An Old Country Store
Monday, October 16, 2006 at 12:34AM I have lived on West Main Street since 1988. I have taken many walks around my neighborhood in that time, and often passed, on Chandler Street - just a couple of blocks behind me -- the faded metal sign touting out "Benningfield's Grocery".
It's the only place in town I know of that sells "live bait". So when my sister brought her family to see me and wanted to take a fishing trip, I took them to the little store just behind my house that I had never visited before.
I am so glad I finally had reason to go! The lady there looked at me and said, "You're Junie's girl, aren't you?"
I was a little startled when she said that - I am just wondering how she knew. I felt like I was in Loretto again!
The store had just a little of anything one might need. The worms we bought there were magnificent specimens of wormhood. The lady said they got them "out of Louisville".
Here are a couple of pictures taken inside the store. If you haven't been there, you need to go. Even if you don't really need anything, you should go. Just buy a pack of gum or something. It'll make your day.
Reader Comments (1)
when we lived in the projects and walked to school we used to visit benningfields, especially on the first of the month when we got foodstamps! those are memories you never think mean anything until you grow up and move away!