Cherokee Antique Row - Largest Antique Shopping District in St. Louis!

Cherokee Antique Row
Located just minutes south of downtown Saint Louis, within the Cherokee-Lemp Historic District, Cherokee Antique Row is a perfect afternoon getaway offering six blocks of Antique, Collectible and Specialty shops, Galleries, Restaurants and Café’s!

Saturday, June 14, 2008
NOON - 6:30PM

Saxquest Saxophone Museum Grand Opening
2114 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-1234

Museum offers place for sax-lovers
Couple creates business, Web site based on classic instrument

By Jim Merkel
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:00 PM CDT

For the blowhards among us, the Saxquest Saxophone Museum offers plenty to blow through.

Erica Burrus photo/ Mark Overton plays a saxophone at Saxquest.

The museum at 2114 Cherokee Street features a fully restored quartet of original and rare pre-Civil War Adolphe Sax saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone). Sax invented the instrument in 1846.

There's also a Conn-O-Sax, made by the C.G. Conn company in 1928.The fact is the museum contains more the 200 various kinds of saxophones, all of which are available for playing in a special "whisper room."

The museum will have its grand opening noon to 6:30 p.m., June 14. It will feature free performances, recitals, clinics and master classes.

The museum is on the second floor of Saxquest, which features saxophone and clarinet accessories, a repair shop and the headquarters of Saxquest.com, a nationally used Web site including sales, a trading post, a virtual museum and discussion on saxophone interests.

Saxquest is the creation of Mark and Elke Overton, who are both professional musicians and saxophonists. They met in fifth-grade band and dated in high school and at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

"I did a master's degree in conducting. I'm the classical. He's the jazz," said Elke, who was instrumental music coordinator at St. Charles Community Coordinator before she became a stay-at-home mother.

While serving as vice president of Saxquest, she stays in the background and cares for their 4-year-old daughter and 1-1/2-year-old son at their Shaw neighborhood home.

The couple married in 1993, and moved to St. Louis so Mark could attend graduate school at Washington University. Mark, who majored in biology, chemistry and jazz studies at the University of Northern Iowa, finished his doctorate in molecular genetics in 2000.

Then he embarked on two years of post doctoral work.

"I was well on my way to becoming a real scientist," Mark said.

But the lure of the saxophone was strong. He was playing with "Cool Blue," a jazz sextet formed in 1996 as an offshoot of "Hot Doc," a Washington University-affiliated band.

Then in 2001, he launched the Saxquest.com Web site.

"That just really took off," Mark said. "It became a full-time job. I had to do one or the other."

His choice, although he admits it may not be as profitable as the work at Washington University, was Saxquest.

The Overtons bought the building at 2114 Cherokee St., in January 2007 and opened it in June 2007. In his business, Overton came across a number of valuable instruments that he saved and is displaying in the museum.

Such a collection would be difficult to put together without the Internet, Overton said.

The Saxquest site receives more than 1,000 hits per day, Overton said. He counts more than 16,000 people who registered on the site while 2,000 to 3,000 registered on the discussion board and more than 1,000 people post items in the site's trading forum.

One of Overton's employees who works on the site is Jon Huff, 28, who has a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

"It's great. You get to work in music all day," said Huff, who started with Saxquest in January 2004. "You get to meet all the big players and talk to some great players."

Sax facts

After Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in 1846, many people didn't like it.

"People even tried to kill him, said Mark Overton of the Saxquest saxophone store, museum and Web site.

Sax went on to make a number of other instruments, but ultimately they didn't make him rich.

"He died of course penniless like all geniuses do," Overton said.

But composers like Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Richard Strauss composed music for the instrument. Then it became popular in military band music, in vaudeville and jazz.

While the C.G. Conn company of Elkhart, Ind., made as many as 30,000 saxophones a year in the 1920s, none are made today in the U.S.

Most are manufactured in China and Taiwan, although the best come from smaller makers in France and Germany.

"The vintage instruments are gaining huge popularity because they were so well made," Overton said.

Overton said he likes the sound and music of a saxophone. The idea is to mimic the human voice, he said. "Each vintage horn has a unique sound," he said.

4th Annual Sidewalk Sale
October 4th

25th Annual Cookie Spree
Saturday & Sunday,
December 6 & 7, 2008

Directory of Shops - Jefferson to Indiana

For Rent
2315-17 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118

The Antique Armory on Cherokee Antique Row

The Antique Armory
A variety of antiquities and collectables ranging from furniture to Limoges,
pottery and glassware to pocket knives, military and Native American.
Hours: Tue-Fri 10AM-4PM, Sat-Sun 10AM-5PM, Monday by chance

2309 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 773-8083

City Holidays
Ornaments for every holiday and special occasion.
Collectable to become antique.

2308 1/2 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 308-7076

Boots Gallery

2307 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-BOOT
http://www.bootsart.com

Retro 101 / Cherry Bomb Vintage
Mid-century modern furniture, lighting and accessories from the 50's and 60's.
Vintage clothing from the 20's thru 80's. Good living with modern style.
Hours: 7 days, 12-6PM

2303 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 762-9722

RFT: Best Vintage Store (2006)
"At every good vintage store, there's that thing. A hey-wait-how-weird item that everyone comments upon but no one ever buys. At Retro 101, that thing is a Brooke Shields doll, circa The Blue Lagoon. The doe-eyed, Barbie-size Brooke lives out her tiny days in her original packaging, in a small niche next to Retro 101's basement stairs. We enjoy spending time on all three of the store's floors. Up top is a Grandma's-attic-style wonderland that houses gorgeous retro duds; the main level boasts everything from mid-twentieth-century furniture (think mod couches and chairs) to '60s costume jewelry to kitschy barware. And Retro 101's basement looks like a post-WWII time capsule constructed by the coolest moms on the block: seafoam-green ice cream machines, yards of pretty fabric, cookbooks untouched by politically correct hands (we love Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boys and Girls), old Life magazines, colored-glass salt <\#213>n' pepper shakers. You'll rarely see the same thing twice at Retro 101—except for the Brooke Shields doll, but her presence is a comfort. In fact, consider her the patron saint of the finest vintage store in town."

phd gallery on Cherokee Antique Row

phd gallery
St. Louis' fresh, new art space that advances challenging works by ground-breaking artists. phd gallery’s inviting and gracious atmosphere is the perfect setting to host a party, meeting or reception.
Hours: Thurs-Sun Noon to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.

2300 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-6644
http://www.phdstl.com

Shops - Indiana to Missouri

Cardinal Auctions.com Inc.

2222 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 865-1644
http://www.cardinalauctions.com/

Tomorrow's Heirlooms on Cherokee Antique Row

Martin's Galleries

2214 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 361-1202

Tomorrow's Heirlooms, "The Jackson Press"
Fine furniture, Antiques and Home Accessories, D.R. Dimes,
Tom Seely Furniture, Knock On Wood.
Hours: Wed-Sat 10:30-4:30PM, Sun 12:30PM-4:30PM

2214 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-1505
http://tomorrowsheirlooms.biz/

The Shangri-La Diner on Cherokee Antique Row

The Shangri-La Diner
A little piece of paradise in the heart of Cherokee Antique Row.
Hours: Wed & Thu 5 to 9 PM, Fri & Sat 9 AM to 10 PM
Sunday 9 AM to 5 PM, Closed Monday and Tuesday

2201 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-8308
http://www.theshangriladiner.com/

RFT: Best Sunday Brunch (2005)
"If Holly Golightly had practiced her insouciant brand of hedonism just a few years longer -- waiting out the goody-two-shoes good times of the late 1950s and early 1960s and helping herald in America's groovy, post-JFK counterculture -- she wouldn't have had any more breakfasts at Tiffany's. She would have enjoyed brunches at Shangri-La, a trippy time capsule of a diner nestled among the vintage stores of Cherokee Street's quaint Antique Row. The place screams acid trip, from the Pucci-inspired hanging beads to the Yellow Submarine poster at the counter. Shangri-La is only open four days a week, serving breakfast Thursday through Saturday and an all-you-can-eat buffet brunch on Sunday that brings out south city's artsy-fartsies in droves. Shangri-La is a vegetarian (not vegan) restaurant, so the food can be hippy-dippy: scrambled tofu, multigrain toast, fake bacon. But there's also a gluttonous crme brélée French toast, fruit pie and sprightly fresh-squeezed strawberry-lime-orange juice. As the Archies would have sung (probably in a place much like this one): aw, sugar sugar!"

Shops - Missouri to Illinois

Interior Accents & China Finders
Unique home accessories & furnishings. Custom ordered upholstery,
occasional pieces & case goods for your specific furniture needs.
China, crystal & collectibles. Replacement service, buying & selling
American, European & Japanese brands. Complete sets & individual pieces.
Hours: Tues thru Sat 10-4 pm, Sunday 12-4 pm.

2125 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 776-5900
http://chinafinders.com/

Elder's Ltd.
Mahogany, walnut and oak furniture. Silver, prints, linen, china, collectibles, glassware and pottery. Specializing in dining room and bedroom furniture. "We Buy."
Hours: Seven days 10:30-4:00PM

2124 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-1436 or 703-4216
antiquerow2124 @ cs.com

The Nostalgia Shop
Furniture, accessories, architectural hardware, elegant chandeliers, mantels, glassware, collectibles.

2118 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 776-4949

Saxquest

2114 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-1234
http://www.saxquest.com

Kevin's Place
Coffee, Donuts, Pizza, Sandwiches, Pies, Salads, Daily Specials
Circus Pizza, "The Greatest Pizza on Earth, and We're Not Lion"

2111 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 353-1400

Lady Jane's
Large selection of antique furniture and collectibles.
Mantles, doors, and wrought iron. Hardware specialist.
Hours: Tues thru Sunday 10-4pm. Monday by chance.

2110 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 773-3205
jairplane8 @ aol.com

Mississippi Mud Coffee House
We offer some of the best fresh- roasted coffee in St. Louis. Our sandwiches,
soups and pastries offer tantalizing selections in a unique environment.
Free wireless internet access.
Hours: M-Th 6A-8P, Fri 6A-11P, Sat 7A-11P, Sun 8A-6P

2101 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 776-6599
http://www.mississippimudhouse.com/

Haffner's Antiques
Antique & fine furniture, glassware. Vintage radios & collectibles.
We buy estates.
Hours: Closed Mondays.

2100 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-6371

Shops - Illinois to Wisconsin

For Sale (314) 961-2662
The Berlinger Dairy - Closed
2023 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118

Jasper's Antique Radio Museum
& Tropical Fruit Gift Baskets
Largest collection of radio and radio related items in the world.
Brass cash register collection, slot machines, coin operated machines & mikes.
Always buying, selling & repair.
Hours: Monday thru Saturday, 8-4PM

2022-24 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 421-8313, cell 780-8016
http://www.jaspers-stl-mo.com

DeMay Ltd. Furs & Antiques
Furs new and pre-owned. Fur and leather cleaning, repair, alterations.
Cold Storage. $20/year. Antique furniture, china, crystal, artwork, etc.
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10-5PM

2018-20 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-4700
demayfurs @ hotmail.com

Now & Then Antiques
A unique line of antiques and collectibles.
We also conduct estate sales.
Hours: Thurs-Sun 10:30AM-4:00PM, Mon-Wed by Chance or Appointment

2016 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 771-3335
ccadelli @ aol.com

The Purple Cow Antiques
We buy the unique and unusual. Furniture, art glass,
light fixtures, architectural, advertising, etc...

2010 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 771-9400

20:08 Gallery Saint Louis
Fine art photography gallery.

2008 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-2008
http://www.gallerysaintlouis.com

Ruth's Vintage Clothing
Low-priced vintage clothing, hats, purses, gloves, shoes, jewelry and many accessories.
Hours: Tue-Sat 11AM-6PM

2003 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
314-865-1091

Editors Choice 2002 in St. Louis Magazine

HearthBeats Vintage Kitchen Wares
From the Hearth Stove of Yesteryear to the Kitchen of Today!
Specializing in kitchen glassware, cookware, cookbooks, furniture & fixtures.

2001 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 771-2600
http://www.hearthbeats.com

RFT: Best Kitchen Kitsch (2005)
"Ever find yourself wandering dazed through Bed Bath & Beyond, dreaming about how cool and cozy your abode would be if only you owned this cake caddy or that set of butter warmers? If so, do yourself a favor and avoid Hearthbeats. Not only will your heart go all a-flutter at the sight of the selection of antique cooking and serving wares, but should you momentarily pass out from the head-rush of it all and break something on your way down to the floor, you might find yourself paying for a 1930s china tea set you didn't even get to use. One of the best pit stops along Cherokee Street's wonderful Antique Row, Hearthbeats stocks an enviable, cute-as-all-get-out collection of vintage cookie cutters, cordial glasses, brandy decanters, wash pitchers and basins, coffee/tea/flour/sugar canisters and other nostalgic trifles (such as a set of drinking glasses emblazoned with one of Pepsi's old logos: "You got the right one baby, uh-huh"). A sign hanging from the front door reads, "If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen." If you want the best kitchen kitsch, go to Hearthbeats."

Shops - Wisconsin to Salena

Hartmann's Treasures
Roseville, depression glass, kitchen, glassware, vases.
Hours: Closed Monday

1960 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 773-5039

Remember When
Specializing in vintage kitchen stoves & stove parts, sterling silver, furniture.
Buy-sell.

1955 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 771-1711
http://www.stoves-r-us.com

Brent's Antiques & Collectibles
Pre 1900s furniture. Watches, clocks, pocket knives & fishing lures.
Hours: Daily 10:30AM-5:00PM

1954 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 773-5750
antiqsport @ aol.com

Riverside Architectural Antiques
Mantels, doors, railing, trim, wrought iron, hardware, furniture & collectibles.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-4 pm, Sun by chance.

1947 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-9177
http://cherokeeantiquerow.net/riverside

Hammonds Books
80,000+ books, vintage movie posters. Books on antiques, collectibles.
"We can find any book, anywhere and ship to you."
Hours: Tues-Sat 10-4 pm

1939 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 776-4737 or (800) 776-4732
http://www.hammondsbooks.com

Shops - Salena to Lemp

The Neon Lady
Anheuser-Busch Collectors Club Store, unusual collectibles,
steins, neon's, small antiques, and lots of glassware.

1926 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 771-7506
http://www.neonlady.com

RFT: Best Place To Buy Retro (2001)
The Neon Lady herself, proprietor LaDean Harlow, is a blond, pretty, talkative widow whose husband was bitten by a brown recluse spider right after they bought their dream home. Harlow just kept going, surrounded by Anheuser-Busch steins and trays, chrome deco telephones and toasters, old metal coolers and lunchboxes, Betty Boop figurines and Mickey Mouse glasses and Osterizer blenders with their rippled Michelin-man bases. What you won't see is the Neon Lady's ghost, Bubba. "When I first moved in, doors would fly open so often I finally had to bolt 'em," Harlow recalls. "I thought it was a lady ghost at first, but after a couple years I found out that in 1946, a guy hung himself a little bit to the right of the first-floor lighting fixture because his family did not join him here right after the war." Bubba's contemporary mission? To make sure Harlow's customers rejoin their own families by enjoying all the classic American stuff the earlier generations grew up with.

Panorama Antiques & Whimsies
A whimsical blend of cottage and country primitives,
unique collectibles, and local folk art.

1925 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-8007
panoramastl @ sbcglobal.net

Bob's Attic
Military Antiques. All Types of Collectibles.
Country Store. Since 1973.

1911 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 776-1226

O'Malley's Irish Pub
Great Irish Food. Corned Beef & Cabbage - Shepherd's Pie
A Traditional Irish Pub, Live Irish Music - Irish Blarney Nonstop
Where the Celts Drink
Hours: Open Daily 11AM-1:30PM

1900 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 762-9308
http://www.omalleysirishbar.com

Press/Media Remarks

Possibly the most famous section of St. Louis antiques dealers is on Cherokee Antique Row. ...
- Concierge Preferred Magazine, March 2006

In St. Louis the best area by far to find antiques is in the Cherokee-Lemp historic district. Begin your search on Cherokee Antique Row, where the sheer number of shops will guarantee good finds. ...
- St. Louis Magazine, 2003

Cookies and Curios - The 20^th Annual Christmas Cookie Spree adds spice to the holiday shopping season at Cherokee Antique Row (six blocks of antique, collectible and specialty shops along Cherokee St. east of Jefferson), December 6-7, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.. The event includes carolers, Santa Claus, live music, cookies (of course) and some fascinating shopping in this venerable antique district.
- Where Magazine, 2003

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Neighborhoods

Cherokee Antique Row is located on Cherokee Street between Jefferson and Lemp Avenues in St. Louis, Missouri. Cherokee Antique Row, referred to locally as "Antique Row" or sometimes "Cherokee Row" meets up with the Benton Park Neighborhood to the North and the Marine Villa Neighborhood to the South and resides within the boundaries of the Cherokee-Lemp Historic District.

Merchants Association

Cherokee Antique Row Merchants Association
P.O. Box 58653, Saint Louis MO 63158
Bruce Schrier, 2008 President

Mailing List

Local Guides

Brochures listing participating shops and a street map to guide you during your visit are available in many of the shops along Cherokee Antique Row.

A printable merchants directory formatted to fit on two regular 8.5 x 11 inch sheets of paper is also available. The directory may be reprinted and distributed without permission.

2006 Cherokee Antique Row Merchants Directory
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Maps & Directions

Driving Directions:

From 55, exit West on Arsenal, travel one block,
turn Left/South of Lemp, travel approximately 4 blocks/0.26 Miles
turn Right/West on Cherokee.
View From 55 Map

From 44, exit South on Jefferson,
travel approximately 15 blocks/1.4 Miles,
turn Left/East on Cherokee.
View From 44 Map

From 64/40, exit South on Jefferson,
travel approximately 2.4 Miles,
turn Left/East on Cherokee.
View From 64/40 Map

Taxi:
Laclede Cab operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Major credit cards accepted. To call a cab, dial (314) 652-3456.

Public Transportation:
For information call the Metro Transit Information Center at 314.231.2345
between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
MetroBus Missouri Routes & Schedules

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