Who We Are
What started out with a few contractors storing what would have been thrown away during a re-model, has turned into one of the largest antique and salvage businesses in the country!
Now we serve as a source for antique, vintage, and salvaged materials for residential and commercial spaces all over the world. Our customers range from locals looking to replace an old hinge to designers outfitting new-builds with old-world charm.
OUR MISSION
Provide historic and authentic character to our customers’ spaces by scouring the country for the best of the best old-school treasures that may have otherwise ended up in a landfill.
Along with historic preservation, sustainable building practices and the importance of using reclaimed materials, we are about authenticity.
We bring you the one-of-a-kind, hard to find, real deal, OLD STUFF - all in one location. Making the chore of scouring through piles our job, you can swing in for some quick authentic character 6 days a week. When you’re decorating a new home or business, let us do what we do best!
Along with our products, we pride ourselves on one of the most unique and adventurous shopping experiences out there. C’mon down just to explore!
Our main store, and namesake, is housed in an 1890s hop, grain, and feed mill!
The mill was active until 1996, and when the business sold the structure went up for sale to salvage.
In 1998 some crazy contractors went in on the purchase not to salvage, but to sell salvage in it!
Here are some photos from the 1st day they were let in the building!
Want to learn more about historic Aurora, OR?
Use this button to jump over to the Old Aurora Colony Museum’s Website for hitsory, photo galleries, catalogs and more!
In June of 2023, we celebrated our 25th anniversary with the Grand Opening of our new showroom right next store to the old Mill!
Scroll down for process and finished product photos of our new old-inspired show room!
The making of the…
Some of you may remember our old quonset hut!
This WWII surplus structure was re-built here in Aurora in the mid 1950s and was the first laying of asphalt in the town! Stories go that local kids would bring their bicycles to rip around on the only smooth surface around the trucks stored there.
We utilized the hut for storage until 2019 when we started clearing her out to get ready for deconstruction. Don’t worry, we posted it for the WWII era hut for sale (heck NO we didn’t just smash it down!) A buyer in Seattle came down to assist in its deconstruction and take it to its new home.
Enjoy a gallery of process photos from tear-down to finish below!
Process…
Our Annex building received the honor of winning one of the Restore Oregon Demuro Awards for Historic Preservation for our new Annex!
Each year, Restore Oregon selects historic projects across the state to receive DeMuro Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation, the state’s highest honor for the preservation, reuse, and revitalization of architectural and cultural sites.
Learn more about the award and details regarding the historic value of the Annex at the button above!Click through the gallery of photos submitted for the award below!
Now it’s full and ready to be SHOPPED!
Enjoy the natural light and high ceilings for a new perspective on some cool old stuff!
Our Annex building along with our lumberyard & lower warehouse close @ 4:30 PM.
