Lost and Found of Time

“Time for Change Antiques” is no ordinary antique store—it’s a portal into a world of bizarre curiosities and the odd lives of objects long forgotten. Dominick Luckette, the eccentric owner, founded this little wonderland in 2011. But don’t expect the musty air and cluttered chaos of a typical antique shop. No, this place whispers stories you didn’t ask for and challenges you to solve puzzles you never knew existed.

Nestled between a laundromat and an old bakery, the store lures you in with its mismatched sign—half rusted metal, half neon tubing that blinks like it has a mind of its own. Inside, a dusty grandfather clock ticks backwards, shelves creak under the weight of Victorian puppets with cracked porcelain faces, and ancient cameras stare back at you like they know your secrets.

Dominick insists every piece has a soul. He points to a collection of oddities—a hand-carved chess set missing half its pieces, a telephone with no receiver but an occasional dial tone, and a taxidermy crow with one wing raised, as if mid-escape. “People come here looking for more than things,” he says. “They’re looking for the memories those things have captured. Or maybe, they’re hoping to lose themselves in them.”

Dominick also doubles as the game master for his in-store escape room—a labyrinth of hidden rooms and booby traps made from century-old relics. You might find yourself searching for clues inside an old trunk that smells faintly of pine and mystery or tracing messages written in invisible ink on faded postcards. The escape room blurs the lines between history and fiction, much like Dominick himself.

Time for Change isn’t just an antique store—it’s a maze of forgotten eras, a quiet rebellion against time’s relentless march. Sky’s lens captures the strangeness—those items that refuse to fit neatly into the past or present. Every frame is a puzzle piece, waiting for someone curious enough to put it all together.