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Antique Center
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
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- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Antique Center
6 reviews in English
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Review from Jimmy S.
San Francisco, CA
10/12/2011 1 photo
I wonder Where all that stuff comes from?
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Review from Andrew P.
Oakland, CA
5/27/2009
While here, a 40+ year old man wandered in as I squatted in front of a shelf, playing with some old, old phones that were made out of metal and each weighed at least 10lb. they don't make them like these anymore. if that girl in Scream was on one of these phones at the beginning of the movie, she could have bashed the masked dude across the head. skull would collapse and the movie would have ended after the first five minutes.
But anyway, kindred spirits bond quickly and small talk ensued. He told me this is the type of antique shops he used to go with his dad when he was a kid, and I believed it. This is not a place where everything's neatly displayed with a high price tag. You have to dig for what you find here, and though there's really nothing you need, there's plenty that you'd want.
I heard the store's been open for 50+ years. Welcome to Yelp.Listed in: flea markets and salvages
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Review from Eric C.
Oakland, CA
1/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
If the backyard is open, it's worth the extra time you spend back there. They have beautiful cars back there that are museum quality.
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Review from brittany b.
Oakland, CA
Updated - 10/28/2010
i forgot to mention a very important find in my last review: this is the only place i have ever seen a taxidermy baboon
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10/26/2010
i know i've worked hard thrifting when i begin to experience an allergy attack and all i can think… Read more »
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Review from pub g.
Chico, CA
5/10/2010
You know that old 2-story on Telegraph where there's always a bunch of stuff piled out front? And there used to be an old white van with toys hanging on it? That's the place. Ah, the Antique Center. Part antique shop, part rummage sale, and part hauling service, this is a unique establishment.
I love this place for the eclectic selection, the good deals, the informal ambiance, and the groovy owner James. He's a friendly, funny guy who will buy, sell, and trade antiques + other vintage stuff.
If you like to dig through random boxes, this place is heaven. Also if you don't mind making minor repairs, you can find a lot of good, functional furniture for cheap. As the re-use ethic becomes more common, I think places like this will grow in popularity. You can get what you need, without running up your credit cards!
Be aware that parking can be a little challenging, the owner can be hard to find at times, at it's cash only. -
Review from Lindsay G.
Berkeley, CA
8/21/2009
Lots of low hanging fruit for the opportunistic junker. I saw an old taxidermy bobcat or something guarding a victorian bar in front of a mission oak rocker with a box of vinyl records in the seat next to a danish chair in front of a pinball machine under a chrome chandelier next to a camping stove with a 60 lb vice on it and a bag of old legos and a box of chemistry flasks... and a pile of 100 year old clinker bricks which were apparently the foundation of this place last month...
