Thursday, March 27, 2014

Finast - NJ/ NY

(closed by late 70s)


NJ - Central/ NY
Atlantic Highlands, 3 Bayshore Plaza (Safeway acquired 62, became Food Circus in 77)
Carteret, 773 Roosevelt Ave. (became Shop-Rite)
East Brunswick, Loehmanns Plaza, 233 Rt. 18 (opened early 70s, sold to Mayfair Foodtown)
Edison, Menlo Park Mall, 55 Parsonage Rd. (Safeway acquired 62, closed by late 70s)
Elizabeth, 647 Newark Ave. (Safeway acquired 62; became Mayfair Foodtown)
Howell, 4010 Rt. 9 (became Mayfair Foodtown)
Keansburg, 242 Main St. (Safeway acquired 62)
Long Branch, 320 3rd Ave. (Safeway acquired 62)
Plainfield, 1405 South Ave. (Safeway acquired 62)
Plainfield, 600 Park Ave. (second location)
Plainfield, 108 W. 7th St. (Safeway acquired 62; relocated to 600 Park Ave in late 60s)
Red Bank, 362 Broad St. (Safeway acquired 62, became Food Circus in 77)
Sea Girt, 2176 Rt. 35 (opened 6/72, became Food Circus in 77)
South Amboy - 101 N. Broadway (Safeway acquired 62)

Westfield, 219 Elm St. (became Mayfair Foodtown)
Woodbridge, 430 Rahway Ave. (Safeway acquired 62)

Staten Island, 1933 Victory Blvd. (Safeway acquired 62)
Staten Island, 1361 Hylan Blvd. (Safeway acquired 62)
Staten Island, 140 Tompkins Ave. (Safeway acquired 62)

NJ - North
Bloomfield, 331 Broad St. (Safeway acquired 62)
Chatham, 393 Main St. (Safeway acquired 62)
Closter, 580 Piermont Rd.
Dumont, 50 W. Madison St. (became Vitale Foodtown; demolished for CVS)
Englewood, 25 Lafayette Ave. (Safeway acquired 62)
Hackensack, 180 Essex St. (demolished)
Hoboken, 811 Clinton St. (Safeway acquired 62; became Vitale Foodtown)
Irvington, 1301 Springfield Ave. (Safeway acquired 62)
Jersey City, 574 Jersey Ave.
Jersey City, 216 Sip Ave. (Safeway acquired 62; became Shoprite)
Jersey City, 263 Ocean Ave. (Safeway acquired 62; demolished)
Jersey City, 232 Central Ave. (Safeway acquired 62; became Mayfair Foodtown)
Ledgewood, Ledgewood Mall, 461 Rt. 10 (opened 72 as Super Finast)
New Milford, 814 River Rd. (opened 60s, became Shoprite)
North Bergen, 8411 Bergenline Ave. (Safeway acquired 62; became A&P)
Old Tappan, 216 Old Tappan Rd. (became Vitale Foodtown)
Paramus, Garden State Plaza, Rts. 4 & 17 (Safeway acquired 62)
Passaic, 195 Main Ave. (opened 60s)
Ridgewood, 112 N. Maple Ave. (Food Fair acquired late 60s)
Short Hills, 727 Morris Turnpike (Safeway acquired 62; became Shoprite)
West New York, 5701 Broadway (became A&P)

2 comments:

  1. There was one at Rutgers Plaza in Franklin (Somerset) NJ. Became Mayfair Foodtown in 1977, then Edwards and Stop & Shop, before the latter moved across the plaza to where the movie theater used to stand.

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