It’s fitting that Fred Falconbury operates his Conway antique store out of a more than 100-year-old building.
But now, after six years of leasing space in the barn-like structure for RoadRunner Antiques, Falconbury is being forced to move his antiques and old treasures to make room for a new development.
A Slim Chickens and Firehouse Subs will be built on the location at 2197 Church St. after the current building is torn down, Falconbury said.
According to an email from Jackie Lobdell, vice president of franchise development for Slim Chickens, it appears that the franchisee “had decided to move to a different location.” Lobdell said she didn’t have details about where the new location would be.
A new location will be the second for Slim Chickens in the Myrtle Beach area. The restaurant chain opened on Oct. 21 at 135 Sapwood Road in Myrtle Beach.
The John T. Henry Auction Co. in Conway sold the property a year ago, according to John T. “Teddy” Henry II.
Henry said the property has been owned by the family for years and “we just decided to sell it.”
Henry actually helped his father construct the building which came from an old school house in the Homewood section of Conway, he said. The now 76-year-old was in the 10th grade at the time.
The school house was being torn down in the 1960s and the Henrys used the lumber and beams to construct the building.
The family used the building for auctions and had a livestock market behind the main building, Henry said.
Falconbury has tastefully stocked and placed items throughout the spacious two-story building. Walking inside is like taking a step back in time.
“It’s sad to see it go,” Falconbury said.
The new store will be at 2579 Main St. in Conway.
The current place will be closed for two months in order to move the large quantity of items in the building. However, it should be in its new space by the beginning of the year, Falconbury said.
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