A Boxy, New Look
It's your last chance to see what was Winnipeg's first 'Marina Style' Safeway store at Ellice and Wall. It's so named as the prototype for the design was built on Marina Boulevard in San Fransisco three years earlier. (For more on Safeway's 60's styles, including the Marina stores).
The store opened in 1964 and closed in 2008. Shortly after the retro sign was removed.
Earlier this year a developer announced that two pads out front would be developed (one is now a credit union) and that the store itself would get a multi-million dollar makeover, including the removal of the facade and roofline "So it will look like one integrated development." (in other words a rectangular box).
That leaves 1441 Main Street at Polson as the last 'close to original' condition Marina style store in the city.
For more pictures of the re-development of this Marina Safeway.
Remaking a mural
I did suggest that they keep the giant bookworm, though !
Celebrating School Patrols
For more Winnipeg mural news see The Murals of Winnipeg.
2 comments:
Any word on what's going on the second front pad? I think speculation was a Tim's?
I haven't heard but Tims would be a good guess.
There aren't many in that area (well below the one per squar kilometre ratio !)and the big parking lot behind the pad means that they could do a drive through without the problem of cars spilling onto the street.
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