DC is the first metro area where I've lived where the neighborhood hardware store is a rarity. Everyone seems to prefer the mega chains like Lowe's and Home Depot. But there is an advantage to a place like Logan Hardware -- you don't have to search forever for what you need, the help actually knows what they're talking about and the prices are better. The owners must just be smart people, because the store isn't one of those family-owned businesses that have been around forever. They actually came in with the wave of gentrification that overtook this neighborhood. But they obviously know their market and its needs. And even though the store looks small from the outside, don't be fooled. It's got three levels full of everything you might need.
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