or96E2VnthBoeROE5hz-Rd1D3CWyKteBlhEM8pgyYQo/w400-h374/Photo+41.jpg">entirely of glass</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRP17j1zBGPLo8-okkOJhuhPblVg0B2Xz79L8Tb42PLcmkV0nmC_d-7PUkpWHoaJF332Zek6fZIvNV1F7y8HbXIGleQLATxkFSJ6O-jLIs26J5fIJt7VK3RQUDnMgklN8gwIzFzjKmQu178jdxHJ2k7Pbj_rITekj0hWrYkbMBbxnw-iAqH203DhvhjSH/s2576/Photo%2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="2576" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRP17j1zBGPLo8-okkOJhuhPblVg0B2Xz79L8Tb42PLcmkV0nmC_d-7PUkpWHoaJF332Zek6fZIvNV1F7y8HbXIGleQLATxkFSJ6O-jLIs26J5fIJt7VK3RQUDnMgklN8gwIzFzjKmQu178jdxHJ2k7Pbj_rITekj0hWrYkbMBbxnw-iAqH203DhvhjSH/w400-h189/Photo%2058.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've seen the liquor store, here's a final parting shot of the store's exterior. While it isn't anything extravagant, the new Winn-Dixie was really nice, and I really liked the new decor. Having seen the new decor in person, it really felt like a more refined evolution to the Winn Win decor, which was just a bit more simplistic in design that what we saw in here. The new decor takes all of the graphics and fonts from Winn Win and steps things up nicely. So far this store in Apopka and the new College Park store are the only two Winn-Dixies that have received this decor. I guess the future of this decor package will end up in Aldi's hands, and like I've sad before, what will happen when Winn-Dixie ends up in Aldi's hands is still a huge question mark. Aldi can be thinking so many things with this deal, so I guess we'll see what Winn-Dixie's fate will be come 2024.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUu5rhj2Q9vMuzjq8Ad_y568gHwVE09DL_3_CXP1QQ49uyklzIHSGiOh1Mr3TtDCJCpw6Xie7Sh2ciz0llbXNqXdg-bR07OTn_HyVqtSEu931LnQ7lFz_WkI1p13uOR5Xs68jbo4gWE6thRVMvcEQVB9niZlRu9qyn44-zSdt8sTFSKiw248zW7f3VXPM/s666/Photo%2059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="666" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUu5rhj2Q9vMuzjq8Ad_y568gHwVE09DL_3_CXP1QQ49uyklzIHSGiOh1Mr3TtDCJCpw6Xie7Sh2ciz0llbXNqXdg-bR07OTn_HyVqtSEu931LnQ7lFz_WkI1p13uOR5Xs68jbo4gWE6thRVMvcEQVB9niZlRu9qyn44-zSdt8sTFSKiw248zW7f3VXPM/w400-h251/Photo%2059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While we're in the neighborhood, I mentioned earlier in this post that the new Apopka Winn-Dixie was built practically next door to a former 1980's Winn-Dixie store. The above satellite imagery from the Orange County Property Appraiser was the only imagery I could find showing the new store as anything but an empty lot, with its rising shell labeled with the current Winn-Dixie logo. Since we're here, let's pop next door and see what the old Winn-Dixie is all about:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Q_Y_qTiXKpQ2PqNsmYDlKjN1DzHiQ6Y36fu8u_kfogIX6NIFA23N6fboMG6upoIhKEnyQJ4F-HM9AfxnHF-4AHb8LyEvN7-ov38hMbDL6DiEdCVd_wMEqPF78oL36XDoCjCjR7qU7OJI_LMRwVTjPz2V7zRTDeR0BxSqlylJH3_3DfJbWET7jtOSH7kV/s2382/Photo%2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="2382" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Q_Y_qTiXKpQ2PqNsmYDlKjN1DzHiQ6Y36fu8u_kfogIX6NIFA23N6fboMG6upoIhKEnyQJ4F-HM9AfxnHF-4AHb8LyEvN7-ov38hMbDL6DiEdCVd_wMEqPF78oL36XDoCjCjR7qU7OJI_LMRwVTjPz2V7zRTDeR0BxSqlylJH3_3DfJbWET7jtOSH7kV/w640-h244/Photo%2060.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Over here at the Apopka Square Shopping Center, we find the old Winn-Dixie now subdivided between a Citi Trends and a charter high school. The building is still quite recognizable today as a former Winn-Dixie, with the original windows and vestibule area still present. I didn't get a picture of it, but next door to this former Winn-Dixie was a former TG&Y store that's now split between a Save A Lot and some smaller tenants, this being one of the many TG&Y/Winn-Dixie shopping center pairings that were quite common to find across Florida in the 1980's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Before I finish this post, I'd like to make a quick note about my upcoming blog programming. As you may know, AFB is quickly approaching its 10th anniversary on the web. For that big occasion, <strike>I stocked up on supplies at the Celebrations by Party City department at Winn-Dixie</strike> I have a special posting series I'm going to launch beginning in November to celebrate the big occasion. In order to get all of that ready, this will be my only new post for the month of October. However, I promise you, the wait will be worth it, as I have some really great stores set aside for us to look at as part of my 10th anniversary celebration! I will release more details on what the celebration will entail on November 5th, so be sure to come back then for more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-14052150569661516602023-09-24T00:00:00.061-04:002023-09-24T00:00:07.942-04:00Former Albertsons #4342 - Hallandale Beach, FL<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25XnW1Eh1oJz86EBXscuFKVuXdzLe7DKpTnADllDu7E9dJ4C5f4qKT18zT60QZ4BwgmlduyXITSvA1CZXA8RInlMTCPZ7q4P-tpdOkrKQBCYSmG5sECDpJkV7KfiYOy77Gcjbx-rXcnikXt69jO4OfoMSuC3qPTN0KO5MiVhl0GSu55OfJlN6V0Pbm_75/s1930/Photo%201.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1930" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25XnW1Eh1oJz86EBXscuFKVuXdzLe7DKpTnADllDu7E9dJ4C5f4qKT18zT60QZ4BwgmlduyXITSvA1CZXA8RInlMTCPZ7q4P-tpdOkrKQBCYSmG5sECDpJkV7KfiYOy77Gcjbx-rXcnikXt69jO4OfoMSuC3qPTN0KO5MiVhl0GSu55OfJlN6V0Pbm_75/w400-h280/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Albertsons #4342 / Publix #402</div><div style="text-align: center;">1400 E. Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Hallandale Beach, FL - RK Publix Plaza (Formerly Hallandale Place)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8wFMMfL1QT4b4C65E3WMyZ2C46IBm5p2Qi3KI9nkkAFEghirBSLt-GoWb_UTYLsRCQWCU-Zbf-_XKopB1H4F3hcUB8wJMdeFVzmXiM9mOyRYT3-faUwCmz0XZPOCSBlbLk1s11yNvNjMql17wMqiOGi_nSarGkQv9I44l1ItvAPZowHUE5SMJje6uod8/s100/Broward-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="51" data-original-width="100" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8wFMMfL1QT4b4C65E3WMyZ2C46IBm5p2Qi3KI9nkkAFEghirBSLt-GoWb_UTYLsRCQWCU-Zbf-_XKopB1H4F3hcUB8wJMdeFVzmXiM9mOyRYT3-faUwCmz0XZPOCSBlbLk1s11yNvNjMql17wMqiOGi_nSarGkQv9I44l1ItvAPZowHUE5SMJje6uod8/s1600/Broward-blue.png" width="100" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Broward County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> When most people think of this blog, the first thing that probably pops into most people's minds is the Publixsons. It seems like every other post on this blog involves a Publixsons in some form, but there's so many Publixsons stores out there I can't help that! AFB has made the retail anomaly of the Publixsons an online trend, to the point where at least 5 or so people have made the fateful pilgrimage to seek out one of these unique stores on their Floridian vacations. While there are a wide variety of Publix conversions you can find in Florida, none are more famous or widely regarded than our friend the Publixsons. Today's Publixsons tour will actually be of a rather unique location, as this store has seen some more unusual changes compared to Publix's more common "new paint, new floors, and open the doors" style of Albertsons conversion. A lot of that comes from the fact that the store we'll be touring today was the world's second Publixsons, opening in 1992, a year after the world was given <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2015/10/former-albertsons-4365-jupiter-fl.html">its first taste of what a Publixsons store was all about</a>. As such, today's Publixsons is a weird blend of 1970's Albertsons and 1990's Publix traits, so let's jump into this madness and see what former Albertsons #4342 is all about:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BO7jtVs58YooSkq5yBTFTkZSVi45un1zCCUZiGe0-hiYk-1Z54i3yuNwCVANtpTaW8qk2TKIwwxLEZztYsE6to3zwdxIbKKhfYzGXfi2Q_cxmnBPobWqVLLr9TCIoCIZh-G2RJg01n2n5qoIs5P-RmpN1I-Oedok6irVIptxTWpuOZ4rUj-gNcT4rJ0g/s1371/Photo%201a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="820" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BO7jtVs58YooSkq5yBTFTkZSVi45un1zCCUZiGe0-hiYk-1Z54i3yuNwCVANtpTaW8qk2TKIwwxLEZztYsE6to3zwdxIbKKhfYzGXfi2Q_cxmnBPobWqVLLr9TCIoCIZh-G2RJg01n2n5qoIs5P-RmpN1I-Oedok6irVIptxTWpuOZ4rUj-gNcT4rJ0g/w239-h400/Photo%201a.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Broward County Albertsons ad from 1982, listing the Hallandale Beach location at the bottom - ad clipped by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons #4342 opened sometime in the Fall of 1980 - I haven't been able to pinpoint an exact day or month when this store opened, but I found a hiring ad for the upcoming new location in <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/235047354/">September 1980</a>, and the store was open by <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/235290020/">November of that year</a>. The new Hallandale Beach Albertsons store was built in a busy retail cluster along Hallandale Beach Boulevard, next door to a long-standing Publix-anchored shopping center and across the street from the popular Diplomat Mall. On top of all this, the new Albertsons was only <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Publix+Super+Market+at+Hallandale+Place+Shopping+Center,+1400+E+Hallandale+Beach+Blvd,+Hallandale+Beach,+FL+33009/25.9863729,-80.1178599/@25.9854626,-80.1308537,1396m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x88d9ac82ed395005:0x8fc7eb5392d9011!2m2!1d-80.1335177!2d25.9845215!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu">a mile away from the beach</a>, just across the intracoastal waterway from the ritzy beachside high-rises. Albertsons #4342 was primed to be a successful and busy location on valuable Eastern Broward County real estate - however, that's not how the story ended...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP4iF5pT_XhmG7kPc52ZPI5k2G3by7zZ7y9C8egmX55jIUMVz-T-qRrZz-nC7QFv1bnoCUbtn3WI-wFI2pFcS0rh0KE6qFiml9Wqmn1wYH23tC5m24VhUdyV_9Yiz9WOpXyTcjVZHfWLRUtwkDBeGTSNLA8bcENDDAU01smpqIM1W2_L7Ye-6EtJnZEBn/s1931/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1931" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP4iF5pT_XhmG7kPc52ZPI5k2G3by7zZ7y9C8egmX55jIUMVz-T-qRrZz-nC7QFv1bnoCUbtn3WI-wFI2pFcS0rh0KE6qFiml9Wqmn1wYH23tC5m24VhUdyV_9Yiz9WOpXyTcjVZHfWLRUtwkDBeGTSNLA8bcENDDAU01smpqIM1W2_L7Ye-6EtJnZEBn/w400-h240/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After only a 10-year run, Albertsons #4342 was closed alongside the 4-year-old <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2015/10/former-albertsons-4365-jupiter-fl.html">Albertsons #4365</a> in Jupiter in Summer 1990, both stores part of a small purge of closings Albertsons did at the turn of the 1990's. In <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/238333236/">an article I found about the closings</a>, Albertsons cited poor access into #4365 as the reason for that store's abrupt demise, a "real estate mistake" as stated by Albertsons' executive vice president of real estate planning. However, the article mentioned nothing about the reasons for closing #4342 besides the usual corporate fluff and puff of "We evaluate all our operating stores in terms of the competition and the demographic environment," as put by the same real estate executive. While Albertsons #4365's demise was blamed on being a real estate boondoggle, I think both its closure and that of #4342 were due to the areas both stores were built in as being too posh for Albertsons' typical clientele. Back in the 1980's, Albertsons was designed to be a discount-oriented, price conscious grocer. Albertsons' locations near the beach in both Jupiter and Hallandale Beach were both in areas that skewed much wealthier, and Albertsons' all-in-one, no-frills design was probably not what most well-off beachside residents were looking for in a grocery store. Furthering my theory as to both stores being in areas too "well-off" for Albertsons, both #4365 and #4342 were purchased by Publix as the first two Publixsons stores, both serving as replacements for smaller, older Publix stores nearby.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyOI649DpNuMwKFeoYKf65M3CooORBq-eYzzmEG8lO9nNU9zXBFq5i3xcjNTyW4tRweP648rA0PHuMgZAMl3EvaUguByPCk4cA4ufO2L_f7VqUbeREQ_uHB3JsaQ1PLVe0DQnnRwprfWzsnz51qu2yfqMn88stlLKTYJbTyyxc9TbUv0RE6t53SN15gSJ/s1930/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1930" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyOI649DpNuMwKFeoYKf65M3CooORBq-eYzzmEG8lO9nNU9zXBFq5i3xcjNTyW4tRweP648rA0PHuMgZAMl3EvaUguByPCk4cA4ufO2L_f7VqUbeREQ_uHB3JsaQ1PLVe0DQnnRwprfWzsnz51qu2yfqMn88stlLKTYJbTyyxc9TbUv0RE6t53SN15gSJ/w400-h291/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix managed to reopen the Jupiter Albertsons store in fairy short order, opening it just after the New Year's holiday in 1991. As for the Hallandale Beach store, it didn't reopen until April 27, 1992. Unlike the Jupiter conversion (which kept most of the building's layout from Albertsons in-tact), Publix rebuilt the interior of the Hallandale Beach store, creating (what appears to be) a very early prototype of what would become the early 1990's "<a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#55D">55D</a>" style stores. While the floorplan of the interior essentially follows that of a standard 55D, some of the architectural details are a bit odd, possibly a combination of Publix experimenting with the new design, as well as having the constraints of building within the walls of a former Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-wMKB6uqQkL6Pu9n4kn8KaUBpwxtB2JqpbEKbx--TNKJJgbbv-LM2kUdpqANg_yIgnW4emk_lXXW_acoq0u05rIYd_1ClUt1wlDJjGGZYtTENTOEnYUVennbP_e6V699fr8UX5YXPEOAQy6Bj-RSwI_cH2RTQc-vjvg8nLJQHfUzhIKJe8Xki8WeLDAT/s1930/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1930" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-wMKB6uqQkL6Pu9n4kn8KaUBpwxtB2JqpbEKbx--TNKJJgbbv-LM2kUdpqANg_yIgnW4emk_lXXW_acoq0u05rIYd_1ClUt1wlDJjGGZYtTENTOEnYUVennbP_e6V699fr8UX5YXPEOAQy6Bj-RSwI_cH2RTQc-vjvg8nLJQHfUzhIKJe8Xki8WeLDAT/w400-h274/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the inside of the building was mostly rebuilt, Publix kept Albertsons' original facade mostly in-tact. Publix covered over some of the front windows and moved the doors to be on each side of the little jut-out where the service desk was, but the overall design of the facade dates back to the Albertsons days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFyvRF1r1fyBLSzvA7C65L7vu1Jd0gYiP2xXpsnqr7V0eHMyKK1NpxHdY2mayOxYs5PW7MZBIBCKDV8rR_zBKElhPMjFaDth9cMk0W4OlcdifdmxzOdVSICRYLZfMxdBL9Uy_CJ3tGJUfWTvq6Q3iXaPy_0drtsj7pHgehxNppucoF187cFnyQJjdq40Z/s1930/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="1930" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFyvRF1r1fyBLSzvA7C65L7vu1Jd0gYiP2xXpsnqr7V0eHMyKK1NpxHdY2mayOxYs5PW7MZBIBCKDV8rR_zBKElhPMjFaDth9cMk0W4OlcdifdmxzOdVSICRYLZfMxdBL9Uy_CJ3tGJUfWTvq6Q3iXaPy_0drtsj7pHgehxNppucoF187cFnyQJjdq40Z/w400-h355/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll enter the store through the set of doors on the right side of the building, which drops us behind the check lanes on the "grand aisle" side of the store. The grand aisle is over to my left from where I was standing to take this picture, with the Publix logo and the famous CM 2.X era historic photo collage hanging on the front wall. Behind that wall is the liquor store, which I'm going to discuss more later in this post, as a 1970's Albertsons building usually doesn't have a liquor store in that spot...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mXnKB2TCc4YAyxojv8hcJ4HOa_7Ilm2yWcjjBdavIKRY0A1OBdA8aQy0ofq9jHLvQ4hgZfGGg8r-FkR_jTzYQhYc6UiOmjXVjbRDFe9C7FP_2WOcbkd-ne3F5d7UJEjETFns40QnbcD-pvNEL8msTmTulZZq1bVRB80aVw-1BrsPPHaP1N6JL4rDNPbZ/s1930/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1930" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mXnKB2TCc4YAyxojv8hcJ4HOa_7Ilm2yWcjjBdavIKRY0A1OBdA8aQy0ofq9jHLvQ4hgZfGGg8r-FkR_jTzYQhYc6UiOmjXVjbRDFe9C7FP_2WOcbkd-ne3F5d7UJEjETFns40QnbcD-pvNEL8msTmTulZZq1bVRB80aVw-1BrsPPHaP1N6JL4rDNPbZ/w400-h360/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking into the front right corner of the building, we find the deli department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5kbpOVpV5_h7k6qnoqac2ho4GlLJg1_lRsh5B8Yvx3TYq5g3E0v4M2UtLTRbdxW8Hj0vFuPzRK5VCeNVAuqWCYvxd6ywjclvaZWSYW0-Y6_-9H7rW0V_YGCUuzG82lynFNbqLnbz3aAFbUSX6sJh9kUGOsMsphxZwGm3oDUvB2bzCXujJkDYwF8T8Laz/s1930/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1930" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5kbpOVpV5_h7k6qnoqac2ho4GlLJg1_lRsh5B8Yvx3TYq5g3E0v4M2UtLTRbdxW8Hj0vFuPzRK5VCeNVAuqWCYvxd6ywjclvaZWSYW0-Y6_-9H7rW0V_YGCUuzG82lynFNbqLnbz3aAFbUSX6sJh9kUGOsMsphxZwGm3oDUvB2bzCXujJkDYwF8T8Laz/w400-h390/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The deli (as well as its neighbor the bakery) are located under this lower ceiling in the front right corner of the building, the lower ceiling similar to that used in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V6hy9nj8mdLQtlDiQVzq4cFZ4anNUk2xA2BsqMNeOaX8dvylhjrUW4k6K9kfZX4pxPm3aseRzcdCpMAC2L7Cs2BkDQaBgRNjkK2YBnu6yxtPNUIISvuIzBc46lzVmNwlkjFFeCcU1E8seb6sSO7gkrnQIcPb1GRL1YzyeiN5rwW7KYObNx48s7Aa/w354-h400/Photo%2010.jpg">the older Publix stores</a> from the late 1980's and early 1990's. Interestingly enough, the deli and bakery were located in this same part of the building when Albertsons was here, although Publix rebuilt and reconfigured both of these departments before moving in to create more of an alcove like we see here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb81CcVgb318As-Vm6xCLHCf-Y2AC3eu4rEVV8E3_LYuM5DZeR2F6FXVzQTaPlB_gByZkoHJRElheX6V0QisMp2OCKGMLs2qlFilhEzZePrmXPBbf1IwicqSVjmBy2-yrSUM_GsPrhJe1y-9nnRF9S6OJP29qybFsKsbdBoJKQctxZ3Gtx5J2EBeC6Tmz1/s2122/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb81CcVgb318As-Vm6xCLHCf-Y2AC3eu4rEVV8E3_LYuM5DZeR2F6FXVzQTaPlB_gByZkoHJRElheX6V0QisMp2OCKGMLs2qlFilhEzZePrmXPBbf1IwicqSVjmBy2-yrSUM_GsPrhJe1y-9nnRF9S6OJP29qybFsKsbdBoJKQctxZ3Gtx5J2EBeC6Tmz1/w364-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here we can see the deli and bakery's lower ceiling as it transitions into the main store. The lower ceiling makes the deli and bakery feel like they are in their own little world in the corner, almost making that part of the store feel more claustrophobic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvqyZ5GbF413n-bk5lgFnioyHGubGU9N1IJHzbZUb2pfxzh8F8HBx_WD-74clE1TNm6LYOT1m7X8lTQ-r_OwSuxemTDocK-W19qUMWzyMeUQC4YMciUEQikZ0bcpisq_RNLoToIWSp2izuVerbzEQHPBrHp0UXG164i7U84OsnYOZhOLthXdzRJFBh8-5/s2005/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvqyZ5GbF413n-bk5lgFnioyHGubGU9N1IJHzbZUb2pfxzh8F8HBx_WD-74clE1TNm6LYOT1m7X8lTQ-r_OwSuxemTDocK-W19qUMWzyMeUQC4YMciUEQikZ0bcpisq_RNLoToIWSp2izuVerbzEQHPBrHp0UXG164i7U84OsnYOZhOLthXdzRJFBh8-5/w385-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A typical 1990's Publix bakery counter here, with the sloped tile wall above the counter that used to be used to display cakes. These sloped tile walls were more closely associated with the older style 40E and 40N Publix stores than the newer 47D or 55D stores, which <a href="https://i.redd.it/who-else-misses-the-old-90s-store-interiors-v0-q6jw33vvhrda1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3293bfab3cb247649d7e8c68684eae2f1bfc7ba3">modified the bakery design</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtX8QmzEZ5WDlML51CCYDGNjzAsLrog6FsdNOT_5Jx8SyFPsguT-l6cJMBiWLwFP-t6vO_17Fsp8QhcUFbPIjlnp585BtqNyKEpGBgMKhlBqatm_aw7fHQNfYWEFU1rh8n1S6t_d-efNbFL3b6nchuRhCyoQRv3eMt6Zlla1g-Ea7y13vdGF7cUeWvhmk/s2012/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtX8QmzEZ5WDlML51CCYDGNjzAsLrog6FsdNOT_5Jx8SyFPsguT-l6cJMBiWLwFP-t6vO_17Fsp8QhcUFbPIjlnp585BtqNyKEpGBgMKhlBqatm_aw7fHQNfYWEFU1rh8n1S6t_d-efNbFL3b6nchuRhCyoQRv3eMt6Zlla1g-Ea7y13vdGF7cUeWvhmk/w384-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another example of how this store seems to blend the 40N traits into this seemingly prototypical 55D is the dairy department along the right wall in aisle 1. Stepping out of the bakery and deli department, you end up in the short aisle 1, which contains cases of dairy products on both sides. A typical 55D has dairy along the back well between meats and produce, while this store took a design cue from the 40N and placed dairy in the first aisle along the right wall. With dairy in this location, meats begins when you round the corner out of this aisle and venture along the back wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbLLRlYWtCdbqoIx-kpPl54p3nPypYyRQtuepsBZumlgHRwdPVHDCcpGSbgLOuXtxbivwuw8K8pZIykjiR2wGrrh-M969Bwi7F4bje0t8K31ijiNWvGBPbr0mIGKfCLYJlfJnzVdpXWVkbCWByGn1K7SOxP8PVx9cztonr3NapFqN5sWPHUWZcEbRzeNw/s1985/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbLLRlYWtCdbqoIx-kpPl54p3nPypYyRQtuepsBZumlgHRwdPVHDCcpGSbgLOuXtxbivwuw8K8pZIykjiR2wGrrh-M969Bwi7F4bje0t8K31ijiNWvGBPbr0mIGKfCLYJlfJnzVdpXWVkbCWByGn1K7SOxP8PVx9cztonr3NapFqN5sWPHUWZcEbRzeNw/w389-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Speaking of meats, here's that department as we leave aisle 1 and take our first glimpse along the back wall. The back right corner of the building has a slight alcove where dairy transitions into the meat department, with the meat and seafood service counter closer toward produce like a 40N store. A true 55D would have the meat and seafood counter closer to where I was standing to take this picture, yet another quirk of this prototypical Publixsons. When Albertsons was here, the meat counter would have been over in the area where I was standing, with that department taking up most of the back wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_thXQaHGs08Q0THoaKB9NCV_Bhokis-WYYOYKGVcxb9PhnRH3a7qGLrw3RFqfvnlb2B5ZuDxWquNRMfjP4W87y74vzra-PiiMCwLulL_ZNY9qqO2wt1SNFwMZADn9mep6eWhs2dpCN3pLyzelJleKFlyulOWW7-DFD6QTURK-SVM_1LmF4cD3LQTnqApW/s1930/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1930" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_thXQaHGs08Q0THoaKB9NCV_Bhokis-WYYOYKGVcxb9PhnRH3a7qGLrw3RFqfvnlb2B5ZuDxWquNRMfjP4W87y74vzra-PiiMCwLulL_ZNY9qqO2wt1SNFwMZADn9mep6eWhs2dpCN3pLyzelJleKFlyulOWW7-DFD6QTURK-SVM_1LmF4cD3LQTnqApW/w400-h398/Photo%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beer and less-potent drink options occupy aisle 2, which also falls partly under the lower ceiling from the bakery and deli departments. Following aisle 2, the aisles revert to being full-length until we get closer to the produce department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8Uws1bLny1_a1UpXQVY3WXrZK8LlLEbbOwzFAUm6hcZmQmy-8UPJRy4tPiHs-TuPcin1DGpRLIHNlPwD9LaFlTw9VBxuFDWbG9nz-Aw7XR2B3ArCEYW96UbBphmDigOdfP5vhO8ygxIwMkrKmxEM39cGq7fu6E3d26Kp5OIkJcmb4AMGYFRU82gAtzKe/s1992/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8Uws1bLny1_a1UpXQVY3WXrZK8LlLEbbOwzFAUm6hcZmQmy-8UPJRy4tPiHs-TuPcin1DGpRLIHNlPwD9LaFlTw9VBxuFDWbG9nz-Aw7XR2B3ArCEYW96UbBphmDigOdfP5vhO8ygxIwMkrKmxEM39cGq7fu6E3d26Kp5OIkJcmb4AMGYFRU82gAtzKe/w388-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another remnant from Publix taking over someone else's building: a row of support columns line the middle of the front actionway. At least Publix was able to space the check lanes and aisles far enough apart to leave plenty of room for shoppers to pass by with carts, as a row of columns crowding the front end would not be good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKssIpj4KdEAu59HPk5A7JMq1ifmrHwJw2SpsPupixGe4RRaFvrq5ZFCXkvcW9zFSklaZAnQ36FZpA_1WTfTVCohG_6hgjA7F5ymsKefrwrkLuW9DWX3Q3TPurl_2BaE4utiVWKPbSlrftmwnHwEfWPXEsXqSsNAHYsWIXfH1wf1IgL6YtXUM6gvuVHN0/s1944/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKssIpj4KdEAu59HPk5A7JMq1ifmrHwJw2SpsPupixGe4RRaFvrq5ZFCXkvcW9zFSklaZAnQ36FZpA_1WTfTVCohG_6hgjA7F5ymsKefrwrkLuW9DWX3Q3TPurl_2BaE4utiVWKPbSlrftmwnHwEfWPXEsXqSsNAHYsWIXfH1wf1IgL6YtXUM6gvuVHN0/w398-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In aisle 3, we see not only breakfast foods, but also the edge of the lower ceiling from the deli and bakery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFgXz_ewEi-EgJzzoAlcB1vXnSur-8fToa78UQTJCQSWj2EU0KTTmwE5o65sdJJ7VlXE-UR1i2mkqOg_VggYst7oxnfOhGMVNNMvGOnICRPuB4ZRrpRvb1jX5BbGSJOoUVNzkOA2_MuJ91ExI9nRvse3kegl9DkBA09oqqh1rFKiQGwcpP6l8Mw6DI4Ol/s1930/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1930" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFgXz_ewEi-EgJzzoAlcB1vXnSur-8fToa78UQTJCQSWj2EU0KTTmwE5o65sdJJ7VlXE-UR1i2mkqOg_VggYst7oxnfOhGMVNNMvGOnICRPuB4ZRrpRvb1jX5BbGSJOoUVNzkOA2_MuJ91ExI9nRvse3kegl9DkBA09oqqh1rFKiQGwcpP6l8Mw6DI4Ol/w400-h399/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Out of the little alcove in the back right corner, here's a look across the back wall of the store where we can see all of the signage for the meat department (with Seafood off in the distance). As far as I'm aware, this store still has Classy Market 2.5, as I've yet to see any photos suggesting it remodeled to Evergreen (or heard any news of a more dramatic option being used). This store also received the updated pharmacy signage and self-checkouts too. Typically those two additions happen during "Sienna Lite" remodels to existing CM 3.0/Sienna stores around 2019-2020, but I guess "CM 2.5 Lite" was a thing too? Last I knew, there were around 70 stores left with Classy Market 2.5, and I know that number has dropped a bit since I heard that number tossed around. Considering Publix has 1,300 stores, finding CM 2.5 in the wild isn't the most common thing to see anymore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpujkRMxLgU8Kw_KYA1C68NgRS-duma8RJh8JjgaAM4hjFWLN4XTSHET6yFr0NnFxv3hpt2zC6sfSThwUtzSqn-SivGzWjkEuWXMMes2Td1hYUSZJbpvt9SXmTH-P2UmrkAk5HNiL27-MMJYfx3pUXtxHiEPzqU3vcGmuJSENafTvvdg4kPYfZJ1Dy_5cG/s1964/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpujkRMxLgU8Kw_KYA1C68NgRS-duma8RJh8JjgaAM4hjFWLN4XTSHET6yFr0NnFxv3hpt2zC6sfSThwUtzSqn-SivGzWjkEuWXMMes2Td1hYUSZJbpvt9SXmTH-P2UmrkAk5HNiL27-MMJYfx3pUXtxHiEPzqU3vcGmuJSENafTvvdg4kPYfZJ1Dy_5cG/w393-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> One thing I really liked about this Publixsons store was that Publix opted to use faux terrazzo on the floors here. The faux terrazzo looks so much nicer than the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwv0rDwXipZZLIbh5ZJMibC9AOPzfnI5oJyry4NpWNPRZs50tUwTXcmB81kFJkh7nDAU9GIVXXzEmw_LxGL8twbzPd3IKj7LDAlnjfGht98lnCoI-1B_1_BK0o9WLksvYEYGS9U5PhdB0w-uI8scb3QvomaaK76fGHiSE6LjezQSopHTGKpVDRiAfBww=w400-h385">checkboard tile patterns</a> we've seen at other Publixsons stores, and I wish Publix used the faux terrazzo more often in conversions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmTfRgiLblfKHnUKyqLZhY5rp_PwnmYVVBXPL7Ejjb0aO0LnYuS52ClNbG3Eqb8AmQY-sK2vFozDfLe2Erw7ZpPY1siEbV01AnB4Cu25IP2bzmLvEXNMlmKOyTL9O3PyqdQcY7HW1blhWot02ht3GoLHrs0ifjlutDrhAOxIwjiopyfbP5DTZgeyHRzC_/s1930/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1930" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmTfRgiLblfKHnUKyqLZhY5rp_PwnmYVVBXPL7Ejjb0aO0LnYuS52ClNbG3Eqb8AmQY-sK2vFozDfLe2Erw7ZpPY1siEbV01AnB4Cu25IP2bzmLvEXNMlmKOyTL9O3PyqdQcY7HW1blhWot02ht3GoLHrs0ifjlutDrhAOxIwjiopyfbP5DTZgeyHRzC_/w400-h356/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I visited this store on a weekday afternoon and it was extremely busy. The area is really busy in general, being a densely populated area right next to the beach, so Publix certainly has the winning formula to attract shoppers here that Albertsons just couldn't figure out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8XS7tbPldVCEHNgjbb_FbYeNoeVfPDi5IiJ3C0es-P2UptjqT0NnvVXXhlNs5AdoC2BuDOuwsErXTZrOf0PdX5iDCQcr9WgYW4NuitU2f1W-dqH3gckHgRxayPS221wshhqpAoAxkBanOotKRFptpkJ09cYFyjruzafg6KZ3mEdNpaLF8ei9DuMBiyWb/s1930/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1930" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8XS7tbPldVCEHNgjbb_FbYeNoeVfPDi5IiJ3C0es-P2UptjqT0NnvVXXhlNs5AdoC2BuDOuwsErXTZrOf0PdX5iDCQcr9WgYW4NuitU2f1W-dqH3gckHgRxayPS221wshhqpAoAxkBanOotKRFptpkJ09cYFyjruzafg6KZ3mEdNpaLF8ei9DuMBiyWb/w400-h366/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Continuing our zig-zag through the grocery aisles, aisle 6 has everything you need to make spaghetti night a success.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejnXv6m_-rwbF10fO9bJTNkm4s6O48NZF-7sh3958l1NCyG2pMcJ94dlayp-dBCNyDKWOpZNXAoiV3XPaS0dupUnStZQnpG_HfDWSEwnVCDCU9ccF_DNySSuJfr2N0CEpqwbFF_QsfLjtgZ8nkNl2VJ0WIxH2x9lBjj5_OEogQxLyPouKszOK8vqdZBog/s1992/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejnXv6m_-rwbF10fO9bJTNkm4s6O48NZF-7sh3958l1NCyG2pMcJ94dlayp-dBCNyDKWOpZNXAoiV3XPaS0dupUnStZQnpG_HfDWSEwnVCDCU9ccF_DNySSuJfr2N0CEpqwbFF_QsfLjtgZ8nkNl2VJ0WIxH2x9lBjj5_OEogQxLyPouKszOK8vqdZBog/w388-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Frozen foods occupy the center of the store, located in aisles 8 and 9. When Albertsons was here, frozen foods would have been located in the same general area as we see here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rLhhyKbZojyT5umgv_UumN4QmA3PF16dxN2Yv7qatgHdnBij1S-yJsunaBx63QWOzuidxKw7mB9S6qqigoKAi2QGt2I_rndbVBR0Fv7exNWWbQOqkeCdaSdX1jOJXL_PxKJXzaQfH8cwUvtIkVShEKf5xoiJcewYnsbfFC1vO2WPYFWny3iusSb6z3oV/s2040/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rLhhyKbZojyT5umgv_UumN4QmA3PF16dxN2Yv7qatgHdnBij1S-yJsunaBx63QWOzuidxKw7mB9S6qqigoKAi2QGt2I_rndbVBR0Fv7exNWWbQOqkeCdaSdX1jOJXL_PxKJXzaQfH8cwUvtIkVShEKf5xoiJcewYnsbfFC1vO2WPYFWny3iusSb6z3oV/w379-h400/Photo%2020.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> What's also interesting about the frozen food department in this store is the light fixture above the center row of coolers. That light fixture was actually a design trait from the late 1980's/early 1990's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSEy6EUl_dPRjIXnoXqlFaiMI996DPJw6CiL6AxvzIQOthFqoUaT8s9z9J7T67V4Y9f-Fvp3KgR0CCu733V3-7TtzAeHUTMHUlhUxIZM6qninkOhzwWGR395S-IxQaOETjMjK10SJo-kqh9aqlue6AnDcA7_OtxOtC64GyeFB_OeL8cwmJVh1CZgCHg/w331-h400/Photo%2025.jpg">55E stores</a>! The link doesn't take you to the best example of this light fixture in a 55E, as my example had the original lights replaced at some point, but the lowered ceiling was left in-tact. The light fixture didn't carry over into the newer 55D stores, yet another example of how this store seemed to act as a one-off prototype of the 55D.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuS9iOn08s-3NS-HDsyvE27DmaNE6xny8O3vsLzd9rUOJEYsIUXdg1zjoz-onV3kRYckiLhKJ0QBCqoir9MByliEB2bOJE7ZfLRpii5pZAHCXetkCFxkFmJO0_daSMpnCmx1Jxnqt9jsFC7zmPM91ghuq64XcgrbF19psmYDC7b7518jhDncjS2tBXLH3/s1978/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuS9iOn08s-3NS-HDsyvE27DmaNE6xny8O3vsLzd9rUOJEYsIUXdg1zjoz-onV3kRYckiLhKJ0QBCqoir9MByliEB2bOJE7ZfLRpii5pZAHCXetkCFxkFmJO0_daSMpnCmx1Jxnqt9jsFC7zmPM91ghuq64XcgrbF19psmYDC7b7518jhDncjS2tBXLH3/w390-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving out of frozen foods, we'll warm up a bit here in aisle 11 with an endless bounty of paper products...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLe49-sM7yrDsbwCaO-r9ryjiJj-9fe8IF5YUoCaRirDS6j49FG33Qlppk5BNcZ-5Ubw51CmiHVCxxXUsTObW-GCUtBYUS3PNFQQoI2HZJBeoMm-6UOaZRdc2qA6wyePH_BOGzjflAFx-yITfLYJHXd2Zi4wqDGziG59355bBwVEP5TY_Wrm-6vwMk9SK/s1930/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLe49-sM7yrDsbwCaO-r9ryjiJj-9fe8IF5YUoCaRirDS6j49FG33Qlppk5BNcZ-5Ubw51CmiHVCxxXUsTObW-GCUtBYUS3PNFQQoI2HZJBeoMm-6UOaZRdc2qA6wyePH_BOGzjflAFx-yITfLYJHXd2Zi4wqDGziG59355bBwVEP5TY_Wrm-6vwMk9SK/w400-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> …and that Bounty in aisle 11 will come in handy if anyone bumps these shelves in aisle 14, knocking over a bottle of the vineyard's bounty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpqUzJVUsHD1x137Kn6kW9D7fHnf4xyPm2bP9IFH8h0_Ijzw8K1LKrU-raZXJj2Trm7U2us1vHByfl6wpAA9NPuezC_Z-eOX9XFE7zBIWH1jbm-JOyUBI7MGf-egVblaMSiBQ8KgufP48dNJo2veig_9kvMAEUi03Gk5AfSp1zdEKdAvSDPCJRTJ2_gTP/s1978/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpqUzJVUsHD1x137Kn6kW9D7fHnf4xyPm2bP9IFH8h0_Ijzw8K1LKrU-raZXJj2Trm7U2us1vHByfl6wpAA9NPuezC_Z-eOX9XFE7zBIWH1jbm-JOyUBI7MGf-egVblaMSiBQ8KgufP48dNJo2veig_9kvMAEUi03Gk5AfSp1zdEKdAvSDPCJRTJ2_gTP/w390-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisles 13-17 are only half-length, due to the placement of the produce department in the back left corner of the building (which we'll see in just a moment). The last two aisles we saw were arranged as such, but since I took those photos looking toward the front of the store, it wasn't very noticeable. Since we're near the pharmacy counter in aisle 15, in this aisle we find baby and HBA supplies. The last three grocery aisles (15-17) all contain health and beauty items, in a similar but different fashion to how HBA is located <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/j9X2ibAo3T8Ujufn7">between produce and the pharmacy counters</a> in the later 55D builds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWXZ3XpAA2C0Sc59qblb3Csi3HHtKLjAW7pduUkyKgfaQRzpMI1MVdIu2DRmPLeLzI5uD6eTZVvxnFZ-n5xTtFHef4DAseXXDeofTx7iAiAQ9vDEdom0PCL5173WGBSnab1Vt9jdTonQiAqSGjwenKtBoWwf0v2lkeSxvHdJDsvSf7_WebOWH165L54kf/s1930/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1930" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWXZ3XpAA2C0Sc59qblb3Csi3HHtKLjAW7pduUkyKgfaQRzpMI1MVdIu2DRmPLeLzI5uD6eTZVvxnFZ-n5xTtFHef4DAseXXDeofTx7iAiAQ9vDEdom0PCL5173WGBSnab1Vt9jdTonQiAqSGjwenKtBoWwf0v2lkeSxvHdJDsvSf7_WebOWH165L54kf/w400-h369/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Being one of Publix's larger prototypes from the early 1990's, this store's pharmacy is original, having relocated to the front right corner of the building upon Publix's 1992 opening. The pharmacy would have originally been located in the back left portion of the store, where the produce department is now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb14HwUyrU7rUrnwc68yZN-yaILOYK5ifauhZ_WMM6-envzdt8rUSSsbhhhxjHdaQ_2o9RBdkyXFmnyuy7rnDYaFw5Jgt0kVt_dd0luZtZhQZ82UTnmvKnCSMZAagDeObwC7twk_Izv4msZSyKx-dZR2yzYijip5csjFS5sh87eVwUlLpZoiAUl7FnPld/s1930/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1930" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb14HwUyrU7rUrnwc68yZN-yaILOYK5ifauhZ_WMM6-envzdt8rUSSsbhhhxjHdaQ_2o9RBdkyXFmnyuy7rnDYaFw5Jgt0kVt_dd0luZtZhQZ82UTnmvKnCSMZAagDeObwC7twk_Izv4msZSyKx-dZR2yzYijip5csjFS5sh87eVwUlLpZoiAUl7FnPld/w400-h379/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the back of the building, here's a look across the store's back wall as seen from produce. The seafood service counter is located just before produce like you'd find in a 40N, with meats just beyond that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1MxRFtxrgnWHpMbB7IRHA2TaR396Q2Bi4-vJkQm0f6KJpMNxYabDIV_1E-ye6zI1LHxA9UYw60JYXyLFCWgsV-2fukfVhMP9HdZ8AA4Bhl1qg8XwHcdqeh9npyvIqh6jFXBtAvoEl_1Rrab3M-HU7mdovl7es6DTVM23SOQTpPVuQNZo2Rgp9DN2foPn/s1930/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1930" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1MxRFtxrgnWHpMbB7IRHA2TaR396Q2Bi4-vJkQm0f6KJpMNxYabDIV_1E-ye6zI1LHxA9UYw60JYXyLFCWgsV-2fukfVhMP9HdZ8AA4Bhl1qg8XwHcdqeh9npyvIqh6jFXBtAvoEl_1Rrab3M-HU7mdovl7es6DTVM23SOQTpPVuQNZo2Rgp9DN2foPn/w400-h363/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Taking a quick look down aisle 16, let's jump into the produce department and see what that's all about:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O6hOz8umXXTYaYdk0jE2Z12ahWpOTlfGE6QSr3UxU6I_yHVj_7g99N50w3fMDLriYtadx0ULShJLh9NAJR7UXgm43_uXlQw3AOoBPw7oS7uzs8EouO5rc9DdZkM7alQiRe78IpCLd0VgmO9iRoy5i2oSP9ptUdaIROfDEPzqCCwzUIB5Vhl2nUh7p3ZX/s1930/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1930" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O6hOz8umXXTYaYdk0jE2Z12ahWpOTlfGE6QSr3UxU6I_yHVj_7g99N50w3fMDLriYtadx0ULShJLh9NAJR7UXgm43_uXlQw3AOoBPw7oS7uzs8EouO5rc9DdZkM7alQiRe78IpCLd0VgmO9iRoy5i2oSP9ptUdaIROfDEPzqCCwzUIB5Vhl2nUh7p3ZX/w400-h394/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike the narrow-but-long design chosen for the produce department of this design's later descendants, the produce department in this store is a large square-shaped area in the back left corner of the building. The produce department design takes more after its 40N and 55E predecessors than what we'd see in later 55Ds, this store being one big amalgamation of early 1990's Publix designs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYa2c5h5xrK1XcHGHI6C10thsIMYbhNQ4orR6CNOekqPYkAgWV20VdTvqyI-pY2SCw0dlPgOsQowaKFjjr2y7CvIP91vQIRR-XEYKQ8v3ycm7foAXWMa8dRoyrb790hje0g24LU-PYJb3cO4RY5cZDad-2PQYGwFz2fvcIDN05f5__X65FrVBkzqSOZFJ/s1930/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1930" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYa2c5h5xrK1XcHGHI6C10thsIMYbhNQ4orR6CNOekqPYkAgWV20VdTvqyI-pY2SCw0dlPgOsQowaKFjjr2y7CvIP91vQIRR-XEYKQ8v3ycm7foAXWMa8dRoyrb790hje0g24LU-PYJb3cO4RY5cZDad-2PQYGwFz2fvcIDN05f5__X65FrVBkzqSOZFJ/w400-h391/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The main produce department sign was hung on the corner on the left wall, making it clearly visible from the store's back actionway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcem_FMUPXb5Y-UQCXZfdyrwXdWvoNM6wyclqDb6lNAgjt_xERysuNxi2jcymi0C-0R7ltNTRGBCWl0CXnWYlN227km3h7Zh2kXRD7Gi7KY1aw4EZ8cQXm1cbajAFUhlZb3L8ZPO8HEGNFuCgR-M7K0F1nosrtfrWXKC0mxG0oP-tB28QB1aCCw-tRr2N/s1930/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="1930" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcem_FMUPXb5Y-UQCXZfdyrwXdWvoNM6wyclqDb6lNAgjt_xERysuNxi2jcymi0C-0R7ltNTRGBCWl0CXnWYlN227km3h7Zh2kXRD7Gi7KY1aw4EZ8cQXm1cbajAFUhlZb3L8ZPO8HEGNFuCgR-M7K0F1nosrtfrWXKC0mxG0oP-tB28QB1aCCw-tRr2N/w400-h376/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I didn't get a good picture of it, but the floral department was located just behind me where the produce department meets up with the last few grocery aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwrCQaixbdbS7W7ZvqJ53dhS2lKSB8d8pqpHKPAwqHr5AD0t20uwXrwhOQIDE_7CrbBfFico4yyuGkuhW9vIVgg-ScbsZGH3MWqDiGW8U1kGitFe8y09SSneZz2Lmd8V49deLIzOEtcoBvgc3QemuNo5_OZoG4_iGzr3uV5IRRrMU4dUGvSoSZxVzAMKU/s1909/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="1909" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwrCQaixbdbS7W7ZvqJ53dhS2lKSB8d8pqpHKPAwqHr5AD0t20uwXrwhOQIDE_7CrbBfFico4yyuGkuhW9vIVgg-ScbsZGH3MWqDiGW8U1kGitFe8y09SSneZz2Lmd8V49deLIzOEtcoBvgc3QemuNo5_OZoG4_iGzr3uV5IRRrMU4dUGvSoSZxVzAMKU/w400-h333/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like I said before, this was a busy store! The lines at the check lanes were starting to build as I was about to leave and pay for the few things I had in my cart. It always seems like the big mob of people always wants to check out right at the same time I want to, like they time it that way!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AjPZ9xJ2xhjFfLjmFDORnCCa4hxGjzsXfVikLgfIO82tl8RiXK-X5IkAa-B8hCjmGE-7i73vkASSiWLogJp8HpyUJ6S55-4HvONk1S4SPyWR99VEGrIVlvocQ_k2g0u0LcC0G6Y0ChLMEDx9hiIK-md7I_qlNP2irmPSKmjXwJ8Hve0JfZjiXLoYZFDv/s1930/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="1930" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AjPZ9xJ2xhjFfLjmFDORnCCa4hxGjzsXfVikLgfIO82tl8RiXK-X5IkAa-B8hCjmGE-7i73vkASSiWLogJp8HpyUJ6S55-4HvONk1S4SPyWR99VEGrIVlvocQ_k2g0u0LcC0G6Y0ChLMEDx9hiIK-md7I_qlNP2irmPSKmjXwJ8Hve0JfZjiXLoYZFDv/w400-h378/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the interior of this store may have been stripped of all of its Albertsons relics, walking out, I did notice a 1990's Publix relic still hanging around in here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ihKG0m8YCGgA67VAtkOTcfGNnI2u8UAJsYdLUgpv0gr4nGacOHZrh8mdvv1AeQqfzbHYbSacaen5RSQX7GpQPf0_6jy7zcF7736pTLW029Ncnw9W85Ykw9NyzpJB4CxEEZjhvD2nmR1vu33bxEA85dA8DdvKIa2FpJTqBkzWR3OaZlNhCGTDtbWIIHjL/s1930/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1930" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ihKG0m8YCGgA67VAtkOTcfGNnI2u8UAJsYdLUgpv0gr4nGacOHZrh8mdvv1AeQqfzbHYbSacaen5RSQX7GpQPf0_6jy7zcF7736pTLW029Ncnw9W85Ykw9NyzpJB4CxEEZjhvD2nmR1vu33bxEA85dA8DdvKIa2FpJTqBkzWR3OaZlNhCGTDtbWIIHjL/w400-h384/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Yes, those are some Wavy Pastel-era "Entrance" and "Exit" signs were hanging above the doors on the left side of the building! While Wavy Pastel/Metallic Marketplace-era "Entrance" and "Exit" signs have survived to this day at a number of stores due to many of them having been <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0373697,-80.6691092,3a,60y,336.42h,90.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shY-nQTkBc2vt7C-CAJt59A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">printed directly onto the glass</a> above the doors, someone could have easily yanked these signs down and thrown them in the trash, but no one has. I won't complain though, as I love a good Wavy Pastel relic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05bSJSz4T5riWAh6NFta_K0ycOdIN942Y_AkCtXG-C-De2Im8Sogm3xldxhqoIiF0qCfFrtRveAmfWPTZcKK04x9p9i4bL060gtVh70hcxm3tEJEjNBRq5y-RTfgMtsg7jpNuYo7O3Ei5-zv8CR-X1jW3wBdiCuJRHy-FNkfVgPdA5Jc1SkJ80DdWYym-/s1930/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1930" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05bSJSz4T5riWAh6NFta_K0ycOdIN942Y_AkCtXG-C-De2Im8Sogm3xldxhqoIiF0qCfFrtRveAmfWPTZcKK04x9p9i4bL060gtVh70hcxm3tEJEjNBRq5y-RTfgMtsg7jpNuYo7O3Ei5-zv8CR-X1jW3wBdiCuJRHy-FNkfVgPdA5Jc1SkJ80DdWYym-/w400-h390/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, we find ourselves looking at the front left corner of the building. Here we can see the very blatant remnants from where Albertsons' original liquor store and side entrance were located, both of which were removed and covered over when Publix moved in to make room for the new pharmacy. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzLAHOnBiCqk6zpHvwvGG7YbxCMh8sNdhTjxxaazmP9xw4pa-eh4Dzw2iqRharMTNag1-2O2fcC2uc-VmgA49KUt35zbIHcja0SoUEgVSl2Q1KpOdImEwG-bs65KizhtKy4ZS9XFSRQiUcKh2m4DVjsKtLQtiUU5xBSrqI6FrYB8jSB4HUkqCXswVocG8/s1930/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1930" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzLAHOnBiCqk6zpHvwvGG7YbxCMh8sNdhTjxxaazmP9xw4pa-eh4Dzw2iqRharMTNag1-2O2fcC2uc-VmgA49KUt35zbIHcja0SoUEgVSl2Q1KpOdImEwG-bs65KizhtKy4ZS9XFSRQiUcKh2m4DVjsKtLQtiUU5xBSrqI6FrYB8jSB4HUkqCXswVocG8/w400-h308/Photo%2034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Compared to the typical late 1970's/early 1980's Albertsons store, this one was actually built backwards from how it would have normally been oriented. Typically, Albertsons would build these stores with the liquor store and side entrance always facing the cross street of the intersection upon which the store was built, which would have been SE 14th Ave. (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@25.9849179,-80.1330971,342m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu">as can be seen here</a>). However, Albertsons chose to build the building with the liquor store and side entrance facing the open air courtyard instead, a choice that makes a lot of sense, as more people would probably use the side door to access the businesses in the corridor than the tiny side parking area this store was built with.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqGLyJNAtZzzP6bH8jrXZDPG-Ee7VOZCpgjwO2Hvio8-XxOgpcOqDOtoMsUkm2KK4oYMQmk6jMRleVb7EkxZb65nDSUil2EoFRl1lOsrjaS0viDIdAgKiHrwcDT7lUT7g5cyIGIqk51fTp-aK6dzq9MnbQq4xofTaOVlipRRNUbFoQ_tHS0yKAhLTuhgK/s1930/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1930" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqGLyJNAtZzzP6bH8jrXZDPG-Ee7VOZCpgjwO2Hvio8-XxOgpcOqDOtoMsUkm2KK4oYMQmk6jMRleVb7EkxZb65nDSUil2EoFRl1lOsrjaS0viDIdAgKiHrwcDT7lUT7g5cyIGIqk51fTp-aK6dzq9MnbQq4xofTaOVlipRRNUbFoQ_tHS0yKAhLTuhgK/w400-h351/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the little corridor seems empty and depressing from this angle way in the back, it's actually fully tenanted <a href="https://rkcenters.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Florida/Hallandale%20-%20RK%20Publix%20Plaza.pdf">according to the property brochure</a>. 8 smaller businesses call this corridor home, with three more in the front building and a Petco occupying the majority of the eastern wing (the building directly in front of me in the above image).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIEnZSVXRomy_PSjfFPJWu-vqRC9fsXJ4nnd5U0zlbiY6M-TBFzJbYIivjmEKdJQ4ljxBu-Gqxz6Ev7xUUz2CrfulDHYe1aqmjQc-Adaui0oCjGIH7nsLX5uzoyw6u2v8LjaU7GYtQ0p02bDHPktddVUbGNKQlarV9mHD0klNFKTy9Fe_qL2reTWulQNI/s1930/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="1930" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIEnZSVXRomy_PSjfFPJWu-vqRC9fsXJ4nnd5U0zlbiY6M-TBFzJbYIivjmEKdJQ4ljxBu-Gqxz6Ev7xUUz2CrfulDHYe1aqmjQc-Adaui0oCjGIH7nsLX5uzoyw6u2v8LjaU7GYtQ0p02bDHPktddVUbGNKQlarV9mHD0klNFKTy9Fe_qL2reTWulQNI/w400-h376/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While everybody was crowding inside Publix, no one seemed to want to wander off into the corridor!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5XutiuFzL9LTEuVJqISjdvbEEAXVbtqX8k416QllB-BT4evX_N95lxlFRtbhoHqD35LrI2nRBuDaROXyGAW_nE6L3DH_uP-3SUiWasqwWseobVVOblL0PZ-y2oLNBSmKPRM3YsnafVvLJR_XANXYCU9IeLoZZWkggl5vhd0UwXJVrB87o-hotq6tmE_V/s1930/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1930" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5XutiuFzL9LTEuVJqISjdvbEEAXVbtqX8k416QllB-BT4evX_N95lxlFRtbhoHqD35LrI2nRBuDaROXyGAW_nE6L3DH_uP-3SUiWasqwWseobVVOblL0PZ-y2oLNBSmKPRM3YsnafVvLJR_XANXYCU9IeLoZZWkggl5vhd0UwXJVrB87o-hotq6tmE_V/w400-h255/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From what was a poor-performing Albertsons, we find now what appears to be a very high-performing Publix store. What's ironic was after visiting this very busy Publix, the next store I went to this day was devoid of all shoppers except me! (By that description alone, you can probably guess that store wasn't a Publix!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7asXCpLLANxV_rSGnDf2W4BTNQqPCehVFUuT7juP9-_2eYwj5CpdnCHPrfpS5E1kOeb7EnSV-MZMGPR_0_tSq4E22YcRn_DNVAgj5j0iyAYmmSdmXadhnhymv2msyelHxiLkPbh7Qy5S3Fd6sb8JAhmRogw80zITUGasDpQdBUWNjDZUzDLg8bHpP6pBn/s1930/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="1930" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7asXCpLLANxV_rSGnDf2W4BTNQqPCehVFUuT7juP9-_2eYwj5CpdnCHPrfpS5E1kOeb7EnSV-MZMGPR_0_tSq4E22YcRn_DNVAgj5j0iyAYmmSdmXadhnhymv2msyelHxiLkPbh7Qy5S3Fd6sb8JAhmRogw80zITUGasDpQdBUWNjDZUzDLg8bHpP6pBn/w400-h315/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the removal of the liquor store from the left side of the building, you now have to walk over to the right side of the building to get your fill of booze. The modern liquor store was built out of small chunk of salesfloor between the right side doors and the deli department. In the later 55D stores, they had a dining area in this part of the building that Publix has converted on a number of occasions into space for a liquor store, although I don't know if the space sacrificed for the liquor store here was a dining area or not. When Publix first purchased this store from Albertsons, they had recently dissolved their experiment of operating attached liquor stores. That experiment began with a single location <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-first-publix-liquor-sto/126654642/">in Coral Springs in 1985</a>, and eventually <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-original-publix-liqu/126653922/">grew to 3 locations throughout South Florida</a> by the time Publix decided to get out of liquor sales in 1989. As you can tell, the liquor store here wasn't original, so Publix had no remorse for removing Albertsons' liquor store space back in 1992 to build the new pharmacy counter. After a liquor-less run in the 1990's, Publix decided to give liquor stores <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-publix-to-test-waters-b/126651268/">a try again in 2003</a>, and since then liquor stores have become widespread across the chain, to the point where just about every new Publix store in Florida ends up getting a liquor store now. The liquor store at Publix #402 <a href="https://www.myfloridalicense.com/LicenseDetail.asp?SID=&id=0B7B218EADE412579D5F748B135872F1">dates back to 2005</a>, making it one of the earlier liquor stores to be added as part of the concept's revival in the 2000's, its addition probably correlating with a remodel from this store's original Wavy Pastel decor to Classy Market 1.0 (with the Classy Market 2.5 remodel happening around 2012-ish to replace the presumed CM 1.0 decor).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPj4GPwugpbiUEyUQebJTO0B-fVOnAgy1EIVvDZa71zpb6k8G0h9QJp2pvnjM_Fp4oii3nFXunBTS-VPsjfVN-2TC8zyTd3nklBkJvgaYQghu9XkIJwy6uhEj0FL0-PgfhbkBMaaA1O3VsYR5QLNThXbWqKdzP9ArQ2WZHU9CRsQREWR48nRB_CNF4kZnX/s1930/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1930" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPj4GPwugpbiUEyUQebJTO0B-fVOnAgy1EIVvDZa71zpb6k8G0h9QJp2pvnjM_Fp4oii3nFXunBTS-VPsjfVN-2TC8zyTd3nklBkJvgaYQghu9XkIJwy6uhEj0FL0-PgfhbkBMaaA1O3VsYR5QLNThXbWqKdzP9ArQ2WZHU9CRsQREWR48nRB_CNF4kZnX/w400-h254/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The right side of the building isn't anything super exciting, but it still retains its Albertsons aesthetic all these years later. And in case you were wondering, the "RK" logos you see plastered all over this building are the trademark of the shopping center's owner <a href="https://www.rkcenters.com/about/">Raanan Katz</a>, a former Israeli basketball player turned commercial real estate mogul. All of Mr. Katz's properties have is logo plastered all over, and each shopping center is officially named "RK [Shopping Center Name]" (kind of like what Westfield did with the names of all of its malls, like "Westfield Countryside"). He makes it very easy to tell what he owns, and he owns <a href="https://www.rkcenters.com/florida-properties/">a lot of shopping centers in South Florida</a>!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWp5omDf1iCugoZIM3gajdE5mp_5NTYRV2aqXgJv-ZMtZ9DVOcvmWQFSil5s7i9nSDq9oSFw3XHpMNUvH0kzD2g-fvHiurCfYP3wikTawTyuwy5ZBLHT5Hj78IPeFOfQRq7Qt4HFT5OPQPTatdEnuzv104-Tc6G4YgVEsTeX3mXC8X7c9ojcExpAF1-5z/s1356/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1356" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWp5omDf1iCugoZIM3gajdE5mp_5NTYRV2aqXgJv-ZMtZ9DVOcvmWQFSil5s7i9nSDq9oSFw3XHpMNUvH0kzD2g-fvHiurCfYP3wikTawTyuwy5ZBLHT5Hj78IPeFOfQRq7Qt4HFT5OPQPTatdEnuzv104-Tc6G4YgVEsTeX3mXC8X7c9ojcExpAF1-5z/w400-h314/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll end our tour of former Albertsons #4342 with a look at the shopping center's road sign (which I don't believe is original to Albertsons). In the background though, you can see the tops of all the beachfront high-rises that line A1A only a short distance away - a staple of the South Florida beachside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While I probably could have gotten some similar views from the top of one of those buildings, we'll turn to Bing Maps instead for some Bird's Eye aerial images, courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Yb-gDTZF0XvLfVjATMWYcwg2pu_F6uWwsYr0jJGcaS2oEnteV93n3Vhb8xyVA0IiatzLmPt3nhibEX0ypCm69b2Mguo9W9zdcavzzK5k4Ji5DzOFoKmAJD2H-SdEbEWQuejBP5m8RTlOQL2-oH1Ev_7OzVdX82KqQvoW_fgkDAvPWrr3QlHrTsblwVw7/s792/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="792" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Yb-gDTZF0XvLfVjATMWYcwg2pu_F6uWwsYr0jJGcaS2oEnteV93n3Vhb8xyVA0IiatzLmPt3nhibEX0ypCm69b2Mguo9W9zdcavzzK5k4Ji5DzOFoKmAJD2H-SdEbEWQuejBP5m8RTlOQL2-oH1Ev_7OzVdX82KqQvoW_fgkDAvPWrr3QlHrTsblwVw7/w400-h250/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IlU18P-3DIRzJTiJjxn0vyjXBgTQtfpZvSsNel60MlP9S_N67uPROzt-QsSpj30_gGKedd4BW7e7m8mil9HBqz6IhZQ703a0IqhSq3HityBkXCQ0yIxEJjErsMMD1KNvg5wv_g4hSQGGAx7rrThwBqHiFFI5l6vmZd1WmS9oErVpT0A_WQgjjpwt2ChQ/s678/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="678" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IlU18P-3DIRzJTiJjxn0vyjXBgTQtfpZvSsNel60MlP9S_N67uPROzt-QsSpj30_gGKedd4BW7e7m8mil9HBqz6IhZQ703a0IqhSq3HityBkXCQ0yIxEJjErsMMD1KNvg5wv_g4hSQGGAx7rrThwBqHiFFI5l6vmZd1WmS9oErVpT0A_WQgjjpwt2ChQ/w400-h266/Photo%2042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_bARcOgY-kUW4_kHLXNl2f3lzaPyJvf18ouI1zIDjR8is-__ic2Ruwtw0hNNBLi6dTNY-rRB2L0zdBOqrWY1SWcgFLXhCW2TF9JTYcxZPSpTzyDlfmp1F8Hu_FGtLbdYVDsQ8r6hg1VLGrtgvunppmvfdUNupFJ8mZ79xts1_OfbTB2wPnfDIfD03Liq/s809/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="809" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_bARcOgY-kUW4_kHLXNl2f3lzaPyJvf18ouI1zIDjR8is-__ic2Ruwtw0hNNBLi6dTNY-rRB2L0zdBOqrWY1SWcgFLXhCW2TF9JTYcxZPSpTzyDlfmp1F8Hu_FGtLbdYVDsQ8r6hg1VLGrtgvunppmvfdUNupFJ8mZ79xts1_OfbTB2wPnfDIfD03Liq/w400-h215/Photo%2043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4ZUgdhaHe5Os-WHJf62a3usUan49jgvFTS1jLz-KxGx0ebuKNFNY9xPlbXfVLe4T_CfDqBis0M28m3_9Vg4_w7VGDWPwegr8CgXYtkv_UZo7uVa_cMkbAvobLGLEt4GxGR7n3wpLO2vsxCdO7CSrDNfO8BZ3c8b-yqNAILH0UqyYlasZMU7hsku40n7B/s699/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="699" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4ZUgdhaHe5Os-WHJf62a3usUan49jgvFTS1jLz-KxGx0ebuKNFNY9xPlbXfVLe4T_CfDqBis0M28m3_9Vg4_w7VGDWPwegr8CgXYtkv_UZo7uVa_cMkbAvobLGLEt4GxGR7n3wpLO2vsxCdO7CSrDNfO8BZ3c8b-yqNAILH0UqyYlasZMU7hsku40n7B/w400-h263/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxrnknt0-sYnCCCB9dInvjJFymprn2MR2geE7RS5mr9Jy8lGtByjHMRE3jIJojm39fcJzVQzoPl5COw2lU7JJ5lrxFC0MxIMVjLpXjs_L2MB4c6Dh2syf_hUkzmuJHZ3IUtx68BJQz3RFMDHNbndQRDBkk45jzmcNS6CtvQXnvsEnqPqyBY0UQDCrLixb/s875/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="875" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxrnknt0-sYnCCCB9dInvjJFymprn2MR2geE7RS5mr9Jy8lGtByjHMRE3jIJojm39fcJzVQzoPl5COw2lU7JJ5lrxFC0MxIMVjLpXjs_L2MB4c6Dh2syf_hUkzmuJHZ3IUtx68BJQz3RFMDHNbndQRDBkk45jzmcNS6CtvQXnvsEnqPqyBY0UQDCrLixb/w400-h224/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For fun, the above image is of the shopping center just to the east of the former Albertsons store, which is also Publix's original home. The original Publix store was the building at the far left, which while unrecognizable from the ground now, is a former Wing store was was expanded to the left. From above, you can still see the original peaked roof line the Wing Stores had behind the new facade, the former Publix now home to medical offices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Bird's Eye images out of the way, let's move on to the historical aerial images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf_a9u7SJLUNDGUtAUcVhlv5Fw2aSuzmVtzN3GMUQP95Lp-i7a48YzdegUTE9VnQy7ysXf8dM9iMCaoedvawZatI91_dq4WXnSDU6YRkapedvDUgcieA6TNY46goo3HlBFeBQD8A2LHvviVaulVJrGnHHpLY9Ytng6CGpG5tzz1HXFDsrd9YFf_BX16rp/s581/Photo%2046%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="581" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf_a9u7SJLUNDGUtAUcVhlv5Fw2aSuzmVtzN3GMUQP95Lp-i7a48YzdegUTE9VnQy7ysXf8dM9iMCaoedvawZatI91_dq4WXnSDU6YRkapedvDUgcieA6TNY46goo3HlBFeBQD8A2LHvviVaulVJrGnHHpLY9Ytng6CGpG5tzz1HXFDsrd9YFf_BX16rp/w400-h324/Photo%2046%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4342 - 2023 - As we'll see in these aerial images, this Publix is almost always packed with cars in the lot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10aNWzc7NNbeI12FQJqxG78kTEf1TELYYTAkhGaBkD4YYTz5mFQD-2BI2jvmAH2T4nv5HDnqEMbLb42VmT1MWyvaH9EghemlQUD7XDI0D02eGD4GNEKLAZ29iw2XG5TMWl_PlHyxIfthQPfEfgfc_WpFgHaJhyi45EamsS1P1eClKJXniQxok_vAZX_yZ/s514/Photo%2047%202008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="514" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10aNWzc7NNbeI12FQJqxG78kTEf1TELYYTAkhGaBkD4YYTz5mFQD-2BI2jvmAH2T4nv5HDnqEMbLb42VmT1MWyvaH9EghemlQUD7XDI0D02eGD4GNEKLAZ29iw2XG5TMWl_PlHyxIfthQPfEfgfc_WpFgHaJhyi45EamsS1P1eClKJXniQxok_vAZX_yZ/w400-h331/Photo%2047%202008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4342 - 2008 - I think the above image proves my point much better than the last one did!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c1EaO28Nps5roGmMCKCxqOfg6kzQ9yTnGnyiiKgRcWLbQA79d5wwluPhGpYmhrVslvkToXCz1QiAC76d50I0JtSbG3esGc4vwB1cDanPLNk4iPZJns65vlXaum8P0b3bdCGvOBmv5wjVXYPQqW_i7zCw67IGLa32IliQIxef4EmEOJdVjgzDad75IOHW/s565/Photo%2048%202003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="565" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c1EaO28Nps5roGmMCKCxqOfg6kzQ9yTnGnyiiKgRcWLbQA79d5wwluPhGpYmhrVslvkToXCz1QiAC76d50I0JtSbG3esGc4vwB1cDanPLNk4iPZJns65vlXaum8P0b3bdCGvOBmv5wjVXYPQqW_i7zCw67IGLa32IliQIxef4EmEOJdVjgzDad75IOHW/w400-h315/Photo%2048%202003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4342 - 2003</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MfX6XYcsxfRTehJ4aARloyhGZ-hECW9Bi-jXa6c25BZTBJuvWFLtSJmoEZJ6fVAkNp1QQ3-6dIsXATD4LqCelmOZUZ__lwzrnAPA0mY-DrZ8kcNvZKpCiDhMeGlfbvGd_dzKmzYzV21jV4btZJYqm17CtpA3gCgM9N6QLE8bZTQm29vmygRqOrDkLIwv/s845/Photo%2049%201999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="845" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MfX6XYcsxfRTehJ4aARloyhGZ-hECW9Bi-jXa6c25BZTBJuvWFLtSJmoEZJ6fVAkNp1QQ3-6dIsXATD4LqCelmOZUZ__lwzrnAPA0mY-DrZ8kcNvZKpCiDhMeGlfbvGd_dzKmzYzV21jV4btZJYqm17CtpA3gCgM9N6QLE8bZTQm29vmygRqOrDkLIwv/w400-h196/Photo%2049%201999.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4342 - 1999 - For fun I included the former Publix plaza next door in this image. While the old Publix plaza was dead, the new Publix plaza was hopping in '99.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWI0L5kSWe2U7AtK-TK7Lh7HjxXJ065rLDpSZcOkpnUqntKeqYwU-pN5Qn1yODtbw4D26oWmAlS2X3cTEJsBQ6P1Tsg6dmrTltifwNyCQJpwCC8IpWptF2RMcwTB5n0-V2SVSPyEuUk30gUQWsd1_ESj0LV-7hiRQxESS2jXH41BLu-Q3-eKw3P_gB0tkz/s474/Photo%2050%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="474" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWI0L5kSWe2U7AtK-TK7Lh7HjxXJ065rLDpSZcOkpnUqntKeqYwU-pN5Qn1yODtbw4D26oWmAlS2X3cTEJsBQ6P1Tsg6dmrTltifwNyCQJpwCC8IpWptF2RMcwTB5n0-V2SVSPyEuUk30gUQWsd1_ESj0LV-7hiRQxESS2jXH41BLu-Q3-eKw3P_gB0tkz/w400-h371/Photo%2050%201995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4342 - 1995</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODpSDCSDVAb0JYt-m5feACsMZA4XASd9Tw--mEHqWT-WB7uKkbmXegeq6nPXTedzY-O9S1RN_P9bNTBfWRquA0SeQcX-RUUMk1jpRoncaFwxWTfypLH6k4BKUoU7g_EdgjSavg9C2M-OlXXGIIeraQ9mXpG2u-eez6OPirP9-EH1YxOT7gJ0RUbtTq1R3/s456/Photo%2051%201986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="456" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODpSDCSDVAb0JYt-m5feACsMZA4XASd9Tw--mEHqWT-WB7uKkbmXegeq6nPXTedzY-O9S1RN_P9bNTBfWRquA0SeQcX-RUUMk1jpRoncaFwxWTfypLH6k4BKUoU7g_EdgjSavg9C2M-OlXXGIIeraQ9mXpG2u-eez6OPirP9-EH1YxOT7gJ0RUbtTq1R3/w400-h314/Photo%2051%201986.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4342 - 1986</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXdaPtnq-hP0JhMr35Y5XYGu6qKNjAIK8QI4bqYfHQJZM3LPWl_HbUN8guMuI4qVEpKzQyqIPJVhILwgJz15agrARnDV6I2Q3GTduNB_dLKjRTewSZCoZrEfFd8XfubsHH4d58K7N9w8ePbFUTjHQD0LmZpiLtsUH9i5aEAiJu8QXCUQiNLZ8VGUSnN4F/s479/Photo%2052%201980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="479" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXdaPtnq-hP0JhMr35Y5XYGu6qKNjAIK8QI4bqYfHQJZM3LPWl_HbUN8guMuI4qVEpKzQyqIPJVhILwgJz15agrARnDV6I2Q3GTduNB_dLKjRTewSZCoZrEfFd8XfubsHH4d58K7N9w8ePbFUTjHQD0LmZpiLtsUH9i5aEAiJu8QXCUQiNLZ8VGUSnN4F/w400-h350/Photo%2052%201980.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4342 - 1980 - Still a lot of work to be done here to get the store open by year's end.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPELEQFtIj18pN2EbiXIot0fiz5g_90k9f4KUhuNte6lO4u7i95ek9wmbvrUAWTTr3EXTavY4tPipS1gQpqHbA_QD-bGBUcebKqkf65XYRvdIIwZ3Mc27FUxv4zlQvCGzHOlJSJE3IkaxFT0XwqafwpU0e4eBrx9a-lBVXHJvvDh0iHgSVkqroFTZsn76v/s459/Photo%2053%201969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="459" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPELEQFtIj18pN2EbiXIot0fiz5g_90k9f4KUhuNte6lO4u7i95ek9wmbvrUAWTTr3EXTavY4tPipS1gQpqHbA_QD-bGBUcebKqkf65XYRvdIIwZ3Mc27FUxv4zlQvCGzHOlJSJE3IkaxFT0XwqafwpU0e4eBrx9a-lBVXHJvvDh0iHgSVkqroFTZsn76v/w400-h250/Photo%2053%201969.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4342 - 1969 - The new Albertsons and its accompanying shopping center replaced an <a href="https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/33075">old drive-in movie theater</a>. Next door, you can see the shadow of Publix's wings as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZMRT-uMweQQLVqf508T5Tall2hxJTEtGdKv8iG10_fcxDc5ZonYkEJRGG1BwmR-VCbd2QU7YBms0FUUe0Ofth9RxvgFyLu0iLRe1VO8rf13M5lfSk1z__xOys9CfAR6a_av1Vn5KWkm_wi5KFRdhOOk0nKD7X97cRHGnY78n5d4fmoMWAfKTdneoWAaI/s2576/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="2576" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZMRT-uMweQQLVqf508T5Tall2hxJTEtGdKv8iG10_fcxDc5ZonYkEJRGG1BwmR-VCbd2QU7YBms0FUUe0Ofth9RxvgFyLu0iLRe1VO8rf13M5lfSk1z__xOys9CfAR6a_av1Vn5KWkm_wi5KFRdhOOk0nKD7X97cRHGnY78n5d4fmoMWAfKTdneoWAaI/w640-h274/Photo%2054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we've seen many times before, Publix has been able to make many success stories out of Albertsons's Floridian failures. Those first two Publixsons stores, Publix <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2015/10/former-albertsons-4365-jupiter-fl.html">#401</a> and #402 from way back in the early 1990's, set the stage for our favorite funky Floridian retail phenomenon. And don't worry, I have many, many, <i>many </i>more Publixsons tours in my archives, so we'll be seeing more of our old friend before long! However, for my next post we'll take a short Publixsons reprieve, so be sure to come back in two weeks to see where our next Floridian supermarket adventure takes us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-73602025670544452142023-09-10T00:00:00.816-04:002023-09-10T10:57:30.678-04:00Former Albertsons #4326 - Tampa, FL (N. Dale Mabry)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxEtVIeXt1NKMRu7ngE3UqZzQ73n3jOcs4Niu-rdhu7D-ejaVIx41XtLEj3ob-vtXodd3E6qN7EDp_U9d-9c-9oKsClDvZ46huWNCyaGBWceAwMVm0jR72RylU3WQSAAc4wA4yRoegQUwwvaS6TgQW151lq86NY3u-e5iY32T5BGcWlrO91iyPL_brGYj/s1930/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1930" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxEtVIeXt1NKMRu7ngE3UqZzQ73n3jOcs4Niu-rdhu7D-ejaVIx41XtLEj3ob-vtXodd3E6qN7EDp_U9d-9c-9oKsClDvZ46huWNCyaGBWceAwMVm0jR72RylU3WQSAAc4wA4yRoegQUwwvaS6TgQW151lq86NY3u-e5iY32T5BGcWlrO91iyPL_brGYj/w400-h291/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4326</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8411 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFASEaT0gUmZVRG6I87yCQs74TP5515Dd_DVBR5kxY6-WenzZqA-BAds14SUJIu5_a8-bsGpUyfCLQ5mwkPKAEr_oe3YjzltsBOvB8UcUVCFIO0LFNksy_SjfOTwNTR3pbkZenQlDF362_z8DHPqVNU9WNXVTOGw6pihYq9g_UhXGPwC_x6uD-Fg6vuhwv/s86/Hillsborough-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="73" data-original-width="86" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFASEaT0gUmZVRG6I87yCQs74TP5515Dd_DVBR5kxY6-WenzZqA-BAds14SUJIu5_a8-bsGpUyfCLQ5mwkPKAEr_oe3YjzltsBOvB8UcUVCFIO0LFNksy_SjfOTwNTR3pbkZenQlDF362_z8DHPqVNU9WNXVTOGw6pihYq9g_UhXGPwC_x6uD-Fg6vuhwv/s1600/Hillsborough-blue.png" width="86" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Hillsborough County retail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Greetings everyone, and I welcome you to this holiest of all Floridian Albertsons stores. For today's <strike>sermon</strike> post, we'll discuss the father, the son, and the holy spirit of retail past as we see this supermarket building rise up and reembody itself as a humble house of worship. But before we say Amen, we have a bit to discuss about this former Albertsons store, so come with me everyone and let's see what former Albertsons #4326 is all about! (Hallelujah to that!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALyMqyev9Q4C6wq4BY1fF_VdXjPZr268TrV6WmkOb1QPohPNGL6_foDOxJ2NaFHqIPIHLCJwAEWctAz3o74ghwcJ93SKVq88kOiZtBAhLKI6zi6zSc7lP1G-EgkrKKUDCVjxG_Ix1DI04p_MhIQv7qb4ILx8awnDATbFShb9i2Wp7pSMEXclJDWOJUzu3/s1140/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="1140" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALyMqyev9Q4C6wq4BY1fF_VdXjPZr268TrV6WmkOb1QPohPNGL6_foDOxJ2NaFHqIPIHLCJwAEWctAz3o74ghwcJ93SKVq88kOiZtBAhLKI6zi6zSc7lP1G-EgkrKKUDCVjxG_Ix1DI04p_MhIQv7qb4ILx8awnDATbFShb9i2Wp7pSMEXclJDWOJUzu3/w400-h156/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Google Street View</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons #4326 opened for business sometime in the fall of 1978 as Tampa's third Albertsons store, following the openings of <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/06/former-albertsons-4318-tampa-fl-town-n.html">#4318</a> in May 1977 and #4321 in January 1978. Unlike the success Albertsons would begin to enjoy across the bay in Pinellas County, Albertsons had a tougher time appealing to the grocery shoppers of Tampa as the years went on, suffering a few early closures in the area (#4321, <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/11/former-albertsons-4406-tampa-fl.html">#4406</a>), and a few stores that failed spectacularly later on (<a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/search/label/Albertsons%20%234445">#4445</a>, #4472). Tampa was the hometown of Kash n' Karry from the chain's start all the way through the end of the Sweetbay era, so I've always wondered if Tampa had a higher loyalty to Kash n' Karry compared to other areas, as Albertsons and Kash n' Karry would always go back and forth between the #3 and #4 grocers in Tampa Bay in the 1980's and 1990's. In addition, Tampa was also unique as it was home to a number of <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2019/06/i-saved-they-saved-but-we-couldnt-save.html">U-Save</a> stores during that time too, the only region in Tampa Bay with a presence from that smaller rural South Central Florida-based chain. With Publix and Winn-Dixie being well-established in Tampa by the late 1970's, Kash n' Karry being the hometown chain, and U-Save being another price-conscious option, maybe Albertsons was suffering a bit from being the odd one out amongst the four already well-established, Florida-based grocery chains in town?</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFF-weBDb9Tnd9TSe784mQ2NSoATXM-WC87FcrBbe7MQ4HSshQwWpIH04ZSDcjRIiKCq3j-cBFYCsg2fbGgNE9ExxLjQxOqV54nn9l1xS_UaZslPGJI972ihY2XcZyB6ZwTbkWZsPKYq1vAUB2IzXMWbAQP0JAcPE-DdK8C0oMSP65qRHohOtFE0AOEHL/s1256/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="1256" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFF-weBDb9Tnd9TSe784mQ2NSoATXM-WC87FcrBbe7MQ4HSshQwWpIH04ZSDcjRIiKCq3j-cBFYCsg2fbGgNE9ExxLjQxOqV54nn9l1xS_UaZslPGJI972ihY2XcZyB6ZwTbkWZsPKYq1vAUB2IzXMWbAQP0JAcPE-DdK8C0oMSP65qRHohOtFE0AOEHL/w640-h189/Photo%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a> via Google Street View</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Even with all the trials and tribulations of trying to establish a presence in Tampa, #4326 ended up being a winner amongst all those other failed locations Albertsons had in town. #4326 was Tampa's longest surviving Albertsons store, remaining open until October 8, 2011 for a respectable 33 year run - that's 31 years and 9 months longer than #4406 right up the road from here lasted! While Albertsons had a hard time appealing to shoppers in other parts of Tampa, this store at the corner of N. Dale Mabry and W. Waters was a survivor, and did well enough to have received a decent remodel to the company's Grocery Palace interior around the turn of the new millennium. That remodel was when the store's exterior was redesigned into what it looks like now, the common 2000's exterior update to these 1970's Albertsons stores.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPwQLr8l0IrqnFNSBzpA-oV3n_mIkwIpCzmaoc4MAynz0ql4ZhljwDMaF-LukXBLZfudNOxgbeRiuYdTgsTGkO2r_xTJMNkrG0_3OtFME-vtwPiMIjQK3syt5rMnQ12QeKqMszoEgtgYHUvncxQwR53nn52Prw3Zq1pktr-XN-mbyx0IyopJ-1xmZB_KY/s1242/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="1242" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPwQLr8l0IrqnFNSBzpA-oV3n_mIkwIpCzmaoc4MAynz0ql4ZhljwDMaF-LukXBLZfudNOxgbeRiuYdTgsTGkO2r_xTJMNkrG0_3OtFME-vtwPiMIjQK3syt5rMnQ12QeKqMszoEgtgYHUvncxQwR53nn52Prw3Zq1pktr-XN-mbyx0IyopJ-1xmZB_KY/w640-h192/Photo%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a> via Google Street View<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> While Albertsons remodeled the facade over the side entrance, the remainder of the right side of the building kept its 1970's design all the way to the end. Even today the original 1970's elements from this building's early days still remain, however the church painted over most of them prior to moving in.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJcgaOmYvPxwiGHqmaxATf94pGpYuA3dvAc3O62iMvtnA7E2oWZYYLYF0udLO9cSi2ehlm6YWmu8TdE3tOOC5e7JsNNBWmVs8VC-lP0_s8hY4aerp-uPZYVQePJyNiKBdRhJI_0H6ZscJiu1ce5InabwVnL-mVtWyT1yiuBN8T9VbpILuBY8joc5bTKBe/s720/Photo%205%20Christopher%20M%20Foursquare.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJcgaOmYvPxwiGHqmaxATf94pGpYuA3dvAc3O62iMvtnA7E2oWZYYLYF0udLO9cSi2ehlm6YWmu8TdE3tOOC5e7JsNNBWmVs8VC-lP0_s8hY4aerp-uPZYVQePJyNiKBdRhJI_0H6ZscJiu1ce5InabwVnL-mVtWyT1yiuBN8T9VbpILuBY8joc5bTKBe/w299-h400/Photo%205%20Christopher%20M%20Foursquare.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Christopher M. on Foursquare</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Since this store lasted until 2011, I managed to find two interior photos. These aren't the best or most comprehensive photos of this store's interior, but it's something, and they also confirmed for me that this store had Grocery Palace when it closed. The photo above looks across the store's back wall during one of its final days, as we look across the empty dairy cases toward the store's back left corner, where produce was located.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOZHx2r6yx_LsiA0WzjBeGv25zqHpohSrYWn1ukyCVoq4TU6iS1qPVJglgZpiPOhz9seijaCV2VUmWbAZnAY-zsOd6n2V7Lcs0K7saQJiFjmbLUwujQi2N7P4cE1FeBkBQCQSf1u7or7SGlAWqGuyKLNmFnYKOzoQR0qYWncaGKvOPZ9sxpkqkZOGR2-D/s720/Photo%206%20Derek%20D%20Foursquare.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOZHx2r6yx_LsiA0WzjBeGv25zqHpohSrYWn1ukyCVoq4TU6iS1qPVJglgZpiPOhz9seijaCV2VUmWbAZnAY-zsOd6n2V7Lcs0K7saQJiFjmbLUwujQi2N7P4cE1FeBkBQCQSf1u7or7SGlAWqGuyKLNmFnYKOzoQR0qYWncaGKvOPZ9sxpkqkZOGR2-D/w400-h300/Photo%206%20Derek%20D%20Foursquare.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Derek D. on Foursquare</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The other interior photo I found was this oddly positioned photo of the produce department, which gives us a nice glimpse at one of the old Grocery Palace produce graphics. Grocery Palace produce departments were supposed to mimic a rustic farmers' market feel, with the graphics designed to look like old pictures painted on the side of wooden produce crates.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RAeJhKFnTNngcY-Lj26W3iRwjMKMhSlMCeE_kC1GWVgRkv57HclRDJjU-W3Yxc7erQ9YTVJ7vsfIJBcoMe6YiELGJMKb_3kQ5I2xO-Hsgr6AzxVGeNyhLx3CwPr4dnNVF9JCwMH6MBe1oiTmgemtoVpwhLQJrRPsInU6sjTIXeGtix6z0q1Tm_ZA4B3C/s1930/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1930" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RAeJhKFnTNngcY-Lj26W3iRwjMKMhSlMCeE_kC1GWVgRkv57HclRDJjU-W3Yxc7erQ9YTVJ7vsfIJBcoMe6YiELGJMKb_3kQ5I2xO-Hsgr6AzxVGeNyhLx3CwPr4dnNVF9JCwMH6MBe1oiTmgemtoVpwhLQJrRPsInU6sjTIXeGtix6z0q1Tm_ZA4B3C/w400-h255/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So from selling bottled water to blessing us with holy water, we return to the present to take a closer look at this building it its reborn state at CityLife Church. The old Albertsons building didn't sit empty very long following the store's closure in 2011, with CityLife Church up and running in here by the Summer of 2012. With such a quick transition, it's almost like it was God's plan all along for the church to open up here! The Tampa Churchbertsons is actually one of three such conversions in Florida, the other two holy Albertsons stores being <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/05/former-albertsons-4379-orlando-fl.html">#4379 in Orlando</a> and <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2019/03/former-albertsons-4478-estero-fl.html">#4478 in Estero</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TSOM2tQjBAye3qDJlgdC8Gy6v8Dgv5xp-8RKJw92Rc0DgYy_PpaQSqUy3StB0qLQIu2G3H8cG8w-GFwbxQx6VUqpbs7P0zneBCIpo9TVqJgo_aO-bBE9i96FKPTAkgnXS_u-1eQP1TfmThTgHGWSCiZxI_L_Zcw1evGYS0n5Dp1wsvQkKqX0wuz1BJ_1/s1937/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TSOM2tQjBAye3qDJlgdC8Gy6v8Dgv5xp-8RKJw92Rc0DgYy_PpaQSqUy3StB0qLQIu2G3H8cG8w-GFwbxQx6VUqpbs7P0zneBCIpo9TVqJgo_aO-bBE9i96FKPTAkgnXS_u-1eQP1TfmThTgHGWSCiZxI_L_Zcw1evGYS0n5Dp1wsvQkKqX0wuz1BJ_1/w399-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> CityLife Church did very little to the exterior of the old Albertsons store, although the interior was <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ZHR7yio3jr2Tom6g8">completely gutted and rebuilt</a> (however, as to why the church has a model of the Millennium Falcon hanging over the auditorium, that I can't explain, but hallelujah, amen, and may the force be with you!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYCQN25Is8rGCqZ2YOfuc3iPf7Z2tQHP2GmxKNv8WtLx0FdBEnK1wdXfWPnDDpW9aZofCjSP-SvlvorzP4-BIU_rEZWxooYgKo4Mi9ePca3TkTFKQAHRtjiFwkzaM0XhmIfapLn1vPkEJR2Md3ZOIHMp_XV2FQyvOkpSkhRdFpD-15v3wKo5TOnm9TbOu/s1930/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1930" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYCQN25Is8rGCqZ2YOfuc3iPf7Z2tQHP2GmxKNv8WtLx0FdBEnK1wdXfWPnDDpW9aZofCjSP-SvlvorzP4-BIU_rEZWxooYgKo4Mi9ePca3TkTFKQAHRtjiFwkzaM0XhmIfapLn1vPkEJR2Md3ZOIHMp_XV2FQyvOkpSkhRdFpD-15v3wKo5TOnm9TbOu/w400-h295/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons' old automatic doors were swapped out for manual ones when the church moved in, otherwise the doors remained in the same location as they did following the store's Grocery Palace remodel. The windows along the front of the building are from Albertsons too, those being a carryover from the 1970's Skaggs design. A lot of these older Skaggs-era Albertsons stores had their windows covered over in later remodels, so it was nice to see the windows survived at this location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixefWrx6r_7uRW3jacpw8sEz9IVq6RlH6Kc8eMrDiJpDP0esK21FtY_a6R7MSA87V9p46nQqOYnLY2Zbx0d982iJzj9RYwzQkbYrM98BKngFFyMaQwqfV0KTYNgJrIvYaR_kt1U7jbDS54G-_N43c9mo7_H4iJce7QU_3mzM_HMtcHZ0P3D_Hz199f1ag8/s1930/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1930" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixefWrx6r_7uRW3jacpw8sEz9IVq6RlH6Kc8eMrDiJpDP0esK21FtY_a6R7MSA87V9p46nQqOYnLY2Zbx0d982iJzj9RYwzQkbYrM98BKngFFyMaQwqfV0KTYNgJrIvYaR_kt1U7jbDS54G-_N43c9mo7_H4iJce7QU_3mzM_HMtcHZ0P3D_Hz199f1ag8/w400-h373/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The recessed can lights and the design of the windows just scream early 2000's Albertsons, don't they? That random support pole in the middle of the walkway appears to be the point where <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM0vM783Fnj8eOnHO45nYy9hvbx57eeqN5C76Cf1u4sgokCt9jIj-ENQHYVkM8pbD-agktWHzWUbKEOZIS0Vj6zCUm-0R1MJ5-cPDg3JbXf1JjG8ZqWiuiH66V64lBygit9-wZ05KbPR_DyPn5UWJf-wcULQ3fVEjhzqUvlMViTIo1RN9Gx1eTar_Lyg=w400-h272">the original Skaggs facade</a> used to end, with Albertsons carving out this little pocket and extending the canopy during the Grocery Palace remodel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnN6im1Szqi_XCMQPm_X6eQ2U-JSfdZaXcyOgMNHzac9N17YkySLo4_1TBtz7GNExNi8wJPOQXGPYAhESz0_lhyWRdc2k7Q7zIS5lXUlSModlXPDjq19acOGlk1Af8ymPFKKY2AnGlMEPdg-awXCsXtqWOBiFtd1YV84rpAq36Iyqk9aqU6C1Mf_TMkyK2/s1930/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1930" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnN6im1Szqi_XCMQPm_X6eQ2U-JSfdZaXcyOgMNHzac9N17YkySLo4_1TBtz7GNExNi8wJPOQXGPYAhESz0_lhyWRdc2k7Q7zIS5lXUlSModlXPDjq19acOGlk1Af8ymPFKKY2AnGlMEPdg-awXCsXtqWOBiFtd1YV84rpAq36Iyqk9aqU6C1Mf_TMkyK2/w400-h389/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we move away from the entryway, the original 1970's elements begin to become more apparent once again:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGO6lwzFJs_8N1wwVY4u4U18rgjDj4WvUL1CaCEohVuMV3r3DlWOii658gpe7z9TgmTnbhQwHXdn9gE3GnvwLwEJ00BG9K89iFTJHRcHtl2xQKX_YebnF08c5khqdjrxXmsZebNliqmBJHsDomCPiNeYTDbsxG85Pe0EfIeRIB-_WirwOnkpF0Ehx7ICrI/s1930/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1930" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGO6lwzFJs_8N1wwVY4u4U18rgjDj4WvUL1CaCEohVuMV3r3DlWOii658gpe7z9TgmTnbhQwHXdn9gE3GnvwLwEJ00BG9K89iFTJHRcHtl2xQKX_YebnF08c5khqdjrxXmsZebNliqmBJHsDomCPiNeYTDbsxG85Pe0EfIeRIB-_WirwOnkpF0Ehx7ICrI/w400-h295/Photo%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The left side of the facade still retains its original 1970's design, which carries over to the left side of the building as well:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b5btilxwcBKkBTqJA7C7NVsExkqZ6KOEO7uSsam5vnebVffmbl77ow_UKNOL9Uf1ljS539THrJQKMtPW3TRG6iPc3wGtQHSZMph8aRV9tBtYE9yl6M0E0bgTMl1vhMI1MNh4X10g1nIPqSj-kgKquTbR68GwByX9cZ1NkrI5u6iFuoy9EVWoPU3w34rG/s1930/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1930" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b5btilxwcBKkBTqJA7C7NVsExkqZ6KOEO7uSsam5vnebVffmbl77ow_UKNOL9Uf1ljS539THrJQKMtPW3TRG6iPc3wGtQHSZMph8aRV9tBtYE9yl6M0E0bgTMl1vhMI1MNh4X10g1nIPqSj-kgKquTbR68GwByX9cZ1NkrI5u6iFuoy9EVWoPU3w34rG/w400-h326/Photo%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though the church stuccoed over the original river rock panels, the 1970's Albertsons design aesthetic lives on over here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhhPc26sQrVLrvD2iFyOBwDEoUyuI2SM8vWyvLmkZVZDULycisZKocLOird7MYkD58jKbsoAWMe3vL8IdihjrWwVsedJBRthDNBITWWFgzxXcvkx2SdHkFjcbPhpfeUlxVXH3EdmvmIoSwgS-WaUGZ5NDSYWKD06RTps7k_OnBeET_nZdG3dWDc_-GX5s/s1930/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1930" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhhPc26sQrVLrvD2iFyOBwDEoUyuI2SM8vWyvLmkZVZDULycisZKocLOird7MYkD58jKbsoAWMe3vL8IdihjrWwVsedJBRthDNBITWWFgzxXcvkx2SdHkFjcbPhpfeUlxVXH3EdmvmIoSwgS-WaUGZ5NDSYWKD06RTps7k_OnBeET_nZdG3dWDc_-GX5s/w400-h285/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> River rocks or no river rocks, this is still obviously the wall of a former Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF39d7RzBXxolbnJagCd-Rid3RgZe5YJOM4mpMD5lQpWf-66NkwY7579FFrUv4kXNjr2_EOZQ02AL0pEjuE4II0Dyd6acRw-p48TKPNgY7Kg_YAAqpPW4E4LPVSd8ffT70M5rA09Mb1zR1zIR1kgsxBkJQUvyNyDKG1vXLBuZovIWugh8zvt84X3x2crbW/s1930/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1930" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF39d7RzBXxolbnJagCd-Rid3RgZe5YJOM4mpMD5lQpWf-66NkwY7579FFrUv4kXNjr2_EOZQ02AL0pEjuE4II0Dyd6acRw-p48TKPNgY7Kg_YAAqpPW4E4LPVSd8ffT70M5rA09Mb1zR1zIR1kgsxBkJQUvyNyDKG1vXLBuZovIWugh8zvt84X3x2crbW/w400-h260/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Photographing a gray painted building on a gray cloudy morning doesn't make for the most cheerful photos, does it? While it began to drizzle after I got in my car to head to the next stop of the day, my prayers were answered and the rain broke, and the rest of this day turned out to be quite nice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpAceEZT2enMrzJ_snesFyE8CmxRFOFo6nGuV3PykDQBaPy-sq71LOa14Cnu8pKbB1b0BBYR1Sh8T1Ow8nFVzb7x-vc45duXx5nrISYJooFcdwTBKLm_OlIMKsaT-DrQMXYb5odhVU2yo309QpgFJac1Iq35X9z8Z0xyTtBVaAYLqN8kaIbSXc4f_sfkl/s1930/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1930" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpAceEZT2enMrzJ_snesFyE8CmxRFOFo6nGuV3PykDQBaPy-sq71LOa14Cnu8pKbB1b0BBYR1Sh8T1Ow8nFVzb7x-vc45duXx5nrISYJooFcdwTBKLm_OlIMKsaT-DrQMXYb5odhVU2yo309QpgFJac1Iq35X9z8Z0xyTtBVaAYLqN8kaIbSXc4f_sfkl/w400-h283/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Rounding the corner, we'll take a look at the right side of this former Albertsons store, the old side and liquor store entrance coming into view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAdkBV67vgDITP8YW-6ymnOoN1Y1z1CfvhReic-Xns2pbwtEFaCQDs6z_f1HrzIojYygk85aFeQikQKp8Ed_7KNmnMfqcNL5jqomR6-rLjs52vbNP3XCSnAYl_zltdYrY_-ICLrUmu0b8i5WFCXpizWMD7GNgoBsu95BoIuch5tm3wb8Fsolh9Z9s8JkH/s1930/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1930" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAdkBV67vgDITP8YW-6ymnOoN1Y1z1CfvhReic-Xns2pbwtEFaCQDs6z_f1HrzIojYygk85aFeQikQKp8Ed_7KNmnMfqcNL5jqomR6-rLjs52vbNP3XCSnAYl_zltdYrY_-ICLrUmu0b8i5WFCXpizWMD7GNgoBsu95BoIuch5tm3wb8Fsolh9Z9s8JkH/w400-h260/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While many early 2000's Albertsons remodels involved moving the pharmacy into this corner of the building, in addition to building a larger liquor store that usually resulted in the loss of the side entrance, that didn't happen here. Most likely, when this store remodeled to Grocery Palace, the pharmacy was moved <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehB1foLCWKd1utjXCfkyK9A7-MwgKO9gdTjztuj44BknMvZc0FQb2GTaHo0kcYgoUYPMu-kgDgbuaQWH1Ux0gcfDFPKPieAb4GDNlwp-0U2crdD-MI5NxTewHGVjh6IBBQs8eESXFwXjz/s400/Photo+61.jpg">into an island by the front entrance</a> as we'd see in a Grocery Palace newbuild, relocating from the back right corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURgc5a5Tki3ei-on2S7PJ_dNYpSKgx9dCapGcct3skc18IK1NACi83w3AysH4C5LWbZwfGNmTThPvIOYb-FlBxtCJxm3H8yasmMnnIMFPAiGqEMa9axRLtjJ63NV0q0s-DSq9X8Jdp2wfkEcWwcS112itfoyGSBtBMpQH4wVl1nWT6QUQLs5GxmeaV3Th/s1930/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1930" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURgc5a5Tki3ei-on2S7PJ_dNYpSKgx9dCapGcct3skc18IK1NACi83w3AysH4C5LWbZwfGNmTThPvIOYb-FlBxtCJxm3H8yasmMnnIMFPAiGqEMa9axRLtjJ63NV0q0s-DSq9X8Jdp2wfkEcWwcS112itfoyGSBtBMpQH4wVl1nWT6QUQLs5GxmeaV3Th/w400-h245/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> CityLife Church still uses Albertsons side entrance as a side entrance into the church, however, I'd have to imagine the church is not using the old liquor store space for such a use anymore!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrMMGP1H0ni3xVHwDiXk-lvYI78hsvlPp6DD0mFsbx9BK3UK7Sifymh-_H72oNyT5Hb9qPw6zGqfKNE7G7ezCxYNx7Wn7APuFibnBAJmWUUuWJQyhHSmkA8AUk76t9cEuCaiMcj3XI85S0S8la4YdtlRj1u2qVjlPyStH77matPb6YOoloGd7vMnNPhKX/s1930/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1930" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrMMGP1H0ni3xVHwDiXk-lvYI78hsvlPp6DD0mFsbx9BK3UK7Sifymh-_H72oNyT5Hb9qPw6zGqfKNE7G7ezCxYNx7Wn7APuFibnBAJmWUUuWJQyhHSmkA8AUk76t9cEuCaiMcj3XI85S0S8la4YdtlRj1u2qVjlPyStH77matPb6YOoloGd7vMnNPhKX/w400-h220/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For an interesting perspective, here's a look at the building from behind, looking from the back right corner toward the old side entrance. The old loading docks were just out of frame to my right, which the church appears <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0267217,-82.502909,3a,75y,259.9h,82.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1st-wrqPCmGXQZoHmaOW-bjQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">to have removed and partially enclosed</a> to build a garage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJpo1lLJhDo7sj-FCpdUW15xbF5_Vy1b4kKebFDk4QIcRSOI_svNp-sJU6YFbt1EWheXaDdD_HFDmiXgNLemICBLtZHa9NDXWz8KoEO24bZoB3XPvnjsBQWj6xTNx9IwrqhqOcleatARo2mXu6CcgeeoppPVVt7fMMkrMN8LKl0K5uPv7kCiDHzlsxLfV/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="1932" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJpo1lLJhDo7sj-FCpdUW15xbF5_Vy1b4kKebFDk4QIcRSOI_svNp-sJU6YFbt1EWheXaDdD_HFDmiXgNLemICBLtZHa9NDXWz8KoEO24bZoB3XPvnjsBQWj6xTNx9IwrqhqOcleatARo2mXu6CcgeeoppPVVt7fMMkrMN8LKl0K5uPv7kCiDHzlsxLfV/w400-h119/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While that's all I have to share about this Churchbertsons, we'll stick around the property for just a moment. While Albertsons was the first store to build on this corner in 1978, a new shopping center would sprout up behind it a few years later in 1987. While Albertsons was never an official anchor to that shopping center, it almost looks like they were unofficially due to the way the center was built, so while we're here, let's check out that shopping center and see what it's all about:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALTlQwH1-aBYD1KsN8-8rg--jso1HWsSdT7k2WT2qceXw1SKLRxFvTvJVA_Py5DXMcr_MRhhOSM7cq0C2Zx0piiqnj3W9G2SzAlLlgYK2HG9dqHufh5CzN7Dgqh-wXkiRZoaZRxnQpvik2XCrjY5jNwXxS3bgO_vLtyWC-d97-97AoxJ2bRET3iSj2qdM/s569/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="569" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALTlQwH1-aBYD1KsN8-8rg--jso1HWsSdT7k2WT2qceXw1SKLRxFvTvJVA_Py5DXMcr_MRhhOSM7cq0C2Zx0piiqnj3W9G2SzAlLlgYK2HG9dqHufh5CzN7Dgqh-wXkiRZoaZRxnQpvik2XCrjY5jNwXxS3bgO_vLtyWC-d97-97AoxJ2bRET3iSj2qdM/w400-h376/Photo%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Originally named Fashion Square, the 300,000 square foot shopping center we see above was built in a somewhat unusual shape to fit behind the existing Albertsons store and a pond. Upon its opening in 1987, Fashion Square tried to position itself as a pseudo-outlet mall, relying on a tenant mix of various off-price clothing stores with some other stores thrown in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62QQ06KqBDZOfLQHJseY_wm7y9o8Wtt8ON9khG9cqLlT0B8tzMkkpH7WIghHlXsvLwihu89dwto5d8WxRsPWYfuAjIfLbUbQe0xbG5_EEzzw24NwU1LyuqZNS-1VbDjGl97RDlNVQGlOJ-p49eM5JemcO7NKNf00Qt2qy4kmjRa-CsllDMPD1pzufqHHQ/s4475/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4475" data-original-width="2434" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62QQ06KqBDZOfLQHJseY_wm7y9o8Wtt8ON9khG9cqLlT0B8tzMkkpH7WIghHlXsvLwihu89dwto5d8WxRsPWYfuAjIfLbUbQe0xbG5_EEzzw24NwU1LyuqZNS-1VbDjGl97RDlNVQGlOJ-p49eM5JemcO7NKNf00Qt2qy4kmjRa-CsllDMPD1pzufqHHQ/w217-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The ad seen above also admits that Fashion Square's location was a bit unusual, stating that center was "a little hard to find, but worth it" (and using the Albertsons as a landmark). The majority of Fashion Square's original tenant roster is listed toward the bottom of that ad, and like all of these ads dispersed throughout this post, if you click on the photo you can view the easier to read full-size versions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTLJA39Pkd9lX0Y4EDIMunzJ-GHOfQrieZApjLd6dZd6uQBxhwAAD1ve5OscvTEuZVZEqv2GHReEgTHdDG5ABIUGRuZnNhM_CMtgZozdkHvh9GyhWi2BFImgDxHC96rWxA6QuePt_2p2-WJI_L_lqxLtDdX68SpT5sI6ZXpOQQDGNBA4WtE2SzCmKBy-/s1697/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="1241" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTLJA39Pkd9lX0Y4EDIMunzJ-GHOfQrieZApjLd6dZd6uQBxhwAAD1ve5OscvTEuZVZEqv2GHReEgTHdDG5ABIUGRuZnNhM_CMtgZozdkHvh9GyhWi2BFImgDxHC96rWxA6QuePt_2p2-WJI_L_lqxLtDdX68SpT5sI6ZXpOQQDGNBA4WtE2SzCmKBy-/w293-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> However, prior to the center's opening, the leasing company had much more pleasant things to say about Fashion Square's location! While this is a very busy intersection, the shopping center is tucked back a bit from both N. Dale Mabry and W. Waters, making it hard to see from either road. While this corner is a prime spot for retail, the visibility issues probably caused this shopping center's decline into what we'll be seeing today. Driving along busy N. Dale Mabry, all the trees from the pond block the center from view, with a large tower sign being the only clue the shopping center is back there. While the modern Fashion Square, now called Fountain Oaks, isn't withering away in a state of near-abandonment, it's not the vibrant retail complex it used to be.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj848GM8d0WlYe5whtKUUAPPqP_4RGBTPvgZvYFct2BlN6bPgJLAi4AxIxuzSq-UpTlNHGp_WJ2LdZS5u4Ou5nlVdcxCCGKBcuyrPuRkLh_ENgMO8Q_TeG5C-EjRayEVX6bs_Gbx0CKbqAHHSF1XsK23KFzOcIdIXjp4iETfj2wNI5qsRcVQ7gPWF8DmCPW/s1772/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj848GM8d0WlYe5whtKUUAPPqP_4RGBTPvgZvYFct2BlN6bPgJLAi4AxIxuzSq-UpTlNHGp_WJ2LdZS5u4Ou5nlVdcxCCGKBcuyrPuRkLh_ENgMO8Q_TeG5C-EjRayEVX6bs_Gbx0CKbqAHHSF1XsK23KFzOcIdIXjp4iETfj2wNI5qsRcVQ7gPWF8DmCPW/w290-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Fashion Square was built in the style of 1980's "affordable chic" - mixing a number of trendy new off-price stores with upscale architecture, a design I've seen quite a bit with other power centers built around the same time. According to the article above, Fashion Square's architecture was based off the design of stores from the famous <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@26.7008906,-80.038778,3a,75y,106.78h,95.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scRlqPaO8PRe5T4l8DKB5Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">Worth Avenue</a> on the Island of Palm Beach, one of the ritziest shopping districts in the United States. Fashion Square's builders imported tiles from China and lighting fixtures from Germany to adorn the new shopping center, creating a building worthy of Gucci and Prada, but with a more budget-friendly tenant line-up in mind. According to the developers, an attractive looking shopping center would get more leases signed, and attract more people to shop there than a plain looking shopping center would (if only developers still thought that today, with all these boring gray boxes going up everywhere!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpGIeji7r4AtD2ae3j2h9-zv0Pf2DkN4NaipUpHZSU8SJ7B-2EnUkbflw-Ps9hmgl4623zPFviXhB1LvtvCA_ITSjd9ja8T2Yb5RUe4qygeeJ2IqoldNeO5nj3DJMu_UFpor8hf8GPhA6BBZM7uXDeX7z1prpT2Kxy36_1IPcneOr27gwgQe9OaJOIEJ7/s3716/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3716" data-original-width="1893" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpGIeji7r4AtD2ae3j2h9-zv0Pf2DkN4NaipUpHZSU8SJ7B-2EnUkbflw-Ps9hmgl4623zPFviXhB1LvtvCA_ITSjd9ja8T2Yb5RUe4qygeeJ2IqoldNeO5nj3DJMu_UFpor8hf8GPhA6BBZM7uXDeX7z1prpT2Kxy36_1IPcneOr27gwgQe9OaJOIEJ7/w204-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Fashion Square opened to a grand fanfare, the shopping center's location and anchor line-up wasn't helping its future. Ross Dress for Less left Fashion Square sometime around 1992, possibly consolidating with a new store <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIkR3xDgDbspw-AEDoLfQOaSXqeemjpPzAYYLps7bVgeaWnoQD16fii6O8Q6VygajlhkY1Ic5pXWWoNotb3n_CSsKHo1Uxw7yej-D2URlYk_yMydAl-4aHwOyZiicAtMbvixuXC5SR6DCwgIkOrthYHeYgcvjps4G8xbxKaaQQuXFg9UCIe5uaP_U6Q/w400-h319/Photo%2019.jpg">further up Dale Mabry</a> that opened in 1991. Lionel Playworld, the center's largest tenant, declared bankruptcy in 1993 and liquidated its remaining stores that same year. Some of the other off-price fashion chains in the center began to fade away around that time as well, as the off-price trend popularized in the late 1980's began to stabilize by the early 1990's as the clear winners in that field (like TJMaxx, Marshalls, and Ross) began to emerge. By 1996, Fashion Square was having a vacancy problem. In response, the center was renamed to its current modern moniker of <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/326266775/">Fountain Oaks</a>, gearing the center away from its past as a fashion hub into its future as a mixed-used center with variety of retail, entertainment, and service options. That's essentially how Fountain Oaks operates today, although the retail options in the center today are only a small fraction of the center's leasable space compared to the non-retail uses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc5fgMVc4U3wWJ40RDVgCgEAU9aVGXHdAdTHxvalZ4fAY8SAFFpuqMoxjJVrjjfSrkecTpO6_WXWFOpATIHm7bdPP1HVCzekZvqZeEY0_Gkvo3UzOmIHZhoJX-zzLEVgNe5ie418jGqkYouM9b5e2hoRogjyJ34TI8tt68GnlJtMIEF-wQeFAizrR-Oez/s6561/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6561" data-original-width="3873" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc5fgMVc4U3wWJ40RDVgCgEAU9aVGXHdAdTHxvalZ4fAY8SAFFpuqMoxjJVrjjfSrkecTpO6_WXWFOpATIHm7bdPP1HVCzekZvqZeEY0_Gkvo3UzOmIHZhoJX-zzLEVgNe5ie418jGqkYouM9b5e2hoRogjyJ34TI8tt68GnlJtMIEF-wQeFAizrR-Oez/w236-h400/Photo%2026.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll take a quick spin around the shopping center by taking a look at the anchor spaces, with a few other scenes appearing for good measure. We'll walk Fashion Square starting at its northwesternmost corner, where we find Marshalls:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9XPXl6hJL73p9IW8iBeT6HSOTfQIissB5f796TaNWjx-6jEdFMBiKihIFeOhMplHqR3MROuQ6TWsRuggeTUquAtjjZ18FMicnmSEa4iMqdIS5mbNU_Lzzb9xdYSOwXNng5VQj7noFKCoEr7eziw86mEPoZOGMjYiVlutYINX7aONN_4aw0VHRHFgQ9_l/s1930/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1930" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9XPXl6hJL73p9IW8iBeT6HSOTfQIissB5f796TaNWjx-6jEdFMBiKihIFeOhMplHqR3MROuQ6TWsRuggeTUquAtjjZ18FMicnmSEa4iMqdIS5mbNU_Lzzb9xdYSOwXNng5VQj7noFKCoEr7eziw86mEPoZOGMjYiVlutYINX7aONN_4aw0VHRHFgQ9_l/w400-h184/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The only tenant left in Fashion Square from the beginning, Marshalls opened this store on October 9, 1987, the first store to open in the complex. The Fashion Square Marshalls was the company's first store in the Tampa Bay area, opening during the time when Marshalls was still an independent chain (Marshalls didn't become a part of TJMaxx until 1995). The article above from Fashion Square's grand opening included a picture of the new Marshalls store, which hasn't changed much from the exterior besides receiving the chain's modern logo and some blue accent paint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4Y1OJhYNxPCw_pvp9g9jq4Zp95jkeBpM0WsDzsh1ukceh3l7t-0Gx3qHkmGhYPU4YBgPztrZKg6CDpui_x8b84EUX7jyM2dR3PmLocQhETZfAWALdNPo2Irq2LP50vTKbAA4akqpXNify09M510dWouQ9dcp8ME0JNuQ9wMlkccfz_Wi2tcaoP_CrdqL/s1930/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1930" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4Y1OJhYNxPCw_pvp9g9jq4Zp95jkeBpM0WsDzsh1ukceh3l7t-0Gx3qHkmGhYPU4YBgPztrZKg6CDpui_x8b84EUX7jyM2dR3PmLocQhETZfAWALdNPo2Irq2LP50vTKbAA4akqpXNify09M510dWouQ9dcp8ME0JNuQ9wMlkccfz_Wi2tcaoP_CrdqL/w400-h215/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To the right of Marshalls are these storefronts, showcasing some of the original "upscale chic" architecture designed to mimic a number of downtown storefronts cobbled together. While there would have been a variety of stores in this part of the center in the late 1980's, today we have a college occupying most of the space between Marshalls and the former Ross, with a rug store and hearing aid center closer toward Ross's old space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA85wm6eveI1YtSSOg_h0XUULRSqP6dt55CqXMq2712k3LBmSs8fnZMNaUBQowYEUBep-7jsGakWiLPXZ6bPvHHDwfQLJAQdKMdNpK9LDZXL-SFBqGqg7h3Wuo3ShSsmE2wcgWxg8TKILUQCOl5ggDAhzSeFaFUlFcFDKDGPcKuJsPplwjLWet_eutoPFv/s6502/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6502" data-original-width="3067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA85wm6eveI1YtSSOg_h0XUULRSqP6dt55CqXMq2712k3LBmSs8fnZMNaUBQowYEUBep-7jsGakWiLPXZ6bPvHHDwfQLJAQdKMdNpK9LDZXL-SFBqGqg7h3Wuo3ShSsmE2wcgWxg8TKILUQCOl5ggDAhzSeFaFUlFcFDKDGPcKuJsPplwjLWet_eutoPFv/w189-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Just by looking at the ad above, didn't Ross seem so much classier back in the late 1980's? Anonymous from Houston shared a link with me to a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8cr3QAhh-w">Ross commercial from 1988</a> a while back, digitized from his own personal VHS collection. In that ad you can see how Ross stores came off as being a bit nicer (or at least more organized) back then than they are now, but I digress!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, the Fashion Square Ross opened on November 9, 1987, featuring all those great specials you can see above (like some Oscar de la Renta eau de toilette splash for $26 - even the merchandise Ross sold back then sounded classier!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdh6YPmE4doQDsSVkxe7faj6eL2US8fnGyU48hbtbBxu4mjmfV4_LK5xPxz5aavdifomsrA64-zEpnqguf6hJsXxCWFdmwIg3w1wIzLg8OkXOm_YJYLBSpk9DQSHvR2P1gjiUHUPlDYs-WYkws07cFfYDqFUx44X3wMN6QOe-nBcibXJ2zS5h33bPZIbe/s1930/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1930" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdh6YPmE4doQDsSVkxe7faj6eL2US8fnGyU48hbtbBxu4mjmfV4_LK5xPxz5aavdifomsrA64-zEpnqguf6hJsXxCWFdmwIg3w1wIzLg8OkXOm_YJYLBSpk9DQSHvR2P1gjiUHUPlDYs-WYkws07cFfYDqFUx44X3wMN6QOe-nBcibXJ2zS5h33bPZIbe/w400-h230/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Ross's store was located back in the corner of the complex, probably one of the worst spots in the center visibility-wise. Searching newspapers.com, I lose all references to Ross having a store here after 1992, so it seems that was about the time they closed, with another article confirming Ross was gone by 1996. Ross opened a new store 5 miles north of here in 1991 <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/11/former-albertsons-4406-tampa-fl.html">in a new shopping center</a> featuring Jewel-Osco and Target, so I wonder if that more prominent location was intended to take over for this one if it was preforming poorly. I don't know what occupied this space immediately following Ross's departure, but the local Head Start agency used this space for a while in the late 2000's. Currently, a company that develops tests for various agencies occupies the left side of the building, with the right side currently vacant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI36aeE55C8eCOirrCggaMrtm1LZZ82U9yp6ae9zxRjeN8UXId2ZdPdjAqRO1we3ZZp2yuuuEhibuzoVdlQ3m1KuQjk-jYZmzoY56jZOSsSpj27M3KVdynyj2SVjdaUS0bXX8rrpw9q7FhS15RfCT4xO5t8YntgfJw2lwBs9fJPKF8JrjI1XV3GyW9qdb/s6567/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6567" data-original-width="3074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI36aeE55C8eCOirrCggaMrtm1LZZ82U9yp6ae9zxRjeN8UXId2ZdPdjAqRO1we3ZZp2yuuuEhibuzoVdlQ3m1KuQjk-jYZmzoY56jZOSsSpj27M3KVdynyj2SVjdaUS0bXX8rrpw9q7FhS15RfCT4xO5t8YntgfJw2lwBs9fJPKF8JrjI1XV3GyW9qdb/w187-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The largest anchor in Fashion Square was Lionel Playworld, also tucked into the back portion of the shopping center just down the line from Ross. It appears Lionel Playworld opened around November 1, 1988, starting off with a bang by raffling off a brand new 1988 Yugo! Hopefully the person who won that Yugo had many wonderful miles of <a href="https://www.britishcarforum.com/community/threads/yugo-jokes.20166/">pushing it around town</a> after taking it home. Outside of the tantalizing thought of winning a Yugo, lots of other classic toys were on special for the grand opening day shoppers (like the Speak & Spell, Duplo Bricks, and the Fisher Price Grand Piano), and I'm sure the kids were much more interested in those offerings over the thought of winning a Yugo!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KbkFG1g-9Mf2Z5hWrXjv3HbCQIdu7ACNOAu4IY_1l7XwJla6P_z-4d-g5Rn72LZCgTDaeWG2Y43LYQV9oyumz9YBIq1W9oT5t66gqqVwzYjaKxItljUoHbgw7OFBj_upd_-5we48vPFgM-U_JYnVrBDZ9HPsIu3zLa5CO_C7Cd28D5EzjWX2vQVGn7VN/s1930/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1930" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KbkFG1g-9Mf2Z5hWrXjv3HbCQIdu7ACNOAu4IY_1l7XwJla6P_z-4d-g5Rn72LZCgTDaeWG2Y43LYQV9oyumz9YBIq1W9oT5t66gqqVwzYjaKxItljUoHbgw7OFBj_upd_-5we48vPFgM-U_JYnVrBDZ9HPsIu3zLa5CO_C7Cd28D5EzjWX2vQVGn7VN/w400-h193/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Lionel Playworld went bankrupt in 1993 and closed all of its stores shortly after, with its former Fashion Square location now housing a church (much like the former Albertsons out front).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Aro7C-CUcVfWCPA2b35SsJnFCeeppUQLq7BrAXw_DJeVFYXXfk18TPiJTor0WVnKieXIRghzFZoJP9F4KLlV34nWWJUD7loeugesF3VEDytqkmDg6ZMj44FmEzjrtVeito0-VW2-U8WIcFcUEssnOySc18s59pINSgZtaDmRI9nyTmHED4OuxlT-MLMu/s1930/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1930" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Aro7C-CUcVfWCPA2b35SsJnFCeeppUQLq7BrAXw_DJeVFYXXfk18TPiJTor0WVnKieXIRghzFZoJP9F4KLlV34nWWJUD7loeugesF3VEDytqkmDg6ZMj44FmEzjrtVeito0-VW2-U8WIcFcUEssnOySc18s59pINSgZtaDmRI9nyTmHED4OuxlT-MLMu/w400-h239/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Besides the paint color, none of the facades in this shopping center have been altered since it was built in 1987, so what we see here is exactly what all these stores looked like back in the day. With the shopping center using custom architecture, the facades were all a bit non-standard for these various chains, but it's still interesting the architecture has remained unchanged all these years later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVcKUJ-5PCr_zYG6owUH4l1FPLFrLeSMTAWBDosuJkRJsnAFOCcJFD7rGoUYfjBeg5ZKZZm9KuRBK7cKfp2JJmqyoOzEap6_wTOvk7MBwpjsCtcKvAkGoS0aRhxggcRUczoMm-RJTuoJmkiq5L5NdqtsynAT-OrzeqJFZF8up0pAWyQXSPqcGTg6kdcv3/s2679/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="1827" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVcKUJ-5PCr_zYG6owUH4l1FPLFrLeSMTAWBDosuJkRJsnAFOCcJFD7rGoUYfjBeg5ZKZZm9KuRBK7cKfp2JJmqyoOzEap6_wTOvk7MBwpjsCtcKvAkGoS0aRhxggcRUczoMm-RJTuoJmkiq5L5NdqtsynAT-OrzeqJFZF8up0pAWyQXSPqcGTg6kdcv3/w273-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Being "Fashion Square", clothing stores were quite abundant here. In the late 1980's there was a glut of off-price chains starting up to take advantage of the hot new retailing craze, many of which faded into obscurity shortly after. Fashions for Nine seems to be one of those chains that came and went without much of a trace, as I can't find much of anything about this chain online. It appears this store went with a theme of everything sold being $9, so I sure there were plenty of bargains to be had here (like the advertised acrylic jogging suits) and at the company's two other Tampa Bay locations listed at the bottom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mxsAyIegBYU0Unpi-dT8cp4AKKHBvZqvyRbvhajQ_3oHLzI3ojA0lMxqwteHl_NUPFGRcZTvy1FRkTvPjko1EFW9dhsF6P_o1XjIxbA__OsVjXsqUPd2ROSk2EzTkxTL8iddrTuBI7A1H8eJssRy1zARxTXSbzKMD90Vl9AQw8RVLyMDV4dL7t0jyrnG/s1930/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1930" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mxsAyIegBYU0Unpi-dT8cp4AKKHBvZqvyRbvhajQ_3oHLzI3ojA0lMxqwteHl_NUPFGRcZTvy1FRkTvPjko1EFW9dhsF6P_o1XjIxbA__OsVjXsqUPd2ROSk2EzTkxTL8iddrTuBI7A1H8eJssRy1zARxTXSbzKMD90Vl9AQw8RVLyMDV4dL7t0jyrnG/w400-h276/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Fashions for Nine was located in the inner portion of the shopping center that wrapped around the back and left sides of the Albertsons building, where Gold's Gym is now. Gold's Gym opened in the mid-1990's, around the time of the center's rebranding to Fountain Oaks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxYkKxdGKYqTGxu_TrDZD7l-ZrZtq852mr78IwG-4qoJQWe4gMr8eoH6c-M9x2zC2Apgv3jBKz5OvI1UEWK153pRCYIeJe56epDjG3QLRL3dGgAT-v7HKHjVFhil12f8WJDdRQLfXif6US8yEywo_expbyiXSrNZ26-MypYCTiL8ZOjaCJr7oZ_DYFhUY/s1169/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1169" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxYkKxdGKYqTGxu_TrDZD7l-ZrZtq852mr78IwG-4qoJQWe4gMr8eoH6c-M9x2zC2Apgv3jBKz5OvI1UEWK153pRCYIeJe56epDjG3QLRL3dGgAT-v7HKHjVFhil12f8WJDdRQLfXif6US8yEywo_expbyiXSrNZ26-MypYCTiL8ZOjaCJr7oZ_DYFhUY/w400-h370/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Kobe Steaks was another prominent tenant in Fashion Square upon its opening. I'm not sure if the Fashion Square Kobe Steaks was related to the current <a href="https://kobesteakhouse.com/">Kobe Steakhouse</a> chain from Orlando or not, which is a Benihana-style restaurant that sounds pretty similar to what's described in the ad above. Regardless of ownership, the Kobe Steaks at Fashion Square didn't last very long, as I lose trace of it in newspaper ads after 1989, so I assume the knives stopped flying through the air sometime around then.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk50muPc9Ptg1mYpqFDOfI1F6dc5UXzf2RfDe8G4JACycwMnbyHqYI9ItoqnuycEG9wB9Ukn4NrEgZiEh3BAchboOKoSRluIVa5tPNs-UAUrwrzsmzqAHzZnZrHHrpsMmRFRHWbXrlT5whZU1EYmmmcHeGp1P0j267aovYluvKDOe71O6MRzwXab2ZEw6i/s1930/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1930" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk50muPc9Ptg1mYpqFDOfI1F6dc5UXzf2RfDe8G4JACycwMnbyHqYI9ItoqnuycEG9wB9Ukn4NrEgZiEh3BAchboOKoSRluIVa5tPNs-UAUrwrzsmzqAHzZnZrHHrpsMmRFRHWbXrlT5whZU1EYmmmcHeGp1P0j267aovYluvKDOe71O6MRzwXab2ZEw6i/w400-h264/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> These days, the old Kobe Steaks restaurant is home to a Dollar Tree - a quite stately looking Dollar Tree too, however, I wouldn't trust any steaks that were sold out of this building these days!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7SqkHkeNghmH47qgilji_DrFtMSIEI0cPrsYl7A15IB_rV0DElmZfMfT4dRaS72CIi8-9S9i93DPBO5XcOJyXx6JRctOvlBbzYHvps2ywsagPKeTqwoPV6znt5srYm9Rp3r5nFF72wv0R1gddJhLleKj-glwLe9rSU5RFRdleG221D1awfTmdLXC6MGA/s1930/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1930" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7SqkHkeNghmH47qgilji_DrFtMSIEI0cPrsYl7A15IB_rV0DElmZfMfT4dRaS72CIi8-9S9i93DPBO5XcOJyXx6JRctOvlBbzYHvps2ywsagPKeTqwoPV6znt5srYm9Rp3r5nFF72wv0R1gddJhLleKj-glwLe9rSU5RFRdleG221D1awfTmdLXC6MGA/w400-h234/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For one last look at the current Fashion Square, the photo above shows us a portion of the inner part of the complex that wraps around the left side of the former Albertsons building. This part of the plaza is home to some smaller storefronts, and these days, these businesses were primarily offices of various kinds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRWK7U9g6DBW9f5endyHF_pp1Y8_vwlAexGGDYp0EmK9IL8a11xrd0QuNOSZEfH3Bquw0Xd0DOytqIJHY2bLqGDdf8g9LRg8odortSpcfs68L5h9hzE6UPlyXYol6Eor4sAtbCstOQ9D_04o8JtVXqWlG6bLa5Q-pR1hDiwiNt91XAcUYgn9-bDtbxuMw/s1930/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="1930" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRWK7U9g6DBW9f5endyHF_pp1Y8_vwlAexGGDYp0EmK9IL8a11xrd0QuNOSZEfH3Bquw0Xd0DOytqIJHY2bLqGDdf8g9LRg8odortSpcfs68L5h9hzE6UPlyXYol6Eor4sAtbCstOQ9D_04o8JtVXqWlG6bLa5Q-pR1hDiwiNt91XAcUYgn9-bDtbxuMw/w400-h271/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The former Albertsons and Fashion Square was my first stop of the day. I got out here pretty early, and had some time to kill before my next stop opened for the day. In light of the extra time, I ended up grabbing a drink at a (now closed) coffee shop that opened in the former <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0256366,-82.5047821,3a,75y,75.2h,85.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1suWPiJpqlGtz9-tLmi_E5mQ!2e0!5s20130501T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu">Payless ShoeSource</a> in front of the Albertsons, and did a few laps around Fashion Square for a little morning exercise. Toward the end of my walk I stopped by the pond that separates Fashion Square from N. Dale Mabry, and found some ducks and white ibises enjoying the morning as well, in addition to an egret splashing around in the water (who hopefully wasn't going to stir up any alligators!) A washed-up shopping center in North Tampa is probably a strange place to enjoy a leisurely morning, but it was quite calming over here with how quiet the place was so early in the morning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we're nearing the end of this post, it's time for the satellite imagery, starting off with some Bird's Eye aerial images courtesy of <strike>my friends by the pond above</strike> Bing Maps:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JOnu1KFyvj4smAhAlKg-IK_FeFuj6nISnS3T9j_lU5qH6iWw0RTdQO4uD4IkZjSp0I4cvJEl_dbtz0QS-41XScmQef3FYmcba57MSRHIJ2hBAZk65HxiYRvTJOLevcciIhHoZy7YHe20wLFgnkMomrfN5n2dkMzSJekNqzrAUHgcWvyfnVrW2mfhybf_/s645/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="645" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JOnu1KFyvj4smAhAlKg-IK_FeFuj6nISnS3T9j_lU5qH6iWw0RTdQO4uD4IkZjSp0I4cvJEl_dbtz0QS-41XScmQef3FYmcba57MSRHIJ2hBAZk65HxiYRvTJOLevcciIhHoZy7YHe20wLFgnkMomrfN5n2dkMzSJekNqzrAUHgcWvyfnVrW2mfhybf_/w400-h288/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXtBbyb5vOe4PRachlJW3wJEXSY42ZJ0qDwLhRJMFbf_R37xiWMi6jPpIi8kJTbuSQwQ82NdO1oe5IafR_OAWKEjoFDIq1xxO1vZvKfT5lXxBkmwZeXIct3aALLxUqYtSZCvJMA6SPVIrNp9oxKZrjjbtruLGqwCwqEhr36g2L1DKoN7Q6VeQ2MabknqB/s669/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="669" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXtBbyb5vOe4PRachlJW3wJEXSY42ZJ0qDwLhRJMFbf_R37xiWMi6jPpIi8kJTbuSQwQ82NdO1oe5IafR_OAWKEjoFDIq1xxO1vZvKfT5lXxBkmwZeXIct3aALLxUqYtSZCvJMA6SPVIrNp9oxKZrjjbtruLGqwCwqEhr36g2L1DKoN7Q6VeQ2MabknqB/w400-h263/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xg5ucNpArTvDlxBZISAlKqCt2n_nwoMIaEsdjEUkWJoigBqXJVog4yJzIIImSiAd92JbfLAZLG0VrbD4Vj4fVBffJYmygjtnOQDyGhZfYCeVLqqdcI44j55hArgR8OAPZ2Dz6lOBexd1caZYID04-ocgKXm3phuHdO7UAymBNxUeSbiXhgT2AMKY9REL/s697/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="697" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xg5ucNpArTvDlxBZISAlKqCt2n_nwoMIaEsdjEUkWJoigBqXJVog4yJzIIImSiAd92JbfLAZLG0VrbD4Vj4fVBffJYmygjtnOQDyGhZfYCeVLqqdcI44j55hArgR8OAPZ2Dz6lOBexd1caZYID04-ocgKXm3phuHdO7UAymBNxUeSbiXhgT2AMKY9REL/w400-h299/Photo%2043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now for some historic satellite images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHUuQ4pq-QQ0tG4NgGQAPzDXD8ilDLybcimAroC3yewbHooAlrLcquHD8QiP2kfKvbi-GkjhjLyfaQAd6WoRzPIWhqkKzN6xBKeCVVPz9R67zMANDjCiU8JQJrXm-crsFJEwhwKWv9OAjuNfSEOvPtlcUsXon05c18__V2JrPJZOFczNHbcDyyFbZCL4b/s573/Photo%2044%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="573" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHUuQ4pq-QQ0tG4NgGQAPzDXD8ilDLybcimAroC3yewbHooAlrLcquHD8QiP2kfKvbi-GkjhjLyfaQAd6WoRzPIWhqkKzN6xBKeCVVPz9R67zMANDjCiU8JQJrXm-crsFJEwhwKWv9OAjuNfSEOvPtlcUsXon05c18__V2JrPJZOFczNHbcDyyFbZCL4b/w400-h360/Photo%2044%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4326 - 2022</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9rIWMVMDuN5VorWjAIBwftyyBCGh34--toya13dxCc9DCfSCFa3n03xlhCFcZ4lGgwtQqlUnnTh4Kn2g3l9ETdQKIvpu90dy2dI5xe2hHfEjBnxsuylXsaCZpYQVUjhyGUA3ViNABdxIOJDQn92HhJpp1Amjhk_Ju_zclFy62396fXtXlk10lKrrBql5/s615/Photo%2045%202012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="615" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9rIWMVMDuN5VorWjAIBwftyyBCGh34--toya13dxCc9DCfSCFa3n03xlhCFcZ4lGgwtQqlUnnTh4Kn2g3l9ETdQKIvpu90dy2dI5xe2hHfEjBnxsuylXsaCZpYQVUjhyGUA3ViNABdxIOJDQn92HhJpp1Amjhk_Ju_zclFy62396fXtXlk10lKrrBql5/w400-h329/Photo%2045%202012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4326 - 2012 - Looks like some of the Church's remodel work may have been progressing at this time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MCUbuwpaF5bFAP7VbLPOandkyolFoxgrUaF5NX-REqjgkMRiJ7NA3B58RKzV_8Bsvbcw6CgsFtLRrI3KglB4Ykhk_s5QzyJXOLo57eCO4qtORJ5XJ4890mpjEBHl-TxKpClN0zZPYZN9fToq_9g4VlJ64lc3cFP-AgQlf_BlNonq5KdRythXfviaGcHq/s553/Photo%2046%202010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="553" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MCUbuwpaF5bFAP7VbLPOandkyolFoxgrUaF5NX-REqjgkMRiJ7NA3B58RKzV_8Bsvbcw6CgsFtLRrI3KglB4Ykhk_s5QzyJXOLo57eCO4qtORJ5XJ4890mpjEBHl-TxKpClN0zZPYZN9fToq_9g4VlJ64lc3cFP-AgQlf_BlNonq5KdRythXfviaGcHq/w400-h330/Photo%2046%202010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4326 - 2010</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLN4pONXPnhVwz7aSEnE3sQYfezK8781W5aWw01trL33fB_hYEZw3mDrBV0cmmxE0H0GmW8gSgFmIqffHiJgXt1WcGvqPT7_TrMl3OiaXRUt7_a7g3L5bu-HxprEpp4ZKDutOLBJIf9Rx1gvP6NJgtbKeDTjYc9sWc_yiknb_so7yR7WjJmrntAyANP3ha/s567/Photo%2047%202002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="567" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLN4pONXPnhVwz7aSEnE3sQYfezK8781W5aWw01trL33fB_hYEZw3mDrBV0cmmxE0H0GmW8gSgFmIqffHiJgXt1WcGvqPT7_TrMl3OiaXRUt7_a7g3L5bu-HxprEpp4ZKDutOLBJIf9Rx1gvP6NJgtbKeDTjYc9sWc_yiknb_so7yR7WjJmrntAyANP3ha/w400-h331/Photo%2047%202002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4326 - 2010</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCwszqiABRxNIZGMhSPMmDqXWyHuW66SOy43-u9mm3Ex0AGAuiBsyWjDXEZhiwYk2b1MW2EAGmgJoIVVTTP40m_JrTxng43OeVpAK21ihYC8g1Us6gDoRBuftJ_4lOzg3O6oaHCucn1tDnVK1wolzKizFnYZditRPzrW_PoOtU3dSbfGvsWidkSOnixxL/s567/Photo%2048%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="567" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCwszqiABRxNIZGMhSPMmDqXWyHuW66SOy43-u9mm3Ex0AGAuiBsyWjDXEZhiwYk2b1MW2EAGmgJoIVVTTP40m_JrTxng43OeVpAK21ihYC8g1Us6gDoRBuftJ_4lOzg3O6oaHCucn1tDnVK1wolzKizFnYZditRPzrW_PoOtU3dSbfGvsWidkSOnixxL/w400-h348/Photo%2048%201995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4326 - 1995 - Pre-Grocery Palace remodel</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUJfVGXrGgFvtHVV41sSgkb6jaYcSvBOdL_ywZqBEiSkHa6r-o6W8MJiU1X3ZzRl2RZ9E0l5ujeqqqI33WZ9wPU9mYelStTRpKT6hoINhVmHcFCYtE2BEZoVg_vcdVuVES9q6o3VWPQxu24J5cdq3tWCuoj-xM3ePtMfwkU-MfuJSf1BHAk2zRyWj6oD2/s484/Photo%2049%201982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="484" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUJfVGXrGgFvtHVV41sSgkb6jaYcSvBOdL_ywZqBEiSkHa6r-o6W8MJiU1X3ZzRl2RZ9E0l5ujeqqqI33WZ9wPU9mYelStTRpKT6hoINhVmHcFCYtE2BEZoVg_vcdVuVES9q6o3VWPQxu24J5cdq3tWCuoj-xM3ePtMfwkU-MfuJSf1BHAk2zRyWj6oD2/w400-h355/Photo%2049%201982.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4326 - 1982 - The land that would become Fashion Square was still a citrus grove at this time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoGKMD0YkEJDgm8qIFUdLixolCHKOx4u5hgOWP7Zj_ZLWjiobEHzxhFMF9ceG8f6EeE9vi3BdJudyH6BII5lvBwETA3qUPaH3tv-QfgSoqi2jQjgkjdrtxJH2_d5auPyS9q6dc51gK6c0Fsb_prhhhm_3gGbdHTGcSTQrMhkfmzRh6Leo3Y_8trEPBy6G/s449/Photo%2050%201969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="449" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoGKMD0YkEJDgm8qIFUdLixolCHKOx4u5hgOWP7Zj_ZLWjiobEHzxhFMF9ceG8f6EeE9vi3BdJudyH6BII5lvBwETA3qUPaH3tv-QfgSoqi2jQjgkjdrtxJH2_d5auPyS9q6dc51gK6c0Fsb_prhhhm_3gGbdHTGcSTQrMhkfmzRh6Leo3Y_8trEPBy6G/w400-h349/Photo%2050%201969.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4326 - 1969</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As CityLife Church, at least former Albertsons #4326 seems to be having a prosperous afterlife, transitioning from offering literal bread and wine to the metaphorical kind now. While a second coming of Albertsons in Florida to save us from Publix is probably a longshot to pray for, Florida is a place where crazy things seem to happen with supermarkets, as I'm sure God himself didn't even see <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/16/aldi-to-acquire-winn-dixie-and-harveys-supermarket-stores.html">Aldi swooping in to buy Winn-Dixie</a>. But will that deal be our Floridian supermarket savior? That I don't know, but hopefully it won't have us repenting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, that's all I have for today's <strike>sermon</strike> post, so until our congregation meets again,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>*Amen*</i></div></div><p></p></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-34023549251382250712023-08-27T00:00:00.794-04:002023-08-27T00:00:21.042-04:00Former Albertsons #4308 - Belleair Bluffs, FL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUodUZXAwhc8uWwVBYajUxfCaKU_RwyfGPOrEhGaHnzrvdRlNRLZG2KKyTLJwb2RxiKn3EL33-b9sbXh7BjJAl9BR4nLD_NshCdhmMgnPASyvltyCGRQdthFyp_8ZF0IVudLWLh7m42ti1LVzMjqQFNBUIgNj9N41TP-heEKGNCjfxRK-Yi9qdGiewaxq9/s1913/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1913" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUodUZXAwhc8uWwVBYajUxfCaKU_RwyfGPOrEhGaHnzrvdRlNRLZG2KKyTLJwb2RxiKn3EL33-b9sbXh7BjJAl9BR4nLD_NshCdhmMgnPASyvltyCGRQdthFyp_8ZF0IVudLWLh7m42ti1LVzMjqQFNBUIgNj9N41TP-heEKGNCjfxRK-Yi9qdGiewaxq9/w400-h301/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4308 / Publix #1309</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2770 West Bay Drive, Belleair Bluffs, FL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Yu0W1LxEwi24LJUfUuyeJ0LDcf7iPmJt6mMM4eby-9SgJin7aYqQEA0-mCSx_AhAkh8tVt7kCtG5NqNsIEdNJxVRCTyNia20FSJ9Kx5BpEqsMxyh0XEMukBgHznscau97AYDvEkJcFhr1Ik8MbHv35MXb-ayraOkwxbzV1IYjsL8_ylSAnut1ZHtuFM6/s68/Pinellas-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="68" data-original-width="40" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Yu0W1LxEwi24LJUfUuyeJ0LDcf7iPmJt6mMM4eby-9SgJin7aYqQEA0-mCSx_AhAkh8tVt7kCtG5NqNsIEdNJxVRCTyNia20FSJ9Kx5BpEqsMxyh0XEMukBgHznscau97AYDvEkJcFhr1Ik8MbHv35MXb-ayraOkwxbzV1IYjsL8_ylSAnut1ZHtuFM6/s1600/Pinellas-blue.png" width="40" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><i>Today's post is a presentation of Pinellas County retail</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The seemingly never ending saga of the Publixsons continues today, as we check another one of these Floridian supermarket anomalies off the list. For this post, our journeys take us back to the Publixsons capital of Florida - Pinellas County - to the tiny town of Belleair Bluffs. One of the smaller municipalities in the county, Belleair Bluffs is one of a <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9263255,-82.8275046,14z?entry=ttu">cluster of four of tiny Gulf-side towns</a> between Clearwater and Largo that all have "Belleair" in their names (including Belleair, Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Shore, and Belleair Beach). All of the Belleair cities are quite nice, with the original city of Belleair established as an exclusive winter colony for wealthy northerners in the 1920's. As you can see, some of that classiness has rubbed off on the design of this former Albertsons, even though the facade we see here today wasn't the original one from this store's construction in the late 1970's. Albertsons faced a tough road in getting this store in Belleair Bluffs built, which I'll discuss in more detail momentarily as we begin our tour of The Fresh Publixsons of Belleair:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hRfuLTvbKrO0eUAoPF-QXT_ozKOMShHAyMJVDU3eVvFwZPTDCTU-urr1_ZXg4CC0MY7Y8JfhCl9dBE0zgsGOvIMm4foHZdpYXsOtbcnPtIwqqZS-a1CkkowbiXAtsYnZqekqFjqsWHGDNW8j2Q_CMs07_vya9Qf2CesqHuWvFS_g9JQUsvzImAP-aDep/s1083/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="1083" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hRfuLTvbKrO0eUAoPF-QXT_ozKOMShHAyMJVDU3eVvFwZPTDCTU-urr1_ZXg4CC0MY7Y8JfhCl9dBE0zgsGOvIMm4foHZdpYXsOtbcnPtIwqqZS-a1CkkowbiXAtsYnZqekqFjqsWHGDNW8j2Q_CMs07_vya9Qf2CesqHuWvFS_g9JQUsvzImAP-aDep/w640-h189/Photo%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> None of the Belleair cities have a lot in terms of retail - Belleair and Belleair Beach are almost entirely residential, and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Belleair+Shore,+FL/@27.9173543,-82.8537633,2745m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x88c2f9db7a75b471:0x96a6a7bcf0494c2c!8m2!3d27.9165372!4d-82.8492538!16zL20vMHJxeWs?entry=ttu">Belleair Shore</a> is an odd mile-long strip of 57 homes that abuts the Gulf of Mexico (and is a strange little town to begin with, in addition to being one of the smallest incorporated entities in all of Florida). The intersection of West Bay Drive and Indian Rocks Road in Belleair Bluffs contains just about all the retail there is in the Belleair cities, and this intersection serves as the "downtown" area for Belleair Bluffs. Being the "retail hub" of town, Albertsons chose the large empty parcel at the southeastern corner of this intersection for its new store, the massive new 55,000 square foot supermarket being double the size of the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9177504,-82.8167074,3a,60y,294.58h,92.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sw1pXUdziay7j1ygwoadY_g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">A&P</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9167584,-82.8185852,3a,60y,183.39h,91.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSt8LPABLd9cPXStn8T0f-g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">Kwik Chek</a> stores across the street combined! I'm sure neither of those two stores were happy about their super-sized new neighbor, but it wasn't any of the grocery competition that was about to make a fuss over the arrival of Albertsons, but a local resident named Stanley Michels instead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yjsvNFjp9kahFho7CVVG897UOx71mq5EAXzNeG7cgRGTmABmckeG1PylQR__I0IDfTN1jWJ8WHBMfMTOBuyAUgkswJdZq_t35lwbxdw-nztuCVRlJtkn2asY1ElbpCJ4UsHeLKZ0Z54f2gdp1dvmQkYnPJow7axELv76l1zxIPEbnv2IOKNsMk4Uet1l/s2645/Photo%203%20Apr%201975.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="2645" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yjsvNFjp9kahFho7CVVG897UOx71mq5EAXzNeG7cgRGTmABmckeG1PylQR__I0IDfTN1jWJ8WHBMfMTOBuyAUgkswJdZq_t35lwbxdw-nztuCVRlJtkn2asY1ElbpCJ4UsHeLKZ0Z54f2gdp1dvmQkYnPJow7axELv76l1zxIPEbnv2IOKNsMk4Uet1l/w400-h178/Photo%203%20Apr%201975.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stanley Michels was a resident of Belleair Bluffs and the owner of a chain of pharmacies based out of the Clearwater area (no, not <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2u0BkYPuSQ">that Clearwater-based pharmacy chain</a>, a <a href="https://tampabay.newspapers.com/newspage/332482552/">different one</a>!). Shortly after Albertsons began the permitting process to build their new Belleair Bluffs store in 1975, Mr. Michels became the thorn in Albertsons' side. Mr. Michels' original motives for being so much against the Albertsons project stemmed from the fact that Albertsons (which at the time, was branded as Skaggs-Albertsons), was going to be operating one of its new food <b>and</b> <b>drug</b> combination stores. According to Mr. Michels, Albertsons' operation of a pharmacy would pose a threat to his own business (which at the time, had a location in the shopping center across the street). Mr. Michels began his quest to quash the Albertsons project following a city zoning hearing in early 1975, stating that the city did not follow the proper processes in recommending the zoning change for the parcel of land that Albertsons wanted to build on. Following Mr. Michels' concerns, a Judge ordered a permanent halt to all construction related to the new Albertsons as of March 31, 1975, until the zoning issues could be figured out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiebafkoMZacgudDM_Lrb1KbGhuOGSpYc_RBdDtdVNK2T_dwIIU9vH7b4RszB0p5tmOMqlc8kacsCC1eUTPCHc2jbRDvnTHieWl12hWemSysLmrIRDBBRj3PcXltrvzsQK68zWDVjbuJdFhswMTHNTedX-4tBSq1-c3hcAuZy7-mMkDBZlSvg6TNzF9K/s2338/Photo%204%20Jun%201975.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1584" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiebafkoMZacgudDM_Lrb1KbGhuOGSpYc_RBdDtdVNK2T_dwIIU9vH7b4RszB0p5tmOMqlc8kacsCC1eUTPCHc2jbRDvnTHieWl12hWemSysLmrIRDBBRj3PcXltrvzsQK68zWDVjbuJdFhswMTHNTedX-4tBSq1-c3hcAuZy7-mMkDBZlSvg6TNzF9K/w271-h400/Photo%204%20Jun%201975.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even with the city trying to figure out its zoning matters, Mr. Michels also went ahead and filed a lawsuit against the city, on the grounds that the new supermarket would "violate the city zoning ordinance and damage Michels' business". Albertsons' own attorneys appealed the case, however, while all the legal processes were occurring, Mr. Michels decided to poll the public to determine how many others were unhappy with the construction of the new Albertsons store - all part of a tactic to build evidence for his own case.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mEGI7YIMqFwb8yJrK4gExbkwvTE3ElURJGx-brAMyYXSyf0HmaAri95GcBYgxUOOxSUM9WjgpknRYF5VoG45AFImDIcEYZ-OWgeARZBVnvTUcuD3pc2PD9lonBced1IMuIyE4MIBQpoNLp_4-BSZEPfBSLw1E9YltDEy67ILqT6P-7swKewjJeA6wIYg/s3010/Photo%205%20Aug%201975.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="2519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mEGI7YIMqFwb8yJrK4gExbkwvTE3ElURJGx-brAMyYXSyf0HmaAri95GcBYgxUOOxSUM9WjgpknRYF5VoG45AFImDIcEYZ-OWgeARZBVnvTUcuD3pc2PD9lonBced1IMuIyE4MIBQpoNLp_4-BSZEPfBSLw1E9YltDEy67ILqT6P-7swKewjJeA6wIYg/w335-h400/Photo%205%20Aug%201975.jpg" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The picture of the kitten has nothing to do with the Albertsons saga, but I thought it would be a nice way add a little fun to all of this legal drama, being right next to the Albertsons article!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> As legal pressure built, Albertsons also threatened to sue the city themselves, blaming the city for wrongdoing that led to Mr. Michels' suit and for causing a delay in construction of the new supermarket. According to Albertsons in the article above, the construction delay was costing the company $5,000 per month in addition to the $100,000 of sitework already done that Albertsons could lose if Mr. Michels won his case. The article above goes into much more detail on the legal challenges and the passing of the blame for causing this entire situation - I think you guys probably have gotten the point on all this by now, as I'm not here to bore everyone with a legal analysis of what happened here. You can click on any of these articles I have in the post to read more about the situation, or to see a larger version of our kitten friend in more detail!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pMp3GAsWkBowA3_u3QkMBj2fguayVIbuWpFfkm12FDao0-oB89zvUm5yJno7wIiJ_ALMEDVybRUTp9HzEOY8rMjyQjjiwEYLD1vxVFyXlPbdXChDj_cO3B_4jtQWLgxc38kxJGOgSSxCJf_fRqRxO0rucHllDxA6M82-cUsEa9VG1YlGyyz9qzxhgx-s/s2703/Photo%206%20Feb%201977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="2703" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pMp3GAsWkBowA3_u3QkMBj2fguayVIbuWpFfkm12FDao0-oB89zvUm5yJno7wIiJ_ALMEDVybRUTp9HzEOY8rMjyQjjiwEYLD1vxVFyXlPbdXChDj_cO3B_4jtQWLgxc38kxJGOgSSxCJf_fRqRxO0rucHllDxA6M82-cUsEa9VG1YlGyyz9qzxhgx-s/w640-h195/Photo%206%20Feb%201977.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In May 1976, the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Lakeland overturned the lower court's order to block construction of the new store, allowing Albertsons to resume building the new store. However, Mr. Michels was still not happy with the thought of a new Albertsons coming to Belleair Bluffs, so he and his attorneys petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to review the case. The Florida Supreme Court agreed to review the case, that decision causing a halt in construction yet again, dragging this legal battle into 1977...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqeOway0_KjFTPkJd3I8iRa1Xvp7w4aBdP1lyXEYngTFtXKuybubJ1CoPKUb74c6EJBZIRVk-SN4Q6e-v0d6NGmgfdnNyB3E2rNYpvjO1fJ5f0-lp4NKKfU1kggqLVk65-NdlT4-yJxlPzziLcg6LUNGFRUX3tyfTIjOrpdwwc63_Dm-3dcl5aFcs116F/s2734/Photo%207%20May%201977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="2734" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqeOway0_KjFTPkJd3I8iRa1Xvp7w4aBdP1lyXEYngTFtXKuybubJ1CoPKUb74c6EJBZIRVk-SN4Q6e-v0d6NGmgfdnNyB3E2rNYpvjO1fJ5f0-lp4NKKfU1kggqLVk65-NdlT4-yJxlPzziLcg6LUNGFRUX3tyfTIjOrpdwwc63_Dm-3dcl5aFcs116F/w640-h192/Photo%207%20May%201977.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On April 28, 1977, the Florida Supreme Court reviewed the Albertsons case and upheld the decision made by the appeals court in 1976 - Albertsons was now free to build their store. While many people were happy that two years of legal drama was behind them, Mr. Michels still wasn't happy, and said he would consult with his attorneys about bringing this matter to federal court.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa3-lTuGWEVitdBQ9kzTdLkrebkPtPsXlBoDWG9w5Co1oZD1k4GhVMF9BBfG2CovAiv7F63PAGgQnlkVwlB0pcw-3_Lv5AB9PkLn0MyShGLtDepBx4IQK6tfiSIqtOSe2dyOlvxtBlpv6-nPKU3BWhQTXrM2SsI4sfVRA-7FOE1fcAc90GiZ2fPepps9e/s2136/Photo%208%20Oct%201977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa3-lTuGWEVitdBQ9kzTdLkrebkPtPsXlBoDWG9w5Co1oZD1k4GhVMF9BBfG2CovAiv7F63PAGgQnlkVwlB0pcw-3_Lv5AB9PkLn0MyShGLtDepBx4IQK6tfiSIqtOSe2dyOlvxtBlpv6-nPKU3BWhQTXrM2SsI4sfVRA-7FOE1fcAc90GiZ2fPepps9e/w175-h400/Photo%208%20Oct%201977.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> However, two years of legal battles must have worn Mr. Michels thin as well, as he never pursued taking the case to federal court, freeing Albertsons to finally build their store - or so everyone thought. Shortly after Albertsons resumed construction again in 1977, another lawsuit was filed against Albertsons, this time by Albert and Virginia Younghaus, a couple who owned a house adjacent to the Albertsons site. In their suit, the Younghauses alleged the new store would "damage the character of the neighborhood" since it would "attract large numbers of outsiders and create traffic problems". While the attorney for the Younghauses stated the couple had a good chance of winning their suit because "Albertsons, a 24-hour store, is not a community store and will create a fantastic amount of traffic", the couple decided to drop their case in September 1977. According to the Younghaus' attorney, the couple cited that a "long, drawn out litigation would not really be worth the aggravation", deciding it would just be easier to deal with the noise from the new Albertsons store. With the Younghaus' case out of the way, a statement from an Albertsons spokesperson was used to close out the article, stating the new Belleair Bluffs Albertsons, at long last, was "scheduled to open the last week of January [1978]".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSOvKrabIjKK-ycURNtpcIyC4aUeBFHzS3Glh4-T7ZaJXFOZDzTyrscYyQewWWQqZ08E2Mpf7gBrQX-G_Ymyl_u0lYfXzPoVeAwcChTBU0EDG1y1qQ362BZ_diQHdghT24UaUu4XpMI8XEfq1m2n2Q6LUZOakjFn6gBA_p0fJDl20Pd8zsWuG-SOxJdq4/s1930/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1930" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSOvKrabIjKK-ycURNtpcIyC4aUeBFHzS3Glh4-T7ZaJXFOZDzTyrscYyQewWWQqZ08E2Mpf7gBrQX-G_Ymyl_u0lYfXzPoVeAwcChTBU0EDG1y1qQ362BZ_diQHdghT24UaUu4XpMI8XEfq1m2n2Q6LUZOakjFn6gBA_p0fJDl20Pd8zsWuG-SOxJdq4/w400-h291/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My little dive into jurisprudence out of the way, Albertsons #4308 did in fact open as scheduled in the last week of January 1978, with its grand opening held on <a href="https://tampabay.newspapers.com/newspage/334882729/">January 25th</a>, opening the same day as store #4321 in Tampa. While #4321 ended up being #4308's sister store due to the delay in construction, those two stores also have another feature in common besides their grand opening date - Albertsons #4308 and #4321 both lacked a liquor store upon opening. As one of the original concessions for the zoning change that triggered the big legal battle in Belleair Bluffs, Albertsons agreed to not open a liquor store at #4308 (although Albertsons was eventually allowed to open a liquor store here later on in the store's life). #4321 was denied a liquor license after a nearby elementary school filed a complaint stating that Albertsons, a business looking to sell liquor, would be too close to the school. YonWoo <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/45320810205/">goes into more detail here</a> about #4321's liquor battle at that link (although we'll talk more about #4321 on the blog at some point in the future too - that was a strange store in a lot of ways, outside of its lack of a liquor store).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMOusy_vsNohdD_T2FlVxNI0QQUgP3b2gEab3tXt2CE9xNIZrg8PdgqfL9Afvuy8Q2rrHuZ8kNZP04V8Z2ZPylYJAAS7c7NW6stipnyUnONfEMxMPstQJv8ncJ0vIDpy48q2xFhKY3bJFS09IKTpQ0r4b4qJ6XYbJW1AN_XRK9EAIyxIQFjvWl6xASi47/s3072/4308_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMOusy_vsNohdD_T2FlVxNI0QQUgP3b2gEab3tXt2CE9xNIZrg8PdgqfL9Afvuy8Q2rrHuZ8kNZP04V8Z2ZPylYJAAS7c7NW6stipnyUnONfEMxMPstQJv8ncJ0vIDpy48q2xFhKY3bJFS09IKTpQ0r4b4qJ6XYbJW1AN_XRK9EAIyxIQFjvWl6xASi47/w400-h300/4308_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/23352383@N05/">namlocalcarts</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons #4308 received a rather deluxe remodel to the Grocery Palace interior sometime around the turn of the 21st Century, at which point the building's facade was remodeled to look how it does today. The facade was a classier take on the usual Grocery Palace design, with more of an "old Florida" architectural style to better fit the neighborhood around the store. The store's entryways were reconfigured into a newbuild Grocery Palace design as well, with the interior receiving a few changes during that remodel, although much of the original floorplan was kept in-tact.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GRb7xAs2bMfdWQ9VqO5Zy5PgVlkTnRjWK2i2Nk5RJQ_RLR8gFrcgIE57J5d8tdIUSQqWK1OtfxWbPprg-y8BHy2Kn3gF8np5Qx1pIsWqRCsxOZbDK8CqnUD2QrtsaCmHtYQQuQYaEbZAmuYYKptIPqKBCvL-YuM9DovbjhjgdJfCQiYE_Jm-Fj7IZnaI/s1930/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1930" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GRb7xAs2bMfdWQ9VqO5Zy5PgVlkTnRjWK2i2Nk5RJQ_RLR8gFrcgIE57J5d8tdIUSQqWK1OtfxWbPprg-y8BHy2Kn3gF8np5Qx1pIsWqRCsxOZbDK8CqnUD2QrtsaCmHtYQQuQYaEbZAmuYYKptIPqKBCvL-YuM9DovbjhjgdJfCQiYE_Jm-Fj7IZnaI/w400-h270/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix inherited this store from Albertsons in 2008, one of the 49 locations Albertsons sold to Publix that year. This store was one of the quick turnaround locations, with the new Publix opening on November 13, 2008, roughly 3 months after this store closed as an Albertsons. While it seems like this store got a <a href="https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/31110751_2JkFe-hQK77iOvi_ZKx6A43J1hhhLyASx3kxoGaLCn0.jpg">fairly light remodel</a> the first time around when it got <a href="https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/303463_75SCl6mdjlyD5eLCY2Gj6xm9gBC_xzo4ZKiepe0EHZo.jpg">Classy Market 2.0</a>, this store did get a much more thorough refresh <a href="https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/138543387_3uT0hDkjRZ5dcyHhhFnbY10otmq_xw4yvaTtlo5DUoY.jpg">in 2015</a> when it was remodeled to Classy Market 3.0/Sienna, a remodel which made this store feel much more like a modern Publix inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzHPteE_Be9JcY5LpmxoqL8KYfm0NS9I82tPQ7DbF5pqTlvh8haS0qFfnrEo9D6txJ42DgLywgd-dHDCcakV9Dx0HNTt1CkN11g_iPM9hVFuW9uJtENqy_2OYvHpeJmi96WwN0RwAn9MONS6UgBteoZH7aTy0MDIibqcEM2M1WCxiu_INsjOjy0hG1vol/s1930/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1930" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzHPteE_Be9JcY5LpmxoqL8KYfm0NS9I82tPQ7DbF5pqTlvh8haS0qFfnrEo9D6txJ42DgLywgd-dHDCcakV9Dx0HNTt1CkN11g_iPM9hVFuW9uJtENqy_2OYvHpeJmi96WwN0RwAn9MONS6UgBteoZH7aTy0MDIibqcEM2M1WCxiu_INsjOjy0hG1vol/w400-h274/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since Publix moved in, this building has <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9168327,-82.8160761,3a,37.5y,184.57h,89.8t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sxb5xaTZLqrzBxVYw59tZfg!2e0!5s20110601T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu">seen a few</a> different <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.9167381,-82.8160857,3a,75y,184.57h,89.8t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sCXciwRTuON0bvtk3zuV3lg!2e0!5s20140401T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu">paint schemes</a>, with the current color pattern more closely resembling how Albertsons originally had the building painted. Publix really liked to paint these former Albertsons stores in shades of dark brown after first acquiring them (see the first link), with most of these stores having been repainted to lighter colors since, and many incorporating light blue back into the color scheme as well (a nod to Albertsons, perhaps, as blue isn't one of Publix's typical paint colors).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSvJ4ujH6U4Lxm0xGo8-u8D3isjD-t_HUpvggPwSRTlCw1SpMCp8yhVLgGOF8KsUfQvpzWX2JeGM4nmI2Bi74u8ggCOX3FszNLL5nNZb9tNaSVPQl-sC8CC6AyOegv67VKq4jEwj7niY6ez3E88fgDkO37MnL-z6VoY7nXl7UeWhUPP8kCO58K6q8WAgF/s3072/4308_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSvJ4ujH6U4Lxm0xGo8-u8D3isjD-t_HUpvggPwSRTlCw1SpMCp8yhVLgGOF8KsUfQvpzWX2JeGM4nmI2Bi74u8ggCOX3FszNLL5nNZb9tNaSVPQl-sC8CC6AyOegv67VKq4jEwj7niY6ez3E88fgDkO37MnL-z6VoY7nXl7UeWhUPP8kCO58K6q8WAgF/w400-h300/4308_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/23352383@N05/">namlocalcarts</a> on flickr</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Going back in time once again, here's a look across the front walkway of this store from early 2008, back in the days when Albertsons' classic blue plastic shopping carts roamed these grounds. I can also see signs for the 10 for $10 sale in the window too (if you zoom in on the picture), another one of Albertsons' famous sales from the late 2000's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVG2XKXGOjHGihz7FpkDluKCXwVRHHHkywfwJ9Sbt8s81C1Tzw35tDuM0yXiWmdje-LaQehLhhz4H7yCC6j0RHrm5WyLQOxU1VzSLhxNeIB7s0fGbX5eTDm6aYFSkn8VrMz84phkiCH1xrOpo2cA5Nz4jPOqrgcFENtVazmVng7xFqq763Zk9nWXtr_RM/s2088/Photo%2012.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVG2XKXGOjHGihz7FpkDluKCXwVRHHHkywfwJ9Sbt8s81C1Tzw35tDuM0yXiWmdje-LaQehLhhz4H7yCC6j0RHrm5WyLQOxU1VzSLhxNeIB7s0fGbX5eTDm6aYFSkn8VrMz84phkiCH1xrOpo2cA5Nz4jPOqrgcFENtVazmVng7xFqq763Zk9nWXtr_RM/w370-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /> Publix decided to leave the carts inside, and dressed up the front walkway with some picnic tables and a display of beach toys (the Gulf of Mexico is just down the road from here). It was nice to see the picnic tables being used this early in the morning too, it was a nice day to be out at the quack of dawn! (Sorry, I couldn't help myself with that one, as I really thought it fit the bill!)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyKxD12GeISrhRXLkGGmuPNromqSfjO7OcZaM7qGmYUIv7aRwdngPGSlpWaLzXMLmpQGO6Xv9xu990Feh9s7gddXwj9xo_b8SfQVyy3sFRz1Wr17948u1zKb_FAQozp-XUAdehhBm1hMDfHv2qVfeYYHdlb-Orerrk97gVCilu1H9fYyGsM7c0rIk8X3n/s1930/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1930" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyKxD12GeISrhRXLkGGmuPNromqSfjO7OcZaM7qGmYUIv7aRwdngPGSlpWaLzXMLmpQGO6Xv9xu990Feh9s7gddXwj9xo_b8SfQVyy3sFRz1Wr17948u1zKb_FAQozp-XUAdehhBm1hMDfHv2qVfeYYHdlb-Orerrk97gVCilu1H9fYyGsM7c0rIk8X3n/w400-h398/Photo%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping through the front doors we enter a small vestibule where Publix now stores the carts. I believe this vestibule dates back to the Grocery Palace remodel, as most Grocery Palace stores had a little cart area like this between the two sets of doors, though Albertsons sometimes didn't use it for that purpose (my local Grocery Palace store used the cart area as a wall of deals, and left the carts outside). Also the inner set of doors matches the outer set of doors, which are all Albertsons' style of sliding door (as Publix's typical sliding door used in replacements <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f68PwyjRwtRVfH8BQvGqC6nu4gvR90Ap6FhoCtDQyUz05piinfm6daAKZzwudvarzPzrMYq0pZgvLOO6IwK7Mxry3Bf7gGn-_KNpMtTI2hSS2hHgq3W_iru6dxBfJRCO2DDkWrtOzI_1/s400/Photo+25.jpg">is narrower than the ones Albertsons used</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1YKfPnNsLmCCZI-kf7swJeHJfZx11FklY0BrTjcBUvOIgo2Wq_8qfesQyTU9Co5E32DhzbLqNzd4kZWkDSx4m2edSql6v43TfB29-XrvTq-Ue7Ii6huxWErH58vAKW_SPKF5AMQDDmPD2hZEQ29knaLk9X_83yUfCSlf12ZWtxJbMFleF_2DJFDw0u2Q/s1930/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1930" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1YKfPnNsLmCCZI-kf7swJeHJfZx11FklY0BrTjcBUvOIgo2Wq_8qfesQyTU9Co5E32DhzbLqNzd4kZWkDSx4m2edSql6v43TfB29-XrvTq-Ue7Ii6huxWErH58vAKW_SPKF5AMQDDmPD2hZEQ29knaLk9X_83yUfCSlf12ZWtxJbMFleF_2DJFDw0u2Q/w400-h345/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside we're greeted by Publix's customer service island, which appears to have replaced Albertsons' original pharmacy island based off what I can see <a href="https://foursquare.com/v/publix/4b58c3c1f964a520e36928e3?openPhotoId=50e592dae4b00f24b12a9b46">in this photo</a>. The pharmacy was moved to the front right corner of the building when the island was removed in the 2015 remodel, opening up the front end to feel a little more spacious.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWz7vtzSprCmiuUkqeQ54VffOXYD7zBlcZ3soXHWodxpZEG7w-Vbygoade0ARr2KkXscUJtXdNlqzkpLhNjYW7Okr_UxVX6_y2WY3mFIWLdsHSF98C7ynrYbHs8ZDlDyKeW4jo363zAxe4JbNzwvLxef_Wd72RbprfhuI8DiKjX_gwi02cB3ozF5HEuXV_/s1930/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1930" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWz7vtzSprCmiuUkqeQ54VffOXYD7zBlcZ3soXHWodxpZEG7w-Vbygoade0ARr2KkXscUJtXdNlqzkpLhNjYW7Okr_UxVX6_y2WY3mFIWLdsHSF98C7ynrYbHs8ZDlDyKeW4jo363zAxe4JbNzwvLxef_Wd72RbprfhuI8DiKjX_gwi02cB3ozF5HEuXV_/w400-h356/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking to the left after entering we see the grand aisle, with the deli counter located in the front left corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh_cnwrLl6rQP4kcm9stlGeAeppNhV0GYew0CzyKUu7ql7M9mYT23Shuy3q05Y9KacORMAycMQcbGGP0JGOy0jy3F1evoWRsgQgFRqzPTpm1Agc6C6DjEO5NdWnXtFsuNp5Jl3yyEYIticm2lP7N02z2WEEffn1kh6d1ixhliQtrcIKcyupb4CJfK9oOP/s1930/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1930" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh_cnwrLl6rQP4kcm9stlGeAeppNhV0GYew0CzyKUu7ql7M9mYT23Shuy3q05Y9KacORMAycMQcbGGP0JGOy0jy3F1evoWRsgQgFRqzPTpm1Agc6C6DjEO5NdWnXtFsuNp5Jl3yyEYIticm2lP7N02z2WEEffn1kh6d1ixhliQtrcIKcyupb4CJfK9oOP/w400-h356/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The main deli counter would have been located in front of me along the front wall when this store first opened. During the Grocery Palace remodel, the deli service counter was shifted over to the right into part of the bakery's space original space so the original deli counter could become home to the prepared foods department. The new deli configuration matched exactly how a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrpb6yF4nFyHB8kZSLzHjBCeuQ5a9mThtJbJyY9rx1-Q-DzNwcGx_WZGvNEYwNWBOocB1yGLv5NYq-nG0ouTca9pVb-oFQlMaRKpLoLHO9XoskSc1DypnvvDNsxyoOHiyD0UTk6oDImvV/s400/Photo+11.jpg">new-build Grocery Palace store</a> would have its deli set-up, although with the lower ceilings in this store, the giant spinning chef hanging from the ceiling was probably not included at this location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwpDjSBaX3xJhTHLbTuJWeFfI6TlUe09zAskpC_nGOisPyYp7swUZofhCfncOutMLuGQUitgBEy04y5VU4h6GPbM9LGo8qRYIGuIAVUho5hADeNw9xrEXO_6sLcn0u0ZInAz8AGSBDjKCy8uNkXqSP7zjsKKHt0hmWO4h57TEFW8QyRjS4_80SZGbRugz/s2012/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwpDjSBaX3xJhTHLbTuJWeFfI6TlUe09zAskpC_nGOisPyYp7swUZofhCfncOutMLuGQUitgBEy04y5VU4h6GPbM9LGo8qRYIGuIAVUho5hADeNw9xrEXO_6sLcn0u0ZInAz8AGSBDjKCy8uNkXqSP7zjsKKHt0hmWO4h57TEFW8QyRjS4_80SZGbRugz/w384-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Publix kept the grand aisle layout from Albertsons in-tact, although the deli and its neighbor the bakery were both revamped to Publix's standard designs in the 2015 remodel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEJyLyTdZ34ggFciGvN6D80TCJ_w3zD_RVW_ZDx-GzD2rZsqXFf4sEpIxsKpWvZH7Sh0IAU6wC_llkRij6OXKOSnms2BbUkjFkxjWFhsHRAdwGUI2NacN8UstWITKEt3s4PgZHKhge8Q2ix2YRH3m4hQWtS9Ny9XCGmM20MOzqDPDtSIcyyIHFY-ZXyqO/s1930/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1930" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEJyLyTdZ34ggFciGvN6D80TCJ_w3zD_RVW_ZDx-GzD2rZsqXFf4sEpIxsKpWvZH7Sh0IAU6wC_llkRij6OXKOSnms2BbUkjFkxjWFhsHRAdwGUI2NacN8UstWITKEt3s4PgZHKhge8Q2ix2YRH3m4hQWtS9Ny9XCGmM20MOzqDPDtSIcyyIHFY-ZXyqO/w400-h384/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a nice overview of the deli corner. All of Publix's deli services are located in the portion of the counter along the left wall, where Albertsons' service deli was located. The prepared foods counter along the front wall was blocked off by some coolers and shelves, as it was more space than Publix needed. Publix being Publix though, they positioned all the coolers and shelves perfectly to fool shoppers from thinking there's empty space back there, as blocked off former service departments are not something Publix ever does!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--3VYPLghPYIjyEkJ6MX4sC_PAX31v2HneQ0EYC-qTxqMwr5mFshVdYMW3vk7HgFMQj5iS3Vn7Tlc8KsHNIdL-r4qjIaO7KmYSvHxBRPkQA6RBV_cl6ltyYwPpRkpa-RLfzpICqi_v7iFcNQCVFPKw6xbLOv7AYLdeU6xvgJgLagYLm5oMqtTKGNVAESa/s1950/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--3VYPLghPYIjyEkJ6MX4sC_PAX31v2HneQ0EYC-qTxqMwr5mFshVdYMW3vk7HgFMQj5iS3Vn7Tlc8KsHNIdL-r4qjIaO7KmYSvHxBRPkQA6RBV_cl6ltyYwPpRkpa-RLfzpICqi_v7iFcNQCVFPKw6xbLOv7AYLdeU6xvgJgLagYLm5oMqtTKGNVAESa/w396-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Following the deli is the bakery, sporting its 2015 redesign as well. While the deli encroached a bit into the bakery's space during the Grocery Palace remodel, the bakery has always been in this part of the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj496bGL8uJDy2gsKFd_sxVR82Vvo_g52tVs3i25ehbkdfh8Paw8ctpaFqElFdypYYQKrqtMIeU2Q2jNKBugRR9Q-8Vtd6xmz1-LjFwTjcOHmSGnvpC_MXr0IUDN8_v6Wtg9jy8P7r675fKXtxncHZZ0YMq7bxlxGC2vwAB5arokNpgE0fV5Yi2EQIpui24/s1930/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1930" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj496bGL8uJDy2gsKFd_sxVR82Vvo_g52tVs3i25ehbkdfh8Paw8ctpaFqElFdypYYQKrqtMIeU2Q2jNKBugRR9Q-8Vtd6xmz1-LjFwTjcOHmSGnvpC_MXr0IUDN8_v6Wtg9jy8P7r675fKXtxncHZZ0YMq7bxlxGC2vwAB5arokNpgE0fV5Yi2EQIpui24/w400-h356/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beyond the bakery is produce, with the meat and seafood counter just behind that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5J7PctVoN9vqogkWgM6prBl54Mnhk22OoL8AIG-wJEexinzlaiT6aT8JsGR4wNdhNeEG1SA57EOuUCkRVkx8nBJFxolFHU-N4XkM136A7tRVVNmCaRIuHGKnNYS494Wos5F421A-oNxrMeP6nZsdalbpdGRL1QZFwYJpWVuLzWx0xk9yHSEAfFgCUUJQ/s1930/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1930" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5J7PctVoN9vqogkWgM6prBl54Mnhk22OoL8AIG-wJEexinzlaiT6aT8JsGR4wNdhNeEG1SA57EOuUCkRVkx8nBJFxolFHU-N4XkM136A7tRVVNmCaRIuHGKnNYS494Wos5F421A-oNxrMeP6nZsdalbpdGRL1QZFwYJpWVuLzWx0xk9yHSEAfFgCUUJQ/w400-h384/Photo%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a nice overview of the deli, bakery, and produce all together. It seems like I didn't get a good picture of it, but floral was located in a small island between the bakery and produce, where all those balloons are in the photo above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrHAS4BqWOP4xxY4M87PzokXxknboS2U6GDcSHu2Kkdm4w2AZ3TRdPSJxVsGUvH_oThPTVQXs0Kxp-Y4bEjZq5kOrf2KWTB9axbgB_lI5pmzPwnsntxVUH9XJ3MqwtwLK4VAF1W7PhlBhE4BfPe5Kva41UdcrLjdWJyl_1eOOWRINXoQ6QiZfKUZqY2d0/s2012/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrHAS4BqWOP4xxY4M87PzokXxknboS2U6GDcSHu2Kkdm4w2AZ3TRdPSJxVsGUvH_oThPTVQXs0Kxp-Y4bEjZq5kOrf2KWTB9axbgB_lI5pmzPwnsntxVUH9XJ3MqwtwLK4VAF1W7PhlBhE4BfPe5Kva41UdcrLjdWJyl_1eOOWRINXoQ6QiZfKUZqY2d0/w384-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Produce extends into the back left corner of the store with a nice spacious area to call home. I took this photo to showcase the placement of the produce department, however I also happened to capture how perfectly arranged those apples are on that display - I can't find a single one out of place! Only at Publix would you see something like that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxlNdPX5wfcM96dgzGj2tTxXLLmcnr6CDgKDrlHf78LWeRZVIL7GqTyFIZRLA4lzPJwC6ZDqNgFGC1WAg59liMD4RmEXP91uZmcAyuJYLOgAXMxRaD6DwRNGPCj2WLNYWqefd1s7Ryw5TFgPryMLFQGPlqPIEktMkBj3Wzhb6HEI2Cu19P0_pVqHg8keB/s1930/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1930" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxlNdPX5wfcM96dgzGj2tTxXLLmcnr6CDgKDrlHf78LWeRZVIL7GqTyFIZRLA4lzPJwC6ZDqNgFGC1WAg59liMD4RmEXP91uZmcAyuJYLOgAXMxRaD6DwRNGPCj2WLNYWqefd1s7Ryw5TFgPryMLFQGPlqPIEktMkBj3Wzhb6HEI2Cu19P0_pVqHg8keB/w400-h398/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> At the edge of the produce department we find the meat and seafood service counter, with this look at the Seafood signage as seen from the end of the grand aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzA4DowY8_mTVh9rVUjprXp0bEjAh091----AR3KbM0paFoxcW5aNB0HrACY-MfqQnoBNlCJtEcezgyLTBW4hGs1sitWIvYnKyxq67W2Nv903A2FGOs4n2XApw5Z40FmzThvykj2c4vYurMzEYK71So5TOOQdgoTXWPW7tp_pR7FHCtHlSoJ81y4ydPwsj/s1930/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="1930" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzA4DowY8_mTVh9rVUjprXp0bEjAh091----AR3KbM0paFoxcW5aNB0HrACY-MfqQnoBNlCJtEcezgyLTBW4hGs1sitWIvYnKyxq67W2Nv903A2FGOs4n2XApw5Z40FmzThvykj2c4vYurMzEYK71So5TOOQdgoTXWPW7tp_pR7FHCtHlSoJ81y4ydPwsj/w400-h383/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The signage for meats follows that for seafood, with the grocery aisles spanning out beyond that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Euq1KLD73ZvhOOnoFai9kqdXQaDTS8-LnCTKq5-5oOgeiQ9VOUgU5EqPZssY9oO3hNPfUjzo9_JEaB5qw10HX-HL6PXg3zPj0KsJCj12f3gmLTcF4gUo3pfLVRHj3fJ-kzabl_f5HgddTg1E-CZhVMAAIos_1JLS3G8OaXAFbJ_3c0naQ5yRiyYQZSyt/s1957/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Euq1KLD73ZvhOOnoFai9kqdXQaDTS8-LnCTKq5-5oOgeiQ9VOUgU5EqPZssY9oO3hNPfUjzo9_JEaB5qw10HX-HL6PXg3zPj0KsJCj12f3gmLTcF4gUo3pfLVRHj3fJ-kzabl_f5HgddTg1E-CZhVMAAIos_1JLS3G8OaXAFbJ_3c0naQ5yRiyYQZSyt/w395-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'm not really sure what was going on with that empty stretch of bottom shelf on the left, unless there was a mad run on Keebler Townhouse Crackers last year that I don't remember!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ1uG1wrN1LubSHTVPrJnx1VZ3h1oRUgKEF32L9A41d4E9TuDCf0Dr8t73Y8it_eWgnIa0g_XEGkwDZOw5Noj86TGZEH3WtMcpgyqh2Nd1cMu_F8LDFWBjsVXs83QLBK-nfKlqY5625A2YHdn3ylUaNIFAF7SHOiZ7qPnp9BNvBZoqRsbw70m6SQBBJ-I/s1930/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1930" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ1uG1wrN1LubSHTVPrJnx1VZ3h1oRUgKEF32L9A41d4E9TuDCf0Dr8t73Y8it_eWgnIa0g_XEGkwDZOw5Noj86TGZEH3WtMcpgyqh2Nd1cMu_F8LDFWBjsVXs83QLBK-nfKlqY5625A2YHdn3ylUaNIFAF7SHOiZ7qPnp9BNvBZoqRsbw70m6SQBBJ-I/w400-h389/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Outside of whatever was going on in the cracker aisle, the rest of the grocery aisles looked fairly normal, like aisle 2 in the photo above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9HZz58gZJeAkTEhIUIXw6AtGe2ax0xJ5Be-R14avptPuT1ZYpiug7tTet-8xLvc7J4KLJR8Oqn1ZgQiiRycAJ7Q8SxSu0qcGXFhq_eukYSNIEed90QSLVXni63aSJdjgJN7VNz-GKOD6-F_9WMnK6DPPOzsTA8mEisIKBByAmy6y0rwp2p3bNgd5iSMa/s1930/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1930" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9HZz58gZJeAkTEhIUIXw6AtGe2ax0xJ5Be-R14avptPuT1ZYpiug7tTet-8xLvc7J4KLJR8Oqn1ZgQiiRycAJ7Q8SxSu0qcGXFhq_eukYSNIEed90QSLVXni63aSJdjgJN7VNz-GKOD6-F_9WMnK6DPPOzsTA8mEisIKBByAmy6y0rwp2p3bNgd5iSMa/w400-h363/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pulling out of aisle 2, here's a look across the store's front end. The old pharmacy island would have ran from roughly where that wine display is to the self checkouts, the island's removal also triggering the relocation of floral from the side of the pharmacy island facing the checkouts to its new home over by produce.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SH1EuDVDEs6g_jPvvULmKZyNQmwKqDKEgEC0cjfeqSLjrY-lg95c3NxXFWHuSKm26c-nHqgjG1m1SPtlci0N-yHIBjXB6VvYOjKRIzwE9rueSBEkZOKZBRj-N9NPkLhO4TOU5ouWqHVR7-x6gHbey-s6LkFAeY0hl-SQqm6qqQHHm1Izk-PSnsTNAV8N/s1930/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1930" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SH1EuDVDEs6g_jPvvULmKZyNQmwKqDKEgEC0cjfeqSLjrY-lg95c3NxXFWHuSKm26c-nHqgjG1m1SPtlci0N-yHIBjXB6VvYOjKRIzwE9rueSBEkZOKZBRj-N9NPkLhO4TOU5ouWqHVR7-x6gHbey-s6LkFAeY0hl-SQqm6qqQHHm1Izk-PSnsTNAV8N/w400-h386/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you want a good idea of how dramatically the feel of this store changed between its original Classy Market 2.0 days (where the place was still seeping with Albertsons remnants) and now, just compare the above photo to <a href="https://foursquare.com/v/publix/4b58c3c1f964a520e36928e3?openPhotoId=50d89378e4b06651e3220692">this one</a>, taken in roughly the same spot (although the linked photo may be one aisle over, as the big columns aren't present). That 2012 photo looks like it was taken inside a dressed up 1970's Albertsons, where the photo above looks like a funky modern Publix! I've said this before, but switching out the lighting from Albertsons' old fluorescent tubes to Publix's calmer square lights makes a huge difference on how the store looks and feels. The 2012 photo also shows the previous home of the health and beauty products, which were relocated over by the pharmacy in the front right corner when that department was moved out of the island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskkOCmNbNBES02XIkMdmQ04DLC_QfCppWQpGkKE9lYMcBX8lT9J6NJ3uyCmQqkE9hLPvUZR32W8W_vMHqqNHWAh9rE-RdTjwpGHbvAxv572TOsj2gyg70CuL5SL954uk_dsLoIuuRDcDjq0xW7Pi25ix5fPl25ZSEiiy6X2R1HSVFq1DpMNx6SCVPWh3c/s2067/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskkOCmNbNBES02XIkMdmQ04DLC_QfCppWQpGkKE9lYMcBX8lT9J6NJ3uyCmQqkE9hLPvUZR32W8W_vMHqqNHWAh9rE-RdTjwpGHbvAxv572TOsj2gyg70CuL5SL954uk_dsLoIuuRDcDjq0xW7Pi25ix5fPl25ZSEiiy6X2R1HSVFq1DpMNx6SCVPWh3c/w374-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the store's back wall, here a look toward the back right corner of the building. To my left are the meat coolers, which transition into dairy where the wall stripe changes from black to light brown. The addition of that stripe does a good job of breaking up the blankness of the back wall, which is <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDIQNeM9hzHqAu_qaDapnEYjLp4ZMy21tIqwRtDEXV4klWb7Ip6sMJEpB8hBZs5_eBwE_VhyphenhyphenP-pAD1oK6j0kg07jubqhKtpQLNz6P_xx8PiS-afSUggJOe9iYI0DKE5NYeE89vCMgb1FB/s400/Photo+21.jpg">sometimes an issue</a> in these 1970's era Publixsons stores that remodel to Classy Market 3.0/Sienna.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBU1zqnxDyFRif7CEy6O_voKz1t0NKEXmZM4Uqf5fo-aqHhMVGPhJ1CvRcXoxR5wkL_P5HaH1bijHktfukSQ-wSYZlnrQzEBX4Z5WlIGx8uiM44OTzOSBHAvg-A1WLRUh5rwq_ax-kwLMenaqGtIcylTVvNFYaFsuTaw9zWY3P8t81OEGb5zSRT7OaO2A/s1930/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="1930" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBU1zqnxDyFRif7CEy6O_voKz1t0NKEXmZM4Uqf5fo-aqHhMVGPhJ1CvRcXoxR5wkL_P5HaH1bijHktfukSQ-wSYZlnrQzEBX4Z5WlIGx8uiM44OTzOSBHAvg-A1WLRUh5rwq_ax-kwLMenaqGtIcylTVvNFYaFsuTaw9zWY3P8t81OEGb5zSRT7OaO2A/w400-h353/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Publix is usually really good about hiding the roof support columns between the shelves in the stores they build, these inherited stores will sometimes present situations like this. While the giant column was smack in the middle of the aisle here, at least there was plenty of room for a cart to pass along each side, even if the photo makes this aisle seem more claustrophobic than it really was.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZSqJNp51pnLFxC9IxRlgRJgQFYKmqMJ5eoSydhwi0_ELhGUcJQMrXThhXjXkxxMCRyA8Q3Mm2hcXY0-6LeZT1_CGo32hNLwQrtLmy8a9d65WpuRAtSUBY-UOmnLdIEGKzxwOhkDah3-L6exD8-HBwooUB33iCjXG6HSrhqAI-2uYlMHgO6z9jxUIFOZK/s1930/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1930" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZSqJNp51pnLFxC9IxRlgRJgQFYKmqMJ5eoSydhwi0_ELhGUcJQMrXThhXjXkxxMCRyA8Q3Mm2hcXY0-6LeZT1_CGo32hNLwQrtLmy8a9d65WpuRAtSUBY-UOmnLdIEGKzxwOhkDah3-L6exD8-HBwooUB33iCjXG6HSrhqAI-2uYlMHgO6z9jxUIFOZK/w400-h380/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Publix seems to like pairing the peanut butter and jelly supplies <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHmx90dodCW9PmPAR0gmi6wUj1Y_QtVRfzRdjyIf8suXva6M1XnMe3VFGlXGEniziY5DWPL4RCPNgmqbf9t2iNkYLdUGOjVbVrtltkBqFX3nNq6VK3Zhfyl5pa3beXYBxlIlfhtjzMz2_TR8meo8vgpiboLfeIjb1DDbuC1wFgwtxdNxtX7f56JRsjCg=w372-h400">across from the wine</a> in many of their stores, Publix chose to be a little more school-lunch friendly at this store, pairing the PB&J supplies with soda this time. Grape soda just doesn't have that same lunchtime kick the other kind of grape beverage does.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc-mwNTEwpw_iLAjkWiyoVB21V9HOSTSbH4QeWiGhs0eNKZBok0VPK11kvIA_OzfEJl0fe3HlSgPLuyVcjK6r1zPbf8xYND2-duOwFbJziJ3IT8RGjzn09WworWvN7Aa9xdF5RuOYib8_zlq3Z3TxGk75nAaP290PHiuW2J6mZhNFuxcoBrmPiE7cBAkH/s1930/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1930" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc-mwNTEwpw_iLAjkWiyoVB21V9HOSTSbH4QeWiGhs0eNKZBok0VPK11kvIA_OzfEJl0fe3HlSgPLuyVcjK6r1zPbf8xYND2-duOwFbJziJ3IT8RGjzn09WworWvN7Aa9xdF5RuOYib8_zlq3Z3TxGk75nAaP290PHiuW2J6mZhNFuxcoBrmPiE7cBAkH/w400-h389/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the PB&J and soda aisle, we'll take one more look at the meat coolers and the back left side of the store...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDOtZ8fktOBixH1YJwKiAEpRo4ovbjZGDHcYaEci6QndEw8LgrARYsJVTbZvZQ49I2KvaeWXBbFfWOPOn8muii5_4K8tmcagmXIL5H0eBI2NclYZc7lw8fM0Oam3apUgmk-xeIO7PIKWbt_ytlVC0d9o-JPW9-RDkkXYlvUmrmhCNiDDd28olZhTWlECf/s1998/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDOtZ8fktOBixH1YJwKiAEpRo4ovbjZGDHcYaEci6QndEw8LgrARYsJVTbZvZQ49I2KvaeWXBbFfWOPOn8muii5_4K8tmcagmXIL5H0eBI2NclYZc7lw8fM0Oam3apUgmk-xeIO7PIKWbt_ytlVC0d9o-JPW9-RDkkXYlvUmrmhCNiDDd28olZhTWlECf/w386-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> ...as well as our first glimpse into the dairy department and the back right corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--Nsr5tgiD4zogTwEcWnP37jDW2t16hlAn1vy3hsvbYYKDlHZT8L9ao977HYhiAxcn8htMr7oTJuSPfiN9epM0P6ZQWwveyaW_Jm9ALeHHtYohC9ULGahzS7y5Ojdk4QcqsHqUumXz4RNxQFneZMbkpynbFOmL7VBQ3Bqa5JNFU9LGUVdsKWt0epO0QpH/s1957/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--Nsr5tgiD4zogTwEcWnP37jDW2t16hlAn1vy3hsvbYYKDlHZT8L9ao977HYhiAxcn8htMr7oTJuSPfiN9epM0P6ZQWwveyaW_Jm9ALeHHtYohC9ULGahzS7y5Ojdk4QcqsHqUumXz4RNxQFneZMbkpynbFOmL7VBQ3Bqa5JNFU9LGUVdsKWt0epO0QpH/w394-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the relocation of the pharmacy to the front right corner of the building, health and beauty was shifted further to the right to be closer to the pharmacy counter, with those products now finding their home in aisle 10 (with additional pharmaceuticals located in a few short aisles in front of the pharmacy counter).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX1uCdk5MhR4oRy1CeO6k4X_KdetA1bDl79Q-GZSaLldrdyYBSSwlmLIePY5-fO-q6bGk0EbZi4EvC0ZlHgu9OArfvl1uty_4ppjyOUIlfKhHY7OcE98lElAxLvpbdKyvZ7A8edsVJmzHmKIKLDYyr934nqgFnp8RQQn0iDwEOYLjINxi-NT7ye07KTLt/s1930/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1930" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX1uCdk5MhR4oRy1CeO6k4X_KdetA1bDl79Q-GZSaLldrdyYBSSwlmLIePY5-fO-q6bGk0EbZi4EvC0ZlHgu9OArfvl1uty_4ppjyOUIlfKhHY7OcE98lElAxLvpbdKyvZ7A8edsVJmzHmKIKLDYyr934nqgFnp8RQQn0iDwEOYLjINxi-NT7ye07KTLt/w400-h389/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The aisle between health and beauty and frozen foods which serves as our transition between the two is wine and beer, because why not? The beer is being kept cold like the frozen foods and some studies show <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.890066/full">wine is good for your health</a>, so it works out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ4kZsslQKL8IDIo8LXzkBoeF3MzHdx8MDSscU5AR54fnnDsD917fpPsUJqnv61lyWUBRxItnWBPdlkullJLgSw4RRPghGYhPeQT_YbDSURZej-ZqMYLO2FAuzkI_c4q38qz3gN0piGq6ufKh5dt2HifMpJhoJNUWN8JmERZxGF3sd48KXLodJVZdZHtt/s1930/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1930" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ4kZsslQKL8IDIo8LXzkBoeF3MzHdx8MDSscU5AR54fnnDsD917fpPsUJqnv61lyWUBRxItnWBPdlkullJLgSw4RRPghGYhPeQT_YbDSURZej-ZqMYLO2FAuzkI_c4q38qz3gN0piGq6ufKh5dt2HifMpJhoJNUWN8JmERZxGF3sd48KXLodJVZdZHtt/w400-h360/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back when this store first opened as Albertsons in 1978, the pharmacy counter would have been located back here where that cooler of cold cuts is now. Throughout the life of this building the pharmacy counter has moved three times (from the back right, to the front island, to the front right), making the pharmacy a very well traveled department in this store!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aUYdnSb0nL5_X8pSI_masEU9q0h_m4p2GFED3fT7UTeYBdD6fddD_OsY41bLj4WxurvPQd82bbmdu3boXswL0VYyGXyYILnt2z9ZACwlixSfODXzu2yNkybbqnegyJG1QzYVv_VwEQPbKP3bCEoyGwEniLp0XyPUkpy4B6a1Nbvhg48kZUfipX8ojg8v/s1930/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1930" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aUYdnSb0nL5_X8pSI_masEU9q0h_m4p2GFED3fT7UTeYBdD6fddD_OsY41bLj4WxurvPQd82bbmdu3boXswL0VYyGXyYILnt2z9ZACwlixSfODXzu2yNkybbqnegyJG1QzYVv_VwEQPbKP3bCEoyGwEniLp0XyPUkpy4B6a1Nbvhg48kZUfipX8ojg8v/w400-h384/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The last two aisles of this store, numbers 12 and 13, are home to frozen foods. Frozen foods would have originally been located in the center of the store prior to the Grocery Palace remodel, as having frozen foods on the far side of the building from the grand aisle was a common Grocery Palace trait. Originally these frozen foods aisles would have been home to health and beauty, due to the placement of these aisles in front of the original pharmacy counter located behind me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTIGQgHgX-Ya4FQI-AK0QQx3MyoRtk_V7SYjdGw3O4X5xw8rNtqw68SCexj50XF0a4HC1s-SMqEqQW16DYeUwDZixLUskmCbNe7jW3SPq0Xu_IE9OgyoAiPx4Iuz4L9g6Ox-AVogBuYUwTpQfOjcIwh0NkrMHAWT9Qd6uDYW0y8kx_mA2E-vrTXOX2wBv/s1992/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTIGQgHgX-Ya4FQI-AK0QQx3MyoRtk_V7SYjdGw3O4X5xw8rNtqw68SCexj50XF0a4HC1s-SMqEqQW16DYeUwDZixLUskmCbNe7jW3SPq0Xu_IE9OgyoAiPx4Iuz4L9g6Ox-AVogBuYUwTpQfOjcIwh0NkrMHAWT9Qd6uDYW0y8kx_mA2E-vrTXOX2wBv/w388-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 13 is this store's last aisle, split between frozen foods on my left and the remainder of dairy to my right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd-b1FrwI63YXqOifjtL1xBpEhw063p3m-nN2aDfXipwkhlHAlRUeuFzmp-U6HNw11ewnB3dzW1UEVbFzUJokqWgnNJdf4fIzaQ4v1hcct49Gh9amWq4M1l3c6LCUCd0dzXtw7JtKgxXJMBBNJXzzqxtoPFasN2YB5jHLpNgGZYasXp5oQ_iZO0Z1Q6Ie/s1930/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1930" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd-b1FrwI63YXqOifjtL1xBpEhw063p3m-nN2aDfXipwkhlHAlRUeuFzmp-U6HNw11ewnB3dzW1UEVbFzUJokqWgnNJdf4fIzaQ4v1hcct49Gh9amWq4M1l3c6LCUCd0dzXtw7JtKgxXJMBBNJXzzqxtoPFasN2YB5jHLpNgGZYasXp5oQ_iZO0Z1Q6Ie/w400-h360/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the front of the store, here's a look at the current pharmacy counter. Since Publix built this department new, it looks just like any other pharmacy from a mid-2010's built Publix would. This department did receive the updated Publix Pharmacy logo in recent years, which debuted just before the rollout of Publix's current Evergreen decor in 2019.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYnU8SNDR4Uz3FZmy5RnQCzUMHc1CKApgRJrVSobdQP00mjYeDznfwiB6dx2RL-tB87POdrpwlZMI9hu4Tw4mdTpMzpTZke4zMMI5PCFqqLxg-MPfWLlvHiQPXZDkfu_2ULlxjg3CgD4Z6sOUZB95glhyjZu7k72bvhnWgTUFHzkmVgtiI5zvIWJkeAy3/s1930/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1930" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYnU8SNDR4Uz3FZmy5RnQCzUMHc1CKApgRJrVSobdQP00mjYeDznfwiB6dx2RL-tB87POdrpwlZMI9hu4Tw4mdTpMzpTZke4zMMI5PCFqqLxg-MPfWLlvHiQPXZDkfu_2ULlxjg3CgD4Z6sOUZB95glhyjZu7k72bvhnWgTUFHzkmVgtiI5zvIWJkeAy3/w400-h335/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The big columns get in the way of getting some nice overviews of the front end, and also make the front end feel a bit more cramped than it really is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L_Fo7KGF3zHkIXuFN6EhOTRPu4by6rWdljull0fPzJo5BiVJUHra9c0hbbcmnWRJsxLtOV9WwLYLB-vFeN0SfxGJkjAw1gBxF-IpT64M7gjMNJQGo8EgCXkbVJl_XYQS4apLJLfuCFHZmDbSkNaNa0VQeQETJVG7n8a11uds52JLA6qnvDFLDQ9dc59G/s1930/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="1930" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L_Fo7KGF3zHkIXuFN6EhOTRPu4by6rWdljull0fPzJo5BiVJUHra9c0hbbcmnWRJsxLtOV9WwLYLB-vFeN0SfxGJkjAw1gBxF-IpT64M7gjMNJQGo8EgCXkbVJl_XYQS4apLJLfuCFHZmDbSkNaNa0VQeQETJVG7n8a11uds52JLA6qnvDFLDQ9dc59G/w400-h341/Photo%2042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The self-checkouts were also a recent addition to this store, as self-checkouts were not a common sight in Floridian Publix stores until the last 5 years. Most Publix stores are getting self-checkout now as they remodel to Evergreen, however some stores that received a "Sienna refresh" in 2018 or 2019 (essentially a light remodel that updated older Sienna stores to the decor's newer specs) also got self-checkouts (like this store).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRO3mQt0O4B8PKH75YSyWZvovFiSu1HUh3y2WmpsFrArpHG5nOT9TeK3fyZUir100vosm_vd-pX6fvMoDbEEvePD_yl2U6cr7WWo0Jy_8eUSg4MyT1d3dKdWVtxywAcc4pitnEH5qRFr6yiLtMe6KTDCiH7t1TULSFI0nR64yb4C9jpPHFQkjsjcmVhNXc/s1930/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1930" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRO3mQt0O4B8PKH75YSyWZvovFiSu1HUh3y2WmpsFrArpHG5nOT9TeK3fyZUir100vosm_vd-pX6fvMoDbEEvePD_yl2U6cr7WWo0Jy_8eUSg4MyT1d3dKdWVtxywAcc4pitnEH5qRFr6yiLtMe6KTDCiH7t1TULSFI0nR64yb4C9jpPHFQkjsjcmVhNXc/w400-h304/Photo%2043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That's all I had to say about this store's interior, so let's spend a little more time outside wrapping up a few loose ends.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLU8l96A1yOyLtd-k7EFdQGipITnguFZnB1duNUcQJP9fkv8ePBOrcLow9YO2xSkXiSxO5PkVi1SDiJGcGyHJAHJGKLh1W3gGaVGnv069U7UhsOprbc7fEtUq7EEQal65MAUSXe_R-uKlAVzzkUpamGXlQc3fEMZHCfX-cmgbDY5sYObtRDIZgWGYjhfu/s2108/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLU8l96A1yOyLtd-k7EFdQGipITnguFZnB1duNUcQJP9fkv8ePBOrcLow9YO2xSkXiSxO5PkVi1SDiJGcGyHJAHJGKLh1W3gGaVGnv069U7UhsOprbc7fEtUq7EEQal65MAUSXe_R-uKlAVzzkUpamGXlQc3fEMZHCfX-cmgbDY5sYObtRDIZgWGYjhfu/w366-h400/Photo%2044.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While Albertsons did a rather major overhaul to the facade during the Grocery Palace remodel, the bones of this old Skaggs-era store remained in place. While painted over, you can see the store's original river rock panels remained in-tact here and along the side of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OAAL5p5dlBU3wOI2vgHoQufe0iQAjqQTvUwYXAv6fmWJSMXTRpTTdfmgob1IomMX95ZeDI3mwv9wzwQwSW8Z3Poi_OFtdjnvj7XqZcVRmXlWJjsI4tTMaW4JPs6589Ycyrp0bqsSAjhEGikTnimV9QvYmpzcto5CZ_BbJA7sK6Ihi8TilFIbM4kQVh4i/s1930/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1930" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OAAL5p5dlBU3wOI2vgHoQufe0iQAjqQTvUwYXAv6fmWJSMXTRpTTdfmgob1IomMX95ZeDI3mwv9wzwQwSW8Z3Poi_OFtdjnvj7XqZcVRmXlWJjsI4tTMaW4JPs6589Ycyrp0bqsSAjhEGikTnimV9QvYmpzcto5CZ_BbJA7sK6Ihi8TilFIbM4kQVh4i/w400-h380/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The right side of the building has remained mostly untouched since 1978, the only major modification over here being the closure of the store's side entrance during the Grocery Palace remodel. It's pretty obvious to this day where the old side entrance used to be, as the entrance was covered over with a stucco wall that doesn't match the original river rock panels to either side. Had this store operated a liquor store from the beginning, that would have been located over here too. Since Albertsons built this store to the Alabama specifications (which just deleted the liquor store space off the side entrance), Albertsons had to get creative when they were finally able to get permission to open a liquor store here years later, and we'll see what Albertsons did in just a moment...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDaRbmj9EDc3ssGiwblA1T0xYJG5ws4wxvq3pFSUK-BFYRsLG1pjogeeRXLgRy-EZu5D_DMew1QoW_bPuefosZrGRVKZ3uN54jtgh1uDr1REj0bogHq2Ua_vwWSRXz4gpsROO_zwI39Gek8GvKBy3xctqGf81mSqd4zk5h-1gfm4FuerkacN1hjMPhxRS/s1930/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1930" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDaRbmj9EDc3ssGiwblA1T0xYJG5ws4wxvq3pFSUK-BFYRsLG1pjogeeRXLgRy-EZu5D_DMew1QoW_bPuefosZrGRVKZ3uN54jtgh1uDr1REj0bogHq2Ua_vwWSRXz4gpsROO_zwI39Gek8GvKBy3xctqGf81mSqd4zk5h-1gfm4FuerkacN1hjMPhxRS/w400-h279/Photo%2046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The left side of the building houses the loading dock, as the back of the building was constructed pretty close to the property line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_adKJYKj_sxuyoCfmKcHgB7b220Rhggu7hqmsw_PlPYa7MRfv3IVnSNWTsaDMg17ivSs6g-nHZeCzXmnpy7qRXpS_otOv0qVWgIMs3DOmb4YMHPzrCaOaMRJ-GWSLuoj107gnTO8T9QU5t1nhaOUulaAvA9RSy3lqa9ElIBMF31CU1AzSokmO6OsK7yu/s1930/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1930" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_adKJYKj_sxuyoCfmKcHgB7b220Rhggu7hqmsw_PlPYa7MRfv3IVnSNWTsaDMg17ivSs6g-nHZeCzXmnpy7qRXpS_otOv0qVWgIMs3DOmb4YMHPzrCaOaMRJ-GWSLuoj107gnTO8T9QU5t1nhaOUulaAvA9RSy3lqa9ElIBMF31CU1AzSokmO6OsK7yu/w400-h281/Photo%2047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've seen all of the main supermarket building, let's take a look at the unique Albertsons Liquors #4308 of Belleair Bluffs:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXl4iTm9BPP2GuD6Wd4SFXVrep0qoG85rPLpi69OvYzwkxV73v-_F7jHKw0CTxatUFHPmKjdKWNQJewXaCOdS28WMhe_oVt4R3YJE2mbm-GUgappH7RJNaYjVNrBRRSp7vuErLZ4CD75kux4Hy9JEUepZUD_NQAa9JyLMF0uKR71arkt08SRGZbYzlH5x/s1930/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1930" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXl4iTm9BPP2GuD6Wd4SFXVrep0qoG85rPLpi69OvYzwkxV73v-_F7jHKw0CTxatUFHPmKjdKWNQJewXaCOdS28WMhe_oVt4R3YJE2mbm-GUgappH7RJNaYjVNrBRRSp7vuErLZ4CD75kux4Hy9JEUepZUD_NQAa9JyLMF0uKR71arkt08SRGZbYzlH5x/w400-h217/Photo%2048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since Albertsons didn't have any room in the main building to add a liquor store, the liquor store ended up in this freestanding building just off the road in the main store's parking lot. What's interesting about this building is that it's actually been standing here longer than Albertsons has, as the liquor store building is actually housed in an old <a href="https://tampabay.newspapers.com/newspage/317709903/">Pizza Hut</a> built in 1971! While the building is pretty bland these days, the roof still does have a vague Pizza Hut look to it, and makes for the most unique Floridian Albertsons liquor store I know of!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LX4rTJD8sbwY63Lv2Lo7VCGjKqEoQV7F2xgWwLQ9XLMwsxMhMIzUJQ_2n6Saf08OvHE2cW3BDNgLd0tDRU2gpqTiVAm7Y9ziHE9eB3sZ5X0oKmkx5J_a_KItimWVpInhCmTe8TVm2hEpQGaePgABm6jCz5eYZy56FqLa4JqXVNfLztDaWr_YKHXS1md5/s1930/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="1930" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LX4rTJD8sbwY63Lv2Lo7VCGjKqEoQV7F2xgWwLQ9XLMwsxMhMIzUJQ_2n6Saf08OvHE2cW3BDNgLd0tDRU2gpqTiVAm7Y9ziHE9eB3sZ5X0oKmkx5J_a_KItimWVpInhCmTe8TVm2hEpQGaePgABm6jCz5eYZy56FqLa4JqXVNfLztDaWr_YKHXS1md5/w400-h269/Photo%2049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I couldn't find an exact timeframe for when Pizza Hut closed, but Pizza Hut hasn't operated out of this building for a long time. I'm also not sure if anything operated out of this building between Pizza Hut and Albertsons' Liquor <strike>hut</strike> store, or if the liquor store was added as part of the Grocery Palace remodel or a separate addition sometime prior. While a liquor store might not be the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3851563,-96.0858445,3a,30y,15.81h,92.21t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slSIMIprVisvn2EEIfrNUzQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">strangest reuse of a former Pizza Hut building</a> I can think of, I still found this pretty unique. It probably would have been better if Albertsons kept some of the more obvious Pizza Hut remnants in place though, like the Funeral Hut I linked to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, the time has come to jump up to the sky for some aerial images, starting off with some Bird's Eye views courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lTopXQRn8J2PoRyW5bzKxKh8GdpL6KnLZxk5OSUhixCgE0QXFVZeSVJzzpjDOeAaYSviWCM-vyxODAZgZdEcmOaDxFNDdL95qK4sJ058IjqPYxbYkqgzLHln5SUTCMW059z66MZRyO2fVLJxwc9bjtFg1zLlbowpu7EPgQQHjaLslITgBzoLs246BoRx/s628/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lTopXQRn8J2PoRyW5bzKxKh8GdpL6KnLZxk5OSUhixCgE0QXFVZeSVJzzpjDOeAaYSviWCM-vyxODAZgZdEcmOaDxFNDdL95qK4sJ058IjqPYxbYkqgzLHln5SUTCMW059z66MZRyO2fVLJxwc9bjtFg1zLlbowpu7EPgQQHjaLslITgBzoLs246BoRx/w396-h400/Photo%2050.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTwnQhQJxXnw2XZPRLSeUcSgmJP5LYXjbqqcovgL909r95slgovKSEcwBLKyBfkVLJvaCqhnyarbZ25IN3GP9mzhXorVL1_WWJe3ujLJb-Vals-LwA6lsbFRI9AzKbpzu0vYn6dvLh0qzSSTFi2f21H0qD-FMY4J2HHF4WzgW-eR7stZ_MbNWIB4CGuCi/s674/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="674" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTwnQhQJxXnw2XZPRLSeUcSgmJP5LYXjbqqcovgL909r95slgovKSEcwBLKyBfkVLJvaCqhnyarbZ25IN3GP9mzhXorVL1_WWJe3ujLJb-Vals-LwA6lsbFRI9AzKbpzu0vYn6dvLh0qzSSTFi2f21H0qD-FMY4J2HHF4WzgW-eR7stZ_MbNWIB4CGuCi/w400-h321/Photo%2051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly5xlcHOoObbt3kQcqaUeOwLRbAQBNmgx7K3vkEholvWfepG-VYjRcjFLlXFylUJeLSecqkFISTcVRupDFeL_PnesCqkNn6LeY1sG6pclD_rGWV1BaqXIK00w16E09S_ZV1IR8ACzkerI54WDa52MlzTdlZXOMdrLBUJzrXU2YzMIdgVvQ0FZ5I2yrcCn/s640/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="548" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly5xlcHOoObbt3kQcqaUeOwLRbAQBNmgx7K3vkEholvWfepG-VYjRcjFLlXFylUJeLSecqkFISTcVRupDFeL_PnesCqkNn6LeY1sG6pclD_rGWV1BaqXIK00w16E09S_ZV1IR8ACzkerI54WDa52MlzTdlZXOMdrLBUJzrXU2YzMIdgVvQ0FZ5I2yrcCn/w343-h400/Photo%2052.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbLXDnzwafbkV0Rsf6z8IN0ZCL_gpvHOa1jL1QhnK8iZFvCnf74Ez98N7IV8tm45_dqHycX3fvvCCcywr4cTJ1ST_eoiDibWHwey0HPBvtFA-sFEOxBkZqgTC9e6sbiX5v1YfGOn360pNWamdUrmEKa66fIV06F_DJaVNM4k94r_2Fodvuuw1fBQhUDek/s686/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="686" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbLXDnzwafbkV0Rsf6z8IN0ZCL_gpvHOa1jL1QhnK8iZFvCnf74Ez98N7IV8tm45_dqHycX3fvvCCcywr4cTJ1ST_eoiDibWHwey0HPBvtFA-sFEOxBkZqgTC9e6sbiX5v1YfGOn360pNWamdUrmEKa66fIV06F_DJaVNM4k94r_2Fodvuuw1fBQhUDek/w400-h306/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now some historic aerial images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rDmHcuZM5ck0kDSjUmXLeEXxPoI_dLQdpUPOgKNHnqCiOozF7irLeroxexK7FseEfS23LRpStbW090F6NcZyL8KXiGDM4BxQxmyjVyoBfcnfz09-yGzlADwUVMWWH5fmdACFjZpfFnPxMD8_FSpqvbKH-xgopDlUMA2sYd3xE2YJFbTHar4ZJZ541qbG/s487/Photo%2054%202020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="487" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rDmHcuZM5ck0kDSjUmXLeEXxPoI_dLQdpUPOgKNHnqCiOozF7irLeroxexK7FseEfS23LRpStbW090F6NcZyL8KXiGDM4BxQxmyjVyoBfcnfz09-yGzlADwUVMWWH5fmdACFjZpfFnPxMD8_FSpqvbKH-xgopDlUMA2sYd3xE2YJFbTHar4ZJZ541qbG/w400-h370/Photo%2054%202020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4308 - 2020</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClhcb1lso1cmWcI6W1Nw7MpIe1U-8vlHP53D3l-eoCT46TX6xyTSg3KVOm7bzesYDeyN9Ec6iMxB7easpQ-rymj_nWXJ9UNVyAkgUK-a9GnFSkWia4LMtRRxCEtNJg1Eixzx6lsIQX515YM3slQZNftvVszeMEahP7oKc8Qc4gkH-OPO17Kd9lV6dcEWC/s410/Photo%2055%202008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="381" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClhcb1lso1cmWcI6W1Nw7MpIe1U-8vlHP53D3l-eoCT46TX6xyTSg3KVOm7bzesYDeyN9Ec6iMxB7easpQ-rymj_nWXJ9UNVyAkgUK-a9GnFSkWia4LMtRRxCEtNJg1Eixzx6lsIQX515YM3slQZNftvVszeMEahP7oKc8Qc4gkH-OPO17Kd9lV6dcEWC/w371-h400/Photo%2055%202008.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4308 - 2008</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9lvpveoEiHCrfrb78BHO0so5XI70vu30VbRpFf8_A6DXrNfQNCuAIOdcd9FyQU47p5hv3E2D819Kc9e0SVGatudmj75fdEykxH4LkWre6ES9-NzgNtE2zyEkEufoXYQfIpjclWNoobOKtjxwRi4YduCy7WZ6TrEXbbR2KPHKqV0hSMF1zWzBTEMT43GB/s400/Photo%2056%202002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="351" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9lvpveoEiHCrfrb78BHO0so5XI70vu30VbRpFf8_A6DXrNfQNCuAIOdcd9FyQU47p5hv3E2D819Kc9e0SVGatudmj75fdEykxH4LkWre6ES9-NzgNtE2zyEkEufoXYQfIpjclWNoobOKtjxwRi4YduCy7WZ6TrEXbbR2KPHKqV0hSMF1zWzBTEMT43GB/w351-h400/Photo%2056%202002.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4308 - 2002</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc_ttK59Qz6ilLfjZ1QOViwkY6lmzq-BAQpLfAmFVlFG_YDLFFKob4BboEG5fhQM879-dGRvEmqf3_QrMqhnzlOz5j8HbtCmzvVHYkUMfFHTOcbyfW2w7gBnnTmws9QP-akIYJmC7I_q50s4IPqy5rqWKxKI1EIj7eliZqmmoVRBsiSNjWRaSxdgmEShI/s489/Photo%2057%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="489" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc_ttK59Qz6ilLfjZ1QOViwkY6lmzq-BAQpLfAmFVlFG_YDLFFKob4BboEG5fhQM879-dGRvEmqf3_QrMqhnzlOz5j8HbtCmzvVHYkUMfFHTOcbyfW2w7gBnnTmws9QP-akIYJmC7I_q50s4IPqy5rqWKxKI1EIj7eliZqmmoVRBsiSNjWRaSxdgmEShI/w400-h328/Photo%2057%201995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4308 - 1995 - The original outline of the building can be seen here, before the Grocery Palace-era modifications were made.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHhYhyIdrPSEt6ky6w0EpdYcpUWfIe9px1rtu0B5VAP5gZ2EKhIltoXQKj82S88XsmD4trWHfxNl-9LF2f_2OLCGtYdL1G4RtWjCjwXNhX5zx3d_VWHwMMyChG1DSxlKWyoerRV15xIK7bRbpb0DPyt0a4z5TGTV7xbsF8PJ3PVoscxofSa-HAhYZU6PW/s501/Photo%2058%201984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="501" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHhYhyIdrPSEt6ky6w0EpdYcpUWfIe9px1rtu0B5VAP5gZ2EKhIltoXQKj82S88XsmD4trWHfxNl-9LF2f_2OLCGtYdL1G4RtWjCjwXNhX5zx3d_VWHwMMyChG1DSxlKWyoerRV15xIK7bRbpb0DPyt0a4z5TGTV7xbsF8PJ3PVoscxofSa-HAhYZU6PW/w400-h313/Photo%2058%201984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4308 - 1984</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx3QFk8jMlY5Or034AgAnhX4A7Lbb2Fz8VqaTZqMXfwDKIgOD0AN_WecCoiBXaOyYh038Rttun2R1uW0aIlhkXHsVg1e_oM7Nej8jLieLkSZdFrySMOqVD2G9N7MdlQGzVklC7kfA181Lqvqdw_Pw7GSsuRv1pBDrD1UqQF7-Z-GZ_SgHjXFlMwSfzY2l/s478/Photo%2059%201971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="478" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx3QFk8jMlY5Or034AgAnhX4A7Lbb2Fz8VqaTZqMXfwDKIgOD0AN_WecCoiBXaOyYh038Rttun2R1uW0aIlhkXHsVg1e_oM7Nej8jLieLkSZdFrySMOqVD2G9N7MdlQGzVklC7kfA181Lqvqdw_Pw7GSsuRv1pBDrD1UqQF7-Z-GZ_SgHjXFlMwSfzY2l/w400-h315/Photo%2059%201971.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4308 - 1971 - While there wasn't an Albertsons here yet, we can see the new Pizza Hut out front!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDp7dW6sFkTh7i9dxuDmEQ2o18FYcreNSFobSDJjdIGuyyWh2zcQOMkn-A_tOeyO9t_Ho08QRHZ1clqdkMTmuL9SjpKUbj_qWIWDpezy5BlEEgubX2TS03-iW1F4ecewMIxbHE5AJyQQcjqNca_ISMyxdtX1NmSLhJoHWWM8EOD9VN3_WNhxJAzV0VheD/s1039/Photo%2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="1039" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDp7dW6sFkTh7i9dxuDmEQ2o18FYcreNSFobSDJjdIGuyyWh2zcQOMkn-A_tOeyO9t_Ho08QRHZ1clqdkMTmuL9SjpKUbj_qWIWDpezy5BlEEgubX2TS03-iW1F4ecewMIxbHE5AJyQQcjqNca_ISMyxdtX1NmSLhJoHWWM8EOD9VN3_WNhxJAzV0VheD/w640-h180/Photo%2060.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Considering how much money Publix dumped into this store in 2015, I feel like this Publix will be around for a good long while. Even if Publix still feels the desire to call the bulldozer brigade to Belleair Bluffs, I think the locals will put up a big fight about Publix tearing down this building for a new store, especially since someone took all the trouble back in 2015 to write a bunch of nasty reviews about this store's remodel and how it <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/publix-super-market-belleair-bluffs?select=y1tHtkXtEOSRxNujLwZTaQ">violated city noise ordinances</a>. As we learned earlier in this post, it only takes one really angry person to hire an attorney and get an entire construction project wrapped up in years of litigation. Hopefully this store sticks around for a while longer regardless, as it's a nice take on a former Grocery Palace Albertsons store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, that's all I have for now, so I'll see everybody again in two weeks for more Albertsons!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-62165956625627075102023-08-16T10:19:00.007-04:002023-08-16T20:52:38.966-04:00Aldi to Buy Winn-Dixie and Harvey's Stores<p>Don't have the time right now to go into detail, but here's the article: <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aldi-to-acquire-winn-dixie-and-harveys-supermarket-to-continue-growth-in-the-southeast-301902141.html">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aldi-to-acquire-winn-dixie-and-harveys-supermarket-to-continue-growth-in-the-southeast-301902141.html</a></p><p>Another good analysis of the situation here: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillempert/2023/08/16/aldi-enters-the-traditional-supermarket-business-why-its-a-smart-move/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillempert/2023/08/16/aldi-enters-the-traditional-supermarket-business-why-its-a-smart-move/</a></p><p>I know SEG was rumored to be up for sale, but I certainly didn't see this pairing coming! More updates to come soon!</p><p>AFB</p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-22839937121036361112023-08-13T00:00:00.001-04:002023-08-13T00:18:08.596-04:00Former Albertsons #4375 - Sunrise, FL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKnqko_OEYlnVkqGnQ4JeKGXt_pzB3TvtQ3qwLrAFe1qdUIUqnV9ZJq55G-SP2SyUTBOpK8TVhcxudylCXZ8srCQl8q6ClETE5y8YYFpw2-gn21xtUUQnQRUvigqN6OPQ2uFY3oMOzQnyHmuDXAQGsrsPx1iAcarpOwf1dqWGn-mKd_ckxggp-OXJZsm/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1932" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKnqko_OEYlnVkqGnQ4JeKGXt_pzB3TvtQ3qwLrAFe1qdUIUqnV9ZJq55G-SP2SyUTBOpK8TVhcxudylCXZ8srCQl8q6ClETE5y8YYFpw2-gn21xtUUQnQRUvigqN6OPQ2uFY3oMOzQnyHmuDXAQGsrsPx1iAcarpOwf1dqWGn-mKd_ckxggp-OXJZsm/w400-h296/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4375 / Super Saver #1530</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9919 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise, FL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhUIASWYtatCI0TkoBKRzAt_5tofqdzRT_z7q-5p9LLIzj7OTcREoIHNFz_LUY8NriAflYypUhxPxXcCWOsONJfVqDiC9wqdzcc_v1gEcD5uDngkFPOmHlpW2IgeX3gFLReSS3zejYQ1XkWwHHjSQr7vnXKsNWg8vq7zutH86r4u6tTdVLHsowOERD5vE/s100/Broward-blue.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="51" data-original-width="100" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhUIASWYtatCI0TkoBKRzAt_5tofqdzRT_z7q-5p9LLIzj7OTcREoIHNFz_LUY8NriAflYypUhxPxXcCWOsONJfVqDiC9wqdzcc_v1gEcD5uDngkFPOmHlpW2IgeX3gFLReSS3zejYQ1XkWwHHjSQr7vnXKsNWg8vq7zutH86r4u6tTdVLHsowOERD5vE/s1600/Broward-blue.png" width="100" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Today's post is a presentation of Broward County retail</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-albertsons-4315-tallahassee-fl.html">Sing Oil Blogger's guest post</a> last time, my slightly extended "summer break" concludes as I return to kick off August with an AFB and MFR double shot. Here on AFB we'll take a look at what appears to be a seemingly mundane former Albertsons store at first glance, but if you look at it just a bit closer, we'll discover this store is actually a lot more interesting than it appears. However, the fun doesn't end here, as on MFR we'll head across the street from this former Albertsons to check out a <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/08/publix-239-sunrise-fl-welleby-square.html">funky early 1980's Publix store</a>. That being said, there's a lot to talk about today, so let's jump right in and find out more about former Albertsons #4375 of Sunrise:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO0KNadKuP8WK859Nf9ANTRNIJ5wmWFT5bW7gJZzFzabAsW8GG-METudHYrDdLQGnNbT2YEG2nRIymH-bbH1yCPscsXgdx0Y7hIIPZLgh9RDFVy_jcoyCZVVOSjdmm6OC7N4NPm8g74lGVlm2pE3XgCgsps5IHJkUf9mXSmSKuHwDQg5zWu9vjPnvahf-/s1932/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1932" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO0KNadKuP8WK859Nf9ANTRNIJ5wmWFT5bW7gJZzFzabAsW8GG-METudHYrDdLQGnNbT2YEG2nRIymH-bbH1yCPscsXgdx0Y7hIIPZLgh9RDFVy_jcoyCZVVOSjdmm6OC7N4NPm8g74lGVlm2pE3XgCgsps5IHJkUf9mXSmSKuHwDQg5zWu9vjPnvahf-/w400-h243/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sunrise is actually a very notable city when it comes to South Florida retail, as the city is home to the famous mall <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawgrass_Mills">Sawgrass Mills</a> - the country's largest single-story enclosed outlet mall and the second largest mall in Florida overall (behind The Florida Mall in Orlando). While Sawgrass Mills is most people's retail destination when heading toward Sunrise, I opted to visit some of the city's lesser-prioritized stores, patronized mostly by locals and the occasional nutty supermarket blogger from out of town. For that reason, we're on the other side of town from Sawgrass Mills staring at a gym that took up shop in a former grocery store. While the building we're staring at looks like a pretty average late 1980's/early 1990's Albertsons store, things aren't quite what they seem at first glance about this building...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhcIn9uoqnjMBYsGkylMW11IGZI6s2Nlqff2M4aKnQkRZ5gOYMdB22klAXUN4FrI5eXfY8sOKYCN7rXrhgfVuiNoNBV682VO-fF7Nf_q7EDAuJdQ4WcA3vACvdiMylO75_TcmkG0HMuff5b5bfY1ofNzpiEDhGRx49uVoXn_eSZ-C5_IV_5v9JNuQazLZ/s1932/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1932" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhcIn9uoqnjMBYsGkylMW11IGZI6s2Nlqff2M4aKnQkRZ5gOYMdB22klAXUN4FrI5eXfY8sOKYCN7rXrhgfVuiNoNBV682VO-fF7Nf_q7EDAuJdQ4WcA3vACvdiMylO75_TcmkG0HMuff5b5bfY1ofNzpiEDhGRx49uVoXn_eSZ-C5_IV_5v9JNuQazLZ/w400-h296/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The story of Albertsons #4375 dates back to the late 1980's, when Albertsons began to develop an interest in this site located at the northeast corner of Oakland Park Boulevard and Nob Hill Road. In the late 1980's development in the western suburbs of Fort Lauderdale was booming, and Albertsons was looking to find sites for new stores to keep up with the increase in population. Albertsons settled on this prominent corner parcel for its Sunrise store, located along a busy east-west thoroughfare but tucked into a more residential neighborhood, a nice spot overall for a grocery store. However, adjacent to the property Albertsons had its eye on was an existing daycare center, and the daycare center wasn't too thrilled about having a 65,000 square foot supermarket and liquor store combo as its new neighbor.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5-5ScDEhsFZKDNmGm_SL7aWEI0bmaurUZQxvhs294A6HS1ZTrwzsoLVDSNXWsHhDbrsF6H2q9flojWwJLCep379pw_FA2gfyV-N8mmpxXOj_EViw2foLQeC5lqcPrr4ISH_X0IPoZmY1I3OYpWdR8rOLNbvg0xG-LEfwJNsr10vOCLy6Ea1F5wpWks1b/s4000/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5-5ScDEhsFZKDNmGm_SL7aWEI0bmaurUZQxvhs294A6HS1ZTrwzsoLVDSNXWsHhDbrsF6H2q9flojWwJLCep379pw_FA2gfyV-N8mmpxXOj_EViw2foLQeC5lqcPrr4ISH_X0IPoZmY1I3OYpWdR8rOLNbvg0xG-LEfwJNsr10vOCLy6Ea1F5wpWks1b/w400-h225/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a> - Today's post is a mix of photos taken by myself and YonWoo, and YonWoo's photos are the ones labeled 'YW' through the rest of the post.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The daycare center began to put up a fight against the new Albertsons, filing complaints with the city about the new supermarket bringing more traffic and a increase of people around the typically quiet daycare. After a lot of back and forth, the daycare and Albertsons eventually came to an agreement in order to allow development of the supermarket on the adjacent property. Some of the concessions Albertsons agreed to was swapping some land with the daycare center in order to create a large buffer between the two buildings, construction of a new concrete block wall between the supermarket and daycare property to protect the children, installing a new playground for the daycare, a lush landscaping plan to conceal the new store, access improvements to all existing driveways along Oakland Park Boulevard, and constructing the attached liquor store on the north side of the building, the furthest point away from the daycare. All of those items were to come at the expense of Albertsons and the project developers, so Albertsons must have had a lot of hope for this site to concede to all those terms and continue with a store here instead of finding a new site elsewhere in town with less strings attached. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkVKLZTeTnzDdUP9CCEF7FKmXFVg-1VJFdND8DxQ9nZKwGuS76aYWlVih_GRXEaM4oRLgsRM-xLrBNdsv65nT2JiFffJ4goGCCcbsuCfKr4y9eRuIelQgeTDcKl5_XGaOoN7QAhNUS62ko12ft4ADHWL_fH9r2GpBpHZ7Bzue-IGtDUNSuVMGM8JKCb2P/s4000/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkVKLZTeTnzDdUP9CCEF7FKmXFVg-1VJFdND8DxQ9nZKwGuS76aYWlVih_GRXEaM4oRLgsRM-xLrBNdsv65nT2JiFffJ4goGCCcbsuCfKr4y9eRuIelQgeTDcKl5_XGaOoN7QAhNUS62ko12ft4ADHWL_fH9r2GpBpHZ7Bzue-IGtDUNSuVMGM8JKCb2P/w400-h225/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> With the daycare picking a fight, the construction of this store didn't begin as planned in the original 1988-1989 timeframe. Due to the fight, construction on the new Sunrise Albertsons didn't begin until 1993, with store #4375 holding its grand opening on March 9, 1994. As such the store number was a bit out of sequence, a holdover from the store's original planned opening in the late 1980's. Another holdover from this store's original intended opening date was the design of its facade, which used a typical 1980's Superstore exterior. However, while this store looks like a Superstore Albertsons, and was originally intended to open as one, Albertsons #4375 would end up opening with the mid-1990's floorplan, <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/12/former-albertsons-4413-fort-myers-fl.html">like this</a>.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHgv_zZuw3vdp2gxc3AyxNUUpTQX0Hp_UpGlpkrCRxIcJw9-soF233sER6ai1tRAv6xm3-8t7WfqgccyUsMzVGCfRT7X2K_eoy2TLg_WJ4dwzMg3p1WnkgydUfhLXccMngU39sTqjetIBSo5_eaRg2eudHvyJaWi9_OXF7Z3bCln0n3Re32dePtygz2YR/s632/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="632" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHgv_zZuw3vdp2gxc3AyxNUUpTQX0Hp_UpGlpkrCRxIcJw9-soF233sER6ai1tRAv6xm3-8t7WfqgccyUsMzVGCfRT7X2K_eoy2TLg_WJ4dwzMg3p1WnkgydUfhLXccMngU39sTqjetIBSo5_eaRg2eudHvyJaWi9_OXF7Z3bCln0n3Re32dePtygz2YR/w400-h299/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Bing Maps</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As the above Bird's Eye aerial image demonstrates, this was very much a mid-1990's Albertsons store in disguise as its older Superstore counterpart. If you look at the two arches (where the two sets of entrances would have been in a Superstore building), they don't quite line up evenly, whereas Superstores would have had those entrances <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1KpmmwtFYk2Cqua9ykti_e-yvLVJwVVVV931ay21WwowxbnEBPOHfHa6zNN9SnRUV7CJk0U0g2i90ZG2QsSJcRM0aXbegT2vTYyWIdJeEPdR3T1v21TceHJarfBmDCJhY4pt42ANjxi0/s400/Photo+36.jpg">evenly spaced</a>. Also, the arch on the left was cleverly redesigned to act as the entrance into the liquor store, with the arch on the right being purely decorative to match the rest of the facade. I never really thought too much about the layout of this store until YonWoo visited #4375 earlier in 2023 (his pictures intertwined throughout this post with mine), and commented that it looked like a mid-1990's store with a 1980's facade. After he said that it clicked in my mind - Albertsons just tweaked the facade from the original plans for this store to conform to the new layout when construction finally began in 1993, creating this unique hybrid store design.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVlpxWKWZE6bV1AbxjQPjg1knVCzV9r-xG6cWhlcqgw0vgveqjflwsC2TVKL2MN3DX54l89zt1lzSCE0URmLaHDsxmlLxZdnhFGHL2b0ixtKt_nTNxSkEVGZ4rQISXgNnoUkIIoqr-w-135lVGROhTW6RbA0i6zNzwhX0ovoHMRV6HHB0G6Lt5zK8Y5Sj/s1930/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1930" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVlpxWKWZE6bV1AbxjQPjg1knVCzV9r-xG6cWhlcqgw0vgveqjflwsC2TVKL2MN3DX54l89zt1lzSCE0URmLaHDsxmlLxZdnhFGHL2b0ixtKt_nTNxSkEVGZ4rQISXgNnoUkIIoqr-w-135lVGROhTW6RbA0i6zNzwhX0ovoHMRV6HHB0G6Lt5zK8Y5Sj/w400-h306/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unfortunately, sales at store #4375 began to taper as the 2000's wore on, with this store chosen as one of the 11 underperforming Albertsons stores in Florida to be converted to the new Super Saver discount banner. Sadly, Super Saver was mostly killed off in 2006 in the breakup of Albertsons, with the company's new owners not wanting to bother with the new brand that had not proven itself yet. All of the Floridian Super Saver stores closed in late 2006, only a year after the initial conversions, leaving 11 more empty supermarket buildings to fill. #4375 sat vacant until 2008, when 24 Hour Fitness converted the building into a gym. 24 Hour Fitness operated out of this building until mid-2022, when that company <a href="https://www.stayfit305.com/news/24-hour-fitness-files-for-bankruptcy-closes-several-gyms-in-south-florida#:~:text=24%20Hour%20Fitness%20Files%20for%20Bankruptcy%2C%20Closes%20Several%20Gyms%20in%20South%20Florida,-By&text=National%20gym%20chain%2024%20Hour,including%20several%20in%20South%20Florida.">declared bankruptcy</a> and announced the closure of 100 gyms nationwide. With the way gyms are sprouting up like weeds around here, this building didn't sit empty for long, as <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2023/06/02/crunch-fitness-coming-to-broward.html">Crunch Fitness</a> has announced they will be opening a new gym in this building in late 2023 or early 2024. As we'll see throughout this post, my photos were taken while 24 Hour Fitness was still open, while YonWoo's photos were taken following the closure of 24 Hour Fitness.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm0tbA-pZc781U7JmEJ75ZT3b3wA4Rp7R3zv8D1RH_cl7gq0lLuxnNYxlKRHsShULaxIx9UKtQN5N2dIIyimFt2sa-4RMbhB-uDqrjX0xlmc-OTzch6jhuLYck6qskgUEA5QG7so1zFXMWNIlwNOFy7_IXymBfWe_IX-fSaQ1kqy2wMz8AlWfKo-6jTss/s1930/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1930" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm0tbA-pZc781U7JmEJ75ZT3b3wA4Rp7R3zv8D1RH_cl7gq0lLuxnNYxlKRHsShULaxIx9UKtQN5N2dIIyimFt2sa-4RMbhB-uDqrjX0xlmc-OTzch6jhuLYck6qskgUEA5QG7so1zFXMWNIlwNOFy7_IXymBfWe_IX-fSaQ1kqy2wMz8AlWfKo-6jTss/w400-h391/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While I talked over it, the last few photos showcased the right side of this former Albertsons building, along with its faux Superstore arch. Especially with this building being extensively remodeled into a gym, it's pretty easy to think from a passing glance this place was built as a Superstore with the modifications made post-Albertsons. However, the exterior of this building is totally original, and we have only Albertsons to thank for the confusion this store has caused me!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CgMzNFdvH5swkVVvYcVv-_2BtVUqDrrObtPUUVM7U78zCmCgVkj9yxwkcUg4WWz5ytMeshTKWySNJIynarvHgiQSQo2k7_EVFLH_cvCqybAl5dNooH4JxXzo-KXWRiBI2wf-pQYKohedR5gqe0tY0fAqxh_RFoqIkU_KFvdQBAZpnlEizrIkW6126psf/s2745/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="2745" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CgMzNFdvH5swkVVvYcVv-_2BtVUqDrrObtPUUVM7U78zCmCgVkj9yxwkcUg4WWz5ytMeshTKWySNJIynarvHgiQSQo2k7_EVFLH_cvCqybAl5dNooH4JxXzo-KXWRiBI2wf-pQYKohedR5gqe0tY0fAqxh_RFoqIkU_KFvdQBAZpnlEizrIkW6126psf/w400-h328/Photo%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Once you get closer to the building it becomes a little more apparent we're looking at a mid-1990's Albertsons and not a Superstore, as the front walkway would have been much wider than this if <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI_Sj1WzN3q_FMNTdcxt1Do5DhudfSmEtQLJtbkYMFVWL3srKy5nU4ES9pvgB_CO6dC-PPqxCKTSbbtolZ0sYa3vhbn28XoPCpfqNPaZEDfoMk82YQwF_pXn8Qo3qK8r4c2KMV34Chr8x/s400/Photo+3.jpg">the old Superstore vestibules</a> were carved out for a long open-air walkway.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyHkHQSCLm-50Vsj0X_nYLcjnI8SKhpqhtRePd8R-we1BsPFHu87aKrzEIpmSlg0ua566ZZ4rRAkQlVmTe2WRirnvtWpx1YRix3HWTaw0iZ5FpaIcoGecDPMLJPCBrkwkjh7GD7lJiH6SxOehbjvEHMAqIhIdRnk06cV09cZKzE7NCsFSoHXnEzq6U3rt/s3370/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyHkHQSCLm-50Vsj0X_nYLcjnI8SKhpqhtRePd8R-we1BsPFHu87aKrzEIpmSlg0ua566ZZ4rRAkQlVmTe2WRirnvtWpx1YRix3HWTaw0iZ5FpaIcoGecDPMLJPCBrkwkjh7GD7lJiH6SxOehbjvEHMAqIhIdRnk06cV09cZKzE7NCsFSoHXnEzq6U3rt/w268-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Another obvious clue this was a mid-1990's store are the can lights used along the walkway and up in the arches, a classic Albertsons design tactic that I doubt another tenant would try to replicate. It was actually these can lights that led YonWoo to realize this was a mid-1990's store, leading to his comment that made everything click in my mind and make a little more sense out of this weird store!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8fRi9fhK3K5P0NkpiM_Jg-hgIESr0P2Kw4eA5BMO6ZMe8C4tqRHIqlR6bkoKBZON6teDagrSvXEG0V9SnHzahl6jqz3t9CFKeoUwlKmulSB4V7GqMH7lyPyhp58G3QDkgRFkCTvLS23DLjRhIpT8CRtb5BSZrraSpag5lCwJ1gry9Q31DJ_CR4FBlFNY/s4000/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8fRi9fhK3K5P0NkpiM_Jg-hgIESr0P2Kw4eA5BMO6ZMe8C4tqRHIqlR6bkoKBZON6teDagrSvXEG0V9SnHzahl6jqz3t9CFKeoUwlKmulSB4V7GqMH7lyPyhp58G3QDkgRFkCTvLS23DLjRhIpT8CRtb5BSZrraSpag5lCwJ1gry9Q31DJ_CR4FBlFNY/w400-h225/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> One thing I can't figure out though are these windows. These windows look exactly like the ones that a Superstore Albertsons <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqhcudxmvHwq_2lwuxADDlpA1SZ6IyavJAau6tcJS7Mr2IpEffRumNSux8aplgDXAIs_nx7TXuaLfYgcIYPUjNVJdg_nU8f3nItC8xesL0sPKlfRSCS3GPDVh_z2LuFGBRiwQZ86cG_Rm/s400/Photo+4.jpg">would have used in the vestibule</a>, however mid-1990's stores <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79u3ko-Zcs2HcasHx_gWBOelr_6joZk-94o92ALUcipwRs21sjqO6VyiLvjF6MjlULW-LiFRlCAEVq3nEdM_FgB5jdPFxL12CFg1uDy4J1EEr1mRXN42A-cEqb9aS2RRrBbRZB-X5-SPN/s400/Photo+1.jpg">wouldn't have had so many windows</a> across the front. Besides some windows right around the doors, the mid-1990's stores didn't have a lot of natural light coming in. I've seen gyms add lots of windows to old supermarkets they've converted, which makes me think the windows were added by 24 Hour Fitness, but I guess there's chance they were installed by Albertsons too - this was an unusual store, so who knows.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs4zCOvBMG9ehS9mmiFWrR67ikyAYx2mmj8BM3St2UY7DcIHZz3Hc9a78rlzNDGHMEuStTRbR8Q33SBHvk3fjdWWqaj-ODnOQSql8VYtpyFZpoOfAway-c2yF_gegwQ-_1PNkiRK8ulsnBP_DcMbs4D7oyM7uhIpRUzHaUfM7obb4JheyRLNk0avDjvmQ/s4000/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs4zCOvBMG9ehS9mmiFWrR67ikyAYx2mmj8BM3St2UY7DcIHZz3Hc9a78rlzNDGHMEuStTRbR8Q33SBHvk3fjdWWqaj-ODnOQSql8VYtpyFZpoOfAway-c2yF_gegwQ-_1PNkiRK8ulsnBP_DcMbs4D7oyM7uhIpRUzHaUfM7obb4JheyRLNk0avDjvmQ/w400-h225/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> From the front walkway, here's a look toward the front doors in the distance, beyond that bicycle rack.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabZDHz14MAyfmyXrahdyu8xfuy1-nOGcB9gK9hX3dTo0YdwcMdqACMOnWiQKe3hLfD8qLxS4BF5Oy65F_TDni92k1Dl0ouEFs3J02kgwyimXewtGSgFIophZJ6mivgrGpydmnjlpMABhBWhachA_16lzLEAqT9FFRGx7eXuL7V70Q-Wr46I8ntfdr8hcA/s2102/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabZDHz14MAyfmyXrahdyu8xfuy1-nOGcB9gK9hX3dTo0YdwcMdqACMOnWiQKe3hLfD8qLxS4BF5Oy65F_TDni92k1Dl0ouEFs3J02kgwyimXewtGSgFIophZJ6mivgrGpydmnjlpMABhBWhachA_16lzLEAqT9FFRGx7eXuL7V70Q-Wr46I8ntfdr8hcA/w368-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the gym itself had a decent crowd while I was here, the walkway along the front of the building was very quiet. When Albertsons was here I'm sure there would have been a steadier stream of people going up and down this walkway with shopping carts to their cars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSuq_uoBCDHGOwGYHtE4A9wXr4-SZZDAEBo8vRS5IlZj8fEC5E4UXB-ou2vvAGmO1lUuvO8JllKAn_2Yl1Oh_dcSJT1cPB1hp42LOVp31xuXByNL1kMHNpPHY5gzuxM5g7taJv1cPuEdTXTE1eYML9r7djCpa1MpqyaD8pvZP5Ces6b7NEkdRh3vfKH9z/s1964/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSuq_uoBCDHGOwGYHtE4A9wXr4-SZZDAEBo8vRS5IlZj8fEC5E4UXB-ou2vvAGmO1lUuvO8JllKAn_2Yl1Oh_dcSJT1cPB1hp42LOVp31xuXByNL1kMHNpPHY5gzuxM5g7taJv1cPuEdTXTE1eYML9r7djCpa1MpqyaD8pvZP5Ces6b7NEkdRh3vfKH9z/w393-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Nearing the left side of the building, the entrance comes into view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTW17RY_JuLoJZ7IKhy9Kt73B0-57R7LnXiCz8d-ga7f6GHf3lbkVgGMKnyZS2dInqpGQMdOUO4d1Tn4EbSCmZXU7jXyqVKwD-p1zyi8VILReppl1pD6lBu7DlWGZBi-86HJX9ziKkvXrEvkxc6TkiuSUjXF08c-56d6h4arqWqQyWFUc5a6jUNppoWD2/s1930/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1930" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTW17RY_JuLoJZ7IKhy9Kt73B0-57R7LnXiCz8d-ga7f6GHf3lbkVgGMKnyZS2dInqpGQMdOUO4d1Tn4EbSCmZXU7jXyqVKwD-p1zyi8VILReppl1pD6lBu7DlWGZBi-86HJX9ziKkvXrEvkxc6TkiuSUjXF08c-56d6h4arqWqQyWFUc5a6jUNppoWD2/w400-h325/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The daycare center certainly got their way with the landscaping of this building, as all the trees planted in front of the building do a great job of blocking it from view. Due to all the trees, I couldn't get one good, clear shot of the entryway from the parking lot, with all the trees blocking the sign on the front of the building too. I can't help but wonder if all the trees back here actually hindered this store, as people had no idea it was back here because it was so well hidden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXGzCRqrBUdzNol99kffsOSQ7OBODgSzP7X4ORqTbXX3BnaVv4dLNt4D5bQvF_UEzqR9nd0PmQcTzGizDteDNfRsjnX-YRrWKzYF-K5BL8a4EG1nGs13nkHjNY1jV9csSaFy2XEN_O1SK0oxWel-YHxQZBS81qRXIwW_JC2nvF8HoX6z0x_EvAcwimK6i/s1930/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1930" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXGzCRqrBUdzNol99kffsOSQ7OBODgSzP7X4ORqTbXX3BnaVv4dLNt4D5bQvF_UEzqR9nd0PmQcTzGizDteDNfRsjnX-YRrWKzYF-K5BL8a4EG1nGs13nkHjNY1jV9csSaFy2XEN_O1SK0oxWel-YHxQZBS81qRXIwW_JC2nvF8HoX6z0x_EvAcwimK6i/w400-h301/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Somewhere in that jungle is an old Albertsons building!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4fq8YtyhPtzRmfQu7yJ0_Kwtyiy3LF8vdD8ob6QbT69qxGLIc1zDD5PXYVrsrHr2TGlYtelMhbZr-30CY1ewLwf63NAgkLb9fACSWdNhDP4FZwbcoAPIMnkFY0pk9kEltXM6jPtv4GZRYnOqtE7GtyoFZivQh1YAj7cboKtHdR9Wq3A_e4h9K_5Qrs21/s4000/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4fq8YtyhPtzRmfQu7yJ0_Kwtyiy3LF8vdD8ob6QbT69qxGLIc1zDD5PXYVrsrHr2TGlYtelMhbZr-30CY1ewLwf63NAgkLb9fACSWdNhDP4FZwbcoAPIMnkFY0pk9kEltXM6jPtv4GZRYnOqtE7GtyoFZivQh1YAj7cboKtHdR9Wq3A_e4h9K_5Qrs21/w400-h225/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Near the front doors, we can get a better feel of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo_zPtpUKF0uXtAwzYT_wEp77fAyXQOzr2dIt7etRzP4xN5UZnkPv5y3EpW15P2jMeb-hQYzSKNhjUzqLDghFwKMGa_SaSvwuFs2RCJknUr7cFIKUlLlPkUKVV0EpxWaW-qRofx611ZTp/s400/Exterior+3.jpg">mid-1990's Albertsons styling</a>, with the arched can lights and the typical entryway design, just with the old automatic swinging doors replaced with manual ones for the gym.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MxSNxkUGfMnMqbaOTtlC_SSfybJjNmmcW-LP9YhJJyJfSujZgkeL3_lr03nzedM4yR4lJjJtOWiEUJAQvzbgrxaeGSHmUmb4bGNmNlfjYdMSwCKMKe69kR-S2x2Aofwype-fu_6xd4-QqRRulB3oLpNcWPvTmtIZPP-VESmWAYynzgTvy8sLfB7c6T31/s4000/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MxSNxkUGfMnMqbaOTtlC_SSfybJjNmmcW-LP9YhJJyJfSujZgkeL3_lr03nzedM4yR4lJjJtOWiEUJAQvzbgrxaeGSHmUmb4bGNmNlfjYdMSwCKMKe69kR-S2x2Aofwype-fu_6xd4-QqRRulB3oLpNcWPvTmtIZPP-VESmWAYynzgTvy8sLfB7c6T31/w400-h225/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> From the exterior, this building very much looks like someone carved an entryway into the middle of a Superstore Albertsons building, much like what <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhuDAESvLEdCfDgArkXhS4vt2ujb5KiRMiJv5mLs9WxmD3afJL6XeW0ZkzAtY3Zbd4RdBH9FZaD7_qmMMp-JRIhIUJj8Qokc7DKtpJzVnEWYlXCAky7N10xX2JGSpHkcv64zjv9pag2Rz/s1600/4368+Exterior+2.jpg">Winn-Dixie actually did to this one</a> they took over in the late 1990's. From the perspective of where we're standing on the walkway though, that's where this store's true design begins to become more apparent.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAobnwEE7guqabprG7L2WVcULnThB2PaUCZ4bBmTmAC6gd4awPjccr9SaX4QCm8rkgrGqd9HubWYBx-fZIdSvMmGDqDg3UJnmwKdjvLyS77rOZgofN8mp03Tv11xmMAJdf-3wOJ9E0dseW_41jdjK8VCxS6pUDaelQz0JULro9AOG1Pyk3rrQIp2QDXdg/s4000/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAobnwEE7guqabprG7L2WVcULnThB2PaUCZ4bBmTmAC6gd4awPjccr9SaX4QCm8rkgrGqd9HubWYBx-fZIdSvMmGDqDg3UJnmwKdjvLyS77rOZgofN8mp03Tv11xmMAJdf-3wOJ9E0dseW_41jdjK8VCxS6pUDaelQz0JULro9AOG1Pyk3rrQIp2QDXdg/w400-h225/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Since YonWoo visited this store after 24 Hour Fitness had closed, he took a few photos through the front doors to give us a quick glimpse of the interior. As you'd expect from a supermarket to gym conversion, the interior of the building was completely gutted and rebuilt, leaving no traces of Albertsons behind inside.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rjOLbys4PeXjcPgUnoY3Ef_nNLjIwZw3AxF10f36at6lTSYcZIE3_2quDf2JHtqIPB9c7CeNbgVXCm2dEYIHXIUeosX0mnoNAE0q1CSjko2UbIrJ-6qH_dDs8TqZ0qdqlPOr0UdfeU6qdMahnoSQ4VVfh9OmU14VeBmvnv7PF7chSgGSqspimp4TtKev/s4000/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rjOLbys4PeXjcPgUnoY3Ef_nNLjIwZw3AxF10f36at6lTSYcZIE3_2quDf2JHtqIPB9c7CeNbgVXCm2dEYIHXIUeosX0mnoNAE0q1CSjko2UbIrJ-6qH_dDs8TqZ0qdqlPOr0UdfeU6qdMahnoSQ4VVfh9OmU14VeBmvnv7PF7chSgGSqspimp4TtKev/w400-h225/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> This store would have been <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/12/former-albertsons-4413-fort-myers-fl.html">an exact copy of this store</a> when it was open, to give you an idea of what the interior layout would have been like here from 1994-2006.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZf8CuX6ZGxfCAFaPZhiVm7Babf35HDPawTg5xJMty9xmREqeDRvEeXi5EKeXphSv7KHLRkPglEYp9kV7ZJykyXRsQqBB5HItk2kxrVnF-s-HmH1xWtoM-rwTCedbaJIIOGOnuHF-V4s6gkRIwAhLd7ghsyUJTvwYHI-0qnVh3ZrlDJvNcsBVOKEUP06T/s4000/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZf8CuX6ZGxfCAFaPZhiVm7Babf35HDPawTg5xJMty9xmREqeDRvEeXi5EKeXphSv7KHLRkPglEYp9kV7ZJykyXRsQqBB5HItk2kxrVnF-s-HmH1xWtoM-rwTCedbaJIIOGOnuHF-V4s6gkRIwAhLd7ghsyUJTvwYHI-0qnVh3ZrlDJvNcsBVOKEUP06T/w400-h225/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> While there's nothing left from Albertsons to see in here, this did look like a nice spacious gym though.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfh2Ap2Dn2keRFoJ_X3-CCiAvqToWj6xAJFVYfgwhlMZpE6qxkqlebk4wpHA4jNw_uS67BpozePtipf4MgTMJYWdIoup_NC_i7amNFZIuDVP1Sd12CS8hFR8vnqQ7aKuUiuJDp9UmXzU30o-EqA8G5yc4axr4jaHaF2kQHsaZdmyY9Xjgc--tqrov_Gqur/s4000/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfh2Ap2Dn2keRFoJ_X3-CCiAvqToWj6xAJFVYfgwhlMZpE6qxkqlebk4wpHA4jNw_uS67BpozePtipf4MgTMJYWdIoup_NC_i7amNFZIuDVP1Sd12CS8hFR8vnqQ7aKuUiuJDp9UmXzU30o-EqA8G5yc4axr4jaHaF2kQHsaZdmyY9Xjgc--tqrov_Gqur/w400-h225/Photo%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Returning our attention to the exterior, here's one last look toward the entryway before we continue our journey closer to the left side of the building and the liquor store.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_S_z-J5waWgtk5pdlD6bRG7w0KZfab4ZLIAamJJA-uItlKJGuNKh8GRU884fEgdPRvUy8hk6Xk4SvagM9r2BWCgz9mWUz73j15Ind9exUmdY9WWB6YPEnZ56SL-7jvtl91tbMohounVHVSRO5JNYKnRiGQHVJg0LYWmdXVo5gViolMFo2BSktWyVE0Ba/s4000/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_S_z-J5waWgtk5pdlD6bRG7w0KZfab4ZLIAamJJA-uItlKJGuNKh8GRU884fEgdPRvUy8hk6Xk4SvagM9r2BWCgz9mWUz73j15Ind9exUmdY9WWB6YPEnZ56SL-7jvtl91tbMohounVHVSRO5JNYKnRiGQHVJg0LYWmdXVo5gViolMFo2BSktWyVE0Ba/w400-h225/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The entrance to the liquor store can be seen in the distance, just beyond the next bank of windows and that bicycle rack.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSyzwCC3kYsRBiYq11OUBb4qhyzn9UyNlmxcjNZgF6FcocaTsS_SA1PfRFnuE5NZQjLpQ7CC2v5m_A6rp3_TQSlSQkm5sFA3Rjxgn_2xZ1T1DxLiLrucYfj6nOGqfjIRrTKCikmHbI6fA42f2IRTRvJ7BFtjPfP3fVdSGO3zYR70Fmfm1w4Ep1I67cqY-/s2472/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSyzwCC3kYsRBiYq11OUBb4qhyzn9UyNlmxcjNZgF6FcocaTsS_SA1PfRFnuE5NZQjLpQ7CC2v5m_A6rp3_TQSlSQkm5sFA3Rjxgn_2xZ1T1DxLiLrucYfj6nOGqfjIRrTKCikmHbI6fA42f2IRTRvJ7BFtjPfP3fVdSGO3zYR70Fmfm1w4Ep1I67cqY-/w313-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning out attention to this side of the main entrance, this is where I began to ponder even more about who was actually responsible for installing all of these windows.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBJlSnV2n075v9Qzhiue-LbGUMxAFUbZXuStAHaROGiPESmLzXc1RQHOd_h4xhegXxk1d6Mecpt5HE5hcyiFdwra92HPEsEjhyDbg_2Z0moIjXNmTDT_wiN8nJpMBoFrZz5qd_vrg-24LhrUQJCxuCouuobOMXNnuU3LI8jlcyzArDFd5igEwQ7zy1U0b/s4000/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBJlSnV2n075v9Qzhiue-LbGUMxAFUbZXuStAHaROGiPESmLzXc1RQHOd_h4xhegXxk1d6Mecpt5HE5hcyiFdwra92HPEsEjhyDbg_2Z0moIjXNmTDT_wiN8nJpMBoFrZz5qd_vrg-24LhrUQJCxuCouuobOMXNnuU3LI8jlcyzArDFd5igEwQ7zy1U0b/w400-h225/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Is it just me, or does that white emergency exit door look a bit haphazardly carved out of the wall? That door seemed a bit too awkwardly shoved into that bank of windows for it to feel original, as if it were original, it probably would have been more gracefully incorporated into the design of the facade I would think. That being said, I feel like it was Albertsons who installed all of these windows if the gym had to carve out a door like that, as I would also think the gym would have designed a more coherent look if the windows and that door were installed at the same time. Maybe I'm just overthinking this store a bit too much, but these odd Albertsons stores leave us with a lot to ponder!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtkATS-98alE4clIJxSjh4tz4Y0uRVrb2cyDGLp-N2c-UCdujt1CCB9Izr2KT4uUx4NM3K0gUkOGrGRfx90F4SW0P_SGH4xy_iHNMccv2ykkIAxblpNC1lR_sWvK37G21fvxPNA4n_Ey_b9ON9pqKlXyirN8Yb6-BeS7PB6e5IzNqiRMVGRq-ge_ruAIx/s2576/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtkATS-98alE4clIJxSjh4tz4Y0uRVrb2cyDGLp-N2c-UCdujt1CCB9Izr2KT4uUx4NM3K0gUkOGrGRfx90F4SW0P_SGH4xy_iHNMccv2ykkIAxblpNC1lR_sWvK37G21fvxPNA4n_Ey_b9ON9pqKlXyirN8Yb6-BeS7PB6e5IzNqiRMVGRq-ge_ruAIx/w300-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> At the far left side of the building we find the entrance to the former liquor store, whose space was actually incorporated into that of the main supermarket during the conversion into the gym. At that time the old doors were replaced with these, which are the same style doors used at the main entrance.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZRrNQ_g4aQWQ_L4PkYx8nZCYJI6rgrBMqbcWVzeOSmx8HOjXU_v9NOV1pr53dMeVcmCnJIexc4-4lEjrsa3rV0r7-sC0O6xgc1fMWNHPinpwUciVYt0bNSUCh6iqDE4cix2Cp4eLOqNEygokLTuywKUYKqm5Fcwa0y_xsYmRAVForc33nVv8WIYCKaBm/s4000/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZRrNQ_g4aQWQ_L4PkYx8nZCYJI6rgrBMqbcWVzeOSmx8HOjXU_v9NOV1pr53dMeVcmCnJIexc4-4lEjrsa3rV0r7-sC0O6xgc1fMWNHPinpwUciVYt0bNSUCh6iqDE4cix2Cp4eLOqNEygokLTuywKUYKqm5Fcwa0y_xsYmRAVForc33nVv8WIYCKaBm/w400-h225/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Peeking through the liquor store doors, like the main store, there wasn't much to see in here either. It appears 24 Hour Fitness was using the old liquor store as a classroom or something similar, and rebuilt the space during the conversion.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwWeN7BciA74xobCEEsIuMSPxAa7uQq6wMKCYH_nmiAr0N0Rcy1LPdWGtXGLFcEgLc9dalupxsQ-8VDTv3APwpUAqmxaSwtJkuYmC7tjD2ur56vJfz9ZQn7vMO-gjfgcay3Xu-BZiv39-50oveuGNzWWsnRvGO1GjS7XVUf9T6OgIFEFXZBN-ZMuQL55c/s2232/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="1930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwWeN7BciA74xobCEEsIuMSPxAa7uQq6wMKCYH_nmiAr0N0Rcy1LPdWGtXGLFcEgLc9dalupxsQ-8VDTv3APwpUAqmxaSwtJkuYmC7tjD2ur56vJfz9ZQn7vMO-gjfgcay3Xu-BZiv39-50oveuGNzWWsnRvGO1GjS7XVUf9T6OgIFEFXZBN-ZMuQL55c/w346-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The liquor store's entrance used the left side arch of the faux Superstore facade, the word "Liquor" once mounted to the wall inside that brown rectangle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1b2ml_htBc5Ifi2KAKtq5AKwWRnWdRkIqpkQ81wMCGYct9EY2TMo3_2jx1YGONGJ6yg4UBv10xfFvIVODmiCZdjoKbeYkezfmucGQtQp-wxl9brkz1TTiC4hMkwGTHoxhBJZ5y0aKDC_r6dAIJbbIzQAzV_2mGpdVs-ayYZs1uj0J9zozw8ufvcJg8AU/s1930/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1930" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1b2ml_htBc5Ifi2KAKtq5AKwWRnWdRkIqpkQ81wMCGYct9EY2TMo3_2jx1YGONGJ6yg4UBv10xfFvIVODmiCZdjoKbeYkezfmucGQtQp-wxl9brkz1TTiC4hMkwGTHoxhBJZ5y0aKDC_r6dAIJbbIzQAzV_2mGpdVs-ayYZs1uj0J9zozw8ufvcJg8AU/w400-h356/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As has been the theme, the trees were blocking my view for getting any good shots of the store's entryway, even from this angle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBueQv8kqz9-JPwXw2Ey0jvXTE4s7YH60hGvzo9pie5lW99OUvJ7rcX6TURS_IAJwcWvfsg2Fezbqff1zmfhpnIN5OsB8OjvZfTc4TWJWlFEPLuxti4jp6k7imWPscwYYJC096TgTr4N5vYHg1KUzA3ckQ64g2T4W8y3i0Sgo8rFRTxmINHzTDeiEOFN4X/s1930/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="1930" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBueQv8kqz9-JPwXw2Ey0jvXTE4s7YH60hGvzo9pie5lW99OUvJ7rcX6TURS_IAJwcWvfsg2Fezbqff1zmfhpnIN5OsB8OjvZfTc4TWJWlFEPLuxti4jp6k7imWPscwYYJC096TgTr4N5vYHg1KUzA3ckQ64g2T4W8y3i0Sgo8rFRTxmINHzTDeiEOFN4X/w400-h346/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the main entrance was hidden behind the trees, the old liquor store entrance couldn't have been any clearer!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7Ji3LnACwA9p_1QKRgn_Ah8gpprnS9ZnZxrnbK89WyfXfT9USkPwSijAnliDe7sbVtERz1FS5WWNOYwXIHIQwila33-zOZzuT_M4as70PEAajhzXrG4Zunw76Rr0H9DUvs3cSNxghZvVp7SZuySv7idmH3HpWSTuB8qfU0JE99rns5-kxWytCAbCVwiy/s4000/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7Ji3LnACwA9p_1QKRgn_Ah8gpprnS9ZnZxrnbK89WyfXfT9USkPwSijAnliDe7sbVtERz1FS5WWNOYwXIHIQwila33-zOZzuT_M4as70PEAajhzXrG4Zunw76Rr0H9DUvs3cSNxghZvVp7SZuySv7idmH3HpWSTuB8qfU0JE99rns5-kxWytCAbCVwiy/w400-h225/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> YonWoo had a little bit of better luck with photos of the facade from this angle, as it seems like that one tree between the liquor store and the main entrance was looking a bit rougher than it did when I visited this store two years prior.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHQyCyCUePiqh7yc5pVDoqmOQpegE57flAyWkcMcN2OzBaqUigLRxCdda-xiNdFhMUh5Q065-sAE-Qg_PWnejoymWNkSXrnoVy9g8ih0Bui3OgxfR7Lr50GaxYnD0hRNqNj_5QaP8rti8gcIG-aKjbVGivVnwFFzw9pMQF9hcV-jqlEtc2zlrUtLWjIxF/s4000/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHQyCyCUePiqh7yc5pVDoqmOQpegE57flAyWkcMcN2OzBaqUigLRxCdda-xiNdFhMUh5Q065-sAE-Qg_PWnejoymWNkSXrnoVy9g8ih0Bui3OgxfR7Lr50GaxYnD0hRNqNj_5QaP8rti8gcIG-aKjbVGivVnwFFzw9pMQF9hcV-jqlEtc2zlrUtLWjIxF/w400-h225/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Even though 24 Hour Fitness had closed a few months prior to YonWoo's visit, someone was still maintaining the landscaping here, as those hedges are too nicely trimmed to have been sitting that way without care for months.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJqSl2pqpGXt84IANKTZYXBFbLWRORuAYEi_LvTVAGzQ4BRngnmHchot3eHwCUXoamnXwHtPa8BIcIwDfJRzipevikc4xiy12cRFudIB49zRRnK9iciEX2ItrOJpu6xepUQO74m43DskuEDtLDpqiilm1_kzspXOnlw8vNMWMLmkYLx9XFvRfKKPVUcqQ/s1930/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1930" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJqSl2pqpGXt84IANKTZYXBFbLWRORuAYEi_LvTVAGzQ4BRngnmHchot3eHwCUXoamnXwHtPa8BIcIwDfJRzipevikc4xiy12cRFudIB49zRRnK9iciEX2ItrOJpu6xepUQO74m43DskuEDtLDpqiilm1_kzspXOnlw8vNMWMLmkYLx9XFvRfKKPVUcqQ/w400-h308/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The only other Floridian Albertsons store I can think of that had a similar amount of lush greenery along the front of the building like this was <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/04/former-albertsons-4384-lake-worth-fl.html">fancy #4384 in Lantana</a>, although #4384's landscaping didn't block the view of the building as much. Interestingly, #4384 is also now living its second life as a gym.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL-Ijl87RHGVcVzHfPEy-u6Rx_M5K0i7y1efeQscnvm7qaxWiZtP7DIn-9vzAHIv8mCL1RW56fTgb8QVUiZHDjcPgSRrq2LOa7ODYtTrqLOjup7M_6aUKLjCyQZQxRtKLVai1hSmTdmqyEveIJyBkXunursoMO4-K4v5Ku89Hy1QF2VMYx7nA2lf9HkRv/s4000/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL-Ijl87RHGVcVzHfPEy-u6Rx_M5K0i7y1efeQscnvm7qaxWiZtP7DIn-9vzAHIv8mCL1RW56fTgb8QVUiZHDjcPgSRrq2LOa7ODYtTrqLOjup7M_6aUKLjCyQZQxRtKLVai1hSmTdmqyEveIJyBkXunursoMO4-K4v5Ku89Hy1QF2VMYx7nA2lf9HkRv/w400-h225/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> A few more photos of #4375's entryway from YonWoo will close out our ground coverage of this store.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQuj3BT3CD5CRF48grpEcM0BWiAfWxJSW2ye5_1kDGdRRzX1mRNL-reJOBE86nLcdijfbV39BGxTLKRh0OmQxgWHAmOmXu-ra6CKqYlwoU8LhXF06c2Ct91lRHVeMoc69AfcRnzHhqo9awiH7dT4nL7IQvkkzktlz25pqiiVQ3mlHAVKPfvsXG7ytIVl9/s4000/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQuj3BT3CD5CRF48grpEcM0BWiAfWxJSW2ye5_1kDGdRRzX1mRNL-reJOBE86nLcdijfbV39BGxTLKRh0OmQxgWHAmOmXu-ra6CKqYlwoU8LhXF06c2Ct91lRHVeMoc69AfcRnzHhqo9awiH7dT4nL7IQvkkzktlz25pqiiVQ3mlHAVKPfvsXG7ytIVl9/w400-h225/Photo%2034.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> In case you were wondering, the daycare center next door that put up such a fuss about the construction of the new Albertsons store is still there today. I'm sure the daycare is probably much happier having a gym as a neighbor now than a bustling supermarket, as I'm sure there's less people going in and out of the gym than there were when Albertsons was here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBikXBhwLdIbSysG8DTw7sFOc1RZg2HB1YzcE4oRdEMbsd-U8Yaxv3V2ol-Koe7UozBcxkT2EsIXE46x3kzgwTTYGQklIIEAjta5LP-GasvJmb6UofF7fY6uNvfqew6bviE-VXTINPjv-dgfVPV52KanRzHxmwh4qhciBk_mQuSy4JkHm8vZXDCbrI18aX/s1460/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1423" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBikXBhwLdIbSysG8DTw7sFOc1RZg2HB1YzcE4oRdEMbsd-U8Yaxv3V2ol-Koe7UozBcxkT2EsIXE46x3kzgwTTYGQklIIEAjta5LP-GasvJmb6UofF7fY6uNvfqew6bviE-VXTINPjv-dgfVPV52KanRzHxmwh4qhciBk_mQuSy4JkHm8vZXDCbrI18aX/w390-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As I was cutting through the parking lot taking photos, I spotted this little guy having a snack on one of the parking islands. He looked like he was pretty nuts about Albertsons too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiYQ9373uta52ZjodrOyizAqlfuJC93zHJVwAeIZKfILeSMNk-XS6Fp2hgF0PSd0gg4NoSmuALR9TRedu2kkW1qizi8mVlEed7Wv1QhQqX6PYzvleUe_dXLXQ-0wuaUZ6JogGVbaiqGhAhd64T-owB8pnPO4cNCbbUloSIMFjS2-jbzy5hs07eTys2FhR/s1930/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1930" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiYQ9373uta52ZjodrOyizAqlfuJC93zHJVwAeIZKfILeSMNk-XS6Fp2hgF0PSd0gg4NoSmuALR9TRedu2kkW1qizi8mVlEed7Wv1QhQqX6PYzvleUe_dXLXQ-0wuaUZ6JogGVbaiqGhAhd64T-owB8pnPO4cNCbbUloSIMFjS2-jbzy5hs07eTys2FhR/w400-h285/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Before we jump into the satellite imagery, here's a look at Albertsons' old road sign facing Oakland Park Boulevard. Another one of the stipulations the daycare made Albertsons agree to was to install short signs like this at the entrances. From all those stipulations the daycare made Albertsons agree to, it almost seems like the daycare wanted no one to know there was a supermarket back here, and I wouldn't be surprised if poor visibility was a factor in this store's demise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, now that we've finished things up on the ground, let's take a quick look at the historic satellite imagery before we finish up this post:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK9E_Se1i2_4Jy1OWoPix0_pxOcbz4eVhy4kTP3yvNOL6ksiX8-UGZKjXu9Tdui-cOh27KZhoL6FEddvFbM080q7dFXq-rzgN5lRGN-hW4Y_-Q6Rc_tZAxX8SnkCzS7yqY-EyP4ZgjMHHPzlgUDpigaRak5VkYqhM3w6S3Rh25KuCD-5jezNYIj8MDBnR/s657/Photo%2038%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="657" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK9E_Se1i2_4Jy1OWoPix0_pxOcbz4eVhy4kTP3yvNOL6ksiX8-UGZKjXu9Tdui-cOh27KZhoL6FEddvFbM080q7dFXq-rzgN5lRGN-hW4Y_-Q6Rc_tZAxX8SnkCzS7yqY-EyP4ZgjMHHPzlgUDpigaRak5VkYqhM3w6S3Rh25KuCD-5jezNYIj8MDBnR/w400-h296/Photo%2038%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4375 - 2022 - That round building next to the old Albertsons is the daycare I've been mentioning throughout this post. It is pretty close to the Albertsons building, so I can see why they were a bit bothered when Albertsons announced intentions to build a new store behind it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPJfmbDaAIH_QLT328zQiic29URs5wMvWgaZ12icsyuKSu8QXlOUJg-jenPtCrSSR4IPvNoQB1kkA41hO4l-rL1Z3YdTYazhAWXWvd3czTiTI9xV2ofP5iD97XdSWgF8ilAHaW1TWsWuXbAC23T0KdNuBxKQLT8NBL8xjaOKNbP2uRTCHWqy54VE7ZIJf/s600/Photo%2039%202008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="600" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPJfmbDaAIH_QLT328zQiic29URs5wMvWgaZ12icsyuKSu8QXlOUJg-jenPtCrSSR4IPvNoQB1kkA41hO4l-rL1Z3YdTYazhAWXWvd3czTiTI9xV2ofP5iD97XdSWgF8ilAHaW1TWsWuXbAC23T0KdNuBxKQLT8NBL8xjaOKNbP2uRTCHWqy54VE7ZIJf/w400-h293/Photo%2039%202008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4375 - 2008</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQU_ZlovFyDKm70feA5Nnb9qd8eMLeiApgA3TAbnzKs2biU9cQjjUF9Nl8jj09ALMxwlBCeh6_WQoCBbGpem_IygsDtsrVYf13lpaC_JEoy-_vZzEZ5KR_F-5BCZ_GJ7f8MH5f-roz9xGKjlq2-KOXNaS1ZzcAqNwzHNf3zs205xquCsSoGc3Rc9bRNEn/s621/Photo%2040%202007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="621" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQU_ZlovFyDKm70feA5Nnb9qd8eMLeiApgA3TAbnzKs2biU9cQjjUF9Nl8jj09ALMxwlBCeh6_WQoCBbGpem_IygsDtsrVYf13lpaC_JEoy-_vZzEZ5KR_F-5BCZ_GJ7f8MH5f-roz9xGKjlq2-KOXNaS1ZzcAqNwzHNf3zs205xquCsSoGc3Rc9bRNEn/w400-h288/Photo%2040%202007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4375 - 2007 - The building after Super Saver closed and prior to the gym moving in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPx6wWtZ3RWnyZsDmEDji8zP-AuFVN3Ksa3uMM_Gpu7XLhy3-CNVbgThxSyuGhMunsacsxSPnRKbCVzae1LCrr2Bxe7ECkrQV9G8QlRYNHnw5qd-3ehOpqJNqVqUxabaYoBoORnG5LeYjs8JWIsvGG-p-ZeL9QNFOomxQo4rhxviMdErcLc1eksV1ZMaP/s619/Photo%2041%202006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="619" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPx6wWtZ3RWnyZsDmEDji8zP-AuFVN3Ksa3uMM_Gpu7XLhy3-CNVbgThxSyuGhMunsacsxSPnRKbCVzae1LCrr2Bxe7ECkrQV9G8QlRYNHnw5qd-3ehOpqJNqVqUxabaYoBoORnG5LeYjs8JWIsvGG-p-ZeL9QNFOomxQo4rhxviMdErcLc1eksV1ZMaP/w400-h285/Photo%2041%202006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Super Saver #1530 - 2006</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnGX7XHbWzRoSD7mXHiEQnoeACLi2Gw9SMoYuEdVSwCV5JSSCWpJ3qmO1PexM9sjeFvCP4fLd8ee3Z27uSCApdDUEEuKf8a-z1UYlH3JPyhhTC7oimBx6qxQE6TS2J5-D8ggnBnhDmxEcUvN4Y-O7JvkMj_nzypL5nmVlw-RZM1sQF3T9mI8N4n3wWb3g/s681/Photo%2042%202002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="681" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnGX7XHbWzRoSD7mXHiEQnoeACLi2Gw9SMoYuEdVSwCV5JSSCWpJ3qmO1PexM9sjeFvCP4fLd8ee3Z27uSCApdDUEEuKf8a-z1UYlH3JPyhhTC7oimBx6qxQE6TS2J5-D8ggnBnhDmxEcUvN4Y-O7JvkMj_nzypL5nmVlw-RZM1sQF3T9mI8N4n3wWb3g/w400-h249/Photo%2042%202002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4375 - 2002</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSnlXGr8ixCnfzXyuxeB2ZUEKp6yYhy5v6U5hK4XMFrS8n0yyUXBYLVfJd1xeB0IDkh3cNbyKCH9GWhRQrC2GhGsUDDK0kKgc86P2JPRyohbCtmfHgsXiHSS3-EsQ1LVcuAUalYL2-ZcTihZJqCEzV02VbKWYg-7WIshJDeGxrwCu_sQ86AU-3C-aEyqS/s624/Photo%2043%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="624" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSnlXGr8ixCnfzXyuxeB2ZUEKp6yYhy5v6U5hK4XMFrS8n0yyUXBYLVfJd1xeB0IDkh3cNbyKCH9GWhRQrC2GhGsUDDK0kKgc86P2JPRyohbCtmfHgsXiHSS3-EsQ1LVcuAUalYL2-ZcTihZJqCEzV02VbKWYg-7WIshJDeGxrwCu_sQ86AU-3C-aEyqS/w400-h276/Photo%2043%201995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4375 - 1995 - Albertsons was drawing a decent crowd here in its early days!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhJMdOA_r-lauatcSN25Gv8VR281jLfruAtlutegTrzN2kzHRhd1u9eDLjIzTGAB0R8SmyNWzzvqOI5avDPErHqKREqG71Wu902QQtc39Bg9q8I5XQqf55C7fTJ00mcLI8WkEqrLCGcSvVJWVFfgdpEh5e_zEhXlzselK9BLVgjsw2gVpqQ_iBcJhcRMz/s385/Photo%2044%201984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="385" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhJMdOA_r-lauatcSN25Gv8VR281jLfruAtlutegTrzN2kzHRhd1u9eDLjIzTGAB0R8SmyNWzzvqOI5avDPErHqKREqG71Wu902QQtc39Bg9q8I5XQqf55C7fTJ00mcLI8WkEqrLCGcSvVJWVFfgdpEh5e_zEhXlzselK9BLVgjsw2gVpqQ_iBcJhcRMz/w400-h270/Photo%2044%201984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4375 - 1984 - While Albertsons still had a number of years before appearing at this site, Publix was already well-established at this corner, having built their store across the street in 1982. As you'd expect Publix is still there today, and for our enjoyment, in the original building too. We'll be touring that Publix store across the street <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/08/publix-239-sunrise-fl-welleby-square.html">on MFR</a>, so be sure to check out that post after finishing this one!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReMkJaftKN21bisI2y73mlgWXm8gvjFl7mjUHoHvYsx5ThD3-loDUzTrjrQLhWW8GTTatYb4-Uy-vaQGmL_OGd_AsMPZihWIoiM6Uqgz4Ckn-JS2tsojr0KoLd3lCjEJs9XAFDh3NmBaWvmU4Ec8-5Qc7OCGTK6E5dqtIHhQPu7Fb5d2XwlLmwgziZCGd/s4000/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReMkJaftKN21bisI2y73mlgWXm8gvjFl7mjUHoHvYsx5ThD3-loDUzTrjrQLhWW8GTTatYb4-Uy-vaQGmL_OGd_AsMPZihWIoiM6Uqgz4Ckn-JS2tsojr0KoLd3lCjEJs9XAFDh3NmBaWvmU4Ec8-5Qc7OCGTK6E5dqtIHhQPu7Fb5d2XwlLmwgziZCGd/w400-h225/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YW</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div> Even though the sun has set on the Sunrise Albertsons, at least the new occupant left enough original elements of this odd store behind to piece together is strange history. And if you didn't have enough of a fill of strange Floridian supermarkets today, then be sure to <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/08/publix-239-sunrise-fl-welleby-square.html">switch over to MFR</a> for a look at the Publix across the street too - it's a 1980's Publix that was expanded in the early 1990's, so of course it will have some unique traits to it that most other Publix stores don't! Head on over to MFR to check that out, but as for things here on AFB, be sure to come back in two weeks for more of our fantastic adventures through Floridian Albertsons stores!</div><div><br /></div><div>So until the next post,</div><div><br /></div><div>The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-3840475817313940682023-07-30T00:00:00.011-04:002023-07-30T16:01:09.105-04:00Former Albertsons #4315 - Tallahassee, FL (North Monroe)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBlBWAVkrEMHGH8_H4sIZORzL-aavGewiFitKOlaxeBBzCCIVVNJVDJPsWpsYU7V6oekxQheISN40EcODfAhfDbh5ZCbFTT9PFTLUiqsVEd0RoJjE9EZlPW14EKBH91J2_gimQOF-x4Iz5AWHX0G4xad8mVrbJ-lDnFWeP7zmnK1PE6Ln76hvrc4xS0o/s1581/Alb4315_132241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1581" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBlBWAVkrEMHGH8_H4sIZORzL-aavGewiFitKOlaxeBBzCCIVVNJVDJPsWpsYU7V6oekxQheISN40EcODfAhfDbh5ZCbFTT9PFTLUiqsVEd0RoJjE9EZlPW14EKBH91J2_gimQOF-x4Iz5AWHX0G4xad8mVrbJ-lDnFWeP7zmnK1PE6Ln76hvrc4xS0o/w640-h438/Alb4315_132241.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4315<br /></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><p><i>North Monroe - Publix #1323<br /></i></p></div><div style="text-align: center;">1925 N Monroe Street<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Tallahassee, FL 32303</p><h4 style="text-align: center;">Scroll Down for the post on <a href="#Pub852">Publix #852</a> & <a href="#Staples">Staples #1072</a></h4><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html">Click here</a> for the companion post on the Tallahassee #7 Sing Store & former Publix #150</h4><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: inherit;">(Comments in purple are from AFB)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rFXBIQwmeCFM7JEIHwKICp0VbUduJYrD3YR23KXRla2ynxRJ8anA6s_hcRfCjE0V6PrYeikpHvTt3qrc96JW2U2J2-kQIDzLiBohSG-o-9EDzrRUkwBFZjZHHWM3qoFA3vMdWUvLh7PAMhUIx5-JBjhOjrdsfFrhA96r9sV7it7R6VI6Teq3FBxic98/s928/The%20Panhandle.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="928" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rFXBIQwmeCFM7JEIHwKICp0VbUduJYrD3YR23KXRla2ynxRJ8anA6s_hcRfCjE0V6PrYeikpHvTt3qrc96JW2U2J2-kQIDzLiBohSG-o-9EDzrRUkwBFZjZHHWM3qoFA3vMdWUvLh7PAMhUIx5-JBjhOjrdsfFrhA96r9sV7it7R6VI6Teq3FBxic98/s320/The%20Panhandle.png" width="320" /></a></div></h4><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Welcome back to <i>The Albertsons Florida Blog</i>! I'm lucky enough to have the honor of breaking the ice on the second half of the year following AFB's summer break, and today we are going to take a look at another store up in my neck of the woods. Located just over a mile south of the Sing Store I toured <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html">earlier this week</a> and just across the street from <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html#MTC">Northwest Florida's first Publix <i>and</i> first indoor shopping mall</a>, former Albertsons #4315 arrived several years after the above retailers and served as the Idaho company's first foray into the Capital City.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnc4embVlR9dQnY2-veFmc7j00jvscmjDpHEzxRDben-KB0BkUYHaQK0X4et0_taO7C04N48gHliGdubFia0xyBunHFYRWEQ38wgsDEQPYszv5d5zioegXVbRzzWq-v2dkaAvbILbbUpDRbZw5moCrEAFPoJUrgok5wOg7ZX3Y6E6kzN9HZEg_EM7x_E/s1200/PC16058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1200" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnc4embVlR9dQnY2-veFmc7j00jvscmjDpHEzxRDben-KB0BkUYHaQK0X4et0_taO7C04N48gHliGdubFia0xyBunHFYRWEQ38wgsDEQPYszv5d5zioegXVbRzzWq-v2dkaAvbILbbUpDRbZw5moCrEAFPoJUrgok5wOg7ZX3Y6E6kzN9HZEg_EM7x_E/w640-h404/PC16058.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/33444">Florida Memory</a> - Clark's De Luxe Auto Courts - Postmarked February 7, 1940</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It also turns out that the circa 1977 Skaggs-Albertsons supermarket wasn't the first edifice to grace the ground at the intersection of East Bradford Road and North Monroe Street. That honor (at least as far as I'm aware) goes to Clark's De <i>Luxe</i> Auto Courts. The roughly 50-room brick cottages seem to date back to at least the 1930's, meaning they had likely fallen into disrepair by the late-1970's (or were just located on some real estate prime for development). <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDh1rdQfPXI38Wgm2P-uIpOqMC1FGcUzzsYOU4KYvUwCa73BIIKD_Vub11rUiER8-YlJlFmMmpLJecbYBnG_5VYEkZiKjU35aFpU1nkp5M4c8-3GUd1JLHJkQchgIpgKQhsHhTpOMIzlRvsdR3v4ckF40KUaJvG2g-NGIBGboXdRI0Z5eZxdDR4lcKiI/s600/gr0428.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDh1rdQfPXI38Wgm2P-uIpOqMC1FGcUzzsYOU4KYvUwCa73BIIKD_Vub11rUiER8-YlJlFmMmpLJecbYBnG_5VYEkZiKjU35aFpU1nkp5M4c8-3GUd1JLHJkQchgIpgKQhsHhTpOMIzlRvsdR3v4ckF40KUaJvG2g-NGIBGboXdRI0Z5eZxdDR4lcKiI/w640-h480/gr0428.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/126933">Florida Memory</a> - Bassett Dairies building and trucks - December 24, 1950<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Across the street from <span>the future Albertsons and in front of the future Northwood Mall was Bassett Dairies. I personally don't know much about either of the businesses (other than the fact that Bassett was <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-bordens-buys-basse/129071874/">sold to Borden</a> in 1952), but still think these old photos are worth noting nonetheless! Maybe somebody reading this will have some memories—feel free to add them in the comments section below.<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz23hwslinXdIfz7juP370W7ArWI3HR-6imufiFmnEGUYRR1WuUSQDZH4uvXiakiz2VNdiFobsBo3FY-oqT14SJ3ICp6wqek5xN_I5w6XpomvDrKpKarV7FsVj_ywp185__-7tnwJJ-ne4kJYkjC_QmAhO9W-KGdPHnRhCqOrOaO8-u-TfgsnHM7njETQ/s6948/Skaggs_Albertsons__4315_Grand_Opening___N_Monroe_St_Tallahassee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6948" data-original-width="4113" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz23hwslinXdIfz7juP370W7ArWI3HR-6imufiFmnEGUYRR1WuUSQDZH4uvXiakiz2VNdiFobsBo3FY-oqT14SJ3ICp6wqek5xN_I5w6XpomvDrKpKarV7FsVj_ywp185__-7tnwJJ-ne4kJYkjC_QmAhO9W-KGdPHnRhCqOrOaO8-u-TfgsnHM7njETQ/w378-h640/Skaggs_Albertsons__4315_Grand_Opening___N_Monroe_St_Tallahassee.jpg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Tallahassee Democrat (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-skaggs-albertsons/104412149/">Newspapers.com</a>) - March 1, 1977</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><p>Skipping ahead, Tallahassee's Albertsons #4315 was apparently one of the last stores to open under the 1969 combination food and drug store joint venture between Skaggs Companies and Albertsons. </p></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p><span></span></p><blockquote><span>"Food & Drug with one central checkout!"</span></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>"<i>Skaggs Albertsons drug department features nationally advertised brands of the finest drug and toiletries as well as a modern family pharmacy, cosmetic department, tobacco, camera and electronics department, and a wide assortment of sundries, ranging from notions, toys, hardware, greeting cards, small appliances, giftware, kitchen gadgets, yard and garden and swimming pool supplies. It's fantastic!, and all with one central checkout through any one of our convenient 14 lanes . . . !</i>"</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'd have to imagine that the new store was big news for Leon County when it held its g<span>rand opening on March 2, 1977; it </span><span>was certainly talked up as the best thing since sliced bread by the marketing team. </span><span>The 24-hour combination store also likely caused plenty of chatter amongst the competition like Publix, A&P, and Winn-Dixie.</span><span><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHSKuTFkOn7F7cuFecdt41uTuBIztY34a36Hjuq1E1JkI2wk2V8Rg_I-CRCWP1mLvjkG1LnJ0MO2aAEjHaWvGAwDJu8NZuKilZapg2PawHdakraapuCvwJEty3f4F2RQVlkv5bFUi7ez-8WRSO6nSZAFpS75UlqJuu6I4PXDaIycVP9YjPkREsBN0X4I/s6432/Albertsons_4315.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6432" data-original-width="4047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHSKuTFkOn7F7cuFecdt41uTuBIztY34a36Hjuq1E1JkI2wk2V8Rg_I-CRCWP1mLvjkG1LnJ0MO2aAEjHaWvGAwDJu8NZuKilZapg2PawHdakraapuCvwJEty3f4F2RQVlkv5bFUi7ez-8WRSO6nSZAFpS75UlqJuu6I4PXDaIycVP9YjPkREsBN0X4I/w402-h640/Albertsons_4315.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Tallahassee Democrat (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-albertsons-4315/18093883/">Newspapers.com</a>) - March 1, 1977<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>As if the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/09/former-albertsons-4486-lake-worth-fl.html">creepy cartoon food</a> wasn't enough, it seems like not long after the new store opened, it was already caught in the middle of controversy. On March 12, <i>The Tallahassee Democrat</i> published <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104413908/skaggs-albertson-4315-fires-60-workers/">an article</a> stating that 60 workers had been fired after the first two weeks of the store being open. Albertsons claimed the positions were only temporarily needed for the grand opening, and underperforming individuals were let go after the rush died down. However, employees stated they were not aware of this and were <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104414740/action-line-skaggs-albertson-layoffs/">challenging Albertsons' quick turnaround</a> since many had quit previous stable jobs to work at the new store. In response, <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104414533/albertsons-employee-responds-to-unpleas/">several letters</a> to the editor were written in the following days by employees who had remained on the team, including <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/245866409/?terms=new%20albertsons&match=1">this excerpt</a>:<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>"<i>I AM A resident of Tallahassee and have been employed by the new Skaggs-Albertson's store on Monroe Street for the last month. . . Any store takes time to catch on. I suggest that the disparaging comments that may discourage customers from shopping at Albertson's will only aggravate the situation and make the time longer before those laid off can be rehired. Albertson's is giving Tallahassee a chance. Let's return the favor and get behind them.</i>"</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Three days later, it is stated that <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/94423775/saccharin-rush-on-in-city-stores/">shoppers raided</a> the Northwood Mall Publix, North Monroe Skaggs-Albertsons, and the <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2021/06/tallahassee-3-tallahassee-fl.html">Thomasville Road Sing Stop and Shop</a> for saccharin following a government warning that the artificial sweetener may cause cancer when consumed in large doses by rats. The FDA never followed through on a complete ban because saccharin sweeteners such as Sweet'n Low can still be purchased today. Many of you probably remember <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/health/aspartame-who-possible-cancer-cause/index.html">the recent announcement</a> that aspartame may possibly cause cancer, and it seems like both of these revelations are supported by ultimately inconclusive evidence (dissenters argue that both unreasonably large quantities would be required, and that humans are surprisingly different from rats).<span> </span><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>The rough start continued following a statement released by a federal study commission that claimed <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/245899537/?terms=skaggs-albertsons&match=1">employees shouldn't be required to take polygraph tests</a> as a condition of employment. <i>The Democrat </i>found that at least two Tallahassee employers, Eckerd and Skaggs-Albertsons, required periodic lie-detector tests during employment. This seems like a very strange requirement this day in time and was targeted due to its potential to invade one's personal privacy. I suppose I had forgotten I added this tidbit to my #4315 notes by the time I wrote my post on <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/05/disco-kroger-final-hours.html">Disco Kroger</a> because I had a very similar reaction then as well!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Continuing the trend, the Skaggs name was dropped </span><span>from all newspaper advertisements</span><span> by September 1977, reflecting the larger discontinuation of the joint venture. Eventually, all Florida combination stores were turned over to Albertsons, and I'm specifically curious how long it took for #4315 to be rebranded since it was a mere six-months old when the news broke.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbhp5ovyZtvv-y1jspqxScQVBSU9-x2bJcIQe8i8KsxS20pAR76WkxU-Gh6UaGExc1Vyv4ZwJRaTwpPR0Cis3TtZgcCQz3PyCYO3iqRGGhcp9xFbG1OMLdUhnZ4jrOFvPq5oLVJsStgZQ8_-Y2FyqpvSx5JDTysmD_Y88efXo41_wW6Q2JGgcOSgUIWw/s956/TallDem%20Store%20Wars.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="956" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbhp5ovyZtvv-y1jspqxScQVBSU9-x2bJcIQe8i8KsxS20pAR76WkxU-Gh6UaGExc1Vyv4ZwJRaTwpPR0Cis3TtZgcCQz3PyCYO3iqRGGhcp9xFbG1OMLdUhnZ4jrOFvPq5oLVJsStgZQ8_-Y2FyqpvSx5JDTysmD_Y88efXo41_wW6Q2JGgcOSgUIWw/w400-h344/TallDem%20Store%20Wars.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Tallahassee Democrat (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-supermarkets-sparri/94206734/">Newspapers.com</a>) - August 12, 1987 - <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94206625/publix-and-albertsons-have-grocery-wars/">Page 2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span></span>The store reappeared in the news a decade later during a debacle with a dubious direct competitor. It's stated that the "grocery war" started with the grand opening of <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/01/tallahassee-8-tallahassee-fl.html#MTC">Tallahassee's first (and ironically last) Winn-Dixie Marketplace</a> in June 1987.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">According to <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-supermarkets-sparri/94206734/"><i>The Tallahassee Democrat</i></a>, "<i>Both are still jockeying for a position against market leader Publix Super Markets trying to convince shoppers they will spend less and have a greater variety of products to choose from in their stores than at the competitors'. Publix opened its fifth Tallahassee store on Mahan Drive several days before the Winn-Dixie Marketplace opened.</i>"</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Albertsons apparently responded to the new Winn-Dixie by launching its "everyday low price" marketing scheme. The newspaper mentions that Albertsons closed both Tallahassee stores for 15-hours to perform a reset before kicking off the campaign, so I wonder if this change also ushered in an interior remodel of sorts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The article goes on to say, "<i>the latest Tallahassee Democrat Market Basket survey of 35 food items – staples, produce, and meat – found Albertsons the cheapest, Food 4 Less second, Publix third, Harvest Markets fourth and Winn-Dixie fifth.</i>"<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I can say that I'm not entirely surprised by these results. Thanks to a comment made by Retail Retell, I decided to do an unscientific price comparison of my own: how much does Pasta-Roni cost? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'll tell you right now that I've never even eaten Pasta-Roni, but it seemed to be an easy enough item to compare (besides <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/03/columbus-9-columbus-ga.html#MTC">the banana bunches</a> Anonymous in Houston has frequently followed). For this test, I compared a total of three stores under three banners that were all centrally located in Georgia. I took a semester of statistics back in college, and I can tell you these results are statistically insignificant, but they still must matter for something!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--SQ2hmaJDNL71JYEVmM0ezXh3ol-9q4G8V_oDTIg09-6pO0xQn_7vpWTumO37xeJwZIgx7gCFNppUJ6BE0MB1URZ6HKoq2YBOinksXOsiU6Zom1hyXrCNCj1FYyxb0l0lPdmQHEFnovv8iPsEzGjzLOHTLNKWMI6GeoII2uKg-IPbEhxhXuZYQZPF4g/s4448/Pasta-Roni.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4448" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--SQ2hmaJDNL71JYEVmM0ezXh3ol-9q4G8V_oDTIg09-6pO0xQn_7vpWTumO37xeJwZIgx7gCFNppUJ6BE0MB1URZ6HKoq2YBOinksXOsiU6Zom1hyXrCNCj1FYyxb0l0lPdmQHEFnovv8iPsEzGjzLOHTLNKWMI6GeoII2uKg-IPbEhxhXuZYQZPF4g/w437-h640/Pasta-Roni.jpg" width="437" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pasta-Roni prices in Harveys (top) vs Publix (bottom) - May 28-31, 2023</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />At a Kroger, Pasta-Roni was typically listed for $1.50 a box but was under a 10 for 10 deal with your Kroger Plus Card (or City Market Value Card in my case). Next up was Publix (or a Pub-Dixie in this case): boxes of the processed pasta product were selling for $1.48 each. So far, this test aligned with my general experience that Kroger can have some lower prices, but the differences tend to be marginal in many cases (or at least not worth me getting frustrated by the lack of staff and rotting produce I often see at Kroger). Finally, we have Winn-Dixie: I visited a Harveys store several days later and was shocked to find Pasta-Roni listed for $2.29 a box, on sale for $1.59 with your Southeastern Grocers Rewards card. I've certainly found myself amazed by the prices I've spot checked in the past at Winn-Dixie (the bananas are case-in-point), and it seems like SEG's 'discount' brand simply follows the same tactics its parent company did in the late-1980's.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Publix typically doesn't try to compete in the race to the bottom, but that may not be the winning strategy either. "<i>While the two other food giants slugged it out, Lakeland-based Publix has remained mostly above the fray – a decision not surprising to the industry observers . . . 'Their position is 'We're the best. We know it and so do you,'' said Tom Olson, publisher of Food People, an Atlanta industry Publication . . . In 1986, Publix held a 35% market share [in Tallahassee], while Winn-Dixie was in second with 20% and Albertsons in third with 15%, according to statistics from Supermarket News.</i>"<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the quarter-century since <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/247251420/">this article</a> was published, I wouldn't be surprised if Publix holds upwards of 60% of Tallahassee's grocery market share, especially considering that Albertsons has evaporated, and Winn-Dixie has honed down its presence to a single store.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz4wEA9e9HuzkDnSJPIIIB-DMhB99TngOTm6UVxweQS3PJyt7ScgCAp4cshIaWhDha600SKWJvNaewSKuUkavpaDJHYZ7a9Ys71g7iVcksdVgfruKEwQ9pPsNYqH2ZHHuahzrJBOH5FqfOKBG2VJ22zHyJyXszk62RGm3fkbp-Hu_4I33BLMdKWssSUU/s2048/3976411590_341fbe0131_k.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz4wEA9e9HuzkDnSJPIIIB-DMhB99TngOTm6UVxweQS3PJyt7ScgCAp4cshIaWhDha600SKWJvNaewSKuUkavpaDJHYZ7a9Ys71g7iVcksdVgfruKEwQ9pPsNYqH2ZHHuahzrJBOH5FqfOKBG2VJ22zHyJyXszk62RGm3fkbp-Hu_4I33BLMdKWssSUU/w640-h480/3976411590_341fbe0131_k.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Andy Callahan (<a href="https://flic.kr/p/74o9Cw">Flickr</a>) - October 2, 2009</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next, we'll fast forward thirty-some-odd years to the infamous June 2008 announcement. By now, readers of this blog should know the drill: it was sold to Publix in 2008, part of Publix's deal <a href="https://www.supermarketnews.com/latest-news/publix-pays-500-million-49-albertsons#:~:text=Publix%20Super%20Markets%20has%20agreed,LAKELAND%2C%20Fla.">to buy 49 of Albertsons' Floridian stores</a> that year (that was literally a copy-paste from one of AFB's earlier posts). <span>Publix officially took over the lease for this store on <a href="https://cvweb.leonclerk.com/public/clerk_services/official_records/download_document.asp?book=3906&page=2038">September 8, 2008</a>, the same day it <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/94434855/publix-to-open-greenwise-market-in/">closed the deal</a> on the other 48 stores including <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/05/former-albertsons-4428-tallahassee-fl.html">#4428</a> across town. Meanwhile, </span>Albertsons continued to operate #4497 over on West Tennessee Street, while <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/search/label/Albertsons%20%234343">#4343</a> on Apalachee Parkway had closed back in <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-apalachee-parkway-a/129051848/">November 2005</a>.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOEzRVQ7ftCEbprA03KoHYj2zRx2cJYf01u7mV48a9Et-5Q8Nnz3zPey24IF4kzXpVFw1BUDRtr6EL6nBOJcOwzkN4mkf76U_QUNYeTji3h2w_vNhsX5dlTDkBhUP9WlFHgJW7kvfOrf-HlrMyTa8YCwTB3pzZ34rm8by9Hbk41Znb8jvo8bhUk6XA=s2030" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2030" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOEzRVQ7ftCEbprA03KoHYj2zRx2cJYf01u7mV48a9Et-5Q8Nnz3zPey24IF4kzXpVFw1BUDRtr6EL6nBOJcOwzkN4mkf76U_QUNYeTji3h2w_vNhsX5dlTDkBhUP9WlFHgJW7kvfOrf-HlrMyTa8YCwTB3pzZ34rm8by9Hbk41Znb8jvo8bhUk6XA=w640-h538" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy </i><i><i><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94434784/publix-to-open-greenwise-market-in-forme/">Newspapers.com</a> - </i>Tallahassee Democrat - September 14, 2008</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">While that part of the story sounds familiar, what happens next is a bit more unique. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94434784/publix-to-open-greenwise-market-in-forme/"><i>The Democrat </i>mentioned</a> that, "<i>the former Albertson's grocery store at 1925 N. Monroe St. will become a Publix GreenWise Market once remodeling is complete, the Lakeland-based Publix supermarket company says.</i>" See, unlike <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/12/former-albertsons-4441-pensacola-fl.html">many of those</a> 49 stores, Publix didn't opt to immediately rebuild or hastily remodel former #4315. Instead, it was announced that this location would be the fourth GreenWise Market following ones in Palm Beach Gardens, <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/04/its-og-publix-original-greenwise-publix.html">Boca Raton</a>, and Tampa. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57G8PDFohC_WnVnWVZS61QCn6oF16BXo3LzKNEmAEDRTzScAsyUtXeoutMCJpts_oJCloHFUKB9vOBlZj6sX8MYZ3yr9-d3m3MLDcKdc7qdxwac14dUvI3aPELo6MejkLoniR9ssdNGT_lvIIpiiHpqCJRNDu7-GcJIvbHk3OzhlOy1zivBYc5bnDQyA/s2048/3976411630_ce34eeb774_k.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57G8PDFohC_WnVnWVZS61QCn6oF16BXo3LzKNEmAEDRTzScAsyUtXeoutMCJpts_oJCloHFUKB9vOBlZj6sX8MYZ3yr9-d3m3MLDcKdc7qdxwac14dUvI3aPELo6MejkLoniR9ssdNGT_lvIIpiiHpqCJRNDu7-GcJIvbHk3OzhlOy1zivBYc5bnDQyA/w300-h400/3976411630_ce34eeb774_k.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Andy Callahan (<a href="https://flic.kr/p/74o9Dd">Flickr</a>) - October 2, 2009<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Some of you may be asking, "why would Publix bother opening a GreenWise here and not just open a regular store?" Publix may be totally content to operate a store across the street from another store in 2023, but that practice was taboo for the company back in 2008. See, only six-years earlier, Publix constructed the shiny new <a href="#Publix">store #852</a> just across North Monroe to replace the aging <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html#MTC">Northwood Mall store</a>. It's no surprise that Publix declined to replace a modern store with a "vintage" one built by somebody else, but I'm inclined to say the chain primarily took control of this location to prevent another grocer from getting it first.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyixLYmKnr2yzwmkrdd4VAbeB0YsppS3sEZ2cIvbs0KwmU8ZUBOq4b7GbdAe215PX_mejZpOsLXronM4l4me9yuZoBhZp84bEbjoYEHENi4Im7ZoPD30H_CbjAF-P-N84J4T00CEgBCgiS6p9IeeitFQE-BMseLsXqCZPEXrxGMBtlQ6LPF-ba0ABVGuE/s2048/3976411612_a6834bb00b_k.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyixLYmKnr2yzwmkrdd4VAbeB0YsppS3sEZ2cIvbs0KwmU8ZUBOq4b7GbdAe215PX_mejZpOsLXronM4l4me9yuZoBhZp84bEbjoYEHENi4Im7ZoPD30H_CbjAF-P-N84J4T00CEgBCgiS6p9IeeitFQE-BMseLsXqCZPEXrxGMBtlQ6LPF-ba0ABVGuE/w640-h480/3976411612_a6834bb00b_k.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Andy Callahan (<a href="https://flic.kr/p/74o9CU">Flickr</a>) - October 2, 2009</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><p style="text-align: justify;">For one reason or another, the plans for a GreenWise never came to fruition and the store sat vacant and untouched until 2014. That year, <a href="https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2014-05-19/city-confirms-redevelopment-of-former-albertsons">rumors began to circulate</a> that a Boca Raton developer planned to transform the roughly 60,000 sq ft space into something new. While local residents weren't entirely sure what the space would become, possible tenants ranged from new retailers, to <a href="https://news.wfsu.org/arts-culture/2014-03-06/senior-service-providers-hope-to-make-old-albertsons-their-new-home">senior service providers</a>, to an indoor amusement park.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ultimate<span>ly, Publix <a href="https://cvweb.leonclerk.com/public/clerk_services/official_records/download_document.asp?book=4439&page=1419">terminated the lease</a> on October 22, 2012, with some poignant conditions. First, the landlord had to agree that "<i>until December 31, 2041, no full-line retail grocery supermarket use shall be permitted to operate within the Premises.</i>" Some examples are listed, and include: Publix, Kroger, Safeway, Winn Dixie, Wal-Mart, or Sweetbay. Conversely, the document permits a discount grocery store (such as Aldi or Sav-A-Lot) or a business that incidentally sells groceries and as such receives less than 10% of its revenue from groceries and the floor space dedicated to groceries cannot exceed 10,000 sq. ft., including 1/2 of the adjacent aisle space (such as Dollar General or Big Lots). </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Additionally, that paragraph becomes null and void if Publix fails to operate one full-line supermarket within a 1 mile radius of the property </span><span>(aka Publix #852)</span><span> for 180 consecutive days. There are several exceptions to this stipulation, including: a remodel or the reconstruction of the adjacent store, the interruption of utilities (a hurricane comes to mind for this one), a fire or other casualty, condemnation, or force majeure (often seen as the "Act of God" clause and includes war, strike, riot, crime, or epidemic). These exceptions extend the time frame to 730 consecutive days and require decent notification on behalf of Publix. Their lawyers really had fun with this contract! Furthermore, it seems that the Landlord will be responsible for enforcing this clause, but Publix reserves the right "<i>to pursue enforcement of the restrictive covenant</i>." The Landlord would also be required to provide reimbursement for such actions.<br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJMqTSCC0KGR3Vz3elHgLcsnVsFZYn7wS3GLgbG5GRqAdtxZIZW6vO1t61K2Su-l6O1gOAVG22R9F5h5YvWNxLn4hW1nGyOe5d2IoFEdwr0Xl652XPJ-4z83D4CVfcHVtoSq74oYAZ6oyrq82rrIB7qSWI7wXrh-d8vbjsJ4OQKBJGssrltVOntN1zQE/s880/51290678733_e72d215e63_o.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="880" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJMqTSCC0KGR3Vz3elHgLcsnVsFZYn7wS3GLgbG5GRqAdtxZIZW6vO1t61K2Su-l6O1gOAVG22R9F5h5YvWNxLn4hW1nGyOe5d2IoFEdwr0Xl652XPJ-4z83D4CVfcHVtoSq74oYAZ6oyrq82rrIB7qSWI7wXrh-d8vbjsJ4OQKBJGssrltVOntN1zQE/w640-h426/51290678733_e72d215e63_o.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Yon Woo Retail (<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2m9o8R8">Flickr</a>)<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I can't say I've done much to advance the research of Albertsons' presence in the Sunshine State, but one of my few claims to fame is uncovering Publix's planned store number for former #4315. As I was building out my historical list of Publix locations, I came across a few that were missing. I asked AFB if he had any insight into the two missing numbers in the 1300 block (home to the 2008 Albertsons acquisitions), and he mentioned that he knew #1310 and #1323 were assigned to the former Albertsons in Tallahassee and Clearwater but didn't know which was which. I did some digging in the Leon County property records and managed to find the 2012 lease where Publix relinquished control of the property. <a href="https://cvweb.leonclerk.com/public/clerk_services/official_records/download_document.asp?book=4439&page=1419">This document</a> solved the mystery for both stores as it lists the elusive store #1323 on several pages: bingo! It isn't often that Publix issues a store number that never gets built, but it is even rarer for us to actually find the details for such store! Since I found that this location was planned to open as Publix GreenWise Market #1323, that leaves Clearwater's old #4344 as the planned Publix #1310 by process of elimination.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphuk56jPHyS4jNgWTTNH-pzY5tQS3VQqGTc0RQTvDkfPcLsbA7c5tH7xSihpI-vFRu2rR5xNgSn_VDqlIeJeRpEbvHh4ZjUC-EvnLEuw3-_FvpZ0i6NxzyIw9m-1GENG9wT7XOaU9PBv57MapJvg7i4bYf4jtVXWj2ev2C--qJIZzxB5KrfVeHQSkeUw/s653/4315%20Floorplan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="653" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphuk56jPHyS4jNgWTTNH-pzY5tQS3VQqGTc0RQTvDkfPcLsbA7c5tH7xSihpI-vFRu2rR5xNgSn_VDqlIeJeRpEbvHh4ZjUC-EvnLEuw3-_FvpZ0i6NxzyIw9m-1GENG9wT7XOaU9PBv57MapJvg7i4bYf4jtVXWj2ev2C--qJIZzxB5KrfVeHQSkeUw/w400-h281/4315%20Floorplan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">Drawing by AFB, not to scale, pre-Grocery Palace layout. As you can tell, unlike the Sing Oil Blogger, a graphic design artist I am not!</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>According to AFB (which I think was second-hand info from Yon Woo)</span><span>, t</span>he façade we see here was added as part of a major Grocery Palace remodel around the turn of the Millennium, and that's the decor the store eventually closed with. At that time, the original side entrance to the store was closed off, and the liquor store was moved to a new dedicated space that was added to the left side of the building. With the liquor store gone, the pharmacy was relocated to either the front left corner or <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FALsaZPmZH2rZxH7X1MYlQHXPkk8LoxBWDe_RzX6Jxg00a1iuDyxSqw-aA6ok4tbkd9lUgh_-Jm-3fcMthoZZTU9Ebq88CEIbugoIprO-gP3YVKvKk_r3Q2aOQyMhotEWnT5Z9FIFu_6/s2048/Photo+13.jpg">an island up front</a> (similar to the ones seen in in <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/11/former-albertsons-4473-lady-lake.html">Grocery Palace new-builds</a>).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"<span>I don</span><span>'t know for sure what decor the store had between its original 70</span><span>'s Stripes and Grocery Palace though," AFB mentioned, </span><span>"possibly the 1980s </span><span>'Transitional Market</span><span>' based on the time frame of remodels Albertsons used to stick to </span><span>(every 10 years</span><span>) but I can</span><span>'t say anything for sure</span><span>." A lot of this hobby involves things that we can't say for sure, but I suppose speculation is just part of the fun of it!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In general, however, the interior layout of the store would have largely remained the same over its entire 31-years in operation, which is reflected in AFB's drawing above. If the sketch isn't quite clear enough for you, AFB covered a mirrored version of this <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/02/former-albertsons-4307-jacksonville-fl.html">store back in 2021</a> that received a similar remodel back in the day.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>With that behind us, let's take a look at how the store appears today (or at least how it appeared when I visited in 2022).<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpW5tbSoMq9nO6EGpeaXP-Kc-jXXr1fpk89x1zRtgMyrTV_S1fQ4nnlmYXiIaGPzzIhxpb_fUV7RQIc2763nED6I1gcSggWmvGiS4WxuzEUaxBuw2nrY1LqE-YZwELxNF9ptNTcDVSMhKSADNYTVlk3wWngkZ0qSGP3GfBA83AAqYi6CLE4QTVDqk/s1793/Alb4315_132139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1793" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpW5tbSoMq9nO6EGpeaXP-Kc-jXXr1fpk89x1zRtgMyrTV_S1fQ4nnlmYXiIaGPzzIhxpb_fUV7RQIc2763nED6I1gcSggWmvGiS4WxuzEUaxBuw2nrY1LqE-YZwELxNF9ptNTcDVSMhKSADNYTVlk3wWngkZ0qSGP3GfBA83AAqYi6CLE4QTVDqk/w640-h386/Alb4315_132139.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We'll start by taking a look at the left side of the store, or more specifically, the early-2000's liquor store addition.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_UQfmthGeH2gf8cRKhFsTl8n5fkpiOmShWWePRlnewiwYt4q-5Kx_HsbVYc3Mp8lhDlJyM3dIslT9yRnux3-xCJ-8J0X3tZT9ol4f7bVyJop6hmtdj2GTsyzNmVwHTJHrm6TH1afPnRzwJSIMc5TrCphsDEeXfzm3qb53BEa6CygCsyeHooz2u8a/s1840/Alb4315_132140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1840" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_UQfmthGeH2gf8cRKhFsTl8n5fkpiOmShWWePRlnewiwYt4q-5Kx_HsbVYc3Mp8lhDlJyM3dIslT9yRnux3-xCJ-8J0X3tZT9ol4f7bVyJop6hmtdj2GTsyzNmVwHTJHrm6TH1afPnRzwJSIMc5TrCphsDEeXfzm3qb53BEa6CygCsyeHooz2u8a/w640-h376/Alb4315_132140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">AFB mentioned that this is the first time he's seen an old Albertsons liquor store converted into a Japanese restaurant, but it seems like the sizing worked out perfectly <span style="color: #800180;">(and all these years later, you can still buy sake here too)</span>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsz8M_KrcnDSiu5qZfrbux0CyG0thPpi317bN2gu0GxxnWYG8T__MyELKHz3plBcuwtLIKvHpAGSP82AgMJIMEbVl__RmzmTzN6tydTh4QawPmzmiw8nc1WytNjN5S2wrDRLjUw7tLm7oElwX8ySea4acYQSAyhSWgzlmjK5E_KKAsqg5C8a7g1vx/s1920/Alb4315_132215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1920" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsz8M_KrcnDSiu5qZfrbux0CyG0thPpi317bN2gu0GxxnWYG8T__MyELKHz3plBcuwtLIKvHpAGSP82AgMJIMEbVl__RmzmTzN6tydTh4QawPmzmiw8nc1WytNjN5S2wrDRLjUw7tLm7oElwX8ySea4acYQSAyhSWgzlmjK5E_KKAsqg5C8a7g1vx/w640-h280/Alb4315_132215.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Heading toward the center of the building, we can see that Albertsons' Grocery Palace façade is still easily visible, even if has been extended further to the right and painted dark blue (which I personally think looks a bit odd here). In addition to the Japanese restaurant in the old liquor store, the main supermarket space has been subdivided by Planet Fitness and Altitude Trampoline Park (formerly Sky Zone). <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfee-sjxLD_FK10KuBZBwximx2UXVG0AfZY2WF_AqFnqaSw5S20CKBednCS7JbYSZAs1W8fY_QTwN9QSI9gbniHg2v-QOmEWD5PfiaiW32AR9SoRM4-LZeK8NOReGKUqzV-qO3-RqBQW7FByka0FFeMQ7xke9w_kMFDH00pfbJyZU0egkld-5ha9Lr/s1716/Alb4315_132227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1716" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfee-sjxLD_FK10KuBZBwximx2UXVG0AfZY2WF_AqFnqaSw5S20CKBednCS7JbYSZAs1W8fY_QTwN9QSI9gbniHg2v-QOmEWD5PfiaiW32AR9SoRM4-LZeK8NOReGKUqzV-qO3-RqBQW7FByka0FFeMQ7xke9w_kMFDH00pfbJyZU0egkld-5ha9Lr/w640-h402/Alb4315_132227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The three tenants also creatively subdivided the old Albertsons sign out front. I can't say I blame them for deciding to <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ssfGaf3CsPzxheKF9">update the signage</a> with something larger within the last year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkma5Y9U1BzC2aLE1eMo_wYZLKYzDu1FtCD2H080PnDCcqP3wfnNJnc9ArAi1xSwoQ7FbAYoMdF81WcmgoqdJvXn7xNs0OYgZoKa01VXxObocBxBCGlAYFWzcqyAzBm4y4r8ZM4tT4axjGlE3rZZU-Ri8e_IxY0n337ZYEZCd8taishm0OMvWoRlY/s1809/Alb4315_132244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1809" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkma5Y9U1BzC2aLE1eMo_wYZLKYzDu1FtCD2H080PnDCcqP3wfnNJnc9ArAi1xSwoQ7FbAYoMdF81WcmgoqdJvXn7xNs0OYgZoKa01VXxObocBxBCGlAYFWzcqyAzBm4y4r8ZM4tT4axjGlE3rZZU-Ri8e_IxY0n337ZYEZCd8taishm0OMvWoRlY/w640-h382/Alb4315_132244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I suppose the modified façade does look more symmetrical than what Albertsons had, but something about it still feels too large and imposing for a gym and trampoline park.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEinTxF58U5hSbI4Hl9m5g-iD7f03X235V5FjZOSlQyl8s8T7heYrbNrT9tJCd14CiQ9GTRLCeFcaUKbIGF1mlaPUsnRbmeYOc7ScVJsvBEZCZwvG4bZFfpGnD7VmzajXMOWH5-1kmiz2cgnFpjow-GWIL_tF35yKAIxWAjUC3ohvLlhULVZo1pqET/s1428/Alb4315_132300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1428" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEinTxF58U5hSbI4Hl9m5g-iD7f03X235V5FjZOSlQyl8s8T7heYrbNrT9tJCd14CiQ9GTRLCeFcaUKbIGF1mlaPUsnRbmeYOc7ScVJsvBEZCZwvG4bZFfpGnD7VmzajXMOWH5-1kmiz2cgnFpjow-GWIL_tF35yKAIxWAjUC3ohvLlhULVZo1pqET/w640-h484/Alb4315_132300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I can't say I walked all the way around the building (the current businesses were fairly crowded), but it does look like Albertsons managed to remove any visible traces of old river rock aggregate panels. On the other hand, if you zoom into the shot above, it does look like some of the old stucco panels have survived around the back of the store.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Except for some aerial views, that's all I have to say about former Albertsons #4315, but make sure to stick around for my tour of <a href="#Publix">Publix #852</a> below and take a look at my post on former <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html#MTC">Publix #150, Northwood Mall</a>, and the <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html">Tallahassee #7 Sing Store</a> if you haven't done so already.</p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Aerial Views<br /></h3><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDric2_5kuSFrLzOqYzY7KcZ1SEN0O_SvWfqdSMuUTXrzo8jr2iZ6FHfPuldQ9P1FXpHaffh9kEnX3VGtskLzZNduntO4we9grpKe_4I5fKCYEto2J4h4vLl5t4EW2RHhRR6BUIVV96AjCddM8V_vit_8_G-9bRXW1Y0kfX1hXS-70N7QNm0e4dM4cpM/s526/Alb%204315%20Tal%20GIS%201970.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="526" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDric2_5kuSFrLzOqYzY7KcZ1SEN0O_SvWfqdSMuUTXrzo8jr2iZ6FHfPuldQ9P1FXpHaffh9kEnX3VGtskLzZNduntO4we9grpKe_4I5fKCYEto2J4h4vLl5t4EW2RHhRR6BUIVV96AjCddM8V_vit_8_G-9bRXW1Y0kfX1hXS-70N7QNm0e4dM4cpM/s320/Alb%204315%20Tal%20GIS%201970.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://tlcgis.org/history">Tallahassee-Leon County GIS</a> - 1970 - Future site of Albertsons #4315<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPKKeNx4IR2c6ElWhTGY_iNldqaeQ-EuuQ2dSX9JTDLjHqT6mOJQrC88SZRngNMFdWbxFO4NhPIST2_e4RjjX4llR1Q_ovmZX4t8CFQ_qU16ItvXqsTveI4q91GqPeRgUzyL-yfS9ObO7VW-DneThkEfYsgw8wQEJY0nazdVlvi30Vorx49Cuse3bDZg/s375/Alb%204315%20Tal%20GIS%201983.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="375" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPKKeNx4IR2c6ElWhTGY_iNldqaeQ-EuuQ2dSX9JTDLjHqT6mOJQrC88SZRngNMFdWbxFO4NhPIST2_e4RjjX4llR1Q_ovmZX4t8CFQ_qU16ItvXqsTveI4q91GqPeRgUzyL-yfS9ObO7VW-DneThkEfYsgw8wQEJY0nazdVlvi30Vorx49Cuse3bDZg/s320/Alb%204315%20Tal%20GIS%201983.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://tlcgis.org/history">Tallahassee-Leon County GIS</a> - 1983 - Albertsons #4315 in its original form<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><span> Birds Eye Views</span></h3><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0-__AWwEK5EJLmBc0atBfMwJ4StnOvM4vLXFf7g1s79V0ZbzEToRxuVU2BW72TUVRMsRN_l0DK6_Svd1gPJYrg7OsyOAeCrlG-4VievuBR-u77bFBRZKk0L3K3_S3LccsZWYfB-KXTg52pROfys0FHbt11jQn57CTcO-g-TAcdQHPjV79Sq5WJX8/s791/LeonPA%20Alb4315.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="791" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0-__AWwEK5EJLmBc0atBfMwJ4StnOvM4vLXFf7g1s79V0ZbzEToRxuVU2BW72TUVRMsRN_l0DK6_Svd1gPJYrg7OsyOAeCrlG-4VievuBR-u77bFBRZKk0L3K3_S3LccsZWYfB-KXTg52pROfys0FHbt11jQn57CTcO-g-TAcdQHPjV79Sq5WJX8/w400-h305/LeonPA%20Alb4315.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy <a href="https://www.leonpa.org/PT/pictometry/pictometryipa.aspx?UseSearch=no&pin=2124204960000&jur=47&taxyr=2021&LMparent=20">Leon County PA</a> - February 6, 2007 - Albertsons #4315<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Thanks to the Leon PA (and a feature that has since been removed—as I always say, nothing on the internet should be taken for granted), we have this nice view of Albertsons #4315 from February 6, 2007, shortly before its demise. Here, you can clearly see how the liquor store was just tacked onto the left side of the original building.<br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1IwZ3oY9Qyr8a2xaAqxw01bHMkvNvL5n3QyzwmXnTSWQvOcMSFVPOBhCKUn1IZxwuM4EdtMGUqBhCGNQHPR9OP1FwOrtHBS0Rxgx4rHS_GOHhPB1Kr45Z_2Vq1ocX2Azd2yj2Tun6MonPa9yhYXvO6JIeIXCb9gtvnBKZgHhhmoClPNzz4p3ZaFh/s589/LeonPA%20Alb4343.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="589" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1IwZ3oY9Qyr8a2xaAqxw01bHMkvNvL5n3QyzwmXnTSWQvOcMSFVPOBhCKUn1IZxwuM4EdtMGUqBhCGNQHPR9OP1FwOrtHBS0Rxgx4rHS_GOHhPB1Kr45Z_2Vq1ocX2Azd2yj2Tun6MonPa9yhYXvO6JIeIXCb9gtvnBKZgHhhmoClPNzz4p3ZaFh/w400-h393/LeonPA%20Alb4343.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Leon County PA - February 2007 - Former Albertsons #4343<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Rewinding a bit more (or heading across town to former Albertsons #4343), we can get a better idea of how #4315 looked before it was remodeled between 1999 and 2003. <span style="color: #800180;">(And since I couldn't find any photos of #4343 <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2018/06/former-albertsons-4343-tallahassee-fl.html">for my post on this store</a> a few years back, this is a nice look at #4343 in general!)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfg9_I8RcCH7v_ja1ocVgb80E3uAhs2-b1qX4bWfmixAw3DuWv6Yz5QU2w7K_x5rbejv1PB7xXrJ_vip9HBQcljY9_meIq2-Gy9PnxBiapp8L3mD-NL7jmVNA5alT-lImdW419BiXsomVGSBWxEAHPbwK4JWGoEKRAGtPzbE7nfx5aST3G7XthvJr/s916/The%20Store.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="916" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfg9_I8RcCH7v_ja1ocVgb80E3uAhs2-b1qX4bWfmixAw3DuWv6Yz5QU2w7K_x5rbejv1PB7xXrJ_vip9HBQcljY9_meIq2-Gy9PnxBiapp8L3mD-NL7jmVNA5alT-lImdW419BiXsomVGSBWxEAHPbwK4JWGoEKRAGtPzbE7nfx5aST3G7XthvJr/s320/The%20Store.png" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since I didn't get to have the privilege of giving a Publixsons tour above (and I missed out on photographing the inside of <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html#MTC">Publix #150</a> by a mere two decades), I decided to throw in a "stour" of the Publix that ultimately replaced both the Northwood Mall store and the old North Monroe Albertsons. Let's jump across Highway 27!<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcUyctu2ecy8vzw1eVhZpqEe0JkUIItFwptjuXfyKKd1wiAttfUvPKgNoiWL9gaFI4s5YWgpIxWqXMY_LGfuZmZ3IDpKJr4MvfqldvDl6izC_dWNI1Ni2iVTdSfZbJOxIFfgsfzAgDJcu7Jsk8EfiODTOvsMfpJY7xw50enGpJevfePprm_V-1l4A/s1920/Pub852_141437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1920" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcUyctu2ecy8vzw1eVhZpqEe0JkUIItFwptjuXfyKKd1wiAttfUvPKgNoiWL9gaFI4s5YWgpIxWqXMY_LGfuZmZ3IDpKJr4MvfqldvDl6izC_dWNI1Ni2iVTdSfZbJOxIFfgsfzAgDJcu7Jsk8EfiODTOvsMfpJY7xw50enGpJevfePprm_V-1l4A/w640-h334/Pub852_141437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><section id="Publix"><h2 style="text-align: center;">Publix #852<br /></h2></section><div style="text-align: center;"><p><i>Lake Ella Plaza<br /></i></p></div><div style="text-align: center;">1700 N Monroe Street<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Tallahassee, FL 32303-5535<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Considering I just published <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html#MTC">my post</a> on this store's predecessor on Monday, I don't think I need to recap much in that regard. What I didn't mention, however, is what this tract of land on the corner of North Monroe and West Tharpe was in its former life.<br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlRYgDeZHK5ULAyU_DpYtG3BSXc1xwI0Qm2a5t1r0zoxvWZmFeVUdfxcLyEsFkIY8hLRPZ0iHrmeZSvBCum_fBUsG_p0wcd8f-dkAnCoFS3lQ9IZdWmHqmBPBX5Lz8BOZ4ccPbQOgv_daGB1xWQVIOc9YEiswf4x2N2p6LR3BleIEMiScSHDA2XnD7Ks/s600/sl012204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="600" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlRYgDeZHK5ULAyU_DpYtG3BSXc1xwI0Qm2a5t1r0zoxvWZmFeVUdfxcLyEsFkIY8hLRPZ0iHrmeZSvBCum_fBUsG_p0wcd8f-dkAnCoFS3lQ9IZdWmHqmBPBX5Lz8BOZ4ccPbQOgv_daGB1xWQVIOc9YEiswf4x2N2p6LR3BleIEMiScSHDA2XnD7Ks/w640-h518/sl012204.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/47418">Florida Memory</a> - Former J.M. Fields Department Store - May 23, 1965<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The earliest use of the space I found was for a J.M. Fields department store that <a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/46961">broke ground</a> in 1963. When it opened in 1964, the 130,000 sq. ft. space was stated to be the "<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/245036683/?terms=%22j%20m%20fields%22%20%22grand%20opening%22%20%22north%20monroe%22&match=1">largest department store within a 100 mile radius.</a>" Furthermore, I bet it was the only place in Tallahassee "<i>where you can order a real live baby elephant from the Pet Shop as easily as you can purchase a can of peas in the big 26,000 square foot supermarket.</i>"</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of supermarkets, J. M. Fields operated a 26,000 sq. ft. Q/d Food Center in the right side of the building. At some point, the grocery store was converted to the Pantry Pride banner (Q/d's former private label), which it would operate under <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-pantry-pride-closin/94426579/">until 1984</a>.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkP60xc15YRFEHgMPeX0ctxN2_-IQ-Qq2_lYzXBA_SdJPvsV5qVhVteKHLZj-_SQSQXJBJ0wW1iJrqX7DG9psyW5mBJRIbpl0DUaEcfcARnjKHI1J9tZQ2kStVmqbvZh4yRIu4aqKgDnPjsbKavUmpBP4Ln1EkIWVrMOrFt-VqWxnFIiKX6EW_8yHIM0/s1371/Kmart_and_Pantry_Pride_on_North_Monroe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1371" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkP60xc15YRFEHgMPeX0ctxN2_-IQ-Qq2_lYzXBA_SdJPvsV5qVhVteKHLZj-_SQSQXJBJ0wW1iJrqX7DG9psyW5mBJRIbpl0DUaEcfcARnjKHI1J9tZQ2kStVmqbvZh4yRIu4aqKgDnPjsbKavUmpBP4Ln1EkIWVrMOrFt-VqWxnFIiKX6EW_8yHIM0/w400-h349/Kmart_and_Pantry_Pride_on_North_Monroe.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Tallahassee Democrat (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-kmart-and-pantry-pr/129057038/">Newspapers.com</a>) - August 9, 1981<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-kmart-purchases-jm/129058941/">Kmart took over</a> the vacant J. M. Fields space <a href="https://cvweb.leonclerk.com/public/clerk_services/official_records/download_document.asp?book=0959&page=1397">in 1980</a>, following the latter's 1978 bankruptcy and subsequent 1979 closure. Kmart leased the grocery space back to Food Fair, the J. M. Fields and Pantry Pride parent company, for $50,000 a year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In 1985, Geneva, Alabama, based Food 4 Less <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-food-4-less-replace/129059419/">announced</a> it would take over the old Pantry Pride space next to Kmart, but it seems the location <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/247501557/?terms=%22food%204%20less%22%20kmart&match=1">didn't hardly last</a> five years. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the last store to ever occupy that portion of the building.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDwx8W5vx5rmF1QSH_RSTWyWZp7sObDV7qTkBrfwQ31iuM6LOsta3cx0ioKRmdIMbfosN33VaFQ4YDaOIPNKp0iB16B3BSdElEj5vf--N0UnYAIWJ6hz_g0VJNOGvwJADpfZJ9IoXh8DzdQ_RPcccXj3GLzJo_5hAt737bbALR1ZIypG89HjwwaNFV9Y/s2007/Former_Kmart___JM_Fields_on_North_Monroe_Street_and_West_Tharpe_Street.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="2007" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDwx8W5vx5rmF1QSH_RSTWyWZp7sObDV7qTkBrfwQ31iuM6LOsta3cx0ioKRmdIMbfosN33VaFQ4YDaOIPNKp0iB16B3BSdElEj5vf--N0UnYAIWJ6hz_g0VJNOGvwJADpfZJ9IoXh8DzdQ_RPcccXj3GLzJo_5hAt737bbALR1ZIypG89HjwwaNFV9Y/w640-h516/Former_Kmart___JM_Fields_on_North_Monroe_Street_and_West_Tharpe_Street.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Tallahassee Democrat (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-former-kmart-jm-f/129056385/">Newspapers.com</a>) - January 24, 2002 - Vacant Kmart building<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After Kmart <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/247610088/?terms=kmart%20%22north%20monroe%22&match=1">closed in 1995</a>, the building sat vacant for <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/248321461/?terms=kmart%20%22north%20monroe%22&match=1">a number of years</a>, and the expansive parking lot was used almost exclusively as a training ground for teenage drivers. A common theme I noticed was that the lot was described as being "comically out of proportion to both the space and use". <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/246530309/?terms=kmart%20%22j%20m%20fields%22%20%22north%20monroe%22&match=1">A 1981 article</a> put it this way, "even when Fields was holding its biggest anniversary sale a few years ago, that lot was never half full. Yet that large area of black asphalt is reflecting the heat of the sun in a city that doesn't need any additional heat in the summer."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Eventually, Kmart <a href="https://cvweb.leonclerk.com/public/clerk_services/official_records/download_document.asp?book=2461&page=1655">unloaded the property</a> to Lake Ella Plaza Limited in 2001, likely after a deal between Publix and the latter party had been made to construct a new store.<br /></p></div><div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLMarxST4xi8xZnIwmT5A_57io4tDvKmqoWnfa-HfciomLwoGMCEicqVKzgM_10cXGgcB-qitb9l8-2L1lehWW59so3pomlGggXjLUs7492A6dVRhv9BCg5rvjNTaVrm5yUb_tlco36Aj5BCyyPqHX85fzcbgkxAa-lcVdnm1Jen_qaLtpiRxvVX6Xog/s2633/Publix__852_ready_for_grand_opening_to_replace_store__150.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="2371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLMarxST4xi8xZnIwmT5A_57io4tDvKmqoWnfa-HfciomLwoGMCEicqVKzgM_10cXGgcB-qitb9l8-2L1lehWW59so3pomlGggXjLUs7492A6dVRhv9BCg5rvjNTaVrm5yUb_tlco36Aj5BCyyPqHX85fzcbgkxAa-lcVdnm1Jen_qaLtpiRxvVX6Xog/w576-h640/Publix__852_ready_for_grand_opening_to_replace_store__150.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Tallahassee Democrat (<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-publix-852-ready-f/103282585/">Newspapers.com</a>) - October 31, 2002<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The new store held its grand opening at 7 AM on October 31, 2002, as the second of three <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#61M">61M "superstores"</a> Tallahassee would receive. The new 60,667-square-foot store features many new additions compared to the circa 1969 Northwood Mall space including a full-service pharmacy and a sushi counter.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARvg1tI_hvFR2kVUT3KTNLejK-gjKYU0FwJHkOov_TCyYgqz8GDyJjdXGWzWYCMAqeknXkQqDBWXOK9R5dsakSUS5RD9rezvUNzHcIf_KFFLSY3zzrLY2E3-z-RZyYqrvwP0WPahpPLzbCZgk29UieU_cvUKS46DnEg40w4XHvrebQkwsUqNrFcDA/s1427/Pub852_141520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1427" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARvg1tI_hvFR2kVUT3KTNLejK-gjKYU0FwJHkOov_TCyYgqz8GDyJjdXGWzWYCMAqeknXkQqDBWXOK9R5dsakSUS5RD9rezvUNzHcIf_KFFLSY3zzrLY2E3-z-RZyYqrvwP0WPahpPLzbCZgk29UieU_cvUKS46DnEg40w4XHvrebQkwsUqNrFcDA/w640-h484/Pub852_141520.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I remember when I first began researching Tallahassee Publixes, I thought this store must've been built in the 1970's at the latest. In retrospect, that was a poor assumption considering it's a 61M from 2002; however, it does still boast the condensed version of the Publix logo that hasn't been used since at least 2010. What's even better is that this is likely the building's original sign since it still uses a dark hunter green rather than <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfY8nYtK5ERB7E_X8axVSoMlzteqr4zUWMoxgVwjscQxaQTel_7ayAtqSg5eyUxgc83-JBIBBg1NmvyjHXXUgkgldKgnBDgtlF_pgS7Kyu8u7ZpVxcI2jnW8E7HuQ41S6XrjDQ89RRzhwhEWrXBE-OdOwckxqXL_-eqlHcY0cbahZyoOVlxJJ-RfC/s1920/Pub1343-v1_174222.jpg">the lighter green</a> we see at most stores today.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_FEJDG3vkH8KIVHMJSZA16Pxu8_tL__eRl6troSxOZxrN99bviVeZVRPs5nQkH-dfZR19dZn3TwQi_M6aWQgInUfuM6kh4utgnAy_5zehm7s1rnDkrnkvZ4JU8syO5a9WSHiDUcaGQ4nLYiBAy6ApWvPINOmq5S4hSzgh_boF6CYiIZOEpDTqmjQ/s1440/Pub852_143219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_FEJDG3vkH8KIVHMJSZA16Pxu8_tL__eRl6troSxOZxrN99bviVeZVRPs5nQkH-dfZR19dZn3TwQi_M6aWQgInUfuM6kh4utgnAy_5zehm7s1rnDkrnkvZ4JU8syO5a9WSHiDUcaGQ4nLYiBAy6ApWvPINOmq5S4hSzgh_boF6CYiIZOEpDTqmjQ/w640-h480/Pub852_143219.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">61Ms are strange beasts considering they are the only mainline Publix prototype to have ever used three discrete entrances (well, it's technically two entrances and one exit—pictured above). They also utilize a three panel sliding glass door instead of a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE0cj-UwD_hol9r2DgiQ6TuA9n6B-z03HN782texQMS-wA24X1RPS9AMz02UzIBpQuCIJ4wtW95yS6Cy4Gd9xjPg4FgrFf7d6Vo3i6OwTvOxc1sxHPrxxOHazeAg8sZQxTpUYblWYA7xaJxYjSJudAKfM5enJnlhXlcldIof9TFMDZq18VVrZUIGJ/s1835/Pub1343-v1_174254.jpg">four-panel one</a> like we see at most stores. Moreover, Tallahassee has the highest concentration of 61Ms anywhere on Earth! If you so desired, you could hit up all three of The Capital City's 61Ms while driving for less than 9 miles and 25 minutes. Tampa comes in a close second, but it would take 15 miles and at least 35 minutes to visit all three of its stores. I still wonder why the city of less than 200,000 people received 25% of the 61Ms ever built in the state (and 23% of the 61Ms ever built), but it probably has something to do with the fact that most other major Florida markets received a <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#65N">65N</a> in the decade prior. Furthermore, many of Tallahassee's stores were coming up for replacement and the largest Publix in town was previously a meager 48,000 square feet. Now I just wonder why Jacksonville never received a superstore!</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF77xmWG9mWV3KHP8QVf_GSYXxUac1jlxsmVCsnm-aOZjadpqxT4b-HxsAGSj-RH8poHAXa1ENDp9qneHFlLIbrKSkvAAmy6xosZFEyyqSTCXZfRYX6-_TvXP7FqfRvi5g9dxveOVu8cNmzdICUMFNYMV9Tf51vv3jeK_m37jgli0P4IDEAfnEjuw65Ro/s2000/2017-07-06.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF77xmWG9mWV3KHP8QVf_GSYXxUac1jlxsmVCsnm-aOZjadpqxT4b-HxsAGSj-RH8poHAXa1ENDp9qneHFlLIbrKSkvAAmy6xosZFEyyqSTCXZfRYX6-_TvXP7FqfRvi5g9dxveOVu8cNmzdICUMFNYMV9Tf51vv3jeK_m37jgli0P4IDEAfnEjuw65Ro/w400-h300/2017-07-06.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Sly 14kt (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/fe5TBtTVLFDXD2FYA">Google Maps</a>) - July 6, 2017<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">While I was researching this location, I came across this photo of the left entrance to the store from a few years back. The subtle gradient of colors on the staggered corner accents immediately brought to mind <a href="https://nwretail.blogspot.com/2023/06/nested-rectangles.html">this shot</a> NWRetail posted a while ago of a JC Penney using a similar technique. I wish Publix had kept this styling rather than painting all of the trim the same shade of brown, but alas, they never asked for my opinion!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC48co9OsF05XsTQsU-g2odB4v1zSobGEvHWZqcCFAd_MR1wmzKZhKTTkZmPBx6F0RPiBFsLTkjvuFAZBfLuPko9JqTs6F3jgGcpmmPz40XWig-HgLRq1lE6CB51I1lWpZhirkN1VOThRE2UOcnLwKBenRxtEVhvtc-ddBp6amurcbxR5Z4VEkuvG/s1440/Pub852_141544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC48co9OsF05XsTQsU-g2odB4v1zSobGEvHWZqcCFAd_MR1wmzKZhKTTkZmPBx6F0RPiBFsLTkjvuFAZBfLuPko9JqTs6F3jgGcpmmPz40XWig-HgLRq1lE6CB51I1lWpZhirkN1VOThRE2UOcnLwKBenRxtEVhvtc-ddBp6amurcbxR5Z4VEkuvG/w640-h480/Pub852_141544.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Stepping inside, we can instantly see that this store <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxJy976ZlAd6O77qX3Pg10Tsa-QxwlafDRFvmWSvCsDnwn-mIaNyTt26VlvR6ykd8zgMqPn5OT4MX8VPHndxqVIUCmkW2VFhEiDYSu8-2WBw2UHBblmXmW6f5BXz0Q8rpKGRWlkyXcuwXKlaFJfoAPvL48gI3N4w0dNu-Shknc-l1XQiDASpMWQoXs=s1854">is a bit different</a> than its younger sibling, <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/05/former-albertsons-4428-tallahassee-fl.html">#1306</a>. The most notable difference is the presence of the second story balcony which runs along the entire right wall of #852. Security camera technology in 2002 wasn't exactly as robust as it is today, so I'd assume this balcony was a key supervisory design feature for such a large store.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgU5TSUyYeNxalD1_XBNdCOtFX481l0SoOg4t4-5J3AcQWh5vsQJreP4pQpjdFhzSSZKebexZZT6jgjjzqC9cx2NBspcqRNjhUFB2sdPJWYce_2Tclr9B8F3hyw_fM-DL4pB8RRhNMbCRurommNKaLvfDw9aF9MUuZ4llBOQhB2TmJvi0TZ4qseUD/s1920/Pub852_141606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1920" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgU5TSUyYeNxalD1_XBNdCOtFX481l0SoOg4t4-5J3AcQWh5vsQJreP4pQpjdFhzSSZKebexZZT6jgjjzqC9cx2NBspcqRNjhUFB2sdPJWYce_2Tclr9B8F3hyw_fM-DL4pB8RRhNMbCRurommNKaLvfDw9aF9MUuZ4llBOQhB2TmJvi0TZ4qseUD/w640-h322/Pub852_141606.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The lower ceiling also provided a nice divider for this store's health and beauty items. Likewise, the pharmacy is located in the middle of the right wall of the store.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI38xgvJL_ZfpKr7vXPmtKUwdds2_45s0XfMvbYOCxns3QlIKJLaNBDtTXxrQ2-uMEC29OUWXGrj2S33o_QoUOtkAYToU8UEkklcFYIjHM3uI8KU6YRJAbyrqKqRGKDwzCiLkMEt3iTQxlpl1FW8HHbRdNmFCe55MH1IZN1UMfOJZFiU4HcVQCEuDO/s1309/Pub852_141616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI38xgvJL_ZfpKr7vXPmtKUwdds2_45s0XfMvbYOCxns3QlIKJLaNBDtTXxrQ2-uMEC29OUWXGrj2S33o_QoUOtkAYToU8UEkklcFYIjHM3uI8KU6YRJAbyrqKqRGKDwzCiLkMEt3iTQxlpl1FW8HHbRdNmFCe55MH1IZN1UMfOJZFiU4HcVQCEuDO/w330-h400/Pub852_141616.jpg" width="330" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I do like the curvy nature of the balcony as it adds some subtle visual interest to an otherwise imposingly large structure.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg-DQnTyBvxjxi0mjhEsABt7JzgsZ-BWFyLKIEGuCLLscNyllohBYuL_4bDzv0Xk0IMlwwoQYZascWb62RTj6xbbRIKSpG1EPn4cHbD3TlL2bUngfE6LG0HzEUOMc5Hr9oKMXROhvZwkf6-OUa8meU8EqiW1Dbnlr9VssQ6tSbeR9_6cSEY_xPqXv/s1440/Pub852_141703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg-DQnTyBvxjxi0mjhEsABt7JzgsZ-BWFyLKIEGuCLLscNyllohBYuL_4bDzv0Xk0IMlwwoQYZascWb62RTj6xbbRIKSpG1EPn4cHbD3TlL2bUngfE6LG0HzEUOMc5Hr9oKMXROhvZwkf6-OUa8meU8EqiW1Dbnlr9VssQ6tSbeR9_6cSEY_xPqXv/w640-h480/Pub852_141703.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have to admit that this store is even a bit large and imposing for my taste; it seems like every time I walk in a 61M I get lost while looking for something. I couldn't imagine trying to navigate my way through a 100,000 sq ft+ Kroger Marketplace!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The funny thing is, I have no problem in the slightly larger 65N stores, probably since their layout strongly resembles the smaller <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#47N">47N</a> and <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#55N">55N</a> that I am much more familiar with. In that same regard, the layout of a 61M is strikingly different from any other Publix design I've seen.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXg8kLvezukqMNNUApd2tVeL7QS6dstSBf4o_-L62YJTsd0ymE9U7qfVGiV66Me2es6ahS7OweuSBkAhlbmMsdjkTcTMvPfTzAv7RKj4A3aVY3RnfBaKtOKJ5GM4Q_CmOQ7bcnv9RBId0fOzs1avaLSBnTtorVoCP_UJ2PlbaI6LgSq8TiDbdGIbi/s1203/Pub852_141816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1203" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXg8kLvezukqMNNUApd2tVeL7QS6dstSBf4o_-L62YJTsd0ymE9U7qfVGiV66Me2es6ahS7OweuSBkAhlbmMsdjkTcTMvPfTzAv7RKj4A3aVY3RnfBaKtOKJ5GM4Q_CmOQ7bcnv9RBId0fOzs1avaLSBnTtorVoCP_UJ2PlbaI6LgSq8TiDbdGIbi/w640-h574/Pub852_141816.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On the topic of getting lost, you may notice that I took a lot more pictures of the H&BA section than I typically do—there's a reason for that. I spent at least five minutes wandering through these short aisles looking for Chap-stick! I photographed this store over a year ago, but it didn't take long for me to remember why I had so many photos of the pharmaceutical aisles. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It turns out that the various lip balms were located somewhere on the aisle under the giant orchid picture we saw above, and the only reason I found them was because I had to ask an employee for help. You know it must be bad if I'm having to ask for directions inside a Publix!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This photo was taken from the dividing line between pharmaceuticals and cosmetics (with the latter to my left), looking toward the customer service counter off in the distance. If I didn't know better, I would've thought I was in a much older store based on all of the dropped ceilings I see here!</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEy7BxigHTXJrPZpY4cNlEVcABq7NlqZsFNwRpJniTKEt3yH5IO32FLt-PKPq8YVGDXuMZSVgg6eEc1kzUWeBkRUJ0thJpDOlnAILKCIo9QZznykeSHBgf8r5pGLwFD9HmClaDY7SN2fJrGB1288j_yvEvzPUEKs4aQmXyvF1XEV3uaZWRbKLaVFvF5U/s2592/2017-01-07.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEy7BxigHTXJrPZpY4cNlEVcABq7NlqZsFNwRpJniTKEt3yH5IO32FLt-PKPq8YVGDXuMZSVgg6eEc1kzUWeBkRUJ0thJpDOlnAILKCIo9QZznykeSHBgf8r5pGLwFD9HmClaDY7SN2fJrGB1288j_yvEvzPUEKs4aQmXyvF1XEV3uaZWRbKLaVFvF5U/w300-h400/2017-01-07.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Corry Williams (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/KGjEEkR7xxxsdVEMA">Google Maps</a>) - January 7, 2017<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">I honestly hate when I have to resort to using Google Maps photos in my posts, but sometimes I simply missed the boat on documenting some pieces of history (which is why I try my damnedest to make it to any store I know is closing and may have something of interest inside). This store has a lot of things I wish I could have photographed, but I simply wasn't aware that Publix even hung signs in stores six-years ago! Oh well, at least the internet has these photos (since many of the unique 61M features have been eradicated over the years)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The first such feature is the large dedicated "GreenWise Market" this store used to have in the front right corner. I remember this section's counterpart in #1306 being quite impressive when I saw it back in 2010, but it seems like Publix decided to disperse this department into the rest of the store during the 2018 Sienna remodel. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLToq0_gKUbkmao6j45PPJTsA6j4LnO8CzsJbKRSpj9K6OV8F4BDX8rmAxKxwitiOT7joz7ICnqe9Gs-xM6Qft6ryA_WM5DMw8EeH2hORCCUUG2zZrfrZhbVI813Y9oEp8kXk5m-5umcXWi3In4fod8wKCZbHa_OHXgl6GlWN1R70Qqybsn5htLWbU/s1119/Pub852_141746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLToq0_gKUbkmao6j45PPJTsA6j4LnO8CzsJbKRSpj9K6OV8F4BDX8rmAxKxwitiOT7joz7ICnqe9Gs-xM6Qft6ryA_WM5DMw8EeH2hORCCUUG2zZrfrZhbVI813Y9oEp8kXk5m-5umcXWi3In4fod8wKCZbHa_OHXgl6GlWN1R70Qqybsn5htLWbU/w386-h400/Pub852_141746.jpg" width="386" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We'll begin to emerge from my pharmaceutical purgatory and take a look at the section of dropped ceiling over the checkout lines. The backside of the seasonal display can be seen under the Publix "P", while the windows over the center set of doors can be seen off in the distance.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAVMsLuQCVXAqoB2ZNcqv0eq43o8wPArEvfGrM7WGGo76Xh_gdiyP7X9JpBRKpk6HCraeiJ095asOTAx9LVEcxwLGAUS-k_sWpqhvIdY88gQvr52yCoqtuUzEP2RKFvluRXP9IjeeNCWcKNF__66-KvqNGfjXLLTjjDpzJwxCjJ-9FyVQfaBzbQ2i/s1489/Pub852_141831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1489" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAVMsLuQCVXAqoB2ZNcqv0eq43o8wPArEvfGrM7WGGo76Xh_gdiyP7X9JpBRKpk6HCraeiJ095asOTAx9LVEcxwLGAUS-k_sWpqhvIdY88gQvr52yCoqtuUzEP2RKFvluRXP9IjeeNCWcKNF__66-KvqNGfjXLLTjjDpzJwxCjJ-9FyVQfaBzbQ2i/w640-h464/Pub852_141831.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">All of you keen-eyed Publix fans should have noticed something by now: this store lacks a terrazzo floor! I can only think of one or two new-construction Publixes I've come across that don't at a minimum use a terrazzo-esque epoxy, so I wonder why Publix opted to use vinyl here. On top of that, you can see that the pharmacy alcove used a different color of vinyl to boot.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe9UqvLbgtYWSlWS0ZMRtY3U3selSNz2fRVIo6MlVHMpCrlpZYBaSJdvMc0iStTbnuwq0Lr_K_QZ3sQJsxIpjrLGh1hFFht_Ui_NMku93TM8eec0mDKgJ5DhE3_uI6yrgRoksUa2F8piDz-hXDY09JuK6SWEI5SpeCxMfPdK_oA74yVkUrom89Nye/s1360/Pub852_141919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe9UqvLbgtYWSlWS0ZMRtY3U3selSNz2fRVIo6MlVHMpCrlpZYBaSJdvMc0iStTbnuwq0Lr_K_QZ3sQJsxIpjrLGh1hFFht_Ui_NMku93TM8eec0mDKgJ5DhE3_uI6yrgRoksUa2F8piDz-hXDY09JuK6SWEI5SpeCxMfPdK_oA74yVkUrom89Nye/w318-h400/Pub852_141919.jpg" width="318" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Throughout the store, Publix had these green banners hung on all of the columns in the grocery department. These appear to date back to this store's Sans Serif Classy Market 1.0 remodel considering their resemblance to the CM 2.0/Invigorate package of the same vintage. I'm honestly surprised that a 15-year-old banner has managed to survive here, but it would also seem stupid for Publix to come up with a new design that's only used in twelve stores (#1306 lacks these banners since it is a "special" 61M).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZYLfzhVXkAY6vDGuH_9zcnaT8u3wKgf10adIef9h6Qd9YQMUici5G8H2425umDpqceIO4R3QirdG4NNMDWRQzuBwIi-J73Aqh4TkdsKdr8h7fu8DXyQ_cPLTfEuk81eBAXRpkp8qMqYoYM_gRWX_Z18cSug4AnYX6i08CK14c8fd8JRV9tXl8Av1/s1148/Pub852_142058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1148" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZYLfzhVXkAY6vDGuH_9zcnaT8u3wKgf10adIef9h6Qd9YQMUici5G8H2425umDpqceIO4R3QirdG4NNMDWRQzuBwIi-J73Aqh4TkdsKdr8h7fu8DXyQ_cPLTfEuk81eBAXRpkp8qMqYoYM_gRWX_Z18cSug4AnYX6i08CK14c8fd8JRV9tXl8Av1/w400-h376/Pub852_142058.jpg" width="400" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The rear aisle of the store isn't anything remarkable; however, at least Publix filled up the blank wall space over the dairy department with this large egg graphic.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-HdtkN1aLBu6T36NzssT-ai50k2Sn0eGnmdKCrNyLRba1xNAqTr7-hLWuYVDdlMEo-0UkMMeY1Ebo-iPERQ4VwYeClEUnv6RKq5vagpuH1kDDruYuQcygEADRKEWIh0P6t6escr_AwPD8uR-5y6rlXBMep9vBkqLrNeUOCySXLEfJpAKBvRnSaCa/s1440/Pub852_142106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-HdtkN1aLBu6T36NzssT-ai50k2Sn0eGnmdKCrNyLRba1xNAqTr7-hLWuYVDdlMEo-0UkMMeY1Ebo-iPERQ4VwYeClEUnv6RKq5vagpuH1kDDruYuQcygEADRKEWIh0P6t6escr_AwPD8uR-5y6rlXBMep9vBkqLrNeUOCySXLEfJpAKBvRnSaCa/w640-h480/Pub852_142106.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next up, we'll poke our heads down aisle two to take a look at a variety of breakfast items . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_Bg79FWRdii3CA5BXDdvpP39dV5Rg7dahdFUxjNzc5QdHqXM7zzjRtA1JoFGh9Vh4JOK8uZKTasYOGJZ0WCcuVENkxqejRXuIipBIDR2L8M3G6wXjDpqxI4iqIbIp37kbXzltYdg7MtoH6TxqJln3_zBRLtYkVPvjbDqKvM9--9_S8kzU9uWMX8C/s1440/Pub852_142137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_Bg79FWRdii3CA5BXDdvpP39dV5Rg7dahdFUxjNzc5QdHqXM7zzjRtA1JoFGh9Vh4JOK8uZKTasYOGJZ0WCcuVENkxqejRXuIipBIDR2L8M3G6wXjDpqxI4iqIbIp37kbXzltYdg7MtoH6TxqJln3_zBRLtYkVPvjbDqKvM9--9_S8kzU9uWMX8C/w640-h480/Pub852_142137.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">. . . before turning back toward the pharmacy to look at the second story balcony. One noticeable difference between #852 and #1306 is the presence of much taller ceilings in the former. Just based on <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5wVopF1d5bnfm8-TtzBAkNBi885f-3TRdsAfZZ51dYikFDJEbNxx1M6sCGz-j2Ma5DhW5aJWvtcSQsnrGqNhS8vfHGw5Bh1QhSSBqXO5aBEGqBn6b4y6j-SDYSFf_S7syBjrR1yiDTArJKKdruFkFPuHJvsIj5f0jxeuujSpRF7RG7NNXEaiIemoc=s1829">the air duct placements</a>, I'd have to guess that the latter's ceilings are at least 5-10 feet lower since it doesn't need space for that balcony.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ek8zGgAcsR3pMTdEjN4jIP4ERRwsEp9JqQCFp3BaD3UzdXwAVBB_HOZd7bPmU6YZn4s_uXu5JZ1m-cQF-jEAEWiOnmuzwUhcZKPjc421GGSXzZIjwCXXEvejGr8M8euP3aBGRCsFq_gaJuuO8CghUCTJg6KeYVJNd5ZK1AwB1GKLjy1dGe63oO44/s1440/Pub852_142223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ek8zGgAcsR3pMTdEjN4jIP4ERRwsEp9JqQCFp3BaD3UzdXwAVBB_HOZd7bPmU6YZn4s_uXu5JZ1m-cQF-jEAEWiOnmuzwUhcZKPjc421GGSXzZIjwCXXEvejGr8M8euP3aBGRCsFq_gaJuuO8CghUCTJg6KeYVJNd5ZK1AwB1GKLjy1dGe63oO44/w640-h480/Pub852_142223.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Hopping over to aisle four, we see baking supplies, salad sauces, more banners that make me think of 2008 design, and the hallmark Publix "P" that only started to appear in post-2015 décor installations.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Something else that sticks out like a sore thumb to me is the "Can Vegetables" category card at the bottom of the aisle five sign. Prior to Sienna, this store had the Bamboo/Classy Market 2.5 package, which I'm presuming it remodeled to in 2013 based on <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/EozfDoGA25KoXjb58">the aisle signs it received</a>. The first iteration of these familiar green tri-sided signs used a bold/small caps font before adopting the all caps Avenir that is much more widespread. The presence of the old category card proves that Publix reused those 2013 sign frames when this store remodeled to Sienna in 2018, while swapping out (most of) the card inserts for the newer typeface. We've already seen where Publix uses <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnElavrKzwUfXykJ9-Rs4ZkFW4ITxyxv8ZZnaz1UhELNU9U7VdNsLQ1YXXuzyk5L2yhUlIKUjuFznF7EtzGDK_5XiU1OZli2ySKC8tKtf1qFTv9ZIrb88PoRL-NHjGtsIiQ0HcjNgAe0o271ZAQ5bE3cVpF9rCBflOBzs5Bkwy07P9Z50U9b6aTo5j/s1231/Pub450-5_183842.jpg">the same tactics</a> with Evergreen remodels today. If it ain't broke, why throw it out!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSkuBbSnawG8a1ZxUMVQNqGuzOp-iCs5-CjAjoufYdPx4vRObfH6E5F7zbKwKMkOxLYj5kl8FWbu7CvWRYODzlh2o0rxKiIA-frLpvWiDA3YKZBNpBmfvqIpfQfenQmIRd1vL4WA7opfGZwAf84ppeIqD0lcyiiFGY6n3OYocCc6sOZOx0aY_jFRS/s1920/Pub852_142256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSkuBbSnawG8a1ZxUMVQNqGuzOp-iCs5-CjAjoufYdPx4vRObfH6E5F7zbKwKMkOxLYj5kl8FWbu7CvWRYODzlh2o0rxKiIA-frLpvWiDA3YKZBNpBmfvqIpfQfenQmIRd1vL4WA7opfGZwAf84ppeIqD0lcyiiFGY6n3OYocCc6sOZOx0aY_jFRS/w640-h360/Pub852_142256.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Let's take a quick look at the front end of the store before moving on. I believe there is a staircase behind the customer service counter which leads to some second story offices in this section of the store, but I could be mistaken. #1306 uses the space over its checkout lines for the Apron's Cooking School which is serving <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230729183513/https://apronscookingschool.publix.com/events/summer-vegetable-celebration-641613291627">its final class</a> tomorrow evening.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EPeLLlvwaOY3qzkp8lj8k2jcYU5oWCeRDx86F3iIMUJOcNigWHPMfB01NRezUlF_N7pZn_2xth6kuekAzzePoPg6R7muFbBSxrCcy1o8we_tNjh7hs9Ij6T4jgSwigbF3UDA4nR3L3yn0MW4Vx4BQaGuA4s4JI-vJQO_b2zL1laOzCgioLRRrZqb/s1421/Pub852_142348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1421" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EPeLLlvwaOY3qzkp8lj8k2jcYU5oWCeRDx86F3iIMUJOcNigWHPMfB01NRezUlF_N7pZn_2xth6kuekAzzePoPg6R7muFbBSxrCcy1o8we_tNjh7hs9Ij6T4jgSwigbF3UDA4nR3L3yn0MW4Vx4BQaGuA4s4JI-vJQO_b2zL1laOzCgioLRRrZqb/w640-h486/Pub852_142348.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p>Aisle nine boasts detergents of all varieties.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwTMTW37kMHrNN9AHgEOqsoo76SkZpBEKe9BCOw895xFVsuOr84zD0Qvqy69Q-ajRr977zQikZvID9X5EA-MsT4TRWR4ljwfVq0hS3p_ixOpZphU4DSu2ireNZvwaO2wH2w7n3i_JPy81Ny89EMqA2qo8R_K-0dnoC600EJ2do2brRSnYjhQT3Eus/s1265/Pub852_142441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1265" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwTMTW37kMHrNN9AHgEOqsoo76SkZpBEKe9BCOw895xFVsuOr84zD0Qvqy69Q-ajRr977zQikZvID9X5EA-MsT4TRWR4ljwfVq0hS3p_ixOpZphU4DSu2ireNZvwaO2wH2w7n3i_JPy81Ny89EMqA2qo8R_K-0dnoC600EJ2do2brRSnYjhQT3Eus/w400-h341/Pub852_142441.jpg" width="400" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Jumping back to the rear actionway, we can see how the columns don't quite line up with the ends of the grocery aisles (and partially obscure the aisle signs). Prior to this store's construction, Publix seemingly always provided some sort of boundary around the center grocery aisles, and it seems like they tried to subtly continue that with the placement of these columns and the banners hanging on them. You'll notice that the two banners hung on corner columns are placed perpendicular to each other while the ones on center columns are parallel to provide the illusion of a barrier. This isn't quite as drastic as the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4npik0wFfUGiASwSBFHLAsZYOax4umcs4T5-03dMsf1r9ynzfwNauEpGNIZO1mvkMiJgc8-v6iay6lHVchQO9jHSWMMHt8jLsG2fedIoNmMF1mo3QG2QvEjSVGvUMfo7qdkIfb-w9e32sL3VHvclEiBqMFyKOfTPlBDdBgJ1hnQBctZ_HJn_XHQm/s3648/5375964183_75803bf9c7_o.jpg">massive beams</a> or <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgDH8YV56fh97jMK049ik7zv0GvJsVa9TAQSjq632nupxRgniuHgjpKEd2sfIfNz6oVbKQS281reS6OG9zFoHjPv8UNDfUeKP2M4DTSmrwHJmwB_vsEBh6LPn0rh-1pzJOxpiRmBrGZs3FZIDCcTldLZKYptxcc05BfA2NqehEpBBI7JtwVdiq4yb/s1851/Pub601_210602.jpg">curvy ceilings</a> the chain was using in different stores of the era.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJMY1wGNj6MzQnp76pD4e36NJZFg835T2VtNKoPYRol-TxbniWcPWH_R40lOGJV7Wv6bbMT7ektKEILXxL6fNlRUjN7sFNfsWitVbT2bJZp6s8L_Tmh8tXEkArj8KHL5KT3nAPk2F7WlHMANG5W4_L8PS0tlR6Wjjzk9Gv__M20EbX5SkXKXj8fe6/s1017/Pub852_142452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1017" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJMY1wGNj6MzQnp76pD4e36NJZFg835T2VtNKoPYRol-TxbniWcPWH_R40lOGJV7Wv6bbMT7ektKEILXxL6fNlRUjN7sFNfsWitVbT2bJZp6s8L_Tmh8tXEkArj8KHL5KT3nAPk2F7WlHMANG5W4_L8PS0tlR6Wjjzk9Gv__M20EbX5SkXKXj8fe6/w400-h316/Pub852_142452.jpg" width="400" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This store isn't in a bad area of town per-se, but you can tell Publix is a bit on edge here considering they installed the anti-theft wheel locks on all of the buggies. It also appears that this may be the reason why this entire store's fleet of carts remain the older model Technibilt 4140s (thanks <a href="https://retailregents.blogspot.com/">Retail Regents</a>), which is an increasingly rare sight to see (I actually can't think of any other store where I exclusively saw the 10-year-old model). Most stores by now have a mixed-age group of buggies, with many having already replaced or vastly reduced the number of these since the chrome finish on them doesn't hold up very well. I know it's very easy to spot the circa 2015 carts in my local store (compared to the newer ones) because the finish has flaked off in a lot of places and revealed a matte silver surface, and in some cases, a yellowish primer. Some suspect this may be the reason Publix switched to the powder-coated grey carts last year since the finish should be more durable.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuGB9Zw2YyptIoWkmAZE2YTo1EoIKi6todkW7-T4Jjsko3Vn-pzq7-GV2Zxd0gWvlgSCwnosKvc5W-KzCOauQFvrYBFk2ezSE_gRk59j6v_OzKw_5yPGSjfZziElH57w-LtT-kUn1KVfVNUS9Lui0jX3yBeeeV-I4eE6Gqm5Lh_26kVhRCS0WPgfq/s1473/Pub852_142453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1473" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuGB9Zw2YyptIoWkmAZE2YTo1EoIKi6todkW7-T4Jjsko3Vn-pzq7-GV2Zxd0gWvlgSCwnosKvc5W-KzCOauQFvrYBFk2ezSE_gRk59j6v_OzKw_5yPGSjfZziElH57w-LtT-kUn1KVfVNUS9Lui0jX3yBeeeV-I4eE6Gqm5Lh_26kVhRCS0WPgfq/w640-h470/Pub852_142453.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We can see that aisle twelve is the first one on the left side of the store to be outside the banner perimeter. This aisle was really hopping with all of the people looking at beer! I suppose that makes sense for 2:30 on a Summer Saturday though.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUv6nUeJQw_pmMUZ4eaR2FcdP_sWt_gkyj4bn-EhKp2MHWfEs_Nr2u-xcT-2UHNzjeYOHz81eMbTw7hvLXaZHNhCYxf8sGLEJsHklS4E28GJI6DmB25YY7rD3382pIExdqa3eMcC0HzDHSQ73kdo1zVw-ZJbnm_pdKz22-mSjov3kzTau-E5KRb_v/s1178/Pub852_142742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1178" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUv6nUeJQw_pmMUZ4eaR2FcdP_sWt_gkyj4bn-EhKp2MHWfEs_Nr2u-xcT-2UHNzjeYOHz81eMbTw7hvLXaZHNhCYxf8sGLEJsHklS4E28GJI6DmB25YY7rD3382pIExdqa3eMcC0HzDHSQ73kdo1zVw-ZJbnm_pdKz22-mSjov3kzTau-E5KRb_v/w400-h366/Pub852_142742.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj39hbkn7iI6vGBFRgDVon-_NsG6YUAkTmuu6Y8fbRfsvVzzDSYNegrWEiub_gHvDtTOKFjqAkWQ1Ibf8V_BdnwlW5QLhM8p047vcnwgmSrOwbjO6uLF-XWnth4LihQknyFXMBHVQlIxfg6lldehLm-hzoi7O7k5P5b5u4PBHUUgJFWCXdlMGLmPVc/s1395/Pub852_142454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1395" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj39hbkn7iI6vGBFRgDVon-_NsG6YUAkTmuu6Y8fbRfsvVzzDSYNegrWEiub_gHvDtTOKFjqAkWQ1Ibf8V_BdnwlW5QLhM8p047vcnwgmSrOwbjO6uLF-XWnth4LihQknyFXMBHVQlIxfg6lldehLm-hzoi7O7k5P5b5u4PBHUUgJFWCXdlMGLmPVc/w640-h440/Pub852_142454.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Likewise, aisle fourteen was as <a href="https://youtu.be/ySb1f9zWJkQ">cold as ice</a>; even though it doesn't have beer, I don't know why people weren't flocking here on a hot summer day!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wXwv-JZMhaWD-imjolkHjG8xwGx8US4b6Rm4QF97ASgCxY8TLMR7vpf0grc_rZWhhRjyVujscVSJvoHVkACcao7eswc6-A1b9DE7h0z8XgtX-x6xxUeqwba4RD4c9zf7VHE7o9BwKPHwpclpsrMkRSRIwjkMwfvVMNsD9NkrTPFABvfQ513HWhBF/s1440/Pub852_142546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wXwv-JZMhaWD-imjolkHjG8xwGx8US4b6Rm4QF97ASgCxY8TLMR7vpf0grc_rZWhhRjyVujscVSJvoHVkACcao7eswc6-A1b9DE7h0z8XgtX-x6xxUeqwba4RD4c9zf7VHE7o9BwKPHwpclpsrMkRSRIwjkMwfvVMNsD9NkrTPFABvfQ513HWhBF/w300-h400/Pub852_142546.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Here's a look at the same aisle, just from the front of the store this time.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2cL8bFpJcHYM8Ke5SSzEkplKNswkviyMdKtKL0BLcWouo-ec9RjuiGhH8H5NroBxIGd1ebX3XgCZR7J-AbOKjU_3LomSy8b3D94OgEZ14BncEJzeYc1A4ecRNBnDqAqBI5d-UFrc7l-TMrUuoBvrWZsKQYg2GcEcLBUc9Z_8SIdn47kUHoIhJIfk/s1270/Pub852_142529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1270" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2cL8bFpJcHYM8Ke5SSzEkplKNswkviyMdKtKL0BLcWouo-ec9RjuiGhH8H5NroBxIGd1ebX3XgCZR7J-AbOKjU_3LomSy8b3D94OgEZ14BncEJzeYc1A4ecRNBnDqAqBI5d-UFrc7l-TMrUuoBvrWZsKQYg2GcEcLBUc9Z_8SIdn47kUHoIhJIfk/w400-h340/Pub852_142529.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Publix typically has a small but decent selection of plants, although, I don't recall seeing entire blueberry bushes for sale in a store before.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iUw093wVwtKXmNtJ1cFMZaq6w6-Jt2sF6_wTScdH8MUFrTRlGNKfP2BRNd2RCF7eat2-sNYD08aksaFVLYf0ngWivNh2pJDl_T4o-63WJUHfyH8no-qEv6JjGS15rZwSVOMcTjYH0Y3M5FhGYxq9Ze2-fVy4hcesSlPCegr0kJtjEqvpW9rHnbaq/s1431/Pub852_142528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1431" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iUw093wVwtKXmNtJ1cFMZaq6w6-Jt2sF6_wTScdH8MUFrTRlGNKfP2BRNd2RCF7eat2-sNYD08aksaFVLYf0ngWivNh2pJDl_T4o-63WJUHfyH8no-qEv6JjGS15rZwSVOMcTjYH0Y3M5FhGYxq9Ze2-fVy4hcesSlPCegr0kJtjEqvpW9rHnbaq/w640-h392/Pub852_142528.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In review, here's a look over the 2/3 of the store we've covered thus far, with frozen foods located at 9 o'clock, the grocery department at 11 o'clock, pharmaceuticals at noon, the door we entered through and customer service at one, and the checkouts and exit doors at two. Wow, I didn't realize I could spend over five hours in a single Publix, and I still can't find the damn Chap-stick!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Okay, let's <a href="https://youtu.be/P5ZJui3aPoQ">carry on</a> my wayward son.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rStnHzlKG6js0rOLJre-Bs9djjq45MTlNbzc3S27xwwUdbFszokKQUjr2X8cTsmK9F7xvDBJwgecfQnI7jZQ_plftY5JuODP68LeymRzprk9jYWw-4ghjQ1S_ChCFUyWcbun0U-USAeuXokwSuuK7HPjOsEZ1kLDAm8JnF3c30NGMIHj9pEtQjC0/s1920/Pub852_142555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1920" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rStnHzlKG6js0rOLJre-Bs9djjq45MTlNbzc3S27xwwUdbFszokKQUjr2X8cTsmK9F7xvDBJwgecfQnI7jZQ_plftY5JuODP68LeymRzprk9jYWw-4ghjQ1S_ChCFUyWcbun0U-USAeuXokwSuuK7HPjOsEZ1kLDAm8JnF3c30NGMIHj9pEtQjC0/w640-h334/Pub852_142555.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Now for my favorite part of this store: the grand aisle. Y'all got a bit of a preview of this as I was recounting the <a href="https://youtu.be/EuQgODC-KRY">jukebox in my mind</a> over on aisle fourteen, but now we get to see the full-frontal experience of the arched ceiling and clerestory windows <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxK6KnyeM8Gp0pzaZ_Q2ZXfyHbwxxsUE41pdfkzfO5EzrSW1o3dLbvL0W3ls6wLqv8pfzWtLIOCtms_jAeoKpgo5FkWz2a9rvsh2B3tZGdcqdyOK2JyeQ7XhlnGo9oLbDeHY4GTaQ6RGigBjf-OMCKevzazKNsO5dzn2tsEvftb9eI_bWx8s4iK6SA=s1377">we missed out on</a> in #1306. Another thing that makes the 61M unique is the fact that it's the only Publix that comes to mind where every service department (save the pharmacy) is located on the grand aisle; in front of us we see the produce department, bakery, meat counter, and seafood counter while the deli is just behind me and floral (if that's still even a service department) is off to my right.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I honestly wonder if this arched ceiling was the inspiration behind <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVTSgdh081Txm4JHxVEKZpPQ24Qe7gj0hxvbJVGbCxQeDyStt-rhyziILO-Shdn44pTVYEEqiTq8gFa71xZFtizUTFSStRPn_JEci54UOXbTxUgW5l0RovMweoi52zsI71eu8yigEfKMzu9mY7fBvSqauCurlLTg6avrVAAc9lNWEHVwDDaJvIDAE/s1440/Pub1228_200151.jpg">the different interpretation</a> of a similar feature we see in the delis of mid-late 2000's <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#39M">39Ms</a>, <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#45M">45Ms</a>, and <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/publix-store-models.html#54M-1">54Ms</a>.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QbTwdhcxOcG-ndVsFn1B8BpkgvfZJVUM__abbVYXxXDGImOzrPWpQ0VJYpBaDzZx9iarLQXxxv_PYhD2jiJA1HfhUe6ACCY7YbNTiQRNCyBhcFvEjh6O01db8E1cXS9VIj_2d8Uc2LQYRYvGe-kL9GPzJJDsQ0MZxBDyXSquO2_v61j6COCDo82uYJE/s720/20YQSVQ2JNLQ0Z13B01QCWWU5SORWV3YU0LP0AJDVQSAO3C1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QbTwdhcxOcG-ndVsFn1B8BpkgvfZJVUM__abbVYXxXDGImOzrPWpQ0VJYpBaDzZx9iarLQXxxv_PYhD2jiJA1HfhUe6ACCY7YbNTiQRNCyBhcFvEjh6O01db8E1cXS9VIj_2d8Uc2LQYRYvGe-kL9GPzJJDsQ0MZxBDyXSquO2_v61j6COCDo82uYJE/w640-h480/20YQSVQ2JNLQ0Z13B01QCWWU5SORWV3YU0LP0AJDVQSAO3C1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Mike J. (<a href="https://foursquare.com/v/publix/4b463bddf964a520eb1a26e3?openPhotoId=4f0209e18b81b0190ce26707">Foursquare</a>) - January 2, 2012<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This may seem like a foreign(er) concept to some, but I've come to the conclusion that the 61M debuted Classy Market 1.0/Kiwi with an extremely similar interior design I like to call Prototype Classy Market 1.0. You may ask what separates the prototype package from the mainline version considering things don't look all that different from what we are used to in the photo above, but this store had already undergone one remodel when Mike J. took this picture in 2012. Most 61M stores seem to have undergone a light remodel to Sans Serif Classy Market 1.0 sometime around 2008, much akin to the Sienna Refreshes we've seen take place around 2019. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Judging by the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLMarxST4xi8xZnIwmT5A_57io4tDvKmqoWnfa-HfciomLwoGMCEicqVKzgM_10cXGgcB-qitb9l8-2L1lehWW59so3pomlGggXjLUs7492A6dVRhv9BCg5rvjNTaVrm5yUb_tlco36Aj5BCyyPqHX85fzcbgkxAa-lcVdnm1Jen_qaLtpiRxvVX6Xog/s2633/Publix__852_ready_for_grand_opening_to_replace_store__150.jpg">grand opening photo</a> we saw at the beginning of this section, the Sans Serif remodel would have just swapped all of the department sign lettering to Avenir text, replaced all of the category signs, exchanged the banners throughout the store, and removed the old <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaBLyVC1DTS7nnaJRcJmPDA_-1bFcmL3mmUlG02dqGpdDc7Z8T_fdkMnWpwd2ki7d55QrQOlsjLaQee4Y2bTyqLcNSNt4ibjqN39PekDPNZ3krowDrWB6O3etFtL7nzCIZgPobZ3YFoPMAFdTxgoE6gUsNrg34l8zYewcn1J8VQh1yrJ13Hohxo28x=s3375">ribbon logo graphics</a> from the service departments.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As for Prototype Classy Market 1.0 itself, it seemed to make its debut several years before the mainline version of Kiwi <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2022/08/publix-172-naples-fl.html">we saw in #172</a>, and still used the blue and teal aisle signs and ribbon logo department signs which are typically associated with Publix's late-1990's interiors. Something that would stick around with later iterations of the package is the presence of Bahama shutters adorning the walls (which can be seen in the photo above) and the muted color palette.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I really like how Publix originally made the grand aisle look like an open farmers market with the arched ceiling, truss accents, and street lamp posts stationed throughout the produce department. It's almost like they wanted to bring the outdoors inside!<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaNp8DJ_qYm4pKmsLHr4YwgZfsRTHzEqO4r-mXY07BXSgoWqgypattnDvH2TIZtk42PMPkkEagoKR4XStFmkGbpifZBzLrQc7WtfzldSP9lJpPHCuNyl0Ubie0InOS2eIOY9PwB9Tx60mG3VS5q95HinhXizo4r1m4BU1cmoNkZIGd79uwZFd7I-Wiik/s2000/2018-03-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaNp8DJ_qYm4pKmsLHr4YwgZfsRTHzEqO4r-mXY07BXSgoWqgypattnDvH2TIZtk42PMPkkEagoKR4XStFmkGbpifZBzLrQc7WtfzldSP9lJpPHCuNyl0Ubie0InOS2eIOY9PwB9Tx60mG3VS5q95HinhXizo4r1m4BU1cmoNkZIGd79uwZFd7I-Wiik/w640-h480/2018-03-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy GiantNinja (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/rDfPo4j6RxDDpHrq6">Google Maps</a>) - March 13, 2018<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Following the 2013 Bamboo remodel, most of these features were removed to make the store look like it does today. I would, however, like to point out how the truss accents still survived over the cut produce island and the seafood counter.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvRoKLdthJqsQKbLFdnKXxnuH9OL-bQetcNwIC69ut5SVjgrYZVrSptCDaJnRmkZJD1G_FE5Ro3cDE2qmfrMTOFRF9NQCAY2JhrpP7VdVtiyYyOH3hd8ciJR4SY1i5ZKNCwmZr2rSi_Jl6ySwNNmPLDL-rVL0k1Nfz0vtHG-yvCPHZUBiCwcmOH_t/s1440/Pub852_142621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvRoKLdthJqsQKbLFdnKXxnuH9OL-bQetcNwIC69ut5SVjgrYZVrSptCDaJnRmkZJD1G_FE5Ro3cDE2qmfrMTOFRF9NQCAY2JhrpP7VdVtiyYyOH3hd8ciJR4SY1i5ZKNCwmZr2rSi_Jl6ySwNNmPLDL-rVL0k1Nfz0vtHG-yvCPHZUBiCwcmOH_t/w640-h480/Pub852_142621.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Turning around, we'll take our first look at the large space allocated to the deli and hot food service options. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEExZ7nrmuAVoU_uCHr3TW5LuY2XjWR7B1GkbXGJ7gQWxBpnfQZgwn048zhSDOmnb9ZVYyzHMR5JJ_ES4KPS-Qa564CXyHVOlDS1CbmNGzrvIKnnR8hkhOtb4oyRGZh0B8Gx_-xFJD8OeePLdMAX-pKR3WqddHiGPlJYiSFsvrNAXvhX0L5OnXqysmrk/s2592/2017-01-26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEExZ7nrmuAVoU_uCHr3TW5LuY2XjWR7B1GkbXGJ7gQWxBpnfQZgwn048zhSDOmnb9ZVYyzHMR5JJ_ES4KPS-Qa564CXyHVOlDS1CbmNGzrvIKnnR8hkhOtb4oyRGZh0B8Gx_-xFJD8OeePLdMAX-pKR3WqddHiGPlJYiSFsvrNAXvhX0L5OnXqysmrk/w300-h400/2017-01-26.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Corry Williams (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/5oe3Rb7FhmqyzsSN8">Google Maps</a>) - January 26, 2017</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://youtu.be/9n3A_-HRFfc">If I could turn back time</a>, we'd see the deli's old truss accent still in place. I really wish Publix could have kept these around since they tied the service departments into the unique architecture of the store and were only found in the 12 original 61Ms. Alas, none of these accents remain in any store to be photographed in 2023. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcuAGqQNXEUp8ugjW4ya1_80O0_tiURsTFcmFLTDb8nVfl0uyl--DC-l87k5_P-FE6ONKrprlsC2mvisVI3krGh5efp2CL5th_b9DUXui4PgHbmmqxuE1yu8bPrmfkdKmr5kmlzReYUz-7Jfo60O_kw7TOTl1emfNQovxLb9SKoHGFHlgjx4_HzPX/s1440/Pub852_142843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcuAGqQNXEUp8ugjW4ya1_80O0_tiURsTFcmFLTDb8nVfl0uyl--DC-l87k5_P-FE6ONKrprlsC2mvisVI3krGh5efp2CL5th_b9DUXui4PgHbmmqxuE1yu8bPrmfkdKmr5kmlzReYUz-7Jfo60O_kw7TOTl1emfNQovxLb9SKoHGFHlgjx4_HzPX/w400-h300/Pub852_142843.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Something else I noticed is that those old photos appear to show an epoxy floor rather than the vinyl tiles we see today. I wonder if Publix swapped these out during the 2018 Sienna remodel?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9WqDy7HkRJZXzX4O4hHsXPIys4Q--k3_23yAoW5SVsf8C0NhxEiR9OH0PXlyVqPLp1fLL9ebjdc3RR1j_LJ6aA4BQg5Zq3U74quWb8BOKn5PcyxbLk0r6VuzVHDBf00lTaO61MSZZ1LYhnK0c39BSDhl5V4RF2dtl20s_gFXuXbWUAKQbXeDEDiJ/s1440/Pub852_142632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9WqDy7HkRJZXzX4O4hHsXPIys4Q--k3_23yAoW5SVsf8C0NhxEiR9OH0PXlyVqPLp1fLL9ebjdc3RR1j_LJ6aA4BQg5Zq3U74quWb8BOKn5PcyxbLk0r6VuzVHDBf00lTaO61MSZZ1LYhnK0c39BSDhl5V4RF2dtl20s_gFXuXbWUAKQbXeDEDiJ/w640-h480/Pub852_142632.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The seafood counter has similarly been defaced of its truss, and the fresh-cut fruit island has been adorned by a green layer of sheetrock.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMre-Rc0_LIjHRMKDWyyyJqc5WXyUWil5o1oKBcQjzxWCY2Ww18PEtcAlvzD8i-v4ySCtt9DAi4qjrI7Yh6iTUbgXjVa0xO7BDsGa9P12TCNF1sikMz8vDcZtILpZF5Ayw2yvACbNkr9hN6-BrENmc2ykekUwvSUGcGst_vTyBj7O6pov-zmqgCrdy/s1920/Pub852_142648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1920" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMre-Rc0_LIjHRMKDWyyyJqc5WXyUWil5o1oKBcQjzxWCY2Ww18PEtcAlvzD8i-v4ySCtt9DAi4qjrI7Yh6iTUbgXjVa0xO7BDsGa9P12TCNF1sikMz8vDcZtILpZF5Ayw2yvACbNkr9hN6-BrENmc2ykekUwvSUGcGst_vTyBj7O6pov-zmqgCrdy/w640-h312/Pub852_142648.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I don't have much to say about the wine and meat departments as they look basically the same as in any other Publix (despite the fact that I can't typically Bordeaux and filet in one fell swoop—the only thing that would make a Frenchman happier is if this store had <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGtUK5yWNm1gdiam_bFKxeXswjWjBFL5vQ7QPws1sNB6M06FykvJxRgrN4a7m7ERZS9-EbjmRtl4EhiqCSoCcwtjaA-h0KINN-RtuK1j0UvntvygQ73j1p3IkzL07nEJq-I8Z2yOAbxZEc07Hib-0wnBwqFHEcZJti4762qCVDqEItEHSCDzCYycmU=s1740">a charcuterie</a> over here like #1306).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzcUd8lzHUoHxq-AXiUfuJlKDa43nl3EAdGI3zgyxZsmpkVpJrjN2vU_pSgS-9kxKFa5kgpbE3-redZivKqYxrO-YNIkksF-EnjUNm9XQazWcUXpWGBNfXdYs9PFBPJgBOgIB1WS52ybnW3-JiXaLPaDsV1KajIicxr2OGVpln-rBCuS1JypvLGzJ/s1920/Pub852_142655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1920" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzcUd8lzHUoHxq-AXiUfuJlKDa43nl3EAdGI3zgyxZsmpkVpJrjN2vU_pSgS-9kxKFa5kgpbE3-redZivKqYxrO-YNIkksF-EnjUNm9XQazWcUXpWGBNfXdYs9PFBPJgBOgIB1WS52ybnW3-JiXaLPaDsV1KajIicxr2OGVpln-rBCuS1JypvLGzJ/w640-h298/Pub852_142655.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Despite the size differences, most other Publix stores from this era also situated seafood and meat in the back left corner.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-NVyuM5DH7c_PDoOvkMdBMIqSXHF3LzFJHB6eLCRjT88AgG2IGHMk2rjLlVSKQB0E7q6R8ohyCDsLBz7Uh4kTDfCOuiTmOLLbaRqtT65d5Sj3UF9e0-6UHDiEVyiMRZ9QMg_wW7Wu01NOh3ki3m717woLrYnZshjNwi6av9LfNBc3o5JLNY9iw0A/s1114/Pub852_142720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-NVyuM5DH7c_PDoOvkMdBMIqSXHF3LzFJHB6eLCRjT88AgG2IGHMk2rjLlVSKQB0E7q6R8ohyCDsLBz7Uh4kTDfCOuiTmOLLbaRqtT65d5Sj3UF9e0-6UHDiEVyiMRZ9QMg_wW7Wu01NOh3ki3m717woLrYnZshjNwi6av9LfNBc3o5JLNY9iw0A/w388-h400/Pub852_142720.jpg" width="388" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Surprisingly, this store has featured sushi ever since it opened in 2001. I don't recall most stores getting the specialty feature until around 2008.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo56MysqRhJ3_KqvbJxuC6VANnjNwYc4uakqWACRV8263FrtKMiTPj8yCLf5BgvdDlNPUpEqiM68mvbvV4KVlrJsU3JWUsst1PZ8jZPygzeM_IOCvY1dPDUO0O98aiNUOUkolw-tLZ-dmoI0xxK_yahKE8dlTxuusnwZlg8f-rJR7wRtbL2OKPANPq/s1133/Pub852_142729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1133" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo56MysqRhJ3_KqvbJxuC6VANnjNwYc4uakqWACRV8263FrtKMiTPj8yCLf5BgvdDlNPUpEqiM68mvbvV4KVlrJsU3JWUsst1PZ8jZPygzeM_IOCvY1dPDUO0O98aiNUOUkolw-tLZ-dmoI0xxK_yahKE8dlTxuusnwZlg8f-rJR7wRtbL2OKPANPq/w400-h381/Pub852_142729.jpg" width="400" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The American, Floridian, and Tallahasseean flags suspended from the ceiling add an interesting touch since I'm not used to seeing the latter two on display in Publix stores. It seems like Walmart may show the state flag in addition to the American flag, but I'm not certain on that.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We can also catch our first glimpse of the third and final exterior door, nestled just between the deli and a small seating alcove.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9rvNbbwqm-5QFVrT1NnDAlrGVAl9xhC3m5P1f2TuK6ClmmnPLHJoP6kB1AzcyFFqOqAyV5kij9G32PJaCI8VeeAqo3p27XwHAWqtklgAv3rDPMKi19zd7IBktD9mOk5h48O5PRF0TspZCxVv3U9QbCgRnVeqJ9aCi3q_h5IvLWplQ_YvW6RPXGg_/s1737/Pub852_142857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1737" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9rvNbbwqm-5QFVrT1NnDAlrGVAl9xhC3m5P1f2TuK6ClmmnPLHJoP6kB1AzcyFFqOqAyV5kij9G32PJaCI8VeeAqo3p27XwHAWqtklgAv3rDPMKi19zd7IBktD9mOk5h48O5PRF0TspZCxVv3U9QbCgRnVeqJ9aCi3q_h5IvLWplQ_YvW6RPXGg_/w640-h398/Pub852_142857.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p>Heading back up front, we see a familiar sight: <i>a Publix Bakery</i>. Simply breathtaking!<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNZTYAQadMJDLMB4-V9oSEbz2gNU8j2VBrKVuEbNVWv0-X-ZNgqJQpzlmOkw_2jU4YNIUUWJjtDVf7f2OtVCsL_b9-dulFPKaNPXhxmI3j04Bsq_G0OtpO0LjF8R6KmiGfEQ4bado0C8eMAU8m6ggPfXJsKzKP3NhiSlVYg9HoL2nuuSvJxYYUMZQzl4/s1920/2017-09-08.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNZTYAQadMJDLMB4-V9oSEbz2gNU8j2VBrKVuEbNVWv0-X-ZNgqJQpzlmOkw_2jU4YNIUUWJjtDVf7f2OtVCsL_b9-dulFPKaNPXhxmI3j04Bsq_G0OtpO0LjF8R6KmiGfEQ4bado0C8eMAU8m6ggPfXJsKzKP3NhiSlVYg9HoL2nuuSvJxYYUMZQzl4/w360-h640/2017-09-08.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Courtesy Kimberly Simpkins (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/x51srggLbbumvWeJ6">Google Maps</a>) - September 8, 2017<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Despite missing the old trusses, I think Sienna does a much better job of filling the empty wall space than Bamboo did. The additional paint colors and tan "bar" do a good job of adding some visual interest, and I like how the Portabello brown stretches most of the way to the ceiling as opposed to the orange which gives way midway up the wall to the blue-grey Windstream.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBkRHlM16OGG8DYJZKaRaGodZV18ypUZ413Xzb2Zh-Lxd7wWwV9xX_IxtatS5M7MFkWWVi0rU5N6QkdoGZ1aZWYVUT9FUYH-5h2S93oEy6awPLQKLnWEDwrCiIUyhRjjuVbr8ZjDYDUUnh0ecLnqjPErHl3rAOZ5EJdudEtA-NZ3l6Hqp1oZhpIkf/s1849/Pub852_142858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1849" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBkRHlM16OGG8DYJZKaRaGodZV18ypUZ413Xzb2Zh-Lxd7wWwV9xX_IxtatS5M7MFkWWVi0rU5N6QkdoGZ1aZWYVUT9FUYH-5h2S93oEy6awPLQKLnWEDwrCiIUyhRjjuVbr8ZjDYDUUnh0ecLnqjPErHl3rAOZ5EJdudEtA-NZ3l6Hqp1oZhpIkf/w640-h374/Pub852_142858.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Our final look inside will showcase the salad bar, another rarity inside a Publix, with the dining nook off in the distance. All of the 61Ms I've been to have one or two registers located just inside this entrance in case shoppers just want to grab a quick bite from the deli, but I don't recall if any were staffed on the day I visited.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXuMenGx05uTHC7I0EWgcmHVuGrOM8lx5mmnQRohue8rq6gFanfMy3-6KFqUGqdzypxjk1HNV6sZzuXTOGMDfhdJt89kh7BAwQ1jWTjaKucykdJV0e7PkIzvieG-j_YgzWcJChPmEyQLJaAnOxzNqVS9dK8AWJ853bPFxZL56xZfAjdWhXTbuLzrY/s1440/Pub852_143111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXuMenGx05uTHC7I0EWgcmHVuGrOM8lx5mmnQRohue8rq6gFanfMy3-6KFqUGqdzypxjk1HNV6sZzuXTOGMDfhdJt89kh7BAwQ1jWTjaKucykdJV0e7PkIzvieG-j_YgzWcJChPmEyQLJaAnOxzNqVS9dK8AWJ853bPFxZL56xZfAjdWhXTbuLzrY/w300-h400/Pub852_143111.jpg" width="300" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Back outside, we see the small Walmart-style doorway leading to the cart storage area next to the left entrance. Since the 61Ms have so many unique features, I wonder if Publix designers were just spit-balling ideas at the wall to see what they liked, or if these behemoths were designed by an outside consultant firm who wasn't asked to return. The fact that Publix dusted off a revised copy of these plans for #1306 makes things even more weird. But alas. (Dang it, Retail Retell!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq1yJHiqUKjoVN0U4lHwbj-Mv3ExNunVPIvh5Q3pUXiDYyJeO3lKDUovFri1XIrL4eiCF2JSjXieAWokS4Wi-kPmwlh5IIXAz49h42KWsLvxcL3yWuieIvlw7IAx-l3vh9CUCNzyuse1S0kawcm43RpSo1z_5XX5mpQlG2Sh-fT-TTUQPxBJHKopw/s1151/Pub852_143137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1151" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq1yJHiqUKjoVN0U4lHwbj-Mv3ExNunVPIvh5Q3pUXiDYyJeO3lKDUovFri1XIrL4eiCF2JSjXieAWokS4Wi-kPmwlh5IIXAz49h42KWsLvxcL3yWuieIvlw7IAx-l3vh9CUCNzyuse1S0kawcm43RpSo1z_5XX5mpQlG2Sh-fT-TTUQPxBJHKopw/w400-h375/Pub852_143137.jpg" width="400" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Off to either side of the store is a small section of shops, with these just so happening to be the ones on the right</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd00moAXOtGHNjfehBC-uaQ71oQdXa50v-M__3MS2ipS-F7gG9OQzj7RdOu87nN3knLTLc6nYGXYAzYukj9K5Rt443LZGxAFl9_dBXXc_-PxoVt7p9RC1b-aPOgXFHypiuVqGII_2i9N7aG6iGeDG5KbmKMr10Z01VgZw3eIFzOmnTKBGEyHa3T-pNL8/s2048/1700-N-Monroe-St-Tallahassee-FL-Building-Photo-7-LargeHighDefinition.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd00moAXOtGHNjfehBC-uaQ71oQdXa50v-M__3MS2ipS-F7gG9OQzj7RdOu87nN3knLTLc6nYGXYAzYukj9K5Rt443LZGxAFl9_dBXXc_-PxoVt7p9RC1b-aPOgXFHypiuVqGII_2i9N7aG6iGeDG5KbmKMr10Z01VgZw3eIFzOmnTKBGEyHa3T-pNL8/w400-h297/1700-N-Monroe-St-Tallahassee-FL-Building-Photo-7-LargeHighDefinition.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to LoopNet, we'll get two more perspectives of this store before heading back up North Monroe to Tallahassee's Staples store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_R7EQmQpa1hnzQhMFdBObIvczVaHVV-2e-21cz0Ok8PDos2Dhm-jNAgzzu6oEQVFadN9LL4ow9gcxPL0rY2ooGgl_7Wcj5kozwRr8eE5Qd0MyWyh3Us2ntEYwmW9pzGQK6wz9SxNAu-MrWRxVSlLc_do-DlxRtreBYli4r9u-gl50MSx-k1loRVVgMw/s2048/1700-N-Monroe-St-Tallahassee-FL-Publix-Center-6-LargeHighDefinition.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_R7EQmQpa1hnzQhMFdBObIvczVaHVV-2e-21cz0Ok8PDos2Dhm-jNAgzzu6oEQVFadN9LL4ow9gcxPL0rY2ooGgl_7Wcj5kozwRr8eE5Qd0MyWyh3Us2ntEYwmW9pzGQK6wz9SxNAu-MrWRxVSlLc_do-DlxRtreBYli4r9u-gl50MSx-k1loRVVgMw/w640-h294/1700-N-Monroe-St-Tallahassee-FL-Publix-Center-6-LargeHighDefinition.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>What a large building!<br /></p><section id="Staples"><h2 style="text-align: center;">Staples #1072<br /></h2></section><div style="text-align: center;">2241 N Monroe Street<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Tallahassee, FL 32303</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I typically don't pay attention to office supply stores, but something about this Staples location inspired me to photograph it last year. I will say that y'all are probably as tired as I am at this point, and I won't be the slightest bit offended if you just skip this portion of the post.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf_TLnPW7ZnkYmK_eaLN-VpY0hi2-HcFd92e198CFRNJiq4lVAw2z1xVUPL0B_M2VPEf-SQJzmPJhMHVruBuPcy-PFUqvHSis0BkmXFmPa8UifvuGGoiyC9A8V9RwjEJSdW-38PU5Pnstoh2u8jkyllumlriXNqnRHLBS19dPYyXr3PcAoGKZAP6O/s3436/Staples1072_132645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3436" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf_TLnPW7ZnkYmK_eaLN-VpY0hi2-HcFd92e198CFRNJiq4lVAw2z1xVUPL0B_M2VPEf-SQJzmPJhMHVruBuPcy-PFUqvHSis0BkmXFmPa8UifvuGGoiyC9A8V9RwjEJSdW-38PU5Pnstoh2u8jkyllumlriXNqnRHLBS19dPYyXr3PcAoGKZAP6O/w353-h400/Staples1072_132645.jpg" width="353" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I think what inspired me is how the inside of this store felt like it was stuck in the year 2000 for some reason. I shared these pictures with AFB, though, and he said it looks like every other Staples he's ever been to.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG6ed_OWUvNxQC15KgY6g4PNg0EQI3Hf_VPcOyiKbEXvocjJnQbhY4m8wWq9M7IjwAsf55zjgCtspGuv7A44TpQQ_VXmJ9cQuqfC29EdESwuYElJDlqvY29lxMiKHcPtYB2YeDeG_l5sfa0u0PFb9d9aAep28nG7UPWqbXJ0Mrm8suH9cSXU21DIs/s4032/Staples1072_132749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG6ed_OWUvNxQC15KgY6g4PNg0EQI3Hf_VPcOyiKbEXvocjJnQbhY4m8wWq9M7IjwAsf55zjgCtspGuv7A44TpQQ_VXmJ9cQuqfC29EdESwuYElJDlqvY29lxMiKHcPtYB2YeDeG_l5sfa0u0PFb9d9aAep28nG7UPWqbXJ0Mrm8suH9cSXU21DIs/w640-h480/Staples1072_132749.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It doesn't help that I've only been Staples one or two other times in my life; regardless, I feel like most any Office Depot or OfficeMax I've been to recently has felt like the category killer has been turned into the walking dead.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I also wonder if Shaq is that tall in person.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_Y5lPauAIl-rR-76BAiTQl_u6FRsROjHdDKd0G4zbgQaC7f8u7XN-y0tevpblhdYjY7uGXwn_yhmp9_lFKzmKh7lsEKBoModPTWQDt1e86TwhovXMWBUlyo4C4ZmmmsUIo6W4AXIq9M-yrKhyHe3MY9RjHcDm-mXUx-ZLIl4jvEXbQp67Sv-gdy8/s4032/Staples1072_132850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_Y5lPauAIl-rR-76BAiTQl_u6FRsROjHdDKd0G4zbgQaC7f8u7XN-y0tevpblhdYjY7uGXwn_yhmp9_lFKzmKh7lsEKBoModPTWQDt1e86TwhovXMWBUlyo4C4ZmmmsUIo6W4AXIq9M-yrKhyHe3MY9RjHcDm-mXUx-ZLIl4jvEXbQp67Sv-gdy8/w640-h480/Staples1072_132850.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p>Maybe some of y'all will be inspired by these photos. </p><p><span style="color: #800180;">Well, this scene does remind me of a guy I used to know. I heard he was arrested for running a shoplifting ring where he and his friends were stealing file folders, label makers, and filing cabinets - but I guess that's the price he had to pay for being involved in organized crime.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6aCs1UNBv7HUBB9vDnzKyyRZ4WDFInd_eWC-vfeUAVhHjdQU6I7cmo_8XJqRvRjmo-38H8LUpxrcsvZqige7vHwFplP-5e4zObtaI2lgGmSO9-rQME30ecGQZe2NnCqUaqdvL9CkvR3V0K6sm1xR-ymVa1iFZW-qRtrYIerViH3g2d1w_UnWqu0m/s4032/Staples1072_133048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6aCs1UNBv7HUBB9vDnzKyyRZ4WDFInd_eWC-vfeUAVhHjdQU6I7cmo_8XJqRvRjmo-38H8LUpxrcsvZqige7vHwFplP-5e4zObtaI2lgGmSO9-rQME30ecGQZe2NnCqUaqdvL9CkvR3V0K6sm1xR-ymVa1iFZW-qRtrYIerViH3g2d1w_UnWqu0m/w640-h480/Staples1072_133048.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p>In reality, office supply stores are pretty boring to look at. <span style="color: #800180;">I know, right! Everything in an office supply store seems so stationary.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVZl-lGUi_WTDfSKJRCMBDt21PVwdluw9SuIiP5e8BVtEduqpLmEZ5-Eejcq-mQG7g1H41OhuCbGC3AV12KtHeG5HQLhFxp3d2DsgZT9ICr1ktxxlfshNWfYssXpnnqm5v_zfHTvsRx_-9oLNPk-9Csgvufhi8ZqJqEyKQtkvJifG6-vzFMnd0Unv/s3314/Staples1072_133248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVZl-lGUi_WTDfSKJRCMBDt21PVwdluw9SuIiP5e8BVtEduqpLmEZ5-Eejcq-mQG7g1H41OhuCbGC3AV12KtHeG5HQLhFxp3d2DsgZT9ICr1ktxxlfshNWfYssXpnnqm5v_zfHTvsRx_-9oLNPk-9Csgvufhi8ZqJqEyKQtkvJifG6-vzFMnd0Unv/w365-h400/Staples1072_133248.jpg" width="365" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Probably the most interesting thing I saw was the UPS counter: UPS discontinued that logo back in 2003, so it would appear that this Staples hasn't received a full remodel since that time. How hard would it be to change out those few logos!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXbQShiWc4XrWijlnL4eACQQyJANs8UP3b7LDQjgPui-KmB3mF8-JnTR7ef24v58N6il1sQY24Br8dK3Iix8T1i71KEqXHu8JDNUgRldv8k1k93DZr0NEypafyifxJAc9evndPh2nYRz_yLdcgT8Fclt1mzkE5ohrNpialT2k-kGBqEcHwvD08JdT/s4032/Staples1072_133627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXbQShiWc4XrWijlnL4eACQQyJANs8UP3b7LDQjgPui-KmB3mF8-JnTR7ef24v58N6il1sQY24Br8dK3Iix8T1i71KEqXHu8JDNUgRldv8k1k93DZr0NEypafyifxJAc9evndPh2nYRz_yLdcgT8Fclt1mzkE5ohrNpialT2k-kGBqEcHwvD08JdT/w640-h480/Staples1072_133627.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p>At least this store seemed well stocked.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyQFy1WcQavNEfp3BMRzo3yZuqnY6GdV6nUpNhmJyMeh0bjNG8drDVzNms6OlKVr80-xNMv5QhPwGij5Vj2JiKPLkzyReqjB1kYpHD-TJOtxec1_T9R1h22dVqsde1-S8ExpnOl40qSn-ACKG4r9sA94eAuERoUVFwKmm7FF15UviJc2oS7S9jEns/s4032/Staples1072_133728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyQFy1WcQavNEfp3BMRzo3yZuqnY6GdV6nUpNhmJyMeh0bjNG8drDVzNms6OlKVr80-xNMv5QhPwGij5Vj2JiKPLkzyReqjB1kYpHD-TJOtxec1_T9R1h22dVqsde1-S8ExpnOl40qSn-ACKG4r9sA94eAuERoUVFwKmm7FF15UviJc2oS7S9jEns/w640-h480/Staples1072_133728.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, that will conclude my coverage for today, but make sure to check back in two weeks to see what else The Albertsons Florida Blogger has in store for us! <span style="color: #800180;">(I have a feeling my next post will involve a store that's one of the staples of this blog!)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">With regard to <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/">my own blog</a>, I think I need a break after cranking out these last two posts; I'll make sure you hear from me at some point in August though.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Until next time,</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>- The Sing Oil Blogger</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/p/more-than-convenience.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="2007" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1otjDHvPKyN_q6AUbl3bLVf04GaUg29ep9Ig3kzTw8YONhckjds4a76jpGrTcCCXmbGd7PvkLD6q9PQh797V2fbt8N8OJY5IeNdwoGLtZ0p9LUHeHE1R2As237QkSy_NX-1KOEkmMtLDg8AlnWrHl2wEJliqnMDsJSl5BdMLk8d1DphnCsDOjvtSL=w400-h138" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This has been a feature post from my series <i>Sing Oil Blog: More Than Convenience</i>, in conjunction with my post on <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/07/tallahassee-7-tallahassee-fl.html">Tallahassee #7</a>. To check out my other posts from this series or to learn more, click on the logo above. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="922" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXL6OSvVpYM--jJQQDVWfGt3M0QhwexkyaDMYoTQHxEmhBAEAFZlQUbf--_4gno-812UfRbeWIA2xbDh22Nv02rRjUsn2MgRKTopV8Xt_uE2v0xW0lG8Fey3YFJ1Erh74uyb_N1Li3GY_LmwWF43m2W44JIDNHF8sTpJJEgQluJDGAnXzEgUt78Tt/s320/Sing%20Oil%20Blog.png" width="320" /></a></p></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-51569678138755905812023-07-02T00:13:00.001-04:002023-07-02T00:13:10.915-04:00Former Albertsons #4402 - Largo, FL (Largo Mall)<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsltQZN9r988uR98qgxjbtTJz9IG2TrGo0l8Ijhq2TgAHhP3hig-H1u16bXj5vaIl64SgNODiEZJAV16rhcAr6PQDBZpnKwK9OzOyNAgwEZlnQLJUbIpd9I-JxJ3jI3GlwQh4PjyzcYLTH0dp2F2twpdh98X_j8rupcscTUC6NYfXcxliiiZVQY16cw/s2576/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="2576" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsltQZN9r988uR98qgxjbtTJz9IG2TrGo0l8Ijhq2TgAHhP3hig-H1u16bXj5vaIl64SgNODiEZJAV16rhcAr6PQDBZpnKwK9OzOyNAgwEZlnQLJUbIpd9I-JxJ3jI3GlwQh4PjyzcYLTH0dp2F2twpdh98X_j8rupcscTUC6NYfXcxliiiZVQY16cw/w640-h244/Photo%201.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Jewel-Osco #4101 / Albertsons #4402 / Safeway #4402 / Publix #1663</div><div style="text-align: center;">10500 Ulmerton Road #800, Largo, FL - Largo Mall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Over the years Albertsons had operated a little over 150 stores in Florida. Of those roughly 150 Albertsons stores, some locations were well-loved by their respective communities and garnered a loyal following, while others crashed and burned early on before slipping away into the inky void of retail history. After nearly a decade of writing this blog and talking to others about Albertsons stores in Florida, I've come to the conclusion that one former Albertsons store stood out among the rest as the strongest contender for the title of most popular and famous Albertsons store to have existed in Florida. What store would that be, you ask? That store would be the very one we're touring today - #4402 at Largo Mall. Albertsons #4402 has popped up a lot in retail discussions around the internet, more than any other former Floridian Albertsons store out there (although #4301 in Clearwater is a close runner up in the Floridian Albertsons popularity contest). People seemed to love the Largo Mall store, and I think that goes back to Pinellas County being Albertsons' strongest market in Florida through the years. I've had numerous requests to feature this store on the blog, and I have to apologize for it taking this long for me to get #4402 the proper AFB treatment. Over the years we've seen multiple blurbs about this store's transition from Albertsons to Safeway to Publix from various contributors (which you can <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/search/label/Albertsons%20%234402">see here</a>, scrolling past this post), however my time to visit this store finally came in early 2022, after this store had already been a Publix for a few years. As much as I would have loved to see this place during the Albertsons or Safeway days, that never worked out for me, so I had to settle for this extremely funky Publixsons store - the world's only Jewel-Safelixsons, to be exact. But before we jump too far into the quirks of this store, let's recap the history of the Largo Mall Albertsons:</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz98VocUkGfCHjmyt3oBwEbHoIabYGetsKrY3pe0eQ0O_dk5BIi9ZGkDTma_p8flw6htlVuWH1Q1LhDqiM2FeDErUrHxdYmV_2dIAHbSvgUCy34NL-T-noovRaa5SNrQF1Aj4bRPXvBQc8CU4OD87J2UiNH3QiJnNaaR4pSxvRy7LdkjMPoU9W0l0mfQ/s2081/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz98VocUkGfCHjmyt3oBwEbHoIabYGetsKrY3pe0eQ0O_dk5BIi9ZGkDTma_p8flw6htlVuWH1Q1LhDqiM2FeDErUrHxdYmV_2dIAHbSvgUCy34NL-T-noovRaa5SNrQF1Aj4bRPXvBQc8CU4OD87J2UiNH3QiJnNaaR4pSxvRy7LdkjMPoU9W0l0mfQ/w244-h400/Photo%202.jpg" width="244" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Plans for the Largo Mall began to surface in 1988, which would transform a large, mostly vacant tract of land at the southeastern corner of Ulmerton Road and Seminole Boulevard into a new 600,000 square foot shopping complex. Unlike what the complex's name may imply, Largo Mall was never planned or intended to be a true enclosed mall, the word "mall" most likely being chosen for the site because of the complex's massive size and large draw it would bring to the area. Alongside original anchors Bealls, Marshalls, General Cinemas, and Service Merchandise, the Skaggs Company purchased 8.5 acres at the Largo Mall site for the first Florida location of the tentatively named "American Superstores" - a project that would mark Skaggs' return to Florida following the not-so-amicable split from their joint-venture with Albertsons the decade prior. It's been rumored that Skaggs' return to Florida was specifically out of revenge, wanting to get back at Albertsons for taking the lucrative Florida stores when the original partnership between the two companies dissolved. Whatever the reasons may have been, Skaggs wanted to come back to Florida and make a splash with a show-stopping new store, that newly designed 73,000 square foot "American Superstore".</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZKVQxt8V_nn9D3DkNZaNIaF4JTwizq5mrN0PXSKeqGUgvvPFEQ-nPElPijXzF4df0FU8jNRl1lgFVi4y23vMJHlUeI3F9sQFOOL0LFDX18qhQJpipoc5k74BDMBNfB6s26OLDBYMFppIG43ySFNileUa_G5qcxOm0Zm7m8Pgkb9VBAmaGKCQde1S1w/s1005/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1005" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZKVQxt8V_nn9D3DkNZaNIaF4JTwizq5mrN0PXSKeqGUgvvPFEQ-nPElPijXzF4df0FU8jNRl1lgFVi4y23vMJHlUeI3F9sQFOOL0LFDX18qhQJpipoc5k74BDMBNfB6s26OLDBYMFppIG43ySFNileUa_G5qcxOm0Zm7m8Pgkb9VBAmaGKCQde1S1w/w400-h234/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Adam R.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The "American Superstore" project would eventually be renamed Jewel-Osco, Skaggs choosing that name to appeal to the Tampa Bay area's large population of Midwestern transplants. The Floridian Jewel-Osco stores were nothing like their Midwestern counterparts though, the only similarity being the name. The Largo Jewel-Osco was the largest supermarket ever built in Florida when it opened in March 1989, its 73,000 square feet containing a newsstand, a pharmacy, an optical center, a video rental center, and "a heck of a lot of room for food" per the article two photos back. To this day the 7 Jewel-Osco stores that were built in Florida are still the largest supermarket buildings to have ever graced the Floridian landscape, as Florida has never been a place where really big grocery stores have ever caught on. The size of these stores ended up being part of the concept's eventual downfall, as the Jewel-Osco stores could never gain the volume needed to justify all the space and extra frills. While size was one lingering issue Jewel-Osco couldn't overcome, the chain's first day in Florida couldn't have been a more foreboding sign of things to come either, as recounted in this blurb from <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/duckman66/">duckman66</a>: "<i>Grand opening week was a disaster. Among the many issues was a complete failure of the checkout system, requiring cashiers to ring up purchases by hand, with customers receiving crayons to mark prices on items." </i>Plagued with problems and a concept Floridian shoppers just didn't embrace, only three years after its launch, Skaggs had to wave the flag of defeat in Florida yet again, selling its 7 Floridian Jewel-Osco stores to its longtime foe, Albertsons, in 1992. <div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMFLfGR-2XtWz22NFtjn1mCTrhO87gJ4iLlWkd4Tzkmr3nqv2lhuW7dnaQLGlcHOvPccXEX_9n9ZYfo_YIRJZhXR1m9jA4Bf6iz4PCnwcFF8UFub5d4PYlddMX6ulemCMH7r6Q_og4KzOa2ffgOHxs-2WT7uVQGPETLC2h0oeYNvHG3Pqf19bpiw0zA/s3122/Photo%204%201992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3122" data-original-width="1819" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMFLfGR-2XtWz22NFtjn1mCTrhO87gJ4iLlWkd4Tzkmr3nqv2lhuW7dnaQLGlcHOvPccXEX_9n9ZYfo_YIRJZhXR1m9jA4Bf6iz4PCnwcFF8UFub5d4PYlddMX6ulemCMH7r6Q_og4KzOa2ffgOHxs-2WT7uVQGPETLC2h0oeYNvHG3Pqf19bpiw0zA/w233-h400/Photo%204%201992.jpg" width="233" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> After acquiring the 7 Jewel-Osco stores from Skaggs in January 1992, they were all swiftly converted to the Albertsons banner. From what I understand, Albertsons didn't bother to change much about the stores after purchasing them (at least in terms of decor), although I'm sure some of the frills (like the optical center) were killed off following the conversions. Albertsons would eventually remodel this store in the late 1990's to the Blue and Green Awnings interior, streamlining the store to look and feel more like an average (albeit slightly spacious) Albertsons.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQb-K8U4CMr4JoV812zqj3JKTNkENCdjQ6dGXkafTdPTLig7ZFO1Ly7saYp1M5M9qba4sTwl7XZjNe6t0EnQConLQbOoYKkHYdlEBHVt3Ih75YuZyy1VpFpjWCM00Nryut2FiN-o3d3KAah1tyi9qcwxGu-KFOQ95vd4OPvFo1fypguMgyFZpspAuq7g/s3263/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="3263" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQb-K8U4CMr4JoV812zqj3JKTNkENCdjQ6dGXkafTdPTLig7ZFO1Ly7saYp1M5M9qba4sTwl7XZjNe6t0EnQConLQbOoYKkHYdlEBHVt3Ih75YuZyy1VpFpjWCM00Nryut2FiN-o3d3KAah1tyi9qcwxGu-KFOQ95vd4OPvFo1fypguMgyFZpspAuq7g/w400-h158/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Adam R.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> While Jewel-Osco couldn't make it here at Largo Mall, Albertsons sure could. The Largo Mall Albertsons survived through numerous sales and closure rounds in the late 2000's and early 2010's to become one of the last three Albertsons stores left in Florida. A lot of this store's popularity probably came from its longevity, although according to an article <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/albertsons-die-hards-support-tampa-bays-last-store/2245019/">written by the Tampa Bay Times in 2015</a>, locals had lots of reasons for liking this store. That article is a pretty neat write up about this store and shows the devotion a lot of Floridians had toward Albertsons, even all the way to the end. I was the same way myself - I liked Albertsons and shopped at my local store all the time until it closed in 2012, however, I wonder how Floridians would react to the Albertsons of 2023. From what I've read, Albertsons seems to be a very different company these days, and certainly isn't the same company I remember from the late 2000's/early 2010's. My few visits to Safeway in 2017 seemed comparable to what I remembered from Albertsons' better days here, but a lot can change between 2017 and now. I'd love to visit an Albertsons again just to compare it to what I remember, but I doubt I'll be in Albertsons territory anytime soon, so I digress...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqlBaIxq1d3UiFDXLRP1saNyZHOUaKpVmzbuvOz6u72Hb6mW42HMYJqv0YdP1XdL7aKBS01QjssmkRmH0tUPmQW6rIkhEgyqDexdXGEKqxueGwF3-zaRaByuMZ7g9WlMAP7nt2ayw5Epmq5jNxjb3-uuA4R5HV1i0vHACJeqxL5cZzcfdCOloplqEvA/s3264/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqlBaIxq1d3UiFDXLRP1saNyZHOUaKpVmzbuvOz6u72Hb6mW42HMYJqv0YdP1XdL7aKBS01QjssmkRmH0tUPmQW6rIkhEgyqDexdXGEKqxueGwF3-zaRaByuMZ7g9WlMAP7nt2ayw5Epmq5jNxjb3-uuA4R5HV1i0vHACJeqxL5cZzcfdCOloplqEvA/w400-h225/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> However, at least from 2016 to 2018, we had Safeway to carry the torch of Albertsons' legacy in Florida. The Largo Mall Albertsons converted to Safeway in May 2016, and these three Florida Albertsons conversions were actually the first three stores to lay the footprint for other Albertsons to Safeway conversions elsewhere in the country. To this day I still have no idea what Albertsons was trying to do by converting their last three Florida stores to the Safeway brand, just to sell them all off two years later. Was it a last ditch effort to salvage a failing market? Was it a test to see how such conversions would work elsewhere in the country? Was it a ploy to clean up the stores to make them a more attractive target for a buyer? Did Publix just want to put Albertsons out of its misery once and for all? Much like the question of how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, the world may never know, but it gives me something to think about.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJyzulK90o49_dNKknN5l8TpVD3XY1V7aZMkwQ-j436g9YGx8lkw7tkAPewQf0Hfd23qs2QKf6LRQKy7Mo4Yqr0HC-vcWegUf4MPOCZcWunJ7MEUtLCigtqbl2o9qa8hSHa7FTj5lALOXxggRwaL6cD2pYdHzY7KSL5aE3Mj-ZbUmClEipV1q7C_46A/s1931/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1931" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJyzulK90o49_dNKknN5l8TpVD3XY1V7aZMkwQ-j436g9YGx8lkw7tkAPewQf0Hfd23qs2QKf6LRQKy7Mo4Yqr0HC-vcWegUf4MPOCZcWunJ7MEUtLCigtqbl2o9qa8hSHa7FTj5lALOXxggRwaL6cD2pYdHzY7KSL5aE3Mj-ZbUmClEipV1q7C_46A/w400-h204/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> August 24, 2018 was the day The Albertsons Company's time in Florida came to a close after 44 years, as Safeway Florida ceased operations at its three stores in preparations for their conversions into new Publix stores. As was the case with this store's siblings in <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2015/12/albertsons-3304-formerly-4304-altamonte.html">Altamonte Springs</a> and <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/08/former-albertsons-4319-oakland-park-fl.html">Oakland Park</a>, Publix already had an existing store across the street from each of the three newly acquired Safeway stores, and those older locations would all end up co-existing with the converted Safeways. If it wasn't for a T-Mobile store that blocks the view, you'd be able to see <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8961317,-82.7834254,3a,60y,337.96h,89.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJP0AP-SgCNfLtOlG9FdKEg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">Publix #1034</a> from the parking lot of the Largo Jewel-Safelixsons, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Publix+Super+Market+at+Largo+Mall,+Ulmerton+Road+%23800,+Largo,+FL/Publix+Super+Market+at+Paradise+Shoppes+of+Largo,+Ulmerton+Road,+Largo,+FL/@27.8950346,-82.7847399,693m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c2fbfd856d6cd7:0x232d187e48c6d9b2!2m2!1d-82.7807065!2d27.8935288!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c2fa5eafa840c5:0x96c7c2801e835e2f!2m2!1d-82.7836235!2d27.8965309?entry=ttu">it's that close</a>. It somewhat bothers me that Publix bought these three Safeway stores just to add three more redundant locations to their roster, but that's Publix for you.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaumKnDjFsBaPQKkW_-2SdtRmMAgvogTjbm8a4nsU9Zm2cH6OLuHe67Dk72YeRQPvCVUBhanxmGLYa_810UjcJXufFR8rlINpnRAal4cK4mFSIkyk3SCcWdO3qUtE2dvFU7vKfJnv73L_vj1l2PGwgYw1ayN0wnnsMSKiMj-_xHy2x59WpDhXnDHxBg/s1931/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="1931" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaumKnDjFsBaPQKkW_-2SdtRmMAgvogTjbm8a4nsU9Zm2cH6OLuHe67Dk72YeRQPvCVUBhanxmGLYa_810UjcJXufFR8rlINpnRAal4cK4mFSIkyk3SCcWdO3qUtE2dvFU7vKfJnv73L_vj1l2PGwgYw1ayN0wnnsMSKiMj-_xHy2x59WpDhXnDHxBg/w400-h214/Photo%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Publix #1663 opened at the site of former Safeway #4402 on November 1, 2018, only a little over two months following the closure of Safeway. With such a fast turnaround time the amount of remodeling Publix did was rather minimal, and certainly left some interesting remnants of the past behind. Around the time the initial Publix conversions happened, I was told the plan for the three former Safeway stores would be much like what we've seen with the 49 stores Publix bought from Albertsons back in 2008 - the stores got cheap remodels at the start, with more extensive renovations to happen later on. The Oakland Park Safelixsons was extensively remodeled to <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/08/former-albertsons-4319-oakland-park-fl.html">Publix's current Evergreen decor</a> in 2021, although I haven't seen anything recent about Altamonte Springs and Largo receiving more extensive remodels yet.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRuUqWFclsi-AnzJFBa9UVIZl8OiXoiKI1se0mH_XT4eQ3e1H9S2qhHv7ly_cE5P0q9Co_sokVp-hFE4_TLBL2gveYwqP9p-eU_IagBXpTqRvwrEvZ_cFWd3gcchdX7mJRzgfUAAwuU5OBfJhaur-PJF1yJd0BwSI0bl0CFfyp4lwd8UZ0VLaFcOZZg/s1931/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1931" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRuUqWFclsi-AnzJFBa9UVIZl8OiXoiKI1se0mH_XT4eQ3e1H9S2qhHv7ly_cE5P0q9Co_sokVp-hFE4_TLBL2gveYwqP9p-eU_IagBXpTqRvwrEvZ_cFWd3gcchdX7mJRzgfUAAwuU5OBfJhaur-PJF1yJd0BwSI0bl0CFfyp4lwd8UZ0VLaFcOZZg/w400-h285/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Off to the left side of the building is the liquor store, which is original to Jewel-Osco and has transitioned through all the different names this building has carried over the years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyykCMRyD7QZQqfyDs9BZiDLAv7VaZp-TDo8WAmO7NyEjB5mVPCtGGMQqPB0bwCnP2bge4OYH7QTMJvhqw_3zMuoJsV_6NWUQjN1Q8kAWjCMwpuOZnFyVm2xvuALB6oXwQjhGAMb5Rz_5TcJ8eecLN-s65QgITyIQjyfkquDWzSwWzFG5QiKxPps7sw/s1931/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1931" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyykCMRyD7QZQqfyDs9BZiDLAv7VaZp-TDo8WAmO7NyEjB5mVPCtGGMQqPB0bwCnP2bge4OYH7QTMJvhqw_3zMuoJsV_6NWUQjN1Q8kAWjCMwpuOZnFyVm2xvuALB6oXwQjhGAMb5Rz_5TcJ8eecLN-s65QgITyIQjyfkquDWzSwWzFG5QiKxPps7sw/w400-h276/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Safeway added some stucco and new decorations (like the awnings) to the front of the building during their remodel, but otherwise the exterior of the building still retains the same basic design it did back when Jewel-Osco was here. Inside though, this store has received some major changes to the original floorplan, all of which were thanks to the Safeway remodel in 2016.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYluJi51SHTUY0su3j5Iq_tLD7GNOiKCF_o88Nz0c5vYyj15vbz5r8bIMoT2W7bNXJlBkb93LMOzRU_-BMusN8liVHMHVhvoME9BK3P6Mo0uEkPz-KlhSaHz2fSZEKzST88jCxFlTJ0GPR5e5mNAsq0sYn54IYhJP_65Qk8XyWbQixAwSBE7zVY4TFIQ/s1931/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1931" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYluJi51SHTUY0su3j5Iq_tLD7GNOiKCF_o88Nz0c5vYyj15vbz5r8bIMoT2W7bNXJlBkb93LMOzRU_-BMusN8liVHMHVhvoME9BK3P6Mo0uEkPz-KlhSaHz2fSZEKzST88jCxFlTJ0GPR5e5mNAsq0sYn54IYhJP_65Qk8XyWbQixAwSBE7zVY4TFIQ/w400-h381/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like all of these former Jewel-Osco stores, these buildings contain three sets of doors - a entrance at each side of the building under each tower, with one set of doors leading to the pharmacy and the other leading into produce and the grand aisle. In front of me is the center set of doors, which seems to act as the main entrance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW-cGLzvHHUnCzVnH5gH9L7H1jyanQmWl5VEJlFHoM1xXeYcFZ3o0o68x72OTaMo4V5MjKdZH4bQ4XqfkygRl719OTEWjmAqEHe776hadr9yR65Hw3EFdF2-P_6MpN1aJL3P2YI0wGHAIkWt8AREeirlbnijK9xjC5_QxMEwJxV_fdltbeVYKwRLwDQ/s2081/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW-cGLzvHHUnCzVnH5gH9L7H1jyanQmWl5VEJlFHoM1xXeYcFZ3o0o68x72OTaMo4V5MjKdZH4bQ4XqfkygRl719OTEWjmAqEHe776hadr9yR65Hw3EFdF2-P_6MpN1aJL3P2YI0wGHAIkWt8AREeirlbnijK9xjC5_QxMEwJxV_fdltbeVYKwRLwDQ/w371-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> However, we'll head down to the far right side of the building to enter the store through the produce/grand aisle entrance, which is the door that lies ahead of me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_qpXb_v-lLBaF_3uMuw6Q8I-vZ5L2yL58G0NFkGprUI0_zuyMTINQwGae3fyX7MrC7QlFTY5Oip5mCrdXdqmPSW9WCTtPwaN4ReFrG7NI8XwojF-4QKFMlbg63pvbw0a4OP_r4d9aHtMarzP-G8gIy45lgnbVgvX7UAOvlJJPMSK6twgtsV_MCZEcA/s1992/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_qpXb_v-lLBaF_3uMuw6Q8I-vZ5L2yL58G0NFkGprUI0_zuyMTINQwGae3fyX7MrC7QlFTY5Oip5mCrdXdqmPSW9WCTtPwaN4ReFrG7NI8XwojF-4QKFMlbg63pvbw0a4OP_r4d9aHtMarzP-G8gIy45lgnbVgvX7UAOvlJJPMSK6twgtsV_MCZEcA/w388-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside and looking to the right, we see the deli in the front right corner of the store. However, this corner used to look much different when Albertsons was here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JjJxgL3tfarmw-4MiEoq9dwB9FGr4GOH5fc8gizUi9b7FQ1lnp2Ncg4vy8uj4qymJ9W-MCwjh_1H7tEBgU6rQ0Rs0Ux2xR62YdhwbSa2arHxMGAWuvQZxjwMD-pa-t-QlVVuHdxz30mPbejtjRPktjWtDj_osHb-uGv85XvQxVMP5h7axSCjfYhAeQ/s1513/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1513" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JjJxgL3tfarmw-4MiEoq9dwB9FGr4GOH5fc8gizUi9b7FQ1lnp2Ncg4vy8uj4qymJ9W-MCwjh_1H7tEBgU6rQ0Rs0Ux2xR62YdhwbSa2arHxMGAWuvQZxjwMD-pa-t-QlVVuHdxz30mPbejtjRPktjWtDj_osHb-uGv85XvQxVMP5h7axSCjfYhAeQ/w400-h314/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div> The front right corner of the store was originally home to produce, just like it was in all the other stores built as Jewel-Osco. The deli was originally located in an island in the back right corner of the building, however the island was removed as part of this store's conversion to Safeway. Out of the three stores that converted to Safeway, this store received the most work, as this was the only store of the three that received a major relocation of the perimeter departments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9oj_JfPs7h3NfudIqh3ZBlfxPJDNCsN_z0ola9rKCTg4Mt9y760DP_Ed78foYzP_OVQYZHvG5JWurf24Xa5bZhCs5E11KVVS0IkGbP1yTBQFiGX05spD_0JWckC2OvyhUs7MZWp17CTOoLrg_4w0uTSL3UvyE_rb2TFiAPJ6Caqq6X17XhtgQXvZdg/s1944/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9oj_JfPs7h3NfudIqh3ZBlfxPJDNCsN_z0ola9rKCTg4Mt9y760DP_Ed78foYzP_OVQYZHvG5JWurf24Xa5bZhCs5E11KVVS0IkGbP1yTBQFiGX05spD_0JWckC2OvyhUs7MZWp17CTOoLrg_4w0uTSL3UvyE_rb2TFiAPJ6Caqq6X17XhtgQXvZdg/w398-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking the other way from the right side entrance, we look across the building's front wall. Up ahead is the main entrance and the store's Starbucks kiosk, with some self-serve kiosks under the floral sign where <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECtk5flzqVrvXk5m5x7uUwffF_r_gXzS4B3cyBFr3a9XrThhgVfC9Iy3OTp9oI9UB5SbjIckkWEWh0xftv37I6vxndxWnzYLFLVyw4fYj9V4G0mw2910JF_mjnEJVQ_htN2xc2qYBe16D/s400/image3.jpeg">Safeway's dining area</a> used to be. While the placement of that floral sign seems a bit strange (unless one of those kiosks is a flower vending machine), let me zoom out a bit to shed a little more light on the floral arrangement:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i5Q5hL1nnDUhSrY774hUP3qEg3b4wuRXykCr57Nf7V38doSpqoUHAqPvdCDb9FB3c11OR2ioLJA2wK04Spowdoy4BpuyOTnFiOzI4sV9QtrXPl_EnN5hOGc7OMOyXDHoO-xFB_5P7M0VGiQhUVyqfiw2LKjEwVmHs39JMP8Jr1DqWIeKDCG6h1xBug/s1932/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="1932" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i5Q5hL1nnDUhSrY774hUP3qEg3b4wuRXykCr57Nf7V38doSpqoUHAqPvdCDb9FB3c11OR2ioLJA2wK04Spowdoy4BpuyOTnFiOzI4sV9QtrXPl_EnN5hOGc7OMOyXDHoO-xFB_5P7M0VGiQhUVyqfiw2LKjEwVmHs39JMP8Jr1DqWIeKDCG6h1xBug/w400-h353/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Floral is actually an island located between the right side entrance and the check lanes, with its own hanging sign above. The wall sign is additional, and its placement makes much more sense when viewed from this angle!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixldUS4bX3mUKiQNtyVswnW7zBPUzlKb-kWMflaMilXec4ig08357CSffalkK_EyTBnf9eo0Gy6l96sDTCn3Vsg4sPBDRNSAV8TUSaXg1n4rTczL9TFxEqTCfwJ56vI-ex73gYzgMjx98047WhXmU-9m_0aYV6mZBIQpScDfPgdflNSAFZplj6RxqdDw/s1932/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixldUS4bX3mUKiQNtyVswnW7zBPUzlKb-kWMflaMilXec4ig08357CSffalkK_EyTBnf9eo0Gy6l96sDTCn3Vsg4sPBDRNSAV8TUSaXg1n4rTczL9TFxEqTCfwJ56vI-ex73gYzgMjx98047WhXmU-9m_0aYV6mZBIQpScDfPgdflNSAFZplj6RxqdDw/w400-h394/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As you can tell from the last few photos, this store is still seeping with remnants from Safeway. Some of the most obvious remnants from Safeway's old decor package (dubbed as "Modern" by most Albertsons circles) is the use of all the brown wood accents (or should I say, brown wood-textured product accents). Besides using some wood paneling back in <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10568-33550354/kathleen-high-school?snippet=02a1788a244115211e96d654c37e4c11">the 1970's and 1980's</a> when that was the groovy mod-look most supermarkets were using at the time, wood accents are something Publix has never embraced in modern times. These former Safeway stores are the only times you'll see a Publix with a wood-style floor like we see here in the deli, and the wood trim running above the service counters is also a Safeway remnant too. Thinking about it now, the three Safeway stores are the only three Publix conversions I can think of where Publix didn't rip out the floors and replace them with <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63HUk-MikUXXgqihjhcUCDDzjEAa214H6cUqVAXv3Gam7nju6XFTnuHNnGCLj6Byh3qaiSQvrc8U-DlnaPEhqgfK2JMoJgB5dWg7-qla3XRQbX20EBWetgrcsQ4Dij6aIKdz-4N-3j4q_/s400/Photo+15.jpg">their usual tile pattern</a> or a faux terrazzo laminate prior to the store opening. The Oakland Park store had all of its old Safeway flooring ripped out when it remodeled to Evergreen, the Safeway flooring replaced with <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/DcZPUVMmL8FPAS8e7">this gray tile</a> (that matches the Evergreen decor rather well, better than the usual yellow/white speckle pattern will!) I suspect the same will hold true once this store and Altamonte Springs remodel to Evergreen as well, so we'll have to enjoy Publix's skimpiness while we can!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZ193_rNB6zFAjJ7EWN54abZMT6X6UIox3ZZAyiUmXJvumyTbevlA-Svw-qGw-iB49ZN9EBUbFzkPHlHsu1u3Bk25ADpjrVW8I2_J_6J9_1Px46szCAJ4oqiAkLagohrDUW7z3aXAC3tD0E5QSlyVkObyQvb5Sl2j7_Bjt49xvP5PW0voo1UgDZqDjA/s1931/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1931" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZ193_rNB6zFAjJ7EWN54abZMT6X6UIox3ZZAyiUmXJvumyTbevlA-Svw-qGw-iB49ZN9EBUbFzkPHlHsu1u3Bk25ADpjrVW8I2_J_6J9_1Px46szCAJ4oqiAkLagohrDUW7z3aXAC3tD0E5QSlyVkObyQvb5Sl2j7_Bjt49xvP5PW0voo1UgDZqDjA/w400-h398/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Getting closer to the wall, here's a better look as the wood-patterned trim left over from Safeway. I'm pretty sure most of the coolers in this store were recycled from Safeway too, as Safeway used the same black coolers, and looking at before and after photos seems to show a lot of the fixtures <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/duckman66/44336707122/in/album-72157701471255244/">in the same places they are today</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAnQO7kGZt_JMH0EGIHgkecaSIJuf-woq8FFpzv65xCQCqDA-z7iSDlF_MLvmH9TcYlE8U4-ULQtE7xbgldNlmxvBX4bZGckVjwRGMVplyIAgw0WUvZGvyxSeeIUu0T5_y2eTo9LlufJYL6STMEM9uo_WJZkqIkKRsz0hQ_15BtGuhAnlLI_Eyy-AdA/s1932/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="1932" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAnQO7kGZt_JMH0EGIHgkecaSIJuf-woq8FFpzv65xCQCqDA-z7iSDlF_MLvmH9TcYlE8U4-ULQtE7xbgldNlmxvBX4bZGckVjwRGMVplyIAgw0WUvZGvyxSeeIUu0T5_y2eTo9LlufJYL6STMEM9uo_WJZkqIkKRsz0hQ_15BtGuhAnlLI_Eyy-AdA/w400-h355/Photo%2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the deli relocated into produce's former home in the front right corner of the building, produce was brought out into the sales floor as the centerpiece for the store's new (and much wider) "grand aisle". Safeway had some interesting signage in the produce department, with the main department sign <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/duckman66/44336705662/in/album-72157701471255244/">mounted to those coolers</a> that line the left side of the department. It was a unique effect, even though Publix opted for a more traditional approach when they installed their super cheap version of Classy Market 3.0/Sienna in here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVo2RxIekNVc2iGZ4YmeK8hU90NJCKWWTLuZsRrzr0zc_iP8_42U0vjwW7E2P-0xtatWE1aWR4ebty3OVUnHtCKIa7oF7quW3mSPtlQsEMyU7SujAoa3Lc-cBBItawS7OiOcFtX1CKlV8OCV7fot5rgtVLcUc9j-uWmgB32pr2W07IRV7HUsDCyBklg/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1932" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVo2RxIekNVc2iGZ4YmeK8hU90NJCKWWTLuZsRrzr0zc_iP8_42U0vjwW7E2P-0xtatWE1aWR4ebty3OVUnHtCKIa7oF7quW3mSPtlQsEMyU7SujAoa3Lc-cBBItawS7OiOcFtX1CKlV8OCV7fot5rgtVLcUc9j-uWmgB32pr2W07IRV7HUsDCyBklg/w400-h380/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The bakery is located along the right side wall, and used to face the deli island in the store's original layout, creating a channel that funneled shoppers to the back wall of the store, like so:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZdtqJp3N4aOAi-oKWHtggPRB0RxT3IVHfWU8ngt-nOINaZIBHU15QN5dfdZGeG00FWMa2eBISaMZ9c-9-EpnLplwoDHGk-YoMR4Ob4GW_RU_Wy5RZzxC_MJBBSII96jm8wJSZNVkPE_LwJqLoj6_cyu70kVmGX6I0NkhvVdksuBCtT5uL0FBK3mofQ/s1503/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1503" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZdtqJp3N4aOAi-oKWHtggPRB0RxT3IVHfWU8ngt-nOINaZIBHU15QN5dfdZGeG00FWMa2eBISaMZ9c-9-EpnLplwoDHGk-YoMR4Ob4GW_RU_Wy5RZzxC_MJBBSII96jm8wJSZNVkPE_LwJqLoj6_cyu70kVmGX6I0NkhvVdksuBCtT5uL0FBK3mofQ/w400-h326/Photo%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div> You really can't get much more 90's than we see in the photo above, can we?! (Ok, <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/113856435@N07/albums/72157685459260314">maybe we can</a>). While Blue and Green Awnings was used nationwide by Albertsons, it really captured the spirit of 1990's Floridian supermarket decor with all the pastel pink and teal used on the walls. Albertsons #4402 kept this decor as-is until the conversion to Safeway began in late 2015. While Grocery Palace will always be my favorite Albertsons decor, Blue and Green Awnings is a solid second place from me, especially these funky 1990's installations!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf_5y6BoKywsfcOVklR0mOjag5nrMuJ4dDZcn8vg4Pk81vv1D-5bF75_osXQaDQpD5BW8tKAjAABNAhYDdA0A36h1Nmk8euMrqxp2pk2h9SXgIq61AWag3_mTpq3RVMnLyUQMiTcHqWnSn-q3VHnwlpYblOrQ_NMHBqa-5aBRscdhlpWSPsceGu_sDQ/s2383/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="1835" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf_5y6BoKywsfcOVklR0mOjag5nrMuJ4dDZcn8vg4Pk81vv1D-5bF75_osXQaDQpD5BW8tKAjAABNAhYDdA0A36h1Nmk8euMrqxp2pk2h9SXgIq61AWag3_mTpq3RVMnLyUQMiTcHqWnSn-q3VHnwlpYblOrQ_NMHBqa-5aBRscdhlpWSPsceGu_sDQ/w308-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Safeway added their new decor to the walls and changed around the styling of the bakery, but otherwise it was one of the only departments on this side of the building to not get a complete major overhaul.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFrpjn7vj-Q8mGTSHUvEPZkhld3K-Y9Kc5aoYKxsOkoEl9bv0f0VE8jEB44MGhzFIyCqrqArvWw-Bc0Zgk0J2witUf_ygG1DJimAM4Bl7PadqJJX4MSzgLNm-5PALvkM1KQldm8D4dx0oMgHCBq4gOKoPwJsTrZz6Vhx2oc7rsDAY5X52U2LK_DoEjg/s1931/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="1931" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFrpjn7vj-Q8mGTSHUvEPZkhld3K-Y9Kc5aoYKxsOkoEl9bv0f0VE8jEB44MGhzFIyCqrqArvWw-Bc0Zgk0J2witUf_ygG1DJimAM4Bl7PadqJJX4MSzgLNm-5PALvkM1KQldm8D4dx0oMgHCBq4gOKoPwJsTrZz6Vhx2oc7rsDAY5X52U2LK_DoEjg/w400-h338/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As far as Publix was concerned, a little blue paint on the wall and the bakery was good to go!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJfhFdZNBSCE7u3W5kDSPmqBfXvweJq7PpQTnvUVENRb26PEHdjwH86kkjLaOd-tEGsQ_v6YxnFezwXk1KVhnKq3p23tlUqjqY1dRDfIDgSH3KlMu9d2VUvQIZqYcy_6JgmLGZxidfO6r8YHZ6CQneo07dwVNAtuOExBkFXlF-O_9gHUKw9ESeV1Ayg/s1931/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1931" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJfhFdZNBSCE7u3W5kDSPmqBfXvweJq7PpQTnvUVENRb26PEHdjwH86kkjLaOd-tEGsQ_v6YxnFezwXk1KVhnKq3p23tlUqjqY1dRDfIDgSH3KlMu9d2VUvQIZqYcy_6JgmLGZxidfO6r8YHZ6CQneo07dwVNAtuOExBkFXlF-O_9gHUKw9ESeV1Ayg/w400-h371/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you ignore the Classy Market 3.0/Sienna decor on the upper walls, you can easily feel like you're still shopping in a Safeway. All the wood accents in this part of the store were really throwing me off, as wood and Publix are two things that are typically not associated with each other!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1SeSl47bdVLcWcEuPTaKe5lXpAGMrpUo65lgmFsAXLE4u9bZ4BQUKRcU0MGt0hPMVS-Hf_yG4rHJuaWwKQ-KhR86WpZE0eeQQ7SvSfyExL0Xnbf4buajuDbAK-Hs-ST2dSZbUJmt3M7fRZZN3l0DobU5aiszJSqDCg6BtcYqGI6pZQutNX9gIRYhPw/s1931/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1931" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1SeSl47bdVLcWcEuPTaKe5lXpAGMrpUo65lgmFsAXLE4u9bZ4BQUKRcU0MGt0hPMVS-Hf_yG4rHJuaWwKQ-KhR86WpZE0eeQQ7SvSfyExL0Xnbf4buajuDbAK-Hs-ST2dSZbUJmt3M7fRZZN3l0DobU5aiszJSqDCg6BtcYqGI6pZQutNX9gIRYhPw/w400-h398/Photo%2025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While this store is 73,000 square feet, making this one of the largest Publix stores in the entire chain, there weren't may super barren spots in the store where it seemed like Publix didn't know what to do with all the extra space they inherited. Publix did use some of their usual tricks in this store (such as making the aisles super wide and putting filler displays along the front end), although Safeway's somewhat spacious floorplan helped Publix hide this store's actual size better than they have at some of the other former Jewel-Osco stores they occupy.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajOyqiDhbcV_CDDJBQseUv9Twf7VwDdo96LPssDgbqsfSwu0yptUrZfwvoBVi3hivkkGuoRClTrPZ0gcVeW8lmtYbQiPGX78zg6JregMujqd1avtMzkyA1TdS5oKHtVpB02xb8qn-LzpWSTF6zYvwPt9QaFzXCLIBYiU9WJqdnBotBReMBLMTbT53vA/s2108/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajOyqiDhbcV_CDDJBQseUv9Twf7VwDdo96LPssDgbqsfSwu0yptUrZfwvoBVi3hivkkGuoRClTrPZ0gcVeW8lmtYbQiPGX78zg6JregMujqd1avtMzkyA1TdS5oKHtVpB02xb8qn-LzpWSTF6zYvwPt9QaFzXCLIBYiU9WJqdnBotBReMBLMTbT53vA/w366-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Produce prep was relocated to this island during the Safeway conversion, this island sitting in the space where the former deli island once stood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCUkkxg1LhJwIhiD5M5CPvVzx9JYeYMLimN9fpibnVp1W67VkAjTbHCyECwhkny3PogGPodlJGJyF_AE1E1aup_zq-tCOtEbHgh7kDDhI11QyvcnBet7K9HlfPuVoVhS3GEHHSvnDNDnKxoVX3yGHM1YVC_4rjDxp0fyQSnfR--pvrUYeOsI3y3-vzg/s1554/Photo%2026.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1554" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCUkkxg1LhJwIhiD5M5CPvVzx9JYeYMLimN9fpibnVp1W67VkAjTbHCyECwhkny3PogGPodlJGJyF_AE1E1aup_zq-tCOtEbHgh7kDDhI11QyvcnBet7K9HlfPuVoVhS3GEHHSvnDNDnKxoVX3yGHM1YVC_4rjDxp0fyQSnfR--pvrUYeOsI3y3-vzg/w400-h256/Photo%2026.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of duckman66</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Switching back to the Safeway days for a moment, we can see Publix didn't do much to this counter following the conversion besides removing Safeway's signs from the top.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQuTcTcvk0V-SnLhUHZGzTwpcLGsqRQTqkwwLrbYreAocjTz2lVDZBYuQmgX0BIBvSLoBqPRjY19tUc8P-dy_PQPNalsZIZoG6wKLma5ddVI-9hs5ob8iKn-b3YfDcfptGqLDv8LdNX-Cb385U5badsRtW5tD9IOcL_yHUX6wATHj0vspIF-bM-usRg/s1931/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1931" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQuTcTcvk0V-SnLhUHZGzTwpcLGsqRQTqkwwLrbYreAocjTz2lVDZBYuQmgX0BIBvSLoBqPRjY19tUc8P-dy_PQPNalsZIZoG6wKLma5ddVI-9hs5ob8iKn-b3YfDcfptGqLDv8LdNX-Cb385U5badsRtW5tD9IOcL_yHUX6wATHj0vspIF-bM-usRg/w400-h388/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Before we leave the grand aisle, here's a look back at what we've covered so far, as seen from the back right corner of the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxB274kHfmoYykjIwX8ap5rKb3KiW-lhzk3RsXpeqPV0NcIyBATDJxmecY7NMQ-cQngvKUsjYF2lPkj4-3NbytXiNDftA2ThbdJlrnGeUWniZqibeKypW2x-H4xdLuRTfb9gwq8FB08n3h_Ihtd_eSYddIlrQLJAhKovezSyiWRW1D6Gt06wg0ZJZcA/s2266/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxB274kHfmoYykjIwX8ap5rKb3KiW-lhzk3RsXpeqPV0NcIyBATDJxmecY7NMQ-cQngvKUsjYF2lPkj4-3NbytXiNDftA2ThbdJlrnGeUWniZqibeKypW2x-H4xdLuRTfb9gwq8FB08n3h_Ihtd_eSYddIlrQLJAhKovezSyiWRW1D6Gt06wg0ZJZcA/w341-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The back right corner is home to wine, with beer getting small billing signage wise, although that occupies all the coolers along the perimeter wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheG2bu7ak91vD8aiY4bXskHSvp27P6u6jOJFH8nCkRi1qsn_RflTXOXG6uXIz6U0ymabFzRFR-ulCMWbdjTjqs8PIpcp4fcuhtg4gU5gznT0doAMjVixb-Hf1M1RqeW_RylOWLml2Zxd4HHRUCjs0XRjvGB9Oy6oBoW39MAMKO3cPNlwcQVRT8qJyQLg/s2033/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheG2bu7ak91vD8aiY4bXskHSvp27P6u6jOJFH8nCkRi1qsn_RflTXOXG6uXIz6U0ymabFzRFR-ulCMWbdjTjqs8PIpcp4fcuhtg4gU5gznT0doAMjVixb-Hf1M1RqeW_RylOWLml2Zxd4HHRUCjs0XRjvGB9Oy6oBoW39MAMKO3cPNlwcQVRT8qJyQLg/w380-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning the corner, here's a look across the back of the store. The meat and seafood counter is to my right, with a few short aisles of chips and snacks to my left (a strange placement that came about due to the location of the produce prep island). I didn't manage to get any photos of those short aisles for some reason, but they are there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxHU6SikP_wiOqTLdp013q5F6vauiBVF-VTZ1J1KADFXPwnmV5FZYiBa71FS-7vuXTXNJdcBLeEbI6zAXZPRe0zkZ-AVS7D4RsK6G98XXoY-kHz9k0aPoy901wn3ZhlUSNa2IGra10pBhxjXBT-GU7zMUJ5jY4MZc0AaZiPduiQWSPvFoN6KITZO2Yg/s1932/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1932" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxHU6SikP_wiOqTLdp013q5F6vauiBVF-VTZ1J1KADFXPwnmV5FZYiBa71FS-7vuXTXNJdcBLeEbI6zAXZPRe0zkZ-AVS7D4RsK6G98XXoY-kHz9k0aPoy901wn3ZhlUSNa2IGra10pBhxjXBT-GU7zMUJ5jY4MZc0AaZiPduiQWSPvFoN6KITZO2Yg/w400-h344/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look at the meat and seafood counter from the opposite angle, with the wine signage sneaking its way into this photo too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-weUSbmX1se-H_sIr2j4uz3kwpUsIiKw_unfyG1gMoCAht2G8rT-LD1twwHdG8Kf-jOshi2iTa7LF30aKQ-i31yrDIrJNZqb2c9EVWUV_xZzEkLvoZ-mQ2RHd8wUE5uOtwWNj8f8gv1p6eiwE9WB3x5cqSl7bg2IqwBIfCY3mbBwnAUEGAIV7zpRFw/s1932/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1932" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-weUSbmX1se-H_sIr2j4uz3kwpUsIiKw_unfyG1gMoCAht2G8rT-LD1twwHdG8Kf-jOshi2iTa7LF30aKQ-i31yrDIrJNZqb2c9EVWUV_xZzEkLvoZ-mQ2RHd8wUE5uOtwWNj8f8gv1p6eiwE9WB3x5cqSl7bg2IqwBIfCY3mbBwnAUEGAIV7zpRFw/w400-h394/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like most other Jewel-Osco stores, the meat coolers are located in this alcove along the store's back wall, immediately after the meat and seafood service counter. What's quite interesting is the shade of beige used in the alcove looks pretty close to the wall color used by the previous Modern decor, another example of how this store still feels so much like a Safeway inside if you look the right way!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOPattTRGVRm2a-LLMEwMJNET4mIdfCaYBP_2AJJhMuT4HXyNMdUVabb334nTyVSGaRtawfRWyn9vZD-iXAIUnfIKb0PLBLwxCm9K90Jy6_MefLy3g8NtM4rRSTiQQ43jOwIL8EclbHhX84hVgMVrlgZDS2prnj9mU0r9Iid0_CNgQdcfOpmmoCH0rA/s1931/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1931" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOPattTRGVRm2a-LLMEwMJNET4mIdfCaYBP_2AJJhMuT4HXyNMdUVabb334nTyVSGaRtawfRWyn9vZD-iXAIUnfIKb0PLBLwxCm9K90Jy6_MefLy3g8NtM4rRSTiQQ43jOwIL8EclbHhX84hVgMVrlgZDS2prnj9mU0r9Iid0_CNgQdcfOpmmoCH0rA/w400-h398/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving along to the grocery aisles, here's a look down aisle 1. The shiny gray tile floor back here denotes Safeway's former <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj3N-tB_z7RGJkJWH6U1dez4hqFXKiBxhhXNIsGVud1PCewFy2ypBz-PU_hxPOpZfazAfV35yt7j70gXxt4jvgEQjWp7IN1__8TJZTyrvb_Q99qkdKwXPPA_qzt7f90zot7MPv93OGN8Z/s1600/image5.jpeg">Natural Foods department</a>. Since Publix doesn't have special dedicated Greenwise departments in-store anymore, the former natural foods department was absorbed back into the space for the regular grocery aisles. However, since Publix never ripped out the floors, it's pretty easy to tell where that department used to be.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2HcTuSpyTExSHFId4z2m2qf12sY8xxndBXNg-5ZOx8b9HjHhepTEAmpkvq_Jo8v62_kl7h9Rd6978EvWSvsJ29erC8h9eusiwE1AmISiwcBXSugHIhAIUmzbbAUWspVa3miTTJaMKByjkyKNU2SWe7VJz85Jp0AJLtj9ei59LNlN4M1dLordHlcLrA/s1932/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1932" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2HcTuSpyTExSHFId4z2m2qf12sY8xxndBXNg-5ZOx8b9HjHhepTEAmpkvq_Jo8v62_kl7h9Rd6978EvWSvsJ29erC8h9eusiwE1AmISiwcBXSugHIhAIUmzbbAUWspVa3miTTJaMKByjkyKNU2SWe7VJz85Jp0AJLtj9ei59LNlN4M1dLordHlcLrA/w400-h385/Photo%2034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A very spacious front actionway separates the check lanes from the grocery aisles. The arrangement we see above is definitely one of Publix's tricks to fluff the floor space, but width of the aisle was the perfect balance of spaciousness without looking like a desperate way to fill extra space..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPlPYFHp2jjuQczt0m91xvgzKRKnKCXqcL2LC2EDRmHNUDtiyvWy45y5SA4SgAwyNImAx7Uv3zlemUBF_qsGFL-Vdw4-T-MgQAoCYYPDx1eLiFleHp8pkTX8vUwv3q5zjhlVenLNHHQYYEQjsOEKnteRlPWDNDvjYMVI2Q-RZHuU9Y3AUSZC5WSqTqQ/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1932" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPlPYFHp2jjuQczt0m91xvgzKRKnKCXqcL2LC2EDRmHNUDtiyvWy45y5SA4SgAwyNImAx7Uv3zlemUBF_qsGFL-Vdw4-T-MgQAoCYYPDx1eLiFleHp8pkTX8vUwv3q5zjhlVenLNHHQYYEQjsOEKnteRlPWDNDvjYMVI2Q-RZHuU9Y3AUSZC5WSqTqQ/w400-h389/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Returning to the grocery aisles, we find enough room for two carts to pass by comfortably, with an extra lane down the middle of the aisle too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPE8AJHX-UUS0pHsfry0rkZ0--czAoiApYlzUr4xC4CRE1pXQTug32pBYvMQD6kKZ5BAmknM4Vo5WdIvjx-l0ve5C1GefA3CMiGQf94opG4vB9cV7du6PtVGFqSrg9eY9gRcMaFsUEwUpC6qTNOILY8A9QEL3G0SoF7OHdZlywFAPuM9HHns37AddKA/s1932/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="1932" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPE8AJHX-UUS0pHsfry0rkZ0--czAoiApYlzUr4xC4CRE1pXQTug32pBYvMQD6kKZ5BAmknM4Vo5WdIvjx-l0ve5C1GefA3CMiGQf94opG4vB9cV7du6PtVGFqSrg9eY9gRcMaFsUEwUpC6qTNOILY8A9QEL3G0SoF7OHdZlywFAPuM9HHns37AddKA/w400-h395/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we've seen at other former Jewel-Osco stores, the ceiling over the center aisles raises up a few feet, much like we've seen at Publix stores <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xEOe684zUevg0kck0V5qkDto4EDgMfdxwcAJlNcifAztaJkTYw433-6sN0cZ8zcvDbhGZ_QcRQNP5R6sgF4_PkgG6UVQqvrPQU9SohShz4SVPVy4NCaFBIDkzepcmBg8Uooks6b_crc/s1600/Photo+16.jpg">from the same era</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbJ_Kxos3KV0M6WZpdxIZRUciMhc4wu2H3CuOS9mBfYgHwRRgShz0XFKgx2lKKrq8IYzoss2pLWZ2U2Yd98734VglEdRJqHy9yOJMH86X3iIqtPDmjb58TrdWCENsKdnpk0piINrPWAMGYkPwqKEkIQyWv5jln0lRsUDwVOSmwp_lr-o97xH0TIczPQ/s1932/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1932" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbJ_Kxos3KV0M6WZpdxIZRUciMhc4wu2H3CuOS9mBfYgHwRRgShz0XFKgx2lKKrq8IYzoss2pLWZ2U2Yd98734VglEdRJqHy9yOJMH86X3iIqtPDmjb58TrdWCENsKdnpk0piINrPWAMGYkPwqKEkIQyWv5jln0lRsUDwVOSmwp_lr-o97xH0TIczPQ/w400-h380/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I really do appreciate grocery stores with extra wide aisles, as they make it so much easier to maneuver around those folks who have to stand in the middle of the aisle for 20 minutes contemplating which of the 17 varieties of mayonnaise to choose from. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBBVduiaDhfvrBLapbOWnIZJhIvcW510yCZBFpDabStdm8vyyZzjbAQXvkmt7jUUeia-E2ZqqYGQoAeFyxJiXuXU-KYFi9RCeq729Ew3jg6oxIaW46J1d8UHLtQs94gFCwdyU-T4PwfOSzSQnn2M4FrPIAE11D1po0BWcmz3DJy8hF8NEiu5Vfp8qSA/s1931/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1931" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBBVduiaDhfvrBLapbOWnIZJhIvcW510yCZBFpDabStdm8vyyZzjbAQXvkmt7jUUeia-E2ZqqYGQoAeFyxJiXuXU-KYFi9RCeq729Ew3jg6oxIaW46J1d8UHLtQs94gFCwdyU-T4PwfOSzSQnn2M4FrPIAE11D1po0BWcmz3DJy8hF8NEiu5Vfp8qSA/w400-h371/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 6 is the cat's meow, as this aisle is home to pet foods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWsHvIZIaCmPk5V9FCXuWlHrIU1xWgiGGGQlacJxPhop4q5lNwBnhgO2AYylZPZ_lO3A12illSdR_eJzdij2dauQDfPENxqu1j3bR92w0yLkFrdVrrnoQe-Q_sW1xOqot3CqYygG7lkvjH41JqDBh3rJfQSZvxG7CNs5qvuSNaVNk0UYG-j6OwwSi7w/s1931/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1931" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWsHvIZIaCmPk5V9FCXuWlHrIU1xWgiGGGQlacJxPhop4q5lNwBnhgO2AYylZPZ_lO3A12illSdR_eJzdij2dauQDfPENxqu1j3bR92w0yLkFrdVrrnoQe-Q_sW1xOqot3CqYygG7lkvjH41JqDBh3rJfQSZvxG7CNs5qvuSNaVNk0UYG-j6OwwSi7w/w400-h399/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For some reason I feel like I'm being pulled toward that Starbucks at the end of the aisle...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoEuIzYE6o8oxUj7I8gLnS_lzyKSN1xP0VEsAWWz7Z3o__UrhPZhhrUDNMYkp7H12CLA3G9KU_idUZNQGd7chU3joxsvKodmN1ZAMH5dPaNokujELCmsXDc1SE3G40iyuOBXvzAekocBsmaZ2epj4s8QX8plXwVDxuALo8dQE2IjdKkZ7UawAupWg4Q/s1931/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1931" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoEuIzYE6o8oxUj7I8gLnS_lzyKSN1xP0VEsAWWz7Z3o__UrhPZhhrUDNMYkp7H12CLA3G9KU_idUZNQGd7chU3joxsvKodmN1ZAMH5dPaNokujELCmsXDc1SE3G40iyuOBXvzAekocBsmaZ2epj4s8QX8plXwVDxuALo8dQE2IjdKkZ7UawAupWg4Q/w400-h368/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> ...so I guess this a good time to showcase the store's Starbucks counter. Publix inherited this Starbucks kiosks from Safeway, who installed these brand new in each store during the conversions in 2016 (although Albertsons had Starbucks kiosks of their own back in the early 2000's, but those were all removed by the end of that decade). Since Publix also operates a small number of in-store Starbucks kiosks of their own, they let these carry over following their conversion as well. With Publix's shift toward opening their own <a href="https://www.publix.com/products-services/bakery/publix-pours">POURS</a> branded bars/cafes in newer stores, we probably won't see Publix opening too many more Starbucks kiosks going forward, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the existing Starbucks kiosks get ripped out for POURS in future remodels too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoojCG4pWCVJ_UcAPTE6Fr7qUldMSnUTjC6OXJfojwKAwmydhOvtESc5g4lZjUReec0x1HUfJN0mNgXsdVZMb_Qi5MaeMwl4Fi4kSVmtgj_2x5cF3HeMTgYeUl6Cl-QIWXiGh4BbiAhRvyYznfChnK6bwMJDr_b-ktuEKQm4Vqjgns40VyAg4LDN3Cw/s1932/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1932" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoojCG4pWCVJ_UcAPTE6Fr7qUldMSnUTjC6OXJfojwKAwmydhOvtESc5g4lZjUReec0x1HUfJN0mNgXsdVZMb_Qi5MaeMwl4Fi4kSVmtgj_2x5cF3HeMTgYeUl6Cl-QIWXiGh4BbiAhRvyYznfChnK6bwMJDr_b-ktuEKQm4Vqjgns40VyAg4LDN3Cw/w400-h385/Photo%2041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The front half of aisle 8 is home to magazines and greeting cards, with the back half of the aisle transitioning to frozen foods and baby supplies - quite an eclectic assortment of products in this aisle to say the least!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEQYUDysbYr4fcvE9gOMrW3i7im0mn4J2ttXgw4AVPhTgWZ8EZPB9G9lHWUy6S0UiV22dS4bFy0EpTsARnjAuyxRuURRrb9KNbwkA69-F_AKvS1_8G0RFQHE_dMo73mQiiFQmWtkfz4uxWzNDfwwKr2Ej09Cmo2-SQBu6MIs7IqaFwxKvuJyn3hR2iA/s2040/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEQYUDysbYr4fcvE9gOMrW3i7im0mn4J2ttXgw4AVPhTgWZ8EZPB9G9lHWUy6S0UiV22dS4bFy0EpTsARnjAuyxRuURRrb9KNbwkA69-F_AKvS1_8G0RFQHE_dMo73mQiiFQmWtkfz4uxWzNDfwwKr2Ej09Cmo2-SQBu6MIs7IqaFwxKvuJyn3hR2iA/w379-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a photo from the back half of aisle 8 to show the transition. Sometimes when you inherit someone else's building, you end up with weird arrangements like this. It's quite crazy to think that Publix is the 4th supermarket brand to set up shop in this building too, so this store is no stranger to change!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg1rZ-nwqS9jxxhNoWm_SShx0VgWtj5IjZn19IiCo9-Z-mNSvkv-bT_SkL1xbQPXeEnVdnSL5k5gl7LufKINkqe_oUhsZseaTybLLMQoSUqG6KFug2FScnJFWnwSYJBByI0nOkZ12H4UqAeW6-y1kCElOIRtMB6sF2ioXkwNsbvr-SzWNru7ljyGKqA/s1931/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1931" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg1rZ-nwqS9jxxhNoWm_SShx0VgWtj5IjZn19IiCo9-Z-mNSvkv-bT_SkL1xbQPXeEnVdnSL5k5gl7LufKINkqe_oUhsZseaTybLLMQoSUqG6KFug2FScnJFWnwSYJBByI0nOkZ12H4UqAeW6-y1kCElOIRtMB6sF2ioXkwNsbvr-SzWNru7ljyGKqA/w400-h381/Photo%2043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the left side of the store, here's a look across the back of the building. It's pretty spacious back here, especially compared to how Publix arranged <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiQ43teqvNsJA2w5ZJLolk16Ga97Su13VxnadcFg5UDee7a3xC5uzliW5vfNsrs-niYW115_io0PAb9XQOIPU3iOGpYNX3hewR0gOGQPNdxfVbmPGPBiBaquxFI7AuqG8n9DcsTUB9QA4/w388-h400/Photo+28.jpg">some of the other former Jewel-Osco stores</a> they've inherited from Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfy9II0rNXlP6ShUnk02JqUJr0BiGU0tSzcO8jEH54Zd2JuTX57OW3NrQbGMTo6jLK7C3_69Vh7Mn9VDiqlOZkg0eHHMHar27hNe4tPVHVB07-ONwZBwzEAwrpobJ8_vhGpiDHmS0l4187vwoeceWVR5Dgq4GC0GHYurd6NSjtgdbbovkwrB_t5o1lA/s1931/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1931" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfy9II0rNXlP6ShUnk02JqUJr0BiGU0tSzcO8jEH54Zd2JuTX57OW3NrQbGMTo6jLK7C3_69Vh7Mn9VDiqlOZkg0eHHMHar27hNe4tPVHVB07-ONwZBwzEAwrpobJ8_vhGpiDHmS0l4187vwoeceWVR5Dgq4GC0GHYurd6NSjtgdbbovkwrB_t5o1lA/w400-h398/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Frozen foods are located in the back left corner of the store, behind health and beauty. The frozen food aisles are pretty short, so therefore frozen foods occupy two and a half aisles instead of Publix's usual arrangement of two full-length aisles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqSZkXrBLq5ZGaSe31OZg8V6qhTlaNFAE5RBkO2XizXQsaTnBHB2RqBjqW5I1dcHqOQxeyTD65IBuMT-1grEdclmGLmAwDrPHutyCnEb0Pw5DN3COy6a_L8rJNMCZrbYDkZ5FQtfP20T86JwBhWvdnR2Z4c5Q9oiFH2U4m3Gy4K8pmdd38kAn4JhHlg/s1931/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1931" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqSZkXrBLq5ZGaSe31OZg8V6qhTlaNFAE5RBkO2XizXQsaTnBHB2RqBjqW5I1dcHqOQxeyTD65IBuMT-1grEdclmGLmAwDrPHutyCnEb0Pw5DN3COy6a_L8rJNMCZrbYDkZ5FQtfP20T86JwBhWvdnR2Z4c5Q9oiFH2U4m3Gy4K8pmdd38kAn4JhHlg/w400-h368/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Things get a little weird as we get close to the left side of the store. The health and beauty aisles don't quite line up right with the frozen foods coolers behind them, so Publix had to get creative with the aisle numbering on this side of the store. Due to the alignment issue, you see the aisle markers in front of me go 8, 9, 11, 12, skipping aisle 10 because that's the frozen food aisle I was standing in to take this photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHvM_RZ4v1jteDCVsLPYQ3bJjQMy1ejsWQslHSr3LwLM0M8nPflMFkL3k-fsbrM5njYnX7PDLwYJ3XWwlUS2v3rpWtGrEyvOLZsqSUe-56yPxk70lLMhp2GL4Pr7j6EsHhfcxF7R38IQzLVi18vOBQ-_jQDsbqLAfEvFKGoJeheQTDoPsYZ-NguBxTg/s1931/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="1931" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHvM_RZ4v1jteDCVsLPYQ3bJjQMy1ejsWQslHSr3LwLM0M8nPflMFkL3k-fsbrM5njYnX7PDLwYJ3XWwlUS2v3rpWtGrEyvOLZsqSUe-56yPxk70lLMhp2GL4Pr7j6EsHhfcxF7R38IQzLVi18vOBQ-_jQDsbqLAfEvFKGoJeheQTDoPsYZ-NguBxTg/w400-h375/Photo%2046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The alignment issue is something that doesn't capture well in photos, as you'd need to be up on a ladder looking down at the salesfloor to truly capture the funky layout. The photo above was my best attempt at showing how the coolers in the back don't line up with the health and beauty aisles up front, as you can see how the shelf with the sun screen endcap ends where aisle 10 begins.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qZ6ekZroHoOOaD7bdnl2YnFhK1OEHMhCH_iXYm85I_-f1fOas8oXEFUtpe7Vu0Td9fk3ull08xbSry5Vof7EX1eaRZGgAcMvPUgTH4IFnhG9z-gZ402uWz8IiVnqa1KLR7jTpGwTzmzCzPhLBsc_C_KFFLL2GQrvBtocEsE46jBfA54sYNQ9aw01eA/s1932/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qZ6ekZroHoOOaD7bdnl2YnFhK1OEHMhCH_iXYm85I_-f1fOas8oXEFUtpe7Vu0Td9fk3ull08xbSry5Vof7EX1eaRZGgAcMvPUgTH4IFnhG9z-gZ402uWz8IiVnqa1KLR7jTpGwTzmzCzPhLBsc_C_KFFLL2GQrvBtocEsE46jBfA54sYNQ9aw01eA/w400-h379/Photo%2047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Essentially, aisles 9 and 11 only exist in the front half of the store, with aisle 10 behind those. Aisle 12 (which we see here) is full-length, with a portion in health and beauty and the rest in frozen foods. Aisle 13 is a short health and beauty aisle up front, with aisle 14 being the store's last aisle along the left wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lS4qmH1vVUj_cJwOYFAD3RVxCH7fs0Bupl3gIZ1Og0onMtdMb0OC7dKJGp29fiy06nnNwXk53tw6lJEmcn5btnpw4FQqIohsXeXHduFYlC0oDAXgH5epM0B_eC6gr868qA4qqzhD1F6wnGCzqMXA1bpeG7u3O6gb93ZOeEstQ-2BqimesLV6I_62Mw/s2335/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2335" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lS4qmH1vVUj_cJwOYFAD3RVxCH7fs0Bupl3gIZ1Og0onMtdMb0OC7dKJGp29fiy06nnNwXk53tw6lJEmcn5btnpw4FQqIohsXeXHduFYlC0oDAXgH5epM0B_eC6gr868qA4qqzhD1F6wnGCzqMXA1bpeG7u3O6gb93ZOeEstQ-2BqimesLV6I_62Mw/w331-h400/Photo%2048.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If nothing else, I did manage to capture this odd sight of the aisle numbers skipping by 2's in the back of the store. Back in the 1980's, Publix used to give each aisle two separate numbers, the fronts being even and the back being odd if I remember right, so this arrangement seems to call back to that bygone era of Publix!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKjGmoR7AtXN5BQAWw4C9FlU811xjGVwluYoSjlmsMdVhUt3XXHvbBp4kzkjj04pN9jt4EsakvhpuUDkaFyw9o2dRMK23o1c2UgM6xOzRIMUIdjiUsNkWDgc0EuF0tRc6dlpAnPDluNG_Ozhik_flzE06s7v2XswvMP-O6Fbz87rU5kJDEmwW0kR-hg/s2122/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKjGmoR7AtXN5BQAWw4C9FlU811xjGVwluYoSjlmsMdVhUt3XXHvbBp4kzkjj04pN9jt4EsakvhpuUDkaFyw9o2dRMK23o1c2UgM6xOzRIMUIdjiUsNkWDgc0EuF0tRc6dlpAnPDluNG_Ozhik_flzE06s7v2XswvMP-O6Fbz87rU5kJDEmwW0kR-hg/w364-h400/Photo%2049.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Dairy is located in the store's last aisle, number 14, with the remainder of this department wrapping around to the back wall. With the brown color Publix used behind the dairy sign, this scene looks like a Safeway Modern decor store from an alternate universe!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF_9roFSGUlGxPVOHGyyFs8TMFQmHYySaFcVnBoazB3S8VmbldWMQlqSwNRvHzLfK2t9yVr0E6eBsgFb0wHCP3DxicixL9r5yv0LxqQIqU_E8Yr83gAypxld8vcmeB9_a5hQ7DDo6LpT43oIAb5nJZBhefs4CBTYLyERaqU_SmrBYLCtITBnBbr6zUQ/s1932/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1932" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF_9roFSGUlGxPVOHGyyFs8TMFQmHYySaFcVnBoazB3S8VmbldWMQlqSwNRvHzLfK2t9yVr0E6eBsgFb0wHCP3DxicixL9r5yv0LxqQIqU_E8Yr83gAypxld8vcmeB9_a5hQ7DDo6LpT43oIAb5nJZBhefs4CBTYLyERaqU_SmrBYLCtITBnBbr6zUQ/w400-h380/Photo%2050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The dairy aisle ends at the pharmacy counter, which we're making our way toward next.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fjsMTwblNU-7eal8R6fEUNIcppuWOOCihBP4uotgX9fND-dhXXvKe8hM1cCiAHE3JwjWwn9eAr1mTh_3y8hOMjMQR83g4lOI5_FCoSybkn8iOHKwD4aOEpWcNcXsW7Xjp03acVGb-KpH0rlViO1rHfcJgBFSL-Neop5wokK6yxrZDt1xDC5QDiH3BA/s1931/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fjsMTwblNU-7eal8R6fEUNIcppuWOOCihBP4uotgX9fND-dhXXvKe8hM1cCiAHE3JwjWwn9eAr1mTh_3y8hOMjMQR83g4lOI5_FCoSybkn8iOHKwD4aOEpWcNcXsW7Xjp03acVGb-KpH0rlViO1rHfcJgBFSL-Neop5wokK6yxrZDt1xDC5QDiH3BA/w400-h400/Photo%2051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The pharmacy counter is located in the front left corner of the store, and besides a few decor swaps, has looked mostly the same through the years. For fun, how about we compare some of the various pharmacy decor from this store's many lives?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmSN8F9GHAVh1wklkOuMfKPy9bXzMHPr134HRt93zT_BfyjSgFZ6Uk8sUfZbtnkMb8a7HSe0DxvECr3dzoverpbxDRtyeHdzwbPyoO_AMuEAtDEZWEwBx8xUkWBl9SCN77RdAcHyVlBtJowHnegFCwEnEO2SsaTG4bGTaojPS9Lmz7lu5vDojZ7i6xA/s1931/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1931" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmSN8F9GHAVh1wklkOuMfKPy9bXzMHPr134HRt93zT_BfyjSgFZ6Uk8sUfZbtnkMb8a7HSe0DxvECr3dzoverpbxDRtyeHdzwbPyoO_AMuEAtDEZWEwBx8xUkWBl9SCN77RdAcHyVlBtJowHnegFCwEnEO2SsaTG4bGTaojPS9Lmz7lu5vDojZ7i6xA/w400-h331/Photo%2052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The modern Publix pharmacy is built off the bones of the previous Safeway design, and still featured the old Publix Pharmacy logo (which was replaced <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUP7JH2gjbc3wRMHwVAG3BQD7IKekI04w0ZpplJFeSZobRnlL__-LoWU0aIJAS_vfWcO6KzLqn9rMgCjivIAKfVdYebzZ6_pGSmlNHKYzP6CAfl5NOTB9dv0OCZbAg9a0TO7db2lnIBQE/s400/Photo+50.jpg">by this logo</a> in 2019).</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuGS-ZXCPTwG88Kp2mcbN2dhbBumf5i0rWHsaRngH40iJOG1UE_GO7ZYc0LIGQO1492jlXRvjzR47ZG_59f--DH4Z2frW6FfEOeg7QdXb8S3r9vB-APK1M5iV7oFr98Um_kffqaLz4FmdDB41rxhRtqIY8Mc-5YkQejNICaLrOXo6YBpvI78mFRXsiA/s1414/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="1414" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuGS-ZXCPTwG88Kp2mcbN2dhbBumf5i0rWHsaRngH40iJOG1UE_GO7ZYc0LIGQO1492jlXRvjzR47ZG_59f--DH4Z2frW6FfEOeg7QdXb8S3r9vB-APK1M5iV7oFr98Um_kffqaLz4FmdDB41rxhRtqIY8Mc-5YkQejNICaLrOXo6YBpvI78mFRXsiA/w400-h349/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The pink pastel wonderland of the Albertsons Blue and Green Awnings pharmacy was probably one of the bolder design attempts at this pharmacy counter!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUZD5CT74q-G6p2e5LHqHP5DldbMTDelDZ1JVOT9uMWs7HwzkQ6IYyOxYvAymURTxoVUVkjaMmjy7d28ZDicn8IbPIwTvbFyLKCDa-se2Gz1Lb31TC507Ve8RYSp6KwCVMhO_TMybiIfrsRVOwC97CCyDLrkzA7Cgk1mA-BUb7o7jnyfoABUGUp43BQ/s2577/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="1827" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUZD5CT74q-G6p2e5LHqHP5DldbMTDelDZ1JVOT9uMWs7HwzkQ6IYyOxYvAymURTxoVUVkjaMmjy7d28ZDicn8IbPIwTvbFyLKCDa-se2Gz1Lb31TC507Ve8RYSp6KwCVMhO_TMybiIfrsRVOwC97CCyDLrkzA7Cgk1mA-BUb7o7jnyfoABUGUp43BQ/w284-h400/Photo%2054.jpg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Safeway's shiny yet refined pharmacy decor, a visually pleasing take on modern supermarket design.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt894ztChRO9wPcMORbt5t8pMOpB8SSIFBT-ESn0EfSV9-g5f_fMDK-UU9sDxpzPockNRM9jxOlJMjjv_xZLPGxKtw7SNzSwqTE1xkNLdQM-t5csv0PdoG4difB9pSj6jofTxQtgiI3m4udo0ufFbnq1LjRWGHcP6LKz-lqEcvPAi7m3WiNvjGzJ72Hj0/s521/141209348_10159109368969470_3959385099755391925_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt894ztChRO9wPcMORbt5t8pMOpB8SSIFBT-ESn0EfSV9-g5f_fMDK-UU9sDxpzPockNRM9jxOlJMjjv_xZLPGxKtw7SNzSwqTE1xkNLdQM-t5csv0PdoG4difB9pSj6jofTxQtgiI3m4udo0ufFbnq1LjRWGHcP6LKz-lqEcvPAi7m3WiNvjGzJ72Hj0/w286-h400/141209348_10159109368969470_3959385099755391925_n.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Courtesy of Mindy Skaggs Benkenstein on Facebook</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> And last but not least, I think the Golden Girls would approve of the original pharmacy decor from Jewel-Osco! (Unfortunately, I don't know which Florida Jewel-Osco store is pictured in the above photo, but all 7 stores were nearly identical inside, so Largo Mall's pharmacy would have looked just like that).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> That tour through decor history aside, let's keep going as we begin to wrap up our interior tour of this Jewel-Safelixsons:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxzmIYikiswDIhkFAoF-I6nLBlnJ9V5SoaDku9fT2aPcZfQxDZNuND1PVM9QH8TcGyq8euEq8rMOEHSOwNw9YHFbCuXmwcDvexy_PAudXMMJGLJZoxPcSKpC010BR96LaHKMAbPG1soqaWWfSkzds366y-Jch2tij9C5q0Adka8QhoO_AKiNGA1s4OQ/s1932/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="1932" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxzmIYikiswDIhkFAoF-I6nLBlnJ9V5SoaDku9fT2aPcZfQxDZNuND1PVM9QH8TcGyq8euEq8rMOEHSOwNw9YHFbCuXmwcDvexy_PAudXMMJGLJZoxPcSKpC010BR96LaHKMAbPG1soqaWWfSkzds366y-Jch2tij9C5q0Adka8QhoO_AKiNGA1s4OQ/w400-h321/Photo%2055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Customer service is located in an island between the pharmacy and the check lanes. The service desk was moved to this location from the front wall as part of the Safeway remodel, and also happened to fit Publix's preference for having customer service in an island for most of the 2010's. Prior to the Safeway remodel, customer service looked like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQWPAw_vyGA0MjuHG6gqbfi0bj3Hqk25BHVZT8QkW6H-qYhKju_O47OA4RbdgXrgAAGajqM7BdNr_-jEpjx8QIaZtjU1knTTMLwoMpjU9p83THSLJRO1QboKnx348gVjfE6UN479yTVUtv7_QLF9mWHnJP6mf3Ol4I438y7urCBSftk8-HvWVrJffFA/s1394/image%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1394" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQWPAw_vyGA0MjuHG6gqbfi0bj3Hqk25BHVZT8QkW6H-qYhKju_O47OA4RbdgXrgAAGajqM7BdNr_-jEpjx8QIaZtjU1knTTMLwoMpjU9p83THSLJRO1QboKnx348gVjfE6UN479yTVUtv7_QLF9mWHnJP6mf3Ol4I438y7urCBSftk8-HvWVrJffFA/w400-h321/image%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div> Customer service was relocated to the island to make room for Safeway's dining area, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECtk5flzqVrvXk5m5x7uUwffF_r_gXzS4B3cyBFr3a9XrThhgVfC9Iy3OTp9oI9UB5SbjIckkWEWh0xftv37I6vxndxWnzYLFLVyw4fYj9V4G0mw2910JF_mjnEJVQ_htN2xc2qYBe16D/s400/image3.jpeg">The Citrus City Cafe</a>, if I have the placement of this counter correct (between the produce entrance and the center doors).</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBq5TOsmtq9Psq5MtCb6qYN9HpHdMVh3tkd1VWTw_KTQfp7GSYimRxExXr72Znsmu3bpNYkLNZbbuiCwgSUWJ6Pi53JKYiYRWIXRbRWWd6LYRifq9cK58B2OV4MgJVxZ5cBX2wTR5x1_dWou0hxJofCQJvhej5Tl7ndz2lF1V7dvUyQi7bvP6pzSb1A/s1931/Photo%2056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="1931" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBq5TOsmtq9Psq5MtCb6qYN9HpHdMVh3tkd1VWTw_KTQfp7GSYimRxExXr72Znsmu3bpNYkLNZbbuiCwgSUWJ6Pi53JKYiYRWIXRbRWWd6LYRifq9cK58B2OV4MgJVxZ5cBX2wTR5x1_dWou0hxJofCQJvhej5Tl7ndz2lF1V7dvUyQi7bvP6pzSb1A/w400-h375/Photo%2056.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Between the pharmacy and the new customer service island were some random space filler displays. I actually took this photo to capture the bicycle on top of that display with all the cases of water, as I couldn't figure out why it was there! I'm pretty sure that display was entirely of water, and the bicycle didn't look like it was for sale, so who knows. I guess it's a good reminder to stay hydrated while riding your bike though!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4Hvs9H8ISOkkX1fVEIakGZMWIrM00C3YFKdySIFXInZVtYWP2R9XgHYa9b3J0LfbDBbZccIe6NLV7SVLu0MQ_V5Z8cmMNZyemAq441aD-kgr8gzUDfTGW4k9Z7Y7gGQhzapp5MVroJVw_t9MUG9EkCemC5k5XSrHMRrreoJ7i1U_X9jHkYdrYNQjhQ/s1932/Photo%2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1932" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4Hvs9H8ISOkkX1fVEIakGZMWIrM00C3YFKdySIFXInZVtYWP2R9XgHYa9b3J0LfbDBbZccIe6NLV7SVLu0MQ_V5Z8cmMNZyemAq441aD-kgr8gzUDfTGW4k9Z7Y7gGQhzapp5MVroJVw_t9MUG9EkCemC5k5XSrHMRrreoJ7i1U_X9jHkYdrYNQjhQ/w400-h363/Photo%2057.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The modern Jewel-Safelixsons front end can be seen here...</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIl0CI7pzMyuiajLyMOjz8YP1M6c7RiH-r-fnWfY-wRjPnYs7fLCRLd7IHbSUrNZCbY_WeX41ur5NMIpl-toqnE77ZS5vZsMjS5rt9VbukxO5Y5rjIaQzMDAtnygy9Trty3Je9uyKEPG1vgCtnmBi6-ZybrsUOjgfNvL98g5xeJKLfVmIqOXqGqvg7A/s1348/Photo%2058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="1348" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIl0CI7pzMyuiajLyMOjz8YP1M6c7RiH-r-fnWfY-wRjPnYs7fLCRLd7IHbSUrNZCbY_WeX41ur5NMIpl-toqnE77ZS5vZsMjS5rt9VbukxO5Y5rjIaQzMDAtnygy9Trty3Je9uyKEPG1vgCtnmBi6-ZybrsUOjgfNvL98g5xeJKLfVmIqOXqGqvg7A/w400-h389/Photo%2058.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ross T.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> …but I thought it would be more fun to end this post with a look at the front end from back in the Albertsons days. In front of the check lanes were some empty spaces where some of this store's long gone services used to be located, such as the video rental department. All of those spaces were ripped out during the Safeway conversion for the new Starbucks kiosk and room for more vending machines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBU2IC19FGWNuHroRaQTiXa3qkt4HnuTfjWp5lMgiI44WgN-xg01xcLT9FYQmSHoQvRpSEpmFXiv62f7LZhCUk9SkLee1FCPq8N5wr1Kr8V2Uo0MlXYRFjdB3N8mKulketlpQIovabmz8CaqEgmXmN6eLS84J3vK_C9p1jWbDEbUS4ph0T8ZpfqbNqQ/s1932/Photo%2059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBU2IC19FGWNuHroRaQTiXa3qkt4HnuTfjWp5lMgiI44WgN-xg01xcLT9FYQmSHoQvRpSEpmFXiv62f7LZhCUk9SkLee1FCPq8N5wr1Kr8V2Uo0MlXYRFjdB3N8mKulketlpQIovabmz8CaqEgmXmN6eLS84J3vK_C9p1jWbDEbUS4ph0T8ZpfqbNqQ/w400-h300/Photo%2059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And there you have it folks - former Albertsons #4402! Even though I wasn't able to visit this store during the Albertsons or Safeway days, at least Publix left a lot of oddities behind to remind me of what used to be here! Even though we've finished our tour of today's primary subject, since we're here, lets take a quick look at the rest of Largo Mall, starting with a few maps of the complex to get an idea of the lay of the land:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRkrM3Se4ZbK7I7xbBFVN64WVSvRuqe28-YjhGp6RGiy-vO7cmTFLqJ4ipMBYPXevPDmO6NwcITy6MNHBJOmmbLiq1NfiYzpc2ILRn8DXXiG9SxFejz9gfyGo32aXd0JH4VsguK86yY4I-zQ8xreTC6hGQaaJrCpjIYe_8zzNRtyLDh5ndKlSRs4t5A/s3254/Photo%2060.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="3254" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRkrM3Se4ZbK7I7xbBFVN64WVSvRuqe28-YjhGp6RGiy-vO7cmTFLqJ4ipMBYPXevPDmO6NwcITy6MNHBJOmmbLiq1NfiYzpc2ILRn8DXXiG9SxFejz9gfyGo32aXd0JH4VsguK86yY4I-zQ8xreTC6hGQaaJrCpjIYe_8zzNRtyLDh5ndKlSRs4t5A/w400-h251/Photo%2060.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Adam R.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> As you can see in the map above, Largo Mall is a big place, with the main strip of stores along the perimeter of the property measuring a half mile long if you walked it end to end. That being the case, it's quite fitting this shopping center is named Largo Mall, as "largo" is the Spanish word meaning "long". (And in case you were curious, the city of Largo took its name from <a href="https://baysoundings.com/central-pinellas-a-century-ago-lowering-lakes-to-raise-agriculture/">the former Lake Largo</a> it sat adjacent to, which was a long lake that was drained during the early 1900's to make room for more valuable farmland). The map above show the original arrangement of the shopping center and its anchors, and surprisingly, besides Jewel-Osco now being a Publix and Service Merchandise going out of business, is still fairly accurate today.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQaiOIXtzCd4UH1Qc_kwALCbwN7e5RTKNRcwXGwuaFKcR4nBbPlKsz6bnm7BM3_p587vG9TMiRJphv6dzTqKcuNvFrcL39fJHbo8nZ7n0-aIGPh_UXYEQf52as3RrnNRYiHR3qSwUyAOtF-y1lCUO1D_9fQjfkGxwaPaC36CP-ODCOEmd1iWcu5DYRw/s864/Photo%2061.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="864" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQaiOIXtzCd4UH1Qc_kwALCbwN7e5RTKNRcwXGwuaFKcR4nBbPlKsz6bnm7BM3_p587vG9TMiRJphv6dzTqKcuNvFrcL39fJHbo8nZ7n0-aIGPh_UXYEQf52as3RrnNRYiHR3qSwUyAOtF-y1lCUO1D_9fQjfkGxwaPaC36CP-ODCOEmd1iWcu5DYRw/w400-h276/Photo%2061.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Google Earth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Once the large strip of stores around the perimeter of the property was constructed, the large hole at the center of the property was filled in with a new Target and some more small storefronts, creating the modern Largo Mall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndAUuO-_RAYmIIlmOkfLt-kxoOoetCLk-UpfIII-naO50SR3dZXPYDMGyRqY2N_LC2xZgl8tZ_iqvGDRrFMCCZ1YFp2gcIVhOo0x_1q92bymC8Ql091bqdK4gVjJZDtVMZcwSwt90iClHPNx3lO_HmovR53DkBB1_4DvTwdmljR8alGO6su12K8thFA/s1957/Photo%2062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndAUuO-_RAYmIIlmOkfLt-kxoOoetCLk-UpfIII-naO50SR3dZXPYDMGyRqY2N_LC2xZgl8tZ_iqvGDRrFMCCZ1YFp2gcIVhOo0x_1q92bymC8Ql091bqdK4gVjJZDtVMZcwSwt90iClHPNx3lO_HmovR53DkBB1_4DvTwdmljR8alGO6su12K8thFA/w395-h400/Photo%2062.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Starting from the Publix end of the plaza, we'll take a nice long walk down the main strip before looping back around toward Target and then back to where we began. All in all I had to have walked a mile throughout this complex, between the loop around the plaza and all the meandering through the 73,000 square foot Publix. I got some photos and a refreshing walk in for the day, so it was a win win (although I probably shouldn't use that expression <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiv9y-twd7g">in a post about a Publix</a>!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi771SWEPw-aReEFjPHQmibnvQkTmhBV06Y00tTvCh4z5QrTZsszSAmc_RdVV905yKg6iOcDH2VHFZ06FG1GArLc0v5j3M5i1gs6b8bcQlZ7pQLGtZjc3xU9tLgJngHwIS2bSaJ8F-tjraO-r1g8zEhyyXw158QGFsDunCPkLd_a_Dx3rsdRmQD3BtDTg/s1932/Photo%2063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1932" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi771SWEPw-aReEFjPHQmibnvQkTmhBV06Y00tTvCh4z5QrTZsszSAmc_RdVV905yKg6iOcDH2VHFZ06FG1GArLc0v5j3M5i1gs6b8bcQlZ7pQLGtZjc3xU9tLgJngHwIS2bSaJ8F-tjraO-r1g8zEhyyXw158QGFsDunCPkLd_a_Dx3rsdRmQD3BtDTg/w400-h291/Photo%2063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The first anchor we find as we put Publix behind us is Bealls, or should I say, Bealls Florida, <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2023/04/05/bradenton-bealls-florida-department-store-rebrand-burkes-outlet/">following the company's recent rebranding effort</a>. There really aren't many of these older 1980's Bealls Florida department stores left in the chain, as the company closed or expanded most of these smaller stores in the 1990's and 2000's in favor of larger department stores pushing 100,000 square feet. Bealls Florida has since backtracked on that endeavor, opting for smaller stores and even subletting some space in those larger stores to other merchants in the last few years, so this older location is modern again in regard to size!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5XSsk7LiN2CBKrAvZaQngMW-NCcowkyTXP0X3dcd0HB4-fdMLBf0b1nYOSUJ5T8dhwTM-KXYKCq8egvPFuj0kHtRHafuRDGD0rE_KiQgwZRtEqNljt-FEwelXH3yhsfl3Z1yMnvMQLEB3CaCJZDx8WDlQ-5QnlVABVcoGdVgqS0bQF0pLk9UAIbwbQ/s1932/Photo%2064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1932" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5XSsk7LiN2CBKrAvZaQngMW-NCcowkyTXP0X3dcd0HB4-fdMLBf0b1nYOSUJ5T8dhwTM-KXYKCq8egvPFuj0kHtRHafuRDGD0rE_KiQgwZRtEqNljt-FEwelXH3yhsfl3Z1yMnvMQLEB3CaCJZDx8WDlQ-5QnlVABVcoGdVgqS0bQF0pLk9UAIbwbQ/w400-h258/Photo%2064.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look across the storefronts following Bealls Florida. The brick style of Largo Mall is an unusual design choice for a large shopping center in the Floridian Peninsula, as brick isn't a particularly popular style in this part of the state. For that reason Largo Mall has a quaint charm to it, looking more like a shopping center you'd find in suburban Washington, DC than in tropical stucco-pastel Florida!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL6VS_wxJDqbyCCB0GWZe0MiRnjLEJEiItEMuCzm1KIOQRab7wmbhjRRa8cHiqumsNoKdqz4hplgCv2J1vYiWS_5_-eOyWyDcXqq-6GLvbuLhKri9nRYCIbBfQ5zRNMx_NfHhKK-x5r6n3LcgQhVQpHJtNAIibjehM79oxXjWauro-4Ds3L639mdeaA/s1932/Photo%2065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1932" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL6VS_wxJDqbyCCB0GWZe0MiRnjLEJEiItEMuCzm1KIOQRab7wmbhjRRa8cHiqumsNoKdqz4hplgCv2J1vYiWS_5_-eOyWyDcXqq-6GLvbuLhKri9nRYCIbBfQ5zRNMx_NfHhKK-x5r6n3LcgQhVQpHJtNAIibjehM79oxXjWauro-4Ds3L639mdeaA/w400-h226/Photo%2065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Largo Mall's 8-screen movie theater is still in operation today, but as a Regal Cinema (it originally opened as a General Cinema).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRs6orPs5YPwz6oV8Ty3c3e421Vf7a13w6ShaZ71c4p1ONNCeZpGruiX_guUOx9vKpd-34eJ4ccla5lP_klXUSX8mvcCVnJ5XSpUHkX9Crc9IiKCY3YSg1AYG1OdOiV18h0Ci-cVIPtjozwKsGMwgTT8jI0Nti0h659OhspxVPGtY3_BFtPTe6Ft49w/s3856/Photo%2066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="3856" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRs6orPs5YPwz6oV8Ty3c3e421Vf7a13w6ShaZ71c4p1ONNCeZpGruiX_guUOx9vKpd-34eJ4ccla5lP_klXUSX8mvcCVnJ5XSpUHkX9Crc9IiKCY3YSg1AYG1OdOiV18h0Ci-cVIPtjozwKsGMwgTT8jI0Nti0h659OhspxVPGtY3_BFtPTe6Ft49w/w400-h165/Photo%2066.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For the car fans in the room, here's a somewhat unusual sight for you in the United States. While I was meandering through the parking lot for photos, I spotted this Nissan Skyline parked over by the movie theater. While the Skyline is a popular sports car coveted by fans of muscle cars and racing enthusiasts, the Skyline was <a href="https://www.leithcars.com/blogs/1421/lifestyle/nissan-skyline-illegal-united-states/">never allowed to be sold in the United States</a> due to changes in automotive import laws in the late 1980's, causing the vehicle to not meet the new US safety regulations imposed at the time. Eventually those import laws were relaxed to allow vehicles 25 years or older to be brought into the United States from other countries, hence why I occasionally see Skylines zip by me from time to time, but it's still rare to see one. This car must have been imported from Japan, as I did notice it was setup for right hand drive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5WA2y0zIPLp7QfEgxk9O8KasJjTKopvDRRm2KW9ZouEtHwlC41DSka6TOGFPW_zEjb6nnk3DBCTk26DRuQgim_ZlEHIGuuqG_vSFz1_sinwEyCJJmhisyHhNCXzU5ckEN7rUPjD2L62PubXoVWUr9M9HjxVCiq0sksw7fqpukEb-wD-mCwa1F2BbHw/s1931/Photo%2067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1931" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5WA2y0zIPLp7QfEgxk9O8KasJjTKopvDRRm2KW9ZouEtHwlC41DSka6TOGFPW_zEjb6nnk3DBCTk26DRuQgim_ZlEHIGuuqG_vSFz1_sinwEyCJJmhisyHhNCXzU5ckEN7rUPjD2L62PubXoVWUr9M9HjxVCiq0sksw7fqpukEb-wD-mCwa1F2BbHw/w400-h271/Photo%2067.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Zipping away from the car, we'll turn our attention to the remaining portion of the main shopping center we've yet to see, the portion closest to Seminole Blvd. The white signs on the brick facade give that Dollar Tree store a rather refined and classy look, words I typically would never associate with Dollar Tree! However, beyond Dollar Tree, I spy something interesting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF52yxx8-1aj-gzhnacUuwKr37fkdtaEfkqzajg5vCmkgF_YnGOyaAQWFfUZau_8cGX70KMR1v0qZi7fju8_Q4qbDWFiebuLw2xJjh96d1PUaM_-ShqvivZEdFNoSMzpbJCgmhRjS471Q47Nc7G4F6wPqI58UHPLVzped7oV5l2VlGIstlqqAQ0iBMQw/s1931/Photo%2068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1931" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF52yxx8-1aj-gzhnacUuwKr37fkdtaEfkqzajg5vCmkgF_YnGOyaAQWFfUZau_8cGX70KMR1v0qZi7fju8_Q4qbDWFiebuLw2xJjh96d1PUaM_-ShqvivZEdFNoSMzpbJCgmhRjS471Q47Nc7G4F6wPqI58UHPLVzped7oV5l2VlGIstlqqAQ0iBMQw/w400-h310/Photo%2068.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The last two anchors in the main strip are Bed Bath & Beyond (now closed), with Petsmart next door. When this post goes live, Bed Bath & Beyond will be very close to entering <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/bed-bath-bankruptcy-final-sales-dates-coupons-refunds-rcna81115">the great beyond of retail</a>, as the company's last day in business was expected to occur around June 30, 2023 (although it seems that date may have gotten pushed back). The Bed Bath & Beyond we see here closed in one of the company's mass closure rounds issued in early 2023, and was not one of the stores that made it all the way to the end. Bed Bath & Beyond's space still sits vacant (and is the only vacant anchor space in Largo Mall at the moment), however, with how busy this place is, I feel the landlords will be able to find a new tenant for the Bed Bath & Beyond space rather easily. Hopefully that new tenant will preserve the one really neat retail relic from Bed Bath & Beyond too, that entryway. 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Merchandise</a>! (That linked photo I found was one of the first photos of a Service Merchandise to pop up on Google, but oddly enough, it looks like that store could very well be the Largo Mall Service Merchandise back in the day! The buildings look identical). The old Service Merchandise store was split between Bed Bath & Beyond and Petsmart shortly after Service Merchandise closed, and resulted in one of the more interesting Bed Bath & Beyond facades I can think of.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnsMc1E_-oUKfEkAUB4SWrki9TFjN5Eb_mgLPJBPavy5eBfQo3uXe3k06ADl-a2G8BInpM1DgR0QnZK8K0vodnal5I6DTUhFTd8CDkh4rs8XS95ETkLbDWeHDfzfT96mu90XXMnhTYFi95OGAzBF4W5pd4FJKelTfOHhSQu3qBY4F8sDjozAXlDcqLg/s1932/Photo%2069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1932" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnsMc1E_-oUKfEkAUB4SWrki9TFjN5Eb_mgLPJBPavy5eBfQo3uXe3k06ADl-a2G8BInpM1DgR0QnZK8K0vodnal5I6DTUhFTd8CDkh4rs8XS95ETkLbDWeHDfzfT96mu90XXMnhTYFi95OGAzBF4W5pd4FJKelTfOHhSQu3qBY4F8sDjozAXlDcqLg/w400-h235/Photo%2069.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In the very middle of the Largo Mall property we find the complex's largest anchor - Target - which is surrounded by a strip of smaller stores on both sides and in the back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpdevVTxK1rysIndDwmvs3B7Vf06PFxN8gA5HXdOQwkyg3Bx7XK9CBOPN2iDiZYiKSygX8J-v7N-8v5AcN2QDJH0U4liFW0lgYG7wvkDYIrtVGZyObwLuvKUsIohp-f61PS3CRiP868VzWz1LwYOutP3FHRvB6o0jgKX40IPlSjupcm4x0Mb4PYYgRQ/s1932/Photo%2070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1932" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpdevVTxK1rysIndDwmvs3B7Vf06PFxN8gA5HXdOQwkyg3Bx7XK9CBOPN2iDiZYiKSygX8J-v7N-8v5AcN2QDJH0U4liFW0lgYG7wvkDYIrtVGZyObwLuvKUsIohp-f61PS3CRiP868VzWz1LwYOutP3FHRvB6o0jgKX40IPlSjupcm4x0Mb4PYYgRQ/w400-h221/Photo%2070.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Target portion of Largo Mall was part of the complex's second phase, and opened two years after the main strip of stores along the perimeter of the property. The Largo Target store, store #654, opened on July 24, 1991, and is a typical Target build from that era. The only quirk about this store was that its garden center was placed along the front of the building, just to the left of the entryway (you can see the fencing for that in the background of the above image). However, since Target closed all their garden centers <a href="https://gardencentermag.com/news/target-will-close-garden-centers/">back in 2010</a>, that area has been inaccessible to shoppers (or "guests" if we want to use Target's words), so these days you don't even know the garden center is there when walking around the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hCrwFAN9hsX7LjPaCNsOU2X3EBXIgkw0t8eoHrx1kuetVYu6JRqJ6ldgRSzsPN62QtMnBIIww2w17TrizXet06PFXKklOXeqtxmPXVvN583aOV3iOw8ylaWmoxfAgLtNYdApZR4exp33Ss0kPRgK9hffASNiuGSjCwYgGDn1cGdFBzO2mU6PcB_nlw/s1932/Photo%2071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1932" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hCrwFAN9hsX7LjPaCNsOU2X3EBXIgkw0t8eoHrx1kuetVYu6JRqJ6ldgRSzsPN62QtMnBIIww2w17TrizXet06PFXKklOXeqtxmPXVvN583aOV3iOw8ylaWmoxfAgLtNYdApZR4exp33Ss0kPRgK9hffASNiuGSjCwYgGDn1cGdFBzO2mU6PcB_nlw/w400-h364/Photo%2071.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As you probably assumed from the recently updated facade, this store was remodeled in the last few years to Target's P17 decor, aka "the grayscale look". Since that's the case we'll just do a quick loop around the salesfloor to get the gist of the store (and I believe the only reason I came in here was to do a quick lap in the air conditioning before taking the walk back to my car, which was parked over by Publix at the other end of the plaza).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0MLeILhZ-Z1i3JxMr58tEacnawGY7su2TVJFxHm94LigQsf0SL1n32uXKO3AEULeRsw6noEei5xslFz0H9kKaHWWj_hr7OToWGS2Uqy-CRMpAdkGLwG76xu_LV74ZUmvtjyNXk4ouonXqeqd-H3ZZE1LHhGttCHV808pg-5u5ru9i3ycObth7bMrrg/s1931/Photo%2072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1931" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0MLeILhZ-Z1i3JxMr58tEacnawGY7su2TVJFxHm94LigQsf0SL1n32uXKO3AEULeRsw6noEei5xslFz0H9kKaHWWj_hr7OToWGS2Uqy-CRMpAdkGLwG76xu_LV74ZUmvtjyNXk4ouonXqeqd-H3ZZE1LHhGttCHV808pg-5u5ru9i3ycObth7bMrrg/w400-h368/Photo%2072.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This store has the entryway on the right side of the building, with housewares and hardgoods on the left side, and grocery along the left wall. The interior layout of this store is nothing super unusual for a modern Target store, with this view from the back right corner of the building looking from men's clothing toward toys and electronics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0reUU48KkQMyGVpSEoGSdlt47PdYQIBDeFoAz8KXEQnK6-HWs1tnOrKtofpXN1h2MxHyonRWqF7-Fk6G0jUr1WlwpVcPVJQupyVlgbIPQkgJb4GYTbymSs3NIOGVOvsClwNQVvHouLX3LBai8OXdJDxgDkrgvRPjGsTgF4gIIkwTnXHOaYIdSmgMYEQ/s2005/Photo%2073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0reUU48KkQMyGVpSEoGSdlt47PdYQIBDeFoAz8KXEQnK6-HWs1tnOrKtofpXN1h2MxHyonRWqF7-Fk6G0jUr1WlwpVcPVJQupyVlgbIPQkgJb4GYTbymSs3NIOGVOvsClwNQVvHouLX3LBai8OXdJDxgDkrgvRPjGsTgF4gIIkwTnXHOaYIdSmgMYEQ/w385-h400/Photo%2073.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Electronics provides us with the only splash of red, or any other non-grayscale color, on the walls, giving this department more of the classic Target feel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofr2S32VdQUdFR1UNpGGenAtkP1DoK8wvMutMvO_b1gQCaynlnNH98uPZhAj-u-lXf0-uBbaTNi5FOBGU5xQZXpOTqmRHQRyFmdZ3xQqESGJASphp0cvTopQSyIENjATThTM0RjZdzSrKAAF_A5Qa47TRSLEbB3HBSWMqFF4VqmN4h408Hq52LHFBDA/s1932/Photo%2074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="1932" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofr2S32VdQUdFR1UNpGGenAtkP1DoK8wvMutMvO_b1gQCaynlnNH98uPZhAj-u-lXf0-uBbaTNi5FOBGU5xQZXpOTqmRHQRyFmdZ3xQqESGJASphp0cvTopQSyIENjATThTM0RjZdzSrKAAF_A5Qa47TRSLEbB3HBSWMqFF4VqmN4h408Hq52LHFBDA/w400-h358/Photo%2074.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Officially, the decor we see in this store, dubbed "P17" or "Prototype 2017" by corporate, has been retired. However, before you get too excited by that news, I don't want you to think the gray is gone for good! Target debuted <a href="https://www.elyson.com/blog/posts-by-date/2022/november/reimagined-target-store-at-elyson-is-first-in-nation-with-many-innovations/">a new store prototype</a> in Katy, TX last fall (which you can read about in more detail at that link), which debuted many new and improved concepts for the chain's newbuild and remodeled stores going forward. In addition to debuting a new building design, the Katy store also debuted Target's new interior decor - P22. P22 isn't so much a departure from the grayscale look of P17, but an evolution of it. P22 introduces some new elements like <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/186821130@N06/52869609147/in/dateposted/">lighted department signs</a> (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ddA6UBHcMCBi9WtQ9">grocery style ones too</a>) and some <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JeCAssCqmWB5mcgb7">new colorful wall signage</a> and <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/MMWXJXoWfke1fXFH7">texturing</a> being the major changes from P17 that I've noticed. The P22 newbuild stores like the one in Katy actually look like pretty nice, and Florida is on track to get two new prototype stores just like the one in Katy, located in <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/pasco/2023/04/14/wesley-chapel-target-opening-grove-krate/">Wesley Chapel</a> and <a href="https://www.villages-news.com/2023/03/25/new-target-will-add-to-bustling-development-at-trailwinds-village/">The Villages</a> (amongst some smaller-size stores opening in the near future too, which will be scaled down versions of those two and the already open one in Katy, TX).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6fxB54sEPmT5PrapIXvxueaF3NPY_Ul4lDnQbNU2UNIFLuV2PM8RbWb8vjbZ33e1n4AvpHBQ2ZH3yURkIbzmS-XMpKntZmO8LgQKpMF79-jQFLaevv6z1yGc8yU0E2tUXEUZ39o1-7A9kLrGrMbKZDBHRYuCwe7uom9JgKbt7Y2dt7HXKYekX5iYqQ/s1950/Photo%2075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6fxB54sEPmT5PrapIXvxueaF3NPY_Ul4lDnQbNU2UNIFLuV2PM8RbWb8vjbZ33e1n4AvpHBQ2ZH3yURkIbzmS-XMpKntZmO8LgQKpMF79-jQFLaevv6z1yGc8yU0E2tUXEUZ39o1-7A9kLrGrMbKZDBHRYuCwe7uom9JgKbt7Y2dt7HXKYekX5iYqQ/w396-h400/Photo%2075.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While there are some nicer P17 remodels out there, the remodel this store in Largo received was fairly plain, as it lacks a lot of the fancy lighting and reconfigured departments seen in more deluxe remodels from that era. The P-Fresh department was one of the fanciest looking areas in this store, with its decorative hanging wood fixtures above the store's small selection of produce, meat, and baked goods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6V-3SrJuuY6RfnDN0Qoeu7lQa3S2FOqpoPQblbthyVswIzVVU34cnZDIsXU4bY1D7zFPmKNTGpbUEP6bDrd_aTD44OjAoIFh4o9QpTtXhno8172tIt5D20ShiD_y5UoRlIgbTBJu1Y3pZ0KscJ6squV5H6pfyKLWvobg1AZEP7LST_2bEx1m4UcidA/s2067/Photo%2076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6V-3SrJuuY6RfnDN0Qoeu7lQa3S2FOqpoPQblbthyVswIzVVU34cnZDIsXU4bY1D7zFPmKNTGpbUEP6bDrd_aTD44OjAoIFh4o9QpTtXhno8172tIt5D20ShiD_y5UoRlIgbTBJu1Y3pZ0KscJ6squV5H6pfyKLWvobg1AZEP7LST_2bEx1m4UcidA/w374-h400/Photo%2076.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I could blow bubbles about how the decorative soap display wasn't doing me any favors with framing this shot, but this is a (partially obstructed) look across the store's from actionway from grocery back toward the check lanes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsn5l3CO27ImYd6EgETrZO2T20ie0nefem5x5RXeLi4LN1l-NELZee8yzq7XHwwCY9d9vrxGaZE1Kyb7x42nFdxVIpKMU0WK9YFqmAkfetr0_BpMFlTgaILmNLmEAhJIIQT0OBvskosRB4mdKWE6k_6F_9dCVH7L2rLEeNzR47VA6spj0mzQbnFk8Dw/s2129/Photo%2077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsn5l3CO27ImYd6EgETrZO2T20ie0nefem5x5RXeLi4LN1l-NELZee8yzq7XHwwCY9d9vrxGaZE1Kyb7x42nFdxVIpKMU0WK9YFqmAkfetr0_BpMFlTgaILmNLmEAhJIIQT0OBvskosRB4mdKWE6k_6F_9dCVH7L2rLEeNzR47VA6spj0mzQbnFk8Dw/w363-h400/Photo%2077.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The beauty department was reconfigured into the department-store like arrangement Target rolled out with the debut of P17, with beauty typically getting the most rearranging of any department in these cheaper remodels (electronics comes in second, although most of that change stems from the selection of merchandise in that department shrinking, while beauty expands). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_ZFnd4PVwkSoQhMWf6mXJf5iZmhVcuLL5UzmIYFYFBUgRJiAZurHLdNSJZPQEdMKhQMR9Y7NjY6JnCw4GdTGJ8qxaJA2yHWfND22MwqzesWr3BfBsVSxAvLj40nX613MmazVtDmYNDeqFyoKFMb2wTFpvCHE3GTSr0cPU3nhKKJ25oDjtM7b5tUryw/s1932/Photo%2078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1932" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_ZFnd4PVwkSoQhMWf6mXJf5iZmhVcuLL5UzmIYFYFBUgRJiAZurHLdNSJZPQEdMKhQMR9Y7NjY6JnCw4GdTGJ8qxaJA2yHWfND22MwqzesWr3BfBsVSxAvLj40nX613MmazVtDmYNDeqFyoKFMb2wTFpvCHE3GTSr0cPU3nhKKJ25oDjtM7b5tUryw/w400-h370/Photo%2078.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The check lanes are visible here, which completes our short interior circuit of the Largo Target store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXMp2QLB1awkOXyGc_m59ZRypIuhbigl1n0CWRdGWN2XS8cSUqmjXYLW3P99J72cVCU7jHVoVNhaOAiltbAmAZbKaeGGneSrv57iTAnUh8l6brnB66rOt8h5tXqX3hq3euc46D5RKdw-TjcULtFMVsP4nLhKzBKzJZ0pE0Exy2PI394NDrMadutOqhg/s1932/Photo%2079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="1932" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXMp2QLB1awkOXyGc_m59ZRypIuhbigl1n0CWRdGWN2XS8cSUqmjXYLW3P99J72cVCU7jHVoVNhaOAiltbAmAZbKaeGGneSrv57iTAnUh8l6brnB66rOt8h5tXqX3hq3euc46D5RKdw-TjcULtFMVsP4nLhKzBKzJZ0pE0Exy2PI394NDrMadutOqhg/w400-h353/Photo%2079.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, here's a look across the front of Target's former garden center. Most of the pieces of fencing were covered over so people couldn't peek in, but Target usually uses the old garden centers to store old fixtures and carts, or just leaves them empty (it's varied the few times I've remember to look behind the cover and see what's back there).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSUI9lOq7vHL2k90s0jIamnriOVhgCv7DdM7eWCzMo_lSZZ5yXKWlGHZa9Y8K89fy0mOn3P6GY2xZ-qBn1Fe7nebferaRvnIi2DM4g4Jb_cic_BgNt0zlqvJMAYARFiDWr0lmP2qPYA195VyEHCEMhUHzfTNVQ6Z3cDoTvt5siMBjs3wjZ0TwvsGFlg/s2576/Photo%2080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="2576" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSUI9lOq7vHL2k90s0jIamnriOVhgCv7DdM7eWCzMo_lSZZ5yXKWlGHZa9Y8K89fy0mOn3P6GY2xZ-qBn1Fe7nebferaRvnIi2DM4g4Jb_cic_BgNt0zlqvJMAYARFiDWr0lmP2qPYA195VyEHCEMhUHzfTNVQ6Z3cDoTvt5siMBjs3wjZ0TwvsGFlg/w640-h214/Photo%2080.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving Target, we'll complete our tour of Largo Mall with this last, pulled back photo of the famous Largo Jewel-Safelixsons. I know a lot of people have been waiting for this post to go live on the blog, so hopefully I did a good job covering the former Largo Mall Albertsons after all this time. While it's no longer a Safeway, Publix managed to leave enough of Safeway behind to give me a small glimpse back at that strange Floridian supermarket experiment. I think the Safeway feel was stronger here than it was in <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2019/02/and-here-lie-remains-of-safeway-florida.html">Altamonte Springs</a> following its conversion, however <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/08/former-albertsons-4319-oakland-park-fl.html">Oakland Park</a> was mostly Evergreen'd by the time I visited that one so most of the obvious Safeway decor remnants were already gone. I'm sure this store will get Evergreen'd before long too, and hopefully Publix will keep this store going for many more years to come, a funky and oversized reminder of some strange experiments by others to make a name for themselves in Florida.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And with that, I'll bring this post to an end. I'll be taking off the vast majority of July for my "summer break", with posting on AFB to resume on July 30th. Have a good few weeks everyone, and I'll see you all again at the end of the month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-35219479939746790242023-06-18T00:00:00.001-04:002023-06-18T00:00:11.480-04:00Former Albertsons #4358 - Deerfield Beach, FL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01yPIZkQj2gW4ifYceZ0Lr0z9vq8dXYwkwldj0puK0tB_N1OXm8Ep4e9uaR1OMpGfpr2Re-pqgH3G9bc7XVZMnNckqMe6zd2nF_ynlOpmDJeTdJGh3PedrS_6ll6loNtmlXRc1Yrz0VhEOVhDOeUTHSCZmfLviqp8nCwrrcvfXTSLnvGTJ00A1a0R-A/s1932/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="1932" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01yPIZkQj2gW4ifYceZ0Lr0z9vq8dXYwkwldj0puK0tB_N1OXm8Ep4e9uaR1OMpGfpr2Re-pqgH3G9bc7XVZMnNckqMe6zd2nF_ynlOpmDJeTdJGh3PedrS_6ll6loNtmlXRc1Yrz0VhEOVhDOeUTHSCZmfLviqp8nCwrrcvfXTSLnvGTJ00A1a0R-A/w400-h321/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4358</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3701 Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, FL - Deer Creek Plaza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We all know that the most popular reuse, by far, for the former Floridian Albertsons stores is being converted into a Publix. This is Florida after all, and having over 830 stores here, it was bound to happen that one or two or 60 of our former Albertsons stores would get swallowed up by the green giant. However, in case anyone was curious, the second most common reuse for a former Floridian Albertsons store is what we'll be seeing today: being converted into a Ross Dress for Less store. Of those 170 Albertsons stores that once called Florida home, 10 became home to a Ross Dress for Less, like former Albertsons #4358 here in Deerfield Beach. The reason we see so many former Albertsons stores end up as a Ross in the afterlife has to do with a deal made during the breakup of Albertsons in 2006. That year, Ross <a href="https://www.upi.com/Business_News/2006/10/10/Ross-buys-46-Albertsons-sites/51751160487241/">purchased 46 stores</a> directly from Albertsons in 6 different states, including Florida. While I've never been able to pinpoint exactly how many Floridian stores Ross purchased as part of that deal, I was able to track down 4 that were for sure part of it, with a number of other conversions happening around that same time that may have been part of the deal, or just coincidental. Regardless, the Ross in this former Albertsons was not part of that deal, having opened a few years after that transaction occurred. However, after buying all those former Albertsons stores, it seems like Ross was keeping an eye on Albertsons' real estate, using Albertsons' losses for their own gain much like Publix was doing. Anyway, we'll touch more on this store's present life in a moment, but first, the background information:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL38_6zacqHrY6Joqb8sfNYKmzY_GCfP2UHGjJTF39HQnjU1yivvfccT1T2z6Qx1y4FmfSc97DSwtBjTCOrfxYr5X4sW7Z7f4HB_N8GEBpoFqQ65y30f3V9n5VvZZi4KbRrVMIekni2sULrvtRQqSJTwcZgV_gjEhpJ4gLAi7EIvn9ZNd7QkV_fj055Q/s783/Photo%202a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="783" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL38_6zacqHrY6Joqb8sfNYKmzY_GCfP2UHGjJTF39HQnjU1yivvfccT1T2z6Qx1y4FmfSc97DSwtBjTCOrfxYr5X4sW7Z7f4HB_N8GEBpoFqQ65y30f3V9n5VvZZi4KbRrVMIekni2sULrvtRQqSJTwcZgV_gjEhpJ4gLAi7EIvn9ZNd7QkV_fj055Q/w400-h180/Photo%202a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@26.3197829,-80.1528937,3a,37.5y,234.02h,89.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1smrRP5P6NeayHnB8p7uqZCw!2e0!5s20071101T000000!7i3328!8i1664?entry=ttu">Google Street View</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Deerfield Beach is another one of the many suburbs of Fort Lauderdale, located in the northernmost portion of Broward County. The Palm Beach/Broward County line is all that separates Deerfield Beach from Boca Raton, which is located directly to our north. Unlike its ritzy northern neighbor, Deerfield Beach is your rather average South Florida suburb these days, consisting of various residential subdivisions bisected by the major arterials upon which the local retail lies. Albertsons managed to pick a very nice location for their new store in Deerfield Beach, locating at the northwestern corner of Hillsboro Boulevard and Powerline Road. This intersection would also end up becoming home to two of Deerfield Beach's major shopping centers as well, including the Deerfield Mall (anchored by Publix, Zayre, Marshalls, Walgreens, and General Cinemas, and which despite its name, was never an enclosed mall) on the southwestern corner, and the Kmart and J. Byron's-anchored Shoppes of Deer Creek on the northeastern corner (an open-air mall that's since demolished for a Super Target). Interestingly, Albertsons' presence at this intersection came at the demise of others. The property upon which Albertsons would build their Deerfield Beach store was originally owned by Grand Union, who had intended to build a store there. However, with Grand Union's financial troubles in the early 1980's and the company's eventual exit from Florida in 1985, Grand Union's new store never materialized, and the land was sold to Albertsons.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDISweuiPuD8pXdTClRcCRJD63PN3sATa9cK54EBR_M8_vlLgVthTnxJ0MjZEnd4q7K2BGay-9wzFzVyK4urqNx4X9CpqxMTk7NG8lfQHqNLNRECZ_Kh6xBrrDBXshx1-3bKbKPhSlVeUF2Oyn9iMuxB45DZhT4z-XIPRkyZUyxsZWhL0kshmTcdcCcQ/s923/Photo%202b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="923" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDISweuiPuD8pXdTClRcCRJD63PN3sATa9cK54EBR_M8_vlLgVthTnxJ0MjZEnd4q7K2BGay-9wzFzVyK4urqNx4X9CpqxMTk7NG8lfQHqNLNRECZ_Kh6xBrrDBXshx1-3bKbKPhSlVeUF2Oyn9iMuxB45DZhT4z-XIPRkyZUyxsZWhL0kshmTcdcCcQ/w400-h127/Photo%202b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@26.3197829,-80.1528937,3a,37.5y,234.02h,89.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1smrRP5P6NeayHnB8p7uqZCw!2e0!5s20071101T000000!7i3328!8i1664?entry=ttu">Google Street View</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Albertsons' new store opened sometime toward the end of June 1984 based off my research in the local newspaper archives, with a pre-opening hiring ad published on June 18, 1984, and post-opening sales flyer published on July 1, 1984 mentioning the new Deerfield Beach store. Albertsons #4358 was the last of (what I've dubbed) the "trapezoid" model Albertsons stores to open in Florida, a short-lived early 1980's building variant that took the old 1970's Skaggs-Albertsons interior layout and added a reconfigured entryway to the front. That redesigned entryway gave the building a trapezoid-shaped vestibule when viewed from above, hence the name. From looking at county records it appears this store received a remodel of some kind in 1995, which was probably a remodel from the store's <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/bayou-city-history/article/30-years-ago-Fire-at-City-Hall-a-wedding-at-11237005.php#photo-13129045">original decor</a> to Blue and Gray Market. While the only pictures of this store I could find online were blurry Google Streetview images from 2007, the building appears to have a mostly original exterior, which would line up with a mid-1990's Blue and Gray Market remodel. Albertsons #4358 lasted until August 30, 2008, closing as part of a wave <a href="https://progressivegrocer.com/albertsons-close-four-florida-stores">of 4 Floridian store closures</a> announced by Albertsons only a month after the company entered a transaction to sell of 49 of its Floridian stores to Publix. 2008 was a bit of a bloodbath year for Albertsons Florida, and the events of that year certainly didn't send any signs of a rosy future for the company in Florida.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIvuzXUjmZn8UFQdbv41ImGXPPXDhRVDhcywAca_FAOsqxmPoEkNlCB91mlbl3BqwjetVkn9A2XiKWdcrRqkRPb7JQ63flCTLrvzTRmlKigqaLt4tMYjCFPUkUvnDacfPsSI079bUdiaYRJ3Jvs0awJErFzynrgamgYuysiWXcIrQkBhZKqCWD4rG5A/s1932/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1932" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIvuzXUjmZn8UFQdbv41ImGXPPXDhRVDhcywAca_FAOsqxmPoEkNlCB91mlbl3BqwjetVkn9A2XiKWdcrRqkRPb7JQ63flCTLrvzTRmlKigqaLt4tMYjCFPUkUvnDacfPsSI079bUdiaYRJ3Jvs0awJErFzynrgamgYuysiWXcIrQkBhZKqCWD4rG5A/w400-h363/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With its prime location on one of the busiest corners for retail in town, the former Deerfield Beach Albertsons didn't sit empty for long. By 2009, the building had been subdivided for its two new tenants - Ross Dress for Less and Michael's. As you can see, Ross is still going strong at this location, although its neighbor Michael's closed sometime in late 2019 or early 2020, its former space sitting empty during my visit here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AjSaZ_sp8V4hmutWJ8nskp1u-sAOboWr5QAGBTx0MXxje8K5yWIfcA1SBIvAGnwMjAm1wwuWDMXLMCFoYnorTidMu0TvlDU1C1MCgoUH_Gq664p5EMZOKctUAY-b3wgLMTp9Ulrqvg9eX4ydG-fbF2VRoossAQoTzMLIvheOlCH8g4pZz2URa8asLA/s1931/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1931" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AjSaZ_sp8V4hmutWJ8nskp1u-sAOboWr5QAGBTx0MXxje8K5yWIfcA1SBIvAGnwMjAm1wwuWDMXLMCFoYnorTidMu0TvlDU1C1MCgoUH_Gq664p5EMZOKctUAY-b3wgLMTp9Ulrqvg9eX4ydG-fbF2VRoossAQoTzMLIvheOlCH8g4pZz2URa8asLA/w400-h399/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the remodel and subdivision of the building kept the general shape and design of the exterior, the building was still heavily altered and reconfigured, with the interior totally gutted and rebuilt for the new tenants. In the photo above, we would have been looking toward the left side doors into the former Albertsons store. Ross reconfigured the building to have the entrance facing the front of the building, with Albertsons' old angled entryway converted into windows.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjENJnIWTXIOU3q6R10ZvCk2FxPkcTYPwCjbdxE99AqfbddkJF6TyozIHKw7Y39OtFv_ScEjPywy2oIbNIu7Lrbydv1HDsxRneu4wauZqa781wfKj6YixwnUsE0Awnx4jeRA8r62VlHVICUwMTiQRixwxqeuoloakfjrIz6t8PmrpCsEe9dJLLVjXFQ/s2177/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2177" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjENJnIWTXIOU3q6R10ZvCk2FxPkcTYPwCjbdxE99AqfbddkJF6TyozIHKw7Y39OtFv_ScEjPywy2oIbNIu7Lrbydv1HDsxRneu4wauZqa781wfKj6YixwnUsE0Awnx4jeRA8r62VlHVICUwMTiQRixwxqeuoloakfjrIz6t8PmrpCsEe9dJLLVjXFQ/w355-h400/Photo%205.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When Albertsons was here, we would have been looking across a wall of windows that would have illuminated the store's front end. When the building was remodeled, all the windows were ripped out and walled over, except for right around the entrances into the two new tenant's spaces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTQedfbihC4zAPLmMpjT7171yVYBBdK1O79jW8PiwOZfmb73jnqp2du7haPoKFh4EbTvDRnlJK0LZlfXAaIhRpT6_QZloWh657j7duTT984kGel0GCJrZRcFrMPmO2ig8WFsTbx4w8MleMxPQpUMDx8gDbju5ttiCnHky1gHBwwzh4RaRrXr3GviVwQ/s1944/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTQedfbihC4zAPLmMpjT7171yVYBBdK1O79jW8PiwOZfmb73jnqp2du7haPoKFh4EbTvDRnlJK0LZlfXAaIhRpT6_QZloWh657j7duTT984kGel0GCJrZRcFrMPmO2ig8WFsTbx4w8MleMxPQpUMDx8gDbju5ttiCnHky1gHBwwzh4RaRrXr3GviVwQ/w398-h400/Photo%206.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside, this store looks like every other Ross store in the chain. When it comes to consistency, Ross is very good at that, as pretty much every single one of their stores looks identical to each other in floorplan. Above, we're looking down the right side of the Ross store, the wall to my right being the partition that separates Ross from the old Michael's side of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMNKUjJ-1MC_-IOw4-qE1ilFG9zHI07FWH6yxDuIh8Z1gK8dQpvbM68xG7gcutnW0i7LpFX5G_8smUHAnsXHxY1s63gUoZ1BbqqJ_T6aas5ea14JSGSE24EfSBwOxDz8ha8vBE-zO9ePhmN9DDr186Wv6-kvJZb5KUcRVxdC4kP0_RvAFQ1TkEqB7JA/s2184/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMNKUjJ-1MC_-IOw4-qE1ilFG9zHI07FWH6yxDuIh8Z1gK8dQpvbM68xG7gcutnW0i7LpFX5G_8smUHAnsXHxY1s63gUoZ1BbqqJ_T6aas5ea14JSGSE24EfSBwOxDz8ha8vBE-zO9ePhmN9DDr186Wv6-kvJZb5KUcRVxdC4kP0_RvAFQ1TkEqB7JA/w354-h400/Photo%207.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a look across the back wall of Ross. Due to a quirk about this building which I'll explain in a little bit, I'm actually not sure how this store was laid out, if it was oriented with the service departments on the left side of the building or the right. Regardless though, the back wall (which we see in the photo above) would have been home to the meat coolers no matter how this building was oriented!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORTi5Fbc5bfCsSBCySZL8B7NlbZO-PpNNXvLfLxpN1MOgCssUJunnzUrUxx9fxjskC2PLPVGBWosiSmoUT0Z5kvG5yk0TJyDSpDHCIbwvmQOwrz_D-W9Ud6K2C65Auue3E7J95HvTsCnTko6w4tsMfzSlpTIRQTYR2sIXKKq6JBkWicqnd1JQK4M27w/s2280/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORTi5Fbc5bfCsSBCySZL8B7NlbZO-PpNNXvLfLxpN1MOgCssUJunnzUrUxx9fxjskC2PLPVGBWosiSmoUT0Z5kvG5yk0TJyDSpDHCIbwvmQOwrz_D-W9Ud6K2C65Auue3E7J95HvTsCnTko6w4tsMfzSlpTIRQTYR2sIXKKq6JBkWicqnd1JQK4M27w/w339-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's an overview of Ross's sales floor, where the grocery aisles have been replaced with clothing racks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeaidkrfmPckM9fY5GwZQQ-FGFdGgr6oqp3H8M3dHD1yPxt4mVOlfF5Vl8QeFU-TUiOCrTTLpvTcHviFUG3yTJs8AG5PbBpz346U_cDCHg20NxB_uiMMRiSFWqpzD0OEbvoMAXIxg4_jyz6fVq_TEFzA0BxcoRKODNxUIDmdthZ1Um9luEmnKqnDmyg/s2273/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2273" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeaidkrfmPckM9fY5GwZQQ-FGFdGgr6oqp3H8M3dHD1yPxt4mVOlfF5Vl8QeFU-TUiOCrTTLpvTcHviFUG3yTJs8AG5PbBpz346U_cDCHg20NxB_uiMMRiSFWqpzD0OEbvoMAXIxg4_jyz6fVq_TEFzA0BxcoRKODNxUIDmdthZ1Um9luEmnKqnDmyg/w340-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking across the back aisle of Ross, while I don't see any Albertsons remnants, I do spot a very clever pun on a dog toy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33NUThSq6S3jYSVnw0ByV0oNstvmJkvBPOSXYHFo_jOV5v6NFY_-v8hFufXFNTwvCW5kzJYysibZ5-j8Ns4pPhVuaMGX4j3zCbuNDGL3xRVVAtVkX7c5aWoSPReuwMCdbZ3EWYhHec73qCDLZT0gk-ts0cZGTfxMV6e67GWHdHPrVACuiJhd7PrgLcg/s1931/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1931" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33NUThSq6S3jYSVnw0ByV0oNstvmJkvBPOSXYHFo_jOV5v6NFY_-v8hFufXFNTwvCW5kzJYysibZ5-j8Ns4pPhVuaMGX4j3zCbuNDGL3xRVVAtVkX7c5aWoSPReuwMCdbZ3EWYhHec73qCDLZT0gk-ts0cZGTfxMV6e67GWHdHPrVACuiJhd7PrgLcg/w400-h384/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Housewares spill over onto the store's left side wall, with men's clothing beyond that in the building's front left corner. This area may have been home to Albertsons' service departments (produce, deli, and the bakery), but I'm not 100% sure on that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KaReG5kvXdfwJn7kVHwR3yS8MouQEuxWv9lhPHOfWo6GAKf61rAgDO4AwXECjfo06JWL0aNxYqVafMkjshcFbD6vymNUQ_vj3bgzIrqhzXcFF_O0KBH8UFmkTzh31ImNrEDO5vfcALuLmoU2pezZsqyki-EuYl5qZl3ok4Cnt8oo_xDZk0q2ZGvPZA/s2246/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KaReG5kvXdfwJn7kVHwR3yS8MouQEuxWv9lhPHOfWo6GAKf61rAgDO4AwXECjfo06JWL0aNxYqVafMkjshcFbD6vymNUQ_vj3bgzIrqhzXcFF_O0KBH8UFmkTzh31ImNrEDO5vfcALuLmoU2pezZsqyki-EuYl5qZl3ok4Cnt8oo_xDZk0q2ZGvPZA/w344-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's not Blue and Gray Market, but at least Ross uses a lot of blue in their stores like Albertsons did.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAqGj28jCRttAKbPWQqO_Y99vDi7S9ziSTWAZBe91IhZESTbGFQfPY5MQYi3fNmYgbJ8V04euJWnzDTGooHbIdS-vBtO7YBGwPzGtNzhvNg2b1cIfmzvpWk2qrIzVKrYpf-0FzbUPHagc7ePghde8CbgXy8lHwFt8myT7zFw9utM2zUJ088K4H01fWQ/s2115/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAqGj28jCRttAKbPWQqO_Y99vDi7S9ziSTWAZBe91IhZESTbGFQfPY5MQYi3fNmYgbJ8V04euJWnzDTGooHbIdS-vBtO7YBGwPzGtNzhvNg2b1cIfmzvpWk2qrIzVKrYpf-0FzbUPHagc7ePghde8CbgXy8lHwFt8myT7zFw9utM2zUJ088K4H01fWQ/w365-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Spend less, get more, because <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9eVWOr1Icc">it's your store</a>!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fDAQP_xQL2d0-nXkHxw0JhZRkKzGgYNjYXTvlrOprms6zylSgQnGPSLvFYoOJxB6uJfu8mEN-ltwwOKOsQfrjpiAfKQ-aQNXFXuxtXyj0jAS8raXaUOk68QuD4G6KKa9eKK83DOsdR53mMqGSMHR_f3abFyDUulOSMnMC_qRqIHArVsfaJI8vR4b2A/s1992/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fDAQP_xQL2d0-nXkHxw0JhZRkKzGgYNjYXTvlrOprms6zylSgQnGPSLvFYoOJxB6uJfu8mEN-ltwwOKOsQfrjpiAfKQ-aQNXFXuxtXyj0jAS8raXaUOk68QuD4G6KKa9eKK83DOsdR53mMqGSMHR_f3abFyDUulOSMnMC_qRqIHArVsfaJI8vR4b2A/w388-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This store may not be a shoe-in for the best preserved former Albertsons out there, but it does clothes the gap between a cheap remodel and a complete tear-down of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhL8JG2byjTAw6K5kmRR2ExQxcEM8vtVP-dMh549BpE2YVs3C2TFUfpC_AXoOgeF19rfSH3OUhAHk5jPn514M4WlKT0cMtMGpwVBPL6HczFp98PR91vWclnhSMchsp3urb_l0TBnXaxp6BSOIw3IAh_5cD5z7JWsHU_fq_a2XLd7xAsE8RYXhDuLPYQ/s2143/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhL8JG2byjTAw6K5kmRR2ExQxcEM8vtVP-dMh549BpE2YVs3C2TFUfpC_AXoOgeF19rfSH3OUhAHk5jPn514M4WlKT0cMtMGpwVBPL6HczFp98PR91vWclnhSMchsp3urb_l0TBnXaxp6BSOIw3IAh_5cD5z7JWsHU_fq_a2XLd7xAsE8RYXhDuLPYQ/w360-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the front left corner of the building, here's a look back into the sales floor, one store's grand aisle swapped out for a different kind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaUZZ189s2F6BQv_01sLMRKF9eJfWf6CijYHtNnBGjFgaHi5uFYkc_oHR_zaNRcsf5qnGnP4pLDd8aECraOm7ewV4HXXpNQn11Loo72wFk7ugc-6_U99SIgDx10nNP6xpJEQAWG57NBlvWV_NNMJreHpzqeQHDp0ZmR7EmyQ2SeuTxIWV2QudeNdt_w/s2040/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaUZZ189s2F6BQv_01sLMRKF9eJfWf6CijYHtNnBGjFgaHi5uFYkc_oHR_zaNRcsf5qnGnP4pLDd8aECraOm7ewV4HXXpNQn11Loo72wFk7ugc-6_U99SIgDx10nNP6xpJEQAWG57NBlvWV_NNMJreHpzqeQHDp0ZmR7EmyQ2SeuTxIWV2QudeNdt_w/w379-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our final interior photo from Ross looks toward the stores check lanes, which occupy an island by the main entrance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZcvSx-uufAghessWSnnihUTLmoeCOd3EZ-mrig5j6iaGVYDV3YaARWdYaH9kY8S6qL8tJ9y4QpRKW5x8B-7tTb_Mih9IIN1KIDJLj5KUjCS7P3G4yjlIr2_t4nSLx5lO-FDKWIkf91-LI0dggtTZ-zfFSWibz6CBE7Z4q3FJsufNCXz2HLKQwhPF2A/s1932/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1932" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZcvSx-uufAghessWSnnihUTLmoeCOd3EZ-mrig5j6iaGVYDV3YaARWdYaH9kY8S6qL8tJ9y4QpRKW5x8B-7tTb_Mih9IIN1KIDJLj5KUjCS7P3G4yjlIr2_t4nSLx5lO-FDKWIkf91-LI0dggtTZ-zfFSWibz6CBE7Z4q3FJsufNCXz2HLKQwhPF2A/w400-h326/Photo%2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, we'll take a quick look at the former Michael's half of the building:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkklkYcGKk1D-pEEngFKGjyCcNV5x9tSYYCG5OmDkr-ynlQHI8UFN3pliixqBBlxb9irhQeTMJU8CL6DVRNzUt0OHWLCSt69y1i5si1XbuDY9qcIN3GtQJlGKE1BJRdVs_1NcA6sdF5VqX4Cn2AdUgMGv7pjR-XP73vQ7cxUXHNzzxIWbrn09nskpb3Q/s640/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkklkYcGKk1D-pEEngFKGjyCcNV5x9tSYYCG5OmDkr-ynlQHI8UFN3pliixqBBlxb9irhQeTMJU8CL6DVRNzUt0OHWLCSt69y1i5si1XbuDY9qcIN3GtQJlGKE1BJRdVs_1NcA6sdF5VqX4Cn2AdUgMGv7pjR-XP73vQ7cxUXHNzzxIWbrn09nskpb3Q/w400-h300/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of the Broward County Property Appraiser</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Michael's opened alongside Ross in 2009, and remained here until sometime around late 2019 or early 2020. I don't know if the closure was COVID-related or the timing was just coincidental, but either way this half of the former Albertsons building is empty again. The photo above was taken while Michael's was still open, although besides the removal of the logo, the exterior doesn't look much different now than it did while the store was open.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEife1Q-sS8VecJiQmC-EN2_WLpqrWl23Lae_0QXj1Lf-1pUtwjsp-YkCi_6DuqaT21ppfgrFePwcV8HXv_hwN1a7xHYDy4MLPyobYhQs9T2enWmDkt9s3iSEFMUz8nFm8rx8ec7_2Em4BYk1iXMnAOgZx-kx9OppSLljDESHrrL585DyqptWQGyI6CGcw/s2576/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEife1Q-sS8VecJiQmC-EN2_WLpqrWl23Lae_0QXj1Lf-1pUtwjsp-YkCi_6DuqaT21ppfgrFePwcV8HXv_hwN1a7xHYDy4MLPyobYhQs9T2enWmDkt9s3iSEFMUz8nFm8rx8ec7_2Em4BYk1iXMnAOgZx-kx9OppSLljDESHrrL585DyqptWQGyI6CGcw/w300-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike Ross, Michael's kept their entrance on the angle like Albertsons did, replacing Albertsons' swinging doors with a single sliding one. Through those doors was a small vestibule built by Michael's, which then funneled shoppers into the main sales floor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0etJYxSu5ApVLBNNT1HdCGrhLR9CQ7YMN2Anub8Fg9kbQXlSwHsl8-v4xx8hw3rEK1OUgnl7rQnfNGx7Fn0sW1hziGf5N2HCfgSNYdck6LUYQv5Vm0nnbRRT-MTzP8SuV6jeGa4MdH9Y7c8oibGog2GwKBAt-KKoq3_82mTBVUBo0_zCUE41BRNL_Xg/s2308/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0etJYxSu5ApVLBNNT1HdCGrhLR9CQ7YMN2Anub8Fg9kbQXlSwHsl8-v4xx8hw3rEK1OUgnl7rQnfNGx7Fn0sW1hziGf5N2HCfgSNYdck6LUYQv5Vm0nnbRRT-MTzP8SuV6jeGa4MdH9Y7c8oibGog2GwKBAt-KKoq3_82mTBVUBo0_zCUE41BRNL_Xg/w335-h400/Photo%2020.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A sign announcing Michael's closure was still hanging in the window while I was here, one of the only things left showcasing the tenant that used to be here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPAqZefhgGwLchu7kxP3waNZIcHlFgCuHeCzEvUnd5-JcsiGW3G0S-WdR-zWRT3vpdFchuQzyTNt4AAbmX6c2CepcjLFxI1A2QdYg2TAFSvL8YLoLUs5puEYK8o54s8HvqgluIYb00BBXpF3QihKOYaDX-YyxBkBC1BTn1XfrvvFvYPs-TuBPMVrL_A/s2576/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPAqZefhgGwLchu7kxP3waNZIcHlFgCuHeCzEvUnd5-JcsiGW3G0S-WdR-zWRT3vpdFchuQzyTNt4AAbmX6c2CepcjLFxI1A2QdYg2TAFSvL8YLoLUs5puEYK8o54s8HvqgluIYb00BBXpF3QihKOYaDX-YyxBkBC1BTn1XfrvvFvYPs-TuBPMVrL_A/w400-h300/Photo%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like we saw inside Ross, the Michael's half of the building was also heavily remodeled, the interior stripped out to resemble most other Michael's stores with its open ceiling and red stripe along the walls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWn16JUQGptYycMKmcyzmZXu25cSjYOimrw2iwD9E-l8KaEsPVLd2HIqBSwjHr0OMFTMb9H23Yi6C02NJ91vrWZc9KZS8NrK9WEE3VjbS2_UX7XXE1eHw43NtWyk6x0y9ArvveiQxt4EogdljB7q4vzYNYDnixR7L-uxt5XG2wFe-Af3PDNubKfcYtw/s2576/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWn16JUQGptYycMKmcyzmZXu25cSjYOimrw2iwD9E-l8KaEsPVLd2HIqBSwjHr0OMFTMb9H23Yi6C02NJ91vrWZc9KZS8NrK9WEE3VjbS2_UX7XXE1eHw43NtWyk6x0y9ArvveiQxt4EogdljB7q4vzYNYDnixR7L-uxt5XG2wFe-Af3PDNubKfcYtw/w400-h300/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As far as I'm aware, the former Michael's is still empty as of the original publication of this post in Summer 2023.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXE8WSurJ-upYqGJIJHYBgps00sUfteEgxgP_LG9c41K-xRZtO2uX_C0byELwlyI2QXB77nMNIQjPUgPn_KdjcoVxFwVmyTXU3xRRlmTLkunk9E5qeWpVfaTHeFxNSIwVEyRc8A8T2s_yuHZsy2asqsBAIjbIb8_Rjipbdmfhh4geUxU0Tk8LBmzRDQ/s1931/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1931" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXE8WSurJ-upYqGJIJHYBgps00sUfteEgxgP_LG9c41K-xRZtO2uX_C0byELwlyI2QXB77nMNIQjPUgPn_KdjcoVxFwVmyTXU3xRRlmTLkunk9E5qeWpVfaTHeFxNSIwVEyRc8A8T2s_yuHZsy2asqsBAIjbIb8_Rjipbdmfhh4geUxU0Tk8LBmzRDQ/w400-h331/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On the far right side of the building you'll see an emergency exit door leading out from Michael's side of the building. That door marks the approximate location of Albertsons old liquor store, which leads me to that quirk about the building I mentioned before...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEwpRM9UY8xsGUyDVVfVdyBZefX9q9YqUR9FmkIGulyOnJndbZU3QvCEhfxFMhimSOt8i25Pq7mkkTCJXsgIm8811WRUqPERAeOaUBA1r2qgsnIklgAPiamBzRXTw6TQ7JSRcwZ8Pp68VvV64AleAo0xb5S5vGW5nUT3m3ki0LCpoAEPPsHAZY0zfPg/s1931/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="1931" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEwpRM9UY8xsGUyDVVfVdyBZefX9q9YqUR9FmkIGulyOnJndbZU3QvCEhfxFMhimSOt8i25Pq7mkkTCJXsgIm8811WRUqPERAeOaUBA1r2qgsnIklgAPiamBzRXTw6TQ7JSRcwZ8Pp68VvV64AleAo0xb5S5vGW5nUT3m3ki0LCpoAEPPsHAZY0zfPg/w400-h329/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The old liquor store was located on the front right corner of the building, now pretty well sealed over and hidden. Anyway, Albertsons placing a liquor store on the corner of the building like this probably wouldn't stand out too much first glance, as the front right or left corner of the building was the usual home for the liquor store in a trapezoid model Albertsons store. However, with these trapezoid (and also with the older Skaggs-design stores), the stores were always built with the liquor store on the corner of the building pointing toward the intersection the store was built on. Following that logic, the liquor store should have been on the left side of this building, however that ended up not being the case here. Since the back of the store bumps up to the property line, the loading dock had to be placed on the left side of the building, thus bumping the liquor store to the front right corner instead. Since the liquor store was tucked into the corner of the building, its placement usually dictated the layout of the interior, so a store with the liquor store on the front right corner would have the grand aisle on the left side of the building, and vice versa. With the liquor store on the right side of the building, that means the grand aisle should have been on the left, but I don't know if this store only had the liquor store moved because of the placement of the loading dock, or if it followed the standard interior floorplan described above. Pictures of this store are pretty sparse, so I can't say for sure what option Albertsons chose here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWTCqU_n9qqb55GO9PsAySq5JT2bQEF0Ook0EY_hNCTBXOZkLdkwBkE4OnTjoH-ZMceXGcZYGpVao94YtSBux4SQFpnadH3kAFy95AoHYumNImkvkS8lEzg8ENYc4q6B-_1WrpQGbXzTD2ElB6iLY_keL9EsE-Dywse5WMGQj9s1lKuk5Hv4qyqflZA/s1931/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1931" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWTCqU_n9qqb55GO9PsAySq5JT2bQEF0Ook0EY_hNCTBXOZkLdkwBkE4OnTjoH-ZMceXGcZYGpVao94YtSBux4SQFpnadH3kAFy95AoHYumNImkvkS8lEzg8ENYc4q6B-_1WrpQGbXzTD2ElB6iLY_keL9EsE-Dywse5WMGQj9s1lKuk5Hv4qyqflZA/w400-h368/Photo%2025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As we begin to wrap things up, here's one last look at the store's modernized facade. However, behind all those extra stucco details lie the bones of an old Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF8FecF3ceJnAzB1KnDDdpvVUQFLM1BwczmG65qgi8orpsg8xY1FrFUApApK3kgNi7vdxYbJ0v_sFPcTpZXYDMPaiNqcSHM1dpizSnXpDBtvQxWr_dAxOFP_uJEyQ-_vyIfaSvYB_KEvvMexG7Zr1eTaNwZcpA6f7mN2zLIRvEC41YkNhcL1-sYczPA/s1931/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1931" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF8FecF3ceJnAzB1KnDDdpvVUQFLM1BwczmG65qgi8orpsg8xY1FrFUApApK3kgNi7vdxYbJ0v_sFPcTpZXYDMPaiNqcSHM1dpizSnXpDBtvQxWr_dAxOFP_uJEyQ-_vyIfaSvYB_KEvvMexG7Zr1eTaNwZcpA6f7mN2zLIRvEC41YkNhcL1-sYczPA/w400-h310/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And before we leave, here's that loading dock I was just talking about, which is now used by Ross (the former Michael's side uses a small loading area right behind this, on the opposite side of the wall that truck is backed up to). Having the liquor store on the other side of the building would make it easier for trucks to get in and out of here, without having to deal with extra people walking around here going in and out of the liquor store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, that out of the way, let's go up in the air for a look at some satellite imagery, starting with this overview of the shopping center (oriented where north is to the right):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6RirJpmO6r5rLHB9lNiIvG0GtfCIs5-qMEbG4glviJ6-U7j3fkPzTo_8SWIJSZ2TQDv3833AKkq1USWJFPh9bwk4FBjDXuH0XcPWziL2_ChyhGcJx3Am_Ci825cneppjHbYIRslqCKGbZT1169ALuQPPX7Cf-olvuiC8TDYqSOJhb8bQixb24uk7mA/s941/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="941" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6RirJpmO6r5rLHB9lNiIvG0GtfCIs5-qMEbG4glviJ6-U7j3fkPzTo_8SWIJSZ2TQDv3833AKkq1USWJFPh9bwk4FBjDXuH0XcPWziL2_ChyhGcJx3Am_Ci825cneppjHbYIRslqCKGbZT1169ALuQPPX7Cf-olvuiC8TDYqSOJhb8bQixb24uk7mA/w400-h259/Photo%2027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike the other two large shopping centers built at this corner, Albertsons was the sole anchor to this small center, with that small strip of stores coming out from the right side of the former supermarket building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now with that little bit of perspective, let's move along to some Bird's Eye aerial images of this former Albertsons store, courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0iiML7y4H1DayEWUAEOMcx4m3mhl_wXB8TvSl1lPFWDz9wtfAVAlhW_Q8v4SbGKbTRwNoU6KogHTIXd_D4S4ppsW7XZ0YCE53qp0o3h6l7KBq0PuIGJJrYs-CHjqwsgXpcujxBL6QkxGk9BYBXnb_ziHxogttabqXZKi46k-mJSKTsm_Rwog9GaNfQ/s628/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="628" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0iiML7y4H1DayEWUAEOMcx4m3mhl_wXB8TvSl1lPFWDz9wtfAVAlhW_Q8v4SbGKbTRwNoU6KogHTIXd_D4S4ppsW7XZ0YCE53qp0o3h6l7KBq0PuIGJJrYs-CHjqwsgXpcujxBL6QkxGk9BYBXnb_ziHxogttabqXZKi46k-mJSKTsm_Rwog9GaNfQ/w400-h274/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEneaxiwhEGvMtBNJI2LFEOUmC3RjiKV3Aj_pl59FDBAmai7MbjIHqCohMQFu36n_AkHKUtkMkr8kuy5qXLWTXs6awRAAPExDLhzexMvrrzIeydNoJuDew5M-GtLzd2kkrehih2NGZb6Mpwqp82pT_0lHXZDjUIZgzrvrW-TBqV9EJ-JRS1llSrXx4w/s529/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="529" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEneaxiwhEGvMtBNJI2LFEOUmC3RjiKV3Aj_pl59FDBAmai7MbjIHqCohMQFu36n_AkHKUtkMkr8kuy5qXLWTXs6awRAAPExDLhzexMvrrzIeydNoJuDew5M-GtLzd2kkrehih2NGZb6Mpwqp82pT_0lHXZDjUIZgzrvrW-TBqV9EJ-JRS1llSrXx4w/w400-h338/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEits39VLKMWC_9Ytne1t7i5YcA04zG4JckpVXLmB-fTLx_Si3BbXzZqsyJcOzuErtxfq_WYfdJmYMkjLMdgwXj0x1x3CDQkvlqrEfjbusgozN3ts4ziBqewGk3sKqx-EcjoUg8Ulc8CKpQX3qw7hUPgwNGRVNYB_RqCwnPqUhPNckgVKNbY1lkNUCFeHQ/s566/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="566" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEits39VLKMWC_9Ytne1t7i5YcA04zG4JckpVXLmB-fTLx_Si3BbXzZqsyJcOzuErtxfq_WYfdJmYMkjLMdgwXj0x1x3CDQkvlqrEfjbusgozN3ts4ziBqewGk3sKqx-EcjoUg8Ulc8CKpQX3qw7hUPgwNGRVNYB_RqCwnPqUhPNckgVKNbY1lkNUCFeHQ/w400-h309/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJjAmoyTWaMa2sip4-vvU8hsdESG8LQFBSOMNUZxBBi9UHxmOHB0lQ0pntKsoByKnRS-eiqwNPJdpeILwZBBJBSzDC3uuvcUuzAshVhQwqn8edZtlACXe1EcHZ9j8hVrNW0j5jjfmT_diV6GFlKbvgxamfRMihY9Z5uZSh9sxkcc2VpoMINMflE6CBg/s534/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="534" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJjAmoyTWaMa2sip4-vvU8hsdESG8LQFBSOMNUZxBBi9UHxmOHB0lQ0pntKsoByKnRS-eiqwNPJdpeILwZBBJBSzDC3uuvcUuzAshVhQwqn8edZtlACXe1EcHZ9j8hVrNW0j5jjfmT_diV6GFlKbvgxamfRMihY9Z5uZSh9sxkcc2VpoMINMflE6CBg/w400-h351/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now some historic aerial images, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2iJ3nyh8OzwSnpUn5fBx6dLxG0I2WEGoH2UIKbwgI6QN6hW8dSfoix9wZDP0J8gyN9NT-4iLsPW9DdsIXsoC9as2_UhFeH6eXJWQFJeT9gmu5m7CIY5AM2GvKSAq4QG5luQMZIztPWyjntFbp4Hv6GL8YHol4qKsaIqBwQx2ff54CVS-wvceHyptvQ/s504/Photo%2032%202019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="504" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2iJ3nyh8OzwSnpUn5fBx6dLxG0I2WEGoH2UIKbwgI6QN6hW8dSfoix9wZDP0J8gyN9NT-4iLsPW9DdsIXsoC9as2_UhFeH6eXJWQFJeT9gmu5m7CIY5AM2GvKSAq4QG5luQMZIztPWyjntFbp4Hv6GL8YHol4qKsaIqBwQx2ff54CVS-wvceHyptvQ/w400-h391/Photo%2032%202019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4358 - 2019</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYc0kp0R1YsqYEZi4g4uVyAGgzE4_G_Ij6dv-yPTiXcbv5yPbHsndUENVHlPR9KHBDvLNX70bgw5O1JjfICuIjNwX0-M7THXYusaxhuPhB4P0tNxqx2RPX_IjDuPu7kXctw1px29VAeKqAdvs70xLEJSjIITrZvyzBHcUR4GBnKYbii03L1QiOjLbpQ/s873/Photo%2033%202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="873" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYc0kp0R1YsqYEZi4g4uVyAGgzE4_G_Ij6dv-yPTiXcbv5yPbHsndUENVHlPR9KHBDvLNX70bgw5O1JjfICuIjNwX0-M7THXYusaxhuPhB4P0tNxqx2RPX_IjDuPu7kXctw1px29VAeKqAdvs70xLEJSjIITrZvyzBHcUR4GBnKYbii03L1QiOjLbpQ/w400-h234/Photo%2033%202009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4358 - 2009 - The building as seen during its short time abandoned.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2cczeOX1lT5gY0YPgVigQZR9ODBtZYPDqlL0EbXXuq5Kad3Ua_pXsttSTW1cmj9WXz1bvUK17Jx8Dr2uQ5CL2LT0sirCL3ncGTtIr24Tp2m0_w3GewL9gegJ_-qfJnda6lLKdjsm8Qv5ngugl5dIMB0OO2yifk76V11UHiZQuao74aNZ2521zRInVA/s847/Photo%2034%202007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="847" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2cczeOX1lT5gY0YPgVigQZR9ODBtZYPDqlL0EbXXuq5Kad3Ua_pXsttSTW1cmj9WXz1bvUK17Jx8Dr2uQ5CL2LT0sirCL3ncGTtIr24Tp2m0_w3GewL9gegJ_-qfJnda6lLKdjsm8Qv5ngugl5dIMB0OO2yifk76V11UHiZQuao74aNZ2521zRInVA/w400-h240/Photo%2034%202007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4358 - 2007</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW-8TL72mg6iCNYiD91t2_S6mMLYSI1PBn7WnhE2-TO76vwXDj_QppCooxDR9L_tcX6bEO3OFMszLmSdDt5tGuHWGLYVbvjJyy2rq2Q2MGSzC9MQ_nodTMjSx8QWwPRbdAfwvIRsL0JENC_TDt-Vk9JPGqPA6KMTdUm1NDQmsMfMFK6qkpBqN96eZdg/s857/Photo%2035%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="857" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW-8TL72mg6iCNYiD91t2_S6mMLYSI1PBn7WnhE2-TO76vwXDj_QppCooxDR9L_tcX6bEO3OFMszLmSdDt5tGuHWGLYVbvjJyy2rq2Q2MGSzC9MQ_nodTMjSx8QWwPRbdAfwvIRsL0JENC_TDt-Vk9JPGqPA6KMTdUm1NDQmsMfMFK6qkpBqN96eZdg/w400-h236/Photo%2035%201995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4358 - 1995</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-zfOwKePi1LraSy0hIoDAGBQoE5u29ajYScGSeKSKujei4U7g_O7MQ8PjpW39bcMjUvOnMKafR7H4kUywhKwMFnyq5DyluRHVOOm9JBZZxfmIXAd9Cqv1Ejy9a7hbLOWK933jrfn6AV_SS1qoTDQJIsrc_reFtMA4ubA7VDPFENmU056rPB1LIDxlQ/s300/Photo%2036%201984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-zfOwKePi1LraSy0hIoDAGBQoE5u29ajYScGSeKSKujei4U7g_O7MQ8PjpW39bcMjUvOnMKafR7H4kUywhKwMFnyq5DyluRHVOOm9JBZZxfmIXAd9Cqv1Ejy9a7hbLOWK933jrfn6AV_SS1qoTDQJIsrc_reFtMA4ubA7VDPFENmU056rPB1LIDxlQ/w383-h400/Photo%2036%201984.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4358 - 1984 - This image must have been captured in the earlier part of the year, as we see the shell of the new Albertsons store early in the construction phase.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUu5gz6m1q6H5d9VF40JT910bVWMja2U_UyBqh0sCpqGFWIvse8hdE_m66CcCD9XbGK3gMzHqZZxcqHxteAhq6bEyrNT3uCxdqLgkBgPx9Dnv4sR7ogJ4qXPioTrVoDyWBCnhSxJqZvQWj5PdM-DQ4Sh6KiqDrZiP1RrjWDL_Ut5Wa72XSrLAGDOTmNQ/s333/Photo%2037%201980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="291" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUu5gz6m1q6H5d9VF40JT910bVWMja2U_UyBqh0sCpqGFWIvse8hdE_m66CcCD9XbGK3gMzHqZZxcqHxteAhq6bEyrNT3uCxdqLgkBgPx9Dnv4sR7ogJ4qXPioTrVoDyWBCnhSxJqZvQWj5PdM-DQ4Sh6KiqDrZiP1RrjWDL_Ut5Wa72XSrLAGDOTmNQ/w350-h400/Photo%2037%201980.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4358 - 1980 - Where everyone thought a Grand Union would sprout would instead give Deerfield Beach an Albertsons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The satellite imagery out of the way, that concludes our tour of former Albertsons #4358! As usual, more Albertsons will be coming your way in two weeks if you're looking for more, so be sure to come back then to see where our Floridian supermarket travels take us next!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-83417532291709921962023-06-04T00:00:00.706-04:002023-06-04T00:00:19.368-04:00Former Albertsons #4361 - Largo, FL (Walsingham Commons)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4fdxpa4wxlJc-UaTdrSsacQAKDY6NmMyJblYFYCex_MO7Zcx0Jxv7kFpGvwQEVkOcvfN4bECCsblE__VI3aXL7eT9W6uL8NjkuggXM7faR_BhEMUWoP27g2HArbx1JHmPUweQyl6NXwHbxRMP6O2IiSjB2WhCH94hCKi941z48rjwd0uoJCLywFofg/s882/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="882" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4fdxpa4wxlJc-UaTdrSsacQAKDY6NmMyJblYFYCex_MO7Zcx0Jxv7kFpGvwQEVkOcvfN4bECCsblE__VI3aXL7eT9W6uL8NjkuggXM7faR_BhEMUWoP27g2HArbx1JHmPUweQyl6NXwHbxRMP6O2IiSjB2WhCH94hCKi941z48rjwd0uoJCLywFofg/w640-h226/Photo%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a><br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Albertsons #4361 / Publix #1336 / Publix #1579 </div><div style="text-align: center;">13031 Walsingham Road, Largo, FL - Walsingham Commons</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> After that refreshing Winn-Dixie break for the month of May, June takes us right back to our old friend the Publixsons. Sadly, we won't be kicking off June with a super funky Publixsons store either, as this time I've pulled another store out of the "flattened Publixsons" files. Don't worry though, I still have plenty more authentic Publixsons stores in my archives for your viewing pleasure in the future. However, every one of our former Floridian Albertsons stores has a story to tell, even if our former Albertsons friend had to see the ugly side of Publix's bulldozer brigade, like what happened here with former Albertsons #4361. Even though ol' #4361 is probably serving as eco-friendly gravel in someone's driveway these days, it stood here at the intersection of Walsingham and Vonn Roads for 30 years serving locals and beach-goers alike. We'll touch on the supermarkets of past and present that occupied this site in today's post, starting off with some photos of #4361 that YonWoo found in addition to some Google Street View images of the original building. After that we'll see what things look like now, but before we get to that, let's talk about the past first:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xwsl2Fmc4WWS8s1Ofbe0PIR-Js2UHQ3TVL_IDn4C33V72XHQqQVw-DjfZ44BlMTGIZXQD8tNvbatgyzXx2WH-cfrV2BG1hS7YV7-DI9gcKuwDrUECQBV87wCZffgHhWNPH6FQcc-wLr9QInEXqTfrcexHgQtVAUHd6A2Gq0WIE3ftCl-4E4j65ejZw/s1419/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="869" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xwsl2Fmc4WWS8s1Ofbe0PIR-Js2UHQ3TVL_IDn4C33V72XHQqQVw-DjfZ44BlMTGIZXQD8tNvbatgyzXx2WH-cfrV2BG1hS7YV7-DI9gcKuwDrUECQBV87wCZffgHhWNPH6FQcc-wLr9QInEXqTfrcexHgQtVAUHd6A2Gq0WIE3ftCl-4E4j65ejZw/w245-h400/Photo%202.jpg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a> - Seeing this, I never knew supermarkets had a position specifically for donut fryers, but I guess that fills a hole in the bakery staffing.<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Once a sleepy citrus farming town, Largo, sandwiched between St. Petersburg and Clearwater, began to grow in size during the 1960's and 1970's as an attractive, quieter suburb to its larger neighbors to the north and south. As the people came so did the supermarkets, with Largo becoming home to 3 Albertsons stores in due time. Albertsons #4361 was the second Albertsons store to open in Largo, opening in the later portion of 1986, 6 years after the town's first Albertsons store opened on East Bay Boulevard (#4338). 6 years after the opening of this store came Albertsons' buyout of Jewel-Osco's Floridian stores, a purchase which gave Largo its third and most notable Albertsons store, <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/search/label/Albertsons%20%234402">#4402 at Largo Mall</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFUlW8WM25KniJyVkQg65PgLsb-GIZ5AhLnM_9ZIwV5fmRsAthJMXGaKYK5q9gWNcrxTo09pJp7H6MOy14SDGsFc5VRlSNRst8la3EDLAcfgKSEFhqJ_FM4JUmvxbT2-MV4fVVU_Lz0yTyQxm9_IMQVrYRqsGjrPPBr8Z-FycH0IIobJ9iOsBol40Hw/s600/Photo%203.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="600" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFUlW8WM25KniJyVkQg65PgLsb-GIZ5AhLnM_9ZIwV5fmRsAthJMXGaKYK5q9gWNcrxTo09pJp7H6MOy14SDGsFc5VRlSNRst8la3EDLAcfgKSEFhqJ_FM4JUmvxbT2-MV4fVVU_Lz0yTyQxm9_IMQVrYRqsGjrPPBr8Z-FycH0IIobJ9iOsBol40Hw/w400-h255/Photo%203.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Store recreation photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Store #4361 was a typical late 1980's superstore building, which appears to have gotten a refresh in the late 1990's to the Blue and Green Awnings decor from its original Blue and Gray Market. Outside of the decor swap, Albertsons didn't do anything major to the building up until it was sold to Publix in 2008, part of Publix's deal <a href="https://www.supermarketnews.com/latest-news/publix-pays-500-million-49-albertsons#:~:text=Publix%20Super%20Markets%20has%20agreed,LAKELAND%2C%20Fla.">to buy 49 of Albertsons' Floridian stores</a> that year.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJPBfKo__NFO9iv63Vp4oOlhZN_80vtP7t6UnddTVRFMzPBPDwHWXq8wJFf9-tt68BmMJlZQWFlWiaVGbbVi3kPKw6pOXK-HLtNZetWsrCUq0g1Z8DkrhVtp6UXvet5bxgq7MxGV1TYejIM6LR8cPOT8O2tHpg452vqPxSV48dGs5OJss2coYrHBsvQ/s1054/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="1054" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJPBfKo__NFO9iv63Vp4oOlhZN_80vtP7t6UnddTVRFMzPBPDwHWXq8wJFf9-tt68BmMJlZQWFlWiaVGbbVi3kPKw6pOXK-HLtNZetWsrCUq0g1Z8DkrhVtp6UXvet5bxgq7MxGV1TYejIM6LR8cPOT8O2tHpg452vqPxSV48dGs5OJss2coYrHBsvQ/w400-h185/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Google Street View<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: center;"> Publix reopened this store rather fast, with the new Publix #1336 opening on December 18, 2008. That being the case, this store probably got Publix's standard budget-friendly upgrades of new tile flooring, the addition of sliding doors on the front, and a quick interior refresh from Blue and Green Awnings to Classy Market 2.0. During Publix's time in this building, it would have looked <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/search/label/Albertsons%20%234372">pretty close to this inside</a>, just minus all the Classy Market 2.5 upgrades you see at that link.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZdRkXwCPX9119HJUbkpass7JEqcGGzhLeLKtg4vuP9K1NwNSCQ7QillvgW8vWTzGm9MvtNMFA3w2OmHyzOLC3BjHFyN10HCxEavE2TYp6SNmraX5VObn8HMAMAo9fWAnd1OK4eyLDhR-Igy63PnvYZIjzRCKS1vzvMX_E4dsQ1W-i5XaLVuvjXQ2xQ/s1365/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1365" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZdRkXwCPX9119HJUbkpass7JEqcGGzhLeLKtg4vuP9K1NwNSCQ7QillvgW8vWTzGm9MvtNMFA3w2OmHyzOLC3BjHFyN10HCxEavE2TYp6SNmraX5VObn8HMAMAo9fWAnd1OK4eyLDhR-Igy63PnvYZIjzRCKS1vzvMX_E4dsQ1W-i5XaLVuvjXQ2xQ/w400-h184/Photo%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Google Street View<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Interestingly, after Publix took over this building from Albertsons, Publix repainted it <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ZBz3hkH7u6PT8RAG7">a darker shade of brown</a>. Around 2013-2014ish the building was painted into the color scheme we see above, which is closer to the original color scheme Albertsons used during their time in this building. However, one thing that never changed during Publix's tenure in the old Albertsons building was the color of the roof, which remained painted in Albertsons blue all the way until the end.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8G2hYyN_rs2TOf3LeODhr_QMgZiRfo_1vE3YWtqaItylI1G-1ET44M3Za_fthh-_4qR5Kp2grP4CHkk000BCikuKj0ejKO_ZPnQha6myyIcVMK2wOn99yKygKHLXNUiv2H5R1jKxs3hVzQsNOuvCB_dmNfPAIu1cfjJAPv_7QoBV0mKaF8Qor1GuMw/s905/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="905" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8G2hYyN_rs2TOf3LeODhr_QMgZiRfo_1vE3YWtqaItylI1G-1ET44M3Za_fthh-_4qR5Kp2grP4CHkk000BCikuKj0ejKO_ZPnQha6myyIcVMK2wOn99yKygKHLXNUiv2H5R1jKxs3hVzQsNOuvCB_dmNfPAIu1cfjJAPv_7QoBV0mKaF8Qor1GuMw/w400-h275/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Google Street View<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> From <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8812244,-82.8193116,3a,15y,27.43h,89.72t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sDyt7NAJs7M1elxz9e3x37g!2e0!5s20160501T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu">the looks of this</a>, it appears Publix remodeled this store to Classy Market 3.0/Sienna at some point (maybe around the time the building was repainted ca. 2013, although Publix does repaint stores independently of remodels quite often).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfF6g9NfW_-BQ2-KjooY45Fq2plgCRDEDgiTianugWdIuGFLpUphbCwvwFWktodZW1xUxPCfpmE0ZzCF-b1RbnIWloO76gfQwaRW7Sg7JJddYvy2H1CoRkj96csfgYVTaUOQF2364VKybgBkieDPsyLw3AtKAfABYJcPNsTo-BmFROr0qBT9u9SJKDw/s890/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="890" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfF6g9NfW_-BQ2-KjooY45Fq2plgCRDEDgiTianugWdIuGFLpUphbCwvwFWktodZW1xUxPCfpmE0ZzCF-b1RbnIWloO76gfQwaRW7Sg7JJddYvy2H1CoRkj96csfgYVTaUOQF2364VKybgBkieDPsyLw3AtKAfABYJcPNsTo-BmFROr0qBT9u9SJKDw/w400-h259/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of Google Street View<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The attached liquor store was located on the left side of the building, and the only interior photos I was able to find of this store before it was demolished were from the liquor store, an example of which <a href="https://foursquare.com/v/publix/4bddc8c7587b2d7fe6105509?openPhotoId=500eb567e4b04d4cc263e223">you can see here</a>. That linked photo (which appears to have been taken by the liquor store cashier) also shows the old Blue and Green Awning trim around the interior of the liquor store. Much like how <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBhUBg6L-JUddu6Dz-7ItzArNJZVXLKHZFOW2u8rflJUN9kOQKrWEP2XNPINHqEvZCbYC0Xo_8uyoqpR2Qa52ZULJDRXW4AeWsDc8yWCyP14rfTdp7DiSAEvyS6MGXO2F2vLcIrHS2_uoqxCJs4gcdLiVk38Sz1wLQ_N2alDAr6GURQCfAEwYbrQGCg/w350-h400/Photo%2017.jpg">the textured backing</a> from Blue and Gray Market was commonly left behind in the Classy Market 2.0 remodels, that trim was the big remnant Publix would leave behind in the Blue and Green Awnings stores when those were all first converted.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDUEe1fvHUuDZokTm1oq0jMW1WzwEkKkKfAo0iQFnZQnnR3SVXU2olOEeTep1UJXnNgiXF12hiHGAKdUgwu6CxM8azB_NxLq21HUHdIBtUgSoBr7wtLhvlnkoD4kecINmk6gk5_QuU0xz7liYjJsTqLQkfJ__4bmNxng7O3bziHcIzCp1D7xRQ_IS-A/s3232/Photo%207a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="3232" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDUEe1fvHUuDZokTm1oq0jMW1WzwEkKkKfAo0iQFnZQnnR3SVXU2olOEeTep1UJXnNgiXF12hiHGAKdUgwu6CxM8azB_NxLq21HUHdIBtUgSoBr7wtLhvlnkoD4kecINmk6gk5_QuU0xz7liYjJsTqLQkfJ__4bmNxng7O3bziHcIzCp1D7xRQ_IS-A/w400-h179/Photo%207a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/145148173@N05/">YonWooRetail2</a><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> After spending 8 years in this building, Publix felt it was time for a really big change. Publix #1336 closed in October 2016 to be demolished and rebuilt for a new store - #1579 - which would be a standard Publix 45M of the time. Publix managed to replace this store in pretty good time, with #1579 opening on August 17, 2017, roughly 10 months after the original store closed. YonWoo passed by this store as it was in the process of being rebuilt, providing us with the photo above as the shell of the building was nearing completion.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNraHy4KfBzcZlBIURXXGCar0hViJkbxPVghaJRdjpFrpoFFkxafdPmIsOY6ZxLMEq1koFyWKgI_04mDGvfL3SxBuoobARpUeahoR-_a2JVvKmDc1CGItwk0ui01i6C3DmheOSr9NxrEuCCipwdSExCEly5swWxm3FpUqy_yf32N8d1G2NMsBPZMkWw/s1932/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1932" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNraHy4KfBzcZlBIURXXGCar0hViJkbxPVghaJRdjpFrpoFFkxafdPmIsOY6ZxLMEq1koFyWKgI_04mDGvfL3SxBuoobARpUeahoR-_a2JVvKmDc1CGItwk0ui01i6C3DmheOSr9NxrEuCCipwdSExCEly5swWxm3FpUqy_yf32N8d1G2NMsBPZMkWw/w400-h330/Photo%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While totally coincidental, Publix #1579 actually has a vague <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MEbmjxfw3rR-uKd2HUDacCH5zqukp0E2UZ1lWba1PcZXfvpl27ol_Zn3gziG6VZ4a5TcYK_IZAZ3Sy3QRNWYgFRoqwDJomJJPpBVJR61bZVgHD-Ri3iCrjp5tu1AIYO-xqkISQJIPmxB/s1600/Exterior+1.jpg">early 2000's Albertsons</a> look to it (it's those arches). As fun as it would be that Publix would pay tribute to this property's predecessor, this is just a common 2010's Publix exterior variant, as I think Publix would love nothing more than to make people forget Albertsons was ever here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwY4JmDJ0vk_KGid523vvSts881Fuhc57plVDGP3SXU2N_TBb9MjZk-QsmKEM05BqkfxXGR5UOvorD-f7VT8iJsOFVvKCKV-G8Uw6dmlF0d8I7aYie2ybu9pN3ElmrBlNos1BCLPItw928R_eSlBrNhV5LyVpLl4yZRBaQbqSDfOyoDGYhpng3LDEYw/s1931/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1931" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwY4JmDJ0vk_KGid523vvSts881Fuhc57plVDGP3SXU2N_TBb9MjZk-QsmKEM05BqkfxXGR5UOvorD-f7VT8iJsOFVvKCKV-G8Uw6dmlF0d8I7aYie2ybu9pN3ElmrBlNos1BCLPItw928R_eSlBrNhV5LyVpLl4yZRBaQbqSDfOyoDGYhpng3LDEYw/w400-h299/Photo%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Similarities to Albertsons aside, the exterior of this store is quite nice, as I like these "old Florida" style designs Publix uses from time to time instead of the usual <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5585279,-80.8257581,3a,37.5y,348.43h,93.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZqOa8Pl33_9qb9HbUONjNw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">45M default exterior</a>. With the 48M having taken over as the new default store design for Publix these days, Publix's most recent stores have varied a lot more in exterior design, as the 48M stores have used a lot more exterior variants than the 45M ever did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3glRnoCWoIxQ381ZtLoGwLGdx8yk857YVd7StHImpkZgjKA7wTD8J0vP_YlgDiQj2FOvkAhk5NTdVyaOZOdYHTOpw2-RDqZ2vmNAJ6inZUEZj2xTh9wCl7Hsx92EtRhE0dw5W1s5lkTpqBwCKOamj6l-vQIyGwbFLVwa9SM_IidVJVJ6sWYc-2vSv8w/s1931/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1931" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3glRnoCWoIxQ381ZtLoGwLGdx8yk857YVd7StHImpkZgjKA7wTD8J0vP_YlgDiQj2FOvkAhk5NTdVyaOZOdYHTOpw2-RDqZ2vmNAJ6inZUEZj2xTh9wCl7Hsx92EtRhE0dw5W1s5lkTpqBwCKOamj6l-vQIyGwbFLVwa9SM_IidVJVJ6sWYc-2vSv8w/w400-h281/Photo%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back in the early 2010's, this stretch of Walsingham Road used to contain two really interesting Publix stores - this Publixsons, and about a mile west of here, a funky old expanded Wing Store that ended up being Publix's very last store to sport the Wavy Pastel decor package. That store down the street, Publix #98, also met the same fate the Publixsons did in 2013, getting replaced with an identical (interior-wise) <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8821994,-82.8335789,3a,90y,255.09h,91.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sp0lmx8I1Q7biExqUxyhMZQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">modern 45M store</a> (#1471). Unfortunately, I made it out this way much too late to see any of the real Publix oddities of Walsingham Road, however I do have a few photos I saved from the auction listing of Publix #98 if you want a quick look at that store <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/03/afb-presents-publixs-wavy-pastel.html">in its final days</a>. As for today's tour, we're going to have to settle for a quick spin around a 45M.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi5tjKP8z78yQ5vEweIG3HFhusqVpPGiW8x_8iGvd4CHrQ5x6FAlDQSeqp3z1HSkKoqvgF_ChR0SElyoMvOYwDtZHwapfSVh3_8PwDnyvhctwsT3Lu-sCwo8aJUFKA8NcgBTD3jEabUoxqeN_hfFbFgzaG8l2aRtPtwFGvQ-j1ZckAEo7A-Pr535X-w/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="1932" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi5tjKP8z78yQ5vEweIG3HFhusqVpPGiW8x_8iGvd4CHrQ5x6FAlDQSeqp3z1HSkKoqvgF_ChR0SElyoMvOYwDtZHwapfSVh3_8PwDnyvhctwsT3Lu-sCwo8aJUFKA8NcgBTD3jEabUoxqeN_hfFbFgzaG8l2aRtPtwFGvQ-j1ZckAEo7A-Pr535X-w/w400-h383/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since we're here, let's head inside for a quick look at the store that replaced Walsingham Road's longstanding Albertsons building:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0QN1yWoVh1ZPpDjNKW1fdj2pn9i_C0a_mJHgm7G6AERfdLsIulydL4cg6DAS1ivT94gjdQDP55K6I5Tm4E2dGHjk4X2LlntmjvEtBaS_0NtcFAJks6dEXS-pAyVYf2inpy17Kn6hH3RyxUoNw-dQyHFB94mKzM4J_b7Hxnz-Qw1d6WYDSEEJhi0NyQ/s1931/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1931" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0QN1yWoVh1ZPpDjNKW1fdj2pn9i_C0a_mJHgm7G6AERfdLsIulydL4cg6DAS1ivT94gjdQDP55K6I5Tm4E2dGHjk4X2LlntmjvEtBaS_0NtcFAJks6dEXS-pAyVYf2inpy17Kn6hH3RyxUoNw-dQyHFB94mKzM4J_b7Hxnz-Qw1d6WYDSEEJhi0NyQ/w400-h390/Photo%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like any modern 45M store, you find the floral department immediately to the right of the entrance. Beyond that is the bakery in the front right corner of the building, with the deli along the right side wall following that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoFVYTK7BnpD3Z8VHG_gm3r52_14x41FTtYTwOjoaio0mrrUC1qRth_rVKtbUdmGuGNYJOS1wTlWg6953YapkyrOOq1bpwwePrJpfYQI2kgqhlb3b3ZuUWN1hJF5-_zjn9BP_lLkCIqtvhxVjESrmRVH4ZKDeurejKPZl2rXanrpA45E9TITX0PvP8A/s2129/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoFVYTK7BnpD3Z8VHG_gm3r52_14x41FTtYTwOjoaio0mrrUC1qRth_rVKtbUdmGuGNYJOS1wTlWg6953YapkyrOOq1bpwwePrJpfYQI2kgqhlb3b3ZuUWN1hJF5-_zjn9BP_lLkCIqtvhxVjESrmRVH4ZKDeurejKPZl2rXanrpA45E9TITX0PvP8A/w363-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> During the Albertsons days, the right side of the building also served as the home for all the fresh departments, although Albertsons would have had deli in the front right corner with the bakery on the right side wall, with produce out in the middle between those two departments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3rYmzBs9wnGeLZUnqbLDifftUmRk-qQqE9Q-8eppXYKLxz3cyoeOJWSpM6ggmVq1mSjS-pDYNFdhFjMiqiyOqQIW8Ek-BL0kCFqCNRRhkhNMdXQRxWjf-tc1N1axASKXJadTcrxzO_yLaX3NzeRdaOD34-jDyZ0Vq_DZCzHgU-zhDxqnM8KrCjesPQ/s1932/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1932" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3rYmzBs9wnGeLZUnqbLDifftUmRk-qQqE9Q-8eppXYKLxz3cyoeOJWSpM6ggmVq1mSjS-pDYNFdhFjMiqiyOqQIW8Ek-BL0kCFqCNRRhkhNMdXQRxWjf-tc1N1axASKXJadTcrxzO_yLaX3NzeRdaOD34-jDyZ0Vq_DZCzHgU-zhDxqnM8KrCjesPQ/w400-h360/Photo%2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We find some drinks in aisle 1 across from the deli here, with produce becoming visible in the back right corner of the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAh-rO0JtaLJx7OF2kJXcDDZRxd9Qu7WJtDqUVr1WbwLQH1PNJK60dc6papc4xsItF7KfStE9yjmGhYa9iBcf8192lv7ZEoe6N1qWcrBpGLWNa8NpPFfCtSTRI67cIaJQ4Lp0BM6d8uYkCTsrocvnKbqGEvHc65O6yMOYzySjou9Gz72HlFoBdeMP-g/s1931/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="1931" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAh-rO0JtaLJx7OF2kJXcDDZRxd9Qu7WJtDqUVr1WbwLQH1PNJK60dc6papc4xsItF7KfStE9yjmGhYa9iBcf8192lv7ZEoe6N1qWcrBpGLWNa8NpPFfCtSTRI67cIaJQ4Lp0BM6d8uYkCTsrocvnKbqGEvHc65O6yMOYzySjou9Gz72HlFoBdeMP-g/w400-h341/Photo%2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A fairly standard Publix produce department here, with lots of apples and oranges stacked in neat rows (but who am I to compare?).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYtPRf1lR0BWA69krJdZe5ZpwufWXlFrpg_QpPcv9DraGI5ZVKWlPrWrC22iD4RijJsa4XNWYk1nbwo9C4U9f13bebVq2orsi-YA8R25JlWGjGoVSSgjtw-tuLk9Gj7EtFlKMsgMEaIP1i9K0OlVph0AtIPhoa40l-oKVUmN0QxkySpUW6jEmajQ0yA/s1932/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1932" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYtPRf1lR0BWA69krJdZe5ZpwufWXlFrpg_QpPcv9DraGI5ZVKWlPrWrC22iD4RijJsa4XNWYk1nbwo9C4U9f13bebVq2orsi-YA8R25JlWGjGoVSSgjtw-tuLk9Gj7EtFlKMsgMEaIP1i9K0OlVph0AtIPhoa40l-oKVUmN0QxkySpUW6jEmajQ0yA/w400-h365/Photo%2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Rounding the corner to the back of the store, we find the meat and seafood departments. The seafood service counter and its signage got cut off a bit in the above photo, but we can see the signage for the meat department next door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuZdsfTSmsgGMWJnIcrCeEs4wwwTpyNcm25PEwS8tCZF0HeJehxD4BnaCdW-LfRp-JaM-jrau6A6r2XHfZQLpz0ntTMcEsP69OM2f-JHUCd40AFK7YsjCk2p1gUaxAG0V_NK9slFC-p4CMcd0lOTjOply0ZwdSibs4giJfqNUdSKXA3F-wXEvznd3kA/s1944/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuZdsfTSmsgGMWJnIcrCeEs4wwwTpyNcm25PEwS8tCZF0HeJehxD4BnaCdW-LfRp-JaM-jrau6A6r2XHfZQLpz0ntTMcEsP69OM2f-JHUCd40AFK7YsjCk2p1gUaxAG0V_NK9slFC-p4CMcd0lOTjOply0ZwdSibs4giJfqNUdSKXA3F-wXEvznd3kA/w398-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving further down the store's back wall, here's a better look at the seafood counter from the opposite perspective.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjae1mer3dZSraMxAs2JYBfoPeUEwbJvT6rXfBjvEIv7tnXAV9hofzdJu0d6QjkVYir9PENDy8VXQIXnSXgse0up3wuUZ5IXMzIaE8YXHxVY5YIjIAQU1H945xHV58O0-gb8g9gtmBxzysKponuWayTFFaWxK6G2itSXVPc_m6QLsdb-gu_HmdsqJJ7w/s1932/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1932" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjae1mer3dZSraMxAs2JYBfoPeUEwbJvT6rXfBjvEIv7tnXAV9hofzdJu0d6QjkVYir9PENDy8VXQIXnSXgse0up3wuUZ5IXMzIaE8YXHxVY5YIjIAQU1H945xHV58O0-gb8g9gtmBxzysKponuWayTFFaWxK6G2itSXVPc_m6QLsdb-gu_HmdsqJJ7w/w400-h379/Photo%2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Cutting through the grocery aisles, here's a look across the front end, with the pharmacy visible in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvuZpQ0Fru5JF1xTw8Jh0_Kb34Lnx3Js2-LT6JL7EH3_pP9jmnQ8c6Bh_rBw2fgODN3mRQaG5JJbdNtxMtkv7-PtJcWkWIGm_KQYxUBI3JkEM2gMujbwgmwJHfBFw-yPzaAfhI7JT97lniFMloVqsyDsJumgHnoxZmmNwQTQFJiJCjhzToKzD-lbP3A/s1944/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvuZpQ0Fru5JF1xTw8Jh0_Kb34Lnx3Js2-LT6JL7EH3_pP9jmnQ8c6Bh_rBw2fgODN3mRQaG5JJbdNtxMtkv7-PtJcWkWIGm_KQYxUBI3JkEM2gMujbwgmwJHfBFw-yPzaAfhI7JT97lniFMloVqsyDsJumgHnoxZmmNwQTQFJiJCjhzToKzD-lbP3A/w398-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While I don't see food on the right side of this aisle, I do seafood ahead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cslvDdNQDGvXoB8vGweIVsosE_ZEia0xHYfQYp3Mo6Q9UzkyI4yywuYa5eW0mFusH9MszVu4HzL5YAMcAQK89tnDkKyqArCjYKEkcMM6yC71K77wDStfEEcie1YqnLsxklTspgVgXvzHHv7SnTqxScxNpVlQ_FgDSrTkQX52Jd0ENQhOFKLrQQ6Ung/s1932/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="1932" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cslvDdNQDGvXoB8vGweIVsosE_ZEia0xHYfQYp3Mo6Q9UzkyI4yywuYa5eW0mFusH9MszVu4HzL5YAMcAQK89tnDkKyqArCjYKEkcMM6yC71K77wDStfEEcie1YqnLsxklTspgVgXvzHHv7SnTqxScxNpVlQ_FgDSrTkQX52Jd0ENQhOFKLrQQ6Ung/w400-h383/Photo%2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Meat coolers extend out from the service meat and seafood counters about halfway down the back wall, at which point the coolers transition from meat to dairy products.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyEjgT4JbkS93RxmY00u_6Dp7F_CSMphBXpq5XjRwhcr1L9LUt9IVvhQV5K81iE4szM47ijcz_7pgBwLYDeFnc9N4xqRg77dRzxafGsZXW8oSBtcP2fTJnld5_GC3tm7X8RogBEz8j7lqaKbTfSrrnEZvuUwAUNb4HrBFNKM8-dZBPXhNOlAo7ACnaA/s1964/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyEjgT4JbkS93RxmY00u_6Dp7F_CSMphBXpq5XjRwhcr1L9LUt9IVvhQV5K81iE4szM47ijcz_7pgBwLYDeFnc9N4xqRg77dRzxafGsZXW8oSBtcP2fTJnld5_GC3tm7X8RogBEz8j7lqaKbTfSrrnEZvuUwAUNb4HrBFNKM8-dZBPXhNOlAo7ACnaA/w394-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Plenty of snack options to satisfy your hunger here in aisle 6...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqP7ihk9YwbeBZLssydCqKhTO5GKA6xL072VCs47SH1DjRI_Ojxudk4azNkS_9Mq21lH-HX0g1Yl6txQvs6Qh0SLVxdVACBpCQ4RTBRTYVCapSCcTSfOetSYpfXvE3ss5AOAzhmTvhbU-eOturfK3YLKL6iElwiiAWSJJ6d-s0BBqI0M_7NR_vuvxgQ/s1931/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1931" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqP7ihk9YwbeBZLssydCqKhTO5GKA6xL072VCs47SH1DjRI_Ojxudk4azNkS_9Mq21lH-HX0g1Yl6txQvs6Qh0SLVxdVACBpCQ4RTBRTYVCapSCcTSfOetSYpfXvE3ss5AOAzhmTvhbU-eOturfK3YLKL6iElwiiAWSJJ6d-s0BBqI0M_7NR_vuvxgQ/w400-h390/Photo%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …and plenty of options to satisfy your pet's hunger here in aisle 9.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS_S7hOvcUQBX8cfLwITfAqz3PjI0xU9o9eB8k5vBLZvFJpLDBIFf2QzjJmt-WtWbpbV-l1Captv8GS6m1iabULhvl53wunCY8x9sMX99jjnDK0dEtgjDUZB6Z2nvhF5hKVY4pD5OkE2BxuOAu2ZzFEIYpSYrMy4jZ6NXtPjpdb4eVJmrVW-v33TWrw/s1931/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1931" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS_S7hOvcUQBX8cfLwITfAqz3PjI0xU9o9eB8k5vBLZvFJpLDBIFf2QzjJmt-WtWbpbV-l1Captv8GS6m1iabULhvl53wunCY8x9sMX99jjnDK0dEtgjDUZB6Z2nvhF5hKVY4pD5OkE2BxuOAu2ZzFEIYpSYrMy4jZ6NXtPjpdb4eVJmrVW-v33TWrw/w400-h390/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Frozen foods are located in the middle of the building here, in aisles 10 and 11 (the aisle pictured above being number 11)…</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv29mUYjhhVTOiRb7CoZbvb2Jv3ebMTHM4lwdpL8e0WGnGb9tf7sA7VTXSg3ABzQDdC9xN6pSQQMFdUz1A95fruiMUQUjzSqdymohkkqYVGQi-d2mBMovJa-q-TzwEbTRpEE07Y3aBVdfgJEV1hV7vZ03pjMV9xw3X_2WK0mOt1fapzyjDl0Ztk8mTvw/s1931/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="1931" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv29mUYjhhVTOiRb7CoZbvb2Jv3ebMTHM4lwdpL8e0WGnGb9tf7sA7VTXSg3ABzQDdC9xN6pSQQMFdUz1A95fruiMUQUjzSqdymohkkqYVGQi-d2mBMovJa-q-TzwEbTRpEE07Y3aBVdfgJEV1hV7vZ03pjMV9xw3X_2WK0mOt1fapzyjDl0Ztk8mTvw/w400-h376/Photo%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …with some chilled products of another kind for sale over here in aisle 12.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1mVLOH5Sb7anGIQaYEjg1lpPXyhPW8jYcYmnAgPpOL20cdxWe413mUnqfLpW1CTKlA46BajWDBD-9v62S3164lWPeV_q2IcfcJZ2dpGDUIziRgYvg21cgn5YWB1ZEq7C1M2UyfG0K5d19aGwbG03qzNGb8iF3_5l6VvVmznkUGqb_OAf-4_np0k-gQ/s1957/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1mVLOH5Sb7anGIQaYEjg1lpPXyhPW8jYcYmnAgPpOL20cdxWe413mUnqfLpW1CTKlA46BajWDBD-9v62S3164lWPeV_q2IcfcJZ2dpGDUIziRgYvg21cgn5YWB1ZEq7C1M2UyfG0K5d19aGwbG03qzNGb8iF3_5l6VvVmznkUGqb_OAf-4_np0k-gQ/w395-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The store's second to last aisle, aisle 15, was home to health and beauty overflow, with the rest of these products finding a home in the few short aisles in front of the pharmacy counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVqa2RCkrD4G8V1d6FPvB_hphle6gjwB7QVordw926H83XuApIGybbHblHFyPd-feISkbNmGD9GHjxyZuXnlBoZojLgx-JBlix6sKC3BaJbuLXOCtunYjIo3Ow8sx6jUJIiCFmUD7JshatztYo6B4GXbrINEERcChPNFlYsROpf-V5MMgQEJjp1bKLA/s1932/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1932" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVqa2RCkrD4G8V1d6FPvB_hphle6gjwB7QVordw926H83XuApIGybbHblHFyPd-feISkbNmGD9GHjxyZuXnlBoZojLgx-JBlix6sKC3BaJbuLXOCtunYjIo3Ow8sx6jUJIiCFmUD7JshatztYo6B4GXbrINEERcChPNFlYsROpf-V5MMgQEJjp1bKLA/w400-h385/Photo%2026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The final aisle in this store is aisle 16, home of the remainder of the dairy department as well as the PB&J supplies, a common product arrangement in many of Publix's newer stores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMWP-kmzxMsTFQRUDeEWawGy8lqqOjs28wzoF3SBEvyUBpkw5p532GtzG4Ib6yyrEp9bPidKsS7dHQtomNc_93I8R2IPjJTeJndQq4J4KdYiPlIfbrfAircks2XSmLzQ4mkewbX17qxiI67rbo88nCPuyblHYav8Q8d4Eleb7Db0b15h0m9iScwNqFA/s1992/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMWP-kmzxMsTFQRUDeEWawGy8lqqOjs28wzoF3SBEvyUBpkw5p532GtzG4Ib6yyrEp9bPidKsS7dHQtomNc_93I8R2IPjJTeJndQq4J4KdYiPlIfbrfAircks2XSmLzQ4mkewbX17qxiI67rbo88nCPuyblHYav8Q8d4Eleb7Db0b15h0m9iScwNqFA/w388-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back up front, here's a look at the pharmacy counter, located in the front left corner of the building (just like a Superstore-era Albertsons would be arranged).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG_b0MQyGd1nEdnYBi-PJxM0CMF6rPxZCV8dSFCpgcZfZuQgiMr7pDNMxMaxl1TzA6dJl-bXUk9JiElivCElGlzJPdeXgyWj5TXc_0UXBYbR3Z5mbVXd4e3FmzIhflc5DRtqgLL3kzP4RKp84j_wA8KHJhKp88pVn7LIhJRtImD4pAr8EuAxSKAA0LQ/s1932/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1932" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG_b0MQyGd1nEdnYBi-PJxM0CMF6rPxZCV8dSFCpgcZfZuQgiMr7pDNMxMaxl1TzA6dJl-bXUk9JiElivCElGlzJPdeXgyWj5TXc_0UXBYbR3Z5mbVXd4e3FmzIhflc5DRtqgLL3kzP4RKp84j_wA8KHJhKp88pVn7LIhJRtImD4pAr8EuAxSKAA0LQ/w400-h364/Photo%2028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To wrap up this brief look at Publix #1579, here are a few photos of the front check lanes to transition us back outside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJqwgyZ_ozo37AYbutDayUcevxnJFUHBrsJ84fA4aTbyLovF-_RO48MmVlrxm2Z6B9kHSBZzqLKdfhP8jkC5F_XDTJwn_eyFSCjb6auh59dDQxCU0QgiclzLDUIM2yTlHBeD0PYbkhDV7dFdRJFfsDutTBoi2nVBH-5_VDUeCSE1w1HDW1rbr3MZHiQ/s1932/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1932" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJqwgyZ_ozo37AYbutDayUcevxnJFUHBrsJ84fA4aTbyLovF-_RO48MmVlrxm2Z6B9kHSBZzqLKdfhP8jkC5F_XDTJwn_eyFSCjb6auh59dDQxCU0QgiclzLDUIM2yTlHBeD0PYbkhDV7dFdRJFfsDutTBoi2nVBH-5_VDUeCSE1w1HDW1rbr3MZHiQ/w400-h380/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFWU-fENed3jlr1v6n42dZXlxEaAY2Bq1EFsjqRSUJRJP7BpKNjifROfLEMuhSCcPV4tPIMmqz82scsUza7-86yYsoAtz1YDNvMUNPth3STfg8Vxkin0ANKeJBaPe8L8mtie4G9NVS66qH_GmDFKR51Daq8k0HPboBPkiTREsQDoubuhPmz7MPF633g/s1932/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1932" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFWU-fENed3jlr1v6n42dZXlxEaAY2Bq1EFsjqRSUJRJP7BpKNjifROfLEMuhSCcPV4tPIMmqz82scsUza7-86yYsoAtz1YDNvMUNPth3STfg8Vxkin0ANKeJBaPe8L8mtie4G9NVS66qH_GmDFKR51Daq8k0HPboBPkiTREsQDoubuhPmz7MPF633g/w400-h263/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Publix standing at this site today isn't anything special, and certainly lacks the unique charm of the Publixsons it replaced. Since our tour was pretty quick, if you want to see in more detail an identical store to this one, <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2019/01/publix-1563-banana-river-square-cocoa.html">you can view one here</a> to better understand the design of the 45M.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWqw14X6IRIZKqd1y7EDAWo2jDF2NAUprgSbVSJHkgpiG-S0Sq0FVJmZu9k78rzOZzLlEB9I5KvoPhCV4ewuVuCPCxBmYkE1AJzEnbb5MPP0t5l4D1Z0nly3L-dTHzha-m2Sc-5Htt4rP0nGzBt4entM3QAgucL-Hb01umKtJhWd5hnWDSJOZes6YiA/s1931/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1931" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWqw14X6IRIZKqd1y7EDAWo2jDF2NAUprgSbVSJHkgpiG-S0Sq0FVJmZu9k78rzOZzLlEB9I5KvoPhCV4ewuVuCPCxBmYkE1AJzEnbb5MPP0t5l4D1Z0nly3L-dTHzha-m2Sc-5Htt4rP0nGzBt4entM3QAgucL-Hb01umKtJhWd5hnWDSJOZes6YiA/w400-h265/Photo%2031.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This was a decently busy Publix store while I was here. Between this being a well-populated area and being on the main route to the nearby Gulf beaches, there's a lot of draw to this store, and I can see why Publix would want to replace the old Albertsons building with this modern location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0ZTbbKbItMBBKW1XHErXzpEx6tfTbVNLklBuNry4TObZQoVb06r2S36HFCuizMJaD4b0qwNFMs6O7K4S1mHXZfHKew7cHmwSiLcMSZgrn1qr89IWWBLnrdAIZWbdrxpGybPRdcydlnIjgIpAf9mt6WjpRHR57O16e23db4g45PM47GIIPHkQkpcRQg/s1932/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1932" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0ZTbbKbItMBBKW1XHErXzpEx6tfTbVNLklBuNry4TObZQoVb06r2S36HFCuizMJaD4b0qwNFMs6O7K4S1mHXZfHKew7cHmwSiLcMSZgrn1qr89IWWBLnrdAIZWbdrxpGybPRdcydlnIjgIpAf9mt6WjpRHR57O16e23db4g45PM47GIIPHkQkpcRQg/w400-h326/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the original Albertsons liquor store was located on the left side of the building, Publix's rebuild moved the liquor store to the right side, adjacent to the existing strip of stores. The relocation of the liquor store was done to accommodate the addition of the pharmacy drive-thru on the left side of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHftoYYOytf3XD-Nkjmm2uv6uyoUMqqu9sI1hfsdQjrFbU12Na88a7b1EGoI6cABy8DBd2ZxN0bfceAG2-tBGHTUoAepP-HWZhdlRm9S-2q-WYAgjgErmZTK4OPab9TlOJpssR3y8Er0zjKr2oXQhytNI-FYs1-3zQVQzB_R4hig9AVJJDxJCzr6dgFQ/s1932/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1932" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHftoYYOytf3XD-Nkjmm2uv6uyoUMqqu9sI1hfsdQjrFbU12Na88a7b1EGoI6cABy8DBd2ZxN0bfceAG2-tBGHTUoAepP-HWZhdlRm9S-2q-WYAgjgErmZTK4OPab9TlOJpssR3y8Er0zjKr2oXQhytNI-FYs1-3zQVQzB_R4hig9AVJJDxJCzr6dgFQ/w400-h250/Photo%2033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of the remainder of the shopping center, let's take a stroll down there to see if any other retail relics might be lurking around Walsingham Commons, now that it's primary attraction the Publixsons has been removed:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ62ihW_487eJSDs8fA59rS4GlTf3KLX-b8KuXROSF9C2D2J3fP_Abi0PfnkWmAZo3OFnQYzDSkmodPkt6t8cW5uZhaq1kiSb__hPNEZyKNpTCqeI8o9U3j5reKV2NKi7JMM6flecQvt-sRcHPRJi93c40DYwo_rBfCsnkzjyV9Jl3ae2s3RcBXSEOeA/s1932/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1932" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ62ihW_487eJSDs8fA59rS4GlTf3KLX-b8KuXROSF9C2D2J3fP_Abi0PfnkWmAZo3OFnQYzDSkmodPkt6t8cW5uZhaq1kiSb__hPNEZyKNpTCqeI8o9U3j5reKV2NKi7JMM6flecQvt-sRcHPRJi93c40DYwo_rBfCsnkzjyV9Jl3ae2s3RcBXSEOeA/w400-h216/Photo%2034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The facade of the shopping center hasn't been changed since it was built in 1986, keeping its original design that matched Albertsons' facade following Publix's rebuild.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietZqdhH9_uBEaAkcej9xmWLno3vayKrCF2wxX6DKRN0T6JU8LcGQ4SNsmZfA3ItGGEflu_0fy924v5SJnKi5a2J14-qrRq643W0cK2LlM-9zvAuKHhLzV8d_QeYN5Zqj80dodknyrm0e1V0U81v0b_2zuI_hz8yVqgipicsPcBODm1d--mwiTEDFDAA/s1932/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1932" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietZqdhH9_uBEaAkcej9xmWLno3vayKrCF2wxX6DKRN0T6JU8LcGQ4SNsmZfA3ItGGEflu_0fy924v5SJnKi5a2J14-qrRq643W0cK2LlM-9zvAuKHhLzV8d_QeYN5Zqj80dodknyrm0e1V0U81v0b_2zuI_hz8yVqgipicsPcBODm1d--mwiTEDFDAA/w400-h221/Photo%2035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Toward the far end of the shopping center is this Family Dollar store, which looks suspiciously like a former drug store junior anchor. I was expecting to reveal this space as a former SupeRx or Revco or something of that nature, but it turns out I was totally wrong - this was never a drug store to begin with, and this space actually began its life as a <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/321914467/">McDuff Electronics Store</a>! We explored the history of the McDuff Electronics chain on My Florida Retail a while back, and you can read that <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/search/label/McDuff%20Electronics">much more detailed coverage here</a> (the McDuff coverage toward the end of that linked post). It appears McDuff remained at Walsingham Commons until the mid-1990's (when the company began to falter). After McDuff closed, this space was retenanted by a location of <a href="https://www.gwcommonwealth.com/archives/bills-dollar-stores-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-looking-buyer">Bill's Dollar Stores</a>, a Family Dollar-esque chain that went out of business in the early 2000's. After Bill's closed this space became home to a Family Dollar, which it remains today.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_N6PdzYRpM-KXGEq7GRTl5gUnI_3EtEvCIVgOcgCOJfMtwta_NiZESTCaQ_wjhutygxYXHU4q01wUlQQm1GoKWTYD-22cxu4ZgR2oNCc3UREm5WUpGi9yb8SMxvkTlh3ncI9xYf_1zR-QXzMBTQ1KKhZmRKFY2a5ZqFLcEAHEzynBHcDGv4JKY2GnQ/s1931/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1931" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_N6PdzYRpM-KXGEq7GRTl5gUnI_3EtEvCIVgOcgCOJfMtwta_NiZESTCaQ_wjhutygxYXHU4q01wUlQQm1GoKWTYD-22cxu4ZgR2oNCc3UREm5WUpGi9yb8SMxvkTlh3ncI9xYf_1zR-QXzMBTQ1KKhZmRKFY2a5ZqFLcEAHEzynBHcDGv4JKY2GnQ/w400-h294/Photo%2036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> At the far eastern end of the shopping center we find the other anchor space to Walsingham Commons - a thrift store today, but back when the shopping center was first built, this space was home to a location of Florida's famous hardware store chain: Scotty's. The facade of this building is completely original to Scotty's, an example of the chain's famous <a href="https://www.bigfloridacountry.com/scottys/jerrys/scottys_daytona.jpg">barn-themed design</a>. At the company's peak, Scotty's had over 150 locations across the Floridian Peninsula, and was the largest hardware store chain in Florida until the arrival of the big box home improvement warehouses in the 1980's and 1990's. The arrival of Home Depot and Lowe's would end up being one of the primary factors to Scotty's demise, as Scotty's stores were much smaller and older than the modern hardware behemoths popping up across the state. Scotty's tried some rebranding efforts in the late 1990's and early 2000's to ward off the threats of Home Depot and Lowe's, including formats that tried to make Scotty's into a <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2000/07/03/story3.html">hybrid hardware store/dollar store</a>. Odd retoolings of a company's format is typically not a good sign, and for Scotty's, the story wasn't any different. Scotty's went out of business in 2005, bringing to an end another iconic Floridian retail chain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPleP3IQrUAq42D5bT_vpM8szW4Hf-HhIuDQWx-AjDXaJidC0ejIi8GDFlObXaOLu6ecN_l4WaXxtzVwr5IhELwh2BGP1YBDHRgDH5qd1Y5_RcmZ69h6vno3RhO0Hm62-GI9bi4pOJDXWTSc_OlGZUTGONwohIlSAE3ADBgP2jIaE6U216l-0BpxyLw/s1931/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1931" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPleP3IQrUAq42D5bT_vpM8szW4Hf-HhIuDQWx-AjDXaJidC0ejIi8GDFlObXaOLu6ecN_l4WaXxtzVwr5IhELwh2BGP1YBDHRgDH5qd1Y5_RcmZ69h6vno3RhO0Hm62-GI9bi4pOJDXWTSc_OlGZUTGONwohIlSAE3ADBgP2jIaE6U216l-0BpxyLw/w400-h301/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you want to read more about Scotty's and see some more photos of the company's stores, a former Scotty's employee put together <a href="http://www.bigfloridacountry.com/scottys.htm">a nice tribute page for the chain</a>. As for the location we see here, it remained a Scotty's until the early 2000's, closing a few years shy of the chain's ultimate demise in 2005. In 2004, the building was repurposed into a flea market/vendor mall type place called the Largo Outlet Mall, although that was short-lived, and by 2006 the Indian Rocks Thrift Center was operating out of this building. The Indian Rocks Thrift Center is operated by the Indian Rocks Baptist Church, which has its main church complex located <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8826613,-82.8149828,346m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu">just behind Walsingham Commons</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioluCLECFcQ_lbAwbeV0gUaFZl_W73pRU3bxG9nxgsYpiAlzXie4ISgwYZLtA1r1gZCR41JKkGDcfzJKBNP5pxT6QpB2qVfhnFx3xCVTHouEL-hIdT7x0y4335-Vs7_vxTNWWFZuvJ-JDJDAcJDmYi5Q_rVs6pzlcZPOS0HrCM-VDF8cVBEoAYbeh0BQ/s2218/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioluCLECFcQ_lbAwbeV0gUaFZl_W73pRU3bxG9nxgsYpiAlzXie4ISgwYZLtA1r1gZCR41JKkGDcfzJKBNP5pxT6QpB2qVfhnFx3xCVTHouEL-hIdT7x0y4335-Vs7_vxTNWWFZuvJ-JDJDAcJDmYi5Q_rVs6pzlcZPOS0HrCM-VDF8cVBEoAYbeh0BQ/w349-h400/Photo%2038.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Whenever I see a thrift store operating out of a former retail anchor building, I always find it worthwhile to check out what kind of relics of the past may be lurking inside, as thrift stores, especially low-budget church-run ones, are typically not known for elaborate renovations. To get us off to a good start, the two "ENTRANCE" decals on the front doors are remnants from Scotty's, as I've seen those same decals before on other former Scotty's stores.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tRBTbFYhatzV5Tu30X3k5ec368mGkxV8HrgBP72iRmxzss0lwsErihBMhCCa6W2DWTvNUOU82z1y4GjG3ym1lhgH-_b7AWg9CLhqR1i5-ODoyRJTkUc2PBLZryuMfB5JuFMhYWdesKlssdyScuHFPlGXSCDXfgL9gPCp2pCknVjDkeB3nMetenctoA/s2005/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tRBTbFYhatzV5Tu30X3k5ec368mGkxV8HrgBP72iRmxzss0lwsErihBMhCCa6W2DWTvNUOU82z1y4GjG3ym1lhgH-_b7AWg9CLhqR1i5-ODoyRJTkUc2PBLZryuMfB5JuFMhYWdesKlssdyScuHFPlGXSCDXfgL9gPCp2pCknVjDkeB3nMetenctoA/w385-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Heading inside, we see the Indian Rocks Thrift Center uses a fleet of old Winn-Dixie carts, recognizable by the W/D emblem engraved into the metal panels on the sides of each cart.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt1Gwc-XV1aTzV3M7NMGipDjV2Lp788CEs1gdGKKhL3C1BMxXUSGoTVGWSuhUsP7Q_FJqkBx4uX-WbsJj0M_qgX3l_YkEnRsJNUbashKbbn-0jeJ0QzhxAsLzy3jYwna7bs2GQfNbtSCkWFzIXsm_a3rD1v5BnbZKq8cmEe1ZqaZ2vMRLRDKDrOJz_w/s1931/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1931" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt1Gwc-XV1aTzV3M7NMGipDjV2Lp788CEs1gdGKKhL3C1BMxXUSGoTVGWSuhUsP7Q_FJqkBx4uX-WbsJj0M_qgX3l_YkEnRsJNUbashKbbn-0jeJ0QzhxAsLzy3jYwna7bs2GQfNbtSCkWFzIXsm_a3rD1v5BnbZKq8cmEe1ZqaZ2vMRLRDKDrOJz_w/w400-h390/Photo%2040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As for the rest of the store, like most hardware stores built in the late 1980's, Scotty's used the traditional warehouse-style approach. As such, there really wasn't a lot for Scotty's to leave behind to be recycled by the flea market or the thrift store that came after it, as the building was just a large empty warehouse to begin with. I pretty much expected to discover such results during my visit, however, sometimes you never know <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-nifty-thrifty-old-winn-dixie.html">what you might walk into</a> at an unfamiliar thrift store!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBAhd6JdSan7uMu-5mYjScPEjzH5nHexRiy2X_g1Ig_precKyLYzDjxMvQW1DEW9UciMxgEquuM9G2LAC90fP7IUs2befOoC8GZTr0oQzFCwPvY4n9S-S8cxfDLODDmpcTa8U5VYlp3yI5cs1zcvGCq4WKzyAdcZzM48rR5otb2CY42EzqZAj5HCtBQ/s2067/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBAhd6JdSan7uMu-5mYjScPEjzH5nHexRiy2X_g1Ig_precKyLYzDjxMvQW1DEW9UciMxgEquuM9G2LAC90fP7IUs2befOoC8GZTr0oQzFCwPvY4n9S-S8cxfDLODDmpcTa8U5VYlp3yI5cs1zcvGCq4WKzyAdcZzM48rR5otb2CY42EzqZAj5HCtBQ/w374-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No - it's SuperThrift, here to save your Scotty's! Anyway, wall signage aside, here's a look across the width of the building, with the thrift store's front check lanes located under the large Superman logo sign.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTyNFbgCEWZD4p3hbx7YI46L-yMLvBqJrIWX4niyJE9vHCgYhsKsGTWQlmVWjZUpcfDmKAy7-V1dlUTD0WE2FYpg63o1YVxyyvqWILNR5W3j5bHf2Bcl43_jcIh371Dx0RL1IddEF2i2SbtgXahwR4__C7-WPpIePthp0uVvV4f8z-fYgRcMUzhVd3Q/s1992/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTyNFbgCEWZD4p3hbx7YI46L-yMLvBqJrIWX4niyJE9vHCgYhsKsGTWQlmVWjZUpcfDmKAy7-V1dlUTD0WE2FYpg63o1YVxyyvqWILNR5W3j5bHf2Bcl43_jcIh371Dx0RL1IddEF2i2SbtgXahwR4__C7-WPpIePthp0uVvV4f8z-fYgRcMUzhVd3Q/w388-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The thrift store's salesfloor only uses the front half of the former Scotty's store, with the back of the building reserved for the thrift store's donation center and some other church offices. The photo above looks toward the back right corner of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi-U6HVvYHb68p0IE2yLbJASQovPTFg7rLL4KQHDleOEUGyiXUXfNXhMXJlTe7GQnfMfh-nPVxMtKhccZoNJpHNC6lyB13hLl_zkr4wXcNReYi9FfliH1t-IcOgIEGhsrQ0a3x_tpgvT-Y_LS_XjdifBpktJTvAt0oSwprdhvXYQbHAur7IijGryvXA/s2040/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi-U6HVvYHb68p0IE2yLbJASQovPTFg7rLL4KQHDleOEUGyiXUXfNXhMXJlTe7GQnfMfh-nPVxMtKhccZoNJpHNC6lyB13hLl_zkr4wXcNReYi9FfliH1t-IcOgIEGhsrQ0a3x_tpgvT-Y_LS_XjdifBpktJTvAt0oSwprdhvXYQbHAur7IijGryvXA/w379-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the back right corner of the thrift store, here's an overview of the salesfloor from the furniture department. As I mentioned before, the building is just a large open warehouse, so there isn't anything too distinctive in here to really make it feel like it was another store prior.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUt0n3Xwro4PGa2ZlyAB1-apXbn5FZkv3lwxo0fkcfgIgKdA_zAAhm4FRbOppC1ophmuIl0IHbgSkaRF3g3sTwmmp7ikvUllvtfdgPbTRChi6EO-DbuCyKHrS6mmSeEPukCdtdkAd6tk9Qj0U4eQ6j9enFpslICzAXUgSTjl6sktjirnDhrhMBlIqBw/s1978/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUt0n3Xwro4PGa2ZlyAB1-apXbn5FZkv3lwxo0fkcfgIgKdA_zAAhm4FRbOppC1ophmuIl0IHbgSkaRF3g3sTwmmp7ikvUllvtfdgPbTRChi6EO-DbuCyKHrS6mmSeEPukCdtdkAd6tk9Qj0U4eQ6j9enFpslICzAXUgSTjl6sktjirnDhrhMBlIqBw/w391-h400/Photo%2044.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though Scotty's remained in operation until 2005, sadly, I never got to experience a Scotty's store in-person (although I did see the exterior of one on a road trip once, not long before the chain's ultimate demise). Therefore, I really don't know much about what the interior of a Scotty's store would have looked like back in the day, as there aren't many photos of the interior of a Scotty's store floating around online. I'd imagine the interior of a 1980's-built Scotty's wasn't too far off from the average hardware store aesthetic, with aisles of steel rack shelving and some banner signs hanging from the ceiling denoting the different departments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IfIXioO1LDjIeN1-ctvUUzerFuxW-hCv3XVKKJGSO9HH-AVJQJ4YShgX2N5ej1vuKXy8TGWp6qsbt30Ew3aEmLvGN2gpwnhx-if7g07YGfPsDDwslQ5rNZF06I4y4Nf4kcmzeWmeTMbt1IkjefltrhVXTqquYphLIHvhmZa7sRfS1G2mJSycTYGNng/s1931/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1931" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IfIXioO1LDjIeN1-ctvUUzerFuxW-hCv3XVKKJGSO9HH-AVJQJ4YShgX2N5ej1vuKXy8TGWp6qsbt30Ew3aEmLvGN2gpwnhx-if7g07YGfPsDDwslQ5rNZF06I4y4Nf4kcmzeWmeTMbt1IkjefltrhVXTqquYphLIHvhmZa7sRfS1G2mJSycTYGNng/w400-h398/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Like most thrift stores, clothing took up the majority of the store's salesfloor space, with the remaining space on the right side of the building not used for clothes being dedicated to furniture. The left side of the building was home to the assorted bric-a-brac such as housewares, kitchen items, books, movies, CDs, and the other types of assorted tchotchkes and et cetera.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORBNd6_wETzOi7ijTXflNQud_wDWiDrtgKGjOkFRe1It_hbtZexqe31ykW3oeM6dDA2cHXXIsQnekxZP5hduR3aG26vRX-YDQOvpZsfJV5YdD30_qXnZaUypWgqPSXtHuWwS2zNoT4Khh6lJXG1RhvJ9w0Eml8uqe0DJC9WyF9cURpmXw0CUFeiCTEg/s2095/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORBNd6_wETzOi7ijTXflNQud_wDWiDrtgKGjOkFRe1It_hbtZexqe31ykW3oeM6dDA2cHXXIsQnekxZP5hduR3aG26vRX-YDQOvpZsfJV5YdD30_qXnZaUypWgqPSXtHuWwS2zNoT4Khh6lJXG1RhvJ9w0Eml8uqe0DJC9WyF9cURpmXw0CUFeiCTEg/w369-h400/Photo%2046.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our last photo from the interior of the former Scotty's looks down one of the thrift store's bric-a-brac aisles, with some fake palm trees sprouting out of the clothing department in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QsH87Z1VQ5wJsxMSAixEZESrFMVfTiLHwh9P14ihXd7IlCSuG3AVAdNyktmq1h9mI12I5ZedxtMBnJ3nCw9yPop5n-3KSyvofeCjlje-bc8GRKfgi1O3020vQA6Cc13-Cbhyb9olPWsUNh6BiflDNStbqxKr2QXC3UAs_YDkCLGKEamepKxfYeSIlg/s1931/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="1931" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QsH87Z1VQ5wJsxMSAixEZESrFMVfTiLHwh9P14ihXd7IlCSuG3AVAdNyktmq1h9mI12I5ZedxtMBnJ3nCw9yPop5n-3KSyvofeCjlje-bc8GRKfgi1O3020vQA6Cc13-Cbhyb9olPWsUNh6BiflDNStbqxKr2QXC3UAs_YDkCLGKEamepKxfYeSIlg/w400-h329/Photo%2047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since the interior of the thrift store wasn't too exciting, here's one final look at the exterior of the building with its well-preserved Scotty's barn design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MEkLYp4eYKyrWMXZgwUzPGDIFkTxZ-N7vjMP_C_SyG43riv7gUX9kq0I4Mnsus_AOWRUNamQPDN8CtjCUMGkBUuk-IZp0VO6uyCee9EI_8br9lKhr98ViWCJp3dMZAzBMV2aKoLI6RE3tEu7d4gi1sZO-V0WpEoNgiHv6hTxUgr2GzNYKAf4vOKRlw/s2067/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MEkLYp4eYKyrWMXZgwUzPGDIFkTxZ-N7vjMP_C_SyG43riv7gUX9kq0I4Mnsus_AOWRUNamQPDN8CtjCUMGkBUuk-IZp0VO6uyCee9EI_8br9lKhr98ViWCJp3dMZAzBMV2aKoLI6RE3tEu7d4gi1sZO-V0WpEoNgiHv6hTxUgr2GzNYKAf4vOKRlw/w374-h400/Photo%2048.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Off on the right side of the former Scotty's building was the former lumber yard, which was located behind this chain link fence. These days the old lumber yard is where people go to drop off donations for the thrift store (via <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8819706,-82.8162545,3a,75y,213.71h,81.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sv5_0O29ENOhamKE53z2d-g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu">a gate around back</a>) and also where the church parks its vehicles and the buses for its school. Speaking of the church's school...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPdnsfTcHXrQcz0caBTXMWNKHwQ1QsQuwRPkvZmO4XFxsYqEFpl8ChAc-XANIhakjqRDQDxWdHG0jx0puT317I7pDQQ0DFHZ8L-qE2VgVMu-Bdlh9uKh2HZFX_rbXSaSt9SIRUyZUKdH6lcYP383yQFGkjXir3OBqqu-8kJ-CXQgvEzt8zO539x1Txw/s1932/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1932" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPdnsfTcHXrQcz0caBTXMWNKHwQ1QsQuwRPkvZmO4XFxsYqEFpl8ChAc-XANIhakjqRDQDxWdHG0jx0puT317I7pDQQ0DFHZ8L-qE2VgVMu-Bdlh9uKh2HZFX_rbXSaSt9SIRUyZUKdH6lcYP383yQFGkjXir3OBqqu-8kJ-CXQgvEzt8zO539x1Txw/w400-h279/Photo%2049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …here it is, located in a former Frank's Nursery & Crafts next door to Walsingham Commons, and also in front of the church's main complex. Frank's Nursery & Crafts closed this store in 2000 when the company <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/11/30/frank-s-nursery-crafts-to-close-all-bay-area-stores/">pulled out of the Tampa Bay area</a>, and the building was converted into the church's school shortly after.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AveXZqtLR795gsZFQ-d814jn5yOjDtP4O-5n7E4-1yCCA36vjbCzMRZLoMS-F4VsVNKZ7Tlmr8UHELyPlc-cABxfp7Z-9XCk9EVruphMAtq2rW1CJKPksNOnxWo_D8AeymEWArPBjOl5Pk2hkuL0UL2WMMW-Olqxm58AEpTBbyJKMEICeamGin16lg/s956/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="956" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AveXZqtLR795gsZFQ-d814jn5yOjDtP4O-5n7E4-1yCCA36vjbCzMRZLoMS-F4VsVNKZ7Tlmr8UHELyPlc-cABxfp7Z-9XCk9EVruphMAtq2rW1CJKPksNOnxWo_D8AeymEWArPBjOl5Pk2hkuL0UL2WMMW-Olqxm58AEpTBbyJKMEICeamGin16lg/w640-h270/Photo%2050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Now that we've explored the entirely of Walsingham Commons, here's an aerial overview of the entire complex to better visualize where all the stores we just saw were located. And since we're already up in the air, let's use this opportunity to go back in time and take a look at this former Albertsons through the years in historic aerial imagery, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4hej4t-I-DsPKNUDApDoe00RcGqZkGRJSWmCQLXFux_pJtve50tJODYSGXB0_Own7Q6AyaWUsEhrpQ-k7XPYubq_YUBcMsSuNrN0_W6Hz7YGG7UhQLQIV9HOJeSnFvHsKfu9-o9XOhKbeTGZ1XYnDxhCIMTIr0EMskjM06sRBlbX2RZxe7MHc_PgNw/s501/Photo%2051%202019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="501" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4hej4t-I-DsPKNUDApDoe00RcGqZkGRJSWmCQLXFux_pJtve50tJODYSGXB0_Own7Q6AyaWUsEhrpQ-k7XPYubq_YUBcMsSuNrN0_W6Hz7YGG7UhQLQIV9HOJeSnFvHsKfu9-o9XOhKbeTGZ1XYnDxhCIMTIr0EMskjM06sRBlbX2RZxe7MHc_PgNw/w400-h384/Photo%2051%202019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4361 - 2019</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRewosbgnlkWet9_UhALZomuBluhN1ehuHyo1jCrZym6Kt7B0P94Uyju04DY7sW8xp58QRIu1oyapEtL8ejIzW1Hz4OYIRYAG-CJHW04aOhVZhKKR2xE8hbsAuNevIery3rv-MwqwALKRBTvLHNjXwi0QVxIefhHVGPXTkaShU5yDDSJlf9tyYjRa6QA/s468/Photo%2052%20Mar%202017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="468" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRewosbgnlkWet9_UhALZomuBluhN1ehuHyo1jCrZym6Kt7B0P94Uyju04DY7sW8xp58QRIu1oyapEtL8ejIzW1Hz4OYIRYAG-CJHW04aOhVZhKKR2xE8hbsAuNevIery3rv-MwqwALKRBTvLHNjXwi0QVxIefhHVGPXTkaShU5yDDSJlf9tyYjRa6QA/w400-h366/Photo%2052%20Mar%202017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4361 - March 2017 - The building shell for the new Publix looks mostly complete here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A5i20hN9sV8nB6420GBHSdS63XAZGhD2BCg7MUG6O0-7mDFe70NM30omwXWTwnk4Ww1mjsklpGzPZSl8CK6prjv60MjU6P9yQQmR3fslmf9dHGCjC2AH8s1B3SZW8LphE1f75SyigXs8cFplrvbPHrapEMVa2MUAqAw5E0p5gobGS-LQJ1hOfFx-Vg/s439/Photo%2053%20Jan%202017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A5i20hN9sV8nB6420GBHSdS63XAZGhD2BCg7MUG6O0-7mDFe70NM30omwXWTwnk4Ww1mjsklpGzPZSl8CK6prjv60MjU6P9yQQmR3fslmf9dHGCjC2AH8s1B3SZW8LphE1f75SyigXs8cFplrvbPHrapEMVa2MUAqAw5E0p5gobGS-LQJ1hOfFx-Vg/w365-h400/Photo%2053%20Jan%202017.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4361 - January 2017 - Going back two months prior to that last aerial image, here we see the new Publix building just beginning to get framed out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsjc0Lk2lqqGmP2KhYReyvgHQjNQLLODeAuS7ktx-9nZ138NRMdoc6U1mtwG8tOnN7RXBt00xwCTLCbdDYyoZMLcZFE2-eBs93nikmsv27PEALVUf1rPtZD6qNkm_1gpymZUnU8Lb5UWTAUCOMXc-aloyTH2FKay5W50KuvPoFRhvsBRAxGOYDVWrRw/s487/Photo%2054%202016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="487" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsjc0Lk2lqqGmP2KhYReyvgHQjNQLLODeAuS7ktx-9nZ138NRMdoc6U1mtwG8tOnN7RXBt00xwCTLCbdDYyoZMLcZFE2-eBs93nikmsv27PEALVUf1rPtZD6qNkm_1gpymZUnU8Lb5UWTAUCOMXc-aloyTH2FKay5W50KuvPoFRhvsBRAxGOYDVWrRw/w400-h384/Photo%2054%202016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4361 - 2016 - The original Albertsons building</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdFdExevNt1Lbe-GeAr0b_gSiUsgyIyFnYmRxFCAOTj0-HxT0-jqlZQUOI36KFxJJ4g1AKiRmpm_tkzNoW81jrefx6i95fKJWYZBtbBE3HgPbcKwmPvg1Kwr1ISruin4iPhDE2Bmz7r7Mj-sVbj2nTFYAhZSjfXz9MoNp0CHZbygedtZmxDFu0Hqwtg/s573/Photo%2055%202008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="573" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdFdExevNt1Lbe-GeAr0b_gSiUsgyIyFnYmRxFCAOTj0-HxT0-jqlZQUOI36KFxJJ4g1AKiRmpm_tkzNoW81jrefx6i95fKJWYZBtbBE3HgPbcKwmPvg1Kwr1ISruin4iPhDE2Bmz7r7Mj-sVbj2nTFYAhZSjfXz9MoNp0CHZbygedtZmxDFu0Hqwtg/w400-h318/Photo%2055%202008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4361 - 2008</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dHDtxbWar3cJqs2iEsrEgLsW7Vh2JgwRsqyF7KZS5pXGSzCX6gkC6iYaVILRuFhTMPTAhThmumKhVYgogc5kiBb8kNEPE16alfXF1qu4400sa0LRAAKxcvs2V1TmgRHkDmEaInC3sg6cbHuteTHMMeZgk7nK1t1UOzOeYS6ukOIf3JKsDdqAsiugag/s466/Photo%2056%202002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="466" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dHDtxbWar3cJqs2iEsrEgLsW7Vh2JgwRsqyF7KZS5pXGSzCX6gkC6iYaVILRuFhTMPTAhThmumKhVYgogc5kiBb8kNEPE16alfXF1qu4400sa0LRAAKxcvs2V1TmgRHkDmEaInC3sg6cbHuteTHMMeZgk7nK1t1UOzOeYS6ukOIf3JKsDdqAsiugag/w400-h374/Photo%2056%202002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4361 - 2002</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KRQdSB2vie_qyeuY4VsLn8OwB4S-RelTVg33k9g-6VBpYmPO3YHqhOBa5B5CvRCqYqdXnLpTYLBddd_DJ-fnqTuA3Y-Y0N2hms091jQd8gL_zSyaS5dFftJPHDsOwgIR1AGAMnQsMb9miE1g0oG9uZOowv7rJ08BIKhoXmGmbb2TeCb4amRpVlj7MA/s489/Photo%2057%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="489" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KRQdSB2vie_qyeuY4VsLn8OwB4S-RelTVg33k9g-6VBpYmPO3YHqhOBa5B5CvRCqYqdXnLpTYLBddd_DJ-fnqTuA3Y-Y0N2hms091jQd8gL_zSyaS5dFftJPHDsOwgIR1AGAMnQsMb9miE1g0oG9uZOowv7rJ08BIKhoXmGmbb2TeCb4amRpVlj7MA/w400-h380/Photo%2057%201995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4361 - 1995</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIKwYpvxxcM5qJSt6syRc7CiRyZcRFIEMI978E7n4srKj_DwmGEibRof734TM4A3kgpAA_kaRjCsEvcUgZFINdc-lMqOfbIRdeOXUBiQp11c1lyRdA1ABlZu-PQqO9WzM2TMyQXlJm9svSQRP76HCBowHOR9Ff_olk_7WhEVvcoZvn4W86lG0JJsEcw/s382/Photo%2058%201985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="382" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIKwYpvxxcM5qJSt6syRc7CiRyZcRFIEMI978E7n4srKj_DwmGEibRof734TM4A3kgpAA_kaRjCsEvcUgZFINdc-lMqOfbIRdeOXUBiQp11c1lyRdA1ABlZu-PQqO9WzM2TMyQXlJm9svSQRP76HCBowHOR9Ff_olk_7WhEVvcoZvn4W86lG0JJsEcw/w400-h259/Photo%2058%201985.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4361 - 1985 - It wouldn't be long after this image was taken that this empty lot would sprout a new Albertsons store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It wasn't much to look at, but that's all I have to share about former Albertsons #4361. Thankfully the other two former Albertsons stores in Largo will provide us with much more to look at, as Publix has kindly kept those stores around in much more original condition! Anyway, we'll return to Largo another time, however, in two more weeks I'll be back with more Albertsons adventures to share, so be sure to come back then for more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-47542701285659513942023-05-21T00:00:00.820-04:002023-05-21T00:00:39.440-04:00Kash n' Karry-Go-Round<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rUEcnDAVRTTHt2hLV0yRml5-LwBmDKcxOmsoYWgjAXs-MDv9c7XBy3mk2RXnbfBZOsCK1lTEE2FLGz5WmbT3huireKkktxXqJMNNnlJeEkqZPZAH_q4FRWfWPOc4dclVGdoZabNyYNaLSpbeauHroB4L_mj6CF8bIbd3U6FtrurSTNC1AcMKFhhmWw/s1931/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1931" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rUEcnDAVRTTHt2hLV0yRml5-LwBmDKcxOmsoYWgjAXs-MDv9c7XBy3mk2RXnbfBZOsCK1lTEE2FLGz5WmbT3huireKkktxXqJMNNnlJeEkqZPZAH_q4FRWfWPOc4dclVGdoZabNyYNaLSpbeauHroB4L_mj6CF8bIbd3U6FtrurSTNC1AcMKFhhmWw/w400-h280/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kash n' Karry #1916 / Sweetbay Supermarket #1916 / Winn-Dixie #2503</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">27301 Wesley Chapel Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, FL - Town Centre at Wesley Chapel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Last time on AFB we saw what Winn-Dixie could do with an <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/05/former-albertsons-4324-holiday-fl.html">old Albertsons building</a>, so today we're going to take a look at a different kind of Winn-Dixie conversion. Today's conversion will showcase a Winn-Dixie in an old Kash n' Karry/Sweetbay building, which in the grand scheme of things, isn't terribly uncommon, being that Winn-Dixie <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/bi-lo-holdings-to-retire-sweetbay-grocery-store-name/2146144/">purchased Sweetbay's 72 remaining stores in 2013</a>. Really, seeing a Winn-Dixie in an old Kash n' Karry/Sweetbay building is about as common as seeing a Publix in an old Albertsons, however, seeing a <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2019/02/pub-n-karry-fresh-fast-n-pleasurable.html">Publix in an old Kash n' Karry</a> is just as rare as finding a Winn-Dixie in an old Albertsons! I guess in that way, everything evens out! Anyway, while we've seen "<a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-sweetbay-it-still-is-to-shop-at.html">Sweet-Dixies</a>" (as I like to call them) in the past, this particular location is quite special. The store we'll be touring today showcases a unique prototype designed by Kash n' Karry in the late 1990's, a design that's been dubbed "the round prototype". While Kash n' Karry managed to open 9 of these round prototype stores around Florida at the turn of the new millennium, the store we'll be touring today is the very last to retain its original unique round interior design. We'll more of the interior in just a moment, but first, here's a little background on this unusual supermarket layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eGA4DTI1xovDhip-DQ3AT5ECvRfKfqiAyUy7EL73Iku_gyIjfy3EdujYzHXBUPS_7nJCwXEtVX91E5Fxhge2veg9CLdHaBqGOvnjE4kcaPivj1K-XksZvT8-Mbz4CjVCD5Cd5aVBik34Z5GiElydLegjTZlc56okiLYURxpvVZYkDo-FT9_Wz9bZtQ/s415/kash-n-karry-tampa2.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="415" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eGA4DTI1xovDhip-DQ3AT5ECvRfKfqiAyUy7EL73Iku_gyIjfy3EdujYzHXBUPS_7nJCwXEtVX91E5Fxhge2veg9CLdHaBqGOvnjE4kcaPivj1K-XksZvT8-Mbz4CjVCD5Cd5aVBik34Z5GiElydLegjTZlc56okiLYURxpvVZYkDo-FT9_Wz9bZtQ/s320/kash-n-karry-tampa2.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A round prototype Kash n' Karry in Tampa (Bruce B. Downs?) - photo courtesy of <a href="http://ospreypc.com/real-estate-investment-portfolio/retail-development/">the developer's website</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Ever since the company's <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/07/30/bondholders-to-take-over-kash-n-karry/">leveraged buyout</a> from Lucky Stores in 1988, Kash n' Karry had struggled financially. As a means to improve sales, Kash n' Karry tried various new store designs, many of which were <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2019/02/pub-n-karry-fresh-fast-n-pleasurable.html">quite futuristic for the time</a> (like the early 1990's design you can see at that link). While those new stores were nice, Kash n' Karry was still crippled by debt, and was not able to compete effectively against rising star Publix, an established Winn-Dixie that was rapidly rolling out the Marketplace format, and Albertsons. In 1994, Kash n' Karry declared bankruptcy amidst all this pressure, although the company did attempt to restructure. However, two years later in 1996, Kash n' Karry was purchased by Food Lion as an attempt by Delhaize to prop up that company's struggling Florida division, hoping that the purchase of an existing Floridian chain would help give the company insight into how to run stores here. Delhaize rolled out <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-sweetbay-it-still-is-to-shop-at.html">a new modern prototype</a> for Kash n' Karry following their purchase, however, Delhaize felt there was still room for improvement. Come 1999, the round prototype was born.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cx7BiuE9N1MQqDV_Pk6TV4NeKcwDE-TdxdQIVqv_cftaSek39LAndwMss16_wuCw83-xg7x7WmMxbY3_XFRcahVfMYO11dSE4sdQyhVUJLI5Ls3iKbNxG-lL1fbfeGoZdA3gy-w90YwmScv4_bRe15jfcZqoeP8LCEWDlfGXt8NcwDGPKR0QxZYhHQ/s2442/Kash_n__Karry_Bruce_B__Downs%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="1568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cx7BiuE9N1MQqDV_Pk6TV4NeKcwDE-TdxdQIVqv_cftaSek39LAndwMss16_wuCw83-xg7x7WmMxbY3_XFRcahVfMYO11dSE4sdQyhVUJLI5Ls3iKbNxG-lL1fbfeGoZdA3gy-w90YwmScv4_bRe15jfcZqoeP8LCEWDlfGXt8NcwDGPKR0QxZYhHQ/w256-h400/Kash_n__Karry_Bruce_B__Downs%20(2).jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Front end of the Bruce B. Downs round prototype Kash n' Karry in Tampa</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div> The innovative new round design, as touted by Delhaize, was supposed to be a supermarket "<a href="https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/new-store-formats-opened-delhaize"><i>experiment</i></a>", attempting to "<i>make efforts to appeal to bargain hunters</i>" with the unusual new design. In addition to bargain hunters, the new design also had shoppers on a time crunch in mind. As such, the new round prototypes put the service departments in an island right inside the front door, so a hurried shopper on the way home from work could grab some dinner from the deli, be through the check lanes and out in a matter of minutes. Per Delhaize from that same article: "<i>The round design is an attempt to create a seamless shopping experience in which departments flow into one another to help speed shoppers on their way, according to an architect who worked on the store. "The vocabulary of circular architecture, found in airports and train stations, is fast," said Juan Romero, president of Tampa-based Architecture Plus International, which assisted in designing the store</i>". Traditional supermarket design usually tried to get shoppers to linger in the store so they buy more, or force shoppers to walk through a large chunk of the store to get to the service departments (such as putting the deli along the back wall). The round prototype was a huge diversion from that, and the layout really is like no other supermarket I've ever seen before.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzVM7FIGHMHrqe8jq-MvYNXRtfvmpUSIBSWBwHzac_Yw6IIb5kse8MOyYK-Nf6PW1Tog3WpzwgdKLRYTmoFCwZX1tB3awTc6rHn7PCSyRKJue_A9IbvGxVdwC2Z9Zn3jkOdQzQKk8tVJG9I6eOw2l4uuu4vvaQeuB2b8pYbhS9uY0y2iSAXgvK1Pscw/s1931/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1931" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzVM7FIGHMHrqe8jq-MvYNXRtfvmpUSIBSWBwHzac_Yw6IIb5kse8MOyYK-Nf6PW1Tog3WpzwgdKLRYTmoFCwZX1tB3awTc6rHn7PCSyRKJue_A9IbvGxVdwC2Z9Zn3jkOdQzQKk8tVJG9I6eOw2l4uuu4vvaQeuB2b8pYbhS9uY0y2iSAXgvK1Pscw/w400-h308/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The very first round prototype Kash n' Karry opened in Clermont in November 1999, with two more following suit in Punta Gorda and Tampa in early 2000. For Kash n' Karry's last few years before the transformation into Sweetbay, the round prototype was used alongside Delhaize's traditional design, the round stores being the "deluxe" option from what I can tell. The round format was officially retired in 2004 when the conversion to Sweetbay was announced, with new-build Sweetbay stores taking on a totally different design from anything built during the Kash n' Karry days. Since Kash n' Karry stuck with the round design for 5 years building a total of 9 of these stores, they must have had some success with the format, as if it was a total flop it probably would have been killed off after the first few were built. In addition to the 9 of these built by Kash n' Karry, Delhaize decided to build a prototype Food Lion in Jacksonville using <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2002/01/21/daily4.html">the same round design</a> in 2002, the only round prototype that was ever built for Food Lion or any of Delhaize's other brands. While Delhaize never fully adopted Kash n' Karry's round design for Food Lion beyond that one store, Food Lion did adopt a <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Food+Lion/@35.3703041,-80.6637646,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipM8Pk7H0JQtezGhztqCoc2BABke1cRtMc-7h6PO!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipM8Pk7H0JQtezGhztqCoc2BABke1cRtMc-7h6PO%3Dw86-h114-k-no!7i2448!8i3264!4m7!3m6!1s0x88541acfb7ff5c17:0x4df5105a9980e881!8m2!3d35.3703041!4d-80.6637646!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F1tzgkblp">modified round design</a> that was used for new Food Lion stores in the early 2000's (and used a decor that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Lion#/media/File:Food_Lion_-_Hampton,_VA_(34395787665).jpg">looked a lot like Publix's Classy Market 2.0</a>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKZwnIOOEfv1ASPTNLS5PGdsFzhLWoFw8ws4TgxBPs2ADVWPlvZRPWVL-abMuG7xzMN7T4aC_BwrpoO5Z3zwuMem8926vk1OjQHfUa_UbQMQobMp9rA5lVtVTMVZgSAqg_o9jRikjjn2Zdn8gQEg6a3OTPRWtyGGOlWauMIfrNwGKV8v4c0m8YVETmg/s1932/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1932" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKZwnIOOEfv1ASPTNLS5PGdsFzhLWoFw8ws4TgxBPs2ADVWPlvZRPWVL-abMuG7xzMN7T4aC_BwrpoO5Z3zwuMem8926vk1OjQHfUa_UbQMQobMp9rA5lVtVTMVZgSAqg_o9jRikjjn2Zdn8gQEg6a3OTPRWtyGGOlWauMIfrNwGKV8v4c0m8YVETmg/w400-h339/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Of the 9 of these round stores built by Kash n' Karry, 2 were closed outright in 2004 when the company pulled out of Eastern and Central Florida. The remaining 7 made it to the Sweetbay days, however 6 out of those 7 were closed outright by Sweetbay in <a href="https://theproducenews.com/sweetbay-close-one-third-its-stores-mid-february">a closure round in February 2013</a>, shortly before the sale of the remaining stores to Winn-Dixie was announced. That meant Winn-Dixie would only inherit one of these unique stores, that being this location in Wesley Chapel. Outside of changes to the decor, the interior layout of this store is 100% original to Kash n' Karry, our very last look at what a round supermarket is all about.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjmWr2k8fsfonMhvwd8lr-0Lps9pguxEAPkAgLAjLaaFTqie6fl1xM3nf3KloJRlbQYdOniZigPzgiSwh8yOGXlVDrICFj0htTb5M-7gmRHFWb4rGiZx3xq_EVtNm0Dj-ABZqmy7EizVqAArcF4oGwC_v886y73tltWnZpS7IbR9tBrAus1u6otc-Lg/s1932/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1932" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjmWr2k8fsfonMhvwd8lr-0Lps9pguxEAPkAgLAjLaaFTqie6fl1xM3nf3KloJRlbQYdOniZigPzgiSwh8yOGXlVDrICFj0htTb5M-7gmRHFWb4rGiZx3xq_EVtNm0Dj-ABZqmy7EizVqAArcF4oGwC_v886y73tltWnZpS7IbR9tBrAus1u6otc-Lg/w400-h351/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Interestingly enough, Winn-Dixie actually operates out of 2 former round format Kash n' Karry buildings. However, that other location, <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-stores-and-new-imagenow-thats-winn.html">located in Viera, Brevard County</a>, came into Winn-Dixie's possession in a very roundabout way, and as such has been heavily modified from its original layout (but the really neat clerestory windows do survive inside). However, unlike the Viera Winn-Dixie, this store is <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQn1BhrvYklkwCbg63ZAqQzsTJOf2BFTu4SA&usqp=CAU">the real deal</a>!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei94KBQiIamZEzqC9jVPhz0bckWRF-_R5NbPL6tlfKX7CnWh6VDPdy7IwUKYzbZ7x_CVkmWPoHdDt5C7Xc5Ash3U_Uf_WGV3yI-cHVQsObzR0ZKfe1AFd2rsKluCOwZgE-1h-MYgWb-D2Jd3pqTiNzqkzQhasUvhzA6IgZ30W01LRjSw5Voiq6sL91A/s2411/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei94KBQiIamZEzqC9jVPhz0bckWRF-_R5NbPL6tlfKX7CnWh6VDPdy7IwUKYzbZ7x_CVkmWPoHdDt5C7Xc5Ash3U_Uf_WGV3yI-cHVQsObzR0ZKfe1AFd2rsKluCOwZgE-1h-MYgWb-D2Jd3pqTiNzqkzQhasUvhzA6IgZ30W01LRjSw5Voiq6sL91A/w320-h400/Photo%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> One of the best parts of these round prototype stores (outside of the unusual layout) is the heavy use of windows. Modern supermarket buildings (at least around here) tend to lack windows and natural light, however these stores emphasize it. All the windows plus the clerestory makes for a grand atrium inside, and that's exactly what the designers intended too:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> "The focal point of the 49,000-square-foot unit is the 35-foot tall atrium area at the front of the store. This is also where the deli and bakery are located, and where shoppers can pick up a quick meal, walk over to the three self-scanning checkout lanes, and be out the door."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOD7INfUsY7jaGnnQ3qpcvSP6hjohfKLpVTM5pCFKrWGfPBLL-SMUuN6Okn-hpK_EW7MJiVT-3mwuS1KOnS941GBtMkIboDn4SVkucKV81QhG_2NaOtz_O8m1UqAmp4MDA0xB-w_sqEeZbhToYQAqkUMLsvDwmVsUcSjXYrBegqTlE_cbAl4G7BUf0IQ/s2576/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOD7INfUsY7jaGnnQ3qpcvSP6hjohfKLpVTM5pCFKrWGfPBLL-SMUuN6Okn-hpK_EW7MJiVT-3mwuS1KOnS941GBtMkIboDn4SVkucKV81QhG_2NaOtz_O8m1UqAmp4MDA0xB-w_sqEeZbhToYQAqkUMLsvDwmVsUcSjXYrBegqTlE_cbAl4G7BUf0IQ/w300-h400/Photo%206.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Stepping inside the right side entryway, Winn-Dixie greets us into our local store, as you know, it's all about those first impressions...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2huGeUyCC8y6SC2WVfeNmQ-KpXZyxZHMAkFVVKxSdpAxqSXPsg1TR3dbOKjEczpSpr4fTmuSGx_VmpzgyK1deRLg0G3VkdKXghcpCjjNvD1G1um6EHHcbD5zGwpLPdzB5t1VP9BsQX08PBL4N1jZ4xMk7frG3dUa9zYAuGtOQ3uAyYnqBF4j6TE0hw/s2115/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2huGeUyCC8y6SC2WVfeNmQ-KpXZyxZHMAkFVVKxSdpAxqSXPsg1TR3dbOKjEczpSpr4fTmuSGx_VmpzgyK1deRLg0G3VkdKXghcpCjjNvD1G1um6EHHcbD5zGwpLPdzB5t1VP9BsQX08PBL4N1jZ4xMk7frG3dUa9zYAuGtOQ3uAyYnqBF4j6TE0hw/w365-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> …and my first impression of this store was, "wow, this place is really cool!" I'd been wanting to visit this store for years, as I was always intrigued by the round layout design, as how often do you see a round supermarket salesfloor?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT9B_ljuf6JhELS0nvpxE5CLA-KzW3Dl2P00G10sjzSxg2kL01KkrXYxCrBZJJNxvl3kaA0D14kVteiEsYK6E1-ya2wA_xp_g4lr6zfLX1EZnfeA86qGN3cJ90sf_ngVll37wQHz5BGpLs2Y42c22tHioROmYrAHFU4TBAM2mRbCk92wYFGvVwSG5Yw/s2452/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT9B_ljuf6JhELS0nvpxE5CLA-KzW3Dl2P00G10sjzSxg2kL01KkrXYxCrBZJJNxvl3kaA0D14kVteiEsYK6E1-ya2wA_xp_g4lr6zfLX1EZnfeA86qGN3cJ90sf_ngVll37wQHz5BGpLs2Y42c22tHioROmYrAHFU4TBAM2mRbCk92wYFGvVwSG5Yw/w315-h400/Photo%207.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Also, like was mentioned in that article, the deli counter is front and center after walking through the front doors, located in an island smack in the middle of the salesfloor. The bakery is also located in this island too, just off to the right (which we'll see before long).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChq2skTOCk4ndxNVmLpgWR5lOjbE5IMNkCPtE-X3fFMIFGSuRuf_kuDfCL_YuAoLnuFf-OeVuWRRvP6KX2Ok3cUR9d8xa7G8jeOLovHqvclJxTD5HDxqmMpQ4bwc0Kvl4_AMlmLoZjtRH2R3JqAY25atkyhxrEgocIanKTMrChQ5LrH91aItSvDdT8g/s2156/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChq2skTOCk4ndxNVmLpgWR5lOjbE5IMNkCPtE-X3fFMIFGSuRuf_kuDfCL_YuAoLnuFf-OeVuWRRvP6KX2Ok3cUR9d8xa7G8jeOLovHqvclJxTD5HDxqmMpQ4bwc0Kvl4_AMlmLoZjtRH2R3JqAY25atkyhxrEgocIanKTMrChQ5LrH91aItSvDdT8g/w359-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The entire front of the building fans out from the deli/bakery island, with access to the grocery aisles and the rest of the store only possible by going to either the left or right to walk around the island. I certainly can't say I've seen a layout like this at any other grocery store before!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqE_bApUv-CO1xqq6C5TNYVNvZ1lhygyofv2-n4auG4QUDGrPy75oFFXi1BL1YGX0VMgZkNStyrMbMPEyRNGhkk7d4cArTKvpuTTm4iO7GbPX0q9m4MWfJfinF1C56u7715NNrkgMis-Orptd5lY4LD2WUxJIodd_x1dOwQk39HsuDX1cpQf9p-Lv0w/s2081/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqE_bApUv-CO1xqq6C5TNYVNvZ1lhygyofv2-n4auG4QUDGrPy75oFFXi1BL1YGX0VMgZkNStyrMbMPEyRNGhkk7d4cArTKvpuTTm4iO7GbPX0q9m4MWfJfinF1C56u7715NNrkgMis-Orptd5lY4LD2WUxJIodd_x1dOwQk39HsuDX1cpQf9p-Lv0w/w371-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The curves, the natural light, and the high ceiling really do make for an impressive sight. Someone who reviewed this store in the St. Petersburg Times also had a similar first impression: <i>"What I saw at the Kash n' Karry on State Route 54 just west of Interstate 75 caught me by surprise. The front wall is almost entirely glass, with dividers that make it look like window panes. Smaller windows that resemble skylights line the top of the round shaped wall and allow sunlight to shine in. Just inside and to the right is a suggestion box atop a round table with a linen tablecloth. More round, cloth-covered tables with flowers sit in front of the deli and bakery areas. The store's circular design gives shoppers a panoramic view of the offerings on the aisles. Parts of the floor are hardwood."</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3Jba2rMHE5YTVB3pEYtcixIh7a7elbFijRB416EZ19cuLoHb-gUnSv63_nzFXYgSik15AFOEwBdBA7NVoXAAEKPeXDhqflPak1yUQ0BwUqGzc8WlszxllZl2-LwXXZcnYkq_2Op_gkuAmoBi1hdUsVjS-1AmFkZg54KNU592tuEd0Sa4eNiA1ItycA/s1998/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3Jba2rMHE5YTVB3pEYtcixIh7a7elbFijRB416EZ19cuLoHb-gUnSv63_nzFXYgSik15AFOEwBdBA7NVoXAAEKPeXDhqflPak1yUQ0BwUqGzc8WlszxllZl2-LwXXZcnYkq_2Op_gkuAmoBi1hdUsVjS-1AmFkZg54KNU592tuEd0Sa4eNiA1ItycA/w386-h400/Photo%2011.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Since that quote mentioned the flooring, I should comment that the flooring you see in here is original to when this store opened as a Kash n' Karry in 2000 - the exact floor being commented on in that quote. The flooring survived this store's transition to Sweetbay Supermarket in the mid-2000's, and also Winn-Dixie's Down Down remodel in 2019. Kash n' Karry's peach and white tile pattern clashes a bit with Down Down's stark red look, but I've seen worse flooring clashes with Down Down. The flooring looks a bit off with the modern Winn-Dixie decor, but I wouldn't say it looks terrible.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY1kEzDDVcPMykaUXZkh1r4wI76qGbm0V4rgRWlA5SaLyTbB9x3FpvbCkINynaaO6eL8fyaMYnEj_NZmfhp4slbpBxbuFSyE9p623BwsguFeh7jKzkSfJGucQ0xeHGyewRdd7D6-zdaHuKdZtVBG8uTqTR_TDOsVyYTzev11VFSrlMvmd_IRfSs6wVw/s2156/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY1kEzDDVcPMykaUXZkh1r4wI76qGbm0V4rgRWlA5SaLyTbB9x3FpvbCkINynaaO6eL8fyaMYnEj_NZmfhp4slbpBxbuFSyE9p623BwsguFeh7jKzkSfJGucQ0xeHGyewRdd7D6-zdaHuKdZtVBG8uTqTR_TDOsVyYTzev11VFSrlMvmd_IRfSs6wVw/w359-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Moving further toward produce, here's a look back at the large picture window at the front of the store. Kash n' Karry wanted this store to have the feel of an "open air market", which the high ceiling of the round section and all the natural light was supposed to mimic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSeYNeUV8BiDau71TYty55Cr6ynMmquVzCO-vBLfHzodD3MDe7aKoIZHDm0CxE6lPxjOYxP9AZO1YLNuB6_rh1borQ4AAlQXUFJlLz7Wns8LXk434HDVo4WEnzI62ylEUJZ7TAxAaO8Wh4Yb5reyuL8ZP5p0_2ysAkyqZqM8BU8l0NL5bQBZcf_Mj1w/s2081/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSeYNeUV8BiDau71TYty55Cr6ynMmquVzCO-vBLfHzodD3MDe7aKoIZHDm0CxE6lPxjOYxP9AZO1YLNuB6_rh1borQ4AAlQXUFJlLz7Wns8LXk434HDVo4WEnzI62ylEUJZ7TAxAaO8Wh4Yb5reyuL8ZP5p0_2ysAkyqZqM8BU8l0NL5bQBZcf_Mj1w/w371-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While I've never been to a round farmer's market before, Kash n' Karry did a good job of making this part of the store feel bright and spacious. Special lighting was also installed to give the produce department a warm glow, however, those original lights were replaced with the rectangular panels we see now at some point during the Sweetbay era, with Winn-Dixie adding in all the new spotlights during the Down Down remodel in 2019.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNudARNtcNfm-W3z4xA_z7YnWGIqseiGESScnT248gKm_-e7Dl5Jqiltj2Gf72Vz5Ba24S19lNKHd_xcvrrWci3SX9AitKrs1M26VQ_v6LG9nMDoSe5OL6M7-uOiWGlhonPmIS9Oq_-0w8GZhmmoQD96nRFvFB5UsY86uPw1SyffbhdwWEfQMG-ToDA/s2328/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNudARNtcNfm-W3z4xA_z7YnWGIqseiGESScnT248gKm_-e7Dl5Jqiltj2Gf72Vz5Ba24S19lNKHd_xcvrrWci3SX9AitKrs1M26VQ_v6LG9nMDoSe5OL6M7-uOiWGlhonPmIS9Oq_-0w8GZhmmoQD96nRFvFB5UsY86uPw1SyffbhdwWEfQMG-ToDA/w333-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The floral department is located immediately to the right of the entrance doors, with produce "rounding" out the remainder of the wall space beyond that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53haGkMqSj6VcmwrY75MtMYNDbbCS1yWwoqInjVnN6YWK42UTPnDMiIqgSbaXWMH15jhuq8iEG6ovugzVGRGnG7IWFDBgx7CylGjQo7DGnhEBLMJ9lySK9QclTpFvUVlMQVe3Qh0gFlumwJkClkc2PU2no48T-bIaBHzJqA0gxX6lUMRIZHupqfEL7w/s2266/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53haGkMqSj6VcmwrY75MtMYNDbbCS1yWwoqInjVnN6YWK42UTPnDMiIqgSbaXWMH15jhuq8iEG6ovugzVGRGnG7IWFDBgx7CylGjQo7DGnhEBLMJ9lySK9QclTpFvUVlMQVe3Qh0gFlumwJkClkc2PU2no48T-bIaBHzJqA0gxX6lUMRIZHupqfEL7w/w341-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though these round stores were a specially designed prototype, they all still used the same Purple and Teal decor introduced by Delhaize in 1996, the same decor that was used until the debut of Sweetbay in 2004. We saw a somewhat well preserved version of that decor <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2018/03/kash-n-karry-lives.html">in a converted Food Lion out by Orlando</a> a while back (if you want a refresher of what it looked like), this store just getting a more deluxe version of that same package. I actually found an original interior photo of this store in one of the newspaper articles I dug up as well, and you can make out some of the pieces of the original decor here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHa0K9aV344TP1Lev7ElfYZu7oFdidLvPlK94DgWNJxWsoWeT0x2n4AMeBBQUjDFNFH4p8AYpSCt0IOY6JOxujhsoPZNb33DSVOIjGaZw6K8CHH6XRtM8cJQvtNsPQe9CxHeD07ijfSnq1CRS4PouxfmByO7RHT4XVSKyjrcnX1DvQhiofJGHZx5zZA/s1645/Kash_n__Karry_Wesley_Chapel%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="924" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHa0K9aV344TP1Lev7ElfYZu7oFdidLvPlK94DgWNJxWsoWeT0x2n4AMeBBQUjDFNFH4p8AYpSCt0IOY6JOxujhsoPZNb33DSVOIjGaZw6K8CHH6XRtM8cJQvtNsPQe9CxHeD07ijfSnq1CRS4PouxfmByO7RHT4XVSKyjrcnX1DvQhiofJGHZx5zZA/w225-h400/Kash_n__Karry_Wesley_Chapel%20(2).jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's not the greatest photo in the world, but you can make out some original features (like the outline of the deli sign and the original lights). The above photo was also taken at a similar vantage point to the last photo taken by me, and I thought putting it here would make for a good comparison of what the produce department looked like then and now. The article where I found that photo also had this to say about the produce department as well: <i>"But the store's most noticeable feature is its produce. Vegetables and fruits, some of them exotic, fill rows of baskets. You can even buy sugar cane by the stalk...[and] there are 15 varieties of mild and hot peppers. "It's all about the food," said [Camille] Branch-Turley, who says the chain focuses primarily on perishables and unique food. "It's not enough to be able to get an apple here," she said. "You can get an apple, and it's going to taste great."</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMB3a5tun5fSPUVd-EDUdBQCYAEvaRzKtj6Js8Afk0Rn6uq1DeItuS1c9tZPf0benVrjLPj-LXMFsseA1fHb--iaKW0CN6AnDZVVCP9iEfvKPaAo3XrcMzMdILCRpiOB77fFAH1jWhFd67Tnz4inyLMZ8omNP6u3iShdrQQwgMXauuiqd3kizF_6vWfw/s2102/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMB3a5tun5fSPUVd-EDUdBQCYAEvaRzKtj6Js8Afk0Rn6uq1DeItuS1c9tZPf0benVrjLPj-LXMFsseA1fHb--iaKW0CN6AnDZVVCP9iEfvKPaAo3XrcMzMdILCRpiOB77fFAH1jWhFd67Tnz4inyLMZ8omNP6u3iShdrQQwgMXauuiqd3kizF_6vWfw/w368-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Kash n' Karry was really pushing these special round prototype stores to look and feel high-end, but still offer groceries at a good value to shoppers as a way to stand out from Publix, Winn-Dixie, and Albertsons. When asked how Kash n' Karry could sustain running such a fancy store in such a manner, a Kash n' Karry spokesman said each of these stores cost $2 million to build, which (at the time) was only a small increase price from building a standard grocery box (and that small discrepancy in price stemming from the use of curved steel in the roof framing). Therefore, even though the store felt fancier, it could be run using a much similar pricing structure to a normal Kash n' Karry, and prices at the new stores "would not be affected".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySBr1DW4Uy4GzFac5S9rxde_g_pO8aFHUnfmYzVTIl1IPWQiL5t0o3L9dTWLi94putQMERR32-tu4Q3F28FRw45D5AuxRyT6xb6DnHVAFcgpyZQ2yMRtEAT8CKRfSggIcU7eNuwWAWVZif_WsKLdlFuZUKER4mtTuNNy6pfQ7-Q5VV9T-7LDm7HEihQ/s2046/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySBr1DW4Uy4GzFac5S9rxde_g_pO8aFHUnfmYzVTIl1IPWQiL5t0o3L9dTWLi94putQMERR32-tu4Q3F28FRw45D5AuxRyT6xb6DnHVAFcgpyZQ2yMRtEAT8CKRfSggIcU7eNuwWAWVZif_WsKLdlFuZUKER4mtTuNNy6pfQ7-Q5VV9T-7LDm7HEihQ/w378-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The overall success of the round Kash n' Karry will probably remain a mystery. While it seemed promising that 9 of these stores opened over a 5 year span, all the way until the total rebranding of Kash n' Karry as Sweetbay, Sweetbay totally ditched this design for a more traditional approach with the new stores opened under that brand. I've also never seen any other grocery store try a round floorplan either, and only one of these stores survives today with the round floorplan design. Was this concept just a flop? Too futuristic and out there? Too little to late to save the sinking Kash n' Karry even if it was showing signs of merit? I don't know, but like this store, all these questions are making me spin in circles!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcDZ0aHPnqYs1opAZH8qpjm0wJKTkiTDT5IoVm2pWJz-DEBh-zMcWwxN5gjln1Z5rdxaK719D7Q2nExhRtU1EB73TBikHUdWspM4qILYGRjdQHSC1tp6UWSfxe4bnZsDQacHfEXgEwxQcr3jftzEQPsBfS4ElhUhMmmm2h6ntok14cm3yxKiAMiPQLw/s2356/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcDZ0aHPnqYs1opAZH8qpjm0wJKTkiTDT5IoVm2pWJz-DEBh-zMcWwxN5gjln1Z5rdxaK719D7Q2nExhRtU1EB73TBikHUdWspM4qILYGRjdQHSC1tp6UWSfxe4bnZsDQacHfEXgEwxQcr3jftzEQPsBfS4ElhUhMmmm2h6ntok14cm3yxKiAMiPQLw/w328-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From produce, here's a look from the round grand foyer into the grocery aisles, which occupy the back of the building behind the service island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0U4VqMDbKgLguv1iyD2PxQ0GqmMmnoCPQ0eTTLULPHI_p_XLGVOkchYKIBnzuxtmNlO3BaAE-GAM1t0hY4B2EpZHYIDWFmhe4M2YK_CH6-IU7_Qb7FHB3gs4TIdPfKfgYoxmkTYF7496vAMtN_OtTvor8BvxbN2sBqR0k7noh2hyQonQOei5uXmwqQ/s2081/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0U4VqMDbKgLguv1iyD2PxQ0GqmMmnoCPQ0eTTLULPHI_p_XLGVOkchYKIBnzuxtmNlO3BaAE-GAM1t0hY4B2EpZHYIDWFmhe4M2YK_CH6-IU7_Qb7FHB3gs4TIdPfKfgYoxmkTYF7496vAMtN_OtTvor8BvxbN2sBqR0k7noh2hyQonQOei5uXmwqQ/w371-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Before we focus on the back of the store, here's a look at the bakery counter, which occupies the service island to the right of the deli. From here, <i>"the store's bakery and its sweet smells [are] front and center"</i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAMKBiUf128B1pn4SxmAPDFCI1AMp_MEAYyLKCJVs5judhY-JIaQd5TY9JbvmrGz6CQUqJyBYgkw4eYiQsqXHKJ-kpHIexObmhIs_-sAP0zt8qXB0lVfiATLD7QTfW0g0-yiiY51UZAynFrGLdQ6m60fQNPuBBLbIe1pR-5xfU4vQIA5Kv8TveZ6GrA/s2184/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAMKBiUf128B1pn4SxmAPDFCI1AMp_MEAYyLKCJVs5judhY-JIaQd5TY9JbvmrGz6CQUqJyBYgkw4eYiQsqXHKJ-kpHIexObmhIs_-sAP0zt8qXB0lVfiATLD7QTfW0g0-yiiY51UZAynFrGLdQ6m60fQNPuBBLbIe1pR-5xfU4vQIA5Kv8TveZ6GrA/w354-h400/Photo%2020.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This store also had a <i>"cafe with hardwood floors [to accommodate] customers who want to eat on site" </i>when it first opened. I want to say that cafe was formerly located just to my right, where a cooler now blocks off part of the service island. The floors right in front of the island are the only instances of wood (or "wood inspired") floors in the building, and that was the only unoccupied part of the island, so signs seem to point to that spot being home to the old cafe (which I can't imagine was more than just a small pocket with some tables in it).</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqvbR6cTsNuHbF6V1WI3Q6oneS0ANZTnYeH5jscgl9CkaSjRE1AOrKIYv7W3HI3dRUXYkDrxrFbmeaRJT-JfiNPF9eib3wyI8ZaozH9PSFk5Wm_bXTbAGY3D1xV51ZeYoIyz9xrsRG6p_eM6GBNfUsZR8uHWxNtTC0xju6vPfwr_Yvo67UXtNr8vP2w/s2067/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqvbR6cTsNuHbF6V1WI3Q6oneS0ANZTnYeH5jscgl9CkaSjRE1AOrKIYv7W3HI3dRUXYkDrxrFbmeaRJT-JfiNPF9eib3wyI8ZaozH9PSFk5Wm_bXTbAGY3D1xV51ZeYoIyz9xrsRG6p_eM6GBNfUsZR8uHWxNtTC0xju6vPfwr_Yvo67UXtNr8vP2w/w374-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We'll return to the grand foyer in a little bit, but let's continue our rotation around this store by checking out the grocery aisles:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9uOweyVsB9RcIj5VKHV-Uy6Sl3hA5FrtwRXrbSkucf-hgE5CsN-aewFLceIyndseoC6hv5aFru2MLMnrUjEDzg2fvNRBZOUN1hDH4mj261qmULhJeHfeHroihqEG6oTLWkYYH9ZOr4VDfZ6vsaNIXOVr75gjTyUNQ9ygfYLLTIrKvIT1tH0-wxB8Ig/s2534/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9uOweyVsB9RcIj5VKHV-Uy6Sl3hA5FrtwRXrbSkucf-hgE5CsN-aewFLceIyndseoC6hv5aFru2MLMnrUjEDzg2fvNRBZOUN1hDH4mj261qmULhJeHfeHroihqEG6oTLWkYYH9ZOr4VDfZ6vsaNIXOVr75gjTyUNQ9ygfYLLTIrKvIT1tH0-wxB8Ig/w305-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike a lot of grocery stores which create a "grand aisle" off to one of the sides of the building, this store took all that and made it front and center, with the less-interesting dry goods placed behind it, hiding all of this from view at first when you walk into the store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywbwTrM3wkfXTWsW-uh54EOFzQAj9jhFUEHcAxfC8YLrkBHtHNb3zM9VO7XkhhGtgboQTxdEb2EMDcvzfKs7RVm0w9BUpyP77LX6jK_WpJmWH2e8B2p3xGfrOvxMo78uT8URRaAs8DsI-8IjrO4HLRvGHqBdsgPertjxjZQkOzyjYvshjbHtvMwmcZg/s2411/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywbwTrM3wkfXTWsW-uh54EOFzQAj9jhFUEHcAxfC8YLrkBHtHNb3zM9VO7XkhhGtgboQTxdEb2EMDcvzfKs7RVm0w9BUpyP77LX6jK_WpJmWH2e8B2p3xGfrOvxMo78uT8URRaAs8DsI-8IjrO4HLRvGHqBdsgPertjxjZQkOzyjYvshjbHtvMwmcZg/w320-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Unlike the grandiose front of the store, the building loses a lot of its spectacle back here, where the design conforms more to what you'd expect from a regular grocery store. It would have been fun if all the grocery aisles curved too, making the store a complete circle, but that probably would have made things really funky!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVnKZtg3FYwi-_mToppCm_gude8Y2vuEdb5sY5sQfFnFpzmRt4uD4gAVl2n9UN_SZspHRPiyB6AByWy1kdBfLGSeOUaqmnMMQBAv1aHBdbFnNyEq4sPuv9Aq3JdmRaMAXipR6CcQa_hfkSFYrcqDd3H_H9dcyH9ALAG2Rn2s7tMiTpB5Apdy6OVbzCg/s2246/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVnKZtg3FYwi-_mToppCm_gude8Y2vuEdb5sY5sQfFnFpzmRt4uD4gAVl2n9UN_SZspHRPiyB6AByWy1kdBfLGSeOUaqmnMMQBAv1aHBdbFnNyEq4sPuv9Aq3JdmRaMAXipR6CcQa_hfkSFYrcqDd3H_H9dcyH9ALAG2Rn2s7tMiTpB5Apdy6OVbzCg/w344-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Chilled juices occupy the coolers lining the side of aisle 1, which is this double-wide aisle that's also home to "Natural & Organic" foods in the front half, with cases of water in the back half.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUg4xLV13AlpdVhRChjC4KxoI0XoxixVd8MEoXWBtn1EviT3y20zoRatxndIjO_i-Y9vUaUYZcZbsFvN0cSt8G4eFLVqc1zUGj6W6cqD_6dq6lEaQJ16qYI4WyfrkspX08pdUwJvO5sfG9HYtmWU1Mx9ysDqfJXKFFPp4_yn4sbIdJDe8bLkEODDQOg/s2418/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUg4xLV13AlpdVhRChjC4KxoI0XoxixVd8MEoXWBtn1EviT3y20zoRatxndIjO_i-Y9vUaUYZcZbsFvN0cSt8G4eFLVqc1zUGj6W6cqD_6dq6lEaQJ16qYI4WyfrkspX08pdUwJvO5sfG9HYtmWU1Mx9ysDqfJXKFFPp4_yn4sbIdJDe8bLkEODDQOg/w320-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the back of the store feels more "normal" compared to the front, the round theme was maintained through the whole store, with all the corners of the salesfloor being rounded off like the one we see above. It's a small touch, but it keeps the feel alive back here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ii1sKQ49qCfXtPS90SQXRdXQcEghYtbRK-pN_J4VlV_SqQpjQ2hz8edus8lbh0xy0Q2p6wD9GkESLGdxePX8U135exvqsNgbcV249Ar5jYAaaocEZDd_LiWrtGgECvmCuTXbU20uqgUMzslRwa00RvBj5ff3WfzhQQ_LKjfs-INVcxFMXI0ZnKlwdw/s2081/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ii1sKQ49qCfXtPS90SQXRdXQcEghYtbRK-pN_J4VlV_SqQpjQ2hz8edus8lbh0xy0Q2p6wD9GkESLGdxePX8U135exvqsNgbcV249Ar5jYAaaocEZDd_LiWrtGgECvmCuTXbU20uqgUMzslRwa00RvBj5ff3WfzhQQ_LKjfs-INVcxFMXI0ZnKlwdw/w371-h400/Photo%2026.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With all the other service departments in the grand foyer, the meat and seafood counter was placed on the back wall all in its lonesome. Still, the meat counter was given a sweeping, rounded front to keep with the overall round theme of the store, and breaking up the monotony of the back wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2CHog5UC7v-HTOoyCRQ9wYEvVLz4bFKTGBMVptqJ-HgMll9xQluvg8mjC9AKz6L_8C046n9NT252yJr7Q6nHImIB1iJcPXnMCzZIOgG7os-O3s99-PRcnk9vy4Vc8AO2sUOXBEerUl4HhZitkCn4xoc5oGqmZ3CDv75CMn-UDhvm5sePSwEvuZSHhg/s2218/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2CHog5UC7v-HTOoyCRQ9wYEvVLz4bFKTGBMVptqJ-HgMll9xQluvg8mjC9AKz6L_8C046n9NT252yJr7Q6nHImIB1iJcPXnMCzZIOgG7os-O3s99-PRcnk9vy4Vc8AO2sUOXBEerUl4HhZitkCn4xoc5oGqmZ3CDv75CMn-UDhvm5sePSwEvuZSHhg/w349-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From aisle 2, we can see the ceiling height transition from the back of the store to the rounded front. The way the two halves of the store were designed really makes the front and the back of the store feel like two separate spaces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyLq6tQ_c4e3tK5naz2os56dgtlsByh-eG_UPSdxArxCFxDtDiQ2Hdnhx1stsE0cui_MU4ehIIe_2WUvVvAgDYaqRzuKxzPdSIDZCY7RJe46m2EvpajIOjotvRROLWMuIj-J6yhPkSnSW1E2RoWsHMDd-rCT4cJt3LclwHzYKZSPZlI4M_E4PRdO4lw/s2067/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyLq6tQ_c4e3tK5naz2os56dgtlsByh-eG_UPSdxArxCFxDtDiQ2Hdnhx1stsE0cui_MU4ehIIe_2WUvVvAgDYaqRzuKxzPdSIDZCY7RJe46m2EvpajIOjotvRROLWMuIj-J6yhPkSnSW1E2RoWsHMDd-rCT4cJt3LclwHzYKZSPZlI4M_E4PRdO4lw/w374-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Behind the service island, we find the front actionway for the grocery aisles. The front actionway occupies the last little sliver of the store with the high ceiling, the grocery aisles branching out into the lower height section.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-wYgmmWJ-yDoskhPCUrRQfeC6gZVNZzOMHQYkbaBgt0jdfKe-bD55zIodj8Ag6AFz9KY_fM5WEVlMR9RjeqQ0JtN8nIrBngH-Q8qQRqYMF1uyTPYg9hN5LgAbn_KP-_Kg0hC6vnAJHcQPHi2u6AbXV6znO1jd1mXnwFDeqM_IqCjfp0EcNK8tar0Yg/s2218/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-wYgmmWJ-yDoskhPCUrRQfeC6gZVNZzOMHQYkbaBgt0jdfKe-bD55zIodj8Ag6AFz9KY_fM5WEVlMR9RjeqQ0JtN8nIrBngH-Q8qQRqYMF1uyTPYg9hN5LgAbn_KP-_Kg0hC6vnAJHcQPHi2u6AbXV6znO1jd1mXnwFDeqM_IqCjfp0EcNK8tar0Yg/w349-h400/Photo%2029.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The service departments in this store really steal the show, as the grocery aisles feel like something out of any other supermarket. However, I do have to give Winn-Dixie a lot of credit for how neatly stocked and faced the soda aisle is - what we see here is Publix-worthy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY58zscht0SejoOzeFCLTugY_CIbCc4uo2w38ai9bicJY8dPfQR6_gAPhhe4nL45nzc2p4ONTODClpRayiOt-9eUvxjiDerjrgAYm7p4fAlbvkmflx2FAwYjLXxaQ7xE9cYKf_Xml3SU112C7U145lJQBhxbrfjqllvrU43200OLL-SUM1VsBOO0CiQ/s2232/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY58zscht0SejoOzeFCLTugY_CIbCc4uo2w38ai9bicJY8dPfQR6_gAPhhe4nL45nzc2p4ONTODClpRayiOt-9eUvxjiDerjrgAYm7p4fAlbvkmflx2FAwYjLXxaQ7xE9cYKf_Xml3SU112C7U145lJQBhxbrfjqllvrU43200OLL-SUM1VsBOO0CiQ/w346-h400/Photo%2030.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking toward the back of the building isn't very exciting, but when we spin around 180 degrees, at least we get to see part of the round ceiling in the distance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsbCoAfL1-vMG9OWKcv9uPBVpfMuPxLBBv6UCfZ-poImB4rmzVwEwyFfHf3mdWNBcVEN7MOKDyPuo0t0d3MzXxAnBdytRuhk_3V4khpiUtP0zxWZERYQ8d0zw4F3yBnKyO0S3EyopqoYN8bq6nA5nS_GINQYXlzhzfuFTzFe070qQaTJ1E1xZ1_HKZw/s2383/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsbCoAfL1-vMG9OWKcv9uPBVpfMuPxLBBv6UCfZ-poImB4rmzVwEwyFfHf3mdWNBcVEN7MOKDyPuo0t0d3MzXxAnBdytRuhk_3V4khpiUtP0zxWZERYQ8d0zw4F3yBnKyO0S3EyopqoYN8bq6nA5nS_GINQYXlzhzfuFTzFe070qQaTJ1E1xZ1_HKZw/w324-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The meat and seafood service counter is roughly centered along the store's back wall, with the meat coolers extending off to the left of the counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwbBQZMTkKu7z8DhC0pTgz3O4_XIWiFqWfNCoSFDUfElMcYK_rhSqWwLb-vXXuE2gsEKa9Xx765da-amELCaRhfIiW5c7T1UZxn4uazqWaWigX74-InSYM6fq85X90wtX1leLZQ-uGNHL9GJ8r6x9wP--rg_5gI3j7vQg5gxRjGki76MJ3QIsuLHsiw/s2308/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwbBQZMTkKu7z8DhC0pTgz3O4_XIWiFqWfNCoSFDUfElMcYK_rhSqWwLb-vXXuE2gsEKa9Xx765da-amELCaRhfIiW5c7T1UZxn4uazqWaWigX74-InSYM6fq85X90wtX1leLZQ-uGNHL9GJ8r6x9wP--rg_5gI3j7vQg5gxRjGki76MJ3QIsuLHsiw/w335-h400/Photo%2032.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The rising morning sun shines down on all the breakfast foods offered here in aisle 6.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8shXiD-ekjYnGW5FkD95ICDOCpoOEpyMj2tnKokDtRl5VH0_HFGiihvevCwe5aaib8xFt4FQ4HLz9MkjUd1XYkryPPUyb8TuYsD_uBsCuzGthtEe_u9zworW03a7Z2NGoSwQwApWrSx-yVZKlMgEuHpw_BNWYsWyy95bG87Z54Qh64jJZSiAhXQDKKg/s2232/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8shXiD-ekjYnGW5FkD95ICDOCpoOEpyMj2tnKokDtRl5VH0_HFGiihvevCwe5aaib8xFt4FQ4HLz9MkjUd1XYkryPPUyb8TuYsD_uBsCuzGthtEe_u9zworW03a7Z2NGoSwQwApWrSx-yVZKlMgEuHpw_BNWYsWyy95bG87Z54Qh64jJZSiAhXQDKKg/w346-h400/Photo%2033.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Winn-Dixie used the back wall of the service department island as a home for seasonal merchandise, with snack foods further down to fill up the remaining space along that wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_H7gW8NlTfnj-DtrafBMVi028l837lxtwcco2uh2GsvAVxEJtMzkA2DLOyV6BxA0LUwI6Mg4cIzEX9pbm0G4e_I6Fuf90SchdaXFaf23MDWLgoeffVqt5PRV4BesTQKp1foozsNYqa0NPbbVSz9eT-YTheNOdYcBcq2_92fVmzhfI4-fGirIe0bf1rw/s2280/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_H7gW8NlTfnj-DtrafBMVi028l837lxtwcco2uh2GsvAVxEJtMzkA2DLOyV6BxA0LUwI6Mg4cIzEX9pbm0G4e_I6Fuf90SchdaXFaf23MDWLgoeffVqt5PRV4BesTQKp1foozsNYqa0NPbbVSz9eT-YTheNOdYcBcq2_92fVmzhfI4-fGirIe0bf1rw/w339-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeuzB6ZZeRPf0ZQtCs5tqqN9gd8o0Qye3M4oEKnremaUOBzTM51yV2nBqidGv2p0Wq1xdqEsP1MS6oPFU-QkQxcv7sMLOBryUxQKYmj2X_AxBY1GdkX9FRGfvTkHtf7HWdTiEKWr2RgdRel6roLztwQ3CEfa6VysKjNW8gC2cDpOI7ICCasNAb8rZqw/s1978/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeuzB6ZZeRPf0ZQtCs5tqqN9gd8o0Qye3M4oEKnremaUOBzTM51yV2nBqidGv2p0Wq1xdqEsP1MS6oPFU-QkQxcv7sMLOBryUxQKYmj2X_AxBY1GdkX9FRGfvTkHtf7HWdTiEKWr2RgdRel6roLztwQ3CEfa6VysKjNW8gC2cDpOI7ICCasNAb8rZqw/w391-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beyond the meat counter, we see the dairy department in the back left corner of the building. Instead of transitioning into a sharp corner, you can see how the back wall subtly curves itself around, as this building was designed to lack sharp corners along the perimeter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7Uts248Wz-JwkAGKs20AcO07rOoOeJLZixjgyIbFfqWuAPWSRlp6s2fMZp56-xvUdjPcpK2pdXIjL4ZfcsYcpXzSTh10qM6-2krUEb_2MLzakR4lQ-vsDt9JHEul1Ah83NfFgRxiLZ1pPduDMpuziwzLJtFHgM_yVga-naeHd5UOaY3m7X8Bw7T6xA/s2191/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7Uts248Wz-JwkAGKs20AcO07rOoOeJLZixjgyIbFfqWuAPWSRlp6s2fMZp56-xvUdjPcpK2pdXIjL4ZfcsYcpXzSTh10qM6-2krUEb_2MLzakR4lQ-vsDt9JHEul1Ah83NfFgRxiLZ1pPduDMpuziwzLJtFHgM_yVga-naeHd5UOaY3m7X8Bw7T6xA/w353-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though this is the only round prototype Kash n' Karry to retain its original layout, of the other 8 of these buildings built, I'm happy to say 7 of the 8 other buildings still exist and still manage to utilize the grand structure left behind by Kash n' Karry. These buildings make for <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/YdTg36SjQ5ZTUXng6">one impressive Goodwill</a>, a church <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Pd7nYhbmyH6DTPFh6">that God can look right into</a>, and a DMV that can certainly make a trip to the DMV <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.2773572,-81.3406565,3a,30y,38.74h,93.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sImlNcjAJja7V4i6Q2ULvvA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192">a lot less dreadful</a>! (However, round layout or not, the DMV will still find ways to run you around in circles regardless!) As I mentioned before, Winn-Dixie occupies another one of these buildings (<a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-stores-and-new-imagenow-thats-winn.html">but with much heavier alterations than we see here</a>), <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/kGTE5q7qwNfk8DXw8">Publix inherited another</a> (although it looks like that building's clerestory was removed at some point), and <a href="https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/lotte-plaza-market-coming-to-new-tampa">an Asian grocery store</a> in the process of taking over another one of these buildings in Tampa, so I'm curious to see what they do to the place. The seventh round store became home to <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ZCjMy62zPsSbiJD3A">a classic car museum</a>, and the building <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/A4YZnmdHwHwnxs7y6">made for a really cool museum too</a>, but sadly the museum closed in the last year or so and the building is empty again. As for <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0457874,-82.5816157,3a,75y,112.88h,95.57t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sK64s8PdOuTbyJ429orRRSg!2e0!5s20160501T000000!7i13312!8i6656">the eighth round store</a>, well, the funky round building just wasn't good enough for Sprouts, who bulldozed it for <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0457891,-82.5815844,3a,75y,114.38h,92.25t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sK0MrwF-jGDB4NBEAruESaA!2e0!5s20220401T000000!7i16384!8i8192">a very plain modern Sprouts store</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK-Z7S4s6X4183bjehCOZYTAIrnMrl0SRncEneZMaaCCwsMR40JN66gFldmkUZ_iI8C-XLDeDGNweO6J82P_BvFLYRfbzTZlwCp6UIzoR9grdR5SLwus8cfW89OxJM93TCr0D8MtJTp8hXpVZsNE18zI_VjfJ8iqjc1-9Ws7ORdpY0MsAp3zyakRaHw/s2095/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK-Z7S4s6X4183bjehCOZYTAIrnMrl0SRncEneZMaaCCwsMR40JN66gFldmkUZ_iI8C-XLDeDGNweO6J82P_BvFLYRfbzTZlwCp6UIzoR9grdR5SLwus8cfW89OxJM93TCr0D8MtJTp8hXpVZsNE18zI_VjfJ8iqjc1-9Ws7ORdpY0MsAp3zyakRaHw/w369-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I feel it was a bit of a waste that Sprouts demolished a perfectly good 20-year-old building, as it's been proven that even with the funky design, these buildings can be subdivided and reused. However, the fact that 8 out of 9 of these stores still stand and still retain most of the original structural elements is pretty good. Even the bonus round store - the one prototype built for Food Lion in Jacksonville - still stands, and is one of the very few <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/FPMdRNHHT2XWuSvy8">interesting Walmart Neighborhood Markets</a> you'll ever shop at! While Walmart gutted the interior, even they kept <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/FPMdRNHHT2XWuSvy8">the spirit of the round layout</a> in-tact inside. If Walmart could tastefully repurpose one of these buildings, there's no reason how Sprouts couldn't!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54WVgnAZSG-qxa61ABOljNRw9crt2Fv1cUGZACL2oNfkkKRoxslpDS2wBy3BvQ54XSTV-Wfyh3943bM34m4sTyNkD67UF1j8NEYT34QezEQRHm79sgzP0HQYQqlbqHz7TfIa8_Yr18GAuTLTuJRLEjeEI5eaYk_NRta5I2nDZJVhuJ0Ir1rZAdFAgKg/s2308/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54WVgnAZSG-qxa61ABOljNRw9crt2Fv1cUGZACL2oNfkkKRoxslpDS2wBy3BvQ54XSTV-Wfyh3943bM34m4sTyNkD67UF1j8NEYT34QezEQRHm79sgzP0HQYQqlbqHz7TfIa8_Yr18GAuTLTuJRLEjeEI5eaYk_NRta5I2nDZJVhuJ0Ir1rZAdFAgKg/w335-h400/Photo%2038.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The last few grocery aisles before we get to frozen foods are home to the wine and beer department, which takes up half of aisle 14 and all of aisle 15.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8Wn1nKva-7uVxEgnhwmYWi7DliSQ28LmADDJqQRYHCzraxFFRj0PsuHuRpOGLpMRhRATdIz4WNq5JXP1Ch0VCncuuDIkrq_2Ra35QrA_Xw1D1PsqTJjpkoUcfvPJQbPPoOtp6CZ_5kH7y6gFLgTe9IVq8cp6JYVaU406g9WQGsCtCoxcWbvUaQLLzA/s2232/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8Wn1nKva-7uVxEgnhwmYWi7DliSQ28LmADDJqQRYHCzraxFFRj0PsuHuRpOGLpMRhRATdIz4WNq5JXP1Ch0VCncuuDIkrq_2Ra35QrA_Xw1D1PsqTJjpkoUcfvPJQbPPoOtp6CZ_5kH7y6gFLgTe9IVq8cp6JYVaU406g9WQGsCtCoxcWbvUaQLLzA/w346-h400/Photo%2039.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's probably for the best that Winn-Dixie never installed a <a href="https://www.jacksonville.com/story/business/2019/08/27/winn-dixie-expands-wds-taproom-to-jacksonville-store-with-wednesday-celebration/4374916007/">WD's Taproom</a> in this store, as the alcohol will make you dizzy on its own, without a round floorplan added to the mix!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEfuehe56OaeXfm0tXuLnrCtemSPhMl1gOVy3DRmux7KIWoCpgtNh1xIKqxjUlbeN6HbFDQXg2cixWTUy1iej0o66AV-vZave2szIrNEn1mNTTuZxvPd3-M_HRce0MUxnFI_I2wQ4GdVAikp5-3d0dEGQYM1mrN8hqnB_Ua04vLyXM4hRozvw_kR1nA/s2053/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEfuehe56OaeXfm0tXuLnrCtemSPhMl1gOVy3DRmux7KIWoCpgtNh1xIKqxjUlbeN6HbFDQXg2cixWTUy1iej0o66AV-vZave2szIrNEn1mNTTuZxvPd3-M_HRce0MUxnFI_I2wQ4GdVAikp5-3d0dEGQYM1mrN8hqnB_Ua04vLyXM4hRozvw_kR1nA/w376-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The last three aisles of this store (numbers 16, 17, and 18) are home to frozen foods. While three aisles sounds like a lot of space to dedicate to frozen foods, the aisles aren't super long, so the selection isn't any bigger than you'd find in a standard Winn-Dixie.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFgfHoqwLBZ5no2F-7ZRrvAIJRj-bV4Myh3fFse0lP5tyZ18cxQwK3Uqr42PFtjEkBboAWrs1ozVwmd7AakNnFWQBqJOXBEYH2BKTnIybNz2RLLznFl8qp2B155L0PX2Vdh0ijqFYaQihnlvHxBi2ooMGzah2oA3LbDdkSXNODnF7ehDoZGWHpeWgJg/s2143/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFgfHoqwLBZ5no2F-7ZRrvAIJRj-bV4Myh3fFse0lP5tyZ18cxQwK3Uqr42PFtjEkBboAWrs1ozVwmd7AakNnFWQBqJOXBEYH2BKTnIybNz2RLLznFl8qp2B155L0PX2Vdh0ijqFYaQihnlvHxBi2ooMGzah2oA3LbDdkSXNODnF7ehDoZGWHpeWgJg/w360-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's one last look across the back of the store, looking from frozen foods back toward the meat and seafood counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBd6ViQTOdMI2a8-ehe5N5EiRi47I0p8UuUWbxxvcw9xbX2I8Tw37kghmh5TTsvmULvhENV6y-FqI8xlj1-veOWBcz7MZ4khNi1ti3Iz1Nz1SLaTp_c8JfFzMYxQwowwLIeXdDv8-YWIS-P0FgjskwwvcDIiwWXv_-ATaj-vsNZo5sPZdoxi1sqSkVA/s2040/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBd6ViQTOdMI2a8-ehe5N5EiRi47I0p8UuUWbxxvcw9xbX2I8Tw37kghmh5TTsvmULvhENV6y-FqI8xlj1-veOWBcz7MZ4khNi1ti3Iz1Nz1SLaTp_c8JfFzMYxQwowwLIeXdDv8-YWIS-P0FgjskwwvcDIiwWXv_-ATaj-vsNZo5sPZdoxi1sqSkVA/w379-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In aisle 17, the grand curved clerestory comes back into view again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQtmBVGmpjIGHyl84GVF5QEIWEhOAU9iuG74KjjroFT_4JUnBcTxiRVL9NO8np5hITiomUrJby3hoIj4gaNat7t7xirnRGTnjzqJEVl3eK8M1eoM8k05dLzlH2iIJjEnHqql6rAtQz22i0B-0-PglJr0O_Ca2w15ylZ_zPJ1Av_YyufD4ZOrrxiP8Bw/s2129/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQtmBVGmpjIGHyl84GVF5QEIWEhOAU9iuG74KjjroFT_4JUnBcTxiRVL9NO8np5hITiomUrJby3hoIj4gaNat7t7xirnRGTnjzqJEVl3eK8M1eoM8k05dLzlH2iIJjEnHqql6rAtQz22i0B-0-PglJr0O_Ca2w15ylZ_zPJ1Av_YyufD4ZOrrxiP8Bw/w363-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Ice cream to my left, and overflow from dairy to my right as we enter the store's last aisle, aisle 18.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHtjl3vhnt6GBm9qleAY1HaIWw1R8egz--UuyhIwgGWX4ZLpG7s1cfXZYmDWJTq_j6X0Rn-SWrdKHzg0f7vhA5GlyNjLKWO6aj6OMX6UnJhrDX-DIBlXNogiXmIlMzom5vuQmMGIPuWIHZwVwcuixIucop4zxLek0LK2_Yh-PHEkVLTWHcbkBHEhoCg/s2521/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHtjl3vhnt6GBm9qleAY1HaIWw1R8egz--UuyhIwgGWX4ZLpG7s1cfXZYmDWJTq_j6X0Rn-SWrdKHzg0f7vhA5GlyNjLKWO6aj6OMX6UnJhrDX-DIBlXNogiXmIlMzom5vuQmMGIPuWIHZwVwcuixIucop4zxLek0LK2_Yh-PHEkVLTWHcbkBHEhoCg/w306-h400/Photo%2044.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Aisle 18 runs along the building's left wall, and spills out into the pharmacy department:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHquCQfZp04pWkSNJdf47EBWbEp9UG6qrJlUF24AmHHMiRx_ueC_LxPtG37e1nje0M36B5DI-u8jBXwg6edkY4f8uEM6T2oSKAJs6V1uh_NMXzIftnTAALDigtLET2D-vSFJzAHvNyJI5LROrrJhxuP2Xp7ijxJ6Q5a6iZ3KKo1pIF4z3swJtsPlu_9w/s2040/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHquCQfZp04pWkSNJdf47EBWbEp9UG6qrJlUF24AmHHMiRx_ueC_LxPtG37e1nje0M36B5DI-u8jBXwg6edkY4f8uEM6T2oSKAJs6V1uh_NMXzIftnTAALDigtLET2D-vSFJzAHvNyJI5LROrrJhxuP2Xp7ijxJ6Q5a6iZ3KKo1pIF4z3swJtsPlu_9w/w379-h400/Photo%2045.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The pharmacy counter itself is in the front left corner of the building, with health and beauty products in a few short aisles that run perpendicular to the grocery aisles behind me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetuUKNAeGkOdAyBYxZWwyrX_Pfhoa0fPNvFA9H9I0lU4G9Xn9PZlsEdMvxd6orTEMTcWrABLeKVhmwXwyYudT3gZrpVEOVijM8YvgAPCvm2-38v-IRbSitZlQ6-Fr7BKi9cH4CFDia877UUfnpqv73l36r73SNKazkIKv8k5NUUb3xRMijHJG0R4kuA/s2576/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetuUKNAeGkOdAyBYxZWwyrX_Pfhoa0fPNvFA9H9I0lU4G9Xn9PZlsEdMvxd6orTEMTcWrABLeKVhmwXwyYudT3gZrpVEOVijM8YvgAPCvm2-38v-IRbSitZlQ6-Fr7BKi9cH4CFDia877UUfnpqv73l36r73SNKazkIKv8k5NUUb3xRMijHJG0R4kuA/w300-h400/Photo%2046.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The aisles in the health and beauty department were quite straight, even though they were in the curved part of the store. It appears Winn-Dixie straightened out these aisles during the store's Down Down remodel, as <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sweetbay-supermarket-wesley-chapel?select=mX0kdOQMxYSJklAQC-no2g">this photo from when Sweetbay was still here</a> shows the aisles in a more curved formation. I wish I could have seen this store prior to its Down Down remodel. While Winn-Dixie didn't change a whole lot, and Sweetbay's decor wasn't the original decor either, I think it would have been more fun to see this building with even more vestiges of early 2000's Delhaize present (rather than early 2000's Delahize with a lot of red on the walls).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiME-U0Q70jfNxaJ8xJKRRFzwnVQC45VOrQYYZIAN7vRozKDjec-urvJgq_i-HzJswgjv3zTCoO6mTNGJtW5J6Q3sVkEmSK-x99bHuyhNDtEXQXt0qxx3x1ImPDPbQzOqL5LyXopVitTUG-BPJFL01cglGl0g1GOGBb6CVFQYD_MY7h4GsPULEEWaKQcA/s2156/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiME-U0Q70jfNxaJ8xJKRRFzwnVQC45VOrQYYZIAN7vRozKDjec-urvJgq_i-HzJswgjv3zTCoO6mTNGJtW5J6Q3sVkEmSK-x99bHuyhNDtEXQXt0qxx3x1ImPDPbQzOqL5LyXopVitTUG-BPJFL01cglGl0g1GOGBb6CVFQYD_MY7h4GsPULEEWaKQcA/w359-h400/Photo%2047.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In 1999, Kash n' Karry converted all of its in-store pharmacies into franchises of <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/1999/03/01/story8.html">The Medicine Shoppe</a>, so this store would have opened with its pharmacy counter run by The Medicine Shoppe (and one of the old photos I posted toward the beginning of the post also showed 'The Medicine Shoppe' branding on the exterior too). At some point that franchise deal was abolished, as Sweetbay went back to running its own pharmacies in-house, and Winn-Dixie has kept the pharmacy at this store operational to this day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrq297MVATBUaJWov0Xd-pkTtm3AfnzvaQfeed-XeckRosrCvJPTBJ3kN9wq1h_hBVFy0iY9biJa8Z0ccw5AKYpM6m4hUB9-rTZSa5sfFnBuTDZ6cyK7CXCjOpCIyqYTvOu31Od3nuhLsiQa61Aew-PRF_U1PZ0Gf75JkhS55zziOc0ec0W__Wnf68w/s2356/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrq297MVATBUaJWov0Xd-pkTtm3AfnzvaQfeed-XeckRosrCvJPTBJ3kN9wq1h_hBVFy0iY9biJa8Z0ccw5AKYpM6m4hUB9-rTZSa5sfFnBuTDZ6cyK7CXCjOpCIyqYTvOu31Od3nuhLsiQa61Aew-PRF_U1PZ0Gf75JkhS55zziOc0ec0W__Wnf68w/w328-h400/Photo%2048.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the pharmacy, we return to the grand front foyer and all of its curved glory.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmECUGcchRJyjneok3FcF4FK3eCY9KjcZ63xJNuqOWRbgcJgeXXBg0CQFcsCUjQhJC1yzALasDbf9XITfipwxtOE7NZ0RKy-Spbn8d7etLRRffmjnbRCSEquQ_dhVQVpobxMMGjWK02IcWX0JH2bU5wTIamcxR3EFe8Ok5XiHM5GELwrjJYt4Pm1EMw/s2026/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmECUGcchRJyjneok3FcF4FK3eCY9KjcZ63xJNuqOWRbgcJgeXXBg0CQFcsCUjQhJC1yzALasDbf9XITfipwxtOE7NZ0RKy-Spbn8d7etLRRffmjnbRCSEquQ_dhVQVpobxMMGjWK02IcWX0JH2bU5wTIamcxR3EFe8Ok5XiHM5GELwrjJYt4Pm1EMw/w381-h400/Photo%2049.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The customer service counter is located next to the pharmacy, in front of the curved row of check lanes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSCvom_QHRbQOS7masMB6Y5UMrs1Ob-CbXNGrNEFzvq5NFN3pBrDyaoR9jl1GOxWxeDWhJlnbjq6QuKJtKM51YsPdQhOsFqhGz1L6FCrQHBnFKb4unUNPVOyKA8ZVVIi_q2RVDb7ytCn0I3AULX16b32CCi_1kfOR02CPlz16km7Ii3X0ZVzzEJFGCg/s2019/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSCvom_QHRbQOS7masMB6Y5UMrs1Ob-CbXNGrNEFzvq5NFN3pBrDyaoR9jl1GOxWxeDWhJlnbjq6QuKJtKM51YsPdQhOsFqhGz1L6FCrQHBnFKb4unUNPVOyKA8ZVVIi_q2RVDb7ytCn0I3AULX16b32CCi_1kfOR02CPlz16km7Ii3X0ZVzzEJFGCg/w383-h400/Photo%2050.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The check lanes fan themselves across the front of the store, eventually leading you back to the wall of windows, within which you find the exit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipV-oGsjq-L1rn0gjt7UoSFhL08_TZw44gFWo33iTaoe4G_3ld48x4TRXmvSCtw_C1y3Xc-UeVxy4vw-Qe-LHLbLBiTktWKfAubS22rHGX1-SDDg5l4k5bt8YiLV_YJDU2O6LX76_UDpwwbFF9VnbgJGo3LJzZ6Bz7RiympufMjsSOf1KLakzJA9jn3g/s2102/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipV-oGsjq-L1rn0gjt7UoSFhL08_TZw44gFWo33iTaoe4G_3ld48x4TRXmvSCtw_C1y3Xc-UeVxy4vw-Qe-LHLbLBiTktWKfAubS22rHGX1-SDDg5l4k5bt8YiLV_YJDU2O6LX76_UDpwwbFF9VnbgJGo3LJzZ6Bz7RiympufMjsSOf1KLakzJA9jn3g/w368-h400/Photo%2051.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For fun, <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sweetbay-supermarket-wesley-chapel?select=pwuWapvCmu05S_o-ePPRFw">here's a look at the front end</a> when Sweetbay was still open. As you can see in that photo, all the check stands in here today are still the original ones from Kash n' Karry, just repainted gray. Even though the Down Down remodel changed some things around, some small original pieces got to stay. Had this store waited until the Winn Win era to remodel, I guarantee you the old Kash n' Karry floors would have been ripped out and the check lanes replaced, as those two changes have been fairly standard practice for Winn-Dixie lately. While new shiny white tile floors and modern check lanes would probably dress this store up a bit, we certainly could have ended up with <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECXNNbM6aXftQCTQmbo1rlOBGQc8uTW2CD-qnvvn4hFVJpPte7CTFVwxZFOHcrOOY2O9hBDklafKUe5uk3l5_q_efVt7g6TwCzSWn9QgJBqcDQ2TAKDuNm_eDpnpoVq4QwTGktck28DQk/s1600/Photo+55.jpg">much worse results</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGh-9HCWfqqm2j7LyZk8uLV_EHObmFkuEYunGoGTI9l4qyMymClzuSfONYs7Hzw0CNVbp2q7PNP_IUpZRQih2Xc7jMWeos5HN86flR-dcYgG0R1xMmBcKlr55As1nMxEEBQ5o2WRsWC0R8YVhRHZAVduxBpl7mTZxZFY3LwfVB7rBuynEcj7MXX68AA/s1932/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1932" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGh-9HCWfqqm2j7LyZk8uLV_EHObmFkuEYunGoGTI9l4qyMymClzuSfONYs7Hzw0CNVbp2q7PNP_IUpZRQih2Xc7jMWeos5HN86flR-dcYgG0R1xMmBcKlr55As1nMxEEBQ5o2WRsWC0R8YVhRHZAVduxBpl7mTZxZFY3LwfVB7rBuynEcj7MXX68AA/w400-h266/Photo%2052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back outside, I have to say that was a really neat store, and certainly worth the drive to visit, as how many people can say they've been to a round grocery store? It would have been fun if this design managed to take off beyond 9 stores, but I guess it's difficult trying to stuff a round store into a traditionally square industry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3NZP3Eejm46hKVx3noZQyWV5ygJQfwy5vsQYTsjmKd_OXy4kD96YYvFqKUE3RsSKwpm8ra7GBYGYzOg9YhtFAUV5U1mob_5LU66RZCnRz9j5ExnqNCTqzTBLrZN8N0_-Jx8BmbBQYI_KAaxhYw18D6auZLxmkMwNhY_GzFFI3tv0Ro5RMNAeed-P0g/s1932/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1932" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3NZP3Eejm46hKVx3noZQyWV5ygJQfwy5vsQYTsjmKd_OXy4kD96YYvFqKUE3RsSKwpm8ra7GBYGYzOg9YhtFAUV5U1mob_5LU66RZCnRz9j5ExnqNCTqzTBLrZN8N0_-Jx8BmbBQYI_KAaxhYw18D6auZLxmkMwNhY_GzFFI3tv0Ro5RMNAeed-P0g/w400-h219/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On the right side of the building is the attached liquor store, located off a curved walkway along the front of the store. While the main store was all about being round, the liquor store was actually pretty normal inside as far as its layout goes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9rTHkG4R6HQoX1I1huCQPuh6DQNhaADuIx7oATavFUVB3KsC4xj62v2zRGcYMPagLGQbCuH7lbgocKyyvG2Rt5j7dxA92XNKotisFF9ov1eCxEQCY45pyTBUgfjLVy7AiidqJUfuR_fpMDuzcBAyaJYN2udJk8hESQzYjBZdgFUrgpaDXBPeL2fTTQ/s2576/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="2576" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9rTHkG4R6HQoX1I1huCQPuh6DQNhaADuIx7oATavFUVB3KsC4xj62v2zRGcYMPagLGQbCuH7lbgocKyyvG2Rt5j7dxA92XNKotisFF9ov1eCxEQCY45pyTBUgfjLVy7AiidqJUfuR_fpMDuzcBAyaJYN2udJk8hESQzYjBZdgFUrgpaDXBPeL2fTTQ/w400-h188/Photo%2054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After a number of years of curiosity and intrigue, I was finally able to solve the mysteries of the round Kash n' Karry with my visit to this store, and cross another grocery store visit off my wish list. The vast majority of the stores I visited during the first half of this retail road trip day related to Kash n' Karry and Sweetbay, and I saw some good stuff relating to those chains that morning before transitioning back into more Albertsons related fare come the afternoon. That being said, transitioning back into more Albertsons related fare is exactly what we'll be doing in two weeks on the blog, rounding the corner to our next destination!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next post,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div><p></p></div></div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-29797156884395978152023-05-07T00:15:00.001-04:002023-05-07T00:15:17.160-04:00Former Albertsons #4324 - Holiday, FL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI4GXa7LRJc1EAWngca2E8D91qsbvOMsQVlb4lB7rxI2F1IifqRqlamdqT_YR1s-rPPXJiJroYU0JurdStylqV6529YVai00imFWSTHU0NXbfDpI4zt5G9rlFx-wx37lEDrnr2dx7f4GIw6mCW8ZTZQDSn3tZeOA5VQhOVpMrvGX3A7zL6TdE-OWTJA/s1931/Photo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1931" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI4GXa7LRJc1EAWngca2E8D91qsbvOMsQVlb4lB7rxI2F1IifqRqlamdqT_YR1s-rPPXJiJroYU0JurdStylqV6529YVai00imFWSTHU0NXbfDpI4zt5G9rlFx-wx37lEDrnr2dx7f4GIw6mCW8ZTZQDSn3tZeOA5VQhOVpMrvGX3A7zL6TdE-OWTJA/w400-h249/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4324 / Winn-Dixie #644</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1640 US Highway 19 North, Holiday, FL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After all those Publixsons stores we've seen lately - from the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/01/former-albertsons-4312-st-petersburg-fl.html">average</a> to the <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/04/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-no-no-no-but.html">foreign</a> and to some <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2023/04/former-albertsons-4431-clearwater-fl.html">about to meet the wrecking ball</a> - it's time for a break, don't you think? Amongst all those Publixsons stores is another rarer, much more exotic type of Albertsons reuse, and that's the Winn-Dixiesons (or is it an Albert-Dixie?). While there are over 60 Publixsons stores out there (hence why we see so many of those on AFB), only 3 Winn-Dixiesons exist. With Winn-Dixie not in much of a position to buy and open new stores in the late 2000's when Albertsons was shedding the most stores in Florida, the Winn-Dixiesons became the rare breed it is. All 3 Winn-Dixiesons were products of some of Albertsons' earliest Floridian failures from the 1990's and the turn of the millennium, and are an oddly refreshing take compared to all the Publixsons stores out there. We've seen one Winn-Dixiesons on the blog already, a long, long time ago (<a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2014/03/former-albertsons-4368-indian-harbour.html">over 9 years ago</a>, to be exact), so we're way overdue for another look at how The Beef People can pull off a store in a former Albertsons building.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozut82d35G5vyftYo0bemEPyClWjqgQTe0UAwGxOjsNouDqbcTH7_Kd5soRgqJMIKRUu1Ke85uCBJvITKCN2fglzsOim6PN3j2VDyPCGpsQy-oQT6uwq7APVXv0Yp6_m_NbuurTX-J7eKHywusye5zcX2RnivJ4WJF0g23--o-ksxLyTqIZpTaNv2GQ/s1931/Photo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1931" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozut82d35G5vyftYo0bemEPyClWjqgQTe0UAwGxOjsNouDqbcTH7_Kd5soRgqJMIKRUu1Ke85uCBJvITKCN2fglzsOim6PN3j2VDyPCGpsQy-oQT6uwq7APVXv0Yp6_m_NbuurTX-J7eKHywusye5zcX2RnivJ4WJF0g23--o-ksxLyTqIZpTaNv2GQ/w400-h286/Photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> However, before we get too deep into what Winn-Dixie did to this building, let's go all the way back to the beginning, to the days of Albertsons #4324. Albertsons #4324 opened on August 9, 1978 as the first Albertsons store in Pasco County. Located just over the border from Pinellas County on US 19, the small enclave of Holiday was the perfect spot for an Albertsons store to compliment the company's strong cluster of stores being developed just to the south in Pinellas. Store #4324 would attract shoppers from not only Southern Pasco County, but also the northern Pinellas County cities of Tarpon Springs and Palm Harbor. Positioned at the intersection where US 19 and US 19 Alternate split (two of the most important North-South routes through the Pinellas Peninsula), Albertsons #4324 had a lot of potential from a real estate perspective.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a642ROoeUecPbWQaA7pcgL2JxkB5WDOdVXAz7Z6AqXkK1JVzcgUXgQAN_-GaBfRa078B3q02Vz0VQj_24wknot1FSRDforDD2QEVkj0pSUek47BA84o7AySFaI3vv5kwAHL89fAG_S7qA_WDJ1yr77HAmSZz3moZZ5nAERoOUnDJ-st5_NhFJx11VQ/s1931/Photo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1931" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a642ROoeUecPbWQaA7pcgL2JxkB5WDOdVXAz7Z6AqXkK1JVzcgUXgQAN_-GaBfRa078B3q02Vz0VQj_24wknot1FSRDforDD2QEVkj0pSUek47BA84o7AySFaI3vv5kwAHL89fAG_S7qA_WDJ1yr77HAmSZz3moZZ5nAERoOUnDJ-st5_NhFJx11VQ/w400-h276/Photo%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> However, unlike Pinellas County to the south, a county which could be argued as Albertsons' best performing market in Florida, Pasco County had a much harder time embracing Albertsons' new large-format one-stop-shop "stores of the future". Both of Albertsons' original Pasco County stores - #4324 and the infamous <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2018/02/former-albertsons-4340-port-richey-fl.html">#4340 in Port Richey</a> (which opened two years after this one) were shut down by Albertsons at the turn of the 1990's. #4340 was the first to close in 1990 after a 10-year run, and #4324 followed suit a year later on April 26, 1991. The closure of the Port Richey and Holiday Albertsons stores pulled Albertsons out of Pasco County entirely, however, Albertsons would return to Pasco County a year later with the purchase of the 7 Floridian Jewel-Osco stores in 1992, a purchase which gave Albertsons a store in Hudson (#4403).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntMcTCmc0U7ynDoryr0ecqYXzF6aqnXvZsMGcaEWXvCJdiETZGHZoXJbHCu1tn20ns_2f4qGW7qDX-wvUul1VH2ZmsErHFWCX8tjPeLWMh3T0j59GyokSD1w2JOrnmNo2R4Gv0caO2t03mQQdvIRx2CG2yUS6q4FHgD28BR5yKAgaGWUrpzBmU5FQIA/s1932/Photo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="1932" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntMcTCmc0U7ynDoryr0ecqYXzF6aqnXvZsMGcaEWXvCJdiETZGHZoXJbHCu1tn20ns_2f4qGW7qDX-wvUul1VH2ZmsErHFWCX8tjPeLWMh3T0j59GyokSD1w2JOrnmNo2R4Gv0caO2t03mQQdvIRx2CG2yUS6q4FHgD28BR5yKAgaGWUrpzBmU5FQIA/w400-h272/Photo%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Albertsons must have known for a while this store was on its way out and was searching for a new tenant to take the space, as <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/duckman66/43571855492/">per duckman66's research</a>, Winn-Dixie held its grand opening in the old Albertsons building <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/323267535/">on May 16, 1991</a> - only three weeks following the closure of Albertsons. The new Winn-Dixie Marketplace served as a replacement for an older store <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.1857748,-82.7392294,3a,90y,110.19h,92.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stmewknmcQz166POoDyrh5g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192">located next door</a> at Pappas Plaza - a big upgrade for that tiny 1960's Winn-Dixie! With only a three week gap between Albertsons' closing and Winn-Dixie's opening, I can only imagine the changeover was pretty cheap for that new Marketplace store, and I'd have loved to see what the interior of this store looked like for the first few years it was in business. I'm sure in those early days, the original Albertsons layout was preserved, probably with a cheap Neon Marketplace decor installation <a href="https://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2022/05/from-past-we-must-look-to-future.html">like this</a> throughout the store. Anyway, back in the 1990's, Winn-Dixie had much deeper pockets than they do now, and the company was almost as crazy with store remodels back then as Publix is now, with many stores getting full remodels (or in some extreme cases, <a href="https://singoil.blogspot.com/2023/03/columbus-9-columbus-ga.html#MTC">complete replacements</a>) every 6-8 years. By the late 1990's Winn-Dixie had remodeled this store once again with a more thorough conversion into the top-of-the-line (for the time) <a href="https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2023/02/winn-dixie-535-marketplace-food.html">Winn-Dixie Marketplace + Food Pavilion</a> format. These 1970's Albertsons stores are about the same size as the largest of Winn-Dixie's own Marketplace stores, so there was plenty of room to add the Food Pavilion to this building. In the process of adding the Food Pavilion the store's interior layout was heavily reconfigured, so what we'll be seeing inside today is a weird combination of Albertsons relics mashed up with a typical late 1990's Winn-Dixie Marketplace layout.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPDuCwZWcOFyH9-5ba05P8n63CclyroUXBYf0maNScBCuKMiHHvZ3tNug_g-cJIASZUf28zqi4GpRlyi2bBmAU-kCtHdHJy5_e4KtM548hu1jBPtgoBZYqdSAX1-fBghwJZbgNqQoRrJh2Jd6gjhcwmgXM03WgfNFroUkWNyZESSf8OW8EMofRarWVQ/s1932/Photo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1932" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPDuCwZWcOFyH9-5ba05P8n63CclyroUXBYf0maNScBCuKMiHHvZ3tNug_g-cJIASZUf28zqi4GpRlyi2bBmAU-kCtHdHJy5_e4KtM548hu1jBPtgoBZYqdSAX1-fBghwJZbgNqQoRrJh2Jd6gjhcwmgXM03WgfNFroUkWNyZESSf8OW8EMofRarWVQ/w400-h326/Photo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even with the fairly extensive late 1990's remodel, the exterior of the building is still mostly original to Albertsons. Since this was an early Albertsons closure, Albertsons never had the chance to remove the bank of windows along the front of the building or reconfigure the entrances. Besides Winn-Dixie switching out the original swinging doors with sliding ones and installing a curved glass solarium over the front walkway, what we see here is basically what the exterior would have looked like in the Albertsons days (and minus the bright red paint too). Considering how rare Winn-Dixiesons are, it's kind of strange seeing one of these old 1970's Albertsons buildings housing a Winn-Dixie, especially after becoming so numb to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq03gRSFskT_YJUf5nz0N4qbQ890BJ3ke0vP8wr1SUBCo65ycGfzrfozOId2YEItC-1Bj1MVMLSH2gUC4OiWKJgpL8qPnt-OfcSdhmSyiXIkwJb97NRWkXeXDgV77I8PueTh6l4OmNGRVf/s400/Photo+2.jpg">seeing this all the time</a>! However, the oddities of this store extend well beyond the facade, as inside we'll begin to notice that there's more to the seemingly typical 1990's Winn-Dixie layout beyond what our first impressions may show:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCj6ndpiZafD0UcZw_gq_ubI7ZweEC6UcVRBs2gQ8js8g1RR01ZuHu5jPIQFhl1OXjZj2GoD9P3EZ-uadGkng44SwMkMSZfWkxl0YcyAyKyayCu2Yk-UEC_NdrlJnMRx6YvPwyPHRF5vstj1i_BwlfyP-UaxMzs3sPSpwCIYhc_HRxVqCnB6qfeCpzQ/s2163/Photo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCj6ndpiZafD0UcZw_gq_ubI7ZweEC6UcVRBs2gQ8js8g1RR01ZuHu5jPIQFhl1OXjZj2GoD9P3EZ-uadGkng44SwMkMSZfWkxl0YcyAyKyayCu2Yk-UEC_NdrlJnMRx6YvPwyPHRF5vstj1i_BwlfyP-UaxMzs3sPSpwCIYhc_HRxVqCnB6qfeCpzQ/w358-h400/Photo%206.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Entering the store through the right side doors, we encounter a large section of weekly promotional and BOGO deals, followed by produce in the front right corner. From the vantage point in the photo above, we're looking from produce toward the front check lanes, with the ubiquitous Winn-Dixie Marketplace check lane drop ceiling front and center.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04-_Ywn4ohlzNvj5x42O1bupxgo7EVDHQA4qCNalq1aKqVSeZYb3IQXbh2huJmTOhi4R8ajbFC4yj6ZGp8QM373ynavoxVum-bNWIgFqF-j64Wyl8sdS8Nqq6EtjoHvEj7FG0Yn8L2CmS3rxlWf9NxVPnFT1czMsyoABemdbKHKzOFVTmwFUIX8P40Q/s1931/Photo%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1931" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04-_Ywn4ohlzNvj5x42O1bupxgo7EVDHQA4qCNalq1aKqVSeZYb3IQXbh2huJmTOhi4R8ajbFC4yj6ZGp8QM373ynavoxVum-bNWIgFqF-j64Wyl8sdS8Nqq6EtjoHvEj7FG0Yn8L2CmS3rxlWf9NxVPnFT1czMsyoABemdbKHKzOFVTmwFUIX8P40Q/w400-h373/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Floral is located in a small nook next to the entrance, as we see above behind all the beer and soda deals. Food Pavilion stores built by Winn-Dixie <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0xUq1VQw8szAbwrAoBvBrzMJAOI-3n_HXmwoSnKpstCnuQpdrq8P6fnqd4uXEKfU6mEFCC0Fp8Emri-t-FSNPxLctxGPFBWqTx25fEof9TErk2SeunaqtTPgeCRpXIrK7_CFkoY5bYfFEtY2QZTf_BosHVc3EsIz5P4RY1-8yyLwJvyKPNci_s16/w640-h610/WD%20Wine.jpg">typically had wine</a> in a small alcove where Floral is here (with floral <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTdd0l12-2bZpTxfnlK1WxyX57kQdHzXKXKTVkmmbbyJ_qV4X_Ul08Pwu9aDL8qJAimblPgP0WQa2JLnk66_e8XwFskFp-zhlxNacj1dnZFvhSliTKUX0tWGXxty5p7P5Flp7ksx-LugN48BLsksyO95-go2yS-pVxvhYhRFGhcRVHX2mfW2l0Fws/w400-h318/WD%20Floral.jpg">on the right side wall between produce and the bakery</a>), but that nook looks way to small to have ever been home to an extensive wine department. I believe floral may have been moved to this spot in the store's Post-Bankruptcy remodel from its Food Pavilion-era home next to the bakery, when the original location of Floral was converted into a <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ruu76KFbtKY5DWsy9">natural foods department</a>. Considering this store was a bit odd due to it being inherited from Albertsons, what's now the floral nook could have been home to something else originally, like a photo counter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HgbIrFJFUjuoVKdh20fcZfoGQ5QqAJC5zkAfqL2tVBcnEtaLKDuWfK5HeWVSR6-k3rOvqKlymIp58ryDG_NUIq3YxyI1mSzS_qFXW95kKC73qJnWq0wyTO2elIhQqukUcC-zQFy81Kbw__qELWqdCnrhoL37eX9Qh_AbLCRo4K8TAga4SPLjFYzDxg/s2088/Photo%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HgbIrFJFUjuoVKdh20fcZfoGQ5QqAJC5zkAfqL2tVBcnEtaLKDuWfK5HeWVSR6-k3rOvqKlymIp58ryDG_NUIq3YxyI1mSzS_qFXW95kKC73qJnWq0wyTO2elIhQqukUcC-zQFy81Kbw__qELWqdCnrhoL37eX9Qh_AbLCRo4K8TAga4SPLjFYzDxg/w370-h400/Photo%208.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Oh well, there's really no use whining about where wine used to be, as these days wine has a nice new home just beyond the deli at the back side of the Food Pavilion. However, before we get to the slightly more potent grapes, we'll have to pass by the grapes in their original form as we turn our attention now to the produce department. Moving further into the front right corner of the store, we find this interesting sight - some construction going on in the produce department. While I was here, Winn-Dixie was in the process of adding a liquor store to this building, carving the new liquor store into the front right corner. While some <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/eb9dg7vu4XJ94Ayy8">space from the produce department</a> was sacrificed in the name of booze, Winn-Dixie couldn't have picked a better spot for the new liquor store, as it was being built in the same spot where Albertsons' original liquor store was located. Back in the Albertsons days, from our vantage point above, we'd have been looking toward the store's side entrance, tucked into which would have been the old liquor store. When we return outside we'll catch a few glimpses at relics from Albertsons' liquor store, but even prior to the construction we see here, the interior remnants of the original liquor store and side entrance were <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/jg9khghL9mwUPbzy8">pretty well covered over</a> during the Food Pavilion remodel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoQKoRCI-SFat17DMCbewplbalCBUFPF_4r_6iVqqYHTU-XUalkowBmbt7cXNR6RaCSPPhpCWtM8HMISI0Q0x1wrtXQmq5cH4d1jPWI_OE-8zHY6E0Xc9-gMLW8FutWzflr8HtlOmsAFruHH1ywZ5aJt80hZktbusRmE5hdhFstrsqE7JbXpgLPeXaw/s2369/Photo%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoQKoRCI-SFat17DMCbewplbalCBUFPF_4r_6iVqqYHTU-XUalkowBmbt7cXNR6RaCSPPhpCWtM8HMISI0Q0x1wrtXQmq5cH4d1jPWI_OE-8zHY6E0Xc9-gMLW8FutWzflr8HtlOmsAFruHH1ywZ5aJt80hZktbusRmE5hdhFstrsqE7JbXpgLPeXaw/w326-h400/Photo%209.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With a fairly clear view into the construction area behind the produce cooler, I was hoping some kind of long-lost Albertsons relic may have been exposed, but all I saw was a lot of dangling wires, some Down Down produce signage about to meet its end, and some other exposed supermarket guts, but nothing distinctively from Albertsons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6wlfWOy5juH49OURRp1BvCxrwynC-fiIFftWMMBPmt3DmjTdNpRTZHeuNcXGKCyBry_-_C0g-zsvijJPXSceuLT42OoHs6rDrUyyuj8IkolWi7ElLAlE8f9BcdQ3W4jWWMva5_rtbkrh9p1HaM0UEBllRJmZAa3UW6rxntryz3RkOYgZ_oHp77Zu5Q/s2205/Photo%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6wlfWOy5juH49OURRp1BvCxrwynC-fiIFftWMMBPmt3DmjTdNpRTZHeuNcXGKCyBry_-_C0g-zsvijJPXSceuLT42OoHs6rDrUyyuj8IkolWi7ElLAlE8f9BcdQ3W4jWWMva5_rtbkrh9p1HaM0UEBllRJmZAa3UW6rxntryz3RkOYgZ_oHp77Zu5Q/w350-h400/Photo%2010.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Turning the corner, it was pretty strange seeing the Down Down "Fruit & Vegetables" sign chopped in half like this, so I guess once the remodel was finished, Winn-Dixie would only be selling vegetables if you went by this sign! I'm actually quite curious to see what Winn-Dixie did with the produce signage in this store after the liquor store was completed, as Down Down had already been retired in favor of the Winn Win decor by the time construction began on this project in mid-2021. I can't find any updated photos of this area online either, so I wonder of Winn-Dixie dusted off the old Down Down stencils for the new produce signage, of if this store now has a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGT2n1PTg4PX06NtCgaS-ejxyCmqnvLW2VMeYO06fYQ1POfGD4ipAwZRTzvsXKuO-KjG83_aLEfE1m1VG4yXH7fmnUdza6QC9o3YSKR6fkYvaQuT_CS7kqbmYtTBVP7_lBGk7NeSMciGm/w389-h400/Photo+9.jpg">green Winn Win produce department</a> amongst all the Down Down signs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQA8dOBI3QBtTNeRtvYa0FIPxhKREErtc4Cmp-1UuIuk2sJ16Ola8tg-Qw06FGFfxB1jJ1DFSzXAJOkSmv4-029WM_ymPVJkRhTsa5DoV2bsGzktlm6Un4YE6N2ZMUu7XNTj1t69VE0Wq6GNbPvtHYyLdGrUpGtalyLryNPtiKiL5KENZfa-h5fJH00w/s1932/Photo%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="1932" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQA8dOBI3QBtTNeRtvYa0FIPxhKREErtc4Cmp-1UuIuk2sJ16Ola8tg-Qw06FGFfxB1jJ1DFSzXAJOkSmv4-029WM_ymPVJkRhTsa5DoV2bsGzktlm6Un4YE6N2ZMUu7XNTj1t69VE0Wq6GNbPvtHYyLdGrUpGtalyLryNPtiKiL5KENZfa-h5fJH00w/w400-h393/Photo%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the front right corner of the building, here's a look from produce into the "Food Pavilion". The "Food Pavilion" may not be super impressive looking today (especially with the stripped down services, the rather blah look of a cheap Down Down remodel, and a chunk of the front corner removed for a new liquor store), but back in 1998 this would have been <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxYDcFxclGsjTxIYxIKBRaQwP46DBiBrfYa24zrr9jTvCJ43AL0YEvizn0JoEMtG38Ky0bLx7xwOo_rBrYWKhVQyOA_uDgvLUL59w7P221OgYgMZ22Y-2n9ihszbycGZ07y6qSgFuTA_zidQaZB2jVN9HNfFAv4JvDffcLK1HganMxQnm8yoyf78T/w640-h512/WD%20Cheese%201.jpg">an impressive (and very pastel) sight</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTztYlvoFdvXae9IchtlxdWEpn6llZQ_hgBirYlbUIFswXhnPgZ5Izc50fTMOVYQjXodrcyYoiWkmk3Wt73luUM4OsH2TwFT_exje2KHsLhrfKaNdijZLJ2Yz-KzwnaP1DZ30HY4KdIl-Y-UkNVwaACqXmATxweYsLrYhKrES424SLVYlvoPvraHg6A/s2136/Photo%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTztYlvoFdvXae9IchtlxdWEpn6llZQ_hgBirYlbUIFswXhnPgZ5Izc50fTMOVYQjXodrcyYoiWkmk3Wt73luUM4OsH2TwFT_exje2KHsLhrfKaNdijZLJ2Yz-KzwnaP1DZ30HY4KdIl-Y-UkNVwaACqXmATxweYsLrYhKrES424SLVYlvoPvraHg6A/w361-h400/Photo%2012.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I'd suspect most of this store's deluxe Food Pavilion offerings like the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd8W35l-hnofAxWwAWP7x7Y59_RWYjXRcUEingPiSGlRTEWLZnhsZqwD0QCOn0L0eO3-t84GPm66TQ-k_qS30_H9hj3RAWap8JWPDtqkCFNwjU5nNLwtbfQFET_Nb5opRA_v53XKfp5ilfCuoNxEs3o0RreCaC9r7zwE2xfKqYrLYEdG3E0qTUcVY/w314-h400/WD%20Fruit%20Bar.PNG">fruit bar</a>, the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghShxR4zQgUKb30feAf7yAZtWkb5TInzIkeFlXOL9qdXcTS7FKZgnMZLZlLae9Mi8WMzes4SBrLhtUuIgC6nB7x3AM4rOhGOJKb-euMryAGIBimRorYYyPMYP-AMUP0mXalXwSAEZMqo7_49tSysZ_dXm3U579Tz7Zuer5_PwFZOAQX3zd-rAn4cQ1/w640-h506/WD%20Soup%20&%20Salad%201.jpg">soup and salad bar</a>, and the "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITEtnHUqSBAFYUNRbGOIs7N-nca2ckVHKlcrN61zsaJwt-lVuZ8r_9GBQwYuEgyBrbGYGxG_upnAA77ug-xjCAF0RL4mCjlqv966YUxuzvlDEpIYiSv9mE3-up2t3yyauU2MSejUBkmPD2qjFE98eJuIS6eBclolwLsEFx7vUuhrt3EZIIG4awVea/w321-h400/WD%20Deli%20Cafe.PNG">Deli Cafe</a>" were all either removed or barely functional by the time this store remodeled to the Post-Bankruptcy decor in the late 2000's. The very front of the deli island would have originally been home to the "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgsk1NorTZiWcYCYjknzXnTuP7X_LooGWKb_6Bt_AMfS7ZHmj06vUNCEDIwhd0AtaZ6m0-Q-mFVQiUrFbUQW1-8mhweyxeybRC-UaxYq61zfhFpvQeKfBsiiFjZU9EDqSr8up6NFuo40uu6TLX9pbVjjSNh1K9Kv37x2dMzs9okf-vrpahHxg3gqe/w354-h400/WD535_155242.jpg">International Cheese Shop</a>", which by the time of the Post-Bankruptcy remodel, was absorbed into the deli as <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/YeRQxp2XGiVFtXQn6">additional space for prepared foods</a>. That part of the island still serves the same function today, but the prepared foods section of the deli was rebranded in the Down Down remodel as the "Kitchen".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg9M6KDTTP2_jMGaiNvm9ThuHckTuDenDQxSoTxno5I2PwOA3MwPvox-aNTIdKolHCgGw-3nEZ56WnjZh1bIF2tQBhUvh0Rj58uu_lond1OW4v3VLakR-sQVI0cvT8RxJuUhPXwKscOjEGrKW9cBzcy_qL2USGCYzFje2ozkwox6PpUoqvfCNCZG6-w/s2328/Photo%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg9M6KDTTP2_jMGaiNvm9ThuHckTuDenDQxSoTxno5I2PwOA3MwPvox-aNTIdKolHCgGw-3nEZ56WnjZh1bIF2tQBhUvh0Rj58uu_lond1OW4v3VLakR-sQVI0cvT8RxJuUhPXwKscOjEGrKW9cBzcy_qL2USGCYzFje2ozkwox6PpUoqvfCNCZG6-w/w333-h400/Photo%2013.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the deli in the island, the bakery was relegated to the building's right side wall to complete the Food Pavilion "grand aisle". Just to give you an idea of how much effort Winn-Dixie put into remodeling this store to the Food Pavilion layout, all the service departments you see here used to be on the other side of the building when Albertsons was here (and in Winn-Dixie's earliest days). Winn-Dixie flipped around all the service departments in this store so everything conformed to the standard Marketplace Food Pavilion layout. Where I stood to take the photo above would have been home to Albertsons' Health and Beauty/General Merchandise items, with the pharmacy on the back wall where Winn-Dixie's seafood counter is now. Winn-Dixie actually put a lot of work into this building (and the same holds true for the other 2 Winn-Dixiesons as well) compared to what we ever see Publix do to one of these buildings - if Publix wanted to flip around all the departments in one of these old Albertsons stores, they'd <a href="https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExODUzOWJlZGM2YjcwMDE3NjliZjZkYTE5MzNlNjVmM2E2MDM2NzE3NyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZzX2dpZklkJmN0PWc/geDYq73orMiMLQ1bH5/giphy.gif">just do this</a> instead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnsixE_tvbWm01t6qq-XNoVS0qWnEr0kMSdBA81bqKDBaSkWASEYQULdKlOvl8i7SefLt3SjKT1TKBboPlOcwohWdiNJqBkxFC6--MWwYfCigeQc9DbIKO_O6Fv3Qi-gkouI00q61uESN1Ah3W0AJrAYfadRabBGB7eiiHjiED5Hpa7pTP7bUhSyXMg/s2047/Photo%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnsixE_tvbWm01t6qq-XNoVS0qWnEr0kMSdBA81bqKDBaSkWASEYQULdKlOvl8i7SefLt3SjKT1TKBboPlOcwohWdiNJqBkxFC6--MWwYfCigeQc9DbIKO_O6Fv3Qi-gkouI00q61uESN1Ah3W0AJrAYfadRabBGB7eiiHjiED5Hpa7pTP7bUhSyXMg/w378-h400/Photo%2014.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's a close-up of the bakery department on the right wall. While the presentation and decor in the bakery might be different today than it was following the original construction of the Food Pavilion, the selection of baked goods today still looks pretty comparable to what <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe0-suuIMi-adFzXVsXRgfpLBmVX40VyqvehglDIVXU8Z9PUkWMz-EhSrGrvE4Z1v4XlxluSceevveC89CA8n3c-3kgNyYDmPEawXR7XdAFo_VM2b0dk63JP2ORj1Ls95yNKakvKFRH3sUMb0uP092m9Dp2tjlWO0mXAWFZiQcqoh8pPd-XeuyeI3/w324-h400/WD%20Bakery.PNG">was offered back then</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzhupMpSUyBk1DZ_wFQ9Z_iH6tRBLeO1ei48gBB9HvMg5SwChdGTm_XYvFbIW4_tennC6edMQeo-jlsqQmJkD_mYn6MtuCPZbO2uKfcwV5xJXBlXmc29wfEwqX4m6XhKe-HtDkgBRCk3assjG4LmBHTv-FcabxuFMym55drllicUrmCurCPt7cryF2Q/s1992/Photo%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzhupMpSUyBk1DZ_wFQ9Z_iH6tRBLeO1ei48gBB9HvMg5SwChdGTm_XYvFbIW4_tennC6edMQeo-jlsqQmJkD_mYn6MtuCPZbO2uKfcwV5xJXBlXmc29wfEwqX4m6XhKe-HtDkgBRCk3assjG4LmBHTv-FcabxuFMym55drllicUrmCurCPt7cryF2Q/w388-h400/Photo%2015.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the deli eventually expanding into most of the island, it's become a quite the spacious department. I feel the low-rise coolers surrounding the deli counter make it feel larger and more open today than it would have <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXxp3Qrje6wn73vfSXzl0zoKsnB63PyeBVUW-yf8j3aebXiteRtom57wKvYtc2O3f-gXlb5rFa1t0vsD9q1lYmmXbvKYP7qI3NUADZ3D4Wla7R9pkZdZwb8yXWK82ZzNBbMeI8PyyNMwlSjR__AedAOMLiNpjOloV_6kP6Kc3GRKdE9DeGf1wfII-/s2378/WD%20Deli%201.jpg">looked in the Food Pavilion days</a> (and <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/184374029@N02/49581722733/in/photostream/">here's a comparison</a> photo from the Post-Bankruptcy days as well).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEMOnm20yYPm9aH4YE2DW25lbFYYSI_-YzpC6mqJwhMvcjJHBzvJsVw5u4rIEJjcdvFyUrgTT4XfDLNKcGhrZa7YC6_2Htziv6sBYqES-VYp1PVdlusDotWez_sS6GWpOKmqtlPvgipaMP_oyBwWJMHdgpoYxfnSilrMwZ7MOwDQxCaKUzc_YO78qlg/s2294/Photo%2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEMOnm20yYPm9aH4YE2DW25lbFYYSI_-YzpC6mqJwhMvcjJHBzvJsVw5u4rIEJjcdvFyUrgTT4XfDLNKcGhrZa7YC6_2Htziv6sBYqES-VYp1PVdlusDotWez_sS6GWpOKmqtlPvgipaMP_oyBwWJMHdgpoYxfnSilrMwZ7MOwDQxCaKUzc_YO78qlg/w336-h400/Photo%2016.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While the deli counter itself looks quite spacious, this store's Food Pavilion was a bit narrower than one that would have been featured in a new-build store of the same design. As such, the grand aisle itself felt a bit cramped while I was here with all these displays in the middle of the aisle, and losing a chunk of space for the new liquor store wasn't helping either. There was a decent crowd in this store too while I was here, so all those people lingering in the grand aisle weren't helping with maneuvering in this department either! (Yes, Winn-Dixie does draw a crowd now - it's quite amazing what brand re-imaging can do when it's done right!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5VFNJpKkaC8cv2-SS2BYl8YWFQKQnxy8EXYkGJP77QTMC7uqV_-YAXAyZ9YoaHMb9p34tLwu3cu4Z4SuPTlKC1-eOUeNCmYMDT6r6qnTO7e9p9nTXM4ZiYboNPsBuBeFm1DerORf33nAfkskCOCq7iFBFu4TtWiMVmSk0BV3g6lvNngG8IubaBODpw/s2005/Photo%2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5VFNJpKkaC8cv2-SS2BYl8YWFQKQnxy8EXYkGJP77QTMC7uqV_-YAXAyZ9YoaHMb9p34tLwu3cu4Z4SuPTlKC1-eOUeNCmYMDT6r6qnTO7e9p9nTXM4ZiYboNPsBuBeFm1DerORf33nAfkskCOCq7iFBFu4TtWiMVmSk0BV3g6lvNngG8IubaBODpw/w385-h400/Photo%2017.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sliced bread occupies a shelf in the middle of the grand aisle, somewhat of an odd placement for that, but I guess it makes sense putting that near the bakery. Beyond that, however, is what most people would probably consider to be even more impressive than sliced bread - the beer department.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyHD8TddP7J1pDhv6n6c17G7ZFc8Fo1nVXPmnRkz0zDpMVk7SeLk6v9-dup0J6zlSMtcnqUXtPhe5jAYUcWVSlPCeJO24q63nKpRJ_SroJ42ztnqX7fqLmo9KGqhRCTXcoj0WeVEJNwgw0ktMfs8NXZo7EvjTjctOXG_wj1n01v02yPMqjIVccxGC-w/s2019/Photo%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyHD8TddP7J1pDhv6n6c17G7ZFc8Fo1nVXPmnRkz0zDpMVk7SeLk6v9-dup0J6zlSMtcnqUXtPhe5jAYUcWVSlPCeJO24q63nKpRJ_SroJ42ztnqX7fqLmo9KGqhRCTXcoj0WeVEJNwgw0ktMfs8NXZo7EvjTjctOXG_wj1n01v02yPMqjIVccxGC-w/w383-h400/Photo%2018.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Chilled beer coolers line the right wall following the bakery, with a few pallet drops of beer in front of that. Wine was tucked in an alcove next to the deli in the center island, in what used to be home to the Food Pavilion seating area. However, considering this store's odd lineage and the lack of space up front for the original <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0xUq1VQw8szAbwrAoBvBrzMJAOI-3n_HXmwoSnKpstCnuQpdrq8P6fnqd4uXEKfU6mEFCC0Fp8Emri-t-FSNPxLctxGPFBWqTx25fEof9TErk2SeunaqtTPgeCRpXIrK7_CFkoY5bYfFEtY2QZTf_BosHVc3EsIz5P4RY1-8yyLwJvyKPNci_s16/w640-h610/WD%20Wine.jpg">Wine Cellar</a>, I don't know where wine originally was following this store's Food Pavilion remodel (possibly in one of the grocery aisles, as I can't think of any other place it would have been).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlisg8c_VAA2LbvmFHfKF0tAk1yzpR3yNy4LP2YKk38f8XeU7e_5K11u-S8_-AMyvDD1FGT3qblLjW3HWlQjfYiGUK8e4ZHDbC_8QucWc26Am2_31dyHZdr4ZyqsOdnOr-v_3rEvMr9LmMTTRAWN4l93rf819qlSAxONsQotE5OUnXE-hFTdamiRYA5w/s2232/Photo%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlisg8c_VAA2LbvmFHfKF0tAk1yzpR3yNy4LP2YKk38f8XeU7e_5K11u-S8_-AMyvDD1FGT3qblLjW3HWlQjfYiGUK8e4ZHDbC_8QucWc26Am2_31dyHZdr4ZyqsOdnOr-v_3rEvMr9LmMTTRAWN4l93rf819qlSAxONsQotE5OUnXE-hFTdamiRYA5w/w346-h400/Photo%2019.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Rounding out the grand aisle we find the meat and seafood counter located in the back right corner of the building, approximately where Albertsons' pharmacy counter used to be - this corner transitioning from selling fish oil pills to the real thing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NPFomUFtpaF9AMOcpHUOoeZLIkrIvA2Z_V32sNNbbWHTIPt_nCyEwOVNssz1M-lmRYL-ed26eyB2DHhMd66-LP8Rvdqhu7yRCeGWw_xEWcoHR9J0yZLrxTPnqxYzN27q_vWMgTcqzuxmtduK2I3mhiBrhrl7VxN7OKoISJ-fTdqqk96HqaK5znp79w/s1992/Photo%2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NPFomUFtpaF9AMOcpHUOoeZLIkrIvA2Z_V32sNNbbWHTIPt_nCyEwOVNssz1M-lmRYL-ed26eyB2DHhMd66-LP8Rvdqhu7yRCeGWw_xEWcoHR9J0yZLrxTPnqxYzN27q_vWMgTcqzuxmtduK2I3mhiBrhrl7VxN7OKoISJ-fTdqqk96HqaK5znp79w/w388-h400/Photo%2020.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Back in the day the seafood counter was <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_VwLsjrkWAGE4DZyxFqqXz3GKKvGpNjeziS5QMzje-5yXNRL2u6FLzAvA5gSbFQ85Nd0qU6UKHpLJygV4J0KPp92YXHjHz7_MPn-Hn0gbUWDn42njlaZ-ADUK6bOIN1_BUDkLCoVvPQiDkG0jjmS2qgdTd4XcjwGU5p5rGl_b8K7DsXOP84nVZzj/w640-h412/WD535_155349.jpg">much more interesting to look at</a>, but the current Down Down design has a sleek look, even if the wall decor itself is just a red painted wall with the word "SEAFOOD" stenciled onto it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ddomoAEjwXZ0wM3HvR-9j2NEizuFilmgX6jpcJNsfhQtMi-cA_Ouui4NIXzNYtGNQ_3qTscRLmv4_H1yiGn3YMIkYaB8D4MhjU85P21is36cPBCrY-Z7WkQd6LA40XnIVERsXfWxTL2OklbT0zujQmmZO_g_sp_oECq2ftFQilS4N61CfAhPXVY4xA/s2156/Photo%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ddomoAEjwXZ0wM3HvR-9j2NEizuFilmgX6jpcJNsfhQtMi-cA_Ouui4NIXzNYtGNQ_3qTscRLmv4_H1yiGn3YMIkYaB8D4MhjU85P21is36cPBCrY-Z7WkQd6LA40XnIVERsXfWxTL2OklbT0zujQmmZO_g_sp_oECq2ftFQilS4N61CfAhPXVY4xA/w359-h400/Photo%2021.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Beyond the meat and seafood service counter, the meat coolers continue to extend down the back wall as we transition out of the grand aisle. As move further along into the rest of the store, that's where some of this store's Albertsons lineage begins to creep back out...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhlDJFE78os9cygQTzrp5fgW7i1wfpsFAxkW3ODs6fdyO8M1FHCCPMBbAWyvQri3cHuWfA642uvqg7KLwFYPizIEEuTEpX6xcNb7UyeHgtL9WReuOwkvds_DgkdCH22KHhynmcAyBRRuLDutL9zDP08lH6z7qVgWUVMu_EBr7Cj-ZJQ-pvaVvLUCvYw/s2067/Photo%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhlDJFE78os9cygQTzrp5fgW7i1wfpsFAxkW3ODs6fdyO8M1FHCCPMBbAWyvQri3cHuWfA642uvqg7KLwFYPizIEEuTEpX6xcNb7UyeHgtL9WReuOwkvds_DgkdCH22KHhynmcAyBRRuLDutL9zDP08lH6z7qVgWUVMu_EBr7Cj-ZJQ-pvaVvLUCvYw/w374-h400/Photo%2022.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you read this blog enough, as we leave the Food Pavilion, it should be very apparent the one key feature we see here that makes this store still feel a lot like an Albertsons today, even after Winn-Dixie moved all the departments around. Do you see it?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhQg-VXVwFfMg9fNArgbqk8Hryy_LowmYf3k7QoPH2o2DmrvqMz4vTmdofBsZFnns9rn8K0cEmJ3vFNHtDsrOz3iqW083ZFkXGPxVKIUejPBLKOrq8zihQl_dFx5TXmPtDF5DDe1gSMRSp1p1djdufQO5uqz3gwznPnr1dWEDn73im_XeEhvKTfP-fg/s1931/Photo%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhQg-VXVwFfMg9fNArgbqk8Hryy_LowmYf3k7QoPH2o2DmrvqMz4vTmdofBsZFnns9rn8K0cEmJ3vFNHtDsrOz3iqW083ZFkXGPxVKIUejPBLKOrq8zihQl_dFx5TXmPtDF5DDe1gSMRSp1p1djdufQO5uqz3gwznPnr1dWEDn73im_XeEhvKTfP-fg/w400-h400/Photo%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If the high ceilings and fluorescent tube light strips are what caught your eye, then you're only one step away from knowing too much about old Floridian supermarkets! With how thorough Winn-Dixie was with everything else in the late 1990's Food Pavilion remodel, I'm surprised they didn't bother to replace Albertsons' original lighting over the main salesfloor, especially since the Food Pavilion area got the standard-issue Winn-Dixie Marketplace rectangular lights of the time. I guess in the end replacing all these tube strips with the rectangular panels probably wouldn't have made much of a difference in terms of brightness, unlike when Publix swaps out Albertsons' original lights for their slightly dimmer ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, lighting aside, the photo above shows us the store's first grocery aisle, which runs along the back wall of the deli island. Aisle 1 is home to soda and other soft drinks, which is a pretty typical placement for those products in a Food Pavilion-era Winn-Dixie. However, staring all all these bottles of warm soda, do you know what some people call a warm soda?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUmfABMphWY7nqt049vwPuZ7qief236RfPc5OEK8sAexgd4aKScs3kLHf_JVsGyoSVkaiuP_nSuqiQMhvkrLsddUgv_urKOMBWbJP9kRJJvpuHZ8aFVcoVCKGONFSVKLDEolQKZI78MYB1GH_UF4dCsP3FHe7nAFOVv8LiPR3IsD2PPgv3USwJE3nrw/s2060/Photo%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUmfABMphWY7nqt049vwPuZ7qief236RfPc5OEK8sAexgd4aKScs3kLHf_JVsGyoSVkaiuP_nSuqiQMhvkrLsddUgv_urKOMBWbJP9kRJJvpuHZ8aFVcoVCKGONFSVKLDEolQKZI78MYB1GH_UF4dCsP3FHe7nAFOVv8LiPR3IsD2PPgv3USwJE3nrw/w375-h400/Photo%2024.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Soda-pressing! (Ok, fine, the soda aisle probably isn't the best place to be picking up cheesy jokes, as cheesy jokes are best saved for the dairy department).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UPD_1pwp4jObGIQxjhy_7IS8Pp0wxdwPBxRynXxVuKMcQkSNaeBSicJWstUJxf4B_XafLbnMZU8B1QoAJA2tGsd0Z6hCUJ9qnAX2E4_Hzx8g0Xg9LR9cR6b9xIk2jB8S-gCgWgTg64fRSwNYnX3qvck2QRNxWy_jNqAYZ0mCx_Jdgp83ztcDCGr34Q/s2376/Photo%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UPD_1pwp4jObGIQxjhy_7IS8Pp0wxdwPBxRynXxVuKMcQkSNaeBSicJWstUJxf4B_XafLbnMZU8B1QoAJA2tGsd0Z6hCUJ9qnAX2E4_Hzx8g0Xg9LR9cR6b9xIk2jB8S-gCgWgTg64fRSwNYnX3qvck2QRNxWy_jNqAYZ0mCx_Jdgp83ztcDCGr34Q/w325-h400/Photo%2025.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Approaching the front of aisle 1, we find the store's "Dollar Shop" - a common addition to stores that remodeled to Down Down in the late 2010's (particularly larger-sized stores).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy3qp7JIQS2hJyBacwTLC3A-QyTvstEUpUah2T51JCrDR9Q6x1wDQEYbfO7goNBlotQD4M_oNqJ_eZ3TWmdSbHPwMzHKOWhtpuXpnhVOsKMEd67UHb6DCCtJuapecTw33vXau8mT4tnQWLjqXH8oWQWpcV-vLD0HafsyVCqAyZkc18moqgY4FzhGK6A/s1992/Photo%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy3qp7JIQS2hJyBacwTLC3A-QyTvstEUpUah2T51JCrDR9Q6x1wDQEYbfO7goNBlotQD4M_oNqJ_eZ3TWmdSbHPwMzHKOWhtpuXpnhVOsKMEd67UHb6DCCtJuapecTw33vXau8mT4tnQWLjqXH8oWQWpcV-vLD0HafsyVCqAyZkc18moqgY4FzhGK6A/w388-h400/Photo%2026.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the Dollar Shop, here's a look across the front of the store (where the ceiling above the check lanes makes this building feel much more like a 1990's Winn-Dixie than a 1970's Albertsons).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50SzoXfHJ3-U9lAVHos5qXVoGkgzOsfb01bbHa0bHNOEyWnD_hzdCJMnMn6_LMmAeL0yWupewc7LY070n9KBBvtJ9jZpAbq_hGaFj_S4czhv-wrwanRWNsC7o9d0MCOwYKfw-0MmvnFoQNnzAynItlDyzdgoOiEDX7KCbMW9krcMSyY-95bvUOMaUxw/s2053/Photo%2027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50SzoXfHJ3-U9lAVHos5qXVoGkgzOsfb01bbHa0bHNOEyWnD_hzdCJMnMn6_LMmAeL0yWupewc7LY070n9KBBvtJ9jZpAbq_hGaFj_S4czhv-wrwanRWNsC7o9d0MCOwYKfw-0MmvnFoQNnzAynItlDyzdgoOiEDX7KCbMW9krcMSyY-95bvUOMaUxw/w376-h400/Photo%2027.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Dollar Shop spans the front ends of both aisles 1 and 2, with the aisle 1 side containing food products and aisle 2 containing the non-food items for the Dollar Shop. Also, much like Dollar Tree (or should I say, $1.25 Tree), Winn-Dixie's "Dollar Shops" also bumped prices up to $1.25 each for everything sold in this department around the same time Dollar Tree did.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYGw24S0rHMf3bb-NefZ5PrGnsx3DJ3xf4IGsgtFrm7uqtJACWBRzXiVZDm3b4m3OdSHGpJtbrDOiAPyTXiSkzBTMzdwXT-HiV2ihvJaqsUQC42Oo3yL3AQrJlqEWgYiH33Eka0C_mbPlMkYWqr6Wqmt2YUih-i6oLJNZv9WspIJE_P4MbvhqTG8JDw/s2095/Photo%2028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYGw24S0rHMf3bb-NefZ5PrGnsx3DJ3xf4IGsgtFrm7uqtJACWBRzXiVZDm3b4m3OdSHGpJtbrDOiAPyTXiSkzBTMzdwXT-HiV2ihvJaqsUQC42Oo3yL3AQrJlqEWgYiH33Eka0C_mbPlMkYWqr6Wqmt2YUih-i6oLJNZv9WspIJE_P4MbvhqTG8JDw/w369-h400/Photo%2028.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The back wall of the building is home to the meat coolers, with a few meat coolers out in the middle of the aisle as well. One little oddity about the back wall is that when Albertsons was here, the meat coolers would have been set back just a little bit from the upper wall, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOczNVjIdBrtN4yBWHOihnUU5PoVN0QLPMVNDfL89iTEZ4Ar2v0dWpWymgQsggxmdIiCSi_45_lDCiosleSr83NUfFlgUTdRmW_tpL2jkNyeBYl2h0dcHMy79TgdwkB44lr015AirGya63/s400/Back+Aisle+1.jpg">like this</a>. It appears Winn-Dixie moved the wall further back (presumably during the big Food Pavilion remodel) to extend the grocery aisles and allow for a wider back aisle. That maneuver may have also come at the expense of some backroom space, as well as the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuPQ21Yl80tWqSoIyzLOZid2pwMtvr6XgXJjbcOWeZd3DU7m84xGIUCUa5PuzHvELj5U00PU41CYPNIhwNeovKlIeTxsC8-K8s0rqWNyI5xzUZjpkfTahpzOu23na8GRDY73ggCRzkqja/s400/Photo+16.jpg">upper level mezzanine offices</a> these 1970's Albertsons stores usually had, as I no longer see the windows at the top of the wall (unless they were only covered over). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzvBgoHtwRmHFLwV9nBwa5wh_OsurI8AMzoHVSc6Phd-HWTPEpGkVNbjSx4DPaDyyB8qZngvhW-WXMse-asnBPN7uIBPAnXV8e7X41blSWvQWlCjAUXOklzAYezfbaPIG6PC6cEbsceqCYET_ldzV2GwtW4WuYjoVDDInXWi0T1DXwZn4zOSeSMe8OA/s1932/Photo%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1932" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzvBgoHtwRmHFLwV9nBwa5wh_OsurI8AMzoHVSc6Phd-HWTPEpGkVNbjSx4DPaDyyB8qZngvhW-WXMse-asnBPN7uIBPAnXV8e7X41blSWvQWlCjAUXOklzAYezfbaPIG6PC6cEbsceqCYET_ldzV2GwtW4WuYjoVDDInXWi0T1DXwZn4zOSeSMe8OA/w400-h385/Photo%2029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The one bad thing about Winn-Dixie's Down Down decor is that is looks really bland at times, as everything just looks so white in this photo, with the bags of chips providing us with most of the color we see.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhln8azMbsYDI8KXocz_3wAyDq6kCS3I4UsRiwwOrljhtXvUXJ_l_WjtiTEKVDT5vtQouodda87p3BHjGxp4rjcTnzpVIJhYn9_GWbj9lcpPXew_4S_YvXGOceEBFIm7LMX2zm_bpGtPNo-X9NLiV5w8qc6WXm66RLE44dLWG78Amwn-Z-Efhk6Tbs9Iw/s1931/Photo%2030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1931" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhln8azMbsYDI8KXocz_3wAyDq6kCS3I4UsRiwwOrljhtXvUXJ_l_WjtiTEKVDT5vtQouodda87p3BHjGxp4rjcTnzpVIJhYn9_GWbj9lcpPXew_4S_YvXGOceEBFIm7LMX2zm_bpGtPNo-X9NLiV5w8qc6WXm66RLE44dLWG78Amwn-Z-Efhk6Tbs9Iw/w400-h390/Photo%2030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The flooring in this store is a carryover from its Post-Bankruptcy days, as Down Down remodels weren't known for replacement of the floors outside of the produce department, leaving us <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVx-tG_XFMyHevj1INL-Kdouop_zcQ4ZORQoFdMil1jYrDPNDs-onC4iODr5P8FsUvgrWQU0eVSv0CXcJAv45Zt4VDpF0nsrIyttXJg5PjGoUJp9uE2qt2fkIj02y3eRO9nFsEFTqmRI/s400/Photo+29.jpg">some interesting results</a> at times. Thankfully the recent Winn Win remodels have been a bit more thorough on that front, as Marketplace decor remnants don't pair well with stark red walls!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KNexX8_JtEJDSRaW7ikhBuMsbchD_Uf7yjkGwGvD6QX9J_sJEb3i_M7-NLk-zRZth9SoJE1EGPWQjhauDo8kxKyaE54mmBxvS112BP16uup-WzbjGOmKpGdCjfrEXkJe7J6UExlJnOfbnoAY8Mr7bNPp2xk01YvyxsnWstOZfSIIu4ycaBLxgVzsTw/s2005/Photo%2031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KNexX8_JtEJDSRaW7ikhBuMsbchD_Uf7yjkGwGvD6QX9J_sJEb3i_M7-NLk-zRZth9SoJE1EGPWQjhauDo8kxKyaE54mmBxvS112BP16uup-WzbjGOmKpGdCjfrEXkJe7J6UExlJnOfbnoAY8Mr7bNPp2xk01YvyxsnWstOZfSIIu4ycaBLxgVzsTw/w385-h400/Photo%2031.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This store must do decently well for Winn-Dixie, as the Down Down remodel bought about this store's 4th decor package over its 32 years in business. There are still a handful of Winn-Dixie stores out there waiting for their first remodel in almost 30 years, however, I have to give Winn-Dixie a lot of credit for giving the vast majority of those stores a refresh over the last few years, with many more remodels in the works for the remainder of this year too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yggsXXfdWvVmzwWgr7d_bsRTC0U7JB-k3wcdrCFDXdLDeQnSZP_8q1HW7pVTuh6QylHS8b8R6cIglpXc3P8y7K9XZL-odyEtsn_vhawlEH2lF_A2Debl9wt-K8UMYsS_cyjnCO0oO3iC3Kb2ADBj14VsSAFQAPywhU0qm0d7y_-11h3hevz73cZoUA/s1932/Photo%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="1932" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yggsXXfdWvVmzwWgr7d_bsRTC0U7JB-k3wcdrCFDXdLDeQnSZP_8q1HW7pVTuh6QylHS8b8R6cIglpXc3P8y7K9XZL-odyEtsn_vhawlEH2lF_A2Debl9wt-K8UMYsS_cyjnCO0oO3iC3Kb2ADBj14VsSAFQAPywhU0qm0d7y_-11h3hevz73cZoUA/w400-h363/Photo%2032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Even though I talked over it at the last photo, frozen foods begin in aisle 5 with a row of coolers lining one side of that aisle. Aisle 6 is completely dedicated to frozen foods, giving this store an aisle and a half of such goods. Even though this store's frozen food department is located in the middle of the store, Frozen Foods still managed to get a wall sign of its own on the back wall (which could have been lined up better with the actual department, but I guess it's close enough).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9aKerzD4xthrAPPpKd0HHE3zMzCDEIov0saxIglT-lVnVVN8KHdXC5QMv_3JfMOcFwZlRZuEwcSUvIJNYFbacr0HxTunEqTyEOCUYSuObiBsw21qKkCMoH0ChmMxbmwKdg2Bp6nF_S3mMjpPDer71JXtcKLsbyTrzn4TeuF-RLFSlnrra41MK5r62A/s1985/Photo%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9aKerzD4xthrAPPpKd0HHE3zMzCDEIov0saxIglT-lVnVVN8KHdXC5QMv_3JfMOcFwZlRZuEwcSUvIJNYFbacr0HxTunEqTyEOCUYSuObiBsw21qKkCMoH0ChmMxbmwKdg2Bp6nF_S3mMjpPDer71JXtcKLsbyTrzn4TeuF-RLFSlnrra41MK5r62A/w389-h400/Photo%2033.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Looking into the store's back left corner, here we can bring home the bacon (along with some milk to wash it all down).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREWUrxYiPWPLbdLov7rdG-JYfajS1dFhnilffZYqqxT4FOZVUmag507F39tlhVuki0bXAmvdcngDzBw0vHok-8UGpSl_0Zstj1LYKAz15B94C4Bx1XxYEqA6dyi9KZ33_KKztsV8pkl2K3IfAr1P19qrmE9MJR62He08s4sZzB6FXlDMDEPrYHFintg/s2067/Photo%2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREWUrxYiPWPLbdLov7rdG-JYfajS1dFhnilffZYqqxT4FOZVUmag507F39tlhVuki0bXAmvdcngDzBw0vHok-8UGpSl_0Zstj1LYKAz15B94C4Bx1XxYEqA6dyi9KZ33_KKztsV8pkl2K3IfAr1P19qrmE9MJR62He08s4sZzB6FXlDMDEPrYHFintg/w374-h400/Photo%2034.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pet supplies were located in aisle 8, with health and beauty off in the distance ahead:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVHW9h95o0_kLXc4M6esS3eAQ9vxFw-PzKqH7PN6Lbu1RtxM7scx8g6GCeozCOa5R4qh5zTlsMiUf4HykjN4yxksK1AtWAb4roztcLgmagNYUl0SFH5RFM-vk7EVOArdUx3NRA_2xQnPqYF15ZAwdQj0bTv-C4OjmYkEoQmP98jriAjvHt-SqGCqoFg/s1950/Photo%2035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVHW9h95o0_kLXc4M6esS3eAQ9vxFw-PzKqH7PN6Lbu1RtxM7scx8g6GCeozCOa5R4qh5zTlsMiUf4HykjN4yxksK1AtWAb4roztcLgmagNYUl0SFH5RFM-vk7EVOArdUx3NRA_2xQnPqYF15ZAwdQj0bTv-C4OjmYkEoQmP98jriAjvHt-SqGCqoFg/w396-h400/Photo%2035.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Down Down beauty departments are a nice pop of blue amongst all the red and white elsewhere in the store. The lit shelving toppers and the matching blue category markers give this department a nice cohesive feel all of its own.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtARDEtQntXgFyDHVfsNvqIOx8ZIaqNCLnlj89SY__2-PJgrq9sczl4xuKCXbJD16sBMTl-2L3s4MfVgL2DN1GfjvROvgFhmLiae6_O3FudEXzGM6fD_-kUOJtFIw3sg9uEN-E8jgXF83n5CZx28TeJtliB3XAh1b6dor-g6gCJU_0EscvvX8RUoOmw/s1998/Photo%2036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtARDEtQntXgFyDHVfsNvqIOx8ZIaqNCLnlj89SY__2-PJgrq9sczl4xuKCXbJD16sBMTl-2L3s4MfVgL2DN1GfjvROvgFhmLiae6_O3FudEXzGM6fD_-kUOJtFIw3sg9uEN-E8jgXF83n5CZx28TeJtliB3XAh1b6dor-g6gCJU_0EscvvX8RUoOmw/w386-h400/Photo%2036.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From health and beauty, here's a look toward the customer service desk. Behind the desk is a row of frosted windows, behind which were (presumably) offices to replace the ones formerly on the back mezzanine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlLDQK6qF45UPg7RPGA0q3qC2OVgUDR5eD2sgDf32tW85uCi3fBwONTzLteSHvHnvRepjVQy1O8lYGzv7Cd0hSnAaV-lF7KXKXezgZwWDiarQO78sWRwgDaWoYvKDyMY5xLRuDZ1s8tQg7bxjxVBLlb4SVKfKlmjVJk1H0u2bB-cNWzuxsZq0jPkZ6Q/s1931/Photo%2037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlLDQK6qF45UPg7RPGA0q3qC2OVgUDR5eD2sgDf32tW85uCi3fBwONTzLteSHvHnvRepjVQy1O8lYGzv7Cd0hSnAaV-lF7KXKXezgZwWDiarQO78sWRwgDaWoYvKDyMY5xLRuDZ1s8tQg7bxjxVBLlb4SVKfKlmjVJk1H0u2bB-cNWzuxsZq0jPkZ6Q/w400-h400/Photo%2037.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From this perspective, the bacon is just calling you over, trying to draw your attention away from all the baby food and paper products located in this aisle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKHOQjXZQBWSqUFQKTtWvyonPRCWLJvGUFiLpGYen4H2eVwdtFdmxgjDGWZ2ckBRr4yrYsmBxgh7r6FWi3Icmo_31auqP0Lh4iGScSTcXzYdQrmOpXjdKTGxStWo-uldOtfi5HEDpJPq8I5lLRChaGms-vFlIsGURYgOAtZGOBZetUDzWB5o4cn_tqQ/s1932/Photo%2038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1932" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKHOQjXZQBWSqUFQKTtWvyonPRCWLJvGUFiLpGYen4H2eVwdtFdmxgjDGWZ2ckBRr4yrYsmBxgh7r6FWi3Icmo_31auqP0Lh4iGScSTcXzYdQrmOpXjdKTGxStWo-uldOtfi5HEDpJPq8I5lLRChaGms-vFlIsGURYgOAtZGOBZetUDzWB5o4cn_tqQ/w400-h360/Photo%2038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Leaving the grocery aisles, here are a few final photos showing off the back of the store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ovpFjE5BmfFxc0lTW2hIB_n9utmQUC7QF4Rp33Z4LCq5FIZsp1Nl2iTOGQkW6bGtCsZKRQIsCoNm6eCHw7A4546MsgnBxC9xvrmBTfkoyqvnVJh2Q01mUaOsS9ABQE1ItS3OZRVNyYD84TaTG5DmlzppcBhAL3talmI2FEmxXd--lAcvOqYipquSyw/s1931/Photo%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1931" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ovpFjE5BmfFxc0lTW2hIB_n9utmQUC7QF4Rp33Z4LCq5FIZsp1Nl2iTOGQkW6bGtCsZKRQIsCoNm6eCHw7A4546MsgnBxC9xvrmBTfkoyqvnVJh2Q01mUaOsS9ABQE1ItS3OZRVNyYD84TaTG5DmlzppcBhAL3talmI2FEmxXd--lAcvOqYipquSyw/w400-h388/Photo%2039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> YonWoo was able to provide us with a perspective of the store's back wall <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/184374029@N02/49582447647/in/photostream/">from the Post-Bankruptcy decor days</a>, although the swapping of the decor was the only major change to this building between his visit and mine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFILwUrMVSwDYbHG8YV6NUMUnaM8jz3z9aARF4zLlBA0EGZekR5-bC2XXfBWOLAVFUmLQe6J60FJzm6kOmnNGsL1UzIaweJ_m3icG9miawMXzk_o1_ZAxyCYRFQYtJKlOMqfQ9JpK8VXGus1m6AYxoP7d8pMZW7EiXoiVifB7FnNsspw1DSTl7sXZkfQ/s1950/Photo%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFILwUrMVSwDYbHG8YV6NUMUnaM8jz3z9aARF4zLlBA0EGZekR5-bC2XXfBWOLAVFUmLQe6J60FJzm6kOmnNGsL1UzIaweJ_m3icG9miawMXzk_o1_ZAxyCYRFQYtJKlOMqfQ9JpK8VXGus1m6AYxoP7d8pMZW7EiXoiVifB7FnNsspw1DSTl7sXZkfQ/w396-h400/Photo%2040.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another oddity about this store (at least from a Winn-Dixie perspective) is that the last aisle is just a plain single aisle. 1990's Marketplace stores typically had <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGRt3dxH3WdG-kmjSO5PsTtmOzv7tT6xQxygH6w9GEdGSeG-j9qVi-MqzZXyGk4tWmWKMkQR4pET5eHccpgiJmZ1BfkHvuW8uB4YBiw3D_-4rpXKoeKbeomfoHGgMLJ3AVE3pJYTnvVk/s400/Photo+38.jpg">a wide double aisle</a> serving as the store's last aisle, so it's strange seeing a Marketplace era design with such a narrow last aisle! What's even crazier is that back in the Albertsons days, from where I was standing we would have been looking toward the bakery and deli counters from the back of produce - you'd never guess that was the case these days. Unfortunately there aren't any photos out there of what this store looked like when all those departments were still over here, but <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/184374029@N02/49582450147/in/photostream/">here's another Post-Bankruptcy era photo</a> from YonWoo showcasing the dairy aisle from those days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGml8hN-OOscjsQY-yXnK0eLuShJlBi_Tid_0vECgGZ_vU5xTT1LWT4kM2o-KvTHLQcjh8VFcvJAzi0bndw6l4psEr94Mabu23jGSUncPMlSNyOYf5yHmKD2ne55tjIGmBsLmoExjI1fa528YBybVXJjVKfurXEPY2YYQQfUhwvTLaKlX4q_G6ucV4NA/s2191/Photo%2041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGml8hN-OOscjsQY-yXnK0eLuShJlBi_Tid_0vECgGZ_vU5xTT1LWT4kM2o-KvTHLQcjh8VFcvJAzi0bndw6l4psEr94Mabu23jGSUncPMlSNyOYf5yHmKD2ne55tjIGmBsLmoExjI1fa528YBybVXJjVKfurXEPY2YYQQfUhwvTLaKlX4q_G6ucV4NA/w353-h400/Photo%2041.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Finding ourselves at the front left corner of the building, we now find the pharmacy counter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietwXiz9rjxjofj4agaDjEl9ZVE3XVyf2IEQNABu_R6dYTKuoopaWLdtZ8mfs-Xt3BgsXOiDvSKrp2-HtNQGP1HtjOBsc1EyAEddjIpoVzpp6QF0qBpToscOB8NGnT_G0XcC_oFgE510TlYQbuM7QEmLPpU4xnUGW2JWt_g0E1I89x551RkbiJlzgUfA/s1992/Photo%2042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietwXiz9rjxjofj4agaDjEl9ZVE3XVyf2IEQNABu_R6dYTKuoopaWLdtZ8mfs-Xt3BgsXOiDvSKrp2-HtNQGP1HtjOBsc1EyAEddjIpoVzpp6QF0qBpToscOB8NGnT_G0XcC_oFgE510TlYQbuM7QEmLPpU4xnUGW2JWt_g0E1I89x551RkbiJlzgUfA/w388-h400/Photo%2042.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> What's now the pharmacy counter would have been a part of the deli when Albertsons was still here, this corner going from pushing the prosciutto to popping the pills.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9vC1MRP7vSDjnioGGDO3udq-QW8y9RfTfWuU5XLwy7VgM3TiXg8FgK0lRHbxiaPlrrAa9bZoE9JRgudKbm3BQ4zLC1X88OCyXuu-8oKDyOz5eCMPcQ9pp7DzvNwlx22vjXBlsv1OF5tkZdIPdcoar3AJVGliZL-AJvgaLULin0dMOSGyo8iXwcJhyw/s2225/Photo%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9vC1MRP7vSDjnioGGDO3udq-QW8y9RfTfWuU5XLwy7VgM3TiXg8FgK0lRHbxiaPlrrAa9bZoE9JRgudKbm3BQ4zLC1X88OCyXuu-8oKDyOz5eCMPcQ9pp7DzvNwlx22vjXBlsv1OF5tkZdIPdcoar3AJVGliZL-AJvgaLULin0dMOSGyo8iXwcJhyw/w348-h400/Photo%2043.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A few short aisles of pharmaceuticals were located in front of the pharmacy counter, beyond which we see the store's front end yet again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PgGkQFx2sI_1uGOnfq_vegaTWK0rr1z3yi5skXgGh_KVU-bYX7kJDM7TFgG4L9LqpwhQ2BvifH3rp43DUN0t9JdZxUsXg9v4PQhrETw8hg-qq5XGXgWUtPuMT7F6pqLRJSn96xuFrdBoGyLGa6u0p7tTZxYz4UNZncoEwbqknobdE1oS6bQTb-V-NQ/s1931/Photo%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PgGkQFx2sI_1uGOnfq_vegaTWK0rr1z3yi5skXgGh_KVU-bYX7kJDM7TFgG4L9LqpwhQ2BvifH3rp43DUN0t9JdZxUsXg9v4PQhrETw8hg-qq5XGXgWUtPuMT7F6pqLRJSn96xuFrdBoGyLGa6u0p7tTZxYz4UNZncoEwbqknobdE1oS6bQTb-V-NQ/w400-h400/Photo%2044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In total Winn-Dixie had 6 full-service check lanes with 4 self-checkout lanes in addition to that, with pallets of soda and other BOGO deals filling the space where additional check lanes were housed in this store's early days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kuTtYretd_ma4rlFB4MVskRT3buJt1bIFTe2GQ68k0Bkfi8rA3cgplkI9nXixt9_lrPrdqWq6i7iKF9bYe03nudqBDT4PZ2rht0tvhE9hWDtin0NaLoNyHHY7r4ekUjKRucs1ezDfsmvvAFJp_CS7-QRqTwfIXQCiksBZ0qqQ-D2v6az1-NONPYKzA/s1932/Photo%2045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1932" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kuTtYretd_ma4rlFB4MVskRT3buJt1bIFTe2GQ68k0Bkfi8rA3cgplkI9nXixt9_lrPrdqWq6i7iKF9bYe03nudqBDT4PZ2rht0tvhE9hWDtin0NaLoNyHHY7r4ekUjKRucs1ezDfsmvvAFJp_CS7-QRqTwfIXQCiksBZ0qqQ-D2v6az1-NONPYKzA/w400-h330/Photo%2045.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With our interior tour complete, let's check out a few more things outside before we begin to wrap up our holiday to Winn-Dixiesons...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQXncKXrJG9QD4C6Njhj04HlG62cDr2FxfdXDqbDCOJngMAi6pjQ2zBDSug7Pv9gxnIiNeoduxWHDV_TNI4u8wHBKkPMG-Td2YFvidqjmXD0UCmI3_N8k8yZ5z8aE9CDP72kWNu0X5XNc9EMxApcsf4JcIRzhYEqkvZj2OD46L63_URVZ8-L2Q6QcPQ/s1932/Photo%2046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1932" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQXncKXrJG9QD4C6Njhj04HlG62cDr2FxfdXDqbDCOJngMAi6pjQ2zBDSug7Pv9gxnIiNeoduxWHDV_TNI4u8wHBKkPMG-Td2YFvidqjmXD0UCmI3_N8k8yZ5z8aE9CDP72kWNu0X5XNc9EMxApcsf4JcIRzhYEqkvZj2OD46L63_URVZ8-L2Q6QcPQ/w400-h245/Photo%2046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As I mentioned earlier (and was visible in some of the first few photos of this post), Winn-Dixie was in the process of adding a liquor store to the building while I was here. Construction of the new liquor store was still pretty early in the process while I was here, however, Google Streetview does have some imagery showing the liquor store <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@28.183215,-82.7400779,3a,15y,97.34h,90.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sX-uk7ReCA1uIPIaWXLqFVQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192">now open</a> (with the Dollar Shop sign getting bumped in favor of the Liquor store's new sign).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxjPkrj-oZ9wJ1FVh7WqqpjEcJ8IrrK1fQsANjEjtscrESUSeEhgpUSlia6DjNKbcfQ6I8r2dc6bumj41VPIfTGGQcz2XlYJl88nFZFqqEWrNunqnXV3nZUckr2BQppyp0CKlAqMReZrkZvNwoZ1JXlsfncDBCTOxq13q-MPdmYhksFtKes_Prv2Luw/s1606/Photo%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1606" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxjPkrj-oZ9wJ1FVh7WqqpjEcJ8IrrK1fQsANjEjtscrESUSeEhgpUSlia6DjNKbcfQ6I8r2dc6bumj41VPIfTGGQcz2XlYJl88nFZFqqEWrNunqnXV3nZUckr2BQppyp0CKlAqMReZrkZvNwoZ1JXlsfncDBCTOxq13q-MPdmYhksFtKes_Prv2Luw/w400-h310/Photo%2047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The new liquor store opened in late 2021, in the same place where Albertsons would have moved the liquor store in one of their later remodels (had Albertsons held onto this store into the early 2000's). When Winn-Dixie first took over this store from Albertsons in 1991, they had yet to dabble with liquor stores on their own (I believe the first of those opened sometime in the late 1990's, as some late-era Marketplace stores had liquor stores built in). The original Albertsons liquor store most likely sat abandoned until the big Food Pavilion remodel, when it was ripped out to be absorbed into additional salesfloor space for the new Food Pavilion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jFD6scdpVU_CuzgAmZhpXROVMzTrmRa17DcD1kv5HLEpH38-W3WILw2g05NQpf6ZpAcVkEECvCdvWMzx7tuy_JFO-nDJvG1S-goJj-r3fhh77LiRjebKkxNZnnMOY5D0YF_FSAXUiR2wYjw7V-eop48e26wl6aDhamqrPhxA0KDHP3hROSfK0m3wcA/s1932/Photo%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1932" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jFD6scdpVU_CuzgAmZhpXROVMzTrmRa17DcD1kv5HLEpH38-W3WILw2g05NQpf6ZpAcVkEECvCdvWMzx7tuy_JFO-nDJvG1S-goJj-r3fhh77LiRjebKkxNZnnMOY5D0YF_FSAXUiR2wYjw7V-eop48e26wl6aDhamqrPhxA0KDHP3hROSfK0m3wcA/w400-h268/Photo%2048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And while there may no longer be any traces of the old liquor store inside the building, the wall jutting out from the side of the building is a pretty good reminder of what was on the exterior! If you look closely at the above image, you can see where the bricks don't quite match where the side entrance and liquor store window was covered, and the ramp leading to the side entrance is still in place too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwUcOKac5LizOH9NF2n9s54Ri8lrSZ-GC1TJOn24AGcyGk4BZgRucsBe-GZxIGsnXRsBZoFvrYK0VYFtsdzeRP-00xRLgqxFYl8GfooISqdkHWyy-HeLh11jNcorUGkfUxaXIRcHqhJwYvqd2LH1L4Hc-65BUNGF1qwRodvb3Y1CF2LpwN4uh-VX65Q/s1932/Photo%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1932" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwUcOKac5LizOH9NF2n9s54Ri8lrSZ-GC1TJOn24AGcyGk4BZgRucsBe-GZxIGsnXRsBZoFvrYK0VYFtsdzeRP-00xRLgqxFYl8GfooISqdkHWyy-HeLh11jNcorUGkfUxaXIRcHqhJwYvqd2LH1L4Hc-65BUNGF1qwRodvb3Y1CF2LpwN4uh-VX65Q/w400-h255/Photo%2049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> While this odd wall might seem out of place these days, it's a fun little reminder of this store's history for people who do know the secrets of this building's past.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG7KOVvRiyDop-0VBA5xsol5yRg73INJ4ozXYyqvCWEkY1EmG7yz1gy-385pPEJwrkpKuabbSpuf8guYaCACdqj7YSk9NIO9MrLp2I-HMIPXkd2BrLm4Cm_lY6AYcPi40MjtvUN8yPW6edEvOVj5fJgVBI3Q2Qz8MUzEPS40QzYYwrNnDDrYo9WI38A/s1931/Photo%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1931" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG7KOVvRiyDop-0VBA5xsol5yRg73INJ4ozXYyqvCWEkY1EmG7yz1gy-385pPEJwrkpKuabbSpuf8guYaCACdqj7YSk9NIO9MrLp2I-HMIPXkd2BrLm4Cm_lY6AYcPi40MjtvUN8yPW6edEvOVj5fJgVBI3Q2Qz8MUzEPS40QzYYwrNnDDrYo9WI38A/w400-h260/Photo%2050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Here's an overview of the store's entire right side wall, which is still quite original to Albertsons in terms of design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfXxYfB3XGWya4Pji77G-eVe1a0mxUQFykKDp2wJBw_eyLjfvnVCzsIjlTVnH76UJEZ-o_5qwBP_HSuETI1ZjtPemci41g6DcfmVfeOgqArAs70E61mpQMkL6jVyy1DNk30yHs9AMHNb4HPgoNVFE9h0wRUj60uuq7G6edqaksgMulWVQCaIoB_1Sfg/s1931/Photo%2051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1931" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfXxYfB3XGWya4Pji77G-eVe1a0mxUQFykKDp2wJBw_eyLjfvnVCzsIjlTVnH76UJEZ-o_5qwBP_HSuETI1ZjtPemci41g6DcfmVfeOgqArAs70E61mpQMkL6jVyy1DNk30yHs9AMHNb4HPgoNVFE9h0wRUj60uuq7G6edqaksgMulWVQCaIoB_1Sfg/w400-h250/Photo%2051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With one final overview of the store's exterior, that does it for my ground coverage of this Winn-Dixiesons. Now we'll start to bring things to a close with some satellite imagery of this building, beginning with some bird's eye satellite images courtesy of Bing Maps:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTbAf255ZyRSupnJUzSWFck6vScVbI-vI5U5dSAS6idmv7xiTOXat6xfnRGWW_sYbMCtfIa4BgEDkT7F1N654Y_rTu9dTYFRHrR66gIqu-8MP2uIIEWewUZPam7Lcac34CnU1_we82TCd3lS5HQzVZh9ZIfOQ9LUR86X0LnDRGpHbEA6e4LrCd--4-w/s841/Photo%2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="841" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTbAf255ZyRSupnJUzSWFck6vScVbI-vI5U5dSAS6idmv7xiTOXat6xfnRGWW_sYbMCtfIa4BgEDkT7F1N654Y_rTu9dTYFRHrR66gIqu-8MP2uIIEWewUZPam7Lcac34CnU1_we82TCd3lS5HQzVZh9ZIfOQ9LUR86X0LnDRGpHbEA6e4LrCd--4-w/w400-h311/Photo%2052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERcMlVltqGWzMzwIkaNl5CqMxItduTMn82l6nRrEFgzGKDcK_E0cKjIc4iCkN7Z6y1U_pkTEwDDJj72zGYnwYCAOPddyJmdDpEN4Gbv0Zx9tThTYPvZrbU7vBhixVI1BT_NnXYBntN-nGgv9wNF1HZzyLqIrKqhMtaANRb3cudzvDKpNU9qqie0q9pg/s587/Photo%2053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="587" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERcMlVltqGWzMzwIkaNl5CqMxItduTMn82l6nRrEFgzGKDcK_E0cKjIc4iCkN7Z6y1U_pkTEwDDJj72zGYnwYCAOPddyJmdDpEN4Gbv0Zx9tThTYPvZrbU7vBhixVI1BT_NnXYBntN-nGgv9wNF1HZzyLqIrKqhMtaANRb3cudzvDKpNU9qqie0q9pg/w400-h358/Photo%2053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right Side</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietskfMADGzMWeGPbzqh2cxp720DVMORrvMtcJVK1iZRi-PYmrotcOW8hC812wVW3dd8dVoILwuyFh6dvX7T-QixsWiAc2TJYC7Odw26vscV7qt_mU38TkzCDuw09FdoVUsZjwwKVn5fBPpzrwKYavP_VFdwu_-m5D7R1ehPwyVqiYW1B6lIb0VA09Dw/s967/Photo%2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="967" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietskfMADGzMWeGPbzqh2cxp720DVMORrvMtcJVK1iZRi-PYmrotcOW8hC812wVW3dd8dVoILwuyFh6dvX7T-QixsWiAc2TJYC7Odw26vscV7qt_mU38TkzCDuw09FdoVUsZjwwKVn5fBPpzrwKYavP_VFdwu_-m5D7R1ehPwyVqiYW1B6lIb0VA09Dw/w400-h268/Photo%2054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4h2BS9lC8KR3GS8QXKdNLguHtKvz5FKDca3B3QNT24E6L94rOrEeBGM83YOp_Qdj40w--uCevFkzdBf1ENzArlTf-v1tIPpdlQvMoPDp04uZXhL3v6OXVwZdcvnbWOjFjUqio34_F86cztojbOS78XMwJ-dEA3CkTZAfqQ70O5ETZI0qajJFO6gD20A/s607/Photo%2055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="607" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4h2BS9lC8KR3GS8QXKdNLguHtKvz5FKDca3B3QNT24E6L94rOrEeBGM83YOp_Qdj40w--uCevFkzdBf1ENzArlTf-v1tIPpdlQvMoPDp04uZXhL3v6OXVwZdcvnbWOjFjUqio34_F86cztojbOS78XMwJ-dEA3CkTZAfqQ70O5ETZI0qajJFO6gD20A/w400-h363/Photo%2055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left Side - Since this store backs right up that trailer park, the loading docks were moved to the left side of the building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And now for some historic satellite imagery, courtesy of Google Earth and historicaerials.com:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xErEVdbiOhjGVD53LjauSeCotLVsWmFTpbnlkGYTdNmcaNmTheX5dM-gQS8DP29n7OePvJ3lnFxwUhqbIKHY38K5d5tNV0psGw23y6-a9nKXAAHn1ZbdqavS59sioKVmCyqTHczU2E0p2JnZCn-m2D6ipwVWsaDLIeYxYu_XwFKeg0bLrhzryUyTwQ/s487/Photo%2056%202021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="463" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xErEVdbiOhjGVD53LjauSeCotLVsWmFTpbnlkGYTdNmcaNmTheX5dM-gQS8DP29n7OePvJ3lnFxwUhqbIKHY38K5d5tNV0psGw23y6-a9nKXAAHn1ZbdqavS59sioKVmCyqTHczU2E0p2JnZCn-m2D6ipwVWsaDLIeYxYu_XwFKeg0bLrhzryUyTwQ/w380-h400/Photo%2056%202021.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4324 - 2021</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_a7BhIJRPfrLaNNrOWiTRaGyrxCxtZtYvk4ZSnnm4d3kNA3GBVN_-qaDt69R8kq7KzdcUTpZ7YRqX42xUujRhUsP0VPlxInOUXJVpy6Jr_vq0TC6nVMFADCA2jQbfR8RSfVlLykBTFvFq_Q47j4rHXU_k0_00xcUrDMBkfRrhRuTbdFRk8DBV7gvNVg/s491/Photo%2057%202012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="487" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_a7BhIJRPfrLaNNrOWiTRaGyrxCxtZtYvk4ZSnnm4d3kNA3GBVN_-qaDt69R8kq7KzdcUTpZ7YRqX42xUujRhUsP0VPlxInOUXJVpy6Jr_vq0TC6nVMFADCA2jQbfR8RSfVlLykBTFvFq_Q47j4rHXU_k0_00xcUrDMBkfRrhRuTbdFRk8DBV7gvNVg/w396-h400/Photo%2057%202012.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4324 - 2012</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqnwdF_J99UEKEcvzbTYU7Bjbk0Fv-fz00VuuZn2rjifffmRKExDszKhBx7oXlyb6sCFc3-LQcBgCFq22A9K1gkBOumEFV_9AgExuV0d_oqL49-ZTI-e4ooID2_vdUBegda4Y4LlEqaWhDsOXUFSEX3RpgJgeS-0Evyd5Xl4Zuo1Le0ZoTvKTHdaoow/s483/Photo%2058%202002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="453" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqnwdF_J99UEKEcvzbTYU7Bjbk0Fv-fz00VuuZn2rjifffmRKExDszKhBx7oXlyb6sCFc3-LQcBgCFq22A9K1gkBOumEFV_9AgExuV0d_oqL49-ZTI-e4ooID2_vdUBegda4Y4LlEqaWhDsOXUFSEX3RpgJgeS-0Evyd5Xl4Zuo1Le0ZoTvKTHdaoow/w375-h400/Photo%2058%202002.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4324 - 2002</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LIAwiCMJP8Sy3R3W0gUepMCvTtOmQgKPK2-QICWolAXSzNMhjP653r5v-wbzXynLbDEKebWKf6qibVvvBICfmmFSV5yGSkYqCXwTJTaQlKD1C_S8GJWCvisMqTMZ6W2uApFe0904OnFw45WANeuyByTFinEyEuu-qy4XdrsgfSbRop9MYuBikmjonw/s579/Photo%2059%201998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="579" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LIAwiCMJP8Sy3R3W0gUepMCvTtOmQgKPK2-QICWolAXSzNMhjP653r5v-wbzXynLbDEKebWKf6qibVvvBICfmmFSV5yGSkYqCXwTJTaQlKD1C_S8GJWCvisMqTMZ6W2uApFe0904OnFw45WANeuyByTFinEyEuu-qy4XdrsgfSbRop9MYuBikmjonw/w400-h348/Photo%2059%201998.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4324 - 1998 - Business at Winn-Dixie has been picking up lately, but not quite to the extent like we see here in 1998! This store was doing something right back then to pack in all those people!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoemX901mEH9nOZ7MsGz2COA5JAhwpRhuMEj7790tph1D58TaTJRYUT9J1tqBgqNkSRrvcmHsraF7U6PlNRTZGI1r3MW1uiNujOHE7bDyA5dOZAyzjWp_TNLwuedbpjMZvd_T5eYTc58rf7BqxecHl230wpStsU7Kfq86E4Z0G1n0mhhqxV5W_AHTfw/s529/Photo%2060%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoemX901mEH9nOZ7MsGz2COA5JAhwpRhuMEj7790tph1D58TaTJRYUT9J1tqBgqNkSRrvcmHsraF7U6PlNRTZGI1r3MW1uiNujOHE7bDyA5dOZAyzjWp_TNLwuedbpjMZvd_T5eYTc58rf7BqxecHl230wpStsU7Kfq86E4Z0G1n0mhhqxV5W_AHTfw/w378-h400/Photo%2060%201995.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Albertsons #4324 - 1995 - Winn-Dixie must have been on to something with that Food Pavilion is this was the kind of crowd it drew!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEME4_ZXbmRg5Gs5kawCVIB9Yu-bokYVQ9euyRD1e6kShcIZC-pFSn7wOHWqyeUkrBcu4g0-iVmRagCJGiBHMUwjjLbrjMyO5nrtiS84t5YQO8FviS5Oyi4oM13oLfxzrvWcfdW7oi5yQ7h_w6JGhFxl0RKcWf-_R7GrjfoAnOBRS2URIP13k4xupRg/s489/Photo%2061%201984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="489" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEME4_ZXbmRg5Gs5kawCVIB9Yu-bokYVQ9euyRD1e6kShcIZC-pFSn7wOHWqyeUkrBcu4g0-iVmRagCJGiBHMUwjjLbrjMyO5nrtiS84t5YQO8FviS5Oyi4oM13oLfxzrvWcfdW7oi5yQ7h_w6JGhFxl0RKcWf-_R7GrjfoAnOBRS2URIP13k4xupRg/w400-h350/Photo%2061%201984.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albertsons #4324 - 1984</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQPnvRqbh75unyHnhJflY9HdLIcdzPzMu_gryCqIsxXW5bZT9FgiRi1kuLByTeYWxJRhK0X47hUh2PvLAJIPtQM1JAWwa7-5zF8Wt2YfcA7mAFo5M8Blz0NnZMtohqHPh6ewZJ-YRzdISnBCAyrKAAOYcqG_MM99xmEWEqM8x2qxCXVK8lEwonldenA/s434/Photo%2062%201971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="434" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQPnvRqbh75unyHnhJflY9HdLIcdzPzMu_gryCqIsxXW5bZT9FgiRi1kuLByTeYWxJRhK0X47hUh2PvLAJIPtQM1JAWwa7-5zF8Wt2YfcA7mAFo5M8Blz0NnZMtohqHPh6ewZJ-YRzdISnBCAyrKAAOYcqG_MM99xmEWEqM8x2qxCXVK8lEwonldenA/w400-h325/Photo%2062%201971.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Future Albertsons #4324 - 1971</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqTo1r1OFJ03H85ekGd28nfv0VUSJrV9Pt0o_y5mWk4iN1o3xI09ajP_N1UVo2IKShbEYmNPHnR13s_6Qjzo1xHqDzgNOHAndE-F2CPvZnGCbbRogdfYb7ic0Ns09zNryFqGMOrO_ed3AcF2i7HoqzfulFEktAiUf9C7yh0ampKfYMGWEWXEMj1WRLg/s717/Photo%2063.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="717" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqTo1r1OFJ03H85ekGd28nfv0VUSJrV9Pt0o_y5mWk4iN1o3xI09ajP_N1UVo2IKShbEYmNPHnR13s_6Qjzo1xHqDzgNOHAndE-F2CPvZnGCbbRogdfYb7ic0Ns09zNryFqGMOrO_ed3AcF2i7HoqzfulFEktAiUf9C7yh0ampKfYMGWEWXEMj1WRLg/w400-h333/Photo%2063.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/184374029@N02/">YonWooRetail2</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div> We'll wrap up today's post with this interesting photo YonWoo put together showing us what the building looks like as a Winn-Dixie compared to when it was an Albertsons (and that photo on the bottom is actually of #4324, and not a similar looking store). I doubt this store changed much during its 12-year run as an Albertsons, and I'm sure the original 1970's signage lasted until the store closed for good in 1991. Even though this store was a big flop for Albertsons, Winn-Dixie has enjoyed a vast amount of success with this store over the last 32 years. Hopefully our Winn-Dixiesons will continue on for many years to come, keeping this rare breed of Floridian Albertsons reuse out there for our enjoyment!</div><div><br /></div><div> Since I haven't posted about Winn-Dixie in a while (today's post was my first Winn-Dixie related post in almost a year), we'll be doing a Winn-Dixie double take here on AFB for the month of May. While next time I may not have another Winn-Dixiesons up my sleeve, I do have some other funky Winn-Dixie stores to share with you. What Winn-Dixie will we see next time - come back in two weeks to find out!</div><div><br /></div><div>So until the next post,</div><div><br /></div><div>The Albertsons Florida Blogger</div>Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.com12