When the owner of Duran Travel Agency decided to end her lease and retire, Danny Teran, the owner of local grilled cheese shop The Wheelhouse and Wheelhouse general manager Jordan Schlenker were presented with an opportunity to breathe new life into the space over at 167 Wilson Avenue, which they have done, turning it into a painstakingly curated second hand shop which they’ve christened Alberto & Sons.
Teran and Schlenker tell Bushwick Daily that were delighted to secure a space adjacent to their sandwich shop. They are hoping customers who are drawn to The Wheelhouse will poke their heads into Alberto & Sons, and vice versa, transforming the stretch Wilson Avenue between Hart Street and Dekalb Avenue into a destination.
“There are a dozen thrift stores in the area, [but] most are clothing,” says Schlenker. Alberto’s has some clothing for sale, but in general the offerings are eclectic. From a kerosene-powered bike light to a drum set fabricated in the 1960s to a fur coat, every corner of Alberto’s presents a new artifact, implement or thingamajig.
