4/12/10: Speaking Volumes is full of interesting old stuff, books, records, antiques and collectibles – each doodad with a story to tell, usually one that speaks volumes.

Owner Norbert Ender recently opened Barge Canal Market (in the same building as Speaking Volumes), a 3,600 sq ft space chock full of vintage furniture and flea market wares which he hopes will be a gathering place for the thriving Pine St arts scene.

Cool stuff has a way of finding Norbert, and he does his best to find good homes for these little bits of history.

Music: Annemieke Spoelstra,Toccare, Frédéric Chopin, Fantaisie-Impromptusin C# Minor, Opus 66

Location: Speaking Volumes, Burlington Vermont

This article appears in Apr 14-20, 2010.

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series "Stuck in Vermont" since 2007. In 2024, she won first place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for her video, “Barbie Collector.” She received the Margaret L. (Peggy) Kannenstine Award for Arts Advocacy from the Vermont Arts Council in 2023. This map details her travels around the state; her 500th video was a musical. New episodes appear on the Seven Days website every other Thursday...