The corner of Spring Garden Street and Holliday Drive is awfully quiet these days. Gone are the Red Wing Shoes, the shoe polish in every color imaginable, the key cutting machine, the aluminum tubs, the sleds, and the red wagons. Oh yes, since 1956 sleds and red wagons lined the sidewalk. Radio flyers in every size; traditional and round sleds. Even more absent are the great conversations and personal service by the Crum/Holliday family. Truly, Holliday's Hardware House was the "Cheers" Bar of home repair. All that is left of the once thriving mom-and-pop hardware store is the signage, including the family's name on the dead-end street marker.
The good news is that, by early March, Adelaide's Corner Cottage, currently located just east of UNCG, will slide down Spring Garden Street and relocate here. Adelaide is one of the nicest proprietors you will ever meet, in her less-than-a-year in business, she has amassed a wealth of loyal customers. Adelaide has an eye for the artsy, cottage-y, chic collectibles and manages to sell them at a reasonable price. If you have to lose one family business, it is nice to know that it is being replaced by another.
We're sharing this shot of the wire, sign, and cloud-filled sky with the Sky Watch Friday Crowd!
I so miss those old fashioned types of shops. Now, if your shoes break you are pretty much out of luck.
This is such a neat street corner. Even the street names are fun! I should want to walk here all the time if it was in my neighborhood.
Posted by: hip chick | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 06:42 AM
You're very fortunate. Could have been a tattoo parlor.
Posted by: B^2 | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 08:35 AM
Yup so hard to find this kind of store now. When our shoes broke the first thing we do is to dump it and buy a new one, expensive!! Good that the business is back. Happy weekend!
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Posted by: Manang Kim | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Glad to hear the good news. Our town here on Long Island has lost one business after another & it takes years for a new shop to open.
This looks like a nice place. I love the awning. I wonder what will become of the old sign?
Nice sky too.
Posted by: Lily | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 10:36 AM
I hate to see old, reliable and established, businesses disappear. Yesterday I was walking along a "new" block of businesses located at the street level of a residential / office building and found myself aghast at the trendy names and styles within ... and wondering how long these business might last.
Posted by: Chuck | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 10:44 AM
I too love the old hardware stores. Whenever we see one traveling we stop in and that is where we have purchased many of our favorite keepsakes and interesting items!
At least there will be something new moving in and the building will remain.
Posted by: Janis | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 04:04 PM