Does anyone remember the store Grant's or Grant's City? Where were they located in NJ? I have a stove that says purchased at Grant's City, but I don't remember Grant's City. Also, what was the Kmart store on Easton Avenue before it was Kmart?
OT: Does anyone remember the store Grant's?
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There was a Grants in downtown Dover near the Drive-In on top of the parking garage. Dover was a big deal at one point. Bunch of movie theaters, restaurants, shopping Mecca for much of Morris and Sussex counties.
Joined a bunch of other stores gone—Rockaway Sales, Discount City, Britts, Two Guys, Korvettes,Herman’s,etc.
W.T. Grant, or Grants, went bankrupt in 1976. State locations were in Wyckoff, Millville, Hackensack and Franklin Township.
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They were all over the Northeast. I contributed to their bankruptcy during my college days by taking advantage of the "all you can eat" specials at their luncheonette counter.
Had a Grants on rt 45 in Woodbury Heights when I was a kid. They renamed the store as Grant City a year or two before closing for good. Kmart in Mantua ran them out of business.
Don’t forget the S&H Green stamp redemption store
The fact that Kmart could run anyone out of business speaks volumes
There was a Grants in Middlesex where the Farmers Market is now. There also was on in Piscataway where the Middlesex mall is off Shelton Road and Hadley. I worked at the latter for a couple years in high school. There was a small airport (Hadley Airport) there before the mall.
There was a Grant's on Easton Ave in Somerset. We used to go there when I was a kid. I still remember my mom's lunch counter favorite- a hamburger with sauteed onions. After they went out of business, Foodtown took over the building.
There was the big warehouse in Edison on Rte. 27 that became the first Price Club (then PriceCostco and now just Costco) in the northeast.
And I remember having a Grant’s, Two Guys, Channel and Rickels on Highway 35 in Middletown growing up.
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The one in Elizabeth was on Broad St. across the street from the Regent movie theater.
While it may seem hard to believe now, there was a time when K Mart was the largest retailer in the world. In fact, many of the major retailers that are now out of business were very large, dominant retailers during their peak years.
There was one in Edison,rt27 near an acme.Between Knapp and Division.My daughters still have items that were purchased there in the early '70s. Great pizza nearby at Zia Lisa. Thanks for the memories.
There are 68 Acme stores in New Jersey alone. In fact, they had a Memorial Day sale on catapults this week.
There use to be an Acme in Princeton Jct. When I lived in West Windsor I use to go in there and I'd see John Nash (A Beautiful Mind) all the time. He lived about a half mile away.
There was one in North Brunswick shopping center that closed in maybe 1970.
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Yes, both the Regent and the New were across the street, also had the Liberty and the Ritz on other streets nearby. Saw the Three Stooges and Officer Joe live at the Ritz. Lived a block and a half from St George Ave (Route 27) and could hop the bus to Elizabeth for about 18 cents.
Saw my first James Bond movie at the Ritz (From Russia With Love) with my big brother. One of my other brothers' first job was as an usher at the Regent.
Also the State was further downtown on Elizabeth Ave. by 5th St. near my parish church (Holy Rosary). Saw King Kong v. Godzilla there in 1962. Later became an auto parts store.
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Every dog has its day. Someday, Walmart will be history. We might not be alive to see it, but some kids who are alive today will.
Saturday afternoon would hop on the #11 bus from the Port and get off on Broad St. by the train station. Go across the street and browse AlWilk's Records. Walk down Broad st. past Woolworth's with Vogel's Records across the street. Keep walking past Grant's with the New and the Regent across the street down to the corner with the Courthouse and the Library. Turn left with Kokler's Toys on the right and Solomon's Sports across the street. Jump on the #24 bus to go back to the Port.
Simple times.
Simple times.
I spent a lot of time at Grant's/Middlesex Mall when I was a kid. Here's a grand opening ad for the mall from May 1972.
...and here's an ad for the UA movie theaters in the mall.
In the mid 80s, long after Grant's had become K-mart, I saw Keshia Knight Pulliam, who was a PIscataway resident, shopping with her mother in K-mart. She gave me the cutest wave when she saw I was looking at her. She couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 years old, but it appeared she was keenly aware that people knew who she was due to her role on The Cosby Show.
...and here's an ad for the UA movie theaters in the mall.
In the mid 80s, long after Grant's had become K-mart, I saw Keshia Knight Pulliam, who was a PIscataway resident, shopping with her mother in K-mart. She gave me the cutest wave when she saw I was looking at her. She couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 years old, but it appeared she was keenly aware that people knew who she was due to her role on The Cosby Show.
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