Safeway Store - Redmond, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 16.349 W 121° 10.537
10T E 645597 N 4903756
The Safeway Store building is now city hall and is located at 716 SW Evergreen Ave.
Waymark Code: WMFWY
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 8

Sign is located east of the main entrance to the building.


Marker Name: Safeway Store
Marker Text: In the late 1930’s, Frank H. Paradice designed an Art Deco style concrete storefront for the Safeway Corporation. This reduced the cost of architectural design and enabled customers to recognize the store at a glance. The design was eventually used for hundreds of stores throughout the Pacific Northwest. In the 1950’s the Art Deco details on the storefront of this store were emphasized by neon tubes that ran across the parapet (a wall) and the metal awning.
Built: 1940
This Heritage Walk plaque has been provided courtesy of the Redmond Historical Commission with the assistance of the Deschutes County Landmarks Commission.

Historic Topic: Modern Age 1900 to date

Group Responsible for placement: City Government

Marker Type: City

Region: Central Oregon

County: Deschutes

State of Oregon Historical Marker "Beaver Board": Not listed

Web link to additional information: Not listed

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