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The eagerly awaited 5th Street Hardware store is opening next week. I walked by tonight and snapped some photos with the camera on my phone. Welcome to the neighborhood 5th St. Hardware!
A look inside the doors. At the top of the photo you can see the second story of the store.
The windows are covered up.
The roadwork on the 400 block of L is almost complete and looks great.
Taken from the northern corner of 4th and L.
A look inside the doors. At the top of the photo you can see the second story of the store.
The windows are covered up.
The roadwork on the 400 block of L is almost complete and looks great.
Taken from the northern corner of 4th and L.
Comments
Looks great (esp the redone L street)! thanks for posting!
Posted By Gold Fish / At 6/26/08 1:03 PM
Posted By Gold Fish / At 6/26/08 1:03 PM
Looks like the shop opened today! There were people milling about inside and going up and down the steps.
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 6/29/08 8:32 PM
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 6/29/08 8:32 PM
I stopped by the new store yesterday afternoon right after lunch and was pleased with how large the store is (compared to the one at Logan) and how helpful the clerk was (which was always the case at Logan as well). I was in and out quickly and walked back to N Street. Welcome to the neighborhood!
My only suggestion would be that the employees who are stocking the shelves or inventoring merchandise remember that there are customers around them looking at merchandise (don't treat us like we're in your way) and that they need to be careful of the subject matter of their conversations at all times.
Posted By Rob A / At 7/2/08 12:46 PM
My only suggestion would be that the employees who are stocking the shelves or inventoring merchandise remember that there are customers around them looking at merchandise (don't treat us like we're in your way) and that they need to be careful of the subject matter of their conversations at all times.
Posted By Rob A / At 7/2/08 12:46 PM
Wait, it's open?
Posted By tamden / At 7/2/08 3:11 PM
Posted By tamden / At 7/2/08 3:11 PM
Ja! Iz open! Safeway in three 22 days (well, according to people leaving the work scene).
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 7/2/08 3:36 PM
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 7/2/08 3:36 PM
Missing text!!!
Three weeks... or about 22 days. (I've only added one day for optimism, but it may be more?!)
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 7/2/08 3:37 PM
Three weeks... or about 22 days. (I've only added one day for optimism, but it may be more?!)
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 7/2/08 3:37 PM
That would be awesome and beats the Sep 16 opening I've heard elsewhere.
We should start up a game of Safeway Opening Date Bingo! ;)
Posted By Sam Farmer / At 7/2/08 5:20 PM
We should start up a game of Safeway Opening Date Bingo! ;)
Posted By Sam Farmer / At 7/2/08 5:20 PM
omg omg! that would be sooo wonderful! this morning we noticed the big shiny "Welcome to Safeway" sign on the inside entrance wall.
Posted By Si Kailian / At 7/3/08 7:15 AM
Posted By Si Kailian / At 7/3/08 7:15 AM
OMG haha
Posted By richard rogers / At 7/3/08 10:32 AM
Posted By richard rogers / At 7/3/08 10:32 AM
this is what i just heard:
the store number is #2737.
it is set to open early this fall.
it will have hardwood floors.
Posted By richard / At 7/3/08 12:07 PM
the store number is #2737.
it is set to open early this fall.
it will have hardwood floors.
Posted By richard / At 7/3/08 12:07 PM
That's okay ... i'm counting down the months till I get my Harris Teeter at 1st and M Streets NE ....
Posted By Rob A / At 7/3/08 12:55 PM
Posted By Rob A / At 7/3/08 12:55 PM
@6
I can't see how they'd possibly be ready to open in three weeks. I've peered inside and other than the one "Welcome to Safeway" sign it's still mostly exposed cinder block walls and concrete floors. My guess is that Safeway will need more than 22 days beyond completion of the construction simply to stock shelves and train staff. Still crossing my fingers for September... =)
Posted By FourthandEye / At 7/3/08 5:29 PM
I can't see how they'd possibly be ready to open in three weeks. I've peered inside and other than the one "Welcome to Safeway" sign it's still mostly exposed cinder block walls and concrete floors. My guess is that Safeway will need more than 22 days beyond completion of the construction simply to stock shelves and train staff. Still crossing my fingers for September... =)
Posted By FourthandEye / At 7/3/08 5:29 PM
Hey, that's just what the guys said after I asked.
You're just seeing the main entrance to the store, which is still showing its concrete block wall for some reason. The rest of the walls are done as is the back of the store. The store is more massive that it appears when the lights go out. Look back to the wall where it says "Serving Washington since..." in the day or on a night they leave the lights on.
As for the wood floors, I suspect that this store will be much like the local Safeways and Vons... with the wood look vinyl tile floors.
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 7/3/08 5:47 PM
You're just seeing the main entrance to the store, which is still showing its concrete block wall for some reason. The rest of the walls are done as is the back of the store. The store is more massive that it appears when the lights go out. Look back to the wall where it says "Serving Washington since..." in the day or on a night they leave the lights on.
As for the wood floors, I suspect that this store will be much like the local Safeways and Vons... with the wood look vinyl tile floors.
Posted By Nicholas McKenna / At 7/3/08 5:47 PM
nicholas
that is what Della, a corporate headquarters person, told me over the phone.
Posted By richard rogers / At 7/3/08 6:49 PM
that is what Della, a corporate headquarters person, told me over the phone.
Posted By richard rogers / At 7/3/08 6:49 PM
I'm so excited as well! I will be moving into the CityVista "K" bldg in a few months. Anyone know if this will be a 24 hour Safeway :)
Posted By Gold Fish / At 7/4/08 12:47 PM
Posted By Gold Fish / At 7/4/08 12:47 PM
