Return-Path: Received: from CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa07333; 15 Jul 93 11:09:51 EDT Received: from CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU by CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU id aa20157; 15 Jul 93 11:09:11 EDT To: "Mitzi E. Morris" , Wilson_Harvey@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU cc: Bonnie_John@CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU, bovik@cs.cmu.edu Subject: antique stores In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 06 Jul 93 13:00:49 EDT." <0gCOz1i00WB4EXW0Qi@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 93 11:09:02 -0400 Message-ID: <20155.742748942@CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Bonnie_John@CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU Mitzi, Wilson, & Harry Q., Here's what I got from my inquiry about antique stores. Plus what we we found while roaming around the countryside. Have fun, Bonnie PS. I found a pew and am having a great time cutting it down (it started at 10-ft, but now it is 9-ft and I will cut off the other end tonight to make it 8-ft, whch is what I need it to be). Original request: In article , you write: |> |> We'll be driving from Washington DC back to Pittsburgh on Saturday and |> interested in taking our time and stopping in lots of antique stores |> along the way. We are happy to take detours through pretty country |> to get to the "good buys". Anybody have any recommendations for |> good places to get interesting antiques between DC and here? |> (I'm especially looking for an 8-foot church pew.) |> Thanks, Bonnie ************** What we did: From Washington, we went to Leesburg VA where there are 2 relatively big antique galleries (big places divided up into stall-like areas each run by different people). You can get flyers about all the antique places in the area at these places. Then we went out along 9 and stopped at several of the places mentioned in these flyers. At each store, we asked for recommendations on where to go from there. Everybody was really helpful and we were never in doubt about where the next concentration of antiques stores was or how to get there. I highly recommend this procedure. We went on to Harpers Ferry, then up along 67, stopping in several places along the way. We tried to get to Berkeley Springs (below), but ran out of time. We turned north at Pennsylvania Route 219N and saw several interesting looking places that were closed by the time we got there. We did go to about 20 places in all. There are also about a dozen places in the Sommerset area - and you can get a flyer about all of them in any of them. The ones on the main street in town seem to be a bit more expensive than the ones on Route 31E going out parallel to the turnpike, but Shoemakers in town was actually quite reasonable (I got a not-antique cobbler's bench in great condition to use as a coffee table for $25 there). Happy antiquing, Bonnie ************** From: Robert Frederking Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 12:03:28 EDT To: Bonnie John Subject: antique stores? Bonnie, Berkeley Springs, WV, is only 6 miles off of the interstate (I-270?) between Maryland and the PA turnpike. It's famous for its curative baths, which are in a state park in the center of town. George Washington bathed there. You can take home some of the water for free (if you have your own bottle) [from a spigot]. It's picturesque, and I'm sure there was at least one antique store, although we didn't go into any. Bob ****************** To: Bonnie John Subject: Re: antique stores? Date: Tue, 06 Jul 93 12:14:16 -0400 Message-ID: <11151.741975256@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Wilson_Harvey@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU Bonnie, One of the most obvious places is New Market, MD, a small town along route 70. I haven't been there for about 4 years, so take that into consideration. Last time I was there, it was a quaint little town with a number of nice antique stores. Some were pricey to expensive, but others were quite reasonable. Make sure you check a map to see if route 270(?) out of DC intersects interstate 70 before New Market. There are also a few places along route 30, but that's probably out of your way. Let me know if you want their names. I hope you all have a good time! I'd appreciate knowing what other places you find. Thanks. -Wilson ********************* To: Bonnie_John@CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Re: antique stores? In-reply-to: Your message of Tue, 06 Jul 93 12:40:54 -0500. <27196.741976854@CENTRO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU> Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 12:24:40 -0400 Message-ID: <2806.742235080@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Wilson_Harvey@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU Hi, Bonnie. I had to look up the name, hence the delay. The town is called Schellsburg, and it is within a half an hour of Bedford (which also has a number of antique stores). Very quaint "one stop light" town along route 30; has a nice B&B close by. Have fun. -Wilson ********************* Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 18:20:03 EDT From: Kathryn.Porsche@NAGA.RESDOC.CS.CMU.EDU To: bej@cs.cmu.edu Subject: Antique Stores Bonnie-- In that neck of the woods, most of your "good buys" come from the (breaking up the) Homestead Sales which are, I belive, announced in the county newspaper. If I remember correctly, "The Shenandoah Herald" usually has a good listing. If you take Rt. 66 from D.C., that will throw you onto Rt. 81 which runs the length of the county from Stephen's City (about 10 mis. north of the 66-81 junction) on down to Woodstock. Woodstock is also the county seat and has several action places (Pangles in the only one I can think of now). Also, Rt.11 parallels 81, but goes through and becomes "main street" for about half a dozen towns -- some with populations of less than 1,000 -- between Woodstock and Steven's City; I think several of the towns have "antique stores" along Route 11. But your best antiques come from the Homestead Sales & Auctions listed in the paper. Most importantly, the people in the Valley are pretty friendly -- just stop and ask at a local business and you'll probably get some good information. Let me know if you need any more info about that vicinity! Cheers, --Kathie ****************** Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 10:01-EDT From: Ronald.Stone@IUS4.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU To: bej@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Antique stores Message-Id: <742053664/ravs@IUS4.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU> Hi, If you're willing to go a bit out of your way, you should stop at Old Ellicott (sp?) City in Maryland. It's in nice countryside, and the town is almost entirely antique stores. I'm sorry that I don't have good directions, but it's in the Baltimore-DC area, and it's next to Ellicott, which is probably large enough to be on a map. Ron Stone ***************************