Mom and Pop stores are businesses that are owned and operated in a single location. Rather than being part of a national chain. They offer a shopping alternative to consumers who wish to deal with businesses that are native to a given city or town, and where the owners of the business are established members of the local community.
One time honored example of a mom and pop store is the local general store. In decades past, Mesa had a business district that was anchored around the locally owned general store. They offered a selection of canned goods, dry goods, fabric, and other common household needs. The stores also functioned as one of the social hubs in town, as people would have the chance to visit with one another while they shopped.
Our corner drugstore was owned and operated by the same family for generations. The store provided not only prescription medications, but also a selection of over the counter drugs, various gifts and notions, comic books, and even a soda fountain. For those of you who had the opportunity to grow up in this era you know then sense of being a part of the community you felt simply by being in the stores.
Today, the mom and pop stores in Downtown Mesa still thrives in a number of forms. They are the locally owned
coffee houses- Inside the Bungalow,
the pizzeria Queens,
the cafes- , Mango's Cucina Di Vita,
the fine restaruants- de La Cruz, Il Vinaio.
the bookstores- History by George, Book Gallery of Mesa
The list goes on, check out our "links we like" section for details of who is selling what you want.
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