Dinner Break! - Anoka Perkins! Side of Pizza! and J.A.C. Auto!
I started this story in August of 2022, right after I took most of these photos. After I edited these images and outlined how I wanted the story to go, I stopped working on it. Recently, I found out the old Anoka Perkins had been demolished. Well, that rekindled interest in going back to writing this story... Not long after the Anoka Perkins closed (on October 20, 2019), I found it in an online commercial real estate listing. Which even included a 3D virtual tour, which I quite enjoyed looking through. So, for a time it looked like they were somewhat interested in leasing, or outright selling the building. Looks like they gave up on that idea. I went back to the Anoka Perkins on August 14, 2022. But we'll get there in a bit. That wasn't the goal of this day, just as a stop on a more dedicated photo mission. A friend tipped me off that J.A.C. Auto, in Ramsey, had recently been boarded up, and may be gone soon. Say no more! That weekend I set out on that near 20 mile, grueling r...