Tanglewood Supply

Galen and Charlotte Gray ran a supply store, snack bar and gas station just on the Nikiski side of where the Marathon Refinery now stands. 

The store began in the Gray's home on Bernice Lake as a way to supply neighbors with shelf goods so they didn't need to drive to town. When business grew, they put a Quonset hut on the North Road, not far from the tank farm. Later a log building was added behind the store for extra storage. Eventually one side was knocked out to add a kitchen and snack bar. 

Memories of the store, shared locally:

Pam Lashley: "I remember that. We lived on Port Nikiski dock at the time ... a place we could walk and get candy."

Karen McGahan: "I certainly remember it well. It was our main grocery store."

Ria Fandel: "We would stop there and have some coffee, on the way to the mailbox."

Sammie Strawn: "The only place to shop."