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BEST OF PORTLAND VINTAGE: GRAND MARKETPLACE

May 24, 2016

Grand Marketplace Antiques and Salvage

Man I love this place.

Grand Marketplace. Antiques and Industrial. Salvage. Architectural. Vintage. Modern.

If you live in Portland, you’ve probably driven by it numerous times. It takes up a whole city block on Grand Avenue and SE Yamhill (tip: in this busy neighborhood, you’ll want to take advantage of their spacious parking lot next to their building).

If you see this out front, you know you’re getting close.

PlantarGrand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland Outside

As you first walk in, there’s a self-serve coffee bar and cookies for sale.

Bakery Counter atGrand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland

As soon as you walk in you’ll be delighted by this giant, airy, sun-drenched warehouse filled with separate vendor booths.

Grand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland

Everything is curated carefully and while not inexpensive, it’s worth it for this caliber of goods.

Grand Market Place, Vintage Portland

It feels like an indoor flea market of finely curated booths — with no jostling, just lovely and interesting items everywhere.

I loved all the vintage signage I saw there.

Grand Marketplace, Portland

And how about this cake box?

Vintage Crater Lake Vintage Pie Holder Paper, Grand Marketplace

I’d love to fill this box with little homemade cookies like these

Homemade Oreos/Dark Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

and then take them to surprise friends at a picnic (imagine the gluttonous gratitude).

Each booth seems to tell a story and has its own particular viewpoint.

Grand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland

This set-up on a front porch sure would make a cheery welcome, don’t you think?

Grand Market Vintage Portland

As a huge enamelware and vintage kitchen houseware fanatic, I was in complete heaven.

There was so much eye candy here.

Grand Market Vintage Portland

Vintage Picnic basket at Grand Market place

In my mind I brought all these to the counter and had them pack them up to bring home.

Enamelware Vintage Grand Market, Portland

Sadly, this was not to be.

Sometimes you have to resist the temptation — even if it feels tortuous to do so.

Grand Marketplace Vintage Portland

But here’s a funny thing I noticed.

Both the vintage Cold Drink Cups above and these 1930’s ice cream cups below came from my house!

Grand Marketplace Vintage, Portland

I recognized them immediately and it was like being reunited with distant friends from the past.

You see, I had an EPIC garage sale a while back and I remember one beautifully dressed woman came along and bought scads and scads of my stuff, including all these (I think I sold the pack of cups for a dollar and those Deco ice cream cups for a quarter each — grrrr! Better they be enjoyed by someone else than collecting space in my attic, though, right?)

I’ve showed you but a fraction of the treasures at Grand Marketplace.

Pom Pom Basket at Grand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland

Grand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland

I was really tempted to get these aprons– they’d be the coolest thing ever to bring to a lobster bake.

Vintage Red Gingham Bibs at Grand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland

(hint, hint: if anyone wants to invite me to one, I’m open — and I’ll pick these up if still available.)

Red Gingham Bibs at Grand Marketplace Vintage and Salvage Best of Portland

As if all these treasures aren’t enough reason to bring you here, here are two more compelling ones.

Dogs at Portland Grand Market, Vintage and Salvage

The owner brings his two Doodles to work.

You’ll see them walk around, greet you and down they both go, in tandem. Snoozeville.

Now that’s what I call happy happy.

http://grandmarketplacepdx.com/

Filed Under: Favorite Portland Outings, Goodwill & Thrift Stores, Incorporating Vintage at Home in Portland Tagged With: enamelware, vintage

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Comments

  1. Dale Emanuel says

    May 24, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    What a lovely ride, missy! Love it!

    Reply
    • Sarah Kline says

      May 24, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      Thanks, Dale. And not far from your HQ, either… 🙂

      Reply
  2. Elona says

    May 24, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    It is both funny and sad that you were reunited with your ice cream cups!

    Reply
  3. Shannon says

    May 25, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    I love this place! Fun to browse! Stars in Sellwood is another fun spot to visit!!

    Love your posts Sarah.

    Reply
    • Sarah Kline says

      May 25, 2016 at 11:07 pm

      I agree — it’s always fun to browse here and Sellwood is another one, as well. So many good places — so little cash and space to put it!

      Reply

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