Park Street Cultural Tour

Quality Ace Hardware

1201 South Park Street

Our hosts were Sara, Derek, and Brandon. They all worked here full time.

The purpose of this store is to help people with home repairs.

Their goal was to get customers in and out of the store fast, conveniently, and happy. They give discounts to neighbors so they come back.

The store is not only a hardware store, it is also a community gathering place. People say, “Meet me at Ace Hardware.” The staff see some people all the time, and they form a relationship with those people.
–Nikki

Ace Hardware is also called Quality Ace Hardware. It’s been here for about thirty years.
It was a really awesome place to go to.

The basement (where we spent most of our time) has plumbing equipment, hoses, lawn mower parts, chains on rolls, and it’s where they keep the back-up stock in case anything runs out. It’s also where they fix screens and window panes.
–Izzy

There are many things you learn when you become an Ace employee, like the difference between steel and iron and the safety rules for cutting glass, but most importantly communication skills and how to be friendly towards customers.
–Miracle

From chains to bolts
Light paint to dark paint
Metal to glass
From hinges to handles
But just one type of store (awesome)
–Nico

Home on Park Street Four Days in the Corridor Neighborhoods Experiencing Community What the Kids Said *Day One* Chadbourne College Sadie Pearson & Richard Davis Trinity Church Ideal Body Shop Park Street Shoe Repair Yee's Laundry La Movida Mercado Marimar Bram's Addition *Day Two* Early Childhood Center Yue-Wah Oriental Foods Boys & Girls Club Style & Grace Salon St. Mark's Lutheran Church Romnes Apartments Yasmin's Halal Meat Market Miracle's Home Neighborhood House Italian Workmen's Club Family Potluck *Day Three* Meriter Hospital Bayview Mural Bocce Ball Beth Israel Synagogue Wisconsin Union Hoofers Mexico Lindo Fishing Along Wingra Creek *Day Four* AFL-CIO (Labor Temple) Eugene Parks Quality Ace Hardware Oriental Shop Lakeside Fibers Chicken Underground Family Daycare Tropical Fish World Quann Community Gardens Multicultural Center Street Scenes 1 Street Scenes 2 Park Street Delights 1 Park Street Delights 2 Dane County Cultural Tour Hmong Cultural Tour	Quality Ace Hardware 1201 South Park Street Our hosts were Sara, Derek, and Brandon. They all worked here full time. The purpose of this store is to help people with home repairs. Their goal was to get customers in and out of the store fast, conveniently, and happy. They give discounts to neighbors so they come back. The store is not only a hardware store, it is also a community gathering place. People say, “Meet me at Ace Hardware.” The staff see some people all the time, and they form a relationship with those people. –Nikki Ace Hardware is also called Quality Ace Hardware. It’s been here for about thirty years. It was a really awesome place to go to. The basement (where we spent most of our time) has plumbing equipment, hoses, lawn mower parts, chains on rolls, and it’s where they keep the back-up stock in case anything runs out. It’s also where they fix screens and window panes. –Izzy There are many things you learn when you become an Ace employee, like the difference between steel and iron and the safety rules for cutting glass, but most importantly communication skills and how to be friendly towards customers. –Miracle From chains to bolts Light paint to dark paint Metal to glass From hinges to handles But just one type of store (awesome) –Nico
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