> Was the store in Skokie, or do they have branches in other areas?

They have at least two stores in the greater Chicago area and used to have an outlet in Southern Wisconsin, but I'm not sure exactly how many stores they still have. The Skokie address is for mailorder/catalog orders.

> in So. Cal. there is a place called Wright Hardware in Newport Beach. They have alot of surplus hardware, an all types of metal (incl steel, aluminum, titanium).

Do they have a catalog? Do you have an address for them? Aluminum, particularly tubes would be of use to some skin-on-frame builders.

Paul Jacobson