Another not so wordless weekend photo essay ...old general stores along the way!

Now I want an ice cold coke.....from the bottle......and NOT from Mexico (they taste different).

Richard, what wonderful memories this post evokes - of Paducah, Kentucky while visiting the grandmother of a friend, of the "candy store" which was along my route to grade school in Bedford, Inidia, to the "muskrat" signs in front of the store in Odessa, Delaware (in season, of course)  - and now, we have "convenience" stores. Thanks for the great photos and trip down memory lane.

Richard, what wonderful memories this post evokes - of Paducah, Kentucky while visiting the grandmother of a friend, of the "candy store" which was along my route to grade school in Bedford, Inidia, to the "muskrat" signs in front of the store in Odessa, Delaware (in season, of course)  - and now, we have "convenience" stores. Thanks for the great photos and trip down memory lane.

It's a shame to see history deteriorate, to bad they are not being preserved. At least you have photos of them, because in a few years they will be gone.

Hi Richard:

Neat photos...

The third photo reminded me of a store, in one of our historic towns in northern NJ, where I grew up. 

Oh, my goodness, what awesome memories these photos provoke...it makes me think of ice cold Coke in little glass bottles, penny candy and ice cream sandwiches.  Very nice photos...I especially like the one with the Coke logo on the side...

Richard,

Wouldn't it be great if these old buildings were renovated instead of just let them die a slow and painful death.  Or is it time to just move on and forget about the past?

Richard - I enjoy the old buildings, that is part of the adventure of traveling the backroads. You get a glimpse of history that you never can get from the interstate.

I love traveling past these old buildings.  The south is full of so much nostalgia for me.  As a kid we would drive 3 times a year to FL for the visit to the grandparents.  A lot of those trips were down old Rt 301 before 95 was compleed.  Oh am I dating myself now???  Have a great weekend Richard.

Brother Richard - Great photos as always.  I love old buildings like these.  When I was a kid there was an old house nestled in the woods that we used to go explore (probably not the best idea considering we were far from home and the building was literally falling apart, but we were kids and rational thinking wasn't our strong suit).  I remember finding newspapers from the 1940s in them and thinking I was a junior archaeologist.  I saw Melody mentioned "ice house" - I know that's a very Texas-term.  I don't know if they use it elsewhere, but here you hear it a lot and they still exist (they're more road side BBQ/beer stands now).

Richard...it's things like this that will be lost forever, and only remembered in great awesome pictures like yours!

I wish more people would try and rescue these buildings, and restore them to some good use. I suppose the expense is to great, but it sure would be great!

Richard:  I love your photo essays.  You really are quite an artist with that camera of yours.  You should make these into postcards or thank you notes.

Richard,

The general store, the barber shop - town centers is what they were. Great to remember them. :)

Steve

I love these old buildings, I only know of one still standing near here, I'll have to take a picture of it one day to share.

Hi Richard, living outside of Charlotte, there are a few of these old stores alongside some of our back roads. I love the history they reflect.

I love the photos.  Here in NJ along some of the further out Pinelands roadways, we have the old service stations with the one lane covered area out front.  I love those!

Richard...it is a sample of simpler times gone by.  Many say they were happier time although very hard times!