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The term is a colloquial expression for vinyl records, comparing them to the color of licorice and the shape of a pizza. [2] James Greenwood opened the first Licorice Pizza record store in July 1969 in downtown Long Beach. [3] In the next fifteen years, multiple locations spread throughout Southern California.
Village Music was also known for its in-store performances and anniversary parties at the Sweetwater Saloon by well-known musicians who were also Village Music store customers. [1] A documentary about the store's history and the surrounding music community, Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores, was released in 2012. The store closed ...
In August 1998, Wherehouse purchased Blockbuster Music from Viacom. [10] The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002. In 2003, Trans World Entertainment purchased the remaining 148 Wherehouse stores for $41 million (~$65.1 million in 2023) in cash and assumed liabilities while closing 35 under-performing stores. [11]
The historic County Administration Center is still the home of the Board of Supervisors, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Assessor, the County Clerk, the Treasurer/Tax Collector, and many forms of public records. [7] In 2014 a waterfront park was opened on the former site of the building's parking lots. [8]
College Grove Shopping Center, also Marketplace at the Grove, at SR-94 at College Avenue in Oak Park, San Diego, on the border of Lemon Grove, is an open-air shopping center, but was originally a regional shopping mall, only the second to be built in San Diego County, and the 37th in the country. It opened July 28, 1960 with an official grand ...
Yesterday and Today Records owner Evan Chern looks at a translucent vinyl record while working at his record store on west Bird Road at 9274 SW 40th St. in Miami, Florida, Feb. 2, 2024.
Pacific Records is an American, San Diego, California–based music label founded in 2003 as an independent record label and music publisher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Amongst the labels releases are albums by O-Town , Slack Key Ohana and the Guitar Legends television special soundtracks.
Amoeba Music is an American independent music store chain with locations in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It stocks media, primarily music, but also films and television programs via DVD and VHS. Its music selection includes rock, pop, blues, soul, funk, rap, and jazz. It is popular as a tourist destination ...