Colchester Retail Businesses for Banner Ads and Shopping Day
** Good for Shopping Article
ANTIQUES & CONSIGNMENT
** (The Original) ColchesterAntiques & FurnitureCenter
395 Old Hartford Road
Lee & Terri Hanson: Owners
860-537-1600 / 860-456-2292
6/6/06 Met Bev. (There Weds. & Fri.) (Closed Mon. & Tues)
They do ads Left Mag.
**Wild Geese Fine Gifts – TOOK PICS, POSSIBLE BANNER AD
191 Broadway
860-537-4010
Spoke with Donna
Handcrafted gifts
275-285 consigners
over 20 years in business
No rent charged to crafters
(MIKE) Wild Geese
191 Broadway
Colchester, CT06415
860.537.4010
6/5/07 Left Mag. Met Melissa (Owner?s Daughter in Law) and Donna
Owner: Debbie / Back Monday
**Treasure Depot – TOOK PICS, POSSIBLE AD
215 Lebanon Avenue
860-537-3645
Open: Th, F, Sat & Sun noon at 5pm
Kathy Boka/Owner
Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture
Not of the same quality as the other antique stores, but still some treasures to find.
** Hanauer and Seidman Antiques – TOOK PICS, ¼ PAGE AD
Lebanon Ave. (Open Thurs. - Sun.)
187 Lebanon Avenue
860-537-6565
hanauerandseidmanaantiques.com
Christine Hanauer and Randy Seidman
Met them both (great folks) and they are so grateful that we would do this write up
Beautiful stuff
Nathan Liverant and Son Antiques
168 So. Main Street
860-537-2409
liverantantiques.com
Nathan Liverant/owner
Nice guy, and quite helpful
In business since 1920
He is 3rd generation owner
A huge selection of some of the most beautiful pieces of work
Twice as Nice Consignment – TOOK PICS, POSSIBLE BANNER
95 Lebanon Avenue
860-537-1213
Diane Bartlett/owner
Clothing and accessories
Brand names
Every thing is of high quality
(nothing shabby – neat)
What does not sell she donates to battered womens shelters (impressive)
**Quality Consignments
36 Main Street A
860-537-6662
Joe and Cheryl Carroll
Owners not there
(MIKE)36 Main St. # A
860-537-6662
6/5/07 Met Pam and Elizabeth (very nice) Left Mag. for Cheryl (Owner)
They have 2d store two doors down.
GENERAL BUSINESSES
A Frame of Mind
Main St.
** Colchester Mill Fabrics Inc. –TOOK PICS
120 Lebanon Ave.
860-537-2004 / 800-253-1937
6/5/07 Met Carolyn Cheney: owner ? asked for ad rates / got mag.
This building was originally Levine and Levine Coat Factory and made coats form Harris Tweed imported from Scotland (each coat had a serial # !!)
See from ?museum? room with coat making equipment and manikin.
Lots of stuff from factory in cellar
Cuts Unlimited
Lebanon Ave.
Creative Hair Salon
Main St.
D.H. Marvin and Son
D & L Draperies
Main St.
Gallery Cinemas –MAY DO WEBSITE
Mr. Rizzotti
Jewelry Connection
Lebanon Ave.
Joe’s Main St. Barber Shop
Main St.
**Ma Va Da’s Smoke and Cigar Shop – TOOK PICS, 1/8 PAGE AD
Lebanon Ave.
Ben Ruutel Owner
Shore TV and Appliances
Lebanon Ave.
Sports Cards Etc.
Main St.
860-537-9099
6/5/07 Talked to Joe Santomenno Give him mag.
Sunshine Cycle Works
Main St.
**Tracy’s Tunes – TOOK PICS
111 Lebanon Ave.
860-537-6619
6/5/07 met and gave mag. to Tracy Johnson: owner and music teacher / studied at UConn and plays many instruments / very nice person
Westchester Woods LLC
Ready to Finish and Finished Furniture
200 Lebanon Ave.
860-537-8882
Pat and Joe Bahnsen: Owners
6/5/07 Met Pat / Gave Mag She asked for rates
FOOD & RESTAURANTS
Bagels and Beyond
Main St.
** Caféon Main – NOT THE FRIENDLIEST
20 Main St.
860-537-5755
Met Nik (Chef and Co-owner + Alex)
6/5/07 Met Nik and left mag. very nice knew Ruby Coen (SP?) of Harry?s
Talked about that there is so much history in Colchester businesses
**Colchester Bakery – TOOK PICS
96 Lebanon Avenue
860-537-2415
colchesterbakery.com
Owner not there, left bus card
Yummm! Yummm! need I say more
(MIKE) Colchester Bakery
96 Lebanon AvenueColchester, CT06415 (860) 537-2415
6/5/07 Met owners: Elisa and Ursula (in business for 60 years ? Ursula?s farther owned it. (Best time to call 12:30 ? 1:00 but not Monday and Tuesday
This is a ?world class? place: Google them for more info.
Elisa?s Cell 860-334-6420?
They sell Gourmet Condiments and Preserves & Ship all over country as gift packages
They also sell cheeses from CT farms: Cato Corners Farm; Sanko?s Beaver Brook Farm (Yogurt from sheep milk); Lebanon Farm has goat cheese
Colchester Pizza – POSSIBLE BANNER, TOOK PICS
Lebanon Ave.
**Culinary Delights of Colchester– TOOK PICS, POSSIBLE AD
167A Lebanon Avenue
860-537-6757
culinarydelightsofcolchester.com
Bob and Charlene Chalmers
Catering/Takeout
All home-cooked meals – even the salad dressing is homemade.
Dante’s Wine and Spirits
Main St.
**Family Pizza Restaurant and Grill – TRYING TO SEE IF THEY WILL SPONSOR SHOPPING EVENT
**Harry’s Place – TOOK PICS, POSSIBLE AD
104 Broadway St
Colchester, CT06415-1020
(860) 537-2410
A Major Colchester Landmark (See MM Town Article)
6//5/07 Left Mag. for Sue Caruso (Mgr.)
Call her 9:00 ? 11:00
Herman’s Diner
Main St.
Illianos – TOOK PICS, BANNER AD**Nunu’s bistro – Ellen – TOOK PICS, ¼ PAGE AD**Pepper Barn – – TOOK PICSCOOL RESTAURANT.. TAKE OUT.. FORGOT OWNERS NAME!Peg’s Vintage Diner
Main Street
Spoke with Owner
Nice, kind of shy
She recently purchased the diner / her parents had owned it for 10 years, sold it to someone else, and she just brought it back into the family a year ago.
The spot has been a diner since the 1950s
That was all for today…the over all feeling I got from the owners was a sense of family, husbands/wives, fathers/sons all working together, and not only that but often the ownership has been in the family for generations
Kind of cool, I think.
I most likely will have to make another trip…but it would be great for either you and/or mike to join me…as I’m not a sales person and when questions start popping up I simply tell them someone from sales will contact them – which is the case for all of the places I went to today everyone wants a call. Want to know when mag will be out, how do they get one…etc.
Plum Tomato
275 South Main St.Colchester, CT (860) 537-3996
New London Rd.Salem, CT (860) 892-5295