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Metropolis Living
Categories: Shopping Antiques Shopping Home & Garden Furniture Stores Arts & Entertainment Art Galleries Shopping Art Galleries Antiques, Furniture Stores, Art Galleries [Edit]
2989 Dundas St WToronto, ON M6P 1Z4
Neighbourhood: The Junction
(647) 343-6900
- Hours:
Tue-Wed, Fri-Sat 10 am - 6 pm
Thu 10 am - 8 pm
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- By Appointment Only:
- No
2 reviews for Metropolis Living
2 reviews in English
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Review from Vivek S.
2/21/2012
Of the various design/furniture/antique stores in the Junction, Metropolis Living is probably the most atmospheric. It's a small, dark gallery with dusty old floors and exposed brick walls. Lots of neat furniture and industrial pieces. You can snag a unique restored piece of furniture or browse from their wide variety of decorative items. There are phrenology busts, lots of ceramic hands, steel lettering, etc. I feel like Maynard James Keenan would come here to furnish his loft. (When he's not too busy making wine, of course.)
Creepy touches abound too. There were TWO ventiloquist dummies. The clerk behind the counter was fairly confident that Mr. Pepper (the name I have spontanously assigned to him) would come alive at night. There was even a tiny carnival motorcycle for him to ride around on. For Junctionites who think that they may have heard the pitter-patter of tiny wooden legs in their apartment at night: I think we found the culprit.
All in all, a great store to find some unique items for your place, or some interesting gifts for your time-travelling steam-punk friends.
Obligatory Title Pun: I LANG to visit again.
Menu Readability: Their signage is a bit deceptive. So modern.
Need to mention: Found a great pair of old-timey motorcycle sunglasses here.
What this place teaches me about myself: What's the opposite of steam punk? Ice punk? Can I invent that?Listed in: Home Stuffs
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Review from Kent P.
2/21/2011
Great spot to check things you'll get in 10 years when you've got more money and hopefully still some taste.
Unlike a lot of the other salvage stores in the Junc. Metropolis is beautifully clean, with generally more pristine pieces. You get what you pay for- keep that in mind. Less expensive things here include smaller decorations, candles, iron letters, and creepy little ornaments. COOL.
