Growing up in Oxford in the 50s and 60s was a different world than today. Anything you wanted or needed could be found in our downtown. We had Leggett’s and Penny’s, Fox’s and Williams-Breedlove, Sharpe’s and Jimmy’s and Tot ‘n Teen so quality clothing was abundant. There were appliance stores, furniture stores and hardware stores. Granville Feed Store was an interesting place to go for garden seeds, and A & P and Colonial groceries anchored each end of town. Roses’ and Rayless were discount variety stores and there were several drug stores and even a movie theater for entertainment. Therefore, it was seldom that we needed to travel for any of our basic needs. Perhaps that was why we rarely ventured out of town for shopping adventures.
I remember going to Durham at Christmas to the big Sears store so Mom and Dad could shop for toys that we might have picked out in the Sears Catalog. Even though we had a Sears store here, it was basically a catalog store that had appliances and a few other items in stock. I suppose they wanted to see the actual toy to decide if it was really worth the money they would spend. How exciting those trips were to the big city—being a kid in the Sears Toy Department was a real treat! How things have changed since my youth. People venture to Durham or Raleigh on any given day for everyday items that are unobtainable here. I don’t shop unless I have to, but I long for the time when traveling for shopping wasn’t a necessity because most items were so readily available here.
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