There’s a certain kind of New Jersey business that feels like it ought to be indestructible. Like, if it could be around so long that it survived disco, VHS, and dial-up internet, then it should last forever. Unfortunately, another one of those just tapped out.
Benjamin Brothers
After more than 80 years, a hardware store in Tenafly will close its doors for good at the end of the month. Benjamin Brothers hardware, under the True Value flag, has served the community since the 1940s.
According to a post on the store’s Facebook page, the last day of operation is on Jan. 31.
It was the kind of store that maybe helped your grandparents fix something they swore they could do themselves. And there was no YouTube tutorial on how to do it; just the patient advice of a store clerk, freely given…