Grand Union

gu4ever · September 03, 2009, 11:46:34 PM

You can still see the former Grand Union paneling throughout the store. The back right corner was the former deli and "the best take-out restaurant in town."

gu4ever · September 03, 2009, 11:51:39 PM

You can see the classic red and white tile around the checkout area and in the back of the store the former "butcher block."

gu4ever · September 03, 2009, 11:56:20 PM

A final look at the Grand Union of Rhinebeck, NY. Off to the right is part of the Stop & Shop store. It's massive in comparision to the former Grand Union.

gu4ever · September 04, 2009, 12:41:21 AM

Here is the exterior of the former Grand Union of Saugerties.

gu4ever · September 04, 2009, 12:42:03 AM

The Grand Union graphic at the entrance to the Saugerties, NY store.

gu4ever · September 04, 2009, 12:43:16 AM

The store front sign of Grand Union in Saugerties, NY.

gu4ever · September 04, 2009, 12:44:13 AM

You can always expect clean, fresh and good at Grand Union! :D

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:12:02 PM

One of my favorite stores to visit is Tannersville, NY.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:14:49 PM

This is a picture from the parking lot of the building, it's actually a nice size store inside.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:17:50 PM

Well here's a close up picture of the store hours.
Enjoy this vintage marketing sign from the GRAND UNION CO.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:19:45 PM

This is a picture from the produce department facing the checkouts and store windows.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:21:05 PM

Something you don't see in most Grand Union stores now.
The Grand Floral Department.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:22:24 PM

It's the best take-out restaurant in town!!

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:28:43 PM

By now you have noticed the wall color and trim used in this particuliar store. It's actually wallpaper designed in a trellis print with green trim woodwork.
The department signs that hang around the store at one time lit up from inside the box frame.

Thanks to BillyGr you can see one of these signs actually hanging lit in an empty Grand Union store in Valatie, NY. This can be seen back on the bottom of page 8.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:31:46 PM

Posted in their store is the guide to using the unit pricing feature on their price tags.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:35:30 PM

Delicious desserts counter from their fresh from scratch bakery.
Mmm Mmm :D

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:38:03 PM

This is for Amesnewington's request for a price tag of their bakery items.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:41:12 PM

This is a price tag in the dairy department. This one is showing the sale price when you use your exclusive GU Family Market Rewards Card.

gu4ever · September 05, 2009, 07:44:17 PM

Before leaving Grand Union I took a picture up in front of the checkouts. You can see the newspaper stand on the left with a vintage Grand Union red dot logo on it.

AmesNewington · September 05, 2009, 08:18:36 PM

Thanks so much for those photos! This is exactly what I wanted to see. I SO wish I had a local type grocery store where I live.

acme style · September 09, 2009, 07:11:56 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
Something you don't see in most Grand Union stores now.
The Grand Floral Department.

Great interior shots! Is this decor left over from the original Grand Union or put in by Family Markets?

gu4ever · September 09, 2009, 07:39:54 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by acme style
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
Something you don't see in most Grand Union stores now.
The Grand Floral Department.

Great interior shots! Is this decor left over from the original Grand Union or put in by Family Markets?

The inside of this store is infact vintage GRAND UNION decor!!
Isn't it awesome?!! This is one of my favorite stores to shop at in New York. It has a really nice classic modern feel to it compared to most of their stores still in operation.
I remember the era of the wood paneling that was installed from floor to ceiling in most of their stores through the 70's into the 80's, these locations are becoming few and far between but also still fun to shop at for nostalgic purposes.

gu4ever · September 09, 2009, 09:20:01 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Wheres this Grand Union?

http://www.cvregion.net/sites/Com_Detail.cfm?tblSites_PrimeID=657

this grand union was in berlin vermont and was 53,658 square feet and was once Stuart's. it is still vacant and on the same road as the fast food restuarants and former ames and price chopper is.

Thanks to d_fife I found this location in Berlin, VT this summer. It's now home to a Big Lot's store.
Walking up to the front entrance of this store you can still see after all this time the Stuarts label scar on the building.
Here's what the store looks like in Aug 2009.

gu4ever · September 09, 2009, 09:41:07 PM

I've seen the picture above on the Grand Union page for a while, I was surprised when I actually saw the Berlin, VT store in person and realized the duo corner entrances.
You can see the main store front in the picture above, however the picture attached below is the side view of the building with the other set of entrances.

gu4ever · September 09, 2009, 09:46:53 PM

This is a picture taken in the front of the store aimed at the trayed ceiling to show were the grocery aisle once stood. The interior of Big Lot's is very basic WHITE everwhere.

gu4ever · September 09, 2009, 09:51:14 PM

An exciting find at the new Big Lot's, an area in the far corner of the store that was walled off. Beyond the stockroom doors stood the original grocery store floor tile and yellow trellis wallpaper and green trim!!

gu4ever · September 09, 2009, 09:55:41 PM

Another angle of the stockroom showing the green trim and trellis wallpaper.

I'm so glad I stopped and went inside for a look around. It was super exciting to discover this!!:bigsmile:

gu4ever · September 10, 2009, 08:34:54 PM

One Grand Union store I remember shopping in as a teenager was the store in St Johnsbury, VT. My Aunt and Uncle lived there and I would often spend my summers with them.
It was really sad to see the condition of this store now that it's gone. The store turned into a mini plaza and was a real dump.

gu4ever · September 10, 2009, 08:40:59 PM

This location was originally a free standing Grand Union store. The front facade looked just as it does now with the entrance and exit to the far right of the store. The store sign was the traditional GRAND UNION letters that hung centered on the roof over the 3 arches.

gu4ever · September 12, 2009, 10:35:22 AM

Well I've spent some time on flickr looking at Grand Union photo's. Most of the stores featured I have seen before or visited except for one location, that was in Wappinger Falls, NY.
Thanks to derek.baker58 for sharing those photo's on flickr, I was able to include this location in my recent visit to New York state.

I'm attaching a link to bing map for a birdseye view of this location.
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=qxzrp28v6tfw&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=20331246&encType=1

Below are the photo's I took on my trip. This one is the store front from beyond the parking lot. You can see that Big Lot's has renovated a portion of the store and is getting ready to open this September.