EXPERIENCE BASED ON A CONCEPT
STRAIGHT FROM JAPAN.
TATI?
>> Tati: YOU ALL KNOW I LOVE
EASTERN MARKET.
KNOWN FOR ITS PRODUCE.
BUT THE SHOPS IN AND AROUND
EASTERN MARKET OFFER GREAT FINDS.
ONE SHOP IS DETROIT VINTAGE.
BUT NOW THE ECLECTIC VINTAGE
SHOP IS CREATING ITS OWN
MARKET OF SORTS WITH THE VINTAGE ALLEY.
VINTAGE ALLEY.
JOINING US IS MARTIN, THE
OWNER OF VINTAGE MARKET.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US! >> HI, TATI, YES, OWNER OF --
>> HI, TATI, YES, OWNER OF --
>> Tati: SORRY, I DON’T KNOW
IF I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> THE NAME OF THE SHOP IS
VINTAGE EASTERN MARKET.
>> Tati: THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE VINTAGE ALLEY YOU STARTED
THE VINTAGE ALLEY YOU STARTED
EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MAY, AND
THERE WAS A BIG CLEAN-UP TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN. WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION?
WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION?
>> WE SAW A LOT MORE PEOPLE
DURING COVID RESELL THINGS
LIKE THAT.
WE WERE INUNDATED WITH
APPLICATIONS FOR VENDORS AND DIDN’T HAVE THE SPACE IN OUR
DIDN’T HAVE THE SPACE IN OUR
NEW STORE.
SO WE HAD AN ALLEY THAT WAS
ABANDONED FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND OVERGROWN.
AND OVERGROWN.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO BRING IN
PEOPLE ON SATURDAYS AND DO AN
EVENT.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE, AND I PUT EVERYTHING
BEFORE, AND I PUT EVERYTHING
INTO A DUMPSTER AND CLEAN IT
UP. I HAVE TO THANK MY TEAM HERE
I HAVE TO THANK MY TEAM HERE
AT EASTERN MARKET, AND OUR
LANDLORD HELPED OUT
TREMENDOUSLY.
AND THE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS
EVERYTHING WE DO.
[INAUDIBLE].
>> Tati: THAT’S YOU A.
SO TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK.
AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
TEAM, THE VENDORS.
HOW MANY VENDORS HAVE HELPED
THIS MARKET GROW OVER THE SUMMER?
>> SO WE HAVE ROOM FOR 30
WEEKLY, AND WE’VE ROTATED
ABOUT 85 THROUGH THIS YEAR.
AND THEY SELL VARIOUS SORTS OF STUFF.
SOME SELL THEIR ORIGINAL WORKS AND VINTAGE CLOTHING SELLERS.
AND VINTAGE CLOTHING SELLERS.
SOME OF THE NOTABLES, THE
FLAMINGO VINTAGE AND THEY COME
DOWN AND VEND WITH US TO GET THE EXPOSURE.
THE EXPOSURE.
>> Tati: I SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING THERE FROM T-SHIRTS
AND CLOTHING.
SHARE WITH US SOME OF THE THINGS WE CAN FIND WHEN IT
THINGS WE CAN FIND WHEN IT
COMES DOWN TO THE ACTUAL
SHOPPING AT THE VINTAGE ALLEY.
>> ON A TYPICAL SATURDAY, YOU’LL SEE A LOT OF ARTWORK,
YOU’LL SEE A LOT OF ARTWORK,
ORIGINAL PAINTING OR T-SHIRTS. AND [INDISCERNIBLE] SHE MADE A
AND [INDISCERNIBLE] SHE MADE A
BUNCH OF MOLDS FOR CANDLES AND
OPENED A SMALL BUSINESS WITH
OUR HELP THIS YEAR. YOU CAN FIND FIXED JEWELRY,
YOU CAN FIND FIXED JEWELRY,
FURNITURE, HOUSEWARES, JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
A TYPICAL SATURDAY, WITH VENDORS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE,
VENDORS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE,
ABOUT 45 VENDORS.
>> Tati: THERE IS AN EVENT ON
THE 20th THAT YOU’RE ORGANIZING.
>> IT’S AUGUST 20th, AND IT’S
A VENDOR WHO IS ALL AROUND THE
COMMUNITY AT ALL SORTS OF EVENTS AND GATHERED UP ALL THE
EVENTS AND GATHERED UP ALL THE
ARTIST TO COME DOWN HERE TO
EASTERN MARKET ON FRIDAY THE
20th.
WE’RE GONNA FACILITY THAT. 4:00 TO 9:00.
4:00 TO 9:00.
FOOD TRUCKS AND LIVE MUSIC.
IT WILL BE A GOOD EVENT.
>> Tati: THIS SEEMS TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR YOU.
SUCCESSFUL FOR YOU.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THE
VINTAGE ALLEY WILL CONTINUE?
>> I THINK THE LAST WEEK, WE
DECIDED FOR A MEETING.
THE LAST WEEK WILL BE THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER AND
FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER AND
WE’LL PROBABLY DO IT AT LEAST
ONE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN
CONJUNCTION WITH WITH AN
EASTERN MARKET IS DOING AND GIVE FOLKS A LITTLE BIT MORE
GIVE FOLKS A LITTLE BIT MORE
TIME TO COME DOWN FOR MARKET
DAYS.
>> Tati: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US ON THE SHOW,
MARTIN.
WE APPRECIATE. >> SURE.
>> SURE.
HEY, THANKS FOR HAVING ME
TATI.
>> Tati: IT’S AN ADDITIONAL DAY TO SHOP PRODUCE AND SO
DAY TO SHOP PRODUCE AND SO
MUCH MORE, INCLUDING ITEMS