I love taking photos of old buildings, even if they don't have bunting. The photo below is of the old Ustick Merc. My best friend and I used to ride our bikes out here from Ash Park Lane to post letters to our pen pals, when we were in Junior High. It had worn wooden floors and lots of sweet goodies for the random bicycle rider to enjoy. My favorite thing, at that time, was Shasta Apple Soda.
I am glad this building is still here. Boise has grown so much, torn down so much, built so much, and disappeared too many acres of farmland. The area around the Ustick Merc used to be farmland, even in the 1970s, when I rode my bicycle out here.
