General stores are a staple of small towns around the world. These retailers are a very important part of the town and its people. While they range in size, sometimes even in very small spaces, these stores sell a huge variety of goods from simple basics, hardware supplies, goods for the home, to trendy or popular gift items. Lawson’s General Store is well known to Avonlea fans as the place to go for everything the townspeople need, and also as the site for a chance meeting or gossip. The source for tea and coffee, Dominion Day fireworks, new fabric for a much-coveted new dress, a pair of skates, or a hot-water bottle, E.C. Lawson’s store had it all.
Avonlea fans might remember how Sara got into trouble while minding the store for Mr. Lawson, or when one of the King women searched for the perfect yard of fabric, or Felicity working as a store clerk for pocket money.
Of course, today it’s much easier to shop—the internet offers products from around the world, available straight to your door. But the General Store remains a mainstay in countless communities. Canada’s oldest General Store is located in Sydenham, Ontario. Trousdale’s General Store has been in operation since 1836, and is still open 7 days a week.
Did you know….Mag Ruffman, Road to Avonlea’s Olivia King, played Alice Lawson in both Anne of Green Gables and The Sequel?
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