Monday, January 30, 2012

Al's Little Store.

Convenience stores, humbug! We had a real one in  Wallace long before there was a Circle K or a 7-11 or a Mini Mouse Mart, or any other mart. Yes, we had the real deal, and there is nothing like it now days.
I did a lot of bike riding in the summer in Wallace, and the best place to go to get a nice cool pop after a hot summer ride was , you got it, Al's Little Store.




Now, Al's was special for a lot of reasons. First of all, he was open until 10:00 PM, which was unheard of in those days. He cut his own meats, (imagine that in a convenience store in this day and age). and he loved the kids coming into his store to buy pop, candy, ice cream, and chips. Gosh darn, there was an ice cream bar called a "Nickel Stick", and seriously, it only cost a nickel to buy. Pop was ten cents, and a small bag of chips was only about ten cents. Al's was the place to go after basketball practice since it was only a block from the gym. Many nights during my sophomore year, the last year I played, we would stop by Al's and load up on pop and chips, or maybe pop and Twinkies. Ah those were the good old days.
I did a lot of bike riding in the summer in Wallace, and the best place to go to get a nice cool pop after a hot summer ride was , you got it, Al's Little Store.




Mr, Uhlman, you ran a great little store and you were way ahead of your time.  I wish it were still there.





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