User:Seattlekid/sandbox

1951 William B. Green and Wife Jewel moved to Seattle from Los Angeles. They had six children. Douglas, William, Lilyian, Debra, Leonard and Cynthia. William was able to find a job at a Safeway store, where he worked his way up store manager. He eventually wanted to have his own store. 1956 was the year he founded VOLUME FOOD BASKET, a supermarket on 22nd and yesler, Seattle Washington. It was the first and only black owned supermarket in seattle, at that time. William raised the money through investors.

Some of the investors were: Lamar Victor, J.D. Roberts, L. M. Roberts

Attorneys: Lockett & Johnson