Change is in the air of the Isabella Ryder building, 181 N. Broadway, in the Third Ward. Last week, I reported that Verduras Tea House & Cafe will open early this summer, and now, there's another business that will start up around the same time.
Upscale Resale will move into the space behind Artasia that's currently occupied by Arrowhead Vintage, a small shop owned by Emily Patch selling antique clothing, household items, art, furniture and accessories. Arrowhead will move to a larger space on the first floor next to where they are currently located.
Building owner Eli Rosenblatt – who also owns Artasia – says Upscale Resale will offer vintage clothing for men and will open sometime in June. Arrowhead Vintage will be up and running in its new space around the same time.
"I really like (the Arrowhead Vintage owner's) taste," says Rosenblatt. "They have a lot of interesting odds and ends."
If you stop by the historic building, be sure to visit the Rosenblatt Gallery on the second floor of the building, featuring paintings by Rosenblatt, a rotating photography show and sculpture by Rosenblatt's father, Adolph, including the well-known piece depicting the iconic Oriental Pharmacy lunch counter.
The piece is both whimsical and realistic, and for me, a longtime lunch counter patron, brings back a lot of fond memories of grilled cheese sandwiches and vanilla phosphates.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
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