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3 unusual facts about Grand union


Grand Union

Grand Union Canal, a waterway running from London to Birmingham in the United Kingdom

Grand union, a four-way, double track rail junction often found on tram systems

Ravena, New York

In the late 2004 Grand Union left Faith Plaza and was replaced by a Best Yet Supermarket in 2004.


Stockport to Stalybridge Line

Grand Union, a new open access train operating company, had proposed using the line for passenger services between London and Bradford via the West Coast Main Line, using Guide Bridge station as a stop.


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Charles A. Chickering

Chickering was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his accidental death from injuries received in a fall from a window of the Grand Union Hotel in New York City while on a business trip February 13, 1900.

Kyle Kaplan

He played Greg Grunberg's nephew in NBC's Grand Union sitcom pilot in 2005 and has appeared in several national commercials, including Wendy's restaurants, Yahoo!, Cingular Wireless, Simon Malls, Dairy Queen, and most recently, Honda.

Nascot Wood

The Industrial Revolution brought the Grand Junction Canal (now Grand Union Canal) in 1798 and the London and Birmingham Railway in 1837, both located here for the same reasons the road had followed centuries before, seeking an easy gradient over the Chiltern Hills.

Saltisford Canal Arm

It stayed under the control of the W&B canal, through various mergers, until 1927, when it was purchased by the Regent's Canal company which, two years later, was renamed the Grand Union.

Skewbald / Grand Union

Skewbald/Grand Union, (commonly known as simply Skewbald), was a short-lived hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. founded by former Minor Threat members Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson.