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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>We used to call
the store where Donna’s is “the dink.” I don’t
know why. I think its actual name was The Hopkins Store.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>The people who worked
there were sort of grayish and quiet and in their own world—in my opinion
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>There was a
lunch counter there at one time. It might have had a pharmacy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>It was never a
busy place.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>One thing about
it that always surprised me was that no matter what you needed, the Dink would
have it—no matter how arcane—eyelash curlers, Coca-Cola syrup, staplers,
flea powder, games and puzzles, pacifiers, detergent, lighter flints—yet the
shelves always seemed nearly bare.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>Christine Gray <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info [mailto:Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>D. Williams<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, November 17, 2006
8:51 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Chat@charlesvillage.info<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Chat] [Discussion] <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Charles</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> History</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The store where Donna's was well...t was kind of like
a pharmacy, pre-convienience store/outfitters, tobacco shop...thing, for lack
of better descriptors! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Don't forget, the Friends meeting house has lots of archives!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Tahoma'>From: <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>OldHouseHistory@aol.com</span></i><br>
Reply-To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>The <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Charles</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Chat List</span></i></st1:PersonName><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <Chat@charlesvillage.info></span></i><br>
To: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Discussion@charlesvillage.info</span></i><br>
CC: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Chat@charlesvillage.info</span></i><br>
Subject: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Re: [Chat] [Discussion] <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Charles</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> History</span></i><br>
Date: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:22:14 EST</span></i><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks
everyone for all the good hints in which to investigate the history in the
1960s-2000. Oddly, its a period where not many documents have made
their way into public archives yet, so its the most difficult to
research. That's why we will rely on you all to help us along!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I'll be
asking lots of questions in the next two months, and hopefully you will all
help just by reminiscing where you shopped and who you met, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Why was
the store where Donna's is now, "strange?" Intriguing! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Paul
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Paul K.
Williams<br>
Kelsey & Associates, Inc<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2629 Guilford Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MD</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">21218</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> <br>
(410) 366-2629<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>B<a href="http://baltimoremarylandhistory.com/">altimoreMarylandHistory.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1929 13th Street, NW</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">DC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">20009</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
(202) 462-3389<br>
<a href="http://washingtonhistory.com/">WashingtonHistory.com</a><br>
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