If you’ve driven down Foster in the last few days, you may have noticed that the vacant lot at 73rd is ripe with color and the scent of peat moss.
Folks may recall that the local A-Boy Hardware chain was about to go out of business last year. Well, uh… something happened and they’re not. And now they’ve taken over a piece of the former Metro Auto property to use as an open-air nursery, selling plants and garden stuff.
Apparently it’s envisioned as a permanent thing, though of course that depends on whether it makes any money. Now, I’m no sort of gardener, but I know many in Fopo like to dig in the dirt, so perhaps in future some will try buying their dirt from this local business.
Hi John, Thanks SO much for the two stories today. Stellar. I will feature the Lents one tomorrow and this one on Sunday, just FYI.I am planning on doing a story about Grandma’s Funky Furniture. They recently opened an open-air lot across the street from the A-boy to sell awesome lawn furniture, such as a really swank piece I saw from the 1920s. It was a lounger, with springs, and it looked like it came straight out of The Great Gatsby.Sweet! Development! Love it!