Aurora Antique Pavilion

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geneen courtneyvia Google

18 days ago

My daughter and I visited and let me just say, the place is huge! Be sure to eat before because you can lose yourself in there for hours. We both found treasures and will be sure to visit again.

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Melmo Omlemvia Google

28 days ago

Always a nice time, always friendly staff. Going the weekend after christmas was so busy though. Im glad they were busy, but im used to visiting when there arent people on every aisle. Found more of my cape cod set so im happy. Yes I realize my flash all but ruined my photos of it, too bad. Also one kiddo took a picture of the pigeons and the other took a photo of the uranium glass. I will try to get around to taking photos of the layout next time I visit.

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Alexander Prettymanvia Google

6 months ago

We stopped here in our trip hitting new vintage shops. Very large selection, easy to get lost in it all, but almost every booth was set up well! Staff was very nice and helpful, they helped me carry out and load a large vintage piece of furniture for our home. Good reasonable prices considering we usually shop in Portland. Walked around about three times each time finding more stuff. Out of the multiple shops we stopped at we will definitely be back next time we are in the area!

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Hannah Schulvia Google

about 1 year ago

Love an antique mall that’s so big I can’t possibly fool myself into thinking I can tackle it all in one visit - and inviting enough that I actually want to go back and finish poking around! First, and of highest importance: the employees/shopkeepers were very friendly. Attentive but not hovering, offered guidance when needed and did occasional rounds to empty full arms or open cabinets, but also let us wander at our own pace. Yay! There were many interesting booths here, catering to an array of tastes from glass collectors to boho/woodsy vintage to rockabilly, military collectors, watch aficionados, vintage gamers, and styles I couldn’t even begin to label. A great mix of booths offering homewares, clothing/accessories, art, memorabilia/ephemera, and furniture. We visited in early December and they had a fun Christmas tree decorating contest going on where vendors displayed fun themed trees, with a little ballot at checkout for shoppers to vote on their favorite for an entry in a gift card raffle. A simple game that made me feel very welcome and included as a shopper, rather than like a nuisance to hoity-toity collectors. One of the employees noticed I’d brought my UV flashlight and made sure to point out where the biggest concentration of uranium glass could be found - though I was still able to spot a few odd pieces tucked away in regular booths too! There was also so much beautiful antique furniture at prices that frankly blew me away (in a good way!). Many many dining sets, dressers, sideboards and china cabinets, plenty of cute vintage couches and even several bedroom sets. There seemed to be pieces ranging from centuries-old antiques to 80s retro, with the bulk representing mid 19th to early 20th century woodwork. Shame I’m not in the market to furnish a house right now! Around the central atrium of the funky old department store there were also stacks and stacks of artwork that we barely set eyes on with all the other treasures to explore, but they’re high on my list to rifle through next time. Oh - and most importantly, they have a restroom!! Nothing says “we actually WANT you to enjoy spending a few hours here” like a place to pee!

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pzxvia Google

over 1 year ago

Personally my favourite antique shop EVER. I went here last week and picked up two clocks with radium paint for only like $30! Today went in and bought 3 travel clocks for no more than $25. I was reading some of the other reviews and found it funny how people were leaving reviews complaining about prices. That's not managements fault. That's the vendor. I personally really enjoyed talking to the staff there as they were very nice to me and my family. I also saw people complaining about items being locked up behind cabinets. Dude that's normal lol. They don't want their stuff getting stolen. They recently had a break-in. I went to the front desk and they were very happy to help me open up the cabinet and grab the stuff! I found it weird people were also complaining about not being able to sit down anywhere. I haven't been to a single antique mall with chairs that customers can sit in. Don't go to an antique mall if you aren't prepared to literally walk around and search for items lol. My main hobby is collecting gas masks and items of radiological connections. They had some gas masks there that were very cool! I bought one of them my first time going there. Radiological wise i've seen some very interesting stuff there. I found a lot of Uranium Glazed ceramics and Uranium/Vaseline Glass. There was also a lot of stuff with radium on it! One thing though is I came across a clock with radium completely missing the glass cover and seemed to be leaking paint dust. I probably should've brought it up as I would assume no one knew. I doubt the vendor knew either- it's not really a hazard unless you go up to it and start licking up the dust on it. There were a decent amount of militaria pieces scattered across the building which was pretty fun to hunt for. I definitely plan on coming back here for as long as I can!