Haywire, Fort Bragg’s western wear store is closing at the end of January…. ending 107 years of Makela’s and Haywire selling shoes in Fort Bragg
Haywire, New Work and Western Apparel is closing at the end of January, the owners announced today on Facebook. It will be the end of more than a century of tradition, from what our research shows. The Anderson family saved Makela’s a shoe and retail store in Fort Bragg from 1918-2013, expanding it into work clothes and western fashions and other items. Now they are calling it quits, after trying to sell the store for several years.
There are so few places to buy good clothing. Although they don’t have my shoe size, 17, family members have bought shoes and work clothes here, they couldn’t get online for the same price! So much better to see and touch something and try it on than online. I have gotten good belts, suspenders and blue jeans, great jeans selection you won’t find in Santa Rosa for the most part. Boot Barn is a zero for me, we tried that place in Ukiah. Hopefully someone will buy the building. It’s up for sale, as noted at the end of the article.
This was a great place to buy work shoes, pants of all kinds and western fashions. Sorry to hear this news, darn! The store is located on the north end of Fort Bragg proper, just south of Pudding Creek and across from Fort Bragg Feed and Pet. We have attached the message they sent out today. There is still time to get great Christmas items and probably a gift certificate, check with them! A big sale is on, they announced.
Haywire Friends,
It’s been a roller coaster and a fun ride.
We would like to thank our loyal customers for the years of support.
It’s definitely a sad moment for our community to be loosing another business.
The business climate does not allow us to keep the doors open. Next time you vote to increase taxes, property taxes, payroll and the cost of living think twice about the small businesses trying to survive.
Be sure to support local businesses, they are what keeps it local.
As of today 30% off store wide
ALLLL sales are final
NO returns or refunds.
We will close our doors the end of January!
Cheers, Stacey and family.
Haywire has long been owned by the Anderson Family, who run one of the Coast’s most successful timber companies. They have been trying to sell the store for quite some time. The building is still for sale locally. Myles Anderson head of Anderson Logging purchased the store in 2013 from Joan and Robert Makela, whose family ran store for many years.
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