Woods F R House of Pro Sports

I have almost as much fun shopping in this store as I do walking through the Hall of Fame. I remember going here as an 8 year old and wanting everything in the store. Now I’m 31 and I want two of everything.
Sure, they have all the stuff you’d expect to find in a Cooperstown gift shop: name/​number t-​shirts for current stars and Hall of Famers; New Era hats for all 30 teams, as well as vintage teams like the St. Louis Browns and Colts 45s; bumper stickers for the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox.
But what makes this place special is the vintage souvenirs and fan gear.
Remember puffy stickers? Remember 4-​inch buttons with players’ pictures on them? Remember batting helmet sundae and cereal bowls? Remember painter-​style hats with MLB team logos? Remember ceramic bobbleheads?
They’re all here. And they’re authentic.
They don’t sell replicas or reproductions of kitschy 70s and 80s fan collectibles. They sell originals, the same ones I was browsing over in 1989. One case contains mid-​80s stickers for several MLB teams with a sign that says, «Ask about your favorite team!» I didn’t see the Yankees, so I asked. «We’ve been sold out of them since the early 90s,» replied the shopkeeper. «Once these are gone, they’re gone forever. They don’t make them anymore.»
In a strange way, I was more excited to hear that.
Despite this, prices are fair and don’t seem too far off from what they were in the 1980s.
After you’re done in the Hall, come here for a very different trip down memory lane. Even if you don’t buy anything (doubtful) you’ll leave with a smile on your face.