Reminisce features re-purposed, vintage and antique items for a variety of decorating tastes.
One-stop shop where 30-plus vendors offer everything from antiques to new
—Add Reminisce Antiques in downtown Paso Robles to your list next time you are shopping for a gift, including for yourself! A step into Reminisce Antiques at the corner of Pine Street and 14th is a visual treat to collectors and shoppers looking for unique items. Antiques, vintage items, and collectibles make wonderful gifts for any occasion. And, there’s no better place to find those unique, special-touch décor items to personalize your home or office.
Whimsical overhead street signs point shoppers to “Front Street” and “Main Street” and into the intrigue of treasure hunting in a village of shops. Jeannie Bork, the genius behind the old world feeling of winding alleys and magical shops, has owned the store since April Fools Day, 2006. “We have everything, antiques, vintage, new items and gifts,” said Bork. Reminisce has a loyal following that includes locals and visitors from all over California. “Our customers bring their friends, and those friends come back and bring their friends. We are blessed with the best customers who are like family.”
Featuring between 30 and 35 vendors and artisans, Reminisce provides unusually roomy space for each vendor’s shop. Bork said she looks for “the passion in the eyes to decorate and create,” when she selects vendors for her village. Each shop is designed and decorated by the vendor to best showcase that person’s passions and show off the merchandise.
Sharing the passion
Before purchasing Reminisce when the previous owner retired, Bork was a vendor. “Quite a few of the vendors have been here for as long as I have,” said Bork. “There are several more who are also long-time vendors.”
Since taking over the business, Bork has transformed Reminisce from a traditional antique mall with around 35 vendors into a special village of shops offering a wide range of merchandise. “We like to think of ourselves as a one-stop-shop for our customers,” said Bork. Customers can browse the 30-plus shops and find a variety of antique, vintage, and collectibles from many eras, new gifts, candles, apparel, jewelry and accessories, hand-refurbished furnishings, and a specialty shop for toddlers offering stuffed toys, clothing made from sustainable bamboo fabric, and cuddly blankets.
The vendors share Bork’s passion about people and family. Any day’s visit might treat the shopper to an experience of a family team working together to rearrange or repaint a shop, yet still taking the time to chat and help find the perfect item. When vendors are not working inside their shops, they are helping out at the store’s sales counter. “Our vendors know each others merchandise and styles and can help our customers find exactly what they are looking for,” said Bork. “I am so blessed to have the opportunity to do what I love.”
Reminisce Antiques is located at 1344 Pine Street, Paso Robles. The hours are Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed on major Holidays. For more information, follow Reminisce on Facebook at Keeping up with Reminisce! or call (805) 239-1001.
—Jackie Iddings
