Members of the Tritch family, including Glenn, Ashleigh, and Teresa, in front of the "Tritch Family Square" permanent ceremonial signs installed above the Eagle Rock intersection where their hardware store has served customers for nearly 80 years on Thursday, June 20, 2024.LAist is facing a budget shortfall, but our mission to provide fact-based journalism is stronger than ever. We cannot do this important work without your member support today.
Tritch True Value Hardware has been helping people with nails, tools, and other hardware needs from the tan, two-story building for nearly 80 years. Eric Warren, author and curator of the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society, told LAist he came out to support the Tritch family as the permanent ceremonial signs were installed because that’s what he’s always done.
Glenn Tritch, the current third-generation owner and operator of Tritch True Value Hardware, addresses the crowd ahead of the ceremonial sign unveiling on Thursday, June 20 , 2024. Glenn Tritch told LAist they’re part of the fabric of the community, both as a business and as a family, and the number of people that showed up to support them Thursday morning was beyond his expectations.