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'''Herb's Hardware''' was a locally owned hardware store located at 110 [[North Chalkville Road]] in downtown [[Trussville]]. Opened in [[1943]] by local resident [[Herb Wingard]], the store was sold to his son [[Paul Wingard]] in [[1993]].  
[[Image:110 North Chalkville Road.JPG|right|thumb|375px|The former Herb's Hardware building, October 2013]]
'''Herb's Hardware''' was a locally owned hardware store located at [[110 North Chalkville Road]] in downtown [[Trussville]]. Opened in [[1943]] by local resident [[Herb Wingard]], the store was sold to his son [[Paul Wingard]] in [[1993]].  


The store would close its doors in the early 2000s with [[Michael L. O'Neil]] DDS now operating his practice in the space formally occupied by the hardware store.
The store would close its doors in the early 2000s with [[Michael L. O'Neil]] DDS operating his practice in the space formerly occupied by the hardware store until 2013, when the building was purchased by the city to make way for a left turn lane from Chalkville Road onto [[Main Street (Trussville)|Main Street]]. The building was razed in [[2020]].


==Reference==
==Reference==
* Gorman, Gene (November 27, 1997) "Doing business the family way". ''Birmingham News''.
* Gorman, Gene (November 27, 1997) "Doing business the family way". {{BN}}
* Buttram, Scott (August 28, 2012) "North Chalkville and Main Street project could jump start downtown." {{TT}}
* Thomas, Erica (September 14, 2020) "Downtown Trussville intersection project delayed after easement extension." {{TT}}


[[Category:Former retailers]]
[[Category:Former shops]]
[[Category:Trussville businesses]]
[[Category:Trussville businesses]]
[[Category:1943 establishments]]
[[Category:2000s disestablishments]]

Latest revision as of 16:27, 3 December 2020

The former Herb's Hardware building, October 2013

Herb's Hardware was a locally owned hardware store located at 110 North Chalkville Road in downtown Trussville. Opened in 1943 by local resident Herb Wingard, the store was sold to his son Paul Wingard in 1993.

The store would close its doors in the early 2000s with Michael L. O'Neil DDS operating his practice in the space formerly occupied by the hardware store until 2013, when the building was purchased by the city to make way for a left turn lane from Chalkville Road onto Main Street. The building was razed in 2020.

Reference

  • Gorman, Gene (November 27, 1997) "Doing business the family way". The Birmingham News
  • Buttram, Scott (August 28, 2012) "North Chalkville and Main Street project could jump start downtown." Trussville Tribune
  • Thomas, Erica (September 14, 2020) "Downtown Trussville intersection project delayed after easement extension." Trussville Tribune