Updated 29 September 2026 (Originally published 29 September 2026)
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Morristown and Morris Plains between 1925 and 1981, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc. and I welcome suggestions and corrections.
Please read about my methodology for more information about what I do and do not include.
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- 11 Elm St | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Grand Union
- 1959: Grand Union
- 1965: Grand Union
- 1970: Grand Union
- 1976: Grand Union
- Notes: Closed ca 1979.
- 98 Elm St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1941: A&P
- 191 E Hanover Av | Google Maps Link
- 2025: Lidl
- 45 Madison St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1 Maple Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: American Stores
- 1941: American Stores
- 16 Martin Luther King Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- Notes: Was Evergreen Av
- 19 Martin Luther King Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: American Stores
- Notes: Was Evergreen Av
- 79 Martin Luther King Av | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- Notes: Was Water St.
- 86 Martin Luther King Av | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- Notes: Was Water St.
- 31 Mills St | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Mutual Grocery Co
- 35 Mills St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- Mills St | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mutual Grocery Co
- Notes: Corner of Early (1925).
- 78 Morris St | Google Maps Link
- 1959: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1970: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- Notes: Mid-Town Shopping Center
- 129 Morris St | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 139 Morris St | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co?
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 149 Morris St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Great Eastern Stores
- 1935: Great Eastern Stores
- 150 Morris St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: American Stores
- 16 Park Pl | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1941: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1945: American Stores
- 28 Park Pl | Google Maps Link
- 1930: National Grocery Co
- 9 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Grand Union
- 1945: Grand Union
- 1951: Grand Union
- 10 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 15 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1941: A&P
- 58 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Acme
- 1951: Acme
- 1955: Acme
- Notes: 58-60 (1945).
- 59 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: American Stores
- 140 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1941: A&P
- 1945: A&P
- 1951: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1959: A&P
- Notes: 136 (1959).
- 163 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 164 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 168 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Great Eastern Stores
- 1935: Great Eastern Stores
- 169 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: American Stores
- 174 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: National Grocery Co
- 1935: National Grocery Co
- 191 South St | Google Maps Link
- 1951: Food Fair
- 1955: Food Fair
- 1959: Food Fair
- 1965: Food Fair
- 1970: Food Fair
- 1976: Kings
- 1981: Kings
- 2025: Kings
- Notes: Kings ca 1974.
- 45 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Great Eastern Stores
- 1935: Great Eastern Stores
- 49 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 74 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 82 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1925: National Grocery Co
- 88 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: 90 (1925).
- 96 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: American Stores
- 128 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 142 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: American Stores
- 156 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 164 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Acme
- 1945: Acme
- 1951: Acme
- 1955: Acme
- 1959: ShopRite
- 1965: ShopRite
- 1970: ShopRite
- 1976: ShopRite
- 1981: ShopRite
- Notes: Closed ca 1983.
- 195 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: National Grocery Co
- 1935: National Grocery Co
- 245 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 115 Spring St | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Food Fair
- 1945: Food Fair
- 38 Sussex Av | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 40 Sussex Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 17 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 20 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1935: American Stores
- 41 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1935: National Grocery Co
- 1941: National Grocery Co
- 1945: Safeway
- 43 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 50 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 77 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: American Stores
- 85 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1941: American Stores
- 110 Washington St | Google Maps Link
- 1970: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- 1981: A&P
- 2025: Whole Foods
- 121 Western Av | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mutual Grocery Co
- 1930: Mutual Grocery Co
- 178 E Hanover Av | Google Maps Link
- 2025: ShopRite
- 89 Fairchild Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Mutual Grocery Co
- 95 Fairchild Av | Google Maps Link
- 1951: American Stores
- 91 W Hanover Av | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Royal Scarlet Stores
- 1711 NJ 10 | Google Maps Link
- 1970: ShopRite
- 1976: ShopRite
- 1981: ShopRite
- 2025: Uncle Guiseppe’s
- Notes: At US 202 (1981 and earlier). Approximate. This was a ShopRite in the mid 2000s.
- 245 Littleton Rd | Google Maps Link
- 2025: Stop & Shop
- 17 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: American Stores
- 57 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 63 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- 1935: American Stores
- 67 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: National Grocery Co
- Notes: No number (1925).
- 187 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1930: American Stores
- Notes: Corner of Kennedy (1930). Approximate.
- 333 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1955: Acme
- 1959: Acme
- 1965: Acme
- 1970: Acme?
- 1976: Acme
- 1981: Acme
- Notes: 301 (pre-1965). No number (1965). Probably new building at some point.
- 680 Speedwell Av | Google Maps Link
- 1941: A&P
- 1945: A&P
- 1951: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1959: A&P