Placerville in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Site of Original Raley’s Grocery Store
Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 9, 2010
1. Site of Original Raley’s Grocery Store Marker
Raley’s Grocery Store
opened on February 16, 1935
by
Thomas P. Raley, Founder of
“Raley’s Super Markets
&
Drug Centers”
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1935.
Location. 38° 43.658′ N, 120° 48.343′ W. Marker is in Placerville, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Main Street west of California Highway 49, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted on a rock base facing the street in front of the Coldwell Banker Real Estate office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Main Street, Placerville CA 95667, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro, in the Gold Country, in the Sierra Nevada, and in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Placerville Drive In Market (here, next to this marker); Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Snowshoe Thompson (about 700 feet away); Placerville Pony Express (about 700 feet away); John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson (about 800 feet away); Bayles Building (1853) (about 800 feet away); Three Unfortunates Hanged (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hangmans Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Placerville.
Also see . . . The Raley’s Tradition. Website homepage:
Started by Thomas Raley in
this page online
Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 9, 2010
2. Site of Original Raley’s Grocery Store Marker
Photographed by Stephen McLendon
3. Site of Original Raley’s Drive through Market Grocery Store
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,795 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 3. submitted on February 27, 2019, by Stephen McLendon of Placerville, Calif.
