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Shopping is a Contact Sport
Downtown Boone Start on West King Street in historic downtown Boone. You will find merchants to cater to your every whim and desire…and an old-fashioned soda fountain at Boone Drug, opened in 1919. In 1988, the Mast General Store opened Old Boone Mercantile in downtown Boone, just across the street from Boone Drug, to further enhance the shopping traditions of Boone, connecting the town to its early history. Browse aisle after aisle at the Wilcox Emporium Warehouse, Timeless Treasures, Appalachian Antique Mall, The Shoppes at Farmers Hardware, and Boone Antique Mall where hundreds of retailers are clustered, offering treasures and collectibles. Right next door to the Appalachian State University campus, the downtown Boone business area is always alive with students, locals and visitors. You are sure to enjoy the pleasant, care-free and friendly atmosphere. Boone is an easy “walk-around” town. Boone Mall The Boone Mall is a conveniently located, enclosed retail center that includes Belk, JC Penney and other nationally recognized chains, plus locally owned one-of-a-kind shops. Altogether, the Boone Mall has more than 30 stores within the 217,300-square-foot complex on Blowing Rock Road (US 321). An active participant in a civic-minded community, Boone Mall hosts many regional events including the annual trade show of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, charity fund raisers, craft shows, festivals and holiday functions. Boone’s newest shopping center is the Shops at Shadowline, at the intersection of Blowing Rock Road and Shadowline Drive in Boone. This is a busy retail center, offering an interesting assortment of merchandise and services.
This unique shopping center where “the sale never ends” consists of more than 35 authentic, name brand outlets featuring women’s apparel, men’s apparel, children’s apparel, hosiery and intimates, footwear, accessories, housewares, home furnishings and more. It is located a half-mile south of the Blue Ridge Parkway on US 321 in Blowing Rock. You can “shop ‘til you drop!” From there, it’s just a short hop to Blowing Rock’s Main Street. The village atmosphere is quaint and charming. Mast General Store It’s worth a trip to the community of Valle Crucis, to say you’ve been to the original Mast General Store. Opened in 1883 by Henry Taylor and later sold to W.W. Mast in the early 1900s, shelves are stocked with all you might need for life in the past two centuries as well as most of this one. Early advertising posters are untouched: “Quality Goods for the Living, Coffins & Caskets for the Dead.” The Mast General Store also serves as the community post office for Zip Code 28691. Enjoy a game of bottle cap checkers by the potbellied stove.
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