LOOK (IF YOU DARE) AT A FEW OF MIKE’S MOST CREEPY PICKS!

Featured · September 24, 2023

Every once in a while, the Antique Archaeology Team unloads some picks that don’t look anything like motorcycles or metal signs off the Picker van. We’re talking creepy picks. Sometimes Mike’s taste tilt towards the …

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WALLDOGS — THE ARTISTS BEHIND GHOST SIGNS

The comeback of nostalgic advertising in small town USA Have you ever caught yourself trying to decipher a ghost sign? You know — those extra large, faded advertisements for brands like Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco and Coca-Cola you …

MARATHON VILLAGE: MEET OUR NEIGHBORS

While you’re visiting our Nashville shop, be sure to check out our neighbors also located within Marathon Village – locally owned and all unique. Bang Candy Company The Bang Candy Company is a Nashville-based sugar-peddler specializing …

LINDSEY ROSS: DOCUMENTING MINE REMAINS USING CIVIL WAR-ERA METHOD

Twelve hundred feet up on the side of a mountain in Telluride, Colorado, hail has begun to fall on the head of photographer Lindsey Ross. She retreats as fast as her heavy oil-stained overalls will allow, back to her Ford pickup …

REBECCA CORREIA: WRITING IN THE WOODS

New Englander moves into a music legend’s hunting cabin where she unlocks inspiration to pen her best songs. Take Hillsboro Road out of Nashville and it will lead you south to Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, a town …

SOUTHERN FIREFLY COMPANY: LIGHTING UP TWO LANES

My Two Lanes brand is all about authenticating small town USA, and the best way to do that is to offer products made by the crafty, resourceful people who live there. It didn’t take me long …

GIFT GUIDES: 7 MUST HAVE PIECES FOR THE HOME

The countdown to the holidays has begun. That means lots travel time, family meals, and plenty of shopping. Instead of beating the crowds to the sales, fighting with someone over who had the leather gloves …

LONG HOLLOW: LOCAL LEATHER

If you’ve ever visited either Antique Archaeology shop, you know Mike is a guy who is all about details and stories. Combine that eye for detail with an appreciation for American artisans and you’ve got …

COMMUNITY IN COMMERCE: EAST NASHVILLE’S IDEA HATCHERY

What Southern Living magazine calls one of the South’s best comeback neighborhoods was not long ago referred to, with a hint of side glance, as “the other side of the river”. Neighborhood visionaries Bret and Meg MacFayden met …

REINVENTING THE WHEEL: HELIO ASCARI

Helio Ascari is no newbie to the bike world. If you’re into specifics, the last name is familiar to the racing world. Alberto Ascari, Helio’s uncle’s father, was a two-time Formula One World Champion. Also Antonio Ascari, …

THE LOST ART OF WRITING A LETTER

Letter writing is one of the oldest forms of communication. In fact, sending a letter was still the most relevant form of communication until 1965 until the very first email was sent at MIT. After email, we quickly …

VINTAGE ELECTRIC BIKES: SANTA CLARA, CA

Founder and Lead Designer Andrew Davidge of Vintage Electric Bicycles and his team go far beyond building bikes. They are establishing a brand that creates beautiful products that are built to last while putting smiles on the faces …

FAMILY OWNED SOUTHERN SALVAGE

If you’re traveling down South, just before you hit Birmingham, is the small town of Cullman, Alabama. It’s clear by the gigantic billboards advertising alongside the interstate that Southern Accents Architectural Antiques is quite an attraction that …

BISHOP GUNN: ROCK N’ ROLL REVITALIZED

Mike is all about discovering new music, and there is no better place to do that than in Music City. In Nashville, live music can be heard in every single honky-tonk, restaurant, and even out …

GOIN’ DUTCH

Ever wanted to know all the details and then some about Mike’s Holy Grail of Picks, the Von Dutch XAVW? Read the article below, originally published in Volksworld, 2013. — Goin’ Dutch by Chadly Johnson A VW-powered …

TIME TRAVEL: GALENA, ILLINOIS

Ask any local why they live in Galena, Illinois and chances are they’ll respond much like store owner Joe (a.k.a. Buzz the Drifter) Sprengelmeyer did on a recent trip we took to this picturesque town. …

TWO LANE TRAVEL: COLUMBIA, TN

Small Town Two Lane Travel: Columbia, Tennessee – Part Two Welcome to Part Two of Mike’s favorite spots in Columbia, Tennessee. (Did you catch Part One?) Proceed to read with an empty belly and an …

TWO LANE TRAVEL: MULETOWN COFFEE, COLUMBIA TN

Small Town Two Lane Travel: Columbia, TN Part One Muletown Coffee: Downtown With a Global View This week we want to share with you one of Mike’s favorite towns in Tennessee. Located about 40 minutes …

RUTHIE LINDSEY: BEAUTY IN BROKENNESS

Ruthie Lindsey- Beauty in Brokenness In her senior year of high school, St. Francisville, La. native Ruthie Lindsey pulled out in front of an ambulance which hit her driver side at 65 miles-per-hour. She suffered …

BOOK CLUB: THE PERILS OF FISHBOY

If you are looking for a book to challenge your imagination, make you laugh, and offer a life lesson or two, check out The Perils of Fishboy: A Tale Split in Two by Cory Basil. …

CHAINSTITCH EMBROIDERY: A MIGHTY FINE DETAIL

In a culture of mass production, skilled trades like chainstitching are hard to find. Most of the folks who were practicing this technique are either long gone, impossible to find on the internet, or their …

HATCH SHOW PRINT: ADVERTISING AS ART

Hatch Show Print – Documenting History in Advertising Art Not all things are digital these days. Just ask Hatch Show Print, the historic Nashville letterpress shop that has been inspiring concert goers, consumers and fellow …

WOODSTOCK VINTAGE LUMBER: HISTORY FOR YOUR HOME

Woodstock Vintage Lumber Brings New Life to Reclaimed Lumber The once prevalent hard wood forests of the US were heavily logged without replanting in the 18th and 19th centuries. Those hard woods that were once …

YVE ASSAD MOTORCYCLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Yve Assad Motorcycle Photography Documenting Life’s Adventures in Travel & Moto Photos Yve Assad is a photographer after our own hearts. Based in Nashville, TN and shooting commercial, editorial & fine art photography, specializing in …

LANGLITZ LEATHERS: UNEXPECTED AMERICAN DREAM COME TRUE

Langlitz Leathers: Unexpected American Dream Come True Anyone who follows Mike Wolfe’s journey along America’s Two Lane back roads knows how much he loves motorcycles. Maybe the only thing he loves more is telling the …

“AMERICAN PICKER” STAR MIKE WOLFE IS SELLING HALF HIS ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE COLLECTION

Previously published in Des Moines Register by Courtney Crowder on January 9th, 2023 Iowan and “American Pickers” star Mike Wolfe says he’s starting 2023 by “sharing the love” — his love of vintage motorcycles, that is. Wolfe, a …

NASHVILLE’S BIG BACK YARD LOOKS BACK ON ONE YEAR

Previously posted on PR Newswire Sep 30, 2021 Nashville’s Big Back Yard is celebrating the accomplishments of its first year! Launched entirely via Zoom meetings during the pandemic, with the assistance of spokesman …

AAA MAGAZINE: AMERICAN PICKERS’ STAR MIKE WOLFE UNVEILS THE MAGIC OF TENNESSEE’S TWO-LANE TOWNS

As previously published in AAA Magazine SEPTEMBER 2021 issue. William J. Purpura is editor of AAA Magazine. Mike Wolfe’s Nashville Big Backyard project was featured in AAA Magazine! Scroll below to get a closer look! …

THE TENNESSEAN: AMERICAN PICKERS’ MIKE WOLFE: ‘I PROBABLY WOULDN’T HAVE THE SHOW IF IT WASN’T FOR NASHVILLE’

American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe: ‘I probably wouldn’t have the show if it wasn’t for Nashville’ He fell in love with a lower Broadway honky-tonk on a cross-country trip, and after that, Wolfe started collaborating with …

‘AMERICAN PICKER’ DONATES PLAQUE TO LECLAIRE HOUSE

Previously published on Quad-City Times by Alma Gaul on May 23, 2021 Mike Wolfe, creator and executive producer of the hit cable show “American Pickers” showed up Saturday at Davenport’s historic Antoine LeClaire House to donate to …

MIKE WOLFE: BRENTWOOD LIFESTYLE

Treasure Troves In Rural Communities AMERICA’S MOST FAMOUS ANTIQUE PICKER SETS HIS SIGHTS ON MAKING SMALL SOUTHERN TOWNS ATTRACTIVE TO CITY DWELLERS Article by Paul Stanley Photography by Josh Vaughn Originally published in Brentwood Lifestyle in …

JOURNEYS OF DISCOVERY: EXPLORING NASHVILLE’S BIG BACK YARD

Previously posted By TOM WILMER • DEC 28, 2020 Mike Wolfe talks to NPR about his latest passion project, Nashville’s Big Back Yard. It’s a virtual showroom highlighting 12 small towns with populations of less …

MIKE WOLFE AND COMMUNITY LEADERS LAUNCH ‘NASHVILLE’S BIG BACK YARD’

WELCOME TO NASHVILLE’S BIG BACK YARD Mike Wolfe’s latest passion project, Nashville’s Big Back Yard is a virtual showroom highlighting 12 small towns between Nashville, TN and The Shoals, AL, giving folks the opportunity to explore …

MIKE WOLFE ON RESCUING AMERICA’S PAST: CBS SUNDAY MORNING

Previously published by CBS NEWS February 2, 2020, 9:23 AM Antique stores are generally home for relics of the past, not newly-minted celebrities. But at Antique Archaeology, in Le Claire, Iowa, shop owner Mike …

ALL THOSE FINDS ON AMERICAN PICKERS? HERE’S WHERE YOU CAN SHOP THEM

Antique Archaeology in Nashville has been honored by House Beautiful on the magazine’s very first list of the “Best Home Stores in America”. To celebrate, Mike’s on hand here to give you an exclusive personal tour …

COME STAY AT MIKE’S TWO LANES GUESTHOUSE

Travelers who’d like to be immersed in Mike Wolfe’s Two Lanes backroad lifestyle can now make themselves at home in his Columbia, Tennessee loft, the Two Lanes Guesthouse. Mike’s Two Lanes Guesthouse is officially open to the public as a unique, Main Street loft vacation rental in Columbia, …

AMERICAN PICKERS’ HOST EXPLAINS FINDING AEROSMITH’S PRE-FAME TOUR VAN – AND SAVING IT

American Pickers’ Host Explains Finding Aerosmith’s Pre-Fame Tour Van – And Saving It 7/10/2019 by Joe Lynch Previously published on billboard.com Scouring the overgrown backyards and rusting warehouses of America for various collectibles, the …

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