A storefront display at the Edgewater Antique Mall in (you guessed it) Edgewater.

Edgewater Antique Mall

Chicago


The 40-some stalls here brim with vintage furniture, apparel and collectibles. The mall is smaller, slightly more disheveled and a bit lower priced than neighboring Broadway Antique Market a few blocks south.


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