Aaron's Place
Item set
Title
Aaron's Place
Description
Items related to Aaron's Place in the Ararat Community
Identifier
Mta_AAHGSSC_AP
Subject
Surry County (N.C.)
Mount Airy (N.C.)
Ararat Community
African American Historical and Genealogical Society of Surry County
AAHGS
Aaron's Place
business and industry
Mount Airy (N.C.)
Ararat Community
African American Historical and Genealogical Society of Surry County
AAHGS
Aaron's Place
business and industry
Items
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photograph of Aaron's Place in the Ararat Community
photograph of Aaron's Place in the Ararat Community. After Willie Bowman retired; his son Aaron operated a place where young people could hang out. It was open on Saturdays until midnight and on Sundays until 11pm. On school nights; it was off-limits. The strongest drink was "Double Cola," and no foul language was accepted. The business remained in the family until 1953. Other entrepreneurs later operated businesses from the building.