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In the early 1970s, the market for fireworks was heavily regulated in many states. But not so much in Tennessee.
Back then, Glenda Tinnin and her husband ran a souvenir shop and restaurant alongside a highway in the state. Their business was doing pretty well, but then an even more sparkling opportunity lit up their entrepreneurial ambitions.
"My son, who was 12 at the time, started selling fireworks out on the front porch, and he was doing better business than we were," Tinnin says. So they decided their roadside business should blast off in a new direction.
Glenda and her husband began selling fireworks at their store. And they put a big hand-painted sign on their storefront: Hee Haw Fireworks, which was emblazoned in red capital letters.
In the early 1970s, the market for fireworks was heavily regulated in many states. But not so much in Tennessee.
Back then, Glenda Tinnin and her husband ran a souvenir shop and restaurant alongside a highway in the state. Their business was doing pretty well, but then an even more sparkling opportunity lit up their entrepreneurial ambitions.
"My son, who was 12 at the time, started selling fireworks out on the front porch, and he was doing better business than we were," Tinnin says. So they decided their roadside business should blast off in a new direction.
Glenda and her husband began selling fireworks at their store. And they put a big hand-painted sign on their storefront: Hee Haw Fireworks, which was emblazoned in red capital letters.
The Explosive Growth Of The Fireworks Market
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Thanks for the interesting share. We put on a fireworks show for our HOA every year and have a lot of folks contribute. The business sure has a lot of history.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel every year, I am amazed at the money willingly blown up in my neighborhood and I think about those using food pantries to eat, I’ve had sat on some boards to contribute my ideas and opinions. I can’t stop them. But they are sure making it difficult to breath,
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