Empty Lot/Green Hardware

The old Green Hardware store use to occupy this vacant lot. In May 1906, the back part of original building was moved from the old town site and the Green family continued to operate their hardware storein it. Later, it was moved to the back of the lot and a new store was built in the front and eventually a third building was built to join the two already there. Walter Engstrom had a sheet metal shop in the back building and at one time employed six men, as it was a time when decorative tin was being used on the interior of buildings and galvanized sheet metal on the exterior in an attempt to make them more fire resistant. Mr. A.W. Mertens operated the sheet metal shop from 1920 to 1938. The Green family operated the hardware store for many years until they sold it to Krohn and Johnson. Later they bought it back and Jack Green ran it until the business was closed out. Over the years, the building housed several different business like the Falls Federal Savings and Loan and International Vending Machines. The building was eventually demolished.