Retro Route: Our Favourite Finds

In a nutshell:

• 6 stops (9 if you continue outside the Warehouse District).

• 1 hour to walk (approximately, and not including browsing time!).

• Pick up the Retro Route map at any location.

• Please check hours of operation before you start out (scroll to the bottom).

Welcome to the Retro Route, your guide to finding your next vintage treasure! Above, you’ll see a map of participating stores in the Warehouse District, but don’t forget to also check out T + A Vintage, The Dress Form, and The Cat & Fiddle Antiques for more great vintage and retro goodies. All stores in the district are a walkable distance from one another, but you may need a bike or other vehicle to hit all participating stores in the city.

Below are photos of our favourite finds from participating Warehouse District businesses, and be sure to show us what you find by using the hashtag #RetroRouteYQR and by tagging us @warehouseyqr.

1 | Centennial Market Antique Warehouse

Choo choo!

Sign game strong.

I would like to drink exclusively from fancy glasses now please.

Is this what you meant by "netflix and chill"?

Cha ching!

Tea time.

Beautiful blue dolphite glass.

Vroom vroom.

In the Warehouse District, we say yes to crushed velvet.

I think I was born in the wrong decade.

2 | Centennial Antiques & Collectibles

Who said safety can't be stylish?

Handmade dulcimer!

Why the long face?

Gorgeous accordion with pearl keys.

The details on these old Singers is always so beautiful.

I ain't your chum, pal.

NO FUN.

3 | Krave Collectibles

No autocorrect.

I don't think that's a relevant question, nor is it any of your business, BUT you do have a very pleasing design.

There's an Eiffel 65 joke in here that I'm too lazy to parse.

How much for the whole case?

Considering removing all the furniture in my home and turning it into a glassware museum.

You may not be cooking with gas but you're at least cooking with style.

So many good signs here.

But how do I text?

Lessons in typography.

4 | Regina Antique Mall

A distraction-less word processor!

Do you think Santa would give me his coat for Christmas?

I am a simple girl who likes shiny things.

Serious hair goals.

Whoa, a time before phones.

Can you believe people used to watch TV on an actual television?

Classic jams.

How fast would my teeth rot if I had a Coca-Cola fridge stocked in my house? I give it a week.

I can't believe Life Magazine got Plato to do a phoner for this issue.

Six-year-old me is losing her mind right now.

How much is that doggie in the window?

Do I need yet another tape recorder? (The answer is always yes.)

5 | YQR Vintique Market

Does not come stocked, unfortunately.

Yes, I DO think I need to remodel my whole living room based off this couch.

For the favourite existentialist in your life (it's me; I am she).

Will not pair with your bluetooth speakers.

East German 35mm camera from the mid-80s.

More clickety-clack.

Summertime dinner set.

Definitely coming here whenever I next need dinnerware.

6 | Grace & Thyme

This might be the most beautiful couch I've seen.

Great atomic design.

For beautifying the hair.

Don't sell your tonsils short: they're worth at least fifty bucks each.

I think I'd look pretty cute in this fancy chair with a fancy drink in a fancy glass.

Imitation is the sincerest form of vanilla extract.

I think this beer has gone stale.

Hat girl summer.

Considering getting back into tea parties.

SHAKE IT LIKE A POLAROID PICTURE.

D'oh!

Hours of Operation:

• Centennial Market Antique Warehouse
  MON - FRI by appointment
  SAT & SUN 10:00-4:00

• Centennial Antiques & Collectibles
  THU - SAT 10:00-5:00
  SUN 12:00-4:00

• Krave Collectibles
  WED - SAT 10:30-5:30
  SUN 12:00-5:00

• Regina Antique Mall
  TUE - SAT 10:30-5:30

• YQR Vintique Market
  TUE - SAT 10:00-4:00

• Grace & Thyme
  THU - SAT 11:00-5:00
  

• T+A Vintage
  TUE & FRI 9:00-3:00
  WED & THU 11:00-3:00
  SAT 9:00-5:00

• The Dress Form
  Online or by appointment

• The Cat & The Fiddle Antiques
  WED & FRI 12:30-5:00
  SAT 11:30-5:00

(Hours last updated: November 5, 2021)