Western Hardware Antique Mall

I’ve been to a lot of antique stores over the years, this one blows them all away! Amazing selection of just about anything and everything you could want from this type of store. Unfortunately, we got there about an hour before they were due to close up. I could have spent a lot more time, and a LOT more money there. Will definitely go back on my next trip up to Leadville!

THIS IS THE BEST PLACE YOU CAN SPEND TIME SHOPPING FOR ANTIQUES. I was up there during this last Thursday and was very impressed by the volume of stuff they have is this very cool building. Bob

Nice antique store if you can afford the ridiculous prices. I looked at a small case of rusty veterinary instruments and it was priced for $ 75. I couldn’t even get the manager to reduce a price of a $ 5 post card from the 1939 World Fair in New York, NY. Avoid if you are looking for a bargain.

Wow! This place rocks! Huge antique shop 2 stories in creepy old building. Tons to look at. Spent a couple hours in here. Very nice people who work here as well :)

What a cool shop! You could spend hours browsing through this place! 2 stories of wonderful, wacky and western wares. Totally worth the stop. They have a huge selection of old time candies, and some incredible glimpses into our history. Great staff too, not overly in your face but you know they are present.

The downstairs is better than the upstairs, but I understand putting the topsellers up front. This is a cool shop with great stuff. It blows my mind that its in the tiny town off Leadville.

Man, I wish there were antique stores like this back home!
This place has it all; vintage clothing, tea sets, postcards, old cans and bottles, books, fishing gear, pictures… everything an antique store should have. The store itself retained all its old hardware store fixtures, though now all the drawers hold stereograph views instead of nuts and bolts. The place is immaculately dusted, which I appreciate. The prices are great, too, though some vendors inevitably overprice their wares. I got a 1950s swing coat in pristine condition for $ 20! Back in Florida, it would go for perhaps quadruple that. The staff is quite friendly as well.
Seriously, this place is a dream come true for the antique enthusiast.

If you have an interest in the past, check out Western Hardware. It sits in a historic two-​story hardware store stuffed with antiques. The discarded day-​to-​day utility items used by the old ranchers, miners, soldiers and townsfolk of Leadville bear witness to the mettle of the people who eked out an existence high up in these Colorado mountains.
The past few years, the smarmy mountainistas have turned their nose up at Antiques and vintage Americana as passé. Coupled with the recession, antique & junk stores are increasingly difficult to find in the mountain states, most having gone out of business. Authentic ones are even more of a rarity, and this is glaringly apparent in Leadville. Harrison Avenue is dotted with tourist traps peddling fake vintage trinkets hurriedly crafted by the nimble fingers of slaves in third-​world sweatshops marked as «antiques».
While there are a few reproductions in Western Hardware, they are clearly marked and priced accordingly for what they are.
If you are a collector, definitely give this place a go. While they seemingly don’t sell furniture, if you are looking for a specific item I’d give them a ring and ask what they have.

Beautiful old hardware store chock full of antiques. 2 levels with many rooms and vendors. Prices seemed to be ok. Very nicely displayed. The building looks as if it hasn’t changed in 100 years.

In my experience, this is the best antique store in Leadville. Two stories jam-​packed with vintage collectible items, furniture not being the primary emphasis. Every room is owned by a different vendor, and there are some real rarities lurking behind every corner.
Overall, pricing is very fair and there were numerous sales going on when I was there, some of them as much as 50% off! Highly recommended!