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| The dining room |
Among the antiques, books and guitars, there were a fair number of dolls and figures - ranging from $10 recent action figures to $4800 antique dolls. I thought it might be fun to share some of the toys from the tour (it's all photos from here):
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| A figure from the Western-themed room |
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| A doll in the stairwell |
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| Star Wars figures in the Sci-Fi room |
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| A doll from the East Asian-themed room |
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| Fabric dolls guarding the buffet line |
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| A random shelf that included some surprisingly recent action figures |
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| A vintage frog marionette |
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| Superman, from the pop-culture room |
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| A random doll in a random glass |
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| A tourist doll turned Christmas tree ornament |
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| Table top dolls |
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| A giant (human-sized!) bunny |
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| Another table-top doll |
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| Bride dolls in the basement |
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| An action figure from the military-themed room |
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| The wall of broken toys. |
How strange! I've heard of this place, but never would have thought to go there for action figures! Thanks for sharing those photos.
ReplyDeleteBefore visiting, I'd heard about the music collectibles and antiques, but not the toys, so that was a cool surprise. Worth the visit, I thought - it's an interesting place!
DeleteWhat an interesting place to visit! I like the boy in the stairwell in particular, looks like a doll I'd enjoy having here! Hope the food was good too :)
ReplyDeleteHugs Sharon in Spain x
The stairwell boy is appealing, isn't he? :)
DeleteAnd the food was good, if not quite what I'd expected. They have rotating menus, so I'd been expecting tea (or what Canadians call tea at least - lighter food followed by sweets), but it turned out to be a traditional US southern menu, so very heavy food - still good though! and it was an experience, definitely!
Great photos! Love the a Star Wars guys :). The first photo with all the Christmas lights is so pretty and festive :)
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DeleteThey did do a wonderful job of the holiday decorating there! :)
Oh, nifty! Joan of Arc appears quite annoyed that her teacup is empty.
ReplyDeleteI've now added Washington D.C. to my running list of "places I'd go at the right ticket price," with this restaurant top of the to-visit agenda. (It's been years since I've been to DC, and yes, the combo of good restaurant with secret passages and dolls is a bigger driver than another round of the Smithsonian.)
Well, if you've already done the Smithsonian(s), then that just makes perfect sense! :)
DeleteLooks like an interesting place to explore, great pictures! The giant rabbit and the little doll in ski-outfit are my favorites :-).
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThe giant rabbit is one of my favourites as well. :)
Hmm. That looks like a great place to set a mystery or horror story. Fun!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, it would be the perfect place for a horror story! Most of the secret passages are behind mirrors, so you can just image the jump scares there!
DeleteThat's a cool looking place! And a really neat idea, too.
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely a fun place to visit, it's true! :)
DeleteOh my, I would love to visit a restaurant like that, never mind the food, what fun it would be to poke around in there. Knowing me, I'd probably have bought that life sized bunny though. :)
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Heh, imagine the reaction you could get from having a giant bunny like that at home! ;)
DeleteSo cool! What an awesome place to visit. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed hearing about it - it was a fun place to visit! :)
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