Blue Star Shopping Center
The Blue Star Shopping Center that has been providing patrons from Watchung and Scotch Plains with shopping and recreation since 1954
It is undergoing massive redevelopment in 2024/5 with a brand new $30 million Shoprite
Here are some glimpses of its past ( an exciting present)
Sign in Plaza next to the new ShopRite reads:
A HISTORY OF THE BLUE STAR MEMORIALS
in Central New Jersey. In operation since 1958, it is named after the Route 22 Blue Star Memorial Highway program.
The Blue Star Memorial Highway concept started in 1944, when the Garden Club of New Jersey beautified a 5.5-mile stretch of Route 22 from Mountainside to North Plainfield. At that time approximately 8,000 dogwood trees were planted as a living tribute to the New Jersey men and women in the Armed Forces.
photo by Steve Popik on Google Maps
E.J. Korvettes
image from “Glimpse of History: One of the stars of Blue Star” Nov. 25, 2013
Caldors, Kohls
50's Car Club in late 1970's in in front of Korvetts Tire Bobby Cole Pinterest
Recreation
Blue Star Cinema
The Cinema opened July 15, 1964 in the Blue Star Shopping Center. The opening movie was Peter Sellers in “A Shot in the Dark”. It was twinned on August 29, 1973. On November 4, 1977 it became a triple screen theatre. On October 22, 1982 it was expanded to 4-screens and closed as the Blue Star 1-4 Cinemas in 1998.
from Cinema Treasures
Now Open! Two theaters in
One Convenient Location Blue Star
Stone Killing staring Charles Bronson
from Cinema Treasures
New Cinema at Blue Star Opens Tomorrow
Smoking Section
Plush Seats
’Hi-Fi Sound
Art Gallery
Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in A Shot in the Dark
from Cinema Treasures
Refreshment stand at General Cinema Theaters Blue Star
from Cinema Treasures
Ad for General Cinema Theater Blue Star Cinema:
Dudly Moore in “Arthur” & Faye Dunaway in “Mommy Dearest”
Burt Reynolds in The End
from Facebook Remember The Blue Star Cinema Verr Tony Oct 3, 2019
from the George Falkowski collection
from Facebook John Damrow Dec 23, 2013 Remember The Blue Star Cinema
Bowling & Video Games
Game Stop at Blue Star by Josh on Flickr Feb 22 2012
While checking if photo of Korvette Tire was in the Blue Star Mall/Shopping Center, came across this post that comments on the shape of the building