Friday, March 7, 2014

Foodtown - NJ (Central)

Hunterdon County
Flemington, Rt. 31 & Flemington Circle (open as of 1979; not sure of actual location)
Hillsborough, 390 Rt. 206 (opened 70s, closed by early 90s)
Whitehouse, 539 Rt. 22 (Mayfair; closed 95)

Mercer County
Ewing, 1750 N. Olden Ave. (Mayfair; sold to Edwards in 95)
Skillman (Rocky Hill), Montgomery S.C., 1325 Rt. 206 (opened 70s, became Shoprite in 96)
Trenton (Hamilton), Independence Mall, 2465 S. Broad St. (Mayfair; opened 89 in former Big C, closed 95)
Twin Rivers, 401 Abbington Dr. (Mayfair; closed 95)

Middlesex County
Carteret, 70 Cooke Ave.
Colonia, Inman Ave. & Amherst (relocated early 80s; demolished for Walgreens)
Colonia, 510 Inman Ave. (Adams; second location in former Stop & Shop)
Colonia, 1555 St. Georges Ave. (opened early 80s in former Stop & Shop, closed by early 00s)
Concordia, 1600 Perrineville Rd. (Mayfair; opened late 80s, sold to Edwards in 95)
Dayton, 485 Georges Rd. (opened late 90s in former IGA/ Shop N Bag, closed by early 00s)
East Brunswick, 421 Ryders Lane (demolished for Walgreens)
East Brunswick, 233 Rt. 18 (Mayfair; opened approx. 80 in former Stop & Shop, sold to Edwards in 95)
Edison, Inman Grove S.C., 1085 Inman Ave. (Mayfair; opened 80s, sold to Edwards in 95)
Edison, 125 Wood Ave. (closed by late 90s; demolished)
Franklin Park, 3333 Rt. 27 (Mayfair; second location, sold to Edwards in 95)
Highland Park, 424 Raritan Ave. (Mayfair; opened 70s on site of demolished Food Fair, sold to Edwards in 95)
Iselin, 485 Rt. 1 (not sure when closed; demolished for Bed Bath & Beyond)
Kendall Park, 3570 Rt. 27 (Mayfair; opened 70s in former Food Fair, relocated to Franklin Park in 88)
Linden, 1600 E. St. Georges Ave. (Mayfair; opened 70s, relocated 92)
Linden, 1601 W. Edgar Rd. (Mayfair; second location, sold to Edwards in 95)
Metuchen, 345 Lake Ave. (Mayfair; opened 70s, sold to Edwards in 95; demolished)
New Brunswick, 275 George St. (opened in former Food Fair)
New Brunswick, 20 Elizabeth St. (opened in former Food Fair)
Old Bridge, 3103 Rt. 9 (Norkus; opened 70s in former A&P, closed 93)
Perth Amboy, 80 Smith St. (demolished for Rite Aid)
South Amboy, 611 Bordentown Ave. (opened 1928, closed 12 due to Hurricane Sandy)
South Amboy, 960 Rt. 9 (not sure when opened, closed by the early 90s)
South Plainfield, Hadley S.C., 4999 Stelton Rd. (Mayfair; opened late 80s, sold to Edwards in 95)
Woodbridge, 430 Rahway Ave. (opened in former Safeway/ Finast; most likely relocated to former Stop & Shop in 80)
Woodbridge, 306 Rt. 9 (Food Circus; Stop & Shop acquired 80; demolished for Walmart)

Monmouth County
Atlantic Highlands, 3 Bayshore Plaza (Food Circus; opened 77 in former Safeway/ Finast)
Englishtown, 42 Main St.
Farmingdale, 10 Bank St.
Freehold, Raintree Town Center, 160 Raintree Center Dr. (Norkus; sold to Stop & Shop in 11)
Freehold, 597 Park Ave. (Norkus)
Hazlet, Rt. 36 & Poole Ave. (Food Circus; Stop & Shop acquired 80, closed 02; demolished)
Hazlet, 3120 Rt. 35 (Food Circus; opened 09 in former Service Merchandise, closed 12)
Howell, 4110 Rt. 9 (Mayfair; opened 70s in former Finast, closed 94)
Long Branch, 150 West End Court (Norkus; sold to Stop & Shop in 11)
Manalapan, 700 Tennent Rd. (Norkus; opened in former Grand Union, sold to Stop & Shop in 11; closed 2015)
Matawan, 126 Main St. (closed 93)
Middletown, 835 Rt. 35 (first Food Circus; opened 56, closed 95)
Neptune, Rt. 33 & Sylvania Ave. (Food Circus; Stop & Shop acquired 80, closed early 00s)
Neptune, 116 3rd Ave. (Norkus; sold to Stop & Shop in 11)
Oakhurst (Belmar), Rt. 35 & 18th Ave. (Food Circus; Grand Union acquired 79)
Ocean (Wanamassa), 2201 Sunset Rd. (opened 70, closed by mid 00s)
Ocean, 1560 Rt. 35 (Food Circus; opened 79 in former A&P)
Point Pleasant, 505 Richmond Ave. (Norkus; sold to Stop & Shop in 11)
Port Monmouth, 375 Rt. 36 (Food Circus; opened 60s in former Acme, relocated 98)
Port Monmouth, 426 Rt. 36 (Food Circus; second location in former A&P)
Red Bank, 56 Newman Springs Rd. (Food Circus; opened 65, closed by 80s)
Red Bank, 362 Broad St. (Food Circus; opened 77 in former Safeway/ Finast)
Sea Bright, 1160 Ocean Ave.
Sea Girt, 2176 Rt. 35 (Food Circus; opened 77 in former Finast)
Shrewsbury, 179 Newman Springs Rd. (Food Circus; opened 07 in former Stop & Shop, closed 08)
Wall, 1762 Rt. 35 (Food Circus; opened 74)
West Long Branch, 175 Locust Ave. (second Food Circus; opened 57, sold to Shoprite in 61)

Ocean County
Bayville, 333 Atlantic City Blvd. (Food Circus; opened 91, closed 11)
Brick, 55 Brick Blvd. (Food Circus; Stop & Shop acquired 80, closed early 00s; demolished)
Jackson, Brook Plaza, 400 S. New Prospect Rd.
Jackson, 2275 W. County Line Rd. (Mayfair; opened 80s, sold to Edwards in 95)
Lakewood, Rt. 9 & Kennedy Blvd. (opened late 70s in former Food Fair; closed by late 80s)
Lakewood, 1328 River Ave. (Mayfair; opened late 80s, sold to Edwards in 95)
Ship Bottom, 2400 Long Beach Blvd.
Toms River, 1 Rt. 37 (Food Circus; opened 84 in former Two Guys; closed June 2015)
Toms River, 955 Fischer Blvd. (Mayfair; closed 95, sold to Norkus; closed 10)
Whiting, 108 Lacey Rd. (Mayfair; opened late 80s, sold to Edwards in 95; became separate Foodtown in early 00s, closed 13)

Somerset County
Manville, 141 S. Main St. (closed 04)
Raritan, 104 Orlando Dr. (Mayfair; opened approx. 87, sold to Edwards in 95)
Somerset, 940 Easton Ave. (Mayfair; opened 70s, sold to Edwards in 95)

Union County
Berkeley Heights, 434 Springfield Ave. (Mayfair, closed by 95)
Clark, 52 Westfield Ave. (sold to A&P in 89)
Elizabeth, 647 Newark Ave. (Mayfair; opened late 70s in former Safeway/ Finast, sold to Edwards in 95)
Elizabeth, 190 Elmora Ave. (Mayfair; opened in former Food Fair, closed 95)
Elizabeth, 511 Morris Ave. (demolished for school)
Elizabeth, 1122 Elizabeth Ave.
Elizabeth, 1st & Broadway (demolished for apartments)
Hillside, 1100 Liberty Ave. (opened in former Acme)
Kenilworth, 488 Boulevard
Plainfield, 1408 South Ave. (opened approx. 77 in former Safeway/ Finast)
Roselle, 550 Raritan Ave. (sold to Seabra)
Springfield, 211 Morris Ave. (sold to Seabra)
Union, 1201 Stuyvesant Ave. (Mayfair; opened late 70s in former Food Fair, sold to Edwards in 95; demolished for Stop & Shop)
Union, 1350 Galloping Hill Rd. (opened mid 00s in former A&P, sold to Seabra)
Union, Morris Ave. (not sure of exact location)
Westfield, 219 Elm St. (Mayfair; opened late 70s in former Safeway/ Finast, sold to Edwards in 95)

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