Most of the best vintage shops on the west side of Cleveland sit along a few long streets, which makes them easy to shop in one trip. Start in Tremont and Ohio City, head out Lorain Avenue and Detroit Avenue, and finish on Madison Avenue in Lakewood or on Lorain Road in Fairview Park.
The mix runs from vintage clothing and sneakers to antiques, oddities and furniture across several floors. The full antique and vintage shops guide also covers the big antique malls south of the city and the shops on the east side.
Some of these shops keep limited hours, so check before you drive across town for one store.
West of the river
Vintage and antique shops on the west side
Tremont
Guest Room
Best for: Clothing, art and books, with shop cats
Guest Room on Scranton Road in Tremont is a small vintage shop with apparel, art and books, and the shop cats are part of the visit. Shoppers love it, and it makes an easy first stop before heading north into Ohio City. Go in with some time, since the art and books reward a slow look.
Tremont
All Things For You
Best for: Furniture and art across several floors
All Things For You fills a former funeral home on West 14th Street in Tremont with furniture, clothing and original art spread over several floors. Prices are reasonable.
Work your way down, and do not skip the basement, which is worth a look on its own. Guest Room is a short drive away, so the two Tremont shops pair naturally.
Ohio City
Paradise Galleria
Best for: A full afternoon under one roof
Paradise Galleria on Lorain Avenue in Ohio City is a vintage shopping mall of 13,000 square feet, with themed rooms and a slide. It is one of the most talked-about vintage stops in Cleveland and shoppers come away happy.
Give it a couple of hours for the clothing, antiques and seasonal decor, and bring a phone for the photo spots in the themed rooms.
Lorain Avenue
Sweet Lorain
Best for: Mid century pieces and vintage Christmas decor
Sweet Lorain is a big antique and vintage store in the Lorain Avenue antique district on the west side, further out Lorain from Ohio City. The floor is full of furniture, clothing and mid century pieces.
It is the shop to visit for vintage Christmas decor, which it carries in quantity. Leave time to browse, since the store is large and the stock is dense.
Gordon Square
My Cuzin Vintage
Best for: Vintage sneakers
My Cuzin Vintage on Detroit Avenue in Gordon Square is a vintage and consignment shop built around sneakers. If you collect or want a specific older pair, this is the stop on the west side that specializes in them.
It draws plenty of attention, and it sits between the Lorain Avenue shops and Lakewood, so it fits into the middle of the route.
Lakewood
Flower Child
Best for: Y2K clothing and records
Flower Child on West 117th Street, right on the Lakewood line, is a large vintage store with clothing, Y2K pieces, records and decor. It is one of the best known vintage shops in the area.
Prices run on the higher side, so it suits a shopper looking for particular pieces more than someone hunting for bargains.
Lakewood
Cleveland Curiosities
Best for: Oddities and taxidermy
Cleveland Curiosities on Madison Avenue in Lakewood deals in oddities and antiques: taxidermy, medical and religious items and other unusual objects. Prices cover a wide range, so it works for a small gift or a serious piece.
Uncover Vintage is on the same stretch of Madison, so plan to visit both.
Lakewood, Coventry
Uncover Vintage
Best for: Jackets, shirts and sweatshirts
Uncover Vintage on Madison Avenue in Lakewood is a vintage clothing store heavy on jackets, shirts and sweatshirts, with stock that rotates with the seasons. A second shop is on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights.
Because the racks change by season, it is worth a return trip, and they also sell and ship through their website.
Fairview Park
The Salvage Yard Resale Shoppe
Best for: Vintage decor that restocks every week
The Salvage Yard Resale Shoppe on Lorain Road in Fairview Park is a multi-vendor shop of vintage decor and antiques, and the booths restock weekly. Shoppers speak well of it.
It is the farthest west stop on this route and a good one to repeat, since the weekly restock means a different selection on each visit.
Plan a route
A west side vintage day from Tremont to Fairview Park
Start in Tremont at Guest Room on Scranton Road and All Things For You on West 14th Street. Cross into Ohio City for Paradise Galleria on Lorain Avenue, then follow Lorain west to Sweet Lorain in the antique district. Cut north to Detroit Avenue for My Cuzin Vintage in Gordon Square.
From there, continue west into Lakewood for Flower Child on West 117th Street, then Cleveland Curiosities and Uncover Vintage on Madison Avenue. If you still have energy, The Salvage Yard on Lorain Road in Fairview Park closes out the route.
Shop by what you want
Where to go for clothing, furniture or oddities
For vintage clothing, Flower Child, Uncover Vintage and Guest Room are the core stops, with Paradise Galleria covering clothing among its themed rooms. For furniture and larger pieces, All Things For You and Sweet Lorain carry the most. For oddities, Cleveland Curiosities is the one shop on the route that specializes in them.
Furniture shoppers should also look just south of the city: CLE Vintage on Brookpark Road in Parma sells vintage furniture and also restores, repairs and rents pieces, and Seconds City on Pearl Road in Parma Heights sells used furniture and decor on consignment. Both are in the full antique and vintage guide.
Good to know
Questions before you go.
Where is the biggest antique mall near Cleveland?
Medina Antique Mall on Medina Road in Medina has rows of vendor booths with antiques, furniture, collectibles, comics and vintage clothing. Plan to spend a few hours.
Are there good antique shops on the east side?
Attenson’s Coventry Antiques and Books on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights has antiques and used books at reasonable prices, and its basement holds old books, magazines and paper ephemera.
Is Olmsted Falls worth the drive for antiques?
Yes, if you want a multi-vendor shop in a small historic downtown. Second Thyme Around is on Orchard Street in Olmsted Falls, among the older buildings along Columbia Road.
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