Kathleen J.
Google
Ella Grace Marketplace (EGM) is a lovely vintage market/store. They have a tone of things from well over 100 year old to much more modern (things like sports teams base ball caps & lego figurines), I would say most of this is from the latter half of the 1900s. The store is organized in little cubbies/sections/rooms where eachone had a different vendors' items. Everything was really well organized and the prices were easy to find. As each vendor prices there items some items were better deals than others, but generally things seemed fairly priced.
While some sections were more densely packed than others things on average weren't over crowded and there was enough space to look at everything without risking knocking things over.
All of the display cases/cabinets that had smaller items were easy to see into and they had a very organized system for unlocking them, which I really appricated. Each display had a number/letter/name and you just ask a staff member to get the key for that locker. They had oodles of really lovely little items, with lots of jewlery, in addition to vintage lighters, pocket knives, figurines, etc. They have a fair bit if wall art avalible and a few beautiful rugs. There was also fair bit of furniture, house wears and other decor as well. There were some clothing items but definitely not the focus of most vendors there.
There was also a kitchen with a coffee machine (that allowed for different drink options like coffee, hot chocolate, French vanilla, etc) and cold bottles of water, which I really appricated and made browsing very comfortable. They also had some candy like items for sale near the front if you felt peckish. There were also atleast 2 single person washrooms that were reasonably sized.
The staff were also absolutely SPECTACULAR! They very really positive and friendly. They greeted me when I came in and told me about how the store was set up, about the coffee/water and the location of the bathrooms (which was very appricated as it is someone easy to get turned around with all the near sections). They were also very avalible to offer to take items was was purchasing to the front for me so I didn't have to hold them while browsing, answering questions, and unlocking displays. They never once made me feel I was being a bother and made it clear that even if I had something taken to the front I could change my mind. One lovely person also was very helpful as a price tag had fallen off (items are priced by the individual vendors) and called them to see if they could find out the price. Unfortunately, they didn't hear back but had a system for me to leave my name and number so they could tell me the price when they find out. I really seemed that people liked working there even though I was there towards the end of a Sunday during a time they had a discount sale.
Some general notes: there are 2 floors with no elevator (that I know of), and there is a section on the top floor that is up a few more steps. The inter-floor stair case is very wide and has a sturdy banister. Most places could be navigated with a walker or smaller wheelchair but not everywhere. It was also quite warm particularly on the upper floor as there is no A/C, they did have fans and smaller A/C units spread around which helped with the temperature (it was about 25° outside when I was there. There is a reasonable amount of parking right by the doors, but there is lots of parking in the general area.
I really enjoyed my time there, got some great items and will 100% be back.
