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"I don't really want to go anywhere else. I mean, that's our building."

Almost a year after the Eaton fire destroyed his business, Jimmy Orlandini of Altadena Hardware is still looking for a temporary location to move into before his building can be rebuilt.

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Jimmy Orlandini, owner of Altadena Hardware, talks with "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal, 11 months after the Eaton Fire destroyed his business.
Jimmy Orlandini, owner of Altadena Hardware, talks with "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal, 11 months after the Eaton Fire destroyed his business.
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In March of last year, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal met with Jimmy Orlandini, the owner of Altadena Hardware, in front of where his business used to be. Orlandini lost his store in the Eaton Fire, and over the course of the last year, has been looking for a temporary location to move into until his old building can be rebuilt. So far, he hasn’t had any luck.

“Marketplace” checked in with Orlandini to hear where things stand one year since the fire.

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