Albert’s Store
This store was located in the triangle once formed by the intersection of Route 10 and Everets Road in the Oakland community. It was a general store which served the community for several years. It was owned and operated by Albert and Winnie Glover. The store was a two story building with living quarters upstairs for the Glover family. Dates of opening and closing are not available. Scott Saunders says that he traded eggs with the Glovers for candy. One egg would get him two pieces of candy. This story must be true as it was retold at a memorial service for Al Saunders on February 26, 2011. Ray Porter, living in Suffolk, was born and raised in Gloversville and passed on some of this information.
Duck Taylor’s Store
This store was located between Brown and Wren Roads on the right hand side of the road coming from Suffolk just before you got to Chuckatuck High School. The store was owned by Mr. Frank Hall and run by him for a period of time, then operated by his brother, Henry Hall. It was then rented to Duck Taylor. Like most of the other stores it was a general merchandise store and catered to the local African American community in that part of Chuckatuck and Oakland. The store was opened in XXXX and closed in XXXX. One particular point of interest was that it was the normal parking place for Buddy Chappel’s Taxi service from Smithfield. On most any Saturday night there would be dancing until the wee hours of the morning as noted by Clarice Graves Whitfield, an active participant in the GCHF book project.