Stop & Shop

150 Whalley Ave

A behemoth of a building, constructed at the close of the 20th century to serve as a supermarket for the inner city. The massive brick-and-concrete structure offers a few ornamental details, including a handful of neoclassical columns and a Tudoresque glass front, but generally its effect is more functional than beautifying. It exists to avert a food desert; looking pretty is beside the point. Positioned on the remains of Whalley’s former “automobile row,” Stop & Shop now provides fresh and accessible food to Dwight neighborhood residents and Yale students alike.

Researcher

Emily Pan

Date Researched

Entry Created

N/A Date

Last Updated

February 26, 2018 at 6:12 PM EST by null

Historic Name

Style

OtherColonial Revival

Current Use

CommercialGroceryRetail

Era

1980-Today

Neighborhood

Other

Tours

Year Built

1998

Architect

Gregory Ninow

Current Tenant

Stop & Shop

Roof Types

Flat

Structural Conditions

Very Good

Street Visibilities

Yes

Threats

None known

External Conditions

Very Good

Dimensions

56,552 sq. ft.

Street Visibilities

Yes

Owner

Coral New Haven Associates II, LLC

Ownernishp Type

Client

Coral New Haven Associates II, LLC

Historic Uses

RetailCommercial

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Storefront, narrow view. (Photo credit: Whalley Avenue Special Services District, https://wassd-community.com/.)
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Storefront, wide view. (Photo credit: Tagan Engel, http://taganskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/theres-party-happening-at-stop-shop.html.)
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Open pediment, columns, and security camera. (Photo credit: Emily Pan.)
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Aerial view of building, with neighboring street and parking lot. (Photo credit: Design New Haven, http://downtownnewhaven.blogspot.com/2009/06/shaws-plaza-downtown-street-design.html.)
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Vacant building, autumn 2010. (Photo credit: John Dillon, http://ymm.yale.edu/autumn2010/news/chronicle/109008/.)
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Jesse Hameen II Shaw's Supermarket, February 2010. (Photo credit: New Haven Independent, http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/end_is_near_for_shaws_supermarket/.)

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