Antique Alley, a unique resource of modern cultural history and artifacts, is being evicted.
The store on the ground floor at 1347 Kapiolani is owned and operated by Pake Zane and Julie Lauster. It has been the one stable business in a building that has seen numerous others come and go over the past 25 years under a series of owners.
The building has been owned by Watumull Properties Corp. since 2001.
Civil Beat, which just recently had a glowing profile of Antique Alley, has the story by Alana Hong today (“Longtime Hawaii Antique Collector Getting Evicted“).
It’s a tough spot to be in for these two small business owners.
The bright spot is that everything is on sale as they pack up and prepare to move. And “everything” means just that. You will be amazed at what you can find at Antique Alley.
I must confess that this is one of our favorite spots in Honolulu, an unique, somewhat oddball oasis of sanity in the middle of urban Honolulu. A quick look back turned up quite a few photos taken there over the years. Here are some of them.
2012: That’s Pake, almost lost among all the colorful things on shelves, on the floor, in display cases, hanging on the walls, and even hanging from the ceiling.
2007: Meda’s favorite spot is the jewelry case at the front of the shop.
2005: We always make at stop at Antique Alley on our anniversary.
2004: Meda negotiating a deal on another interesting bauble.
2001: Pake at work.
So help them out by stopping by to visit Antique Alley (and hopefully buy a treasure or two), and soak in some of the cultural history they are recycling.
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I’ve never heard of the store before so please provide some specifics as to where it is located on Kapiolani Blvd. We’re going to a luncheon this Thursday in Ala Moana Center so I’ll try to find the store when I head on back downtown.
It’s on the makai side of Kapiolani, in the block diamond head of Piikoi.
China House Restaurant used to be up the ramp on the top.
For years there was a mattress store fronting Kapiolani.
Now an emergency veterinary clinic.
And Dan Inouye had a campaign HQ there in last campaign, if I recall correctly.
Venus nightclub is in the building behind.
Just watch for the ramp, and go into the parking lot at ground level. Antique Alley several stores back from Kapiolani.
Great place, but I repeat myself.
Thanks for the FU to CB article. I think a protest to Watumull Properties would be appropriate..
I believe that the building 9n which the antique store is located will be torn down and a high-rise condo/commercial building will be built on the property on the property between Kona Street and Kapiolani Blvd. I’m not sure if the property is part of the HCDA long-term urban re-development plans, but Ive seen the drawings of the proposed building in the public transit meetings held by HART in 2012.
Ian, perhaps you can get more information from HART or HCDA to
whoa… the sheer amount of ‘stuff’ to move is mind-boggling. I have more than enough ‘baubles’ to want to add more, but find places like these at least interesting to visit.
Bummer bummer bummer. This is a great store where I’ve bought precious doo-dads for years and years.
WE SHOULD NOT BE letting go of resources like this. It is a place that helps perpetuate the cultural integrity of Hawaii.
Thanks, Ian, for the sad info.
One of my favorite stores and two of my favorite people.
I wonder how he does a physical inventory?