Annapolis Says Goodbye to Stevens Hardware
A customer has tacked up a banner outside for people to sign and share their memories of the iconic Annapolis shop as it prepares to close for good.
Outside of Stevens Hardware a new white banner with hand written messages overlaps the "Going Out of Business" signs that fill the Dock Street shop's windows. The banner reads: "Thank you Stevens Family for a lifetime of service and fond memories. From ... Annapolitans all over the world." In front of the sign sits a small wooden table and a basket of markers with a note that asks passersby to stop and share a memory about the iconic downtown business, which will close its doors for good on Christmas Eve. "A customer of ours called and asked if he could put it up," Mike Stevens said. "It was up when we got here [Wednesday] morning." He said the sign is a gift for his grandmother Marge Stevens—who has worked at the shop nearly every day for…
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Kevin Brennan
8:20 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
wow, so sad! But, since 1870 as a hardware store is pretty darn great! ;-) Best of luck to the family and thanks for all the memories and being such an amazing community member! more ›