PACIFIC GALLERIES

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One of Seattle’s most prominent antique malls will operate under new management, after a last-minute scramble to find a new operator before it was scheduled to close at the end of August.

Epic Antique, owned by Seattle antique vendor Tom Gorz, will open a sister location called Lander Street Vintage in the mall formerly known as Pacific Galleries Antique Mall. The new mall, which will initially look similar to Pacific Galleries, is planning to open in mid-September, Gorz said.

“Pacific Galleries has such history … we don’t want to lose all of that,” said Gorz. “But at the same time, we do want to create an excitement that we have created at Epic.”

Lander Street Vintage, a new business owned by Gorz, signed a lease with Seattleite Grace Li, who owns the Sodo warehouse. Li, 72, and her 75-year-old husband have operated Pacific Galleries out of the warehouse since 2003 but announced three months ago they sought to retire.

“It’s a happy ending,” said Li. “It’s a win-win s