I can almost see the circle-S

Stepping back outside and off to the left of the main facade, we find one of the coolest little sights of this store -- this round sign. It doesn't look like much right now, but originally this would have been something like this -- a mosaic tile version of Safeway's "circle-S" logo that was used until the 80s (and which looks quite similar to the current logo, just with a reversed color scheme). I wouldn't be surprised if that old logo is still here, just hidden under the current sign!