{"id":465914,"date":"2026-10-14T16:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465914\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:28:12","slug":"this-lubbock-store-might-bring-back-some-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465914\/","title":{"rendered":"This Lubbock Store Might Bring Back Some Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you love digging through old treasures, goofy collectibles, and the kinds of things your grandmother kept in her living room, you won&#8217;t want to miss this Lubbock business tucked away on Avenue Q.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrandCentralStationAntiques\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Central Station Antiques<\/a> is loaded with gorgeous antiques, collectibles, vintage jewelry, home decor, and all kinds of interesting fun.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never been inside, I bet you&#8217;ve driven by it a billion times and wondered about the bowling pin on the roof.<\/p>\n<p>The building itself has a pretty interesting history.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Antiques, There Was Bowling!<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-a7af9449-38f4-4ef1-a3da-04b5a79c18c0.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\/>Chrissy CovingtonChrissy Covington<\/p>\n<p>The building was originally constructed back in 1955 as the Lubbock Bowling Club. Longtime Lubbock residents might remember spending afternoons bowling there, competing in various leagues, or even taking bowling classes through Texas Tech University.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-f81cbf1f-7bf0-41b2-aa9d-15543db5efe5.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\/>Chrissy CovingtonChrissy Covington<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the current co-owner, Sally Abbe, remembers taking a few bowling classes there while she attended Tech in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-3f7959ef-6b7e-4954-84e2-57b75ef89f04.jpg\" alt=\"Owners Sally and Don Abbe, Photo Credit: Chrissy Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\/>Owners Sally and Don Abbe, Photo Credit: Chrissy CovingtonOwners Sally and Don Abbe, Photo Credit: Chrissy Covington<\/p>\n<p>Now she owns a business in the very same building.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a full-circle moment, right there.<\/p>\n<p>A Little Bit Of Everything<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-2a87ae82-c41e-4f14-ad0c-7770495329c5.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\/>Chrissy CovingtonChrissy Covington<\/p>\n<p>Grand Central Station has been around for years, but Don and Sally Abbe just became its proud owners in July of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/chickies-tasty-treats-lubbock-chocolate\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What Makes Chickies Tasty Treats Chocolate Different In Lubbock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-8b494ac5-b380-49e8-82ce-692d74c892ad.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\/>Chrissy CovingtonChrissy Covington<\/p>\n<p>Today, it&#8217;s a neat place where shoppers can browse through home decorations, vintage jewelry, antiques, and some strange and unusual collectibles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-d8417d66-1770-4429-8db5-2df77c7336f1.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\/>Chrissy CovingtonChrissy Covington<\/p>\n<p>This antique store has SO many rooms! You never know what you&#8217;ll find when you visit.<\/p>\n<p>You go in for one thing, and come out with something completely different.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-70c73a03-4c21-4b4f-b0b8-11aa12d1f38f.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy Covington\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"\/>Chrissy CovingtonChrissy CovingtonWant To Check Them Out?<\/p>\n<p>Mark your calendars for November 7th and 8th for their open house event. They&#8217;ll have food, wine, music, and of course, an amazing supply of antiques and collectibles to browse.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-screenshot-2026-10-14-095620.png\" alt=\"Grand Central Station\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"405\" height=\"599\"\/>Grand Central StationGrand Central Station<\/p>\n<p>You can follow along with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrandCentralStationAntiques\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Grand Central Station Antiques on Facebook<\/a> or scroll through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grandcentralstationantiquemall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> for a sneak peek at new treasures.<\/p>\n<p>Support local Lubbock businesses whenever you have a chance!<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for tips on how to support more local businesses like this one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Backing the 806: 5 Ways to Support Local Businesses<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take care of one another by shopping local, Lubbock!<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>13 Fabulous Lubbock Businesses To Support This Holiday Season<\/p>\n<p>Skip Walmart and grab up some items on your Christmas list from these locally-owned businesses instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you love digging through old treasures, goofy collectibles, and the kinds of things your grandmother kept in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169,223],"class_list":["post-465914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}