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googie groceries 3

1958 grand union supermarket

 

the new jersey grocery chains second and most memorable store in toronto. the parabolic roof courtesy of bregman and 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 an age in which represents the age it was founded, the space age, the atomic age.

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Uploaded on May 30, 2024
Taken on April 7, 2024