Best of the Beach 2019 – Retail
Best antique shop Pilou, Faye and Debby help customers sort through finds at Stars Antique Market. Photo Stars Antique Market The official Playboy Pinball Machine is what those in the interior design business call a conversation piece. The headpiece features a cartoon drawing of magazine founder Hugh Hefner, Bunny on each arm, and it sits near the entrance to Star’s Antiques in Hermosa Beach. The looks alone are enough to make it interesting, but spend a few minutes talking with the staff at Stars Antique Market, and you’ll learn that the machine comes directly from Hefner’s estate. And because of a relationship that Stars has built up over the decades with one of its many dealers, there’s more where that came from. The machine is a large, vibrant highlight in a shop filled with tiny treasures. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting: there’s a coffee station up front for those who want to linger over the treasures, while a jar full of Jolly Ranchers gets plenty of attention from the after-school crowd. Head to the back for a selection of vintage political pins (Wendell Willkie was apparently “America’s Hope” in the 1940 U.S. presidential contest), or browse curiosities in display…
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