{"id":20865,"date":"2010-09-25T13:57:18","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T20:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/?p=20865"},"modified":"2010-09-26T01:08:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-26T08:08:00","slug":"marina-style-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/archives\/20865","title":{"rendered":"Marina-style shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘the ‘Marina’ type, named after San Francisco’s Marina Boulevard store  . . .  The mosaic murals were created by John Garth. They depict food being transported from the four corners of the globe.’<\/em><\/p>\n

Though abandoned by the company, this ‘googie-style’<\/a> seabird facade (above and below) was THE brand for the Safeway supermarket chain.<\/p>\n

The Marina market even made an appearance in one of my favorite films, Bullitt<\/a> (1968). It was part of the famous car chase thru San Francisco (clip below).<\/p>\n

More on the ‘Marina’ style here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nMarina-style Safeway in Millbrae, 1963; click for larger image\/jump<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nMillbrae Safeway interior, 1963<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe chase<\/a> from Bullitt; Safeway at 5:02 and (closeup) 4:45<\/em><\/p>\n

Images found via Pleasant Family Shopping<\/a>, Romleys<\/a>, Grocetria<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\t

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