Dixie Pottery
Abingdon, Virginia
17507 Lee Highway
This old neon sign declared “World Class Shopping Since 1957” and once beckoned tourists and locals traveling on Route 11 to stop and shop at The Dixie Pottery complex located here. Dixie Pottery once sold all kinds of candles, wicker, housewares, and decorative figurines at its gift shop located here. At one time the parking lot was filled on weekends but according to an interview with the general manager of the place, it succumbed to the national big box retailers and closed its doors for good in 2008. According to the property’s current owners the iconic Dixie Pottery sign was removed from the property for restoration in 2020.
Notes:
heraldcourier.com/news/dixie-pottery-to-close-april-30/ar...
heraldcourier.com/news/iconic-dixie-pottery-sign-removed-...
Dixie Pottery
Abingdon, Virginia
17507 Lee Highway
This old neon sign declared “World Class Shopping Since 1957” and once beckoned tourists and locals traveling on Route 11 to stop and shop at The Dixie Pottery complex located here. Dixie Pottery once sold all kinds of candles, wicker, housewares, and decorative figurines at its gift shop located here. At one time the parking lot was filled on weekends but according to an interview with the general manager of the place, it succumbed to the national big box retailers and closed its doors for good in 2008. According to the property’s current owners the iconic Dixie Pottery sign was removed from the property for restoration in 2020.
Notes:
heraldcourier.com/news/dixie-pottery-to-close-april-30/ar...
heraldcourier.com/news/iconic-dixie-pottery-sign-removed-...