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Tacoma's collectible pop culture superstore - the What? Shoppe?

Vintage movie posters, Mexican folk art, vintage paperbacks, model kits - you'll find it all on Antique Row at the What? Shoppe. #k5evening
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What? Shoppe sells everything from vintage paperbacks to Mexican folk art

TACOMA — Disclaimer: This episode is an encore presentation of KING 5's Evening.

What would you call a store with a huge assortment of pop culture memorabilia? Why not the What? Shoppe? The store, on Tacoma's Antique Row, sells movie posters, model kits, paintings, Mexican folk art, wigs, masks, and makeup. Owner Philip Whitt says his wife came up with the name. 

"People come in and ask what's the name of the shop and I say 'What' and they say 'What's the name of the shop?'. It becomes its own Abbot and Costello routine".

What? Shoppe Emporium of Ephemera | 740 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402 | (253)-272-8697 

Disclaimer: This episode is an encore presentation of KING 5's Evening.

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