Tony Ross lives in the small town of Peculiar, Missouri, now, but he was shopping at Leon’s Thriftway on East 39th Street days before the grocery business shut its doors for good.
Ross was shopping for his mother who lives in a nearby senior living facility.
“My mom is devastated. We all devastated,” Ross said. “There’s just a lot of history about this store.”
After 51 years in business, Leon’s Thriftway closed over the weekend. Check out the full story.
By Michelle Tyrene Johnson, KCUR
