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1958 grand union supermarket

 

the new jersey grocery chains second and most memorable store in toronto. the parabolic roof courtesy of bregman & hamann architects.

 

i'm of an age where i remember grand union as grand union. the chain departed canada and this store has sold groceries under several nameplates.

 

a rare example of 'googie' architecture remaining in ontario. it represents the age in which it was founded, the space age, the atomic age.

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