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SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions!

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About Me


Get this MySpace Layout from pYzam.com , it's where I got mine from!
Sanford & Son is located in the HEART of Tacoma on ANTIQUE ROW in the Theatre District at 743 Broadway! You may also enter at 744 Commerce which is directly ACROSS THE STREET from the Theatre District Light Rail Stop!! The LARGEST Antique Shop in the Pacific Northwest with ALL OF YOUR SHOPPING NEEDS UNDER ONE ROOF and gift certificates are always available!! A PIONEER BUSINESS having opened our doors in 1985 we have a special interest in keeping T-Town a destination! WE LOVE THIS TOWN!Sanford & Son is home to THE MIDDLE FLOOR MERCHANTS,THE LIBRARY and THE AUCTION HALL.THE MIDDLE FLOOR MERCHANTS has 20 individually owned and operated SHOPS AND SERVICES!THE LIBRARY at 744 Commerce, where you may book your upcoming special event, Music Venue, Meeting Hall, Spoken Word, Wedding and Reception, Performance Art, Graduation Party, etc....The Library is Here for YOU! THE AUCTION HALL on the Broadway level may be rented and used for Music, events, meeting hall etc. also. (The Event spaces have approx. 5,000 sq.ft.)Every THIRD THURSDAY you are INVITED to the NEW artist reception at our Middle Floor Gallery, The Lark. Don't forget that We are open UNTIL 9 p.m. and have live music EVERY 3rd Thursday with the fabulous singer Deborah Page performing in THE AUCTION HALL!! Our shop hours are Wednesday thru Friday Noon to 6, Saturday 11 to 6, and Sunday noon to 5! Come on down and spend the day exploring the shops, the 10,000 book selection in The Library, and all of the antiques! You WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! Remember to check your local paper under the classified AUCTIONS section for the NEXT auction! You are always welcome to give us a call at 253-272-0334! Owners Alan and Cheryl Gorsuch!

My Interests

Traveling the world and meeting new people! Having A Grand Time in our own Mayberry called TACOMA!! Buying and Selling Anitques! Wine! Vintage clothing & jewelery! Ornithology! Gardening!Doing FUNDRAISER AUCTIONS!Having Fabulous events in THE LIBRARY or THE AUCTION HALL and with THE MIDDLE FLOOR MERCHANTS! Planning like we're going to live forever and living like we're going to die tomorrow!! Knowing that each day that you get to wake up in the morning is a GOOD day!

I'd like to meet:

YOU!! I love that in life you never know if the stranger you meet or sit next to is going to turn out to be a friend for life!! Those interested in opening a SHOP and joining the fantabulous Middle Floor Merchants! Folks who need an Auctioneer for any event!! Anyone who would like to book a special EVENT at THE LIBRARY or the AUCTION HALL! Folks interested in KEEPING Tacoma a destination. .friendSpace .orangetext15{}.friendsComments .orangetext15{}TD A{}.profileInfo A{}.latestBlogEntry A{}.blurbs A{}.friendSpace A{}.interestsAndDetails A{}.navigationBar A.navbar{}ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserFriends1_Tr1 A.redlink{}A:hover{}.profileInfo A:hover{}.latestBlogEntry A:hover{}.blurbs A:hover{}.friendSpace A:hover{}.interestsAndDetails A:hover{}.navigationBar A.navbar:hover{}.friendsComments A:hover{}.friendsComments A{}ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserFriends1_Tr1 A.redlink:hover{}ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserBasicInformation1_ctrl ViewMorePics{}ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserBasicInformation1_ctrlVie wMorePics:hover{}.contactTab

Music:

Rock n' Roll, Jazz, Blues, Funk, we love it all!!

Movies:

Blade Runner, Mr. Deeds goes to town, Cinema Paradiso, The Manchurian Candidate, One flew over the Cuckoos Nest,Mrs. Miniver,The Reflecting Skin, A very long Engagement,To kill a Mockingbird,The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Brazil, ,Fantastic Planet, Blood Simple,Amelie,Adaptation,Layer Cake,All about Eve,The Big Lebowski,Young Frankenstein,Pulp Fiction, Lock Stock and 2 Smokin' Barrels,The Apartment, Perfume, Fargo, Walkabout,The English Patient,Taxi Driver,A Room with a View,The Jungle Book, Nashville, Chinatown, All Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, and many more.....

Television:

We have not been hooked up for over 15 years.

Books:

All The Ways I Found To Hurt Myself Vol. I & II by Alan Gorsuch.(who will be happy to sign a copy of his fast selling book)A tree Grows in Brooklyn, Go ask Alice, Dandelion Wine, To kill a Mockingbird, The Little Prince, Dorothy L. Sawyers, Marjorie Allingham, A. Christie, J. Gash, John Dickson Carr, C.S. Lewis, Rex Stout,George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, Elizabeth George, PD James, Ngaio Marsh, Ian Rankin, Colin Dexter, Ray Bradbury, Madeleine L'Engle,Ian Flemming,Roald Dahl,JD Salinger, Barbara Kingsolver,Robert W. Service, Henning Mankell, PG Wodhouse, Paulo Coelho, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles Dickens, Georges Simenon,Conon Doyle,E. Nesbit and on and on...

Heroes:

I admire not ONE individual but MANY who have some of if not all of these traits....Those who really try and practice the golden rule! Those who have respect for themselves, those who respect others and those who take responsibility for their actions! Those who 'Walk the Walk' and not just 'Talk the Talk'! Those who FOLLOW THROUGH!!!! ADULTS who look toward the FUTURE and NOT BLAME others from their PAST for their own decisions that have created their PRESENT! Those who practice empathy, loyalty, accountability and forgiveness. THOSE NOT INTO DRAMA!

My Blog

"NAKED TACOMA" HERE AT THE NEW deLIGHT GALLERY ON THE MIDDLE FLOOR!!

THE TALENTED AND BEAUTIFUL (inside and out) DEBORAH PAGE IS ON THE COVER OF CITY ARTS MAGAZINE!REMEMBER THAT YOU MAY COME AND SEE DEBORAH PERFORM EVERY THIRD THURSDAY HERE AT SANFORD AND SON ANTIQUES!...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:54:00 PST

SPACE AVAILABLE

We have a RARE opportunity to become part of the Middle Floor Merchants!!These spaces just don't come up very often at all.We have space available for the incredibly low prices of $250 to $300 !!If yo...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:19:00 PST

Nice story about the Tall Ships and our 1955 Buick by Dan Voelpel of the TNT

PHOTO COURTESY OF DEENA IANNIELLIRussian sailors from the Vladivostok tall ship Pallada posed with Cheryl Gorsuch's 1955 Buick Century convertible during the 2005 Tall Ships festival. Tall Ships fest...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:17:00 PST

NEXT RAMPART AUCTION!! STEVES PERSONAL ESTATE!

WHEW!! WE DID IT AND WE DID IT FAST BABY! TODAY WE GOT THE "FRONT PORCH’ SWEPT AT RAMPART! WE GOT THAT SHOP/GALLERY AUCTION GOING AND WE GOT DONE BY 3 PM.AMAZING BUT ABSOLUTELY TRUE!!NOW F...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:05:00 PST

My Rant posted in the Weekly Volcano 04-03-08

Support your downtownCheryl Gorsuch chimes in shopping locally Mar 27, 2008 Pioneer [pahy-uh-neer]  noun To open or prepare for others to follow: One that originates or helps open up a new line of t...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:33:00 PST

The Middle Floor Merchants at Sanford & Son!!

Think outside of the Mall box and remember that the Big Box is not what makes downtown a destination ! It's the "Mom and Pop" stores!! The local business owner who SUPPORTS  Tacoma!  When yo...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:44:00 PST

First Night Here Dec. 31rst!!!!

Yes, we are so happy to have First Night back in T-Town after a two year absence!!!I can let you know some of what we have in store for you here at Sanford and Son with the following information.(as i...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:45:00 PST

The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Windows, The Largest Fully Beveled Windows in the World!!

    View these local masterpieces in our album 'my photos I'These hand beveled windows were made by the Puget Sound Art Glass Company at the turn of the century for the World's Fair tha...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:17:00 PST

The Prom says THANK YOU!

Oh my goodness!!! What an incredible time we all had at The Prom!!! Sanford and Son would like to say a big THANK YOU to the Weekly Volcano for believing in this event from the beginning and being the...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:27:00 PST

FIRE!

Today we feel lucky! No one was hurt and the building is still standing!!  I hope that lessons have been learned by this.......Be sure to check out Saturday June 9th's business section of the TNT...
Posted by SANFORD & SON Antiques & Auctions! on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:03:00 PST