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| - Construction Junction is an incredible experience! Just drive a block off Penn Ave in Point Breeze, pull into a fenced-in parking lot, and head toward a little door attached to a deserted-looking warehouse. The little door opens into an old, dusty space filled with used home items. Don't forget to check out the crazy pieces of artwork suspended from the ceiling as you walk through!
The warehouse has a range of items from treasures to no-one-would-ever-buy-this pieces. Today I saw:
-fabulous 1960s desks
-old scratched and/or locked filing cabinets
-retail display cases
-disassembled kitchen cabinets and countertops
-ancient (and very intriguing) appliances
-hundreds of toilets and bathroom sinks
-random bathroom and kitchen tiles
-carpet remnants
-lots and lots of random chairs
-light fixtures varying in quality from brilliant chandeliers to barely-operational
The list just goes on and on and on. Take the oddness of this list and multiply it by 3... then you're getting close to imagining what Construction Junction is like.
Make sure to enter this store with zero expectations, no particular items to buy, and an empty home. Sadly, my home is filled (though I really wanted that 1960s desk...), and I had an item to buy (a filing cabinet). We left empty handed and drove straight to Office Depot, where I purchased a $90 (vs $25 here) filing cabinet that was not locked, had smooth-running drawers, and is not scratched up. Even though I didn't find what I needed today, I cannot wait to return here in the future.
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