Local Trade
The story of a fading Southern downtown through the lens of a storefront that gave my grandfather a foothold in commerce and generations after him a foundation in work and community.
The story of a fading Southern downtown through the lens of a storefront that gave my grandfather a foothold in commerce and generations after him a foundation in work and community.
More than a quarter-century ago, I loaded my pickup with cheap, self-assembled furniture and plastic tubs full of baggy clothes and gifted towel sets, and made one of dozens of three-hour trips to Auburn. The same summer, my high-school employer