Years ago [[1960s) there was a bike shop on Jefferson Ave. near Chalmers. Does anyone remember the name of it? Any idea why it closed?
Years ago [[1960s) there was a bike shop on Jefferson Ave. near Chalmers. Does anyone remember the name of it? Any idea why it closed?
They sold Schwinns. My grandmother bought me my first 3 speed there for my 11th birthday. I believe it was called Bill's. I suppose it closed for the same reasons that almost all of the stores along that part of Jefferson closed.
Name was Bill's Bike Shop on the corner of Jefferson and Lakewood.
Correct, the building was long and narrow. The had a long row of bikes lined up on a black rubber mat that always smelled new. Another memory from a long time ago. Ned's Firestone on the corner of Manistique and Jefferson also sold bikes, but had nowhere near the selection and they were not Schwinn's.
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