Martin's Memories

Martin’s Memories is a four-floor antique-and-vintage emporium in Kansas City’s historic West Bottoms at 1400 W. 12th Street (12th & Hickory), billed as Kansas City’s largest antique shop. Unlike most West Bottoms warehouses, it is open every weekend — not only on the First Friday Weekend — and is known for a full “vintage department store” experience plus Nana Bea’s Candy Shop.

Description

Martin’s Memories is a four-floor antique-and-vintage emporium in the West Bottoms at 1400 W. 12th Street, at the corner of 12th and Hickory, and is described as Kansas City’s largest antique shop.¹² It offers a full “vintage department store” experience — mid-century-modern furniture, architectural salvage, vintage clothing (including vintage wedding dresses), farmhouse and boho furniture, industrial lighting, home décor, and collectibles — alongside Nana Bea’s Candy Shop (with 100-plus flavors of nostalgic candy) and a novelty “dog bar.”¹

Notably, Martin’s Memories is open every weekend, distinguishing it from the many West Bottoms warehouses that open only on the monthly First Friday Weekend (see the district schedule).¹ Its exact current weekend hours should be confirmed before a visit.

Ownership and history

Martin’s Memories is an independent, locally owned West Bottoms antique business. The proprietor’s name and the shop’s founding year are not confirmed from public sources.

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