Remember Mervyn’s ? Mervin G. Morris opened the first store in San Lorenzo, California on July 29, 1949. The [Read More]
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Orchard Supply Hardware Boxcar
A lime green boxcar with an Orchard Supply Hardware logo painted on it’s side sits in History Park, San Jose. [Read More]
Center Paint Store
The Center Paint Company sign is probably from 1955. The store moved to the current location in 1965, but the sign [Read More]
Dick’s Center
Dick’s Center was a part of a family-owned grocery store chain owned by Dick Yee. The first supermarket [Read More]
Almaden Center
Records put the construction of the first phase of Almaden Center down to 1964. (Thank you Frank Langben for [Read More]
Y Not?
Y Not was originally a bar, which explains why the sign resembles a martini glass. But it’s been an adult toy [Read More]