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Jan 28, 2021 15:38:55   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Sylvias wrote:
Very interesting narrative and good shot Frank.


Thank you very much Sylvia

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Jan 28, 2021 15:40:02   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
khildy wrote:
You’ll shoot your eye out kid.


Nah, maybe someone else's

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Jan 28, 2021 15:55:18   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
Monday I went to St.Louis to get some springs made for a trailer, dropped off the sample and then had half the day to kill, so I drove around and ended up on 14th street. 14th street was the shopping center of my youth, they have been rehabbing a lot of the old stores and making offices and apartments out of them.
The Hardware Store featured here has been owned by the same family since it opened in 1875 and is still in business,Can you imagine three stories open to the roof, there were two landings surrounding the walls and all kinds of things hanging from the ceiling The last time I was there I chatted with the Owner they just eke out a living now unable to compete with the big stores.
I bought my first "BB" gun a single shot Daisy here when I was 10yrs old, as best as I can recall it was under $4, I collected empty soda bottles and turned them in for the deposit My Mother and Father didn't find out I had bought it until I was married.
Monday I went to St.Louis to get some springs made... (show quote)


Well, Frank, we aren’t in Kansas anymore...Thanks for sharing.

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Jan 28, 2021 16:35:57   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Bubalola wrote:
Well, Frank, we aren’t in Kansas anymore...Thanks for sharing.


Your very welcome Bubalola

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Jan 28, 2021 18:02:34   #
just.a.guy
 
Well not all of the old Hardware stores are gone. Overland Hardware on Woodson road is still there. At least the last time I went home. It does not look like the very old stores. But inside it is just the same old friendly people. And there are one or two others. But sadly the box store chains are buying them out.

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Jan 28, 2021 18:23:50   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
just.a.guy wrote:
Well not all of the old Hardware stores are gone. Overland Hardware on Woodson road is still there. At least the last time I went home. It does not look like the very old stores. But inside it is just the same old friendly people. And there are one or two others. But sadly the box store chains are buying them out.


Overland Hardware was a good hardware store, the last time I was there was around 1978-1980
I worked just north on Woodson Rd.
But even in 1957 it was nothing like the stores of my youth.
The big box stores aren't buying them out, they are more or less forcing them out.

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Jan 28, 2021 18:41:21   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
Great story and a great shot Frank.

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Jan 28, 2021 19:29:20   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
Monday I went to St.Louis to get some springs made for a trailer, dropped off the sample and then had half the day to kill, so I drove around and ended up on 14th street. 14th street was the shopping center of my youth, they have been rehabbing a lot of the old stores and making offices and apartments out of them.
The Hardware Store featured here has been owned by the same family since it opened in 1875 and is still in business,Can you imagine three stories open to the roof, there were two landings surrounding the walls and all kinds of things hanging from the ceiling The last time I was there I chatted with the Owner they just eke out a living now unable to compete with the big stores.
I bought my first "BB" gun a single shot Daisy here when I was 10yrs old, as best as I can recall it was under $4, I collected empty soda bottles and turned them in for the deposit My Mother and Father didn't find out I had bought it until I was married.
Monday I went to St.Louis to get some springs made... (show quote)


The kind of place you could buy anything hardware. Very nice photo too, Frank.

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Jan 28, 2021 20:02:52   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
srfmhg wrote:
Great story and a great shot Frank.


Thank you very much Mark

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Feb 1, 2021 08:27:24   #
Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida
 
Wonderful memories, Frank!

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Feb 1, 2021 19:30:56   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
srfmhg wrote:
Great story and a great shot Frank.


Thank you very much Mark

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Feb 19, 2021 16:05:33   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
Great old store, sad though, it can't last!!

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Feb 19, 2021 16:09:00   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
DickC wrote:
Great old store, sad though, it can't last!!


Sure is, but It's had a long life!!

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