Another consequence of the overhead refrigeration lines is the seriously chunky columns all over this part of the store -- the one in the background has part of its cover missing, showing how these aren't just structural columns. The meat department in this store is an alcove next to frozen foods, and lacks a service counter -- I believe there is an in-store prep area, just no actual butcher block, which is too bad and rather unusual for a brand-new store. It's still an upgrade from the old store, though, which had
a meat department that was about half the size of this one.
Is it common for Modern stores to have tan paint in certain departments? This almost has Lifestyle vibes, but Lifestyle would have looked better, lol. Also, it looks like the tiles aren't completely white. They seem to have a light pattern to them like Albertsons Grocery Palace tiles in the middle of the store. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteYes, the meat department does normally have beige paint (at least in the Seattle Division... the wall colors seem to be variable between divisions), but it does look a bit darker than normal in this picture -- I think it's just the lighting (this store has bright white LED lighting rather than the fluorescent that most Safeways still have), but maybe they decided to do something different since this is a Modern Deluxe store (the paint colors in other departments are the ones used in standard Modern, though).
DeleteI don't remember noticing the floor tiles being different from the ones Safeway normally uses -- maybe they are, or maybe it's just the lighting again. Cheap commercial vinyl flooring almost always has that sort of pattern to it, though it does look more prominent than normal in this picture for one reason or another.