Calling all aspiring time travelers!
If you have ever envied the characters of “Back to the Future” or felt like you belonged in another era, I have found your playground. What if I told you that you could dance through the decades and treasure hunt all at the same time just by entering one building?
Capital City Antique Mall, located in Downtown Salt Lake City, is filled to the brim with treasure just waiting to be unearthed.
Capital City has spent over 20 years serving the vintage lovers of Utah, although, in the beginning, it took the name Moriarty’s instead. Even with this change in title, its mission has been and remains to provide its shoppers with a nostalgic walk down memory lane while providing a unique shopping experience.
Utah’s Antique Heaven
Taking its place as Utah’s largest Antique Mall, Capital City has cornered the market as the go-to trading post for vintage goods. It is home to over 65 booths that have each been designed and donated by a different antique dealer. Each booth has its own personality and focus. Whether it be antique glassware, costume jewelry or record players, everyone can find something to love in what resembles a 10,000 square foot treasure chest.
Aside from the 60 vendor booths that make up the mall’s floor, there is a central jewelry chest that is set from an accumulation of donated pieces. It features everything from more affordable costume jewelry to antique brooches and stones that sit at a bit more hefty price. If you are in the market for a one of a kind piece, no matter your budget, Capital City has you covered.
The Salt Lake City location is run by Ralene and Rusty Barton who are the couple that have spearheaded this incredible business. They have expanded it to include a secondary location called Another Man’s Treasure located in Tooele, Utah.
Another Man’s Treasure
Ever heard the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure?” Well, Capital City sure has, and they harness that slogan with all of their might. They buy used vintage goods that seem worn to one person and re-sell them into new and eager hands. On the website, Helen, an employee at Capital City describes the items in the shop as “unique, eclectic, one of a kind, built to last and so full of character.”
Vendors bring in their antique goods that hold decades worth of stories and place them in view of new eyes to read them. Often filled with layers and layers of history, they are sent off into the shop to become someone else’s “best find of the day.”
The experience of walking through the aisles of the mall is indescribable. It is so mesmerizing to imagine the lives that the treasures once lived and how they found themselves on the shelves in Capital City. You could wander the booths for hours on end and never get bored. There are so many things to look at and discover that you could walk in on a Saturday morning and find yourself still staring at the glassware on Sunday night. Now that is my kind of time traveling.
Be sure to give Capital City Antique Mall a visit in your next free moment because you never know what wondrous things you might find.
j.thornblad@dailyutahchronicle.com
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