Our story
Since 1945
Lewis & Tanner has served Central New York's painters, contractors, designers, and homeowners for over eighty years. Three generations of the same family have stood behind this counter, and we've built our reputation on one promise: stock the right products, and help people use them well.
Whether you're matching a fifty-year-old trim color, hanging a mural in a historic home, or maintaining a stadium-grade athletic field, our staff has likely done it — or knows who in town has. Stop in, or give us a call.
Est.
1945
Independent & family-owned.
From the archive
Eight decades on Washington Street
Founding
Ed Lewis's paint store — where it all started.
Behind the counter
Taking an order on the line — same number, then as now.
The trade
A portrait from the Hyde Profit Line years.
Tontine shades
Our Tontine roller-shade booth on the trade circuit.
On the street
A Lewis & Tanner billboard over Syracuse.
On the air
Lewis & Tanner spots on WHEN radio.
Wallpaper
A Bondex wallpaper ad from our wall-covering days.
Behind the counter
Another look — paperwork, phone, and a full ashtray of orders.
The trade
Three generations, one counter.
