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A-LEAVE ANTIQUES
& GIFTERY
1108 Front Street
Morro Bay, CA 93442
BEACH CRUISER, SURREY RENTALS,
GIFTS, & ANTIQUES!
Aleaveantiquesandgiftery@gmail.com
(805) 369-9258 • Robin & Linda Balagno
540 Main St., Morro Bay • 805-772-7503
morrobaysandpiper.com
BOOK DIRECT & SAVE!
Call us or visit the website for
latest prices and availability.
Newly Improved
Morro Bay
The journey from Georgia to
the Central Coast
She and her husband were
corporate accountants, a far cry from
antique dealers, but they always
preferred the old to the new. Their
accounting jobs took them to Stone
Mountain, Georgia, and while there,
they opened an antique store. They
worked as accountants during the
week and ran the store on weekends.
Sourcing antiques in Georgia was
fun,” said Joanna, because Southern-
ers were like, “Oh, this old thing.” Of
course, she and Myles appreciated the
antique treasures that people were
trying to sell or declutter.
Rich Man Poor Man started
in 1976 in Visalia. Joanna was an
antique dealer in the Visalia store
before the store opened in Cayucos in
the mid-1980s. For many years, the
couple juggled both accounting and
antiquing. JoAnna states, “So we’re
workaholics. We love what we do, and
this is completely different than what
we did in our careers. Myles retired,
and we decided to do it full-time. We
bought Rich Man Poor Man in Cayu-
cos in 1999. We reinvented ourselves
and had a second career. We’ve been
open for nearly 25 years.”
They eventually moved from
Cayucos to Cambria and have
been in the same location in the
Redwood Center since 2012. She
explained that the Cambria store
is full. This new store in Morro
Bay allows her to showcase items
such as fine China, sterling silver,
pottery, estate jewelry, Native
American jewelry, furniture, fine
art, a boutique with vintage cloth-
ing, coins, and more. JoAnna states,
“If it exists, we likely have it.”
If they don’t have it, they’ll have
a great time finding it. This second
career is both fun and fulfilling.
They get to know the locals and
visitors, and they happily source
things for people who are looking
for something specific and special.
When asked to describe her second
career, she said, “We’re having the
time of our lives. We so enjoy meet-
ing people!”
Rich Man Poor Man is located at
2200 Main St, Morro Bay, and 2110
Main Street, Cambria. Open daily
10 a.m.-5 p.m. except Christmas.
For more information visit richman-
poormanantiques.com or call
(805) 225-1400 or (805) 203-5350.
—Karen Lycan