Jewel-Osco | Villa Park, IL

 

33 E. St. Charles Road

Welcome to the Villa Park Jewel-Osco!

Another week, another Jewel-Osco! Thanks again to Calypso for bringing us this store tour. The building this store is in dates back to at least the early 1960's, although I'm not sure if it has always been a Jewel-Osco. Inside, the store does not have the Legacy decor we saw in Elmhurst, but was instead remodeled with Jewel's version of the Albertsons Heritage decor. It previously had Premium Fresh & Healthy 3.0 (see the Clayton Acme for reference). Let's step inside!

Thanks for having us!

The deli and bakery are in the front right corner upon entering.

Produce and floral are in the back right corner. The layout here is pretty different than Elmhurst's, so I'm assuming this store was either opened or significantly remodeled at some point before or after Elmhurst. Historical aerials show that the building has been its current shape since the late 80's.

A look down aisle 16, which is the home of shampoo, cosmetics, and conditioner. Appropriately, this aisle is located right across from the pharmacy. Speaking of which...

As styertowne noted in a different Jewel, the pharmacy signage uses real brick. However, I don't think this is original to the store as they said, as during the PF&H era the backdrop was just plain gray.

Along the front end, we encounter Jewel-Osco's mascot Jojo for the first time. I believe they are the only mascot for an Albertsons chain.

Hey, we're in a Jewel-Osco, not Albertsons!

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2022

Like Elmhurst, this store has a Huntington Bank branch (formerly TCF) and a large wine and spirits section. Interestingly, the "Osco Pharmacy" signage was kept even after the pharmacy itself lost that name.

2017

Still rocking the fruit pictures here!

And with that, our 32nd post of 2023 comes to an end! Thank you all for reading, and thanks especially to Calypso for sending in all these great pictures. I'll see you next week! Sincerely, The Retail Connection.