[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

...wow..what a nice old building that orange, green & yellow 'new englander' is & right on the water too....those were the days....do you remember??....wouldn't it be nice if some store somewhere actually sold this old postcard photo all framed and ready to hang on the wall....seems like the old postcards had better color than today's postcards.....back then....postcards were more postcardy, or something!

Alton must have suffered a big loss when that McGrath's building was lost to a fire. Got to love an old hardware store.......nails by the 1/4lb.....two washers....one drill bit....and one crotchedy old nut behind the counter somewhere.....Ruebin's is a terrific Alton Hardware Store....by the way....

Not to derail the thread, but the hardware store by the Town Hall is a great old building with creaky floors and is run by some very nice folks. I do like Ruben's, too, but find the parking a little tough especially in the summer.

I'm sure the original McGraths was quite a store... I knew that the location by the school hadn't been there for very long. Too bad they didn't rebuild in the old location...