I originally wrote about this in Safeway and Albertsons in Texas Blog. It is not just completely outdated, it's also wrong in several areas. I did later put more accurate information up on Carbon-izer.com but let's correct the record.
While the original version of this post did correctly talk about the origins of Albertsons (it was originally a Tom Thumb, not Skaggs) and that Jim's was always a Jim's, not purchased from Shoney's, the current version of this post pares down the post to talk about Jim's (information on Albertsons is now a Carbon-izer exclusive), located at 7101 State Highway West.
While I've never been to Jim's but it seems that Austin Chronicle was not kind to it, even in 1982 ("Don't let the smiling cowboy fool you"), the year this Jim's opened at 7101 West Highway 71. This location gets at least a 4.5 on Google Maps, so maybe it was always better than whatever urban location they frequented. Do check out the extended road list above, the 7100 Highway 290 location the former Albertsons has is an extension of South Lamar Boulevard and its numbering system.
UPDATE 06-27-2026: Reworked post and renamed to "Jim's at Oak Hill". Some tags are removed.
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