Scranton’s outpost of Olde Good Things occupies a sprawling warehouse at 400 Gilligan Street, where architectural salvage becomes retail therapy for homeowners, designers, and history lovers alike. The National Warehouse here is open to walk-in shoppers, while a second Scranton address on Brook Street handles overflow inventory by appointment only, giving serious buyers a reason to call ahead. Inside, rows of reclaimed doors, stained glass transoms, cast iron radiators, and hand carved mantels sit alongside vintage lighting fixtures ranging from simple porcelain sconces to elaborate crystal chandeliers pulled from demolished mansions and shuttered hotels. Building materials fill out the rest of the floor: marble slabs, decorative tile, ornate plaster moldings, and salvaged glass panes ready for a second life in a kitchen remodel or a loft conversion.
What sets this location apart within the wider Olde Good Things network is its access to the company’s most famous salvage story, pieces recovered from the demolition and renovation of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Grates, fixtures, and decorative ironwork bearing that pedigree occasionally surface among the Scranton inventory, letting local buyers take home a literal fragment of hotel history for a fraction of what a custom reproduction would cost. The warehouse also stocks a rotating selection from Olde Good Glass, a sister operation devoted to antique and reproduction textured and pattern glass for cabinet doors, transoms, and windows, plus a hardware wall said to carry thousands of individual pulls, hinges, and knobs sorted by style and era so contractors and do it yourself buyers alike can match an existing house rather than replace everything wholesale.
Trade professionals get their own track here too. Olde Good Things runs designer and wholesale programs aimed at architects, set decorators, and contractors who need salvage in volume or on a project timeline, and the Scranton warehouse functions as a regional hub for that trade alongside its retail floor. For anyone restoring a Victorian rowhouse in nearby Scranton neighborhoods like Green Ridge or working on a barn conversion out toward the Poconos, that combination of retail browsing and trade sourcing under one roof is a genuine convenience rather than a marketing line.
Shoppers can reach the National Warehouse Monday through Saturday from 9 in the morning until 5:30 in the evening; the location is closed Sundays, so weekday and Saturday visits are the reliable bet for anyone driving in from out of town. Staff can be reached directly at (570) 341-7668 for questions about current stock, and the company’s toll free line connects across all four of its warehouses for anyone comparing inventory between locations before making the trip. Because salvage stock turns over as buildings come down and new material arrives, repeat visits tend to turn up different finds each time, which is part of the draw for regular customers who treat the warehouse like a rotating exhibit of American building history.
In short, Olde Good Things in Scranton is a hands-on architectural salvage warehouse where reclaimed doors, lighting, hardware, and building materials, including pieces tied to the historic Waldorf Astoria, are sold directly to homeowners, designers, and contractors looking to furnish or restore a space with authentic period character rather than new manufactured replicas.
