Abandoned Stop & Shop – Butler, New Jersey

Grand Union opened here back in 1971 with Stop & Shop taking over the space in 2001 when GU went out of business. I'll never forget the day I watched the GU employees walking out of the corporate offices for the last time. It was all over the news. One of the saddest days in the history of supermarkets. I actually thought Stop & Shop would keep some of Grand Union's products and services but no, they got rid of absolutely everything that made Grand Union great. 

Stop & Shop dressed up the facade with some dormers and a gate along the top after Grand Union shut down. A similar treatment was done to the the Stop & Shop in Sayville, You can have a look by clicking here. 

As small as this store was, it apparently drew some big crowds. We'll see some evidence of that in the satellite views. 

The place is cleared out with not much of anything left on the walls. The only design element left behind is the floor which I believe is from Grand Union's early 90's remodels. Back then, they kept a very similar look to their 80's remodeled stores but swapped out the red and white color scheme for green and yellow. 

Stop & Shop added these offices along with their clock. 

The Stop & Shop logo can still be seen but it did not show up in this photo with the sun glare. I resorted to doing some tricks in Photoshop to get make it visible... 

Still a great looking store! 

Stop & Shop road kill at the entrance. 

Birds eye views on Bing maps are apparently being done away with. They rarely exist these days for any store I research. This is a 3D view from Google Earth. Kinda lame. 

Notice the packed parking lot at the Stop & Shop!

Grand Union under construction in 1971.

You can view some photos of the new Stop & Shop at the Kinnelon Mall by clicking here.