Pop! Culture Connection shop offers vintage collectibles that
span the eras.
BY NICOLE TAFE
“I
’ve been a collector
parents’ attic, and was drawn,
from an early age,” says
once again, to collecting these fun,
Jeremy Fairgrieve, owner
reminiscent items.
of Greensburg’s Pop! Culture
For the next six years, collecting
Connection shop. “I loved action
was once again a hobby for him.
figures and play sets, as all kids
“My wife and I would drive all
do.”
over the United States, even as
Fairgrieve, 36, was born in
far as California, to do shows,” he
Greensburg, raised in North
says. His focus at that time was
Huntingdon and graduated from
mostly on toys from the 1980s—
Norwin High School. He and his
the ones he had developed a love
for during his childhood.
wife, Dawn, returned to the North
Left: Fairgrieve found a hobby in collecting at a young age. Right: Fairgrieve
Fairgrieve met a lot of people
Huntingdon area to raise their
with his wife, Dawn, and sons Chase and Kayden.
along his journey, and was
sons, Kayden and Chase, close to
family.
constantly encouraged to take on collecting as a full time gig:“It was
“When I was young, I started collecting baseball cards and would
then that I realized I could make a profession out of this hobby.”
frequent card shows and flea markets,” says Fairgrieve. “Lucky for me,
And so, with new intention, Fairgrieve stopped focusing on toys
my mother held on to most of the toys I collected in my childhood.”
from just the 1980s and began to appreciate all kinds of collectibles
Fast forwarding 15 years from his youth, Fairgrieve began to
that spanned every era. “I decided to leave my job and open up a retail
rediscover all of the toys from his childhood that were buried in his
vintage shop,” he explains. “I found a storefront in Greensburg for
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