Judy Provias has always loved antiques.
“My grandmother lived in a 200-plus-year-old house that George Washington actually slept in. Everything in her house was antique,” Provias said. “I loved it.”
Provias, of Leechburg, owns and operates La Dee Dah Antiques, located at 161 Market St. in her hometown.
La Dee Dah celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
“I bought this store because I was tired of driving to antique shows,” said Provias, 68. “I would travel to Texas and Oklahoma selling antiques. I just got tired of driving.”
Previously the owner of a second-
hand book store, the North Huntingdon native bought her first antique store and resold it for a profit while studying psychology at Wichita State University in Kansas.