Betty Tichich was born in 1947. Many of her black-and-white photographs depict drug stores and grocery shops in Texas. Although these stores may appear to be routine, familiar sites, Tichich encourages viewers to look beyond the surface. These shops are liminal spaces. When these corner stores were photographed, they were hubs for local commerce and socializing. However, these shops were ever-changing. Workers, shoppers, and loiterers would come and go. Today, many of these stores are out of business. Tichich preserves the memories of these corner stores (and the people who visited them) through her photographs.