Grand Union 1958 Heritage Property Plaque, 2014
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Resource ID
5147
Access
Open
Address
85 Ellesmere Rd
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2014
Historical Themes
Program Category
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
Caption
Grand Union 1958 Heritage Property Plaque, 2014
Description
This distinctive supermarket, which anchors the Parkway Plaza, was the second Toronto location of New Jersey grocery chain Grand Union. The shopping centre itself reflected the growth of suburban Scarborough. The store was designed in the modern style by Bregman and Hamann Architects for the Cadillac Development Corporation. It featured an arched rood, which, upon completion was described as the largest of its type in Canada. Inside the building, the open plan and light-filled interior demonstrated changing retail design attitudes in the post-Second World War period.
A year after Grand Union opened here, Steinberg Supermarkets of Montreal acquired and renamed the New Jersey company's Canadian stores; the ownership and name of this location have since changed several times. In 2009, the supermarket became the first in Toronto to be included on the Inventory of Heritage Properties.
Marker lat / long: 43.757657, -79.314719 (WGS84)