Capital City Collectibles has been on Lansing’s Eastside for 28 years. Though Capital City Collectibles owner Stephen Jahner isn’t leaving the neighborhood, he has traded his 2016 Michigan Ave. address for a 1723 Michigan Ave. address.
The new 1,700 square foot space is roughly 300 square feet smaller than his old location, but Jahner, who did not own his former building, needed to find a new space.
“I’ve always pretty much considered myself to be an Eastsider,” Jahner says. “And I’ve always pretty much considered the 2000 block to be a good home.”
Jahner’s shop is well known amongst comic book aficionados.
“I have helped thousands of parents and teachers show their children that reading is fun, that it doesn’t have to be a chore,” he says. “I have people who moved out decades ago, but we still get their business because they like how we do it.”
Jahner’s new home is in the former music venue and music store, Replay Exchange. Jahner had to renovate the space fairly heavily before moving in.
“I think the Eastside, contrary to popular belief, is the place where the advent grade of people in Lansing are,” he says.
Source: Stephen Jahner, Capital City Collectibles
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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