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Antique Hunting at Storeys at The Red Rooster

Some shops you browse. Storeys at The Red Rooster, you explore.

Some shops you browse. Storeys at The Red Rooster, you explore.

The storefront on South Main Street is two full floors, and neither one gives up its contents easily — this isn't a single curated collection, it's a whole building of vendor booths, each one stocked by a different hand. Antiques sit next to handmade pieces. Genuine vintage finds share a shelf with something brand new. Half the fun is that no two booths feel the same, and neither do two visits.

Downstairs is where most people start — furniture, glassware, the kind of small treasures that make you stop mid-aisle. Head upstairs and the second floor keeps going, more booths, more vendors, artwork mixed right in among the antiques and handmade pieces rather than set apart in its own corner. The building still has its old freight elevator, too — not for browsing, but it's been part of how the place moves large pieces between floors for as long as anyone can remember.

It's the kind of place where “I'll just look for a few minutes” rarely holds up. Give yourself the time.

Storeys at The Red Rooster is at 118 S. Main Street in downtown McCormick. You can find them on Facebook for updates on new finds and vendor arrivals — they've also recently launched an online shop, so the browsing doesn't have to stop when you leave downtown.