The Odd Room

Oct. 28, 2010. That odd little square on top of Gordon's has several legends attached to it, too many and complicated to relate here.

The building was originally constructed in the 1940s and was called Lumbermen's Mercantile, selling a wide variety of goods. It even included a mezzanine. I recall in the 1960s the eastern third was walled off and was a separate hardware store. The entrance to the grocery store at that time faced Simpson Ave.

Ardy Lencioni purchased the store in the mid-1960s and knocked out the wall that divided the space. Ardy and his Dad, Ugo, had previously operated the Quality Market, which was located where Sam's Food Mart is now operating. 

Crows at Sam's

A couple crows scout the parking lot at Sam's Food Mart, June 19, 2011.

This spot was the home of the Quality Market, operated by Ugo Lencioni and his son, Ardy until the 1960s.