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Old 12-11-2023, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Free Palestine, Ohio!
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our store-0040d.jpgour store-0040a.jpg
Building my brothers and I grew up in and our family has owned since 1946. circa 1902
and the painting is by an artist from North Carolina in 1986.

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Old 12-12-2023, 07:30 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania/Maine
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Love this and Maine's appreciation for history. Where is this?
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Old 12-13-2023, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Lebanon, OH
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You know you are in Maine when you get gas, beer and a brick of shells at the same place you pick up your mail.
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Old 12-13-2023, 11:38 AM
 
Location: Free Palestine, Ohio!
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This store is up near Grafton and we supplied everything from meat to ammunition' Now it is being turned into a dance hall.
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Old 12-14-2023, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania/Maine
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Could it have remained a store as intended?
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Old 12-15-2023, 07:57 AM
 
Location: Free Palestine, Ohio!
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After losing both parents, I had to leave for awhile and for the past 5 years I have been remodeling the store back to it's original construction.our store-012-2-.jpg Here is where the music will be played.

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Old 12-15-2023, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania/Maine
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After losing both parents, I had to leave for awhile and for the past 5 years I have been remodeling the store back to it's original construction.Attachment 247397 Here is the where the music will be played.
Love the floors. Will have to check this out when up and running.
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Old 12-15-2023, 01:50 PM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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I too love the floors. and the mini history lesson.
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Old 12-16-2023, 09:52 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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I like the step in front of the door on the right. Nobody builds that any more.
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Old 12-16-2023, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Newburyport, MA
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From the horse and buggy days until today - very cool :-) - pictures like that allow you to do some mental time traveling...

The old place must have been framed pretty stout to carry that big safe that's shown in the recent picture without sagging over time.
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