Neal Reid, son of Charles Reid, joins Trent and Patrick on “At Home with Roby” to share memories of his father’s life and store – the iconic Park-N-Shop on Wilkinson Blvd.  Originally built in 1958, Park-N-Shop was the premier grocery store during the 1950s and 60s.  Together with Red Hill Ventures and LaBella Associates, our Roby Commercial team is renovating the space that has been sitting vacant since 2004.  The modernized building, being rebranded as Park-N-Workshop, will maintain its overall exterior shape with its distinctive sloped roof and steel arches, while the interior is completely overhauled into a 33,000 square foot office space accommodating five to six tenants in custom suites.

Park-N-Shop was a special place for many Charlotteans, and Charles Reid was a respected member and leader of the community.  In 1956, the original Park-N-Shop building caught fire and burned to the ground.  Charles was chief of the volunteer fire department at the time.  The morning after the fire, many customers arrived at the store to show their support and continued to shop with Charles from a temporary shack in the parking lot until the new Park-N-Shop was complete in 1958.

Tune in for more Park-N-Shop and Reid family history.  And be on the lookout for a second show with Neal in early April.  We barely scratched the surface during this interview and have a lot more ground to cover! 

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