I made this photo in 2010 and had nearly forgotten about it. I’m re-editing all of my Emanuel County photos and realized I’d not published this photo because I wasn’t sure what I thought of the obvious “remodeling”. I’ve since learned that it was known as Hall’s Grocery, though I’m not sure if that was the first business located here. It faced the railroad and was a busy place in Summertown’s heyday. The cinderblock was added circa 1988 to protect the wooden structure underneath, as I understand it. The upper level was used for storage and the door on the gable was used to hoist items in and out as needed.