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<p>The Gross General Store pictured here was located on S. Maryland Avenue in the old &quot;town between the tracks&quot;. Like many general stores in Frederick Co and beyond, Gross&#039;s sold a wide variety of merchandise on the 1st and 2nd floors, including ladies&#039;...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Summary ==<br /> The Gross General Store pictured here was located on S. Maryland Avenue in the old &quot;town between the tracks&quot;.<br /> <br /> Like many general stores in Frederick Co and beyond, Gross&#039;s sold a wide variety of merchandise on the 1st and 2nd floors, including ladies&#039; corsets, suspenders, radios, glassware and big wheels of cheese. There was even a pharmacy on the left side of the building and a dentist&#039;s office.<br /> <br /> The cool basement was where one could find perishable items such as butter and fish and the attic stored out-of-season items. This was a precursor to the modern department store.<br /> <br /> As businesses moved towards Potomac Street, the Gross Brothers, John and Bill (Judge Gross) moved to a storefront next to the old Bank of Brunswick on S. Maple Avenue and sold hardware.<br /> <br /> In later years, the old Gross store served as a warehouse for kerosene and propane. It shouldn&#039;t have been surprising that it went up in flames in the late 1990s.<br /> <br /> (Photo credit The Brunswick History Commission)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Smoketown Beginnings]]</div>

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