This vibrant, hip shopping district has sprung up in just the last 5 years, but already there are tons of clothing and lifestyle stores to shop. Shops in this area tend to cater to a stylish, younger clientele, and often feature work by local designers and artists. The Main Street shopping district runs from Main & 6th Ave to Main & 30th Ave, but continues to expand north and south as the area continues to evolve into a hot destination for sartorially savvy shoppers.
Main Street is also a great spot for antique enthusiasts. Between 16th and 25th Avenues,there are many stores which feature traditional antiques and 20th century nostalgia, ranging from art deco accessories to 1950s and '60s kitschy retro items. Sunday afternoons tends to be the busiest time, attracting groups of browsers and window shoppers.
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Second Time Around
4428 Main St. (map)
604.879.2313
www.secondtimearound.com
A fabulous collection of antique furniture, from Victorian England to vintage 50's "post-modern" design. Twice voted Vancouver's #1 Antique Store.
Sugar Barrel Antiques
4285 Main St. (map)
604.876.5234
Large selection of fine antique furnishings from the 18th to 20th centuries, especially Victorian and Art Deco. Imports from Scotland arrive every six weeks. Established 1967. Shipping anywhere. Sugar Barrel Antiques is open daily from 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. and on Sundays 12-5 p.m.
The Antique Warehouse
226 S.W. Marine Drive (map)
604.324.3661 or 604.322.0373
www.antiquewarehouse.net
The Antique Warehouse is Vancouver's largest wholesalers/retailers of Antique and Vintage furnishings imported from France, Belgium, England and America. With handpicked containers arriving regularly of XVIII, XIX and XX Century pieces, the Antique Warehouse has been rated #1 for the past 16 years for diversity, integrity, quality, and affordability by the public and trade alike ( Interior designers, decorators, architects, and set designers ). The Antique Warehouse is open every day, with free parking located in front of the building.
The Antique Market
4280 Main St. (map)
604.875.1434
www.anantiquemarket.com
info@antiquemarketvancouver.com
Over three decades of experience in the vintage antiques business, this family operated store's specialties run the spectrum from stained glass windows, architectural iron, wrought iron gates, fencing, brass and iron beds to china cabinets, armoires, sideboards, bedside tables, dining room tables and chairs. The Antique market is open 7 days a week.
Vancouver Architectural Antiques
2403 Main St. (map)
604.872.3131
www.vaaltd.ca
info@vaaltd.ca
Authentic antique lighting, stained glass windows and mantles. Boasts an immense collection of period lighting as well as many unusual architectural embellishments. Full line of decorative antiques and period furniture. Vancouver Architectural Antiques is open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
A Bakers Dozen Antiques
3520 Main Street (map)
604-879-3348
Specializes in unusual contemporary furniture, folk art, paintings and antique toys.
French Country Antiques
125 East 4th Avenue (at Quebec St.) (map)
604.730.7124
www.frenchcountryantiques.org
Selective furniture and collectibles from the south of France.
Alexander Lamb Antiques
3271 Main St (map)
604.876.8713
There is a Exotic World Museum, in the rear room of Alexander Lamb's Wunderkammer Antiques, Wunderkammer, as Lamb explains it, refers to the small, unorganized collection of mementos that the well-traveled European aristocrat of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries assembled in a room of his castle or manor house for the "wonderment and astonishment" of visitors.
Sellution Vintage Furniture
3206 Main St (map)
604.876.4517
Specializing in quality consignment furniture, from antiques to mid-century modern, and contemporary home furnishings.
Le' Gent Antiques
4402 Main St (map)
604.876.5888
