Ace Is The Place

[fotografr]

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My neighborhood has an Ace Hardware that's in the third generation as a family business. It's somewhat of an institution in this area and when people talk about the benefits of living in this part of town, Ace is usually part of the conversation. It still has the original pressed tin ceiling and the varnish is long gone from the hard maple flooring. I've lived in this neighborhood for over 40 years and in all the times I've gone to Ace looking for something, there have probably been fewer than five times when they didn't have it.

M10M, 28 Summaron, MM1, 24 Elmarit

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[stuny]

A lovely set.  The Ace store near where I lived most of my childhood and adult life is in its third generation of the same family, and it seems to be doing well in spite of a Home Depot being only one or two miles away.  Whenever possible, we try to support local businesses.

[war]

Nice tribute. So few of these remain as corporate giants now try to rule our lives.

Excellent photos too.

[jimofnyc]

if I should end up in heaven I hope it looks like this...

[fotografr]

6 hours ago, jimofnyc said:

if I should end up in heaven I hope it looks like this...

Well it's for sure you'd never want for anything. 

[andybarton]

From the end of the war, until about 10 years ago, my family owned a small hardware store, much smaller than that, but with similarly stocked shelves.

I started working there on a Saturday for my Dad and Grandad, when I was about 12. My Dad sold it only when he retired. My brother was working there with him, so the business was a three generation job. Grandad bought it from the daughter of the original owner, who had statted the business in the 1890s

If life hadn’t taken me 200 miles away from home, I would have been very tempted to buy the business from my Dad and keep it in the family. 

[fotografr]

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4 hours ago, andybarton said:

From the end of the war, until about 10 years ago, my family owned a small hardware store, much smaller than that, but with similarly stocked shelves.

I started working there on a Saturday for my Dad and Grandad, when I was about 12. My Dad sold it only when he retired. My brother was working there with him, so the business was a three generation job. Grandad bought it from the daughter of the original owner, who had stated the business in the 1890s

If life hadn’t taken me 200 miles away from home, I would have been very tempted to buy the business from my Dad and keep it in the family. 

My first job when I was still in high school was working after school and on Saturdays at a hardware store. It's amazing how much you can learn in that kind of environment.

[jdlaing]

On 11/16/2021 at 9:15 AM, war said:

Nice tribute. So few of these remain as corporate giants now try to rule our lives.

Excellent photos too.

Ace is one of the corporate giants. 😃

[stuny]

James -

Yes, Ace is a corporate giant, but the individual stores are franchises owned by locals.

[jdlaing]

5 hours ago, stuny said:

James -

Yes, Ace is a corporate giant, but the individual stores are franchises owned by locals.

Yes. It’s called a Co-Op.