Streetlevel: Astro-Turf Now Open "Occasionally"
The quirky vintage design store Astro-Turf at 290 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens has been closed for most of the past year and a half or so, after initially closing for some brick repair in early 2008. Now, reports Lost City, the “kitsch antique pavilion” has reopened. Kinda. Evidently the owner plans to open the…

The quirky vintage design store Astro-Turf at 290 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens has been closed for most of the past year and a half or so, after initially closing for some brick repair in early 2008. Now, reports Lost City, the “kitsch antique pavilion” has reopened. Kinda. Evidently the owner plans to open the store “occasionally” on the weekends. Speaking of Lost City, the man behind the blog has begun leading walking tours of BoCoCa. The next one takes place this Sunday. GMAP
Jack – That may have been the original intent, but how applicable is that to reality today? Anybody have any data?
First, I must say I am utterly amazed at how comments on Brownstoner have degraded to one or two people pulling a “Statler & Waldorf” on every thread. Rambling on with criticism and no knowledge of the topic at hand.
But as far as Astro Turf goes, they are an old school antique store that sells some great stuff. Mainly small non-furniture objects and such. And they have a great selection.
And eBay is great–I buy and sell on it regularly–but it does not compare to the experience of walking into a store and rummaging for stuff in the flesh. The only thing that blows in NYC is that the rents are so high that most folks I know who have amazing collections of stuff they wish they could sell in a store can’t. Any of you folks fully grasp why Brooklyn Flea is so successful? It’s one of the few outlets where small businesses can setup shop without going into debt to sell their wares in NYC.
I also hope they own the building! Seriously, who would not want to live above a store they run. And who cares how often they are open? Most boutique/antique/thrift shopping happens between Thurday to Sunday anyway. So more power to them!
You folks do realize that is the basic concept behind most of these small 2-3 story buildings with a storefront? Live a above your business and maybe rent out the extra apartments if you need to.
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isn’t that how dave finds his dates? omg i din’t.
*rob*
rob, you can search on only ‘buy it now’.
well it’s for the better i do not use ebay. i just think the fees are stupid and i dont believe in the concept of bidding on something. it should just be what the price is, set in stone, no bidding, i know it’s more than that tho, but im a huge video game collector and frequent collector sites and there are so many ebay horror stories. but that could be industry related.
*rob*
I’ve gotten so much great stuff on ebay. It’s harder these days, but if you have some time and put some effort into it you can really luck out.
booo 🙁
dh, there are already a few of those, isoldit, and more.
I have 10 photo-related items on ebay right know, plus a vintage Tandberg receiver.
Rob, you have no idea how important ebay is.