Giant ducts in the Marina roof

I think Albertsons' Marina-knockoff stores tend to have a lower arch than Safeway's originals, or at least, they tend to feel less impressive inside for some reason. This store's a particularly poor example of the Marina concept, with the low-hanging strip lights and giant HVAC ducts that Albertsons installed at some point. Still, the Marina part of this store is far nicer than practically any other standard grocery store design, from any era! 


Also, this picture is a great example of the category marker overload that was so common in the PF&H era -- seriously, why did someone think that they needed at least 6 category markers that all read "greeting cards"?

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