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| Purity Stores |
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| Purity grocery stores were established in San Francisco in the mid-1920s. The chain expanded throughout Northern and Central California. These concrete buildings were designed by Harry Weese in the early 1940s. This design preceded quonset huts. |
| former Purity store Burlingame, CA |
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| This Purity store was built in the 1940s. The rooftop sign was installed then. It has since been painted over. In 1963, the building became home to a Stanaway Brothers Food Market. The building has housed a Walgreens since 2000. [map] |
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Colusa
Delano Dinuba |
| former Purity store Dunsmuir, CA |
former Purity store Healdsburg, CA |
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The Purity store building in Dunsmuir now houses the Dunsmuir Supermarket. [map]
The Purity store building in Healdsburg now houses multiple tenants. [map] |
| Hayward [vintage; gone] |
| former Purity store Livermore, CA |
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| When it was built in 1941, this former Purity store looked just like the others on this page. The store closed in 1959. The building was later subdivided and this zigzag canopy was added. The building has housed the Donut Wheel since 1962. It was originally known as Jack's Donut Wheel. It was apparently part of a chain with other locations in the Sacramento area. [map] |
| Lodi |
| former Purity store Madera, CA |
former Purity store Nevada City, CA |
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The Purity store in Madera was built in 1947. It now houses the Yosemite Mostly 99 Cent Store. [map]
This former Purity store in Nevada City was built in 1940. The building now houses the Bonanza Market. [map] |
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Merced [vintage; gone]
Millbrae [vintage; gone] Orland |
| former Purity store Pacific Grove, CA |
former Purity store Paso Robles, CA |
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The Purity store in Pacific Grove was built in 1951. The building now houses the Grove Market. [map]
The Purity store building in Paso Robles now houses an antiques store. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Petaluma [vintage; gone] |
| former Purity store Porterville, CA |
former Purity store San Bruno, CA |
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The Purity store building in Porterville is now subdivided for several businesses. [map]
The Purity store in San Bruno most recently housed the Paper Moon Restaurant. This photo is from 2014. In 2016, the building was being remodeled. It now houses the Isla Restaurant. [map] |
| former Purity store San Francisco, CA |
former Purity store Sausalito, CA |
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The Purity store building in San Francisco now houses multiple tenants. [map]
The Purity store in Sausalito was built in 1941 and closed in 1968. It was converted into a mini-mall and then remodeled in the 1970s. The building now houses the Barrel House Tavern. For more, see this website. [map] |
| former Purity store Seaside, CA |
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| The Purity store was built in 1940. It has housed the Mi Tierra grocery store since at least 2008. However, it closed "temporarily" in 2022 but has not reopened. [map] |
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Tracy [vintage; gone]
Turlock Ukiah Vallejo |
| former Purity store Willits, CA |
former Purity store Woodland, CA |
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The Purity store building in Willits now houses the City Hall and Community Center. [map]
The Purity store building in Woodland now houses All Action Awards. [map] |
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