Yesterday was an exciting day. The work day flew by and I think it had something to do with Aimee going with me on a lunch time adventure. The Hamptons are filled with fun places to go and interesting things to see. Yesterday’s Treasures is one of those places that I have driven by hundreds of times and always said I was going to go into one day but never did. Anyone who has driven down County Road 39 in Southampton will know exactly the place I am talking about. From the outside it appears to be a statuary store and they have a lot of cool stuff outside including horse, cows, mermaids, dinosaurs and celebrities. It’s a bizarre mix and in the summer the whole front is loaded with them. I realized I had never stopped before because I was afraid to go inside by myself. I had always thought it was the kind of place that people go in and are never heard from again.
I brought along a camera knowing that there was something good inside I needed to snap a picture of and man was I right! This place is an odd mix of larger than life statues (from the Blues Brothers and Elvis to Barack Obama and Bruce Lee), furniture, lamps, bird cages and anything else you can imagine. It’s sort of like an antique store but not really and it is HUGE. The building looks small from the front but it goes way back on the property and there is room after room of items and no rhyme or reason to where any of them are. It is bizarre and wonderful all at the same time. I could have stayed there for hours if it smelled better. Here are some pictures of things we thought were wonderful and I hope you will agree and maybe go check it out yourself.
Frank Sinatra's Mug Shot
Caveman, Pig Chef, Bruce Lee and Evander Holyfield
This was frightening
The chandelier was great
My favorite piece
I need to own the spoon/fork chair
Aimee and her bar stool
I have to figure out how to fix this one...
These aliens were everywhere
That's a lot of cocks
I love angels
Is this a planter?
This guy went in and never left
This made me laugh
Nate wants to know where Hook's hand is
Can I hang your coat on my hoof?
Everything they had was literally hung like a horse