Stores
Still Here
Twin Brooks (and many names before that) became Watchung Valley Golf Club in 2010.
Valley Furniture, US Post Office, Wendell Clothing, Dentist from ebay
Industry
Lockheed Electronics Company
manufactured, tested and assembled electronic components in a large facility on Route 22 from 1959 to 1989
Wilson Quarry
Recreation
Watchung 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 theater. On October 22, 1982 it was expanded to 4-screens and closed as the Blue Star 1-4 Cinemas in 1998.) from cinematreasures
Bowcraft Amusement Park (closed 2018)- in Mountainside/Union County, but a big memory for Watchung residents
Brook Hill Swim and Tennis Club
Rays’ Sport Shop
Ray Lueddeke at age 90, owner of Ray's Sports Shop that stood on Route 22 for over 60 years from njbadges blog post in 2008
Windmill Miniature Golf and Driving Range
(was on Route 22 where Sears was and there is now a shopping center across from the Cinamax)
