Hello from Michigan!

[Elric]

Hello from Scotland. So why isn’t it called Dan’s Pipe Shop?

Dan's father, Paul Spaniola, was the original owner for decades as well as a five-time winner of the slow smoking championship. He taught a number of actors to smoke for roles in movies.

 

[PaulRVA]

Welcome From Richmond Virginia

 

[JoburgB2]

Dan's father, Paul Spaniola, was the original owner for decades as well as a five-time winner of the slow smoking championship. He taught a number of actors to smoke for roles in movies.
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That’s tremendous! That’s a pipe shop worth visiting for that bit of history alone!

 

[RPK]

Welcome from New Jersey.

 

[mattmo]

Hello from London UK.

Thank you Bing Bong - My daughter lives in Central Finchley, attending uni there. We are heading there this spring and I asked her to keep a look out for good pipe shops.

 

[mattmo]

Dan's father, Paul Spaniola, was the original owner for decades as well as a five-time winner of the slow smoking championship. He taught a number of actors to smoke for roles in movies.
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Dan's son also works there. Really a cool place. Like walking into 1950. The chain driven pipe "rotisserie" looks like it's original. There are thousands upon thousands of pipes there.

 

[Elric]

Dan's son also works there. Really a cool place. Like walking into 1950. The chain driven pipe "rotisserie" looks like it's original. There are thousands upon thousands of pipes there.

Oh, cool! I have bought a few things online but haven't stopped by in quite a number of years. Is the museum still upstairs? I know they had some issues with the surrounding buildings' structural integrity so they were thinking of packing it up, at least for now.

 

[AreBee]

Welcome from Connecticut!

 

[AroEnglish]

Welcome from the capital area! Where are you at?

 

[bpinkstaff]

Welcome from Rockton Illinois!

 

[Brad H]

Damn glad you're here!!

 

[dottlejockey]

Welcome from the Pacific NW!

 

[mattmo]

Oh, cool! I have bought a few things online but haven't stopped by in quite a number of years. Is the museum still upstairs? I know they had some issues with the surrounding buildings' structural integrity so they were thinking of packing it up, at least for now.

He didn't say anything about the museum but did say that basement if loaded with pipes. The son said over "600-700,000" pipes. I saw online that they were thinking of closing the shop a couple years back. The son said the "pipe cottage's" channel has increased their business big time, which is great to hear.

 

[mattmo]

Welcome from the capital area! Where are you at?

Hartland, near 23 and 59. You?

 

[BingBong]

Thank you Bing Bong - My daughter lives in Central Finchley, attending uni there. We are heading there this spring and I asked her to keep a look out for good pipe shops.

I'm very sorry to say that these once numerous shops are reduced to very very few. A couple of branches of James Fox and a place down near Fenchurch Street are all that come to mind. It's an absolute travesty when I look back 50 years.

 

[AroEnglish]

Hartland, near 23 and 59. You?

EL

 

[SBC]

This is great news. When I saw that article, I thought, Darn, I always wanted to visit and now I've missed my chance. I'm very surprised (and delighted) to hear that things turned north for them again. As of today that shop is back on my list to get to.

Oh, and,

 

[mattmo]

I'm very sorry to say that these once numerous shops are reduced to very very few. A couple of branches of James Fox and a place down near Fenchurch Street are all that come to mind. It's an absolute travesty when I look back 50 years.

Agreed. My daughter said something about Mayfair? I might have that wrong. I'll check it out when visiting.

 

[krizzose]

Welcome from the Detroit burbs

 

[Sgetz]

Welcome from Durham in the UK