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The original store on this site (now 21611 48th Ave., Murrayville) was built in 1889 but had burnt down in 1896. The second store built here was owned by H. A. MacDonald, who sold it to W. F. Andrews and J. W. Lee in 1911. Still in his school years, Philip Young (PY) Porter began working for them in 1912 following a short stint as a blacksmith. P.Y. continued his employment with the store when Seth Witton purchased it two years later. PY became the local postmaster in 1916 and eventually bought the store from Witton in 1917. Porter employed Ab Sherritt and Mr. Crockett to do extensive renovations in the late 1930's and the "new" P. Y. Porter General Merchandise store was completed in 1939. P.Y. ran the store for many years but gave the daily management of it over to his son Eldon (a.k.a. Eldy) in the late 1950's. Eldon demolished the remaining section of the pre-1900 store and added a coat of stucco. P.Y. continued to help out until 1971 when he finally retired. Under Eldon the store became known for lawnmower repair and sales, as there were lots of mowers around and outside; one can still see grooves in the floor where mowers sat. After Eldon's death in 1997, the store was taken over by his daughter, Karen Lescisin. It is now (2007) a coffee and tea shop.
Term Source: Langley's Heritage