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

[Dwight Holmes]

the Beltway Plaza store is decent, and a lot easier to navigate than E-W
Hardware! The folks at Strosnider's (by Whole Foods, admittedly a schlep to
buy some nails) are very helpful and knowledgeable and, like Beltway Plaza,
it's easy to get around the store.  that being said, we too will be sorry to
see E-W Hrdwr close, for sure.

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Todd Whitehead <twhitehead76 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I'm sad to see them go too.   I only found out about East-West a month ago
> by doing a Google Search for nearby hardware stores.
> You could also go to the Hardware store in the Beltway Plaza mall.  They
> aren't as exciting as E-W, but they are knowledgeable and very happy to help
> you.
>
> --- On *Wed, 10/8/08, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] East West Hardware closing....
> To: "TownTalk" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 5:23 PM
>
>
> 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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