The faucet repair parts display at Waynedale Plumbing Supply. The signs above the counter say: "Stop that drip, give it another chance. We are equipped to put new life in your old faucet."

I photographed this scene again four years later in color, and little had changed in those four years!

This little store on Lower Huntington Road in the Waynedale area of Fort Wayne looks like a place frozen in time. The owner, Virgil Hoke, told me that he and his now-deceased brother, Homer, bought it in 1950! The place is filled with ancient plumbing parts that have sat on the shelves for decades.

2-20-14

Update: In December, 2022 Virgil sold the store after 72 years of ownership. He was 89 years old when he retired.

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