I can add much to this discussion from my family’s history at that location. In 1921, my grandparents, Aaron and Ida Greenberg, first operated a houseware shop at 574 E. 138th Street which was adjacent to the Port Morris Theater at 580 E. 138th Street. When the Port Morris closed, it was gutted, the sloped floor removed and it was converted into a two floor 9500 sq feet retail store. My grandfather and his brother in law, Herman Miller then opened Greenhill Hardware in the now converted Port Morris theater space in 1929. My father and my uncle later joined the business and they operated it until approximately 1960 when it was sold to another family. The new owner kept the Greenhill name and remained in the 580 E. 138th Street space until the mid 1990’s when the business relocated to E. 132nd Street where it remains to this day. I have some older photo’s, one from the 1940’s and another from the mid 1990’s if anyone would like to see them. If so, email me at Hope this helps! Shep Greenberg
I can add much to this discussion from my family’s history at that location. In 1921, my grandparents, Aaron and Ida Greenberg, first operated a houseware shop at 574 E. 138th Street which was adjacent to the Port Morris Theater at 580 E. 138th Street. When the Port Morris closed, it was gutted, the sloped floor removed and it was converted into a two floor 9500 sq feet retail store. My grandfather and his brother in law, Herman Miller then opened Greenhill Hardware in the now converted Port Morris theater space in 1929. My father and my uncle later joined the business and they operated it until approximately 1960 when it was sold to another family. The new owner kept the Greenhill name and remained in the 580 E. 138th Street space until the mid 1990’s when the business relocated to E. 132nd Street where it remains to this day. I have some older photo’s, one from the 1940’s and another from the mid 1990’s if anyone would like to see them. If so, email me at Hope this helps! Shep Greenberg