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Jennifer Porter

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Stacy's Corners Store Sells Unique Gifts

All proceeds from the new store on Main Street, opened this summer, benefit the Glen Ellyn Historical Society.

Glen Ellyn history has embedded itself into the building at 800 N. Main St.: all over the walls and in the floors. Sepia murals of bygone icons such as the Hotel Glen Ellyn line the brick building's exterior, and metal plates that once secured grocery counters remain ingrained in its polished concrete floors. This space, which has filled itself with so much history yet feels comfortably contemporary, made its debut this summer as Stacy's Corners Store, the newest venture of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society. Stacy's Corners Store will raise its profile soon as part of Tavern Day, a celebration with live music and historic tours that will be held by the Glen Ellyn Historical Society around the site from 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Sept. 26. But on …

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