The 24-hour convenience store has been a fixture at the corner of Fisgard and Government streets for decades
Quonley’s, a fixture as a 24-hour convenience store at the corner of Fisgard and Government streets in Chinatown for decades, has closed its doors.
Thornton-Joe said when she began looking into the store’s history because of the closure, she discovered she has family connections to it. “People remember that if you forgot something for Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas dinner, you would head down to Quonley’s,” she said. “If you got off work late or needed something in a hurry you would go to Quonley’s.”“The 90-year-olds remember that. Pop was six cents, sundaes were 15 cents and a pack of cigarettes was 30 cents.”
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