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12 Comments on Downtown Searcy Arkansas Safeway Store....a long time ago.
Barbara, that is really neat. We used to have a Safeway here, years ago. The buildings remind me of our downtown mall today.
Absolutely stunning pictures Barbara. It really does show us all how times keep changing doesn't it?
Karen, thanks for stopping by. This Safeway store predates my living in this town but the store buildings are still there and are fascinating.
Gary, thanks for looking at our little town picture. We are working on restoring downtown and this section is now undergoing renovation.
Barbara, where exactly was that Safeway located?
Now those photos are hard to beat. I love the way the cans are so neat on the shelves! Those were the days :-)
Your friend in Charlottesville!
It was beside the Lee Biggs (now) law office. Where Cothern's Mens Store was.
Charles, thanks for looking and commenting. Your photos will someday be viewed like these because you do such good photography.
My memory of the store was smelling the ground coffee beans when you entered the store. As little girl, growing up in Searcy, we NEVER bought unground coffee beans! At Safeway they were ground, put in "sacks" (paper bags to you Northerners)....just like they do now at Starbucks, and most other groc. stores. As my husband's father was manager of the rival Kroger's...I'll probably get some flak. Kroger's probably ground the coffee beans, too.
I took the pictures using the camera I won at the Family Shoe Store in 1948.
The pictures were for a Girl Scout Photography Merit Badge. The task was to take pictures
of buldings in Searcy. I have a personal web page where all the pictures may be seen but
unfortunately I can't put ithe URL link in this comment because the comment won't show. Tried it twice.
Some of the scenes on the webpage are postcards so I take no credit for them.
I remember playing in the Safeway store after hours when I was about 6 years old. My favorite
memory is the spilled coffee around the grinder and the wonderfull odor it produced. I also loved to
play with all the empty boxes while daddy finished up his work. Wonder if grocery stores let kids
in the back today??
Paula Anne
Barbara,
Great photo! I also remember that Headlee's Drug moved into the old Van Atkins building, they served lunch and had great chicken salad sandwiches.
Anita, aren't those memories great!! Thanks for the comments.
Paula, the pictures you made were great. Next I'll do you holding your winning prize in front of the Family Shoe Store. Thanks for comments!!
Mary, aren't the old photos great. You need to meet Anita and Paula, who supplied them to me.
Oh, Barbara! I have looked at so many of your old photos and this one took my breath away! I love to see Searcy the way it was! Thank you so much for introducing my town to me!
Beth Hogue
Beth, thanks for the comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the old photos. They were shared by my friends.