Have you ever come across a business establishment that
caused you to do a double-take because of their name? Specifically, businesses that offer two unrelated
services or products? One of my nieces
in NC posted this local store front on her FB page awhile back. It reminded me
of some others I had come across, most recently, Jake’s Coffee and Car Wash
(Lebanon, NH). But I dug through some of my research files (aka, basement dust
collectors that irk my Better Half) and came up with these:
JayBees Auto Service and Henry’s Hair Studio (Tucson, AZ)
Lee’s Laundry and Fitness Center (Milo, ME)
Garbers Ice Cream, Guns and Ammo (Clear Brook, VA)
Bingo & Ballet (Strasburg, VA)
Raymond Real Estate and Donut Shop (Raymond, NH – burned down)
Veterinarian and Well Driller (Bedford, NH)
Mainstreet Ice Cream, TV, VCR and Video (Colebrook, NH)
Hilltop Pizza, Video and Tanning Salon (Parkersburg, WV)
Elizabethon Herb and Metal Company (Elizabethon, TN)
Stan’s Baseball Cards and Frozen Storage (Sea-Tac Airport,
WA)
And
my personal favorite, Ray’s TV and Shoe Repair. This was a shop located in the
old Granite Square section of Manchester, NH before urban renewal plowed it
under. This was also back in the days when TV’s had tubes, and were mostly
repairable when on the fritz. But what
kind of guy has skill sets suitable for both electronics and shoe repair? I always regretted not getting a photo of Ray’s
store sign.
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