Grand Union

[d_fife]

here is a grand union in bennington that was 31,000 sf and now tractor supply.

[Caldor1999]

fomrmoer grand union

[Caldor1999]

inside Grand Union

[Caldor1999]

GU At night

[d_fife]

here is the GU markets (Grand union) in sarnac lake new york where ames was; as of may 26, 2006.

[d_fife]

here is the Grand union in jay new york that is called GU markets and it has limited hours!!!! compared to hannaford (price chopper is 24 hours even in smaller markets)

[BillyGr]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the GU markets (Grand union) in sarnac lake new york where ames was; as of may 26, 2006.

I'm assuimng that's the one on Route 86 (not the one in "downtown") - it sure looks different than it used to! (they were in the plaza with Ames, then the stores became Tops, now they're back to GU).

One big reason for the limited hours can be summed up in 2 words - no competition.

[store215]

That is one of the tinyest(sp?) stores I have seen in a while! I think there are some mini-marts near me larger than that

[amesman]

Originally posted by Caldor1999
hears a formoemr grand union in Suffern ny i was there last sep and the logo was still on i came back mounths latter to se ethe ogo gone

Where in Suffern was this Grand Union?

[fa152]

Originally posted by d_fife
this grand union is in massapequa new york.

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137816526&subNum=10211001079

http://www.chartweb.com/filecabinet/Property%20Photos/Carmans%20Plaza.htm

That location, present day

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by amesman

Originally posted by Caldor1999
hears a formoemr grand union in Suffern ny i was there last sep and the logo was still on i came back mounths latter to se ethe ogo gone

Where in Suffern was this Grand Union?

its located near a friendlesy near 87 i think thats the high way

[BillyGr]

This is a former Grand Union in Glenville, NY next to the (now closing) Kmart on Route 50.  The inset is a window sign, which makes it obvious that it was a Grand Union (with the red dot and all).

[amesman]

That's also an old Albany Public Market before being GU(at least judging by the look of the entrance. Another fact that supports this is that there was a Grand Union in where Hannaford is now up until the late 80's I believe).

[Caldor1999]

hears mroe of the grand union in carmel ny there doing work inside of it and i think hannaford mi ght movein hear insted idk

[Caldor1999]

inside

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by BillyGr
This is a former Grand Union in Glenville, NY next to the (now closing) Kmart on Route 50.  The inset is a window sign, which makes it obvious that it was a Grand Union (with the red dot and all).

did u take any more pictures of that grand union?

[amesman]

I have a couple of pics of the store. It's not that east to get pics of(besides the outside facade). The store windows are papered up so you can't see the inside.

[amesman]

Second shot

[amesman]

Here is the never opened location in Poughkeepsie, New York. As mentioned before, this was to be one of the "Mega Save" superstore types. The only store that I know of that actually opened was the one on Central Ave in Albany in the former Caldor. That store was only open for less than a year due to GU's bankruptcy. This store never opened as we know, and it looks like(from the evidence inside) that there was a ceast and desist order of the construction due to the bankrupty. Enjoy the photos.

[amesman]

Inside shot. Notice the unfinished walls, etc.

[amesman]

Close up of entrance.

[amesman]

Here is the Hyde Park location. It was a Grand Union up until late 2004. It is now a local place called "Amish Market". Sounds promising :P

[amesman]

Here is a picture of Hyde Park when it was still a Grand Union.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by amesman
Close up of entrance.

so that store was sopost to become a grand union but they stop construction because of teh bankrupcie ive neevr seen something liek that happen before

[store215]

That never-opened store looks very nice..its a shame that no other store has taken it over. What a waste. What happened to the other prototype store?

And amesman, the store you pictued next to the kmart, is the kmart out of business (or did they just remove the pharmacy) because that looks like a whole line of kmart carts in front of the store.

[Zayre88]

I don't want to answer for Amesman but it's possible that only the pharmacy is closed.  Many stores don't have a pharmacy anymore.  And that Grand Union probably was in the space once used by Kmart Food years ago..

[amesman]

The Albany Mega Save store(which was originally a Caldor) closed after less than a year of operation and was demolished. A Home Depot sits on the former site of the GU/Caldor.

The Kmart, which is in Glenville, New York, is in the process of closing, so they removed all the outer letters as of the last time I was there(except the main logo).

Also Zayre88, that space was never a Kmart Foods as far as I know(even though it looks to fit the part). It was an Albany Public Market store which was a local area chain owned by Weis, and its last occupant was Grand Union, and that closed sometime in the early 90's. It could have originally been a Kmart Foods before becoming the APM, but I don't think it ever was.

[d_fife]

grand union vacant in carmel ny in the Ames / putnam plaza as of july 22, 2006.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by d_fife
grand union vacant in carmel ny in the Ames / putnam plaza as of july 22, 2006.

that store became a key foods after grandunion in 2001 but it lasted barley a mounth they never chnaged teh sign and it think there doing work on it  now

[store215]

Store design look familiar?

Big Star was a division of Grand Union who had stores in the Carolinas until the early 80's. G U bought Big Star in 1978 and the stores were gone 10 years later