It’s all about the
Event Calendar
as spring brings us loads of activities.
April is host to many shows and events; here
are a few of my favorites:
Chicagoland Antique
Advertising,
Slot Machine & Jukebox
Show,
St.
Louis Antique Toy Show and the
beginning of the automobile events season at
the
Museum of
Transportation.
Chicagoland Show
is considered to be the largest offering of
vintage coin operated devices in the world.
Dealers from all over the country offer
antique slot machines, jukeboxes, tin signs,
coke machines, coke signs, cash registers,
barber poles, antique advertising, gumball
machines, penny arcade machines, music
boxes, peep shows, fortune tellers,
strength testers, posters, popcorn machines,
country store items, sport games, pinball
machines, carnival items, video games, soda
fountain items, saloon items, back bars, gas
pumps, Breweriana, cigarette dispensers,
phone booths, neon signs, clocks, scales,
pedal cars, taxidermy, and so much more.
Andy Tolch proprietor of Andy’s Toys is the
producer of the
St. Louis Antique Toy
Show.
This show features professional dealers from
15 states. They sell, trade and buy antique
and vintage toys and trains that were made
before 1985. There is also a growing
selection of antique advertising too.
The
Museum of Transportation
has an action
packed season of events. The kick-off is
Train
Your
Brain,
a weekend devoted to keeping minds-in-motion
April 10th & 11th.
Museum Market Place;
photography, jewelry, quilts, clothing and
more. Book Fair; guest authors and book
signings, Saturday April 10th.
Mustang Round-up car show on Saturday April
10thand All ford Show
on Sunday April 11th. Free
admission to the museum and $3.00 train
rides. See their official website for
details:
transportmuseumassociation.org
Inside St. Louis:
Herbie’s Vintage 1972 has preserved the
Balaban’s legacy. Read about the historic
restaurant and it’s neighborhood as well as
the early days of revitalization efforts of
the CWE: Inside St. Louis.
Insider Tip: The bistro menu is
lighter and served in the causal confines
of the French inspired sidewalk café.
However the real jewel here is the dining
room and its’ original Balaban’s menu
staples: chilled cucumber bisque, legendary
beef wellington and of course, live Maine
lobsters. Valet parking is available.
FYI If any one is curious about the
founder and curator of antiquewhs.com, read
Deb Peterson’s
Close-Up column in the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch stltoday.com
