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221 Second Street (Suite #10)

Tonic (Island Gourmet and Gifts / Ace Leather Goods / Tranquil Computer)

1992: Island Gourmet and Gift Shoppe


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1992. Building under construction (Courtesy Betty Davenny).

The first occupant of the building completed in 1992 was the Island Gourmet and Gift Shoppe.


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2004. Island Gourmet and Gift Shoppe (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

Carolyn Schneider's Island Gourmet and Gift Shoppe offered products manufactured on Whidbey Island.


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2004. Cutout giving directions (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

A cutout of Carolyn pointed the way to Island Gourmet and Gifts. Andrew Gilkerson's Ace Leather Goods, Inc. briefly occupied the building after the Island Gourmet and Gift Shoppe closed.

2010: The Tranquil Computer


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2017. The Tranquil Computer and Bruce Alexander Counseling Services (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

The Tranquil Computer replaced Ace Leather Goods in 2010. Owner Gail LaForest specializes in computer service and repair. Gail shares the space with her husband Bruce Alexander's Counseling Services.

2020. The Tranquil Computer moved to another location in the Langley Village to make room for Tonic, a shop specializing in “Organic Juice Smoothies, Eats, and Apothecary.”


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2021. Sign taped on window announcing the coming of Tonic (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

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2024. Tonic (Courtesy Robert Waterman)..