Center for Lost Objects Loses Lease
The Center for Lost Objects, located at 957 West 7th, announced on August 21 that they need to find a new location.
“The new owners of my building have given me 60 days notice to vacate, and they’re turning my space into an alcohol rehab clinic with sober living upstairs,” owner Amy Buchanan said via social media.
The store, which specializes in eclectic art, antiques, oddities, vintage clothing and furniture, as well as hosts several vendors who make jewelry, apparel, letterpress stationary and greeting cards, and textiles, has until the end of October to be out of the space they’ve occupied since 2017.
Buchanan said the news is a blow, but that she is committed to staying in the area.
“I just signed a lease to move my residence closer to the business, and I don’t want that to be for nothing, so I’m trying to find a space,” Buchanan said. “There’s a few spaces available within a couple blocks, and I am juggling all of those possibilities right now.”
The eviction comes in a year in which the store experienced a ceiling collapse, which closed the store for several weeks in February and March.
In the meantime, she said the store would be having a “super sale,” closing out much of their inventory in anticipation of the move.
“Come and visit us while we’re here, and wish us luck for the future – we’re going to need it,” she said.
