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FALL 2019 87 nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ and I got to learn how the owner acquired certain inventory—why he bought specific antiques, how he sold them, and who he sold them to." After two years in New York, Spindler felt confident enough to go out on his own. Initially, he planned to set up shop on Charles Street in Bos- ton, home to a plethora of well-known antiques shops. However, Boston's costly real estate, parking hassles, and the difficulty of moving furniture in and out of a tight urban environment ulti- mately made him reconsider. So he began looking for opportunities on the North Shore, including Essex, known for its many antiques shops. "There were just so many advantages to having a shop in Essex," says Spindler, who lives in Gloucester. "It's a combination of the density of the shops, the beauty of the area, the proximity of where I live, and the fact that people really love to come to the North Shore." Indeed, a visit to Essex to go antique hunting is likely to include a variety of other activities, including popping into a gal- lery or two, a lunch of fried clams, and a stroll down Main Street to see the picturesque salt marshes. While Spindler admits that owning an antiques store was never Featured in MAGAZINE Beverly Farms, MA Peabody, MA brookwoodstone.com brookwoodlandscaping.com Landscape | Design | Construction | Care