After 49 years in business, the shop is slated to close some time this year.
Some of the vintage items available in the showroom at Ohmega Salvage in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2021. The store has a large selection of architectural salvage that people use to restore historic homes, among other uses.If you were in search of rare or historic items in the Bay Area for your home, there was perhaps no shop better than Berkeley’s Ohmega Salvage. But after 49 years in business, the seller of architectural salvage will permanently close this year.
"It was a really difficult decision," general manager Steve Smith told SFGATE."But it's been a long time coming. There's just not enough business around to support us." Store owners want to liquidate as much inventory as possible before closing, so the shop, which was formerly open only on the weekends or by appointment, will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. starting Jan. 19. Items will be on sale as much as 50% off and discounts could increase as time goes on, Smith said.The exterior yard at Ohmega Salvage in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2021.
“There is a generational shift going on for what people like and have an affinity to versus what their parents and grandparents do. ... I want to be optimistic but the future is uncertain right now,” Smith told SFGATE in Nov. 2021. Customers enter Ohmega Salvage in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2021. The store has a large selection of architectural salvage that people use to restore historic homes, among other uses.
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