A Trip Through the Green Mountain State

Today's post is another compilation post, this time a set of various sights around western Vermont. The Green Mountains await you!

A REMODEL AT SHAW'S
Manchester

The arched windows on this store easily identify it as being a former Grand Union location. The trim around the logo used to be green.

Inside, it appears the grand aisle on the right-most side of the store is an add-on based on the open ceiling. Deli is on the right and bakery is in the back.

Gripping the cart tightly, we look over to the main section of the store. Also notable is the new woodgrain flooring, which replaced white tile.

Frozen foods aisle still bearing tile. Other aisles have had their tile replaced with linoleum.

UP MOUNT EQUINOX WE GO!

Arlington

At the Summit is The Saint Bruno Scenic Viewing Center, built in 2012 on the site of the former Sky Line Inn.

A couple pictures facing north. The mountains at the left-most side are part of the Adirondack Mountains in New York while the one in the foreground is Bald Mountain in Vermont.

Various views from the south, which include from top to bottom: Little Equinox, with Spruce Peak and Grass Mountain behind it; Stratton Mountain and Mount Snow with New Hampshire in the distance toward the left. The last few photos are additional views of Little Equinox.

A NASTY LABELSCAR AND MORE ABSURD CARTS

Rutland

This store was the only Tops store outside of New York state to be divested. This store was originally Grand Union, however it did not go through "The Cycle", rather staying as GU before becoming Tops in 2013, with a gabled facade that cheapens the exterior. It became Grand Union for the second time in March 2022, leaving quite the nasty Tops labelscar.

Technibilt from 2013, now bearing the Grand Union name. The carts next to it are express Bemis units.

Smaller Instore unit, which had the Tops embossings covered up with black tape (well, not all of them).

A display of SmartWater under an umbrella. This store also got the unusual produce remodel with the black ceiling.

Another full-sized Bemis cart with the badly cut Grand Union logo. This is not the first time we have seen a store carry all-plastic Bemis shopping carts; we have previously seen these in the Cortland, New York location, which can be seen in Volume 8, Section 1 (photos 8.96 and 8.97).

Front actionway of the store. Note the accent lighting recessed above the ceiling above the registers.

THIRD TIME'S A CHARM

Rutland

This store bears the architecture of two former retailers - the metal awning and outer areas of the boxy facade of Hannaford, and the middle section of its successor, Hobby Lobby. Hannaford moved to the former Stop & Shop further down Route 4 while Hobby Lobby would close in February 2019. Ocean State Job Lot opened this store on July 13, 2019. And like many Job Lot stores, the shopping carts are diverse. See Vultures! The Worst of Ocean State Job Lot for the carts this store uses.

Even with yellow wall paint, the interior still resembles Hobby Lobby. Not shown was a section on the right side of the store which was converted to backroom space.

That wraps up this post - stay tuned for more retail around the Northeast!

- Retail Regents