1002 S Capitol: Terry's Market
Terry’s Market was located on the corner of South Capitol Avenue and Ray Streets from around 1946 to around 1968. Terry’s was a grocery store, owned and operated by Albert Hazen. Born June 15, 1913, in Monastir (now in Macedonia, then part of the Ottoman Empire), Albert Hazen immigrated to the United States in the late 1920s and became a naturalized citizen in 1939. In 1935, he married Betty Grabovsky, who was born in Lithuania and a member of the South Side community. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was a machinist for General Motors.
The outside of Terry's Market at the corner of S. Capitol Ave and Ray Streets
1002 S. Capitol Ave. in 1915.
Just prior to opening Terry’s Market, the Hazen’s ran a soda fountain located at 205 W Ray Street, immediately next door to 1002 S. Capitol Ave. However, once they opened Terry’s at 1002 S Capitol Ave, they stuck with the business until their retirement in the late 1960s. Both before and during the store’s tenure at 1002 S Capitol, the Hazen’s were part of the community on the South Side. They lived on Capitol Street long before opening the store and while it was in operation. Throughout its 20 years in operation, Terry’s Market became a vital business in the South Side community that residents still talk about to this day.
1001 Kenwood Avenue
Bill Owen’s recreational center was located at 1001 Kenwood right around the counter from South Meridian and Ray street if traveling south. This establishment was a pool hall that offered leaser activities to the locals. Bill Owens was a retired baseball player and a strong influence in the community. The pool hall was a meeting place for many people in the earlier part of the 20th century. There where even billiard tournaments here that would have cash prizes.
