Community Corner
Vision for Vacancies: Meeker's Hardware, 90 White St.
In this Vision for Vacancies, we look at a building that was the home of Meeker's Hardware, a family business for 125 years. The hardware store closed for renovations in 2010, but never really reopened successfully. A Realtor's sign is in the
What should happen to Meeker's Hardware building at 90 White St.?
This is Vision for Vacancies.
Let's call this a social media twist on urban planning — Patch's version of a charette, a digital drawing board where all ideas are on the table.
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In this series we've presented a new vacant building or space and asked you to tell us its best use. Forget what zone it's in, ignore setback regulations, dump lot coverage rules and all the other zoning jargon that puts most people to sleep. If you had your way, what would you like to see there? What would be the best use for the community?
Meeker's Hardware moved to Danbury in 1883 after its birth in Bridgeport earlier. Oscar H. Meeker moved to Danbury from Bridgeport, and the hardware store survived for 125 years. It didn't survive the recession that started in 2008.
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