Talking Business: Appliance store makes a big move to former restaurant space

Dryer, party of two? Right this way.

A Longview property formerly occupied by the Carousel and Henris restaurants has a new tenant, Coles Appliance Parts and Repair.

Seeking more space, the owners of Coles made the switch to a larger location back in March and now have quite a bit more interior real estate at their disposal.

We needed the space, we were renting storage, said Cathy Todd, who co-owns Coles with her husband, Tim. ...We went from 2,500 square feet to over 12,000.

A service van pulls into Coles, which moved to its new location at 4545 Ocean Beach Highway in March.

Inventory quickly caught up with available space. The shops new Ocean Beach Highway location is now filled to the brim with refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers needing repair or waiting to be priced and sold.

What was once a hexagon-shaped dining room (Not a flat wall in this place, Tim Todd said) is now the showroom for used and refurbished merchandise or new appliances that may qualify as slightly dinged.

But the room still has some of the telltale restaurant carpet, although the fine red fibers and floral design seems a bit out of place in an appliance showroom.

That still has to go, Cathy Todd said.

The Todds bought Coles in 1986 and kept the name of the family that started the company in 1962. The old location was also on Ocean Beach, near Fred Meyer.

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Talking Business: Appliance store makes a big move to former restaurant space