Images of Fisher's Final Day

Photos by Gene Williams

Customers wait in line during the final minutes before closing. "I'm going to miss the very friendly people who would come here all the time," a Fisher sales person said about the customers.

Fisher sales people Michelle Billarreal and Alex Lukatchik with customer Linda Cady. "It's a sad day in Santa Monica history," said Michelle Billarreal.

Little of the store's merchandise was left by Friday afternoon.

Left to right: Fisher yard crew Pat Hachey, Rick Meyer, Ray Angiano, Ruben Ambriz, Sam Church and Jason Lindhardt.

"We're all going to survive," said Sam Church. "We all learned a lot here and made a lot of good friends."

The last of the wood is loaded onto a truck to be hauled away.

Fisher's lumber sheds are now empty

Rick Meyer closes the gate to the lumber yard.