After serving St. Paul’s Midway area for nearly a century, Hamline Hardware is closing its doors.

The store, now called Hamline Hardware Hank, was opened in 1926 by Walter Hagen at its current location on the corner of North Snelling and Englewood avenues.

Current owners Jim and Jan Gildner have piloted the do-it-yourself store with the big paint can on top for a decade and are ready to retire.

The Gildners will be having a liquidation sale from now until March 28. For store hours, go to hamlinehardwarehank.com.