First published: Thursday, April 27, 2000
BEST OF THE CAPITAL REGION - 2000
 

Best Antiques Store 
That's Almost a Museum

Historic Albany Parts Warehouse 

89 Lexington Ave., Albany 
465-2987 

Hours: Open noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays.

Unlike many area antiques stores, where items move very slowly or not at all, the inventory at this 22-year-old outfit is always changing, but constantly reflects the community's long architectural history. While most of the gems here come from Albany's past, there are items from Cambridge in Washington County, Schoharie County and other sites reaching all the way to the northern outskirts of New York City.

In this massive open space, collectors of antiquity can explore everything from the complexities of plaster medallions to Victorian potties. Just like a museum, the warehouse provides a wealth of pleasurable, often educational surprises. Unlike a museum, you can touch everything, and take the exhibits home.
 

Copyright 2000, Capital Newspapers Division of The Hearst Corporation, Albany, N.Y.