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Historical February 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Personal service. It’s not easy to come by in this era of help-yourself discount department stores.
But just because personal service is a scarce commodity, don’t let anybody tell you that it’s still not available. Three new merchants in the DeBaliviere Place neighborhood on Pershing, New Harmony, Gregory’s Flowers and The Movie Shop not only offer personal service, they have lots of free parking in a secure, well-patrolled area, too. New Harmony at 5585 Pershing (361- 5816), offers unique, attractive gifts at affordable prices. Antiques, novelty greeting cards and stationary, tasteful one-of-a-kind gifts, unusual antiques, and an everexpanding selection of records and tapes (sometimes available at discounted specials) can be found here. Something which really makes visiting New Harmony worth the trip, though, is the gracious attention Ann Cox Farrell and her son Skip Hagey extend to shoppers. Hagey, who was formerly in the record business in Atlanta, Georgia, brings his extensive musical knowledge to this familyowned and operated business.
Many of the gifts offered by the shop are musically oriented, points out Mrs. Farrell. New Harmony is more than just a runof-the-mill gift shop, explains Mrs. Farrell, because it represents a microcosm of her family’s life.
While she pursues her interest in antiques at the shop, her son is working hard at building the shop’s record and tape selections.
If it’s an unusual or discontinued recording you’re after, check with Hagey, who will do his utmost to accommodate your request, he says.
To share their love of music and arts with the neighborhood, New Harmony invites children from age three on up to participate in their Children’s Hour program every Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The program, which is offered free of charge, will feature stories and music from classical and contemporary artists. Special entertainment will also be offered for the whole family at the shop at 1 p.m.
In the recent past, Dan Gaynor, jazz pianist, has been featured.
If creative, innovative and affordable floral designs are what you need, Gregory’s Flowers at 5585 Pershing (361-0170), is worthy of a visit while you’re shopping. Proprietor/floral designer Gregory Fowler and his colleague Ron Deen create unusual custom-designed floral arrangements from either silk flowers or the real McCoy.
The shop’s special arrangements can be placed in one of Gregory’s distinctive baskets or vases, but Deen explains that even a few fresh-cut flowers from the shop can add some pizazz to your surroundings.
At Gregory’s also, personal service is a speciality.
Another new welcome addition to the DeBaliviere Place neighborhood is The Movie Shop at 5585 Pershing (367-3215). Proprietor Michael Juwer also offers his customers personal service and an extensive line of videotapes for home viewing that range from children’s to adult programming.
The Movie Shop is open seven days a week and sells blank tapes as well as video cassette recorders (VCRs). Juwer hopes in the near future to also sell viewing monitors.
If a customer purchases a VCR from The Movie Shop, Juwer stresses that it’s not the same as if it was bought from a department store.
Instead of the traditional 90-day guarantee that comes with such products, Juwer has made extended VCR maintenance agreements available to his customers. Customers can call one day ahead and have their selected tapes ready and waiting, Juwer says.
The Movie Shop also prides itself on having the most current titles available to their clients.
In February, for example, Juwer says films seen earlier at the cinema like “Tootsie” and “Mr. Mom” will be available on videotape.
If it’s an unusual, hard-to-come-by item that has anything to do with video, Juwer says he will make every effort to fill requests. Juwer, the newest of the three new neighborhood merchants, says his primary goal in business is to make sure his customers are happy. Over 700 titles are now available through the Movie Shop, and that number will be expanding with Juwer’s February inventory.
In his words, Juwer stresses that people should know his operation is first class.
In addition to the three newcomers that we welcome and urge you to patronize, The Paper encourages the neighborhood to continue their good support of Pershing Hairlines, Koch Drug, the Pasta House, Parente’s, Charlie’s, Pacific Seafood Express and Frontenac Cleaners.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1984.
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