Thursday, August 20, 2009
Owners of Simon David in Dallas want to demolish and expand grocery store
DALLAS — The 24-year-old Simon David grocery store at Inwood Road and University Blvd. in Dallas could be razed and replaced with ... the same thing. Looks like it's going to be the third incarnation: The Simon David was built in 1961, replaced in 1985, and now will be up for round three, as requested by the owner of the store, Randall's Food & Drugs. They'd like to make the grocery store larger, even though there's considerable vacancy in their parking lots now.
Folks at the Observer found the item nestled in Dallas' City Plan Commission agenda, to be discussed Thursday, August 20.
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Russ Vandeveerdonk says:
I used to have one of the original "Simon David" charge plates back in the 1970's and 1980's, used it to buy beer there. It was and still is a great store. I remember the steel plated flags from around the world, which greeted customers by the front entrance as you walked into the store. Time flies!
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Travis Bush says:
Yes..back in the day when going to Simon David was high falutin'!
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Jesus Valadez says:
As long as it continues being Simon David. I've been going there since I was a little kid.
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twinwillow says:
After arriving in Dallas in 1963, I was told, Simon David was, THE supreme grocery store here. I think things changed a bit after it was sold to Tom Thumb. And now of course, it's owned by Randall's. Which is a division of Safeway.
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Michael Davis says:
Jesus - FYI we voted on this today and all the new pics said "Tom Thumb" not "Simon David" and the owners said the name would change.
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Jesus Valadez says:
NOOOOOO! They can't change name to Tom Thumb! Who can I go and attack?
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Travis Bush says:
Jesus..if you weren't so busy shoplifting all those years, you would know that Simon David became a Tom Thumb a long time ago..
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Jesus Valadez says:
I knew it was Tom Thumb but they shouldn't change the name. I wanna feel fancy by shopping at Simon David.
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Travis Bush says:
Kind of like the upgrade from Fiesta to Carnival?
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Jesus Valadez says:
I never cared about those stores. Stupid parrot.
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