Mr Cohen’s, and Love for Indie

Some shop pics from our last visit with sweet Mr Cohen before he closed up his shop in Lexington, Mississippi, in 2017:

Cohen's, Lexington MS (well actually, this pic above is from a visit in 2004 — the rest are 2017)

Mannequin at Cohen's, Lexington MS

Cohen's, Lexington MS Cohen's, Lexington MS

Cohen's, Lexington MS

Cohen's, Lexington MS

So much sweet nostalgia for department stores and general stores. Always seek these out when we go to little towns, especially. The people who own and work at these are people just like us, carrying on tradition and winging it when they try new things, rather than getting directions from a corporate operation manual. All the love to the clothes shops, the feed stores, indie bookstores, country gas stations, family drug stores, the bakeries, the restaurants. The people who know they’re not going to have a lot of business because it’s going to rain, and those who stress out at the post office because the big checks aren’t coming in net 30.

Hammer's, Oneonta AL Hammer’s, Oneonta AL

Hammer's, Scottsboro AL
Hammer’s, Scottsboro AL

Interior, Neilson's, Oxford MS
Neilson’s, Oxford MS

U.G. White, Athens AL
U.G. White, Athens

Pick Up & Go Food Store, New Orleans
Pick Up & Go Food Store, New Orleans

S Goodman's, Greenville MS
Goodman’s, Greenville MS

Duchess Bakery Doughnuts, Cullman AL
Duchess Doughnuts, Cullman AL

Benton's Country Hams, Madisonville TN
Benton’s Country Hams, Madisonville TN

Kraut & Weiners, Pell City Steakhouse, Pell City AL
Pell City Steakhouse, Pell City AL

Gibbes Country Store, Learned MS
Gibbes Country Store, Learned MS

Taylor Grocery, Taylor Mississippi
Taylor Grocery, Taylor MS

Fosters Feed and Garden Supply, Fosters AL
Fosters Feed and Garden Supply, Fosters AL

Mustang Oil, Greensboro AL
Mustang Oil, Greensboro AL

Shankerman's, Clarksdale MS Shankerman’s, Clarksdale MS

Pond Store, Pond MS
Pond Store, Pond MS

Avon in Stock at Parts Store in Monticello, AR Avon in stock at a parts store in Monticello, Arkansas

D&T Supermarket, Clarksdale MS
D&T Supermarket, Clarksdale MS

Simmons-Wright Company General Store, Toomsuba MS Simons-Wright store, Toomsuba MS

Jefferson Country Store, Jefferson AL
Jefferson Country Store, Jefferson AL

Cheese Straws, Variety Bake Shop, Scottsboro AL Variety Bakery Shop, Scottsboro AL

Coldwater Seed and Supply, Tuscumbia AL
Coldwater Seed and Supply, Tuscumbia AL

Yes We Open, B&B Soul Kitchen, Yazoo City MS
B&B Soul Kitchen, Yazoo City MS

Mississippi Encyclopedia at Square Books, Oxford MS
Square Books, Oxford MS

 

Dairy Freeze, Crystal Springs MS Dairy Freeze, Crystal Springs MS

Williams Brothers Store, Philadelphia MS
Williams Brothers Store, Philadelphia MS