Broadway Antique Market — Attraction in Lake View Township

I have been wanting to go here for years but I discovered them during the early days of the pandemic so they were closed for a while. I finally made it over here & loved the selection & the prices were decent. I actually saw things I own myself as an avid “collector”.

It’s way bigger than I thought so there was plenty to look at.

Unfortunately the staff never once acknowledged me. It’s not as if there was a rush of people shopping. The 3 staff members were gathered at the counter chatting the entire 30 mins I was there.

Typically you'd expect to be greeted but I never was. I figured maybe they were just too engrossed in their conversation.

However, when some white people came in behind me then suddenly one of the staff was able to muster up the desire to speak.

I noticed 2 other black people come in and it was back to silence.

Maybe I look too young to afford anything (I’m not as young as I look) or perhaps it is indeed racial as it often is. I’m sure they don’t consider themselves racist & may not be. However racial bias is so woven into our culture that they saw nothing wrong with repeatedly staring a customer in the face & not offering so much as a “Hi”.

At the very least they’re guilty of terrible customer service. Maybe they just have the store for fun & don’t care about profit. However I was excited to buy a few things but could not make a purchase anywhere that I am totally ignored by the employees.

I’m sure they won’t go out of business without me, but whoever is in charge may want to have their staff...

My favorite antique shop in Chicagoland. This is the place for mid century furniture. I have found a couple of fantastic pieces for my home as well as for my resale business. It’s a fantastic place to stroll through and you can come often as there is a decent amount of inventory turnover. The best stuff seems to go very quickly vis there Instagram page so make sure to keep an eye there too. I think the staff has to deal with some real characters in there, so they can be a little short and ornery at times but in the end are always helpful and get the job done. I never fault them as I see some of the things that are asked of them and it is insane! They are top notch here. I didn’t discover it until 2021 only because I am now in Lake County. Prices are decent but be sure to try and get a deal on higher priced items! My latest purchase is...

Saw a chess set. Had it shown and all was well as I shopped for the next hour overhearing how the staff talked of boredom, boyfriend, girlfriends Decided I really liked the set but wanted it set up from the showcase. "Are you going to buy it? She said. That's my intention. " Well...only if you're serious" I can't be anymore serious than wanting it fully set up to see. Hems and haws. So as to not take her away from lamenting about her love life I told her to forget the entire thing. She was all too happy. Chop chop getting back to the lamenting of how she has nothing to do. I mentioned I had bought a $2200 item several years ago and her "customer service was that of a defunct shoe store. Never again I'll add that I'm an Antique dealer and this encounter with a lazy loveless zombie was on...