Carbon-izer Presents Austin - Uncommon Objects

Uncommon Objects 1602 Fort View Road

The original version of this page was a little different and outdated as at the time I had not built any Austin pages yet, with the current version focusing more on where the photos were from, Uncommon Objects at 1602 Fort View Road.

The building was built in 1982 as a location of Factory Mattress Sales which it still was as of 2009. In 2016 it briefly became the home of Sun Signs before becoming Uncommon Objects in fall 2017, which moved from 1512 S. Congress Avenue. In the past, I had taken a few photos of some of the admittedly interesting stuff inside on this page. Before the freeway was built, Fort View Road intersected with Ben White and curved toward Gillis after a stoplight.

I took a trip to Austin in December 2017 with family and friends and I did take a few pictures of just a few of the interesting things inside. (The Google link has more pictures). They're all in portrait view, sorry!

I don't know what happened to this thing to have it so horrifically rusted. This is what it's supposed to look more like, though you could tell that the two figures have noticeable differences. In particular, the antique store looks like the stop sign is welded in place instead of being flippable. Is it a knockoff?!

This mounted bear came from a San Antonio museum with hundreds of mounted animals, but how the bear ended up at an Austin antique store is a mystery.

I like this sign. I wonder it's story is.

This old-fashioned childrens' board game caught my eye for its city theme, but is designed to teach kids about being safe around roadways. The rules seem simple--spin, move, lose turn...but I can't see a dedicated "finish" point.

Good stuff...dinner was Pinthouse Pizza, one of the best pizza restaurants I've been to in the previous ten years, and of course, good conversation and good company made it all better. Until February 2013, the building had been a Chili's, a far less exciting (or unique) option. We got the "Honey Pear" (yes, it had pear slices and honey) as well as something more traditional with pepperoni.

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