Many times while in downtown Garland most of the businesses have been closed because it was either a holiday or a Sunday. Today was the first time that a trip has been planned during normal business hours. It was an interesting day about architectural history and to me, it was worth every minute hearing about the history on the west side of the square. Not only was there oral history, there was an amazing image from the early part of the 20th century c1920 with Model T's/A's parked, where today's hybrids and electrics now park.
The shop that was the focus of today's visit was an Antique shop. Getting past the front window and a select few items sitting outside the door on the sidewalk was enough to keep me busy talking to the owner of the shop and doing a visual inspection of the architectural elements of the building today with the old image of the building as indicated above.
In short. the stock within the shop was picking my attention with such interest for a return trip. It's going to be just an insane walk down history lane. This is one of the finest antique shops that I have seen in the past 15 years. The last one that I browsed a shop that was this fine was on the outskirts of downtown Denton. The collection of antique cloths and artifacts of the same periods was wild. Today, my viewing experience was limited. It just blows my mind with the things that I saw this afternoon from a quick browse from the front of the store.
Being a creative person has run deep in my veins ever since 4th grade. With my interest in fabrics the blue and white pattern outside the shop was enough to draw me in to talk to the owner about the fabric. Immediately, she had me involved in helping to identify an old and small picture of a British Royal Guard. It's just one of those things that draws me into a creative mode that sometimes last for weeks.
So, if you are looking for a unique antique shop in the Dallas Metroplex, start out in downtown Garland on the west side of the town square; the shop: McGillicuddy's, and it's well worth the trip to go check it out. You will no doubt want to return many times afterwords.
I was so geeked up, the two main focal points of todays visit were put into a product that will help you appreciate what excellent inventory is part of their displays inside and out!
