Does anyone recognize this little shop below from the early 1980s in Rockingham?
January 26, 2011 - I received a lot of good answers on this Quiz and most of them were right or partly right. Below is the actual photo and a little description of the shop in question:
My mom worked at that store for a while when Johnsie ran it. But, before this it was Homer Benoist's Five Points Grocery or as we all knew him as "Dynamite". Lane Hudson offered a little tidbit of info on Homer's humor but I remember one also. Does anyone remember Dog Fever? I remember when I first heard of that was when me and Dad was in Homers store one day and Homer came up to me and said he had been sick. He got right up close to me to see if he still had a fever....as I got closer to him, he barked like a dog real loud and scared the crap out of me. That was Dog Fever..
Phyllis Davis Gibson commented on your photo.
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"This was a drapery shop in Five Points. Don't remember the name."
Lloyd Covington commented on your photo.
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"five points grocery."
Michael Key commented on your photo.
ReplyDeleteMichael wrote:
"Five Points Grocery! And yes it was Homer!"
Samuel Lawrence Crouch commented on your photo.
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"Lloyd was it owned by Homer Benoist?"
"Phyllis, your are right, it also was a drapery shop owned by Kieth and Donna McKenzie. After that I think it was a church."
Gayle Freeman commented on your photo.
ReplyDeleteGayle wrote:
"It still is a church. Joel keep the guessing game going it is interesting"
Yolanda Johnson commented on your photo.
ReplyDeleteYolanda wrote:
"IT WAS MY UNCLE HOMERS STORE.HIS NICK NAME WAS"DYNAMITE"HE WAS MY G-DADDYS BROTHER."
Lane Hudson commented on your photo.
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"I lived within walking distance from Dynamites. Homer would always say, "The candy is 5 cents apiece or 2 for a dime." Better than a 7-11."
Edna Price Strange commented on your photo.
ReplyDeleteEdna wrote:
"Where was this store, Yo? Would I have remembered it??"
Edna Price Strange commented on your photo.
Edna wrote:
"God, I miss Rockingham. Maybe my life would be different if we had never left. U think???????????"
Denise Washburn commented on your photo.
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"We went their everyday. I would get honey buns and gum. Always trying to get the specked gum!"
Charles E Hill commented on your photo.
ReplyDeleteCharles E wrote:
"At one time it was Homer Benoist Five Points Grocery."
That was my Granddaddy Homer benoist's store for over 30 years. I miss those days. regular customers, many who came daily were like family to us. Those were the simple days.
ReplyDeleteHey Steve - do you remember when your granddaddy Homer always had a boat in his pond at Christmas and had Santa setting in it fishing? Those were truly some simpler days and it is always good to think back to those days that are missed by so many.
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