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Way Way General Store

Way Way General Store is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Way Way General Store rather than just read about it. In short: The Way Way General Store was a historical and architecturally eclectic general store at 93 Buxton Road in Saco, Maine. Built 1927-29, it operated starting then by members of the Cousens family before closing in 2003, reopening in 2010, temporarily closing in 2025, and permanently closing in 2026.

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Reference excerpt

The Way Way General Store was a historical and architecturally eclectic general store at 93 Buxton Road in Saco, Maine. Built 1927-29, it operated starting then by members of the Cousens family before closing in 2003, reopening in 2010, temporarily closing in 2025, and permanently closing in 2026. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 for its architecture and its role in the rural economy of northern Saco.

Description and history The Way Way General Store was located on the east side of Buxton Road (Maine State Route 112) in rural northern Saco, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the city center. It was an architecturally and visually eclectic two story structure, built out of hand-formed concrete blocks on the first floor, and shingled wood framing on the second. The first floor blocks were painted red and white in an alternating pattern, with the grout lines painted green. A porte cochere extended across the front of the store, supported by columns of fieldstone and topped by a balustrade. It sheltered two c. 1940s "National" brand gasoline pumps, no longer in service. To the left side was a poured-concrete two-bay garage, whose walls were scored and painted to mimic the main building's color scheme. The interior of the building retained all of its original layout, fixtures, and woodwork. The store was built over a three year period, between 1927 and 1929, by Eugene Cousens and his son Carrol. The older Cousens sold gasoline from this property since 1916, and opened a small store in a wood frame building in 1924. With the construction of this building, Cousens began carried a wider array of general merchandise, and became a mainstay of the relatively rural area. The garage bays were added in the 1930s, where Carrol Cousens serviced automobiles until the 1950s. As of the store's listing on the National Register in 1995, the property remains in the hands of Cousens' daughters. The store closed in 2003 before being reopened by Peter Scontras in 2010 under a lease agreement with the Cousens Family. The store temporarily closed in October 2025, following the death of Bridget Scontras from Parkinson's disease, and permanently closed in March 2026 following Peter Scontras's retirement.

See also National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Way Way General Store

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Way Way General Store claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Way Way General Store before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Way Way General Store ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Way Way General Store

In research: Way Way General Store appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Way Way General Store in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Way Way General Store is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1927, Buildings and structures in Saco, Maine, Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Way Way General Store outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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