[RP TownTalk] East West Hardware closing....

[Jonah Blaustein]

or you could go to People's Supply on Kenilworth - an independent  
hardware/building supply store; and with a name like People's Supply,  
you could imagine you're living in a socialist paradise.
Jonah


On Oct 8, 2008, at 5:23 PM, Sarah Wayland wrote:

> Just saw this note on the University Park e-mail list. I'm really sad.
> We've gone there since our neighbor recommended them about a month
> after we moved here in 1995. Now we will *have* to go to the Home
> Despot or Loathes (as we call them.)
>
> :-(
>
> -Sarah
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM
> Subject: {Univ. Park List} A sign of the times...
>
>
>
> A major resource in the area that helps me do repair work on the 30's,
> 40's, and 50's built homes in our community is closing.  East – West
> Hardware in Hyattsville will close its doors on 27 November.
>
> I use them for a variety of period-related and utilitarian items but
> especially for the plumbing parts necessary to keep our vintage baths
> going.  They also are the area's source for window glass and have an
> excellent small engine repair shop.  East-West is a throw back to the
> days when local stores carried the items and the expertise necessary
> to serve their communities.
>
> While customers haven't been able to just browse through the store in
> many years, Gene, Cecelia and the staff know where everything was in a
> small store that carries thousands of items.  Personnel always took
> the time to cheerfully help with anyone's unique hardware
> requirements.
>
> The combination of escalating lease costs and constant pressure from
> the impersonal behemoths like Home Depot and Lowes (the latter is
> infinitely better in catering to the homeowner), has caused E-W to
> finally give up the ghost.
>
> While Gene has already begun to mark down some inventory, plans are to
> have a bigger markdown in November.  If you have patronized E-W in the
> past I urge you to stop by and thank them for their commitment to the
> community.  And bring along a list of those odds and ends you' ve been
> meaning to pick up.
>
> If you've never been to East-West, they are located on 410 past the
> Home Depot about a mile on the right.  Stop in and get a last dose of
> nostalgia before it's too late. And, if any of your children are
> planning to hit a ball through one of your windows, ask them to do so
> before the end of November.
>
> UP Handyman
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