Marisela Flores has been collecting Western wear from the 1940s to the 1980s for the last two years after she lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Since the first City-Wide Vintage Sale in 1977, a lot has changed in Austin. The event itself has had a location and name change, but there are a couple of things that have remained the same. One of the constants of the City-Wide Vintage Sale is Dorothy McPhaul.
McPhaul owns Johnny s Antiques, an East Austin shop that was opened by her grandfather in 1918. It s located on 6th Street and is surrounded by new construction much larger than it. We re just like two mountains with a slope. And I m the slope , says McPhaul.
McPhaul grew up around antiques. Her mother owned Johnny s Antiques before her and participated in the City-Wide Vintage Sale. Dorothy would tag along and help. Now, Dorothy brings her son to the event.