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Vintage Housewares

Dovetail

About

Dovetail is a vintage housewares and clothing store at 1452 W. Chicago Ave. in West Town, open since 2008 and, by the shop’s own description, West Town’s longest-running vintage store. Stock is sorted by design era, so shoppers can browse Art Deco, Bauhaus, Brutalist, Hollywood Regency, mid-century modern and postmodern barware, lamps, clocks and tableware without digging. Sterling jewelry, men’s ties and hats, vintage fragrance and a small clothing section round out the floor.

What to know

  • The shop is minority- and woman-owned.
  • Every product description on the online store is written by hand, per the shop.
  • Online orders can be picked up in store or shipped by UPS with insurance and tracking.
  • The #66 Chicago bus stops out front.

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