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31-JUL-2013

downtown

Denman Island

the village on Denman Island (population just over 1,000) is compact to say the least...you can walk from one end to the other in less than a minute...the key 'downtown' business here is the general store, slightly over 100 years old, and offering groceries, alcohol, gasoline, an ATM and a post office

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bill friedlander06-Aug-2013 17:35
Looks like the town folks have been disciplined to enter at one end and exit at the other. I would wager the service is way better than Walmart's! V
larose forest photos06-Aug-2013 02:52
Now there's where I'd like to live. This is an enticing shot... V
Mairéad05-Aug-2013 13:46
A unique looking store. So glad it's still at the heart of the community. So many small shops & post offices are closing in Ireland these days. V
Fong Lam05-Aug-2013 10:57
Great one-stop convenience store for the small population....wonderful image of a charming town...V
borisalex05-Aug-2013 08:17
This is convenient the old-faishoned way, I only would like to have also a breakfast place there too! Great photo! v.
Sam Rua05-Aug-2013 03:30
Ahh, to be able to live in such a quaint setting, away from the hustle and bustle of an increasing obtrusive urban environment.
FrankB04-Aug-2013 22:28
It does look rather like a movie set! Like a wall with nothing behind it but angled boards...tt's your POV showing no side whatever......V :)
Stephanie04-Aug-2013 22:05
This is charming! Reminds me of the wild, wild west! V
Karen Stuebing04-Aug-2013 21:32
An all in one store. I could live in a place like this. Super capture of the heart of a small town. V.
Brian Samuel04-Aug-2013 19:57
Diversification is the way to go, as long as the different lines don't get mixed up. It is great to see that the traditional shops survive.
H2M04-Aug-2013 19:27
Love this!! V
Johnny JAG04-Aug-2013 19:10
Nice to see the old business surviving
Colin Storey04-Aug-2013 19:06
Great image of this traditional village store.
Ika Zinka Eferl04-Aug-2013 17:49
Very nice shot, well composed ! V+
Helen Betts04-Aug-2013 17:10
Such a very American scene, and nicely captured. Maybe this was the forerunner of one-stop shopping!
Neil Marcus04-Aug-2013 16:11
Sounds like a cool place to visit. Do they work on the island or do they take a ferry to the mainland?
Blandine Mangin04-Aug-2013 16:09
very nice ! v
Walter Otto Koenig04-Aug-2013 16:02
My kind of shopping, everything one place and no crowds in sight.
Tom LeRoy04-Aug-2013 15:44
One stop shopping, an unusual sight these days! V
joseantonio04-Aug-2013 15:32
Everuthing in the same shop....V.
Jim Coffman04-Aug-2013 15:18
I am sure the people there are thankful to have it!
Jess. ( Lady.D.)04-Aug-2013 14:35
Sorry I missed you David, next time you pass my door I will get to see you.Love this old building and Denman is a lovely island....
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