News Break:
Location: 435 North Beverwyck Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ
Exterior photos are courtesy of Google maps street view. Interior are courtesy of unknown at this time. I downloaded these a while back from a link that was sent in but I unfortunately deleted the email somewhere along the way. If these are your photos, please hit me up and I will credit them as you wish! A few more former Grand Unions will be rolled out in the coming weeks.
Super Foodtown has made minimal changes to the interior after Grand Union left the building. Their late 90's remodel is alive and well here. I've never been to this store so the photos below might not all be in the correct order. Unsure of what department is to the right just above. Bakery, Produce and Deli are just beyond the dramatic archway.
Unlike Grand Union's cookie-cutter 80's remodel, many elements of thethe late 90's décor packages varied from store to store.
I believe this area of the Produce Department is to the left of the Bakery but I'm not entirely sure.
The Pharmacy sign appears to have been updated since the GU days.
Frozen Food is in the last aisle just like we saw at the Waldwick Stop&Shop. Dairy is in the second to last aisle which was pretty standard for Grand Unions particularly after the 80's remodel.
This store did not receive the ultra-deluxe/totally retro register lights that were common for this remodel. I unfortunately do not have a photo of them on the blog.
For a look at a more deluxe Grand Union with the same décor package, jump over to the East Rutherford post and scroll down below the Acme pictures.
HISORIC AERIALS
2002
1987
1979
1970
1963
UPDATE:
FORMER ACME LOCATED
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!
UPDATE:
FORMER ACME LOCATED
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!
Now I remember why I had been holding on to the Grand Union photos for so long. I was planing on getting out this way to photograph the former Acme to include in this post. Completely forgot it was there. Got an email earlier today asking me if I knew about the Acme on Beverwyck Road and then it hit me... it's right across the street! Oh well. There isn't much to see here anyway. The Acme was relatively short lived. Opened in 1963 and was gone by 1979. Certainly done in by the much larger Grand Union. For additional information on this location, click on Josh's photo above to jump over to flickr.
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1963
Just Acme in 1963.
1970
Grand Union has opened by 1970.
1979
And Acme is gone by 1979. You can see the awning for the bank's drive-up area sticking out of the left side of the building.