Eastbound and Down
Vintage Marche’s behind the scenes antics have been perfectly described in the article “Step Behind the Scenes of Vintage Marche, St. Petersburg’s Antique Oasis”. Calise spent hours inside the market, following vendor “bees” out on picks and learning some of the secrets of the trade from Owner Paul Donofrio. She paints a picture of how thousands of secondhand treasures find their new homes after the bees clean, paint, dust off and perfectly arrange them all over the market’s floors, walls and ceilings!
