OurSausalito.com

The Insiders Guide to Sausalito

  • Restaurants
    • Sausalito Dining Main Menu
    • Full List of Sausalito Restaurants
    • Best Dinner Restaurants
    • Best Lunch Cafes, Deli’s & Diners
    • Best View Restaurants
    • Best Breakfast Places
    • Spots to Meet Singles
  • Ferries
    • Sausalito Ferry Guide (Main Ferry Menu)
    • Sausalito Ferry Information (Both Routes & Piers)
    • Sausalito Ferry Ticket Prices
    • Best Restaurants Near Sausalito Ferry
    • Ferry Building Guide San Francisco 2023
    • Full List of SF Bay Ferries
  • Fun
    • 1 Great Hour, Day or More in Sausalito
    • Guide to Fun Things to Do in Sausalito
    • Introduction to Sausalito
    • Muir Woods
    • Golden Gate Bridge
    • Sausalito Houseboats
    • Wine Tasting in Sausalito
    • Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito
    • Bay Area Discovery Museum Sausalito 2023
  • Hotels
    • Sausalito Hotels Guide
    • Best Sausalito Hotels
    • Sausalito Hotel Rates
    • Romantic Sausalito Hotels
  • Houseboats
    • Sausalito Houseboats Main Menu 2023
    • Sausalito Houseboats 2023: How to Visit
    • Taj Mahal Houseboat
    • Forbes Island Houseboat
  • Events
    • Sausalito Summer Jazz & Blues by the Bay
    • July 4 Sausalito Fireworks, Parade & Picnic
    • Sausalito Art Festival
    • Blue Angels & Fleet Week Events & Viewing
    • Winterfest & Christmas in Sausalito
    • Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks
    • Summer Sausalito Houseboats Tour
  • Transit
    • Sausalito Bus Tours
    • From San Francisco
    • From SF Airport (SFO)
    • From Oakland Airport
    • Sausalito Ferries Main Menu 2023
    • Uber, Lyft and Taxis in Sausalito
    • Driving in Sausalito
    • Mill Valley – Sausalito Multi-Use Path (Bay Trail)
  • Muir Woods
    • Muir Woods Information Main Menu 2023
    • Muir Woods Parking & Options When It’s Sold Out
    • Muir Woods Shuttle
    • Muir Woods Ticket Prices
    • How to Get to Muir Woods: Drive, Ride or Hike
    • GGNRA & Marin Headlands
  • Real Estate
    • Sausalito Houseboats for Sale 2023
  • About
You are here: Home / Sausalito Retail: Main Menu / Sausalito Stores and Shops / Waterstreet Hardware

Waterstreet Hardware

318 Caledonia St., Sausalito CA 94965 415-332-4318

Website is at  Water Street Hardware,  Free street parking, and be sure to check out our guide to parking on Caledonia Street so you can find a space and avoid a ticket.

Sausalito History Trivia Question:  Where does Water St. Hardware’s name come from?  Answer at the bottom of the page.

 

Waterstreet  Hardware

How can a hardware store be a small town institution?  All it has to do is stay in business for generations while still adapting with the times.

One time we were looking for a big porcelain-coated pot that was needed to cook holiday tamales for family and friends. After calling all over Marin I drove into San Francisco to buy it at a Cow Hollow specialty store.  Two weeks later I walk into Waterstreet Hardware to get some keys copied… and see the same porcelain pot sitting in the small kitchenware alcove of the store.

Anywhere else I’d have been surprised, but here I just sighed and realized that it is the mystical power of Sausalito. I had not thought of calling Waterstreet.

Marin County’s small family hardware stores — once a staple of every small town main street in the county — are almost all gone, the victims of the era of the Big Box Home Improvement Store and the regional shopping malls.  Sausalito is a fortunate exception, and Waterstreet remains a busy store today. It helps that they are part of the Ace Hardware network, which gives them a way to offer lower prices on staple items.

Many Sausalito kids grew up knowing the secret of the quarter crazy-glued to the floor of the shop at the entrance, a treasure that every boy and girl reached for at least once. The grizzled prospector statue outside the store is likewise an institution here in town.

 

 

 

Answer:  Water St. was the name of Bridgeway before the Golden Gate Bridge was built.  To leverage the excitement about Sausalito being the northern link to the Golden Gate, the name of the town’s main street was changed from Water St, to Bridgeway in 1936.

SEARCH OURSAUSALITO.COM

Recent Posts

  • “Spotlight Sausalito: Its Artistic Past And Present” Exhibit Runs Feb. 16 – Mar. 19
  • 2023 Sausalito Herring Festival Rescheduled to Feb. 24
  • The 2023 SCBC Sausalito Herring Festival is February 5
  • I’m Ready for the Hot, Steamy Fare at the Sausalito Souper Bowl February 4!
  • King Tides and Deep Puddles in Sausalito Mean Trouble Jan. 17-24 2023

SUBSCRIBE TO OURSAUSALITO.COM

Enter your Email


Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz

We will never share nor sell your email address!

Copyright © 2023 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in