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 tend to be the busiest time, attracting groups of browsers and window shoppers.
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
4512 Main St.
604.876.5234
www.sba-antiques.com
Specializes in European and North American furniture and accessories. They are in their fifth decade of operation, having served customers since 1967.
The Antique Warehouse
226 S.W. Marine Drive (map)
604.324.3661 or 604.322.0373
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.
A Bakers Dozen Antiques
3520 Main Street (map)
604-879-3348
Specializes in unusual contemporary furniture, folk art, paintings and antique toys.
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
