Photos: Muny Garage Sale draws thousands
Thousands of people lined up to search for treasures during the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
Christine Blanquart, from Belleville, pushes her treasures from the Muny garage sale up to the check out area on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
Eponine Scheve, 13, from Bellefontaine Neighbors, skips down the ramp into the backstage area for the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Eponine and her mother, Amy Scheve and grandmother Diana Scheve arrived at 5:30 am to be the first in line for sale. Eponine is named after the character from Les Misérables.
Eponine Scheve, 13, from Bellefontaine Neighbors, skips down the ramp into the backstage area for the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Eponine and her mother, Amy Scheve and grandmother Diana Scheve arrived at 5:30 am to be the first in line for sale. Eponine is named after the character from Les Misérables.
Jayne Jackson, from 51ºÚÁÏ, shows off a costume to her friend that she found in the piles of clothes during the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
Martha Reis, left, and her sister Lucy Reis wait in line to be let into the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
People sift through piles of costumes looking for treasures during Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
“I’ve never tapped danced before, but it would fun, I think†said Emma Ryan, 23, from O’Fallon, Ill, as she considers buying a pair of tap shoes she found in the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
Nancy Eterovic, from 51ºÚÁÏ County, carries an arm full of cosumes she plans to buy from the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
Paul Fendler, left, from 51ºÚÁÏ, and Rob Cummings, from St. Paul, wait with their found treasures near the check area for the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
Melanie Jenkins, center, from Belleville, shows off a find to her friend Laura Finnern, as they sort through items being sold at the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 5,000 items from the Muny’s two prop warehouses were made available for the public to pick through and discover production-used gems, including props, clothing, shoes, scenic pieces, and promotional banners.
Eponine Scheve, 13, from Bellefontaine Neighbors, shows off the hat she scored in the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. The hat was worn by the character Eponine Thenardier in the Muny’s production of Les Misérables. Eponine’s mother named her after the character because she wanted her daughter to be brave like the character in the musical.
“We’re probaly not getting in†says Natalie Smith, from Overland, left, as she talks with her niece Joey Zweifel, from Washington, Mo., while waiting in the back of a more than a quarter-mile-long line to get into the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. The first people in line arrived at 5:30 a.m.
Chris Ayala, from Ballwin, and his dog Violet wait in the back of a more than a quarter-mile-long line to get into the Muny Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. The first people in line arrived at 5:30 a.m.
David Carson | Post-Dispatch
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The lines were looooong, but the bargains and the variety of items were fabulous.
