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Gr80- I saw other cool looking vintage/antique shops besides BAM etc on Broadway near Loyola but I don't recall names. Worth a stroll. There was one on the east side of Browadway just north of Granville.

One that I love a lot is Night & Day Antiques on Belmont a few blocks east of Western. I got some cool bargains there. http://www.nightanddayvintage.com/

There is one total hole in the wall junk shop that I love on the east side of Western around Division. Idk if it has a sign (or name). I'll try to find it or maybe somebody else here knows? Maybe not a destination, but definitely worth stopping to see of you're in the area (and if anyone can tell you where it is).

Oh, and also a place called Surplus of Options on Lincoln at Addison is pretty great. Resale/vintage/stuff.

And there are two on Damen at the Brown line stop. Mode, which is another interesting jumblefuck and Hoard which is a little pickier but more resale/vintage than antique (http://hoardchicago.com/).

I hope that this info is useful and something a little outside the usual suggestions.

How do you know all this??? Do you go antiquing?

for used books - bucket o' blood, which opened abt a year(?) ago at california/milwaukee, specializing in sci-fi/fantasy/horror. they also have some records

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we had an event there!
also, i am back in town albeit begrudgingly
have rather enjoyed my time away from time

There are a few MCM places I like too, but they're not quite as fun. It I can get names if you want.

Oh - there is one cool small one on Milwaukee right next door to Disco City Music store. It's new and I can't find the name but if you're in the area check it out.

Xp- I can't believe I know all this tbh. I am glad gr80 asked an I answered bc I am going to put all that info in one place on Google docs for future reference.

My thumbs are tired. I should have waited till I got home to post all that.

I hope that Hoard has things like a stacks of all issues of Red Eye dating back to 2004.

I love Carlos & Sarah's Surplus of Options, too, but wasn't sure if it qualified as "antique."

what is Disco City Music store??

DISCO CITY RECORDS #6 is right off the Blue Line in Logan Square.

You could hit up Longman & Eagle while you're there but it's about as vegan as the Publican.

There is also a newish used book store there, that I haven't been to, if you're into that sort of thing.

Did Jesse just post all that? I can't keep up with the thread.

The used book store by Disco City and the MCM-ish store is small but seems interesting. I didn't have time to browse much when I stopped in.

Dan, I don't think I posted anything you did.

Surplus of options is more resale/stuff/junk, but I it is fun.

There is a vintage stove store across the street and up the block a little bit from DISCO CITY #6.

does anyone know anything about the best western at 7300 n. sheridan? is it sketchy or ok? my parents' airbnb apartment fell through and they're scrambling trying to find alternative accommodations

That's by LL's place so she could probably offer the most useful input.

that's what i figured but i wanted this to be an open-ended conversation starter

there's a best western at 7300 sheridan? it's a super 8 last time i checked. there's a best western in evanston that's v nice and my parents preferred it to the overpriced super 8 the last time they visited...two years ago.

i'm back btw
vacation too short but so it goes

oops think i already said that
clearly i have not been away from computers for long enough

Welcome back
(Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back)

sorry i meant super 8

Yeah that Super 8 is overpriced and not that great, but perfectly acceptable.

There are three hotels near Diversey/Clark/Broadway that are pretty good. My parents stayed at the Willows the Broadway and Surf, and Jeff's parents stayed at the Days Inn at right at Clark and Diversey. All the parents seemed happy with their accommodations. There's also The Inn at Lincoln Park just east of Clark on Diversey.

I don't know about costs/availability, though.

My folks have stayed at the Days at Clark/Diversey as well and had no complaints.

LL if you have UP stories you feel like telling I would like to hear them.

There is a vintage stove store across the street and up the block a little bit from DISCO CITY #6.

^^by this I mean the place below, that always has some old-timey gas appliances in the storeroom windows

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Martin Heaters & Incinerators = no relation

i think the problem is that this is short notice - they were going to come in a week from today.

xp - I have to get my photos in order, then I can remember more deets.

Initial thoughts: It's beautiful and hiking was great. Second, it's not nearly as remote as I thought it would be. There was phone/data service all the way up to the entrance to the park. Third, we listened to a radio program that basically read the newspaper -- classifieds, lost dogs, coupons, graduation parties, baby showers (congrats Angelique!), loooooooong explanations of beefs between various parties regarding a letter to the school board and a "leak" within the board. Hilarious.

Also I made D take a special trip to Houghton to see what it was like. It's big city compared to Ontonagon!

I remain smug and proud of myself for bringing just the right amount of food and drink too.

And there are two on Damen at the Brown line stop. Mode, which is another interesting jumblefuck and Hoard which is a little pickier but more resale/vintage than antique (http://hoardchicago.com/).

Mode is fairly worthless, IMO, but Hoard has some interesting stuff. (That's where Kr got her vintage eyeglasses.)

I take it back: Mode might not be entirely worthless, but it feels more like a perpetual garage sale.

I know what you mean about Mode, which is why I said it's a jumblefuck, but sometimes that's what I want. It suits a particular desire for me.

The store by Disco City #6 is Reform Objects. http://www.yelp.com/biz/reform-objects-chicago. Their website is not working, thus the Yelp link. Small and hit or miss, but it's part of my regular rotation.

Looks like Surplus of Options is closed :( Replaced by a boat store.

Oh, oops, I just noticed that carl a posted about it well before I did.

There is one total hole in the wall junk shop that I love on the east side of Western around Division. Idk if it has a sign (or name).

Stop & Look.

As long as we are naming vintage furniture places, I don't think anyone mentioned Reform Objects in Logan Square right near the traffic circle.

what ... the boat shop was what was there before surplus of options. surplus of options is definitely still there.

Jesse's moving backwards through time, while we move forwards!!!

benjamin butt-on

As long as we are naming vintage furniture places, I don't think anyone mentioned Reform Objects in Logan Square right near the traffic circle.

Didn't I just mention it in post above yours? I linked to its Yelp page b/c its site was down?

I did.

I couldn't find a website for Surplus Options and its Yelp page said it was closed and Streetview showed a boat store so I thought it was gone.

A nice place to live!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7557145542_3439b4b243.jpg

haaaa

Those kind of straightforward declarations are the best. (anotherother example: the one EZ and I discussed many times the lyrics "that's what's going on")

it's not "the jewel of the north" or "a diamond in the rough" or "a private haven for dreams"...it's "a nice place to live."

i liked that too. good town motto!

http://www.les-leach.com/images/pimages/delaware-sign.jpg

"Home of Tax - Free Shopping"

iirc the slogan of Marquette, 100 miles down the road, is "Queen City of the North"

i don't know what the motto of ontonagon is, but my guess is that it's not LOOK AT THESE MAJESTIC MOTHERFUCKING TREES

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/7556508820_d4b4c1fbf8.jpg

I don't think Pink Hill had a motto.

"No Pink. No Hills."