South Louisville Antique & Toy Mall

Great experience! Brought back a lot of my childhood memories. Will come back to buy the whole Thunder cats collection.

*Please read to the bottom, or at least read the last paragraph. I have positive things to say, but significant issues that need immediate change and apology.A vintage store with a little bit of everything - dishware, dolls, music records, model cars and trains, jewelry, and lots of other knick-knacks and collectibles. We had a fun time browsing the selection, both to shop and just to explore the items as if it were a museum. It is, in a sense. There are several rooms of many many shelves. They appear to be generally sorted by vendor rather than theme, although model train parts has its own separate room. I'm sure this is somewhat necessary in a place with a rotating, grab bag nature, but I do wish it attempted to be a bit more coherent and organized, especially for those looking for specific types of items.Almost everything is locked in a glass case, so you'll have to go to the front or track down another employee to unlock anything for you. When we went, there was only 1 person at the front busy ringing up customers, so this took quite a while. This set-up definitely makes sense considering how many tiny items this place houses, but it again supports the idea of a more organized system, so you don't have to drag employees across the store to retrieve very similar items.There are several small reasons I leave a lower review than usual for me: the lack of organization, lack of availability of employees, lack of AC (there are occasional fans to fight off the heat and stuffiness), and the musty smell of the room that the large model train is exhibited in.But the biggest problem I have is that this store doesn't seem to limit what vendors offer or consider what is appropriate to be sold here in the year 2023. In addition to scattered offensive Black caricature toys and Civil War themed board games, I quite literally stood in shock to see they were selling slave shackles. These are in a room with modern superhero cutouts for kids to pose in and modern toys outside of a case. These are in the same case as Hot Wheelz. This is not appropriate or okay. These belong in a museum or some other educational facility if anything - not to be sold for amusement in an antique store, in the heavily kid-coded room of all things. This put a very bad taste in my mouth and made my whole party very uncomfortable. I can't see how they wouldn't for anyone else, especially any Black patron. This in itself makes me give a lower review, which I hate doing for a small business. I am giving the shop the benefit of the doubt that these inclusions are out of lack of thought rather than malice. However, I hope and expect to see them gone by my next visit and after they read and respond to this review. This shop needs to consider what message it is sending to its patrons when displaying such inappropriate items and for profit nonetheless.

There is nothing antique about this place. It's a bunch of older toys and newer toys. I saw nothing that would tell me this is an antique shop. The name should be old toys and maybe an antique toy or two. Don't bother with this place if you aren't looking for a toy.

As a toy collector I've been to toy stores all across the country, and this place is elite. The staff is courteous and helpful, the selection is vast, and the pricing for the most part is fair. If you enjoy toys, this place is a must see.

Every time I go to this antique and toy mall I always find something to buy. I will be there this Saturday can't wait to see if I can find more antique toys to buy.

Love this place so much that I'm leaving an actual POSITIVE review on here. MUCH bigger inside than it looks on the outside. Friendly workers, lots of cool stuff. I spent way too much money

Very large space and mostly toys. I'd say about 50% is car related such as hot wheels or larger models. The front desk people were friendly and hospitable.There are a few vendors with vinyl but most of it is beat up. Toys and nostalgia is the highlight here.

For the toy hunters out there! Primarily vintage and newer toys, lots of Hot Wheels as other reviewers have mentioned. Old train sets if you're into that sort of thing, lots of old vinyl and the occasional sports memorabilia and antique to be found. If you're a toy collector or just like to browse at flea markets and peddlers malls, plan to lose at least an hour here. Limited hours now due to COVID, check their Facebook page for updated hours. Let's keep this place running and help them keep Louisville weird!

Wonderful place. It's a flea market type setup. Hundreds of individual booths and display cases, each owned by a different vendor - which means each display case has a totally different selection. There is so much to choose from. Whatever you are interested in, from toy trains to transformers to wrestling figures to old tin toys, you are sure to find something you want, and even better, you're sure to have a great time hunting. As diverse of a selection as a toy show, but without the crowds and pressure. I'll be sure to be back next time I'm in town.

Only one restroom for the entire store of 5000 square feet. It is also a unisex rest room. My husband and I visited on Sunday, July 30, 2023, He used the restroom, and there was no toilet paper in stall or supply cabinet. They said they check it once an hour. Did not seem so on the day we were arrived. We had been traveling for several hours, and had hoped this would be a nice find, because we collect antique toys. There were several customers in there that day, and a long line for just one toilet. I also do not like unisex bathrooms as a female. We complained about the high usage, and cleanliness. I have IBS disease, so the subject matter is very important to me. A business such as this should be remodeled to accomodate a high number of customers. We were minding our own business after addressing the issue, but a female employee or owner, told us to leave . This person kept escalating the situation to make it worse. When we went outside to leave, she called the police. We were also being videoed by her phone and harassed. I am 66, and my husband is 76. I do not recommend this store for reasons I just mentioned. IT WAS A VERY BIZARRE EXPERIENCE THAT WILL STAY WITH US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!