NASTY JACK'S ANTIQUES circa. 1891 - a photo on Flickriver

            La Conner, Washington 

Nasty Jack’s Antiques was established in 1972 by “Nasty” Jack Wilkins and his partner “Diamond” Jim Reynolds. Described by many as two colorful characters, they pursued their dream to operate an antique store.
 
Through their entrepreneurial savvy, Nasty Jack’s grew into one of the biggest and most successful antique establishments on the coast of Western Washington. Eventually, “Diamond” Jim left the business to pursue other interests, and “Nasty” Jack continued to run the business for over twenty years, establishing himself as an icon in the antique world. Throughout the years, “Nasty” Jack was the subject of many television interviews and newspaper articles.
 
Sadly, in 1994, “Nasty” Jack suffered a heart attack and passed away, leaving the business he built and loved so much to his daughter, Marlo, and his son-in-law, Gary Frank, who run the family business today. At 12,000 square feet, Nasty Jack’s remains one of the largest antique stores in the region.

The Brunswick Hotel and Fair Store was built in 1891. The building has had many lives including being a department store, then a furniture repair shop and undertaking parlor, a carpenter shop, a grocery store, a meeting room for school classes, and currently an antique shop.
 
Architecture – originally 3 stories with a mansard roof though the top story was removed. The store retains full length front windows and the top of the front façade terminates in a decorative semi-arched cornice relieving the rectangularity of the building.

Nasty Jacks is located at 103 Morris Street in La Conner, Washington.  You can find them on the National Registry of Historic Places.  The front of the store has ride on toys and activities many families and groups love to make a part of their trip to La Conner, WA.  Come explore our 12,000 sq ft building is a few steps from the channel, ice cream, restaurants and shopping.

Reference: nastyjacksantiques.com/about-us-our-story

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Taken on: March 16, 2024

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