One Last Walk Through Bojo's Antique Mall
One Last Walk Through Bojo's Antique Mall
I was probably in high school the first time I ever went to Bojo's Antique Mall on Summer Ave. My then-boyfriend Steven and I would wander through the badly-lit three story maze of stuff, commenting on the toys, laughing at the books and marveling at the weirdness of it all.
We did this a lot. Long after we graduated and broke up, we still made trips to Bojo's. Once a default date, always a default date, I guess.
So when I found out that Bojo's is planning to close its doors on May 31st to make way for (another) dollar store, I emailed Steven and requested one last trip through the store.
I'm relieved to report that though the store's population has shrunk from a peak of 150 vendors to about 35, very little has changed. And by that, I mean that some of the same crap that we giggled about in high school is still for sale.
Things like these unopened bottles of Coke, commemorating Mud Island's opening in 1982:
Here are some of the things we saw on our trip through the store yesterday:
There's this Herbert Hoover action figure from the "Leaders of the World" series. I know Hoover was president and all, but an action figure?
Tons of records, most of them bad:
One ridiculously ornate bar ($8500). I'm not sure if it comes with the cardboard Dolly Parton or not:
One of the things I love about Bojo's is the large quantities of similar items. There are boxes of postcards, Happy Meal toys, empty Coke bottles, and these ballpoint pens:
Finally, there's this:
Just try to look away. I bet you can't.
Go get your Bojo's fix soon. The magic ends on May 31st.
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