The Giant Food store, now located in it’s own building in Bailey’s Crossroads, used to be on the other side of the street where the big Chinese restaurant is. Before it was a Chinese restaurant, it was a “supper club” called The Place Where Louie Dwells, which, as a kid, always seemed a little creepy to me. I think I equated “supper club” with a place where people had orgies. Ah, the 70s…
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