New mini-mart being built at 76 Station

Los Altos 76 station to get mini mart

The construction at the Los Altos Village 76 Station at the corner Bellflower and Abbeyfield is to re-make the former car repair bays into a new mini-mart.

The former Shell Station- that at one time was a Union 76, began its re-branding back to 76 at the end of last year.    Ten years ago, in January of 2007, the then Los Altos Union 76 was one of the last local 76 branded service stations to replace the iconic round 76 sign moniker. 

The re-branding came after the Del Taco corporation sought permission to open a drive-thru restaurant on the location in a lease arrangement with the owner. That plan, with numerous problems, was opposed by the Los Altos Center Adjacent  Neighborhoods and denied by the Long Beach Planning Commission.

Since the Los Altos Market Center was built by Lloyd Whaley, the northwest corner of Abbeyfield and Bellflower has been a gas service station.