Site icon Burlington Retro

7-Eleven beset by teen hooligans

7-Eleven Burlington, Wilmington Road

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:

 

Editor’s note: If you’re reading this article on a cell phone, it might not display correctly. Scroll to the very bottom and tap “exit mobile version.”

Exit mobile version