Changes in the Neighborhood

Reporting in from Rodney Street where many changes are taking place.
I've already written that the Jailhouse Sandwich Shop has moved over to the B&B Market. I misspoke that the meat counter was from the original meat market. That would have made it very, very old and unworkable so forget that. Here is picture from the old shop; remember this cartoon picture for later as it has now been painted over at the Laundry. One of the photographs at the bottom of this page is of the sandwich kitchen looking into it when it was at the Laundry. This picture can be compared to the first picture in the slide show B&B Market over in the right hand column. Now the kitchen has been cleaned out, newly floored, and awaiting more renovations. Second up in the slide show is John Leaf, one of the B&B owners, in the new space for the sandwich shop. The market has been spruced up and now sells gourmet and organic foods as well as the customary corner store staples. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Rogue brew, Spam and multiple mustards, and Nutella. Life is good.


Moving on to Rodney Street Laundry, there was a lot of activity there last week with the arrival of the new energy-efficient, larger, and front-loading washer and dryers (slide show number two...cool feature, huh? even with my inferior skills of figuring out how to do it). Sandy, co-owner with Jacquie, is in the first picture with the slew of deliveries. Many tasks preceded the new machines: installation of new flooring, application of new paint, and reconfiguration of plumbing and such. In a couple of the slides, you can see the "behind the scenes" of the laundry business. Also find the new wall that covers the old cartoon. This was last week, now the Laundry has reopened for business even while the finishing touches are being applied. On a late drive-by, one can see Sandy through the window in the light of the fluorescents still working into the night.


Updates to come on the grand reopenings!






Two more "before" shots.