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Originally Posted by gmku
Sad about the record stores. Truly. Very fond memories of those places. I went to the famous Oarfolk..etc. whatever it was called many times.
Is there still one on Hennepin Ave downtown? I went there a lot. It was very punk oriented. And dudes would stand right outside on the street and try to sell me bags of pot in broad daylight. It was a pretty heady time for a kid from small-town Iowa like me.
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Downtown was actually gritty back then. It was also a lot more fun. Now that store (Northern Lights/Hot Licks) is long gone, and that whole area has been gentrified and sterilized in the worst way. Hard Rock Cafe even. Thing is, there is still violence down there even though they tried to make it a "family destination;" it just looks way more hideous now.
Oarfolkjokeopus is now called Treehouse and it is one of the few that are left, along with Roadrunner.