New Grocery Store for Downtown Long Beach

The old Vons grocery store serving downtown Long Beach has at last been torn down. Although a critical business for downtown residents, I'm glad to see it go. Although I'm usually a fan of saving old buildings, its functionally obsolete and has been an eyesore for years. The new Vons being constructed will be a great upgrade for the neighborhood and will maximize space in the crowded downtown area by having parking on the roof allowing for a larger store. This will be what any downtown needs and in many cases just don't have...a decent grocery store that serves the local population.

I'm especially happy to see that the design of the building will look upscale and modern, and will not have any Tuscan architectural references which are so common in Southern California. We live in the 21st Century far from Italy! I just wish the builders in South Orange County had been aware of that little fact, but that's another post.