25. O.S. Stapley Hardware Building

The building on the end is the O.S. Stapley Hardware building, which was originally not quite as long as it is today.  The O.S. Stapley Hardware Company was a prominent company in the Salt River Valley, with branches in Mesa, Glendale, and Phoenix.  The company constructed this building 1924 but nearly doubled its size in 1945 when a large addition was added to the east.  Stapley sold all kinds of hardware, but appliances, too.  You might have come here to buy your very first Magic Chef range top stove.