Ruggiero's Ace Hardware - Florence

Update Dec 12. STILL a great place to shop! Children’s gifts, greeting cards, tools, hardware, you name it. UPDATE APRIL 2023. Brought visiting family in for a fun walk around and to pick up a few needed items. As always, well-staffed, well-stocked and a joy to look at the tons of vintage Americana. Visiting this ACE is to step back in time 75 years. A must-see. We were in Florence visiting with a friend for lunch and on the way out of town spotted this ACE Hardware and pulled over because we needed salt pellets for our water softener. What a find! Even if you visit ACE just to walk around, you must! First, the location and the building. This was a lumber and hardware business back in 1914! How cool is it that after more than 100 years, it's STILL a hardware store. The building is listed on the Arizona register of historic buildings (se my pic). It's adorable. But inside it gets even better. Aside from being stuffed with everything one could possibly need, as are all ACE Hardware stores, and also loaded with plenty of helpful employees, it's also decorated to match its age. A real treat. On our next visit when we're not out of time we'll go back and spend more time perusing the aisles and taking in the atmosphere. Check out my pic of the hammer door handle that greets you as you enter. Too fun.

We had heard about this hardware store from friends and decided to see what they had. Well, they have nearly everything you could want! The store seems to have spread thoughout several adjacent buildings, so each functional area occupies what might once have been a different business. The result is an extensive collection of hardware, tools, supplies and generally really useful stuff. Definitely the place to go if you have repairs or projects to work on!

Update Dec 12. STILL a great place to shop! Children’s gifts, greeting cards, tools, hardware, you name it. UPDATE APRIL 2023. Brought visiting family in for a fun walk around and to pick up a few needed items. As always, well-staffed, well-stocked and a joy to look at the tons of vintage Americana. Visiting this ACE is to step back in time 75 years. A must-see. We were in Florence visiting with a friend for lunch and on the way out of town spotted this ACE Hardware and pulled over because we needed salt pellets for our water softener. What a find! Even if you visit ACE just to walk around, you must! First, the location and the building. This was a lumber and hardware business back in 1914! How cool is it that after more than 100 years, it's STILL a hardware store. The building is listed on the Arizona register of historic buildings (se my pic). It's adorable. But inside it gets even better. Aside from being stuffed with everything one could possibly need, as are all ACE Hardware stores, and also loaded with plenty of helpful employees, it's also decorated to match its age. A real treat. On our next visit when we're not out of time we'll go back and spend more time perusing the aisles and taking in the atmosphere. Check out my pic of the hammer door handle that greets you as you enter. Too fun.