Little stores

Little grocery store series. Also a taqueria. Yes!

Little Grocery Store series. Always very busy, in the middle of a crowded neighborhod and across from an elementary school.

Little grocery store series. Note the availability of live organ music! Sadly, the organ disappeared a few weeks after I got this photo. ; ) Also, it's open 7 DAYS A WEE. This is possibly the record for number of cables in front of one of my "little grocery stores."

Little grocery store series. This store suffered a robbery last year. When the police got there, the robber shot at a police officer and ran. The police found him at about 1 a.m. in the same neighborhood hiding in someone's yard. The robber fired again and an officer shot and killed him. This was horribly traumatic for the whole neighborhood, not to mention the residents of the house. My son and his family live about three blocks from this store.

Little grocery store series. Smokes, beer and whatever snacks you need before the football game. Takes the record for number of signs in my "little grocery store" series.

Little grocery store series. Now closed. I love the color scheme and hand-stenciled sign.

Little grocery store series. When we lived in California, my son would spend a few weeks in Oregon in the summer with my parents, who lived about 3 miles from Mac's. It's way out in the country, but on a busy highway. Beginning about age 9 he would ride his bike to Mac's to buy his daily treat. It's the kind of freedom few children have anymore, except farm kids.

The Pastega family owned this store for three generations, but it closed in 1998.

The Pastega family owned this store for three generations, but it closed when the last one willing to operate it died.

Florence, Italy. AA221 Enjoyment.

AA332 Signs

One of many retail outlets attached to the wholesale Sydney Fish Market.

Merrill, Oregon, USA.