Do you notice that the interiors of these shops looked old even when they were new?

I remember seeing stores like this as late as the early 1970's before malls ate up downtowns. They looked nearly the same as this except that some of the products were changed.

You could actually find new "old stock" inventory on shelves from around the time period of this photo, but nobody every thought to save them as antiques. Most of the stuff got the heave-ho.

I think the clock is not working. This was probably a fairly long exposure. That is why the people look so stiff. They are trying to hold still for a long time. In that case the pendulum should be a blur.

[Quite the opposite. This is a flash exposure taken in a fraction of a second. - Dave]

Where is the beer cooler?

They all look so happy to be there, eh?

The Corbin lock display is charming. Those skinny little chains wouldn't even hold up to my Leatherman pocket cutters!

but I'm highly offended by that girly calendar on the pillar there. So sexist. Probably sent from France or somewhere. Does anyone know where I can get one? Woo-hoo!

Guy on the left is a mechanic recently promoted to salesman. He doesn't know what to do with his hands when they aren't holding a wrench.

Interesting that this is the same address as the Waffle Shop.

It's a conveyor up to the cashier. Your money and invoice go up, a receipt and change come down.

What's that rig hanging from the ceiling with the tension rod -- some sort of overhead bike rack?

Love the effort they put into their Christmas decorations.

As the owner of a motorcycle equipped with a sidecar, I love seeing this one. I'm not enough of an expert on old motorcycles to identify either one. Maybe someone else can.

From the looks of that jolly crew, paying cash goes without saying ... and quickly.

Can you imagine walking into your local bicycle shop today and being greeted by someone dressed in a suit and tie? Three rings in the ear, one nose "device" and spiked hair, yes; watch fob across the vest? Uh, not so much.

Something tells me they went broke.

The bike wheel light fixture -- cute.

I need new brakes.