A look at the contemporary hardware store. Not so much about the trendy. More about the timeless. How these places are part of their community;How these places show a sense of place;Things they have in common; And how they survive.

Hollywood Hardware, Sacramento CA

Alexander Hardware, Cleveland OH

Rodeo Hardware, Rodeo CA

Ralstons Hardware, Conneaut Lake PA

Ellis Hardware, Oakland CA

Watts Hardware, Newcomerstown OH

Lowe's Hardware, Ravenswood, WV

Mead's Hardware, Las Vegas, NV

Rutledge Hardware, Rutledge GA

Heights Hardware, Cleveland Heights OH

Smrekar Hardware, Cleveland OH

Cedar Center Hardware, South Euclid OH

Meyer's Hardware, Chicago IL (the building was once the Sunset Cafe, jazz in the 20's when Chicago was the center of the world)

Mount Victory Hardware, Mount Victory OH




Alvarez Hardware, Chicago IL
Rodeo Hardware in the collection of Worthington Yards

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