Leishman's of Santa Fe closing

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One of Santa Fes bedrock locally owned retail stores, Leishmans of Santa Fe, is closing its doors after almost 40 years in business.

The store at 504 W. Cordova Rd. today announced a going-out-of-business starting Thursday (March 19).

Owner John Stevenson died in April 2012, after a lengthy fight with Lou Gehrigs disease.Stevensons wife, Katie, has been operating the store since then.

Leishmans of Santa Fe, one of Santa Fes longtime bedrock retail businesses, is closing. (Courtesy photo)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. I continued to operate the business successfully, but I have other interests, including two elderly parents that require my assistance, she said in todays announcement. Its to a point that I feel like this is what John would have wanted me to do.

The store started as Brooms Furniture, located on the Plaza, in the 1960s. In the 1980s, the store was acquired by the Leishman furniture family of Albuquerque and renamed. After working at Leishmans for about three years, John Stevenson bought the business in the early 1990s. His customers and his employees were really Johns family, said Katie Stevenson.

The store became known especially as the go-to place in Santa Fe for good patio furniture.

John recognized the importance of outdoor furniture to our lifestyle in Santa Fe, said Katie Stevenson. Our climate allows us to live outdoors much of the year. John supplied the furniture that made us comfortable on our patios, adding extra rooms to our homes without involving a contractor. Leishmans has the largest patio furniture showroom in New Mexico, the store says.

Youd have to travel to Denver, Dallas or Phoenix to find a larger one, Mrs. Stevenson said.

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