JOURNAL

In its original location in an alleyway off of Market Street, Paxton Gate was born in 1992 as the side project of owner Sean Quigley and his business partner, two landscape designers looking for extra income between jobs. Originally, the shop featured obscure and eccentric garden tools and ephemera. But soon after its inception, a predilection for the more bizarre side of nature became apparent, and oddities such as insects and taxidermy began to creep onto the scene.

 

+/- 2000 sq ft

 

The Mission is the historically rich and culturally diverse neighborhood that comprises most of the central eastern part of San Francisco. Valencia Street, where we’re located, is a rapidly-changing corridor that features a variety of restaurants, bars, and shops.

 

We offer a curiously mind-expanding mix of treasures and oddities inspired by the natural world. Inside you’ll find taxidermy, skulls and bones, unique house plants, framed insects, fossils, minerals, as well as a selection of our favorite home and personal goods.

 

Make sure to take a look at the greenhouse and garden in our backyard, a peaceful escape from the busy SF streets.

 

We’re very excited about our  website redesign, launching this holiday season. We also have some other big news in the pipeline, but we’d prefer to stay mum about that for now…

We play a bit of everything, but lately we’ve been hearing a lot of White Poppy, the Adolescents, and Erykah Badu.

 

Yes! And we promise we won’t stuff them. ;)

Blackbird Products Stocked: Blackbird Incense, May 18th Soap Sets

It's impossible to capture Paxton Gate with photos, but we tried to give you a tiny vision of some of their spirit. Go and visit, say hello, and tell them we sent you.