The Encinitas dry goods company (553 S. Coast Hwy 101)

“When burglaries continued, dad and I would sleep in the back of the store with a loaded shotgun and a .38 pistol.” - Ed Cory

Sam and Lily Cory came to Encinitas in 1924 and started a business that lasted for 67 years, in one location or another... but it wasn't easy.

Their first stone at 587 S. Coast Street was a corner location. When robbers broke in one night and took everything even the fixtures, they moved to the middle of the block. Still the burglars came, requiring an all night vigil. Finally, merchants got together and hired a night watchman and the Cory men could sleep at home again.