The other was on the corner of Route 32 and Route 26. It was bulldozed and is now the Wal-Green's.
You'll also remember the old Amoco station on Liberty Road near the present-day K-Bank, which happened to be Key Bank back then, but they got sued by the other Key Bank in Cleveland. Anyway, then Amoco merged with British Petroleum, so it soon became a BP Station, which then seemed to be closed every other week for a while. New management every month? It sure seemed that way.
Then it lay abandoned for the longest time. Remember last year when it was snow covered? I think the Express Shop, or whatever they called it, was stilled stocked with stuff. The police were using the entrance to do radar on Liberty Road.
Now open! Really? Sure doesn't look inviting. Look at all the trash piled up in front of the door.
Finally, late last year they started another makeover. This time it was converted to a Crown Station. However, they couldn't afford a new sign, so they just took a bed sheet and painted the Crown logo on it and draped it over the BP sign. But at least it's occupied now. Let's see how long it lasts.
And they finally cut the grass. I think it was about 2 feet high when they "remodeled".
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I grew up in Elderburg, from 1976 to 1998. When Carrolltown Mall was not enclosed, there was a nice little fountain in the center and a "treat store". No K-mart (and before they stuck an E at the end of it's name). The city of my childhood is unrecognizable now. I wish you could have seen it in it's youth. It was beautiful. Lots of land, fields and peace. One could go to Randallstown to the cheap movie theatre without fear of being robbed merely for parking your car.
Still, I miss that quaint little town. Every book I have written is set there, or in Westminster. :-)
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