tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post2990782028930411707..comments2024-03-26T21:46:56.291-07:00Comments on The ZehnKatzen Times: [pdx] Urban Archaeology at the Burlingame Fred Meyer (updated x 2)Samuel John Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-90006344409737184212013-10-11T07:48:00.105-07:002013-10-11T07:48:00.105-07:00Anonymous:
I'm not sure when the My-Te-Fine b...Anonymous:<br /><br />I'm not sure when the My-Te-Fine brand was discontinued. I remember it existed at least through the late 70's/early 80's, then, IIRC, replaced by "Presdient's Choice".Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-47966596455639945502013-07-11T16:33:02.713-07:002013-07-11T16:33:02.713-07:00In what years was the brand "my-te-fine"...In what years was the brand "my-te-fine" used by Fred Meyer. I recently restored a automotive license plate frame that I bought in the early 70's and I was wondering what years the logo was used. Across the top of the license plate frame it says "IN PORTLAND" and across the bottom it says "IT'S MY-TE-FINE"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-18258512922791043872013-07-11T16:30:53.858-07:002013-07-11T16:30:53.858-07:00In what years was the brand "my-te-fine"...In what years was the brand "my-te-fine" used by Fred Meyer. I recently restored a automotive license plate frame that I bought in the early 70's and I was wondering what years the logo was used. Across the top of the license plate frame it says "IN PORTLAND" and across the bottom it says "IT'S MY-TE-FINE"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-69785396839995228912012-08-15T11:32:28.705-07:002012-08-15T11:32:28.705-07:00Hi, Mario!
Thanks for sharing your memories of th...Hi, Mario!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your memories of the Oak Grove Fred Meyer as well as that wonderful old ad in your Flickr photostream, which I think I'll break off into a post of its own.<br /><br />I loved the old big-beautiful-celebratory ads and stuff that attended a Fred Meyer opening. And all the free stuff they gave away ...Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-44276820818880681802011-05-24T02:52:04.668-07:002011-05-24T02:52:04.668-07:00I'll bet your right about the Eve's though...I'll bet your right about the Eve's though. I remember that the old Hollywood store had one, and it was pretty small, about the same size as the Burlingame store is, was my impression.Samuel John Kleinhttp://zehnkatzen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-73291383362875478572011-05-23T23:08:25.154-07:002011-05-23T23:08:25.154-07:00I seem to recall that Burlingame also had an Eve&#...I seem to recall that Burlingame also had an Eve's restaurant at one point, but dim childhood memory may be confusing it with the (then brand new) Tigard location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-5874078579095053072011-05-20T18:31:06.646-07:002011-05-20T18:31:06.646-07:00I think he paid retail, but he owned 1/3 of the co...I think he paid retail, but he owned 1/3 of the company's stock and most of its real estate, so he came out ahead even without it.Isaac Laquedemhttp://isaac.blogs.com/isaac_laquedemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-51623841943868537572011-05-20T09:33:58.451-07:002011-05-20T09:33:58.451-07:00Hee Hee! I couldn't imagine Fred Meyer shoppin...Hee Hee! I couldn't imagine Fred Meyer shopping anywhere else.<br /><br />I wonder if he got the employee discount …Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-48276297058709936412011-05-20T09:23:48.017-07:002011-05-20T09:23:48.017-07:00I recall My-Te-Fine: my grandmother used almost no...I recall My-Te-Fine: my grandmother used almost nothing else in her kitchen. Once in the early 70s I was in the Stadium Fred Meyer, two spots in line behind Mr. Meyer, who had a basket full of My-Te-Fine products. In response to "Does he come in here often?" the checker said proudly, "Oh, yes, Mr. Meyer does all his shopping here!"Isaac Laquedemhttp://isaac.blogs.com/isaac_laquedemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-2363714885854841522011-05-19T20:03:38.282-07:002011-05-19T20:03:38.282-07:00@sputnik housewares: that's a brilliant photo ...@sputnik housewares: that's a brilliant photo - not only with the lower panel up (who remembers the My-Te-Fine brand, I wonder?) but actually in the act of being installed! Nifty! Thanks for sharing that!Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-18040192685147344992011-05-19T20:02:01.087-07:002011-05-19T20:02:01.087-07:00@Isaac: I remember the same sort of sign on the ol...@Isaac: I remember the same sort of sign on the old Hollywood store as well. I didn't see too many others. For example: the old sign on the Oak Grove store was much more "Mod"-ish, perhaps beacuse (I'm guessing) it was built some time during the late 1950s/early 60s.<br /><br />I wish more was recorded about the history of grocery stores in Oregon. I grew up in Silverton, so I heard about the Bazar markets, but never visited one. Latterly I learned that Portland had its own Piggly Wigglys, also an Alpha Beta or two. Must have been interesting times.<br /><br />Joe Albertson was wise to move his store if Fred Meyer was bearing down on that location. What else can be said about that?Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-13678499184150159722011-05-19T15:58:49.664-07:002011-05-19T15:58:49.664-07:00I am an Admin for the Flickr site Modern Oregon an...I am an Admin for the Flickr site Modern Oregon and here is a photo of the Burlingame sign being installed! http://www.flickr.com/photos/securitysigns/3470422400/in/pool-modernoregonsputnik housewaresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-50653981583612468552011-05-19T15:55:10.307-07:002011-05-19T15:55:10.307-07:00I remember the Raleigh Hills Fred Meyer sign havin...I remember the Raleigh Hills Fred Meyer sign having the same typeface for "Fred Meyer" (which was the company standard) and also having "Raleigh Hills" in the same cursive type as the "Burlingame" in this store's sign.<br />When this store was built around 1960 (about the same time the freeway appeared), there was an Albertson's just to the east, at the corner of Terwilliger and Barbur. (It was later a Pay 'n Pak. An A-Boy store is in the building now.) Fred Meyer announced that he was building on this site, and Albertson's, seeing the writing on the wall, bought its property at Shattuck Road and Highway 10, built there, and closed the Terwilliger store.Isaac Laquedemhttp://isaac.blogs.com/isaac_laquedemnoreply@blogger.com