Screw the sad-sack City Hall East rummage sale – the Commerce Club moving sale is really more my scene. Why root through the rusty cast-offs of annexed city paper-pushers in a sweaty basement when I can peruse the finely-upholstered seating accommodations and Waterford chandeliers of the Atlanta’s most powerful business elite in a gently-lit dining hall?
Of course there was a secret pre-sale yesterday so everything at the Commerce Club was really picked over. Also, almost everything I was dying to own was expensive (see the $200 red sherry keg below) or marked as sold, but it was still a worthwhile adventure.
The beautiful map of Georgia’s industries on the outside of the building had already been removed. (And where they could put it on their new location, the 191 Peachtree tower?) Another sad day for Marietta Street’s old institutions, but a great opportunity to root through gravy boats and soup spoons that Atlanta’s most exclusive gentlemen used. 
The sale is still happening tomorrow for you suckers who didn’t know about it today.
Previously: Puttin’ on the Omni
Tags: commerce club, downtown
OH NO! I loved the art on the outside of that building !
Whoever bought that lucked out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyurban/4295982554/