On-A-Shoestring
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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 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.
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.
External links
- On-A-Shoestring on Facebook