my childhood is being destroyed

[amredthelector]

Highlander Comix shut down for good yesterday.

This place was... part of my freaking childhood. They were originally located three blocks from my house. The area was over-run by yuppies, though, and they were forced out. I'd only been there once, but they gave me free pokemon cards. I was sad when they left.

I was ecstatic, though, to find out that they had only moved. I kept planning to go down there.

Unfortunately, they closed for good before I got a chance.

A whole lot of those stores I used to love are closing down because they can't make it. There was a little goth studio called Dark Light Designs that I liked near my house, but they also fell victim to yuppies. A block down from them was Simple Foods, a nice little organic market/deli. They shut down just last month, suffering due to a nearby Sunflower Organic Grocery store stealing their customers. Next door to them was Mountain Man Fruit and Nut Candy Co, which had closed once before, and did so again.

I guess... what I'm trying to say is... I hate Yuppies. They're slowly destroying bits of my childhood.




I random Nikitak, from Inhuman

Comments

[kutariprime.livejournal.com]

I hate when the "big chain" stores choke out the "Mom & Pop" stores.

In my neighborhood, two stores were closed in the past six months due to a Starbucks and a Barnes & Noble coming in. Which was really sad because the two places were there for years and were a staple of the area.

I prefer the "Mom & Pop" places because they provide better customer service and are more personable on many levels.