The Market Report

Closing out our Hudson Valley week with a look at a former Grand Union which has since been taken over by...drumroll please...CVS, of course! Yes, it's got that distinctive Grand Union look to it! Although I'm not sure that I've ever seen a GU with this facade and the ornaments (the cupola, the eaves) together. Funny thing is, there's no CVS sign on the building itself. There must be zoning restrictions in place that prevent this. It's still a pretty attractive building, though. It fits in well with the surroundings. Maybe too well. It's very hard to see driving by. Although Woodstock lost its GU, it still has a grocery store. See Sunflower Foods . Getting a little closer, it appears that there may have been another storefront to the left of the Grand Union. The windows are probably original, although the doors have been replaced. Grand Union's sign would probably have been right underneath the cupola. Again, probably due to zoning l...

Sunflower Foods is a natural and health food store located just outside of Woodstock, NY. It's part of a two-store chain that is a member of the Independent Natural Foods Retailers' Association , or INFRA. (For whatever reason, Sunflower no longer uses the generic INFRA circular; they have a customized one with their own logo at the top.)  Glancing at this building, I had initially thought it was a former Centennial style A&P. Looking more carefully, though, it certainly is not. The building is too shallow and wide, although the roofline does share some similarities.  Sunflower had a good selection of natural and organic products, and most likely due to its INFRA cooperative affiliation, was not insanely high-priced.  Other than this and a few other assorted small markets, Woodstock doesn't have a supermarket. There is, however, a Hannaford about three miles south in West Hurley. The store is located at 75 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, NY. Photographed ...