From a WWII drone to cargo pants, a Lake View military surplus store marks 80 years in business
Adam Hirsch has a favorite phrase about the industry his family has been in for 80 years.“When the country goes to hell, we do well,” he said.Hirsch, 42, took over the Lake View store Army Navy Sales from his father in 2012, returning to his hometown from Los Angeles, where he was a television producer.Now, he spends his days in the store — clad in an Army Navy Sales T-shirt — sorting through a seemingly endless inventory of military surplus goods.This year, the business, at 3100 N. Lincoln…
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