Grand Union

[Caldor1999]

the backroom

[gu4ever]

Originally posted by Caldor1999
the front of the store during a snow storm of course i use to work here and i took alot of pics of it before it closed  

Those pictures are awesome Caldor1999. I recently visited Mt Kisco, NY and saw the store as a CVS, sadly the only remnants of Grand Union were from the exterior store front and the entry lobby. It was great to see the photo's you shared of the interior of the store when it was in full operation as a Stop&Shop. I really liked the photo of the lighted box canopy over the produce island and of course the wood paneled walls throughout the store.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by gu4ever

Originally posted by Caldor1999
the front of the store during a snow storm of course i use to work here and i took alot of pics of it before it closed  

Those pictures are awesome Caldor1999. I recently visited Mt Kisco, NY and saw the store as a CVS, sadly the only remnants of Grand Union were from the exterior store front and the entry lobby. It was great to see the photo's you shared of the interior of the store when it was in full operation as a Stop&Shop. I really liked the photo of the lighted box canopy over the produce island and of course the wood paneled walls throughout the store.

yeah they redid everything inside they also made it smaller too
but im guessing cause they needed more storage in the back hears how small it was

[Caldor1999]

heres the dairy dept

[Caldor1999]

frozen foods

[Caldor1999]

bread/ice cream

[Caldor1999]

inside of the break room

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by gu4ever

Originally posted by Caldor1999
the front of the store during a snow storm of course i use to work here and i took alot of pics of it before it closed  

Those pictures are awesome Caldor1999. I recently visited Mt Kisco, NY and saw the store as a CVS, sadly the only remnants of Grand Union were from the exterior store front and the entry lobby. It was great to see the photo's you shared of the interior of the store when it was in full operation as a Stop&Shop. I really liked the photo of the lighted box canopy over the produce island and of course the wood paneled walls throughout the store.

 if your ever back in ny theres a grand union in Suffern ny hears a pic i took in sep 2005 i went back a year latter only to find the logo was taken off from what i know it stills vacant

[gu4ever]

Originally posted by Caldor1999

Originally posted by gu4ever

Originally posted by Caldor1999
the front of the store during a snow storm of course i use to work here and i took alot of pics of it before it closed  

Those pictures are awesome Caldor1999. I recently visited Mt Kisco, NY and saw the store as a CVS, sadly the only remnants of Grand Union were from the exterior store front and the entry lobby. It was great to see the photo's you shared of the interior of the store when it was in full operation as a Stop&Shop. I really liked the photo of the lighted box canopy over the produce island and of course the wood paneled walls throughout the store.

if your ever back in ny theres a grand union in Suffern ny hears a pic i took in sep 2005 i went back a year latter only to find the logo was taken off from what i know it stills vacant  

Actually I did, I remember seeing this location thanks to you in earlier posts and had made notes that when I went to that part of NY I would stop to check it out.
So after visiting several other locations along the way I finally made it to the Suffern store.

[gu4ever]

Here is the entrance and exit to the Suffern, NY store. The lighted Grand Union entrance sign is still hanging from the exterior canopy.

[gu4ever]

The entrance to Grand Union, the interior door still has the red-dot "entrance" sticker attached to the door.
Beyond that a view of the red&white tiled former checkout area.

[gu4ever]

An interior view of the checkout canopy and grocery aisles. You can see along the ceiling over the grocery aisle there is no light fixtures.
This store had lighted valance canopies over each shelving fixture.

[gu4ever]

A rare treat found still hanging in this empty store was an actual Fresh From The Sea "TODAY'S CATCH" seafood department sign.

[gu4ever]

A last look at the exterior of the Suffern, NY store.

[gu4ever]

Thank you for shopping at Grand Union and celebrating 125 years of continuous service!!

[gu4ever]

The former Grand Union store in Ponoma, NY.

[gu4ever]

The fresh from scratch bakery of the former Grand Union store in Ponoma, NY. The trellis wallpaper and green trim has since been removed and repainted.

[gu4ever]

The Grand Union Today's Catch seafood department has since been removed and replaced with a self service freezer case.

[gu4ever]

A view of the closed service seafood department.

[gu4ever]

This is a view of one of the grocery aisles. Here is an example of the lighted valance canopy attached to the shelving fixtures. Suffern, NY. Bolton Landing, NY. Stowe, VT. Enosburg Falls, VT. all had the same type of lighting in their grocery aisles.

[gu4ever]

Here is the former Grand Union store in Vail Mills, NY.

[gu4ever]

The entrance to the former Grand Union store in Vail Mills, NY.

[gu4ever]

The former Grand Union store in Washingtonville, NY.

[gu4ever]

Welcome to the former Grand Union store of Washigntonville, NY. You can see the original lighted canopy over the checkout counters.

[gu4ever]

Pick-A-Bouquet floral department.

[AmesNewington]

Originally posted by gu4ever
This is a view of one of the grocery aisles. Here is an example of the lighted valance canopy attached to the shelving fixtures. Suffern, NY. Bolton Landing, NY. Stowe, VT. Enosburg Falls, VT. all had the same type of lighting in their grocery aisles.

Those aisles also resemble the grocery aisles of some A&P stores, namely the ones in West Hartford and Berlin.

[gu4ever]

The former full service seafood department of Grand Union has since been replaced by a self serve frozen seafood case.

[gu4ever]

The former Grand Union of Washingtonville, NY.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by gu4ever

Originally posted by Caldor1999

Originally posted by gu4ever

Originally posted by Caldor1999
the front of the store during a snow storm of course i use to work here and i took alot of pics of it before it closed  

Those pictures are awesome Caldor1999. I recently visited Mt Kisco, NY and saw the store as a CVS, sadly the only remnants of Grand Union were from the exterior store front and the entry lobby. It was great to see the photo's you shared of the interior of the store when it was in full operation as a Stop&Shop. I really liked the photo of the lighted box canopy over the produce island and of course the wood paneled walls throughout the store.

 if your ever back in ny theres a grand union in Suffern ny hears a pic i took in sep 2005 i went back a year latter only to find the logo was taken off from what i know it stills vacant  

Actually I did, I remember seeing this location thanks to you in earlier posts and had made notes that when I went to that part of NY I would stop to check it out.
So after visiting several other locations along the way I finally made it to the Suffern store.

wow i cant believe its still there im guessing it just closed when i took the pics 4 years ago but anyways that sign about the coupons was not there when i took my pictures

[nims57]

A history of Food Fair:
If anything, Food Fair would have likely owned Grand Union. Food Fair was once one of the top 5 supermarket chains with stores all along the East Coast. In Philadelphia, they were Acme's biggest rival and only second to them in market share. Lots of them closed and became Acme before the 70's were over. I would think that would be A&P, which had major financial problems even in the 50's. Penn Fruit (later merged with Food Fair) had very similar stores, but Penn Fruit was a much smaller chain. You can read about them here: http://www.groceteria.com/store/national-chains/food-fair/

and here: http://www.groceteria.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1003&p=5872

great Food Fair photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/sets/72157615211788677/

To clear up any confusion, the first store I posted is probably from around 1973. It says that store was actually NOT related to the Philadelphia Food Fair chain. GU could have acquired some stores from the Philadelphia company though.