After watching “American Pickers” on the History Channel for years it was easy to make the decision to visit their home base, the Antique Archaeology Shop, at LeClaire Iowa on our way to visiting family and friends in other portions of Iowa.
The size of the shop and the condition of the items came as a big surprise. Not sure what I was expecting but it was much more than what we found. We got there 5 minutes before opening and there was a large crowd waiting outside. Seems we were not the only ones making the pilgrimage. I was thinking that maybe the items that I see them picking on the show would be restored to their original state but they prefer to keep everything as is … rust and all. Nothing wrong with that. Here’s a link to the photo album of our visit to the American Pickers Antique Archaeology Shop. I was also shocked at how small the shop is. It looks a lot bigger on TV.
Danielle Colby Cushman, the pin-up punk-a-billy filly office manager, is adding to her extensive (and robustly hip) resume that includes starting a roller derby squad, making her own clothes, founding and starring in a burlesque troupe, and oh yeah, keeping Antique Archaeology in business by opening her own shop called 4 Miles 2 Memphis!
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