Francos Store on The Alameda, 1948

This film shows the Francos Grocery Store on The Alameda in San Jose in 1948. The building still stands on the West side of The Alameda between Hanchett and Shasta Avenues. Note the PDQ gas station, now a parking lot. This film, as well as many others, can be found in the Pioneers Film Archive, part of the nonprofit California Pioneers of Santa Clara County. Visit us at www.CaliforniaPioneers.com This movie was kindly donated by Richard and April Bowen. If you have any films of San Jose or the Bay Area, we'd love to add them to our collection and preserve them for research and viewing by future generations. In return, we will offer you a digital or DVD copy of your film free of charge! If you have pictures, movies, or artifacts that might help tell the story of Santa Clara Valley to future generations, contact us at SCCPioneers@gmail.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/sccpioneers Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/sccpioneers Film donated by Richard & April Bowen Digitized 7 Edited by William Foley Music by Bobby Hackett - "With A Song In My Heart" ©2012 California Pioneers of Santa Clara County

Added 6 May 2026