Sangamon Antique Mall — Local services in Springfield

The mall itself is large and cool, but the people running the place were RUDE, ruining the experience for us. My sister and I walked in at 4:55 pm and immediately got the stink eye. I acknowledged that we realize they close at 5:30 pm and we will watch the time, to which the lady said, “we lock the doors at 5:30!” I was watching the time carefully, and at 5:15 the man shut the lights off in the section where I was shopping! He told my sister the electric bill was very expensive and he didn’t realize I was there (but didn’t turn them on). We were each planning to buy something, but left empty handed at this point. They were locking the doors and leaving by 5:18 - get this - with those expensive lights ON!

Like I said, the place itself had potential to be great. It had multiple floors of booths and a variety of things. We will probably come back and give it another chance someday. I imagine the people working were booth owners obliged to take shifts, so you might only get these two particular (and cranky) people once in a while. But the 3/4/24 afternoon employees did not have the business’s best interest in mind, and if I saw them again I’d turn around and try...

Fantastic hidden gem in the Springfield area! A bit of a treasure hunt -- but if you like to dig a bit and don't mind things being perfectly imperfect when it comes to organization, this is the place for you! Collectible / antique / vintage items include Pyrex galore, tons of beer / brewania items, primitives (jugs, crates, iron, seed sacks++), coins, jewelry, furniture, CAST IRON, glassware (Carnival, Fostoria, Fenton+++), VINTAGE CLOTHING, toys, MID-CENTURY everything, bottles, political memorabilia, ceramics (Toby Mugs, Hummels, Roseville +++), artwork, MINIATURES, and so much more! Other little things to pick up along the way include some amazing reproduction furniture and art pieces, AWESOME metal sculpture and yard art, and fantastic books to keep you entertained this long cold winter. Great mix of collectible and functional, all at...

My wife and I came to Springfield for some legal stuffs. I love collecting antiques and vintage items so I made sure we stopped by. Lots of beautiful pieces and things I had never seen before. But, I am of the opinion that some things are better off in museums than sold to random people. There were lots of racist charicatures/mammy depictions, plus WW3 and Nazi memorabilia. Mammy dolls, swastika pins, photos of Nazis in concentration camps, you name it… There was a literal WW3 uniform with blood on it. I just felt pretty uncomfortable with all that being there. I wish it had been donated to Holocaust and African American history museums… But if you’re able to look past that, theres 3 floors of fun waiting to be explored. My review would be 5 stars had it not been for all the aforementioned racist and genocidal stuff on sale… but I...