Chicago area record stores past and present (with photos)

Used to shop at Rolling Stone all the time from the very early in the 70's on.

 

Turnstyle. Wow! That’s a blast from the past. My grandparents lived in Harwood Hts. on New England. I would ride my bike from Kedzie and Belmont to cut their grass.

 

Another favorite was Rose Records at Ashland & School St. by Belmont across from Wieboldt's. Some of my favorite concert tickets were purchased from the Ticketron there in the 70's. The building used to be an A&P Grocery Store in the 60's, I lived down the street on Lincoln Ave. from 1961 on.

 

My mom's first job was at that Turnstyle.

 

Wasn’t there a Flagg Bros. shoes and Foxx and Foxx clothing on the same block?

 

Fox & Fox was there . . . the couple who owned that store were very hip, super nice folks. That's where I bought my Nehru shirt and Paisley Pants lol in the 60's. I don't remember Flagg being there . . . remember Wimpy's Hamburgers a block south of there?

 

not a bad store but tight !

 

Dave’s was the place on Clark just a few blocks from Kingston Mines, right? Was just there last summer and enjoyed browsing, even though I’m not a vinyl guy. It had a cool vibe. Unfortunately I didn’t have a lot of time, and the things I did see that i may have been interested from a collector’s standpoint seemed a little pricey.

 

Yeah, it was right around the corner. I always found him way better for new stuff that you might not find down the street at Reckless, and occasionally, something mildly interesting in the used bins. Most of the time, a little overpriced, and a little too beat up. Did have some gems up on the wall a lot of the time. But way too cramped for extended browsing.

 

Basement mostly-jazz LP store on Clark or State maybe half a dozen blocks or so north of JRM c. 1979-82? Anyone remember?