Bay Antique Center in Bay City, Michigan, is that kind of enchanted realm, a brick behemoth where the past lives on in glorious, purchasable splendor.

When I asked about Florence, Salma Fazi lifted her hands to her face and sighed. “Oh, my god,” she said, widening her eyes.

The Front Street Warehouse is the crown jewel of this area’s antique scene – a massive former shipping warehouse converted into a multi-vendor antique mall. The scale of this place is impressive, with ...

Every antique tells a story, but where it comes from might tell you even more. We asked collectors and design experts across ...