CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Czech Village Antiques is closing its doors after 35 years in business.
Pam and her husband say it’s time to retire and move on to new adventures.
“Well, it’s a little bittersweet. We have friends and, I guess I’d call them friends, customers who come in from all over the world to come to this mall and to come to this shop,” Pam said. “Everybody who comes in says, ‘What, you’re closing?'”
The store survived major flood damage in 2008. Photos on the wall still show the high water that once filled the shop…