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'''On-A-Shoestring''' is an antique store located at 601 [[Shades Crest Road]] in [[Hoover]]'s [[Bluff Park]] neighborhood. It was opened in [[1982]] by [[Lee Thursby|Lee]] and [[Rodney Thursby]] | [[Image:On_A_Shoestring_antique_store.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Antique store in 2013]] | ||
'''On-A-Shoestring''' is an antique store located at 601 [[Shades Crest Road]] in [[Hoover]]'s [[Bluff Park]] neighborhood. It was opened in [[1982]] by [[Lee Thursby|Lee]] and [[Rodney Thursby]]. | |||
The store's site was originally used for the [[Bluff Park Hotel]]'s tennis courts. In [[1930]], with lumber and building supplies not being plentiful due to the [[Great Depression]], [[William Wyatt]] constructed a home using whatever he could find. The pine flooring came from [[Hillman Hospital]] and the windows and doors are different sizes due to a lack of standards at the time. Wyatt's widow sold the home to the Thursbys in 1982. | |||
Today, the store property features a red, bay window, wood-framed caboose from the Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway. | |||
In late [[2016]], the Thursby's son [[Jaime Thursby|Jaime]] and his brother-in-law [[Darrel Graff]] began selling boiled peanuts at the store. Their venture evolved into the [[Alabama Peanut Co.]], which opened at 2016 [[Morris Avenue]] in [[2018]]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [http://www.alabamarailpics.com/caboose.html Cabooses in Alabama] | * Burns, Dale E. (n.d.) "[http://www.alabamarailpics.com/caboose.html Cabooses in Alabama]". | ||
* {{Skaggs-2013}} | |||
* Carlton, Bob (March 6, 2019) "Keeping an Alabama peanut tradition alive, 111 years later." {{BN}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 9 December 2020
On-A-Shoestring is an antique store located at 601 Shades Crest Road in Hoover's Bluff Park neighborhood. It was opened in 1982 by Lee and Rodney Thursby.
The store's site was originally used for the Bluff Park Hotel's tennis courts. In 1930, with lumber and building supplies not being plentiful due to the Great Depression, William Wyatt constructed a home using whatever he could find. The pine flooring came from Hillman Hospital and the windows and doors are different sizes due to a lack of standards at the time. Wyatt's widow sold the home to the Thursbys in 1982.
Today, the store property features a red, bay window, wood-framed caboose from the Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway.
In late 2016, the Thursby's son Jaime and his brother-in-law Darrel Graff began selling boiled peanuts at the store. Their venture evolved into the Alabama Peanut Co., which opened at 2016 Morris Avenue in 2018.
References
- Burns, Dale E. (n.d.) "Cabooses in Alabama".
- Skaggs, Heather Jones. (2013). Bluff Park. Images of America series. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-9099-1.
- Carlton, Bob (March 6, 2019) "Keeping an Alabama peanut tradition alive, 111 years later." The Birmingham News
External links
- On-A-Shoestring on Facebook