Here's an interesting set of buildings on Congress Street caught in a shower. It's at the corner of Congress and Forest, so when you are stopped at the light(and you always are) you get a chance to read some 'strange' messages in the upstairs window. They seem to change, sometimes daily. The title of the store seems to say it all. It sells ANYTHING! Once inside, you can buy, sell, or trade used cds, movies, books, art, tapes, junk and other debris from our so called modern world. It is also a venue for indie music and other on the edge performances. I think Grampa playing his saw and his buddy Uncle Howard on the fiddle would have been a big hit here. Quite a place- the morning I stopped by, there was a sign on the door that read:"We Are NOT Going Out of Business". Now, as for the placard at the top of the building? Storreytime. I need to do a bit more research on this. No idea!*This morning, I'm off to meet my sister, visiting from Oregon. Knowing her, an Amatos' italian sandwich will be the answer to the question: What'll we do for lunch?
I always loved walking past this store. I went in several times but always felt a little like Alice down the rabbit hole.
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha! You've been there! It certainly is some sort of 'wonderland', for sure.
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of a place in terre haute called headstone friends. Rumor has it in the 70's they would take frequent "smoke" breaks out back. lol But I take it as heresay. If I can find you a pic, will post it in my blog. If you want a CD from an unknown or indie band, they have it. A little too dark in their for me, though. They always have incense burning, loud music, at times and dim lights for mood, I guess. They always have customers in the store. I guess they are a small business doing well in this economy.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to a fellow blogger's depiction of headstone friends with pics of the place.
ReplyDeletehttp://worthyourattention1.blogspot.com/2009/01/headstone-friends.html
Storreytime is a promotional company (apparel, promo items) that works locally but has some huge clients (e.g., the Boston Red Sox). Great business name, but in the end it's all about generating and promoting corporate identities. They're at www.storrey.com/about.html
ReplyDeleteNot NEARLY as cool as their neighbors Strange Maine and Time Lag!