Contact Information
Our shop is at the Darien Outlet Mall on Interstate 95. We are open
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Monday through Saturday &
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Sunday.
Why I Pick
Collecting has been part of me my entire life. When I was a young boy my father indulged my fascination with Cloisonné. I would ride my bicycle to antiques shops in Winter Park, Florida and the shop owners would indulge my curiosity. Before bed I would line up my collection good-better-best…
What Other People Have Written
Interviews and Articles
42,000 Miles a Year on the Antiques Track New York Times, Patrica Leigh Brown (pdf)
New York Times, Roberta Smith
The Disciples of Hatred, In Their Own Words and Images, New York Times, Brent Staples
[$]SUNDAY REPORT; An Obsessive Quest to Make People See; After antique collector James Allen discovered scores of lynching photos, black Americans were grateful–and confused. Was his motive compassion–or something else? J.R. Moehringer, Los Angeles Times, Aug 27, 2000
[$]The Best Books of 2000; THE BEST NONFICTION OF 2000 Los Angeles Times, Dec 3, 2000
Photographs bear witness to our lynching history Lisa Irizarry, The Seattle Times, July 10, 2000
Strange Fruit Creative Loafing
Various Stories National Public Radio
Roger Rosenblatt’s NewsHour essay NewHour, PBS
[$]Audio Fresh Air, Terry Gross