LEGACY - Swinney’s Hardware - Tulsa, OK
N 36° 09.567 W 095° 57.491
15S E 233886 N 4005688
Located at 32 S. Lewis Ave., just down the block from the Circle Cinema, Swinney’s Hardware is Tulsa’s oldest independent hardware store.
Edit: Out of business. Sign is being stored for preservation.
Waymark Code: WM1V52
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2007
Views: 53
John Swinney and his sister, Joan Atkins, are third-generation owners. The hardware store has been in their family since 1934 and was already a Tulsa institution by the time their father acquired the store’s famous animated neon sign — built to resemble a hand saw, with a chrome blade and flashing teeth synchronized to give the illusion that the blade is moving back and forth.
Business Name: Swinney’s Hardware
Business Type: Retail
Physical Address: 32 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK USA 74104
Web Address: [Web Link]
Condition of Neon Sign: Fully Working Order: Best viewed at night in its full glory!
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