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Kaleva Hardware

Here's the really tough one for me. Kaleva Hardware was my mom and dad's business from 1974 until 1996. Before that, from 1946, it was Weikko and Mary Pihl's. It was a successful business, looked attractive, and was always such a bustling place. Mom and Dad sold the store in 1996 to retire, and, from that point, it fell victim to the same forces that seem to affect everything, here. Today, it's a lifeless object on the real estate market. I have avoided this place ever since the 90s, and getting close enough to take these photos, well, was rather painful.

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Lincoln W. Ward III 2015
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Kaleva: A Visit Back Home
Here's the really tough one for me. Kaleva Hardware was my mom and dad's business from 1974 until 1996. Before that, from 1946, it was Weikko and Mary Pihl's. It was a successful business, looked attractive, and was always such a bustling place. Mom and Dad sold the store in 1996 to retire, and, from that point, it fell victim to the same forces that seem to affect everything, here. Today, it's a lifeless object on the real estate market. I have avoided this place ever since the 90s, and getting close enough to take these photos, well, was rather painful.