High Street Emporium — Local services in Ebensburg

Mostly really good, but with some big negatives.

The good: There are two floors packed with vendor booths. There are some really unique finds, and I've found several treasures in previous years. It's the largest antique shop in the area.

The neutral: There are definitely mouse droppings around and a general feeling of run-down in the atmosphere. Not a deal breaker to me, just be sure to clean things when you bring them into your home, like all antiques.

The really bad: It's 2023, why on earth are you still selling "Black Americana", and even worse, with the confederate merchandise in the same case. I genuinely can't believe this needs to be said. My gut dropped immediately when we saw it, especially as one of my good friends, whom is Black, was with us at the time and shouldn't have to deal with this while casually antique shopping.

If you're unfamiliar with this type of merchandise, it was made by slavery supporters and white Americans to assign characters supporting anti-black messages. They were created to demean, oppress, and humiliate black Americans. Please remember that the confederate states fought, in part, to KEEP enslaving people, and merchandise representing it is also sitting in this case.

Please consider donating these items to the Ferris Jim Crow Museum, which uses intolerance to teach tolerance, or at the VERY least removing this vendor from your sales team. The Cambria County and surrounding areas have been going through exciting growth with new small business and success, please show that this isn't what the area stands for or represents.

This is a wonderful resource and ethical place to donate:...

Some interesting things prices all vary from reasonable to way too expensive for yard sale junk. Owner/cashier is a nasty person though. There are "your on camera", "prices vary on your attitude", "no returns", and "no public restrooms" signs all over the place too. There really isn't much here that you couldn't get at a yard sale or ebay though, it's really all just that. There are 3 floors to it.It could be worth checking it out, but...

Very large and wonderful antique store with plenty of booths and items for everyone. Not every booth has antiques, some are new items, some are used. However, I purchased a stained glass butterfly that I absolutely love. In fact, I'm OBSESSED with it! The price was affordable as well. I live 1.5 hours away from this store, however next time I'm in Ebensburg, I'll be sure to stop back and...