Apr 17, 2012
Owners’ Imaginations Run Wild at Bishop Street Toy, Gift StoreBy Connie CousinsCentreDaily.com

Bellefonte, PA – When I walked into Pure Imagination Toys, in the heart of Bellefonte at 102 E. Bishop St., I found Marc Tressler at the ready. He wasn’t just waiting to ring up the sale and take my money, but he was ready to find out the interests of myself and my grandsons.

Tressler and his partner, Rhett Ashley Walsh, own the store. Tressler found something to interest both boys after he showed them a new magic trick.

In the difficult economy, the two “Toy Guyz,” as they have been dubbed, have succeeded where many small business owners have failed.

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