Vintage troves in Venice

Sue Lennon puts a shine on vintage items at H. Bleu Vintage & Reclaimed in Venice.

Vintage cameras, priced $39 to $59, at the Mart Collective in Venice.

This vintage pine Telecaster has sold for $400 and a restored 1963 Gibson Skylark Amplifier is priced at $368 at the Perfect Piece on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice.

Co-owner Jeanie Reynolds recently moved her Venice Vintage Paradise to a larger space on Abbot Kinney.

Venice Vintage Paradise on Abbot Kinney is known for its collection of blankets.

Dealer-photographer Tyler Thornton at the Mart Collective on Lincoln Boulevard.

Co-owner Sal Torres is reflected in an antique mirror priced at $495 at the Vintage Link.

A 1940s hat priced at $65 and a floral scarf that is tagged at $25 are among wearable items at Venice Vintage Paradise.

A pair of 1960s Murano glass bowls sells for $130 at Bazar on Abbot Kinney.

A set of seven gazelle glasses from the 1940s, priced at $68, at the Perfect Piece on Abbot Kinney.

The Perfect Piece is in a bright blue former house on Abbot Kinney.

A 1954 Coca-Cola sign and other objects of nostalgia at the expansive Mart Collective on Lincoln.

Ron Rosenthal holds a display of buttons from the 1960s and ‘70s, many of them from political campaigns, at the Perfect Piece on Abbot Kinney.

A fiberglass alligator ($850) is surrounded by paintings, art objects and more at Venice Vintage Paradise.

A group of chairs and bar stools at H. Bleu in Venice.

Various sellers have displays and spaces in the Mart Collective in Venice.   (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)