When you stroll along in the little retail core of Montlake, in Seattle on 24th Avenue East, you will find Mr Johnson's Antiques.
Stepping inside, you are surrounded by treasures, and your eyes move around about trying to take them in. Near the entrance, seated behind a desk, you see Mr Johnson, aka Matthew Johnson, who greets you and laughingly puts you at your ease.
I met Matthew a year before at Georgetown's Art & Garden Walk where he has a house, also filled with many wonderful objects. Matthew is very outgoing and loves to show off the treasures that his shop holds. Besides his regular cutomers, antique and collectible seekers, the Montlake neighbors often drop by and there is a candy bowl just for the kids. One mom and young daughter stopped by while I was there recently and they were delighted by Matthews' charm and of course the bowl of candy! One of the neighbors who came by my open house in Montlake recently told me that he considers Matthew to be the "Mayor of Montlake". Matthew is a long time resident of the area, he grew up in North Capitol and played baseball at the Montlake Playfields as a child, there is even a photo of him in the shop with his bat the ready for a pitch.
Whether you live in the Montlake neighborhood or are just in the neighborhood, and if you love to poke around to find treasures, then Mr Johnson's Antiques is a great place to stop by.
For more information about Montlake and Seattle and the Seattle Real Estate Market, please contact:
Deborah Burns
206-618-0565
John L. Scott
My other blog is:
http://www.seattlesurbanvillages.typepad.com/
I love Seattle! I moved here in 1994, and I am so glad I did. If you are Relocating to Seattle, I would be happy to help you find a great neighborhood and home to make living in Seattle a wonderful experience for you.
Nice post. A great way to promote the neighborhood and help people feel at home if visiting.
Hi Deborah: I have only been on Active Rain for about seven weeks now, and I am just learning about how to use Localism. In order to get some ideas, I occasionally explore blogs that I have not seen yet... looking for ideas. And... WOW... I found YOU ! I think many of the posts I have seen here tonight have given me some wonderful ideas of things to do. I am considering starting an "outside blog" on The Real Estate Tomato, and seeing what you've done has inspired me. Thank you so much... take care... Karen Anne
PS... I'll be back... <smile>
Hi Karen, I had already subscribed to your blog! LOL : )