AS TIME GOES BY.....

THE LURE OF THE FIND:
EMPORIUM ANTIQUES

(Frederick, MD) -- Objects with a history and a past will never
be entirely sidelined by the new as long as there are thrift stores,
second-hand shops or antiques stores around.

Surely, spending an afternoon rummaging through one such store in
search of a special find or a bargain is a good way of engaging the
imagination in the fascinating after life of dispossessed objects.

Of course it helps to find a great antiques or thrift store to explore
and should you happen to be in Frederick, Maryland, Emporium
Antiques fits the bill in a grand and spectacular way. Housed in a
1912 historic warehouse, this wonderful store is home to more
than 100 dealers, all of them eager to capture your attention.

The place is gigantic and filled with an amazing selection of goods,
from costume jewelry, vintage clothing and housewares to books,
furnishings and ephemera. You would probably need to devote a
whole afternoon to be able to cover the entire place but even a
visit of a couple of hours can be great fun. You can be certain you
will find something to reward your endeavor.

This is a place with no walls, yet each dealer has a private space
that is personalized in such a way as to entice the visitor's
curiosity. Some spaces look like a person's living room, others
like a cosy bedroom, and while each area is crammed with items,
everything is clean and neatly arranged.

Items are, for the most part, in tip top condition and prices are
quite accessible, with plenty of bargains to be found.  Whether
you know what you are looking for or even if you don't, this is
a place in which to discover and rediscover the past or the near
past, even your childhood.

Open seven days a week, the Emporium Antiques is one
of many delightful places to visit in Frederick's downtown
area whose quiet streets are lined with well maintained colonial
brick homes and old churches. There are tree filled parks and
pretty stores to visit. If you get hungry, there are many good
restaurants to choose from and you can follow your meal by
taking a leisurely stroll along the lovely Carroll Creek Promenade.
Benches along the way invite you to rest and gaze at the pretty
lily pads in the water.


EMPORIUM ANTIQUES
112 E. Patrick Street
301.662.7099

Monday through Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

www.emporiumantiques.com

"Where is it written that
lives should have a meaning?"

Elena Ferrante

"The Story of the Lost Child"

 ☛ A SIMPLE TIP

No matter how much one tries to cut down on plastic,
there will always be products one uses that are marketed
in plastic containers.  Laundry soap is one. As an alternative
use, these containers make good water canisters. All you
have to do is cut the top off
and voilá, here's a sturdy and
easy pour can to water your
plants.

Photography by Juliette Blasor

"Don't you enjoy being alive?
Don't you like feeling:
This is me, this is my hand,
this is my leg, I'm real. I'm solid.
I'm alive.

George Orwell

"1984"

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