By Dorothy Chafin
When my family first moved to Prescott, the population was 4,500. Was it a dull, small town? Nope. It was the county seat and always had activity.
Shopping was better than it is today: Bashford Burmister carried everything from furniture to designer dresses and suits with famous labels; Agnes Todd had a dress shop just across the alley from the Elks theatre and restocked several times a year from her trips to California and other cities. She would also do shopping for her customers, always knowing what they would like.
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