Tag: FM 1960

As we return to the center cut-through, we see some remaining Albertsons flooring elements. While the black and grey design has been retained now that the renovation is complete, the toy letter blocks and the pink checkerboard designs have been removed. We also see the Bountiful aisle markers on the left and the Artisan aisle markers on the right.

Kroger’s Artisan Takes Over the FM 1960 W. & N. Eldridge Grocery Palace Krogertsons Which Previously Had Bountiful Albertsons Leftovers

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a guest submission from HHR’s good friend Anonymous in Houston with the photos taken by Mike in July 2024 2024 may not be The Year of Kroger here at Houston Historic Retail like 2023 was, but we still aim to bring our readers the latest in Houston Kroger developments! With that in mind, this post will be about the recent renovation which took place at Kroger HO-737 located at 12400 …

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Here’s another look at the power alley, but this time we see the Bakery as well. Note that even with the compact installation of Bountiful, the power alley does still have some of Bountiful’s ‘basket’ signs. Also note the checkerboard flooring tiles. Some of those bakery display carts would have been replaced with tables and chairs back when this store was new and still had the fast food food court.

Powerful Kroger Signature Stores Gain A Power Alley

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a guest submission from HHR’s good friend Anonymous in Houston with the photos taken by Mike In last month’s The Year of Kroger entry, we explored a very early Kroger Signature store built in 1993, the Cypress Station store. In this month’s The Year of Kroger post, we will explore another early Kroger Signature store, Kroger HO-311, the Jersey Village/Steeplechase store located at the intersection of Jones Road & West …

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By 1993’s standards, this would have seemed like a very large supermarket!

A Sign of the Future: Kroger’s Dominating Signature Format Turns 30

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a guest submission from HHR’s good friend Anonymous in Houston with the photos taken by Mike In last month’s The Year of Kroger installment, we took a look at a north Houston suburban Kroger, the Kroger on Veterans Memorial. This month’s installment of The Year of Kroger will keep us in the north Houston suburbs and the general FM 1960 corridor. In this edition of The Year of Kroger, we …

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When this store opened, it had a gable front facade. Safeway gave the front of this store a more traditional look in the early 2000s.

North Houston’s Remarkable Handy Randalls in Champions

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a guest submission from HHR’s good friend Anonymous in Houston with the photos being taken by Mike For close to 50 years, the supermarket featured in this blog post has been one of, if not the, most upscale supermarkets in all of the northern half of Houston. With that in mind, it’s fair to say that this supermarket is truly remarkable! This remarkable store, the Randall’s Flagship store at 5219 …

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Here's a mall entrance in between the Sears anchor and the old Montgomery Ward. The Forever 21 is where the old Luby's Cafeteria once was. In fact, the greenhouse you can faintly see off to the right by the tree was once part of the dining room. (Photo courtesy of Mike/HHR)

Happy 40th Anniversary, Willowbrook Mall!

Editor’s Note: Today we begin Houston Historic Retail’s Month of Malls! Our 3 Wednesday posts will feature all new Mall content! Lets start off Part One with Northwestern Houston Resident Expert Anonymous in Houston! -Mike Those who have visited the Willowbrook Mall area in Northwest Houston know that several words can be used to describe the territory, but ‘sleepy’ is probably not one of them in current times.  However, prior to the official opening of …

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