Danbury Country Store Ford Pickup
by Edward Fielding
Title
Danbury Country Store Ford Pickup
Artist
Edward Fielding
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
note: the watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.
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After years of photographing, I've come to the conclusion that you can make your own luck. If you pursuit photography with intent, keep your eyes sharp and your mind open to possibilities you'l come across scenes like this waiting to be captured.
I just happened by the Danbury Country Store in Danbury New Hampshire while a man who restores old cars had stopped to shoot the breeze with is buddies. The old car in front of the old historic country store just made for a scene right out of history. Ford Model T pickup truck.
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Since 1875, the Danbury country store has served Danbury and the neighboring towns as well as the traveling public.
Opened shortly after the railroad came to Danbury, it has been a general store and gas station and offered rooms for rent in the upstairs. It was called the central house. The dance floor on the third floor has remained unchanged from the time it hosted dances and local gatherings.
There have been numerous owners in the 138 year history of the building. Herman Stuart operated the store from 1906 to 1919. Ora Hastings and later his son Horace and his wife Lillian were the proprietors of O.C. Hastings & Co. from 1921 until Lillian�s death in 1966.
The store sat idle from 1966 until it was purchased by Myrl and June Phelps. They reopened it with the help of their 11 children. They expanded the store to include what once was part of the living quarters on the Andover side of the building. They also purchased the Fowler house which sat between Route 104 and the store. That house was moved to the east side of the elementary school entrance.
Carol Heath was the owner from 1978 thru 2005. Carol acquired the distressed buildings on the Grafton side of the building and built the parking area that exists today.
Danbury Country Store through time
In 2012, the Phelps family once again acquired the store and set about on an ambitious renovation during the winter of 2013 and reopened on May 1st, 2013. Included in this effort was a total rehabilitation of the interior to include a deli, public bathroom, new shelving and coolers. The outside efforts involved a new foundation under the building and the addition of gas and diesel tanks and pumps. These efforts also increased the parking and access.
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May 26th, 2016
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