The Ranger wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson > wrote in message
> ...
> [snip]
> > I started at the one near Lawrence and Prospect.
> > I don't remember when they opened.
> >
> > Today, there's a Smart & Final right next door,
> > which is useful for certain commodities.
> [snip]
>
> Minor nit: Smart & Final was there LONG before Trader Joe's went in. Do you
> remember Payless? S&F was buddied up along side that stretch during that
> time...

And before that, wasn't it Thrifty? I remember
they had ice cream cones for like 10 cents,
which was a clever way of drawing in people
with children.