Bay Antique Center
Bay Antique Center
4.5
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RICART75
Peru, IN2,443 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Once again, a stay of ours in Bay City meant a visit here.
This is a large facility, with a wide variety of items from which to choose, browse and/or explore.
This stretch of Bay City, has several great antique malls to visit. Malls like this are real time capsules of not only consumerism; but of craftmanship, creativity and sometimes even whimsy.
This is a large facility, with a wide variety of items from which to choose, browse and/or explore.
This stretch of Bay City, has several great antique malls to visit. Malls like this are real time capsules of not only consumerism; but of craftmanship, creativity and sometimes even whimsy.
Written March 20, 2023
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Lisa L
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Sep 2019 • Family
I love ❤️ the variety of antiquities all in one place. This place is huge. You can spend hours looking around. Beautiful location, I love the other stores that surround the antique store. Another plus a candy store right cross the road.
Written August 30, 2020
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Michelle F
Bay City, MI39 contributions
Jul 2015 • Couples
The Antiques Mall is huge with tons of selections to peruse. We were there for 2 hours and did not even make it through half of the shop areas. I easily could have happily spent a day there just looking through everything. It's like a museum and a store all in one.
Written September 2, 2015
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David F
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Jun 2015 • Couples
This is easily a day long quest for the right piece (s) of memorabilia. Each time we have gone we have found at least one thing we couldn't live without
Written August 15, 2015
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JCStover
Cranberry268 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
This is our second time to Bay City and this place was on our must do list. The selection is fantastic, most of the booths are well organized, and the staff is friendly and helpful. I leave many antique places without making any purchases, but not this one! Our only problem is trying to figure out how to pack the car to get it all home! On a side note, we antique with our 10 year old daughter. They encourage her and seem to like that someone so young is in to antiques.
Written July 4, 2015
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lin
Bay City, MI138 contributions
Mar 2015 • Family
Located on Water Street in Downtown Bay City,MI, this building was a furniture store for a long time. Items are in display areas throughout the building. Jewelry, furniture, clothing, household items.. 25 years or older. You will see things here you never saw before, no matter how old you are. Interesting and treasures abound! Not really a great place for kids, (You break it, you buy it). It is kitty-corner form St. Laurent's Nut House on the Saginaw river! Things are in tight spaces, not really handicap friendly.. Many restaurants surrounding it.
Written April 22, 2015
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Amanda P
Bay City, MI39 contributions
Jun 2015 • Friends
Downtown Bay City is a fantastic place to do some antique shopping and the Antique Center is the biggest and best place to stop. While you may not find the bargain of a lifetime, you could spend days wandering around looking at everything from old gas station signs, jewelery, old comics, street signs, beautiful furniture and so much more! My best friend comes home to Bay City every year around the 4th of July and one of our traditions is to get Italian Sodas from Espresso Express (now Beatles and Beans) and wander around the Center for hours, putting things on our wish lists or buying items for gifts or for our homes.
Written September 1, 2015
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Rochelle757
Norfolk, VA201 contributions
May 2015 • Friends
My friend and I went here to pass some time and we were fascinated and surprised by the size of this antique center as well as with the variety and quality of the antiques available. If you are looking for a particular item to decorate your house you should be able to find it here. This place is very well laid out and it's like going back in time and touring a museum. Be careful when you go into the basement area though, there is an odd smell and it is quite damp in that area. The prices are also a little high and that may explain why there are so many items everywhere. However, this a great place to tour around and look at items that people used in the past. You will never be bored looking around here and I would give yourself at least a couple hours to adequately look around.
Written August 7, 2015
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Stitcherjer
Bay City, MI2,024 contributions
Jun 2015 • Couples
The Bay Antique Center is a huge building with an amazing array of early Michigan antiques. With the local German immigrants, there is a good selection from Germany too.
Written July 2, 2015
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E C
Bay City, MI33 contributions
Jun 2015 • Couples
We go there a few times a year, never bored looking at all the antiques they have! If you are looking for a particular item, they probably have it.
Written July 2, 2015
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Do any of the dealers buy antiques?
Written August 3, 2019
Yes, if they are there. Usually, the individual dealers are not there You just pay at the front desk.
Written August 14, 2019
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