It's been mentioned before, but bears (in English) repeating to say that the dude behind the counter isn't there to engage you. I made the mistake of greeting him on my way in (the shop was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop) and my 'hallo' fell into the abyss. Whatever.
What brought me in to the shop were the fun and funky furniture bits that I saw through the window as I made my way down the street en route to the Sport Bar. Beyond the furniture one can find a limited selection of vintage men's and women's clothing of good caliber, airline bags, shoes, wool sweaters, desk lamps, and, most importantly, records of various description (seemingly the more obscure the better) and a few turn-tables.
Record enthusiasts are able to pop a record on a turn-table, put on a head-set and listen to the recording before deciding to buy. I only know this from direct observation as I didn't trust myself to talk to the shop owner.
What I really dug were the record sleeves displayed up on the walls. 16 Tons is nothing if not very visually interesting.
For those of you of a certain age and certain geographic locate, then I could have skipped the above description and merely said: this place reminds me exactly of the slew of shops on Haight Street in San Francisco that existed back in the 80s and early 90s. -should've told the owner of 16 Tons that, eh? read more