Stylized photo by Dennis Whitefield of VVH at the corner of E. College and S. Candler
Thanks to Rusty T for forwarding this:
Dear Friends of Victory Vintage Home:
As
our five year anniversary approaches, I've made the decision not to
renew our lease here. There are a few reasons but first let me say that
we ARE going to stay in the lamp shade and lamp repair business; we'll
be moving these to Kudzu Antique Market starting 11/1/08. We will also
continue to make hanging lights and sell great refurbished vintage
lamps and a little furniture there too.
My experience here has been superlative and I can't thank each and
every one of you enough for coming to the store and/or visiting our web
site on a regular basis. I feel privileged to have had your business,
and that made my decision to close very difficult. In the end, these
uncertain economic times and my own desire to try some new things
prevailed.
Our mailing list friends will have the first opportunity to buy at
drastically reduced prices starting this Saturday, October 11. From 5 -
8 p.m. we'll have catered appetizers and wine; come pick up some
terrific deals. Nearly everything will be 50% off EXCEPT LAMPSHADES,
one or two furniture pieces, and some new gift inventory that just
arrived for the upcoming holiday season (this will discounted 25%;
shades will not be on sale). I have a few pieces in storage that will
trickle in as we have room. Our last day open in this location will be
Wednesday, October 29.
Again, we will continue to be a full-service lamp repair and lamp
shade provider operating from Kudzu Antique Market, located near the
Dekalb Farmer's Market on East Ponce de Leon Ave. (2928 is the exact
address). The phone number there is 404-373-6498 and they are open
seven days a week from 11 - 7. Beth Wheeler will have regular hours
there, though you can drop a lamp off at any time, and I'll be around
on Saturdays and available for help with lamp shades.
Who knows, perhaps in a year or two we'll revisit the idea of
another stand-alone store. For now, we're going to hunker down and make
sure every lamp in Decatur has fresh wiring and a pretty new shade.
Thank you again - it's been a lot of fun!
Lee Cuthbert
Anybody have guts enough to resurrect the old "Pizza by Candlelight" [the first pizza place in Decatur, as I recall] in this location? [It had a few open-air tables in the corner, behind low walls. No images of it are on the net. Anybody have a photo of it?]
A pizza place just a few doors down failed a while back.
After VVH moves out, there will be three empty units in this mini-strip-mall. Two recently got new glass fronts and are ready for rental. While its only a few blocks from downtown, it doesn't get a lot of foot traffic, except for ASC girls going to/from the apartment complex to the east of it, and parking is limited. Remaining tennants are the Trackside, the Fifth Earl, and Wiggle, the kid's clothing place.
Mural in back, also taken by Dennis
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