[Chat] Fw: [I-NEIGHBORS] Your Feedback Is Sought Regarding Opening A Local Hardware Store
JUDY BERLIN
jdydee at verizon.net
Sun Jan 11 10:42:44 EST 2009
excellent idea. tweefie and i were talking about that location as an
option. it has been vacant a long time. judy
On Jan 9, 2009, at 2:12 PM, paul Williams wrote:
> I know Gina’s hardware store well in DC, having been a Logan resident
> for 15 years…they are wonderful, and always have that odd item you
> need, with friendly faces. (Although I wish she would sell my Logan
> Circle book at the counter!)
>
> How about the abandoned Hollywood video store on 25th Street, across
> from the safeway? It has nice parking! If a smaller store is needed,
> the copycat building on the corner of 25th and Charles is now vacant
> (copycat moved a few blocks south). That site would really make for a
> lovely restaurant, too.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> Paul K. Williams
> 1929 13th Street, NW
> Washington, DC 20009
> WashingtonHistory.com
>
> 2629 Guilford Avenue
> Baltimore, MD 21218
> BaltimoreMarylandHistory.com
>
> From: chat-bounces at charlesvillage.info
> [mailto:chat-bounces at charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Stephen J
> Gewirtz
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:43 PM
> To: The Charles Village Chat List; gina at acehardwareDC.com
> Subject: Re: [Chat] Fw: [I-NEIGHBORS] Your Feedback Is Sought
> Regarding Opening A Local Hardware Store
>
> I also remember 3 hardware stores: Hardware Fair (which was not mom
> and pop as far as I was aware) next to the Boulevard Theater, Hoover's
> on the 3100 or 3200 block of Greenmount (and Mr. Hoover could come to
> ones house to repair an old lock), and Boulevard Hardware on 31st or
> 32nd just west of Greenmount. Hoover's closed (its owners were
> elderly and probably did not have kids who wanted to take over the
> business), and two men who had just recently bought Boulevard from its
> previous owner then bought Hardware Fair, closed the other store, and
> opened as Boulevard Hardware Fair where Hardware Fair had been.
> Hechingers, a regional chain which had opened a store in Northwood
> where Hecht Company had been, closed according to the Sun if I recall
> correctly because of poor management and inability to compete with
> Home Depot on prices (Lowe's came to Maryland much more recently). So
> now we have Home Depot and Lowe's in suburbia and a few small local
> hardware stores.
>
> But the small hardware stores can compete despite higher prices
> because we can walk to them (especially good for those of us without
> cars) and because they universally give better service than Home Depot
> or Lowe's. While I will be glad during daylight hours to patronize a
> store where Blockbuster was (and the murder occurred at night when
> people with sense would not go there), I agree with Judy that it would
> be far better if a hardware store were located in the JHU-owned
> building at 31st and Charles; we do not need another 7-11.
>
> Another great location, if it can be gotten, would be the old Uncle
> Lee's Restaurant across Greenmount from where Boulevard Hardware Fair
> was. As I am sure that Gina knows, the City has definitely been
> interested in trying to get an Ace Hardware there and has been trying
> to pressure the owner of Uncle Lee's to sell the property if he is not
> going to put it to use.
>
> So I encourage Gina to open an Ace Hardware at any one of the
> locations mentioned. We definitely need a hardware store in the
> neighborhood. We really need to get a collection of good stores and
> restaurants on and near Greenmount (i.e. at locations such as the old
> post office where Blockbuster was and on the 3300 block of Greenmount
> where Uncle Lee's was) that will attract neighborhood and outside
> people in sufficient numbers so that the entire area will no longer
> seem so seedy and feel so unsafe that people do not want to go there.
> Her store can help a lot at either Waverly Main Street location, and
> her store at Charles and 31st can keep that area from going downhill.
>
> Years ago, I was told by someone in the hardware business (it might
> have been one of the owners of Boulevard Hardware Fair) that the
> hardware business is counter-cyclical because people who are un or
> under employed like to fix up their homes during their spare time. So
> despite the economic mess, this may be an excellent time to open a
> hardware store. Good luck to Gina!
>
> BTW, when I need hardware now, I take the 8 and 9 buses to Lowe's.
> So despite the fact that Lowe's is cheaper than Ace will be, I
> certainly would find it preferable to use an Ace Hardware in the
> neighborhood.
>
> Steve.
>
> JUDY BERLIN wrote:
> I remember 3 mom and pop hardware stores on Greenmount Av. Love to see
> another one in the neighborhood, but not at the expense of someone's
> safety. That location is isolated, thanks in part to the poor design of
> Giant. Let's not forget that the store manager of the blockbuster was
> murdered inside his store. Another 7-11 is not needed at 31st &
> Charles. A hardware store is.There are 2 empty spaces at 31st& Chas.
> Judy Berlin
>
> On Jan 9, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Kathleen Hruska wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Gina,
>>
>> I also use the Home Depot, and Falkenhan's in Hampden. But to have a
>> hardware/garden supply store within walking distance... Heaven! I
>> would also love to see a thriving business in that beautiful old
>> building.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Kathleen
>>
>> P.S. Hint: I bought a rotary push lawn mower from an Ace Hardware
>> store a few years back. I bet they'd be popular with our green-minded
>> neighbors with small backyards...!
>>
>> On Thursday, January 08, 2009, at 10:25PM, "David Kinzer"
>> <davidkinzer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Gina,
>>>
>>> I agree with Brad. It would be great to have you in the
>>> neighborhood. I
>>> know that many of the homeowners on my block are always renovating or
>>> updating their homes to some extent. I certainly have a long list of
>>> intended renovations and upgrades. Like Brad, I currently shop at
>>> the Home
>>> Depot on Perring Parkway but would gladly switch to a local business.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> David
>>>
>>> 2009/1/8 Schlegel, William B CW4 RES USAR USARC <
>>> william.schlegel at us.army.mil>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Gina,
>>>>
>>>> It has been over 15 years since a community-based hardware store has
>>>> been
>>>> in the Greater Waverly area. I encourage you to pursue this
>>>> opportunity and
>>>> hope you will hear from other members of the community, as well.
>>>> Have you
>>>> been in touch with the Waverly Main Street Coordinator, Laura
>>>> Kindseth?
>>>>
>>>> I shop at the Home Depot on Perring Pkwy and get plants at the
>>>> Waverly
>>>> Farmer's market and another small nursery on Walther Blvd - Walther
>>>> Gardens. there are a few small hardware stores in Hampden, but none
>>>> left on
>>>> Greenmount Avenue, where there had been two as recently as 1993.
>>>>
>>>> Please Reply To All My E-Mail Addresses !
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> W. Brad Schlegel
>>>> Block Captain - EGLSCA
>>>> 1552 Oakridge Road
>>>> Baltimore, MD 21218-2228
>>>>
>>>> 410-467-1933 - H
>>>> 410-962-9506 - W and Voice Mail
>>>> william.schlegel at us.army.mil, brad.schlegel at irs.gov,
>>>> Schlegelw at mi.army.mil
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Efa Ahmed-Williams <shadesofbeauty2002 at YAHOO.COM>
>>>> *To:* EDNORGARDENSLAKESIDE21218 at I-NEIGHBORS.ORG
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:19 PM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [I-NEIGHBORS] Your Feedback Is Sought Regarding
>>>> Opening A
>>>> Local Hardware Store
>>>>
>>>> If prices are good (competitive with larger chain stores) and you
>>>> have a
>>>> variety of items including flowers and gardening supplies the store
>>>> would be
>>>> a good addition to our neighborhood.
>>>>
>>>> *Peace,*
>>>> *Efa*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Wed, 1/7/09, JOSEPH STEWART <Jstewart at DAT.STATE.MD.US>*
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: JOSEPH STEWART <Jstewart at DAT.STATE.MD.US>
>>>> Subject: Your Feedback Is Sought Regarding Opening A Local Hardware
>>>> Store
>>>> To: EDNORGARDENSLAKESIDE21218 at I-NEIGHBORS.ORG
>>>> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 1:34 PM
>>>>
>>>> Dear Community members,
>>>>
>>>> Hello. My name is Gina Schaefer and along with my husband, Marc
>>>> Friedman, and associate, John Elliot, own Federal Hill Ace Hardware
>>>> on
>>>> Light Street. We opened that location almost two years ago and love
>>>> being in the Federal Hill community.
>>>>
>>>> We have been presented with the opportunity to open a second
>>>> location
>>>> in Waverly in the old Post Office (Blockbuster) space and are
>>>> interested
>>>> in getting some feedback from you.
>>>>
>>>> You can read more about us by visiting www.acehardwareDC.com but I
>>>> will
>>>> also give you a few tidbits of information.
>>>>
>>>> We are members of the Ace Hardware co-operative which makes us
>>>> independently owned and operated yet gives us a larger buying group
>>>> to
>>>> work within. We currently own five stores and try very hard to
>>>> become a
>>>> destination location in each of those neighborhoods. We carry more
>>>> than 20,000 items and have access to many, many more. We divide our
>>>> stores into the following departments; lawn & garden, paint &
>>>> cleaning,
>>>> electrical, plumbing, housewares, and hardware. We love to adapt
>>>> our
>>>> products to our neighborhoods' needs and will bring in almost any
>>>> items
>>>> that are requested by our customers.
>>>>
>>>> As we continue to do the research necessary to determine if this
>>>> location is a good fit for us, we welcome any comments (both
>>>> positive
>>>> and negative) that you might have.
>>>>
>>>> I'm curious where everyone currently shops for their hardware and
>>>> housewares items? Where are you buying things like plant pots,
>>>> mulch,
>>>> etc. Do you think the neighborhood would enjoy having a community
>>>> hardware store? Are there still enough renovations going on to
>>>> sustain
>>>> a large store?
>>>>
>>>> Please feel free to email me at . I look
>>>> forward
>>>> to hearing from you.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Gina Schaefer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Owner of a "few cool hardware stores"
>>>> 202-682-4517 (work)
>>>> 202-246-3450 (cell)
>>>>
>>>> Now you can shop our stores on-line! Visit www.acehardwaredc.com
>>>> You're not a clone, why shop at one?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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