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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 Mis茅rables.
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 Mis茅rables.
Jayne Jackson, from 最新杏吧原创, 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.
鈥淚鈥檝e never tapped danced before, but it would fun, I think鈥 said Emma Ryan, 23, from O鈥橣allon, 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鈥檚 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 最新杏吧原创 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鈥檚 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 最新杏吧原创, 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 production of Les Mis茅rables. Eponine鈥檚 mother named her after the character because she wanted her daughter to be brave like the character in the musical.
鈥淲e鈥檙e probaly not getting in鈥 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
Photographer
The lines were looooong, but the bargains and the variety of items were fabulous.
