Perched along Route 6 on Bellemonte Avenue in Hawley, Pennsylvania, the Hawley Antique Exchange has filled an 8,000 square foot building with a multi-dealer mix of art, antiques, collectibles, porcelain, pottery, glass, toys, holiday items, vintage fashion, furniture, lamps and lighting, and books since opening its doors in 1993. That three decade run makes it one of the longer-tenured antique malls in the Lake Wallenpaupack area of the Pocono Mountains, a region better known to most visitors for its lake resorts and seasonal cabins than for indoor shopping, which makes a destination like this a welcome rainy-day or off-season option for the many second-home owners and vacationers who pass through Wayne County.
The mall is open every day of the week from 10 am to 5 pm, so there is no need to plan a visit around a limited weekend window the way many smaller antique shops require. A separate on-site museum runs on a more limited schedule, generally open Saturdays from 11 am to 4 pm, with other days available to view by advance request, giving serious collectors a reason to call ahead if a Saturday visit does not fit their trip.
What genuinely distinguishes the Hawley Antique Exchange from a generic antique mall is its depth in Vaseline glass, the uranium-infused glassware prized by collectors for the way it glows under black light. The shop maintains an extensive dedicated section built around this specialty, including berry sets, bowls, candlesticks, lamps, and vases, much of it drawn from the Martin Collection, a named holding that gives the mall a level of curatorial depth rarely found outside of specialist glass shows or dedicated Vaseline glass dealers. For anyone building a collection in that niche, or simply curious what the fuss over glowing green glass is about, this is a rare spot in the Poconos to see a large grouping in one place.
Beyond the glass specialty, the exchange functions as a true multi-dealer operation, meaning the sales floor reflects the individual tastes of numerous vendors rather than one owner’s single point of view, which tends to produce a broader and more frequently refreshed inventory than a single-proprietor shop can sustain. The business also buys, whether that means a single piece brought in by a walk-in customer or an entire estate that needs to be cleared, and it maintains an online store for browsing or purchasing outside of a physical visit. Adding to the destination appeal, the property also offers lakeside cottage rentals, letting visitors combine an antiquing trip with an overnight stay near Lake Wallenpaupack rather than treating the mall as a single stop on a day trip from elsewhere in the region.
Reaching the shop directly at 570-226-1711 is the most reliable way to confirm museum access on a given day or ask whether a specific category of glass or collectible is currently in stock, since a multi-dealer floor can shift week to week as individual vendors restock their booths. Taken together, the Hawley Antique Exchange is a long-running, 8,000 square foot multi-dealer antique mall in the Pocono Mountains lake district that pairs everyday-open hours with a genuinely specialized Vaseline glass collection unlike what most visitors will find at a typical roadside antique stop.
