Columbus Antique Mall — Attraction in Columbus

I've updated this review on April 12, 2021. Over the weekend, I took a trip to the antique mall and saw that the museum area had been emptied. Hopefully, there will be more room for antiques and less room for shameful historical relics. Major props to those at the Columbus Antique Mall for understanding the perception shift on the history of Columbus' exploits and taking action.

On the fence about this one. The antique mall has a great selection and, if you can get over the lack of credit/debit amenities, it's a great place to find a huge range of antique treasures from thousands of old books to decor to furniture to the most prevalent material, glassware.

On the other hand, the Columbus Antique Mall hosts the Christopher Columbus Museum, which spotlights iconography and media glorifying the genocide of the Arawak Natives and romanticizes the history of a brutal tyrant. Although the museum is easy enough to ignore during a shopping trip, many of the sections of the mall will bring you in close contact with the propagandized depictions and revisionist history surrounding the "discovery of the Americas."

I've also found the mall to be inconsistent with following safety guidelines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, which is a shame, considering the older demographics that often frequent antique malls. The store's lack of consideration for vulnerable members of the community is a bad look for a company whose very business is based on keeping old...

It depends on what you want. If you want cheap furniture and have plenty of time to look around, check out the 4th floor. Here's the thing: Everything in the store is in groups, from various dealers. Some dealers sell for cheap, and some expensive. For example, I found two Radio Flyer scooters in the store. A blue one was on the ground floor for $78, and a red one was on the 4th floor for $35. I bought the red one. (Pictures later) The same applies to the furniture. You can find a 5-drawer chest for $30, and a very similar 5-drawer chest for $200. You just need to find the right dealer's display. And believe me; there are plenty to choose from. Other reviews may complain about excessive amounts of glassware. I'll admit that there is a lot of it on the first floor. However, I would also say that it mostly seems that way because the dealers pack their shelves full of product, and a shelf only has limited space. One shelf can hold 15 large suitcases or 200 plates, bowls, cups, etc. So, if two vendors have shelves next to each other, the glassware vendor will have more quantity of pieces, but the other vendors also fill their shelves. I didn't think the selection was too limited. However, nothing is really sorted, except the books. They could start a decent library with the shelves upon shelves upon shelves of books they have. I didn't browse them, though. (I was looking for the scooter.) If you have something specific you want, you might be able to...

I Googled "Where is the largest antique mall in Wisconsin" and this shop came up. It is very large at 3 floors with multiple rooms on each floor. There is furniture and larger items on the third floor. The first and second floors are the smalls. If you can not do stairs, there is a freight elevator. The staff is happy to take you up and down. As it is an old warehouse, the floors are uneven, and there are little step-ups between some of the rooms. Nothing difficult but be aware. There is a nice rest area at the front entrance with tables and chairs and small bags of chips and water and soda for sale from 50 cents to $1. So, all in all, the Pro's are a very friendly staff, lot's to see (I did find a few treasures to take home😏), nice area to rest, good parking, nice rest rooms on first floor. I feel the Cons would be only cash or check....no charge cards so come prepared. I believe they had an ATM in the rest area. The other thing is that it maybe had too much glass....and I go for the glass. There was some nice furniture, but not much of it. The Columbus Mall is a very nice place to spend the day with friends hunting...