Atomic Number Ten has now been open 10 months! I cannot believe it’s been this long and I often get asked how the store got started, so here’s the short version! In winter of 2009, I decided that I would open a vintage store after graduating from the University of Cincinnati. For my senior thesis project at DAAP, I developed the brand identity, layout of the store, and the accessories wall featuring the female and male skeletons. I had already begun to look at spaces in Over-the-Rhine and Clifton and after seeing 1306 Main Street, I knew it was perfect! I graduated in June 2009, signed a lease a couple months later and opened the store for Final Friday in September 2009.
It was a pretty quick journey filled with more surprises than I ever would have guessed, but I’ve had so much fun! I hope that you enjoy the store, it’s my dream turned into reality!! :)