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Clements Crossing opens in 1893 building

Last year, Mike Solomon had planned to open Clements Crossing after renovating his 1893 building.

He had envisioned a store that would house several antiques dealers and a wine-tasting business.

But plans changed. Instead of opening the shops before summer's end, Solomon decided to work with a single retailer, Ken Malcoun of Lodi.

Clements Crossing finally opened on Friday.

Located in the same building as Clements Feed and Fuel on Highway 88, Clements Crossing has been transformed into a furniture consignment warehouse. Solomon still plans to put a winery in the building and have a couple of antiques dealers to go with the furniture consignment shop that Malcoun operates.

"We have this great historic building," Malcoun said. "It's nice to use it."

Last year, Solomon completed a major renovation and planned to rent space for two wineries and six to eight antique vendors for the 6,000-square-foot warehouse.

That didn't work out. One reason is that Solomon didn't want each vendor to have a key to the building. So he shifted gears and rented most of the space to Malcoun.

Malcoun puts a coat of oil on an antique secretary's desk at Clements Crossing. (Jennifer M. Howell/News-Sentinel)

"We're still going to get a winery in here," Malcoun sad.

Malcoun and Solomon still want to include a couple of antiques dealers. In fact, Malcoun wants to find at least one who specializes in old-west items. Since he opened last week, Malcoun said he's found that customers want old-time western items, such as buckles, saddles, artwork and sculpture.

"I don't know anything about antiques," Malcoun said. "I know about wood and keeping it clean."

Malcoun specializes in furniture, new and old, plus accounting.

Malcoun said he got the idea for setting up a consignment shop because he saw a demand for it. People don't have enough items for a garage sale, they may not have the property sales technique and they'd just rather have someone else sell it, he said.

"I'm finding the driving motivation is they don't want strangers coming into their houses," Malcoun said.

Clements Crossing has some old furniture along with the new. Some of the older items include a sofa more than 120 years old, a hutch estimated at 85 years old and an old-fashioned ice box, in which you put a large block of ice in the top to keep food cold. Malcoun estimates the ice box was constructed in 1880.

Clements Crossing opened just in time for Mother's Day. Malcoun was banking on attracting customers who were enjoying their Mother's Day feast at Clements Feed and Fuel. He succeeded.

Lodi resident Karen Sorensen, who frequently eats at Clements Feed and Fuel, went next door to Clements Crossing on Sunday and bought some patio furniture. She picked it up on Wednesday.

To make the exterior more attractive, Solomon installed a miniature waterfall with decorative rocks near the entrance. It will flow with water on weekends, Malcoun said.

Born in Stockton, Malcoun has lived in Lodi for 10 years. He opened Blasting Blender in Lodi's Lakewood Mall in 2000 before selling it two years ago.

In addition to running Clements Crossing, Malcoun spends part of his time as a small-business consultant who helps business people who have a good vision, but are weak at finances and preparing a business plan.

Malcoun will either teach people accounting fundamentals or do the bookkeeping himself, depending on what the client wants.

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.