Just a local convenience store in Lebanon, Missouri, Wrink's Market was made memorable by owner Glenn Wrinkle, who opened the store in 1950 and turned it into a Route 66 fixture that lasted 55 years. From what I hear, he was one of those special small business owners on the old road that always had time for his customers, greeting travelers with his own tales of Route 66. This famous little 66 attraction closed in 2005, at the time of Mr. Wrinkle's passing. These photographs were made during my visit in 2008, when I had the privilege to talk to Terry Wrinkle (above), Glenn's son, who was trying to make a go of it himself and had reopened the store in 2007. Sadly, when I returned for a visit in 2010, it looked like the store had closed again.
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