This page primarily covers Safeway’s operations in Houston from their 1970 entry to their 1988 exit. For information, post-1988, check out the AppleTree page.
Safeway Enters Texas
Safeway has roots in Texas from as far back as the 1928. With their purchase of the NewWay chain operating in El Paso. Coming West from California, they would continue to move East after buying the Bird grocery store chain the same year. This gave them access to Dallas and the surrounding area. Over the next few decades, Safeway would continue to grow throughout the United States, and internationally. However, growth in Texas was quite limited. By the 1950s the service area of Safeway in Texas had grown South of the original DFW footprint serving small towns throughout Central Texas. By March 1955 Safeway announced their intent to enter the Houston market with 10 brand-new stores. The ambitious new plans included not only the 10 new stores, but the promise of more if these did well. The stores would also receive a 70 acre distribution center/plant to allow for a self-sustaining division. While Safeway was developing an ambitious new plan for expansion into Houston, local competitors in DFW, Texoma, and West Texas all joined together to accuse Safeway of price fixing and unfair competition. The accusation was serious enough to cause Safeway to “postpone” development endeavors in Houston by August 1955. By this point, locations had already been scouted, and options purchased on certain lots. The price had also ballooned from $6 Million to over $10 Million.
Burned by not completely spurred, Safeway would remain just outside the Houston area in the 1950s, opening stores in and around Austin, getting as close as to Houston as Bryan/College Station. In late 1968 Safeway would return to town and quietly began completing land transactions. While I can’t confirm it exactly, it seems that some of the first lots purchased in the 60s may have been ones Safeway was considering in the 1950s. By March 1969 the Chronicle finally uncovered Safeways secret land deals, and published that the company had purchased 4 sites with intentions to open 6 six stores. The manager of the Dallas Division, of which Houston was to start of as part of, confirmed one location Belfort and Telephone Road, and mentioned that it would open within a year. Despite the tight-lipped exterior, Safeway quickly began dropping information about which plots of land they had purchased. It seems that this transperancy would come back to bite Safeway at least once when multiple residents protested a planned store in the 10200 Memorial Drive area, causing Safeway to drop the planned store. In another bit of bad publicity, Safeway offered to donate about $5,500 to the City of Houston to complete storm drains around their planned store on Dairy Ashford. City Council members responded by essentially accusing Safeway of attempting to bribe and strong arm their way into getting things done.
Despite these early missteps Safeway had a relatively easy time expanding throughout Houston in the 1970s. By October 1970, Peter Magowan was named as the first Houston District Manager. Mr. Magowan would stay in the Houston District of the Dallas Division for three years, during this time the chain would grow to ~25 stores in the Houston area, some existing older stores, including those in Austin, were added to Houston brining the total count of stores closer to 50. By 1974 Mr. Magowan would leave the Houston Division, and continue climbing the corporate ranks of Safeway until being named CEO in 1979, but we’ll get to that later. The early years of the Houston District were somewhat unremarkable, with slow but steady growth mostly fueled by Kroger’s “entrance” into the Houston market, after finally dropping the Henke’s banner. By the mid 70s Safeway’s Houston district, had a store count of around 40-50 which warranted spinning the district off into its own division. Later reports, would say that during this time period Safeway corporate was focused on growth, and likely with support from Magowan, more money and construction than was realistic was put into the new division. Most sources cite Safeway’s Houston distribution center as being able to serve around 300 stores very comfortably. This is also supported by the fact that the milk and bread plants built during this time produced enough excess that they helped to supply other divisions.
By the 1980s, Safeway was up to around 50-60 stores in the Houston division, while not the largest chain in the area coming in third behind, Kroger, and Weingarten respectively, Safeway was able to grab more market share than Weingarten, and maintain a close second to Kroger. Most of this boiled down to Safeway’s size and ability to supply groceries somewhat cheaper compared to regional chains, a reality that the Weingarten family had come to accept when they sold their grocery stores to Grand Union in 1980. By late 1983 Grand Union had also become uninterested in running Weingartens and began seeking a buyer, Safeway was seen as an obvious choice, but was in true fashion completely tight-lipped about what they were doing. In January 1984 the Houston Chronicle reported that 46 Weingarten stores were to be sold to Safeway, along with their frozen food warehouse. Although 3 stores could not be sold due to lease agreements, and would continue to be operated by Grand Union until these agreements expired. With a combined store count of 69 in the Houston area by 1984, Safeway had undeniably become one of Houston’s biggest grocers.
Throughout 1985 and 1986 Safeway would continue to add stores, along with remodel and expanding their smaller 25k square foot store, to “Superstore” standards, or at least as close as they could get. Unfortunately, one side effect of the expansions and updates, which were going on all over the company at the time, was a lack of cash flow, which leads to a reentry of Peter Magowan. In 1986 the Dart Group announced their intent to force a hostile takeover of Safeway. The intent of the Dart Group was likely to liquidate the company, getting more than their investment back. Safeway would be forced to accept a white knight bid by KKR to prevent this from happening. Part of the deal would include giving KKR some financial control and requirements over what Safeway could do with their money. In 1987 Safeway quickly began shedding divisions to desperately try and generate cash. These sell offs would eventually result in the 1988 buyout of the Houston division, which would lead to the creation of AppleTree Markets. This decision along with shutting down the DFW, El Paso, and Texoma divisions of Safeway were likely influenced by Peter Magowan’s experience and knowledge of the chain in Texas. While big goals had been set, they weren’t able to realized, with Safeway generally coming in 2nd or 3rd. These big goals, dreams and aspirations would all find a new home under AppleTree, and it nearly worked, but that’s in another article.
Identifying Old Safeways
Location List
Store No. | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| #271 | 6825 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78757 | 1965-1989 Opened as part of Dallas Division, Closed as a Safeway (by AppleTree), Currently a Mazda Dealership |
| #511 | 1006 North St, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 | 1961-1976 Opened as part of Dallas Division, Subdivided Shopping Center |
| #541 | 301 S. Chestnut, Lufkin TX 75901 | 1961-1989 Opened as part of Dallas Division, AppleTree, Currently Brookshire Bros |
| #542 | 1424 North St Nacogdoches, TX 75961 | 1976-1989 AppleTree, Subdivided Mostly CVS |
| #701 | 1919 E Riverside Dr Austin, TX 78741 | 1970-1989 Closed as a Safeway (by AppleTree), Currently a Bingo Parlor |
| #703 | 1500 W 35th St Austin, TX 78703 | 1971-1989 AppleTree Currently Randalls |
| #706 | 9316 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753 | 1972-1979 Still standing, Subdivided |
| #707 | 222 W Hopkins St, San Marcos, TX 78666 | 1972-1984 Torn down after replacement store opened on same lot |
| #708 | 8040 Mesa Dr Austin, TX 78731 | 1973-1989 AppleTree Currently Randalls |
| #711 | 715 Exposition Blvd Austin, TX 78703 | 1977-1989 AppleTree Recently Closed Randalls 2020 |
| #712 | 5335 Airport Blvd Austin, TX 78751 | 1961-1994 AppleTree Demo'd 2011 |
| #714 | 1725 S Texas Ave, College Station, TX 77840 | 1976-1989 AppleTree Split between OfficeMax and Spec's |
| #715 | 902 N Austin Ave Georgetown, TX 78626 | 1974-1989 AppleTree Subdivided |
| #716 | 804 W Braker Ln Austin, TX 78758 | 1974-1989 AppleTree Northern Tool and Equipment |
| #719 | 2101 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 | 1965-1994 Opened as part of Dallas Division, Subdivided CVS and Office Depot |
| #721 | 6920 Menchaca Rd Austin, TX 78745 | 1977-1986 AppleTree, Now a Sprouts |
| #723 | 2025 W Ben White Blvd Austin, TX 78745 | 1966-1989 Opened as part of Dallas Division, AppleTree, Currently Randalls |
| #724 | 9411 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78753 | 1979-1989 AppleTree, Likely sold to HEB |
| #726 | 3116 N Main St, Taylor, TX 76574 | 1980-1989 AppleTree Exact Address listed as "Mallard Lane" |
| #728 | 1112 N Interstate Hwy 35 Round Rock, TX 78681 | 1980-1989 AppleTree Now Mr. Gatti's |
| #729 | 601 E William Cannon Dr Austin, TX 78745 | 1980-1989 AppleTree Now Melrose |
| #730 | 3229 Bee Cave Rd Austin, TX 78746 | 1981-1989 AppleTree, Currently Randalls |
| #731 | 2222 S Market St Brenham, TX 77833 | 1982-1989 AppleTree, Currently Vacant |
| #732 | 11150 Research Blvd Austin, TX 78759 | 1981-1989 Closed During Bankruptcy, Subdivided Party City and Petsmart |
| #733 | 200 W Hopkins St San Marcos, TX 78666 | 1984-1989 AppleTree, Currently HEB |
| #735 | 6800 Berkman Dr, Austin, TX 78723 | 1984-1989 AppleTree, Currently El Rancho Was Randalls prior to 2011 |
| #736 | 2001 E State Hwy 21 Bryan, TX 77803 | 1986-1989 AppleTree, Subdivided by La Michocana |
| #745 | 13945 U.S. 183 Hwy, Austin, TX 78717 | 1985-1989 AppleTree, Currently Randalls |
| #900 | 14540 Memorial Dr Houston, TX 77079 | 1970-1986 Drug Emporium: 1989-1999 HEB Pantry Foods: 1999-2018 Now HEB Delivery Hub |
| #901 | 2127 Southmore Ave Pasadena, TX 77506 | 1970-1989 AppleTree 1989- Now Value Village Largely Untouched Store expanded in 1972 (Not a 24/7 Store) |
| #903 | 7645 Dashwood Dr Houston, TX 77036 | 1970-1987 AppleTree, Essentially untouched building Originally 7654 |
| #904 | 3745 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027 | 1970-1989 AppleTree, Rice Epicurean, Now subdivided as Walgreens |
| #905 | 10140 Hammerly Blvd Houston, TX 77080 | 1970-1987 Replaced by 2300 Gessner |
| #907 | 16550 El Camino Real Houston, TX 77062 | 1971-1984 Demolished ~2000 for new Kroger |
| #908 | 918 21st St N Texas City, TX 77590 | 1972-1984 Subdivided |
| #910 | 14085 S Main St Houston, TX 77085 | 1970-1983 Drugs For Less: 1983-1986 |
| #911 | 5232 Aldine Mail Rte Rd Houston, TX 77039 | 1973-1989 First Budget Store closed prior to AppleTree, now subdivided mostly Food City, Originally 5230 |
| #912 | 5373 Antoine Dr Houston, TX 77091 | 1972-1986 Food Town Originally 5367 |
| #914 | 11600 Hughes Rd Houston, TX 77089 | 1971-1981 Drugs for Less: October 9, 1983-1986 Sagemont Church: 1988-Present (Not a 24/7 Store) |
| #915 | 11340 Chimney Rock Rd Houston, TX 77035 | 1984-1987 Weingarten |
| #915 | 6025 Chimney Rock Rd Houston, TX 77081 | 1972-1984 Now a charter school (Not a 24/7 Store) |
| #917 | 1805 Ella Blvd Houston, TX 77008 | 1971-1989 AppleTree |
| #918 | 8935 N Shepherd Dr Houston, TX 77088 | 1971-1983 Later "Drugs for Less" in 1983 (may or may not have been related to a fatal shooting/robbery in the parking lot). Eventually part of Archer Motors. Later demolished for Más Club in 2008. Más Club closed in 2014. |
| #919 | 9607 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77096 | 1972-1984 Demolished for Albertsons now Food Town |
| #920 | 2215 FM 1960 Rd W Houston, TX 77090 | 1971-1983 Subdivided Dollar Tree Mostly Now 2217 FM 1960 |
| #921 | 901 S Richey St Pasadena, TX 77506 | 1972-1987, Now Food Town |
| #922 | 11006 Airline Dr Houston, TX 77037 | 1973-1989 AppleTree, Now Fiesta |
| #924 | 1414 Wirt Rd Houston, TX 77055 | 1973-1984 Price Buster Foods in 1991. Now Trini Mendenhall Community Center |
| #926 | 105 W Edgewood Dr Friendswood, TX 77546 | 1973-1984 Later Winn's Variety Store and Crafts, etc, now Subdivided Ace and O'Reilly's |
| #928 | 11502 Wilcrest Dr Houston, TX 77099 | 1973-1987 Foodarama 1988-Present |
| #929 | 1700 11th St, Huntsville, TX 77340 | 1973-1982 Demolished for new HEB |
| #930 | 11214 Beechnut St Houston, TX 77072 | 1974-1982 Drugs for Less: 1983-1986 Now El Ahorro Since 2018 |
| #931 | 9525 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77063 | 1974-1982 Subdivided between Aldi and Party City |
| #932 | 4614 NASA Road 1 Seabrook, TX 77586 | 1973-1989 AppleTree, Later Arlan's |
| #933 | 2020 Fountain View Dr Houston, TX 77057 | 1974-1989, AppleTree, Now final Rice Epicurean |
| #934 | 9325 Katy Fwy Houston, TX 77024 | 1974-1989 AppleTree Originally 9305 |
| #936 | 10525 Edgebrook, Houston, TX 77034 | 1974-1984 |
| #938 | 4805 Galveston Rd Houston, TX 77017 | 1974-1989: Safeway Budget Store AppleTree, Foodarama demolished 2021 Original 4729 |
| #939 | 1116 E Mulberry St, Angleton, TX 77515 | 1975-1989 AppleTree |
| #940 | 1415 Wilcrest Dr Houston, TX 77042 | 1974-1984 David's Supermarket, Now Foodtown, Originally 1455 Wilcrest, Replaced by #1124 former Weingarten |
| #942 | 6013 Stewart Rd Galveston, TX 77551 | 1976-1987 Later H-E-B Pantry Foods, Now a Charter School |
| #943 | 1100 W Dallas St Conroe, TX 77301 | 1989 AppleTree 1986 |
| #946 | 2617 W Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77025 | 1989 Total Wine former Rice Epicurean and AppleTree |
| #947 | 4230 Decker Dr Baytown, TX 77520 | 1977-1989 |
| #948 | 115 E Boling Hwy Wharton, TX 77488 | 1976-1989 |
| #949 | 165 Oyster Creek Dr Lake Jackson, TX 77566 | 1976-1994 AppleTree Food King Arlan's Market |
| #950 | 28522 FM 149, Tomball, TX 77375 | 1977-1987 Demolished by HEB who first built a Pantry store next to it. HEB still uses original sign! Now 28520 Tomball Pkwy |
| #951 | 3316 Avenue H Rosenberg, TX 77471 | 1976-1989 AppleTree, Mostly Walgreens |
| #952 | 12638 Bissonnet St Houston, TX 77099 | 1977-1989 AppleTree |
| #954 | 6742 Hillcroft St Houston, TX 77081 | 1977-1989. Now FAMSA Furniture, AppleTree, Originally 6710 Hillcroft |
| #955 | 5106 Hallettsville Hwy, Victoria, TX 77904 | 1977-1985 Now Office Depot; Base of Sign still standing |
| #956 | 8710 Bellaire Blvd Houston, TX 77036 | 1977-1989 AppleTree |
| #957 | 9510 N Houston Rosslyn Rd Houston, TX 77088 | 1977-1989 AppleTree, Now an Industrial Facility |
| #958 | 7310 Louetta Rd Spring, TX 77379 | 1977-1987 Rebuilt HEB |
| #959 | 4100 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, TX 77504 | 1977-1989, AppleTree, Now 99 Cents Store |
| #960 | 5 Uvalde Rd Houston, TX 77015 | Safeway: -1989 AppleTree: 1989-May 1992 Gerlands: Food Town: |
| #961 | 3601 Center St Deer Park, TX 77536 | 1978-1987 HEB Closed Recently, Video department used as Craig's Video Outlet |
| #962 | 4124 7th St Bay City, TX 77414 | Safeway:1978-1987 AppleTree:1987-June, 1992 Present: Ace Hardware Now 4127 7th St |
| #963 | 329 Calhoun Plaza, Port Lavaca, TX 77979 | 1978-1987 Now Uncle Mike's Rent to Own maybe an HEB? Possibly AppleTree |
| #964 | 13642 W Montgomery Houston, TX 77086 | January 28, 1979-1989 Now AppleTree TX-249 |
| #966 | 29799 Loop 494, Houston, TX 77339 | Leased Office Space, Insperity Center II Now 29800 Loop 494 |
| #968 | 130 Sawdust Rd Spring, TX 77380 | Opened April 1980, Closed June 13, 1987. Reopened as H-E-B Pantry Foods in 1992, which was later torn down for a full-size store. |
| #969 | 13811 Cypress N Houston Rd, Cypress, TX 77429 | 1989 Food Town AppleTree |
| #970 | 1700 Jefferson Dr Port Arthur, TX 77642 | Building largely untouched |
| #972 | 8801 9th Ave Port Arthur, TX 77642 | Christus Health Building |
| #973 | 5960 TX-105 Beaumont, TX 77708 | Green Banners Now Market Basket |
| #975 | 401 N 16th St, Orange, TX 77630 | 1982-1986? |
| #977 | 185 N Main St, Vidor, TX 77662 | -1986 Now a Mini-Storage and Event Center |
| #980 | 2028 N Main St Pearland, TX 77581 | 1989 AppleTree 1986 |
| #981 | 100 Gulf Fwy N League City, TX 77573 | Sign still intact used for Dollar Tree, Did not become AppleTree? |
| #982 | 20051 Katy Fwy Katy, TX 77450 | Conn's Home Plus, Sign still in place |
| #983 | 4705 Hwy 6 Houston, TX 77084 | Thrift Store AppleTree 1984 |
| #984 | 3004 FM 1960 E Houston, TX 77073 | July 27th 1980-1986 Gold's Gym Now 3040 FM 1960 |
| #985 | 14900 Northwest Fwy Houston, TX 77040 | Became AppleTree in 1989. Later sold to Kroger (1994-2005). K1 Speed Indoor Track Racing opened in 2012. |
| #988 | 2192 FM 2234, Missouri City, TX 77459 | 1981-May 1987 Subdivided King Dollar, Sold to Kroger during Dallas Division Shutdown |
| #989 | 7510 W Bellfort Blvd Houston, TX 77096 | Safeway: May 7, 1970-1989 1989:AppleTree Fiesta; The First Safeway in Houston |
| #990 | 17503 Imperial Valley Dr Houston, TX 77060 | Citi Trends' back end subdivided AppleTree 1984 |
| #991 | 101 Brazosport Blvd N, Clute, TX 77531 | Safeway: 1982-June 13, 1987 has been abandoned for many years |
| #993 | 1990 Old Spanish Trail Houston, TX 77054 | 1989 Medical Center Kroger Closed Recently AppleTree |
| #994 | 100 Truly Plaza Cleveland, TX 77327 | Safeway: June, 1983-June 13, 1987 HEB:1987-1999 Sold to HEB during Dallas Division Shutdown, HEB moved to a new store in the same center |
| #996 | 13201 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77083 | Safeway: 1982-1984 Likely closed for a Weingartens? |
| #998 | 2601 11th St, Huntsville, TX 77340 | Kubicek-bought AppleTree store. Records suggest the changeover happened in early 1997. |
| #1000 | 3210 FM 528 Rd Friendswood, TX 77546 | 1983-1987 |
| #1001 | 10902 Scarsdale Blvd Houston, TX 77089 | Safeway: 1983-June 13, 1987 & September 30th, 1988-1989 AppleTree: 1989-199 Gerlands converted to Food Town |
| #1003 | 7068 FM 1960 Humble, TX 77346 | 1989 AppleTree 1986 |
| #1004 | 1125 S Wheeler St, Jasper, TX 75951 | 1983-1983? Brookshire Bros |
| #1005 | 1509 W Church St Livingston, TX 7735 | August 20, 1983-1989 AppleTree Market: September 20, 1989- |
| #1006 | 106 N John Redditt Dr, Lufkin, TX 75904 | 1984-1986? |
| #1007 | 1305 Tenaha St, Center, TX 75935 | 1984-1986? |
| #1008 | 1035 E Loop 304, Crockett, TX 75835 | 1984-1985 HEB |
| #1009 | 1051 Eldridge Rd, Sugar Land, TX 77478 | 1984-1989 AppleTree Later Food Fair and Gerlands Now 1049 Eldridge |
| #1011 | 21155 Tomball Pkwy, Houston, TX 77070 | 1985-1987 |
| #1012 | 9371 Richmond Ave Houston, TX 77063 | Safeway 1986-1987 AppleTree: 1987-1996 |
| #1014 | 5377 W Richey Rd, Houston, TX 77066 | 1986-1987 |
| #1058 | 15540 Farm to Market Rd 529, Houston, TX 77095 | February 8, 1987-June 13, 1987 Closed after only a few months. Now 24 HR Fitness and Monkey Joe's |
| #1101 | 21155 Tomball Pkwy Houston, TX 77070 | 1989 AppleTree |
| #1102 | 1938 W Gray St Houston, TX 77019 | January 21, 1984-1989 Weingarten AppleTree |
| #1103 | 239 W 20th St Houston, TX 77008 | January 21, 1984-1989 Weingarten AppleTree |
| #1104 | 3520 Spencer Hwy Pasadena, TX 77504 | Weingarten January 21, 1984 |
| #1105 | 8620 Stella Link Rd Houston, TX 77025 | January 21, 1984-1989 Weingarten AppleTree |
| #1106 | 7840 Long Point Rd Houston, TX 77055 | January 21, 1984-1986 Former Weingarten, Sold to Weiner's |
| #1107 | 1352 W 43rd St Houston, TX 77018 | January 21, 1984-1989 Weingarten AppleTree Kroger |
| #1108 | 4000 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005 | Weingarten: -1984 Purchased but closed? Montclair Plaza |
| #1109 | 2220 Calder Ave, Beaumont, TX 77701 | Weingarten: -1984 Safeway: 1984-1987 |
| #1110 | 915 6th St N Texas City, TX 77590 | Weingarten Safeway: January 21, 1984-1989; AppleTree:1989-May 1992; Food King June 1992-Present Looks untouched! |
| #1111 | 1019 S College Ave, Bryan, TX 77803 | Weingarten: -1984: Safeway: 1984-1987 |
| #1113 | 2409 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058 | January 21, 1984-June 1987 Weingarten AppleTree |
| #1114 | 200 Gulfgate Mall, Houston, TX 77087 | Weingarten: -1984 Closed before converting? |
| #1115 | 5130 Bellaire Blvd Bellaire, TX 77401 | Weingarten January 21, 1984-1989 AppleTree |
| #1116 | 2763 Red Bluff Rd Pasadena, TX 77506 | Weingarten January 21, 1984 |
| #1117 | 2501 S Post Oak Ln, Houston, TX 77056 | Weingarten: -1984 Purchased but closed? |
| #1118 | 11302 Chimney Rock Rd, Houston, TX 77035 | 1984-1987 Former Weingarten, Westbury Square |
| #1119 | 3803 Dunlavy St Houston, TX 77006 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree |
| #1120 | 7061 Lawndale St Houston, TX 77023 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree |
| #1121 | 4425 W Fuqua St Houston, TX 77045 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1122 | 701 E Davis St Conroe, TX 77301 | 1984-1987 Former Weingarten |
| #1123 | 1175 Edgebrook Dr Houston, TX 77034 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree |
| #1124 | 11041 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77042 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1125 | 11240 Fondren Rd Houston, TX 77071 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree |
| #1126 | 7601 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77063 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree |
| #1128 | 435 Uvalde Rd, Houston, TX 77015 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree Budget Store |
| #1129 | 2415 Avenue P Galveston, TX 77550 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1130 | 939 Nederland Ave, Nederland, TX 77627 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1136 | 3503 Gulf Fwy, Dickinson, TX 77539 | 1984-1985 Former Weingarten |
| #1137 | 126 Braeswood Square Houston, TX 77096 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1138 | 140 North Alexander Dr Baytown, TX 77520 | 1970-1984 "Moved" during Weingarten buyout |
| #1138-2 | 1811 N Alexander Dr Baytown, TX 77520 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1139 | 6450 Phelan Blvd, Beaumont, TX 77706 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree, Now Market Basket |
| #1140 | 19633 Eastex Freeway Humble, TX 77338 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1141 | 8066 S Gessner Dr Houston, TX 77036 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1142 | 1050 Federal Rd Houston, TX 77015 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree, Now Seller Bros |
| #1143 | 9701 Spencer Hwy La Porte, TX 77571 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree |
| #1144 | 10717 Jones Rd Houston, TX 77065 | 1984-1986 Former Weingarten |
| #1145 | 15152 Bellaire Blvd Houston, TX 77083 | 1984-1989 Former Weingarten, AppleTree |
The 3208 FM-528 location in Friendswood is subdivided now into Dollar Tree and Your Suite Sollution.
In Huntsville, 1700 11th St. (now site of a new HEB) was the original Safeway location. They built a freestanding store in mid 1980’s that was later the Apple Tree store, and now Brookshire Brothers, at 2601 11th St.
Can anyone help me to prove that Safeway was affiliated with Brentway in the 1980’s? My pension is dependent on proving that Brentway was Safeway.
If it’s the Brentway which operated Pack ‘n Save in California, and Save ‘n Pack in Florida, then you’re in luck. Here’s a quote from a 1986 Orlando Sentinel article which seems to confirm it.
“The stores, operated by a Safeway subsidiary, Brentway Foods of San Francisco… Safeway bought Brentway, a profitable warehouse chain in its own right, a little more than a year ago to spearhead its warehouse expansion.”
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1986-02-16-0200120209-story.html
Some corporate documents exist out there too, if you would like to reach me via email I can further discuss looking into them.
Great job on this post. However, I think some of these addresses may be incorrect, just going off what’s there now.
2409 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058 (looks like really old apartments built in the 70s)
3210 FM 528 Rd Friendswood, TX 77546 (there’s an old house on the land that looks like it’s from the 60s)
676 FM 517 W, Dickinson, TX 77539 (I believe this was just farmland prior to the shopping center there now)
I may be completely wrong! Just wanted to bring it to your attention.
Thank you, and good catch on the Dickinson one, for whatever reason Safeway used a really weird “junk” address, that doesn’t fit onto the modern street pattern. I actually went back and pulled the correct one from Weingarten! The other two should be pointed to the correct spots, if you view them on Google Maps.