It's Christmas Eve and I just got back from visiting my family who live in the Motherlode (near Yosemite) in Northern California. Of course my mom, Fran, and I had to visit some of our favorite vintage/consignment stores and found a few new ones too. We braved the rain on Friday and Saturday to capture images of beautiful vintage and contemporary clothing. And we also had wonderful coffee and homemade soup at Legends Old Fashioned Soda Fountain (131 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA 209-532-8120, firhollow@sbcglobal.net). This wonderful cafe is managed by Debbie Svorinich who not only makes the best coffee, but also makes her own soup, which Fran loved. It is also a book store that specializes in California history and the gold rush.
Some of the places we visited included: (1) Occasion Station owned by Casie Schornick (157 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA 209-533-2400); (2) Trade Winds managed by Debbie Sholer (63 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA 209-588-8810, www.tradewindsconsignment.com); (3) Antiques Etcetera owned by Sheryl Breaux, (18 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA 209-532-9544); (4) 49er Thrift and Gift, (12281 Highway 49, Sonora, CA 209-532-5080) and (5) Jamestown Mercantile, (18255 Main St., Jamestown, CA 209-984-5148, e_imlay@sbcglobal.net).
Hope that all of you are enjoying a wonderful holiday. I also want to thank all of you that have been following my blog this year. I have some fun trips planned already for 2013 in the Bay Area and beyond. Happy Holidays!
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| Fran at Legends Old Fashioned Soda Fountain |
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| Debbie Svorinich, manager at Legends Old Fashioned Soda Fountain |
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| Occasion Station |
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| A view of the store at Occasion Station |
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| Happy shopper modeling her new vintage coat from Occasion Station |
Fran admiring a beautiful gown at Occasion Station
Faux fur coat at Occasion Station
Maribu jacket at Occasion Station
Blue & silver beaded dress at Occasion Station
Purses & shoes display at Occasion Station
Handcrafted earrings at Occasion Station
Adorable vintage purse at Occasion Station
Fran displaying mink jacket at Occasion Station
Fran displaying white fur jacket at Occasion Station
Brown & white child's dress at Occasion Station
Fran displaying plaid poncho at Occasion Station
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| Fran displaying 1960's cocktail dress at Occasion Station |
Dress form at Occasion Station
Vintage purse at Occasion Station
1940's alligator shoes at Occasion Station
Hot black boots at Occasion Station
Retro 1920's shoes at Occasion Station (I bought these for $12)
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| Happy shopper at Occasion Station |
Fran walking down Washington Street in Sonora, CA
Vintage suitcases in a storefront in Sonora, CA
Trade Winds
Creative holiday window at Trade Winds
Black coat with fur trim at Trade Winds
Red satin party dress at Trade Winds
A view of the store at Trade Winds
Alligator purse at Trade Winds
Hot black party dress at Trade Winds
Jean jacket and southwestern style skirt at Trade Winds
Sales rep in hot pink coat at Trade Winds
Black 1980's dress at Trade Winds
Blue wool coat with fur trim at Trade Winds
Black fur jacket at Trade Winds
Trade Winds
Gray fringed scarf at Trade Winds
Beaded purse & Christmas tree at Trade Winds
Mink jacket at Trade Winds
Black 19th century blouse & hats at Antiques Etcetera
Purses & gloves at Antiques Etcetera
Vintage hats & red shoe at Antiques Etcetera
19th century pink party outfit at Antiques Etcetera
1950's Cinderella shoes at Antiques Etcetera
Black 1920's or 1930's shoes at Antiques Etcetera
Vintage hats at Antiques Etcetera
Ginger Rogers-type party gown at Antiques Etcetera
Beautiful blue beaded purse at Antiques Etcetera
Vintage beaded purses under glass at Antiques Etcetera
49er Thrift & Gift
A view of the store at 49er Thrift & Gift
49er Thrift & Gift
Green necklace ($2) and other trinkets at 49er Thrift & Gift
Bracelets at 49er Thrift & Gift
Marcee & yellow beaded purse at 49er Thrift & Gift
Gold evening bag ($2) at 49er Thrift & Gift
Gold leather evening bag ($2) at 49er Thrift & Gift
3-strand necklace ($2) & bracelets at 49er Thrift & Gift
19th Century dress at Jamestown Mercantile
Retro 19th Century dress at Jamestown Mercantile
Brown lace-up boots at Jamestown Mercantile
Purse display at Jamestown Mercantile
