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7-Eleven beset by teen hooligans

7-Eleven Burlington, Wilmington Road

7-Elven Burlington 1970s
The building in the foreground was the 7-Eleven.

Tires squealing. Bottles breaking. Rowdy chatter. A half-century ago this month, the 7-Eleven in the Route 62 plaza attracted the wrong element at all hours of the night. Neighbors complained. The town finally ordered the place to shut down at 11 p.m. Meanwhile, the 7-Eleven in Pinehurst also grappled with icky teenagers.

Let’s move on to more wholesome youngsters:

 

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8 thoughts on “7-Eleven beset by teen hooligans Leave a comment

  1. love to see this about the town i grew up in. FYI the girl who joined AFROTC Judy Simas just passed away this past Saturday at 65

  2. love to see this about the town i grew up in. FYI the girl who joined AFROTC Judy Simas just passed away this past Saturday at 65

    • I grew up with Bill Anderson, He is listed as one of the wholesome youngsters. We use to call him Willie.
      He died young, in his early 30’s

  3. I worked with Leland Brown at his families plastics company. It was called Busyaim and was on A street.

  4. Loved seeing my then-32 year old Dad’s selectmen campaign ad. When I sent it to him, he replied “thank god I lost!”

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