I’ve lost count of how many stores or shops there are in this building. Just moving on to the next one now. What I do know from old Street View photos, this last was a kiosk of a nationwide chain. Again a very empty looking place. Old magazines. Maybe they will shed some light toContinue reading “Should I Have A Beer Or A Haircut Part III”
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Should I Have A Beer Or A Haircut Part II
The fourth business remains a mystery. It was already closed in 2011, when the Google Maps car passed it for the first time. The interior didn’t actually do much to solve the mystery. Neither did the markings on the bottom of the window. All plain and empty. They’ve closed and cleaned up afterwards. Oh, theyContinue reading “Should I Have A Beer Or A Haircut Part II”
Help Yourself With A Store
This building was located in the same village as the school I just explored. Judging by the for sale sign, it is also owned by the same person. This is the former village store. It was built at the same time as the rest of the village in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. ItContinue reading “Help Yourself With A Store”
They Sure Picked The Best Business Spot
Same sunset, different location. If you’ve followed this blog closely, you already know, that this is an old village store. The store was downstairs, the shopkeeper lived upstairs. What makes this place interesting is its location. It’s in the crossing of four very small roads. It’s 13 kilometers to the center of one municipality, 28Continue reading “They Sure Picked The Best Business Spot”
Halters For Every Hoof Part II
Another newspaper from September 1992. I simply refused to believe, that anything was sold here that late. So I checked the maps. The place is marked down as a store on 1991 maps. I am amazed. Order sheets from the central wholesale arm of the nationwide workers’ co-operative. The place has sold nails and haltersContinue reading “Halters For Every Hoof Part II”
Halters For Every Hoof Part I
Well, well, well. The bushes around small, rural roads just keep on giving. This one looks a lot like an ordinary, old one family home. It also looks like it has at some point been larger, but a wing of it has been demolished. Or demolished by nature, it seems. Trying to move in throughContinue reading “Halters For Every Hoof Part I”
A Midsummer Date Part XVIII
There was a small lobby behind the store with doors to many directions. Old food ads. A small back office – with a safe. A hefty amount of files from different years. The shift from the S-group to K-group probably happened in the 1980’s. More files and brocuhres here. Stickers with important numbers everywhere. MostContinue reading “A Midsummer Date Part XVIII”
A Midsummer Date Part XVII
That was one corner of the store area. Let’s see what’s in the other direction. A collection of receipts by the cash register. The last one dates back to October 1996. Another suggestion about the date of abandonment. The shelves are empty. I believe, that there have been fruit or vegetables here. And also hereContinue reading “A Midsummer Date Part XVII”
The Store Remains Closed
Like I’ve said several times, my summers nowadays are travelling to locations I’ve already found and trying to see if they would be open. And such is the story of this old village store in a suburb of a regional center. Nope. Still not open. But I really like the light in this photo. AndContinue reading “The Store Remains Closed”
I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part V
Before moving downstairs, here’s one final look at the former restaurant from this direction. So now let’s move down the stairs. The stairs lead right to another entrance. I’m not really sure, if the two floors of bars were of the same company, but I believe so. So here’s the downstairs, which was extremely difficultContinue reading “I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part V”