Convenience in our own backyard

I was walking home from a GHF meeting this afternoon through the East End and noticed that the convenience store at 16th and Winnie is open again!  (Neisha, this of course made me think of you - we miss you!)

I stopped in to say hello and it seems they're open until 9pm, so check 'em out if you run out of something and want to save some gas.

Corner stores played a pretty decent sized role in Galveston's history and development of neighborhoods.  Often referred to as "bookends of the block", (not to be confused with "Boo

kends" the pre-gaming location for foosball, spirits and the occasional dance party which also serves as Willthing's residence when he's not galivanting off to exotic places like "Oklahoma" or "Amarillo"...) corner stores used to provide services (often much more than a 40 of O.E., pack of smokes or bag of chips that we tend to see them as today) to many people within walking distance of their homes.  Many were owned and operated by local families who often lived on the 2nd floors of the stores.  I'm told these were also places to sit and socialize - a bit different than the "quicky mart" types we frequent today. 

According to GHF, many of Galveston's corner stores are in need of restoration and re-use.  There's something very appealing about the idea of living above where you work - probably because we did it at one time before moving into our house here in the East End and man did it have its benefits - there's no commute, you can't be late for work if you try, and you've gotta keep track of only 1 set of keys!

There are some pretty cool corner stores in use that I know of here on the Island - J.Bangle Gallery is at the corner of Ave L and 25th Street, Sunflower Bakery & Cafe is at the corner of 14th and Postoffice,

Mosquito Cafe is at the corner of 14th and Winnie, then of course you've got the Star Drug store at the alley corner of 23rd Street between Postoffice and Church.  And Sonny's at the corner of 19th and L.

What else am I missing?  Is there a corner store in your neighborhood that you could clue us into?