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Constructed between 1896 and 1915, this 10-acre block complex was home to one of the largest grocers of imported commodities in the United States. Established in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the Grand Union Tea Company moved its headquarters to Brooklyn in 1896. By 1930, Grand Union had over 700 stores nationwide and shipped millions of pounds of coffee, tea, and other goods per year. Grand Union moved its headquarters to Elmwood Park, New Jersey in 1950. Today, the building stands as a reminder of DUMBO's importance to the growth of American commerce at the turn of the 20th century. The building is now condiminiums.
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Brooklyn: Jay Street - Front Street Jay Street, west side north from a point south of Front Street, to the East River. In order, are the buildings coupled by the Grand Union Tea Co.; the John Masury Paint Co.; and the Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. In the background, towering over Manhattan, is the Empire State Building. \[UNCLEAR HANDWRITING] March 9, 1937. P.L. Sperr
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Brooklyn: Jay Street - Front Street Jay Street, west side, between Front and Water Streets, showing a Grand Union Tea Co. building. March 9, 1937. P.L. Sperr
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