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Lula B’s Antique Mall caters to wide-ranging interests

Written by Alanna Quillen, The Shorthorn staff

Wednesday, 11 February 2009 05:53 PM

A mannequin’s head sporting various necklaces rests above vintage clothes on the second floor of Lula B’s Antique Mall in Dallas. (The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran)

DALLAS — If you’ve been searching for a Ringo Starr action figure or an Indiana Jones 1984 movie poster, you’re in luck.

Lula B’s Antique Mall sells odds and ends from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s and serves as the perfect place to find vintage jewelry, clothes, old toys and knickknacks galore.

“For most of the customers, it’s a trip down memory lane,” store owner Mary Ann Kaylor said. “They see stuff that makes them think of their childhood.”

Lula B’s gets its merchandise from the 50 dealers who rent store space to show off their treasures. Each dealer’s space is designated by a painted section on the wall.

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Neat Findings at Lula B’s

James Dean wall clock
Bruce Lee and Elvis paintings
old lunchboxes
fur coats
old hatboxes
1930s salt shakers
Beetlejuice action figure
6x2 lockers from D/FW Airport
old Valentine’s Day cards
old black and white pictures
book on Texas etiquette
graduation invitations from 1926
French perfumes
scorpion set in stone
exit sign from 1940
old match packs
The Monkees race car
vintage waffle maker
old turntables, some from the 60s and 70s

Stepping into the store is like taking a step back in time. Every dealer space contains items like mid-mod sofas, original Beatles records and old typewriters and cameras.

Besides the old furniture and clothes, Lula B’s is known for its vintage cowboy boots. They’re as abundant as the records, with a pair or more in virtually every space.

Accountant Mark Bowdoin opened Lula B’s Antique Mall in 1992. After retiring in California, he returned to his home state to care for his father and eventually became interested in the antique business. Lula B’s is named after his mother, Lula Bowdoin.

Kaylor and Patrick Springer, who have been dealers in the shop for 10 years, bought Lula B’s in 2005.

The store has received praise from the Dallas Observer and The Dallas Morning News and received “Best Scavenger Hunt” from Best of Dallas and Reader’s Voice Awards.

Kaylor said a lot of customers come through three or four times a week, and who can blame them? Despite the shop’s small space among the larger businesses on lower Greenville Avenue, it’s impossible to get your fill in only a couple of hours.

So, if you’re interested in furnishing that new apartment with ’60s furniture or just wanting to add an original Star Wars toy to your collection, this place is worth a visit.

“We’ve seen it all,” Kaylor said.

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Address:
2004 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206
214-824-2185

Open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Directions from campus: Take I-30 E toward downtown and take exit 48B to Munger Boulevard. Make a left at Munger, which eventually turns into Greenville Avenue. Lula B’s will be on your right.

Distance: 26 miles

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