Urban Mining

It seems like it will be small, but it is a very large second floor space. Tons of booths. Huge variety. Prices also seemed super fair. Found several things!

terribly deceptive
sold me a damaged item literally lipstick on a pig
got home item the deception became apparent
because this Knock off was obviously not vintage
the country of origin sticker proved it

Great place, spend some time looking. Great staff, really customer oriented. Go and have fun!!

Urban Mining recently moved to Midtown. We love they are so close. What a great place to find a something unique that you weren't looking for. Your treasure could be just around the corner. For instance we went on Saturday to check out the new location. While shopping, we turned the corner and there was kites, not ordinary kites, but kites from Hi Flyer a company from Decatur, IL where I am from and when my mom worked before I was born. They are the old fashioned paper kites that our Grandparents used to fly. Anyway a true treasure for us.

You never know what you might find and you never know what treasure you will find. I love this place, lots of unique pieces you will not find anywhere else, one of a kind gems.

Trust me, check out Urban Mining and go on a treasure hunt.

wide variety of really cool, proper vintage stuff. the staff was super nice and answered every question i had, i am always excited to go back during first friday weekends. i even got to talk to the owner, heather, who took the time to discuss a piece of furniture with me. love it there and would definitely recconend!

AMAZING!!!


Talk about a time warp. If you love Mid-Century or anything that is just old and lovely, this is the place for you. The staff was very friendly. Make sure to go to both levels. Next time I visit, I'm taking a truck with me. Most of these types of stores charge so much for their items. Not this place; VERY REASONABLE.

I am in love!!!! Urban Mining is now my favorite store in the entire universe.

Located in Westport in the lower level of the Meyer Building (the entrance is in the back), Urban Mining is 3000 square feet of pure amazingness! It's a thrift store, antique shop and arts and crafts fair all rolled into one. There is so much stuff packed into every inch, it took us two hours to get through the store (check out my photos for an example!).

Some favorite features:

- Vimsey!! Vimsey is "whimsey plus vintage" which is junk art--it features cut-outs, game pieces, vintage images, jewels, flowers, etc. Classes are offered as well, see their website for details.

- My Paper Garden by Lisa Presley, which is old maps and postcards remade into wallets, stationery and purses. A fun way to recycle!

- TONS of vintage handbags and jewelry (a major weakness of mine)

The only bad thing about this store--they're only open three days a month; the first weekend only. So mark your calendars!!! I promise you will love it. :)

My favorite "antiques" in Kansas City!
It`s just an amazing store!
I don`t realy like Grandma antiques (oak, brass, quilts yuck), but Urban Mining I LOVE! I have got SO many wonderful finds there. I have gotten 2 eames chairs for around $30 apeice, many little things, decorartions!
I just LOVE it there. The people are very friendly and helpful.
I NEVER miss a first firday!
Soo many unique vendors
great jewlery counter
LOVE the location perfect for it
I ALWAYS walk out that door with something i love!
its more "vintage" than "antqiue"
OH and the prices are SOOOOOOO inexpensive

I love the variety of items for sale and the staff!!! They have a really large selection with various vendors. I like that it's all displayed nicely and has a clean feel to it instead of that feeling where you walk into a place and it seems like they just piled stuff on top of stuff with no real thought to how easily you would be able to look at the items for sale.

I really enjoy shopping at Urban Mining - as with most vintage/antique stores, you never know what you're going to find, but there are some real treasures here, for some very reasonable prices. There's really not a high markup on most items, and as an added bonus, they offer 10% off of everything on Sunday as well as refreshments on First Friday evening.

We don't stop in every month, but when we do shop here, there has always been a very good turnover of merchandise, so the same things aren't always for sale. And thankfully (for me, anyway), unlike other first-weekend antique places, there's not a lot of "shabby chic" for sale, either - the items at Urban Mining are generally not painted over and "weathered" to look older than they are - most of the stuff on offer is real deal vintage.

Everything is very well organized, and a lot of the booths do a bit of a theme for each month or any upcoming holidays, which is fun. I do have a few favorite booths, but have found that looking around each one is my best bet for finding my latest must-have treasure.

We have purchased everything from jewelry and art to furniture at Urban Mining, and gotten some very good deals. Our largest (and my favorite) purchase was a barrister bookcase in nice condition with a beautiful leaded glass panel; and the staff delivered it to our house for a reasonable fee, which was not only convenient, but also took the stress out of figuring how on earth we would get it home. We have also brought my parents here when they were visiting Kansas City, and my father especially LOVED the store. They ended up making several purchases of their own, and want to go back the next time they're in town.

Urban Mining has become one of my favorite places to visit the first weekend of the month, and even if I'm not looking for anything in particular, I still enjoy stopping in...just to see what might be on offer.