or iana , ▁odd ities , ▁and ▁products ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁ste amp unk ▁movement . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁operation ▁re located ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Stevens on ▁Street ▁location ▁to ▁Val encia ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Mission ▁District ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁its ▁growing ▁collections ▁of ▁v int age ▁tro phy ▁mount ▁tax id erm y ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁foss ils ▁and ▁min er als . ▁The ▁store ▁fre ights ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁gentleman / in vent or / bot an ist / bi ologist ▁a est h etic ▁that ▁Time ▁Out ▁London ▁once ▁described ▁as ▁“ Mar tha ▁Stewart ▁Me ets ▁David ▁Lyn ch .” ▁ ▁Qu ig ley ▁opened ▁Pa xt on ▁Gate ' s ▁Cur ios ities ▁for ▁K ids ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁lic ensed ▁a ▁second ▁operation , ▁Pa xt on ▁Gate ▁Port land , ▁to ▁own ers ▁Andy ▁and ▁Susan ▁Brown ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁Port land ▁store ▁achieved ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁television ▁fame ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁featured ▁as ▁" The ▁K not ▁Store " ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁I FC ▁television ▁series ▁Port land ia , ▁created ▁by ▁Fred ▁Arm isen ▁and ▁Car rie ▁Brown stein , ▁guest ▁st arring ▁Jeff ▁Gold bl um . ▁Later , ▁Arm isen ▁included ▁Pa xt on ▁Gate ▁Port land ▁in ▁a ▁travel ▁piece ▁he ▁author ed ▁for ▁the ▁UK - based ▁Guardian ▁New sp aper ▁in ▁May