Readers’ Choice Awards
BEST ANTIQUE
STORE
BEST AUTOMOTIVE SHOP
Jim Varner’s Automotive
Vintage
Hardware
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Lum’s Auto Center, Warrenton
Honorable Mention: Box K Auto Repair
Astoria, Oregon
By DWIGHT CASWELL
Runner-up: Phog Bounders
Antique Mall, Astoria
Honorable Mention:
Found, Cannon Beach
By DWIGHT CASWELL
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Vintage Hardware features salvaged materials upcycled into furniture, hardware for your
draws and doors, local art, and vintage decor, clothing, dishes and more.
If you’re looking for authentic glass floats,
Vintage Hardware should be your first
stop. The Astoria store has bins of them
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Jim Varner of Jim Varner’s Automotive has been
in business in Astoria for almost 22 years.
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240 11th Street Astoria
503-468-0620
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