Downtown Civil War Store Closes
Business owner Terry Thomann blames the economy for the loss of his business.
Terry Thomann has been a Civil War buff since his childhood in Joliet, Ill. He came to Fredericksburg to capitalize on that interest. "What better place for a Civil War shop than in Fredericksburg, Va., with four battlefields in the area," he said. But Thomann's dream ends Nov. 30. The lease on his storefront ends today, and Thomann is closing his Civil War Life & Homefront Museum Store. "There are too many lookers and not enough buyers," Thomann said from his nearly empty shop. In the past weeks he's been accepting "reasonable offers" for everything, even the display cases. "I've been in business 12 years," said Thomann. "My shop and mueum used to be adjacent to the Visitor Center [in Massaponax], but I moved to this location three …
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Liam
5:39 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
I'm sorry Mr. Thomann lost his business. I thought the shop a quaint addition to Downtown Fredericksburg. That said I take issue with the fact that people are travelling less. According to American Express Spending & Saving Tracker, 84 million Americans will travel this holiday season. A 7 percent increase from last year. more ›