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196 Columbia St. Brooklyn, NY 11231

718-858-8659

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Best Place to Buy a Lamp to Match the One You Already Have
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Barry Jetter, the self-proclaimed "Chrome King," spends his days in the back of his store, General Nitemare, attended by a winsome miniature Doberman pinscher named Tiny, scraping, stripping, and sandblasting school paint off metal furniture that he salvages from Maryland. I can't imagine what Jetter's and his doggie's lungs look like, but their merchandise is fantastic, cheap, and available in the wee hours as you stumble home from Alma's rooftop lounge just across the street.

2005 | Best Place to Buy a Lamp to Match the One You Already Have

If your pot-smoking uncle had spent the last 30 years hoarding old furniture in his garage, it would look an awful lot like GENERAL NITEMARE. This storefront on Columbia Street has more junk than your trunk, I promise. The store's colorful owner, Barry Jetter, died recently, and the store's fate is uncertain, but one thing's for sure--this is one garage sale you don't want to miss. More »
2004 | Best junk shop

Barry Jetter, the self-proclaimed "Chrome King," spends his days in the back of his store, GENERAL NITEMARE, attended by a winsome miniature Doberman pinscher named Tiny, scraping, stripping, and sandblasting school paint off metal furniture that he salvages from Maryland. I can't imagine what Jetter's and his doggie's lungs look like, but their merchandise is fantastic, cheap, and available in the wee hours as you stumble home from Alma's rooftop lounge just across the street. More »
2001 | Best '30s, '40s, and '50s Collectibles

"Send lawyers, guns, and money, the shit has hit the fan!" reads Barry Jetter's business card above the appellation "Chrome King." Owned and operated by a self-described former member of corporate America, GENERAL NITEMARE's amazing, quality collection may look junky from the outside, but ask for just about anything, and the remarkable Jetter will fish it out of the crowded pile and personally refinish it for you. Among other items, I bought an affordable Heywood-Wakefield '40s vanity with a... More »

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General Nitemare

196 Columbia St. Brooklyn, NY 11231

718-858-8659

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2005 | Best Place to Buy a Lamp to Match the One You Already Have

2004 | Best junk shop

2001 | Best '30s, '40s, and '50s Collectibles

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