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Lyndhurst Lawnmower Has A Speedway Connection
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Nancy Back, Terri Norris and Sherri Waterman
Photo by Linda Karn |
(posted Jan 15)
Business obstacles might be on the horizon for Nancy Back, owner of Lyndhurst
Lawnmower, if Allison Transmission vacates Grande Avenue. Back's business
is located at the corner of north east corner of Grande Avenue and Michigan
Street. Back was one of the business spot light guest speakers at the Speedway
Merchants Association's Jan 10 meeting.
Back briefly discussed the lawnmower sales and service business. "We
may not be the cheapest, but we strive to the be the best," she said.
Lyndhurst Lawnmowers carries a range of product lines from Toro, Lawn Boy,
Simplicity, and Echo. She credited her twin daughters Sherri Waterman and
Terri Norris, with the actual running of the business. "Sherri is
kind of my little computer queen," she quipped. Back commended her
daughters for their own specific roles that bring daily results to the
business. She credits Sherri for the creation of the new website while
Terri handles the sales aspect of the business.
Back told the story of how Lyndhurst Lawnmower has the letter "d"
in the name. She said the previous owner started out at the corner of 16th
and Lyndhurst Drive. She said the "d" was removed in Lynhurst
Drive when Unigov occurred.
"I don't know what that really means," she said.
She said the previous owner moved to the current location at 4220 Michigan
Street and converted the former Gulf Station to its current business in
1969. It was not until 1986 that Dean and Nancy Back purchased the business.
The Backs feel like they are part of Speedway and attend the town's functions
since their business is located across the street from the corporate line.
She said they may be across the corporate line but the business is connected
to Speedway utilities.
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