His built-in workbench spanned six feet of the northern wall — hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers hung in size order on brown pegboard above.

The Last Word opened in August on Ditmars Boulevard, tucked behind Square Hardware, a fake storefront with white pegboards holding keys, caulking guns and hammers.

Julia’s presence can be felt in the most obvious of places, the kitchen, which is exactly as she left it, pegboard walls and all.