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NOVEMBER 2018 • Volume 32 No. 3 www.antiqueshoppefl.com

The BOULEVARD SHOPPE located in beautiful Gulfport, Florida is excited to share Turkey Serving Platters
the beautiful mural done by Robert Phelps. Completed just this month, this one of a
kind piece of art is one of the first murals in the city. Are “Gobbled Up” by Collectors
November 17th from 12pm until 5pm they are having a celebration to share this
art with the community. Along with the mural, they are having a ribbon cutting for the By Larry LeMasters
gorgeous garden space which has been under redevelopment for months. The garden
space will be a home for more local artists to showcase their work, from outdoor wall LeMasters’ Antique News Service
art, bird houses, and pottery; this space will be a place that will delight your nature-
loving inventiveness. During the event they will have refreshments and snacks from the
Sweet-Tea Celebrations Tea Room.
BOULEVARD SHOPPE & SWEET TEA CELEBRATIONS
5321 Gulfport Blvd. Gulfport, FL 33707
727-327-9700 — www.Theboulevardshoppe.com

As holidays go, Thanksgiving is uniquely American.
It’s funny how history repeats itself. Come to WALDO ANTIQUE VILLAGE and see for yourself. Take a look at our huge
selection of true vinyl. They are back and super popular. We've got everything from Blues to Pop and of course some good The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621
old rock n roll. All your old favorites. Check out the perfume bottles and jewelry, too. You can find 14kt gold rings, costume to commemorate the harvest reaped by the Plymouth
jewelry and everything in between. What about an enamel advertising sign or collectible cookbook. Colony after a harsh winter. In that year, Governor William
Do you plan on redecorating your home or just need to add a few new pieces to spruce things up? Find lots of super trendy Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. The colonists
midcentury modern or farmhouse pieces. Has eating off the same old dishes gotten boring - check out the interesting dishes.
You can add a few to mix and match or find complete 12-piece sets with all the serving dishes intact. Come by and visit!! You celebrated it as a traditional English harvest feast, to which
will be surprised at all the interesting things you can find. We are located next to the Famous Waldo Farmers & Flea Market. they invited the local Wampanoag Indians and a bird that,
because it was native only to North America, they had not
WALDO eaten at a feast before —an American turkey.
ANTIQUE VILLAGE By the mid-1800s, many states observed a Thanksgiving
17805 NE US Hwy 301 holiday. President Abraham Lincoln, looking for ways to
Waldo, FL unite the country during the Civil War, declared the last
352-468-3111 Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving.
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Open 7 Days!
Mon-Fri 10-6 Shown at Top: Vintage, Spode “Woodland” oval turkey
Sat-Sun 9-6 platter with yellow trim; $500. Left: Vintage, F.B.C. Italian
www.WaldoAntique.com turkey serving platter; $250. Right: Vintage, Ironstone
“King Tom” Thanksgiving turkey platter; $350.

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300 South Florida Fairgrounds NOV 2 - 4
9067 Southern Blvd.
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