The Sugarpine Candy Company 

At the base of Mt. Shasta, encased in pine, fir, and cedar trees, lies the town of McCloud. Inside the Mercantile Building, located at 241 Min St, is the Sugarpine Candy Company. These days it's somewhat a shell of what it was, but in the late 90s I help turn it into a scene straight out of Disneyland. One winter I worked with the owner of the candy store...he designed, and I built...and when it was finished it was one of the most awesome candy stores on the planet. All the cabinetry was sugarpine, which was historically correct for the area, and all the accents were as old school McCloud as possible. 

Not only were the shelves filled with every kind of commercially available items, the owners also produced a great many chocolate items prepared onsite in the kitchen in the back. Walking through the front door took you to magical places and made you forget about whatever ailed you. Years after we did all of this the ownership changed, and eventually they painted those beautiful wood cabinets white, which, as far as I'm concerned, completely ruined the atmosphere. 

But, for awhile...what a place!