On the Road with Contributing Editor Elizabeth Young: Aunt Artie’s Antique Mall New Albany, IN
Artie's Antique Mall provides 14,000 square feet and three floors of antiques
and collectibles for locals and tourists alike. The property was
originally built in 1852 as a public hall for amusements and
entertainment. It later was used as a hospital during the Civil War.
It is also rumored to have a ghostly inhabitant or two.
her very own Aunt Artie. The mall has three floors including a rough
room on the third floor. Over 40 dealers are represented as well as
several consignees.
There are over 20 locked and well lit cases for
smaller items. Aunt Artie's offers a wide variety of antiques including
glassware, furniture, estate jewelry, toys, china, and holiday
collectibles. One dealer from Michigan specializes in books. Two
dealers specialize in advertising. "Whatever you want, we are sure to have
it," says Gwinn.
The displays are redone monthly, incorporating items from different
booths. At Christmas, a huge sleigh and 3 vintage choir people from the
1930s make quite a statement and lure holiday shoppers into the mall.
KY, opened an art studio at the end of the second floor in early
2009. She specializes in portraits and offers private lessons.
Degenkolb can be found painting in the studio several times a week or an
appointment can be made to meet with her. Her art is also
available for sale.
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November on a Wednesday night. Chamber music plays on the second floor and
a banquet of food is provided by Gwinn and other dealers. Customers and
dealers can mingle and take advantage of holiday sales. Other random
sales are offered throughout the year.
Elizabeth Young
is a wife and cat mom who spends many an hour hunting for vintage
goodies at her favorite thrift stores, antique shops and monthly flea
markets! A collector of vintage toys, holiday decor and general store
items, many of the found treasures end up on display in her Victorian
home. She also looks for vintage ephemera, fun supplies and kitschy
decor for her Etsy shop Grandmother's Attic ! When not doing this, she works two part time jobs, wearing different hats at each!
Here is a place I have been many times on my way to visit my daughter in Lexington Ky. I have gotten many fun things there over the years.