
Grocery - Candies, Ice Cream and Fruits 1914

by Mike Savad
Title
Grocery - Candies, Ice Cream and Fruits 1914
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1914, Apr 10
Original title: Night pictures, Third Ave Fruit Stand
Photographer: Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives (Photo 2269)
Location: Third Ave, Seattle, WA
This is the Fruits, Candies and Ice cream store located somewhere on Third Ave in Seattle, Washington.
A charming little store that had a little bit of everything. On the left you will find a candy store but it also had groceries. The cans were on the top, in cute stacks, it was probably fun watching the guy reach for the top one without knocking over the pile or falling off the ladder. They have a very nice variety of colorful candy, all in jars or bins. Hold out your hands little boy.
The center part sold magazines, more candy, and hidden behind everything was a cash register.
Further to the right is where you ate your ice cream, enough seats for a large family. And then there is a large pile of fruit, with apples and oranges dominating the space. You could buy banana's by the bunch, or you could get ripe banana's, by I guess the banana. The best fruit is always at the bottom, remember that.
Are you wondering where the people are? You can see them on the left, they are ghosts, transparent figures that watch over the store, they keep quiet unless you are like me, and pick out the best fruits. I can't imagine too many people up late at night for a fruit and ice cream run, but I'm sure they made some people very happy.
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June 7th, 2021
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