Winding through the narrow passageways, shoppers find themselves face-to-face with countless relics from bygone eras.

Well-worn furniture holds curios, baubles and collectibles. Recovered church lighting hang in bunches. Antique chairs dangle above visitors heads.

Bins full of vintage vinyl records and boxes of old magazines await the curious collectors.

For the past 10 years, Madison Street Salvage has been the keeper of the past.

“We always say, ‘Preserve it first, but if you can’t, just salvage it. Save what you can,’” said Christine Hamilton, director of architectural salvage at the shop. “These items are rare and unique, and someone else can use something that otherwise would have been discarded. Generations to come can enjoy items from the past.”

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