BradPack1979
June 16th, 2009, 05:27 PM
I can remember a-hikin' down to Fonk's and spending my hard earned quarters on thrilling things like cap guns, candy (pixy stix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixy_Stix)), a water wiggle (ya gotta have that - it was a thing that ya put on the end of a hose it was supposed to snake around and soak ya), and the ever popular tropical fish.
An eagle-eyed lady kept watch from a perch in a manager's office high up above ya (there were some steps by the fish to take to a little office balcony thingy) to make sure ya wouldn't be a shopliftin'
There used to be (from about 2003-2005) a Fonks.com for a store in Wallace Idaho
"Fonk's General Store
Tom Clark Gnomes, Elsie Massey Victorian Hats, Red Hats, Boas, Gloves, Parasols, Fenton Art Glass, Cicely Mary Barker Flower Fairies, Duckhouse Porcelain Dolls, Pippsywoggins, Sister Folk, Friar Folk and Wishing You Angels by Maureen Carlson, Badger Balms and Oils, Flour Sack Towels, Diabetic Socks, Eleanor Mae Collection, Victorian Heart Quilts, Heritage Lace and lots more! Once a chain of thirteen 5 and 10 cents stores, We are the last remaining store. It has been in business since 1927 and the building was built in 1898. Thank you for visiting our website. Email us for anything special you might be looking for. We ship via UPS. Our retail store is located at 518 Cedar Street Wallace, Idaho 83873 Phone (208)753-7781 Fax (208)556-5507 Email:fonkstore@usamedia.tv"
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://fonks.com
I'm gonna be checkin' on the old Fonk's store location when I go up for the reunion next month and I'll letcha know what's there now.
Also I remember David's Department Store, Miller's Variety, and a Hobby Shop (can't remember its name) over by the Cordova Theater.
Anyone remember when Fonk's bit the dust - in the 1980's?
This photo of Fonk's looks similar to the one that was in Pullman.
An eagle-eyed lady kept watch from a perch in a manager's office high up above ya (there were some steps by the fish to take to a little office balcony thingy) to make sure ya wouldn't be a shopliftin'
There used to be (from about 2003-2005) a Fonks.com for a store in Wallace Idaho
"Fonk's General Store
Tom Clark Gnomes, Elsie Massey Victorian Hats, Red Hats, Boas, Gloves, Parasols, Fenton Art Glass, Cicely Mary Barker Flower Fairies, Duckhouse Porcelain Dolls, Pippsywoggins, Sister Folk, Friar Folk and Wishing You Angels by Maureen Carlson, Badger Balms and Oils, Flour Sack Towels, Diabetic Socks, Eleanor Mae Collection, Victorian Heart Quilts, Heritage Lace and lots more! Once a chain of thirteen 5 and 10 cents stores, We are the last remaining store. It has been in business since 1927 and the building was built in 1898. Thank you for visiting our website. Email us for anything special you might be looking for. We ship via UPS. Our retail store is located at 518 Cedar Street Wallace, Idaho 83873 Phone (208)753-7781 Fax (208)556-5507 Email:fonkstore@usamedia.tv"
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://fonks.com
I'm gonna be checkin' on the old Fonk's store location when I go up for the reunion next month and I'll letcha know what's there now.
Also I remember David's Department Store, Miller's Variety, and a Hobby Shop (can't remember its name) over by the Cordova Theater.
Anyone remember when Fonk's bit the dust - in the 1980's?
This photo of Fonk's looks similar to the one that was in Pullman.