You know that feeling when you discover something so incredible you can’t believe it’s been hiding in plain sight all along?
That’s exactly what happens when you first walk through the doors of Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia – a wonderland so vast and extraordinary that calling it an “antique store” feels like calling the Sistine Chapel “a nice room with some paintings.”
This sprawling treasure trove has become the worst-kept secret among Virginia’s collectors, designers, and anyone with an appreciation for history, craftsmanship, and the art of the possible.
The yellow brick building on Roanoke’s Memorial Avenue might not scream “architectural salvation inside” from the street, but that’s part of its charm – like finding a geode, the unassuming exterior gives way to a dazzling interior universe…