The Antique Sandwich was originally a grocery store built in 1916. The upstairs of the building was an Oddfellows Hall with dances and wedding parties, later it became a little movie theater.

Tamie Herridge and her mom Arlene and sister-in-law, Shirley, bought the building in 1973. Arlene convinced Tamie & Shirley to move from Seattle to this little corner of Tacoma and started an Antique store in the building (hence the name!) while Tamie & Shirley made sandwiches and brought in the very first espresso machine to Tacoma. 

Many of the Antiques you see around the restaurant come from Arlene's collection. The statue, Colombo, was carved for the 1893 Columbia Exhibition in Chicago using marble from the Italian Carrara quarry, the same marble used by Michelangelo. The back bar was originally in a saloon in Alaska during the gold rush of the 1890’s. The many chandeliers, and tapestries around also come from Arlene.

In 1983, the Antique suffered a severe fire but the community came together and with countless volunteers and rebuilt the space as it stands today with so much love.

The Herridge family also runs Sound Starter Rebuild on this block. It’s only been here since 1974.