Cowtown Mallroom

So, before I went, I heard a lot of hype about this place.  When I asked people about good locations for antiques, I was referred to this place.  I even read all of the reviews on here.  The place does not live up to the hype.  Maybe I went on a down week, but I was greatly disappointed.  It was something I was excited about all day.  Don't get me wrong, there is stuff there, and some of it is really neat.  However, it isn't some amazing step back in time or something I would go to every week.  Everyone seemed nice, and the prices were okay.  Will I go back?  Sure.  I will try anything a couple of times before I say it is complete crap.

As I sit here trying to write this review, I realize that I am at a loss for words, which is an incredibly rare occurrence. But why is it hard for me to describe Cowtown Mallroom? Really, you have to go to understand. Cowtown Mallroom is in the old Cowtown Ballroom building which is well-known to pretty much all music nerds in the KC area. This building is dripping in Kansas City music history, but has been re-purposed into a quirky flea market/music venue/place where you can sometimes get a chair massage/place where you can sometimes get some yummy eats/place where you can do some fun people watching.

That's about all I can say about it, other than it's great fun to explore.

Not impressed.  
The pros:  Lots of stuff, two floors of it, lots of music related items such as instruments and records, open every Sunday,  easy to find, lots of parking.

The cons:  Vendors stood /sat in or blocking their booth making it hard to shop.  I found this to be the most annoying part.  Also vendors chatting with each other made it difficult to ask questions, many items were not priced and because vendors were so engaged in their chat with others, I felt like I was interrupting asking for the price on everything.  I move on when items are not priced.  One vendor was smoking in his booth which  nearly gagged me.  I couldn't approach any of the booths within feet of his.  I don't want to purchase anything that smells like cigarette smoke.  This was a real turn off.

I'm a huge vintage shopper.  My over all experience was that I probably won't go back.  There was lots of small trinkets but not much  furniture or large items.    I ended up not purchasing anything.