Boarded storefronts line downtown Walnut, but the eastern Pottawattamie County community isn’t becoming a ghost town.
It’s getting a face-lift.
A facade renovation and streetscape project is underway as “Iowa’s Antique City” works to restore buildings to their former glory.
Antiques-hunting is not a dead sport! I worry about this occasionally: How do small-town antiques shops stay in business during economic downturns and, more importantly, with eBay hogging all the good stuff?
Walnut, Iowa, has figured it out. For one thing, it’s a one-stop-shopping experience for all things antique. There are about 20 stores lining Walnut’s “Antique City Drive” offering everything from furniture to vintage to junk to high-end collectibles. Plus, if you check out this website and click on “antiques shops” you’ll see a list – with links to eBay. It’s the best of both worlds.
https://iowagirlonthego.com/2014/09/06/walnut-antiques-city/
