Pop Culture and the Decline of Thrifting
When I still lived in Boston I was an avid thrift shop enthusiast. Thrift shops exist in a strange space…
Thrifting & Antiquing
Why Good Antique Stores Go Bad
In the mid 1990s a small town I lived near was experiencing a full-fledged economic revival. As part of this…
The Halcyon “Shotgun Days” of Antique Investing
Investing in antiques is not – to put it politely – considered mainstream at the current time. Contrary to first…
The Bittersweet Goodbye of the Physical Antique Store
The decline of physical antique stores in the United States has been brutal and swift. In the late 1990s –…