to opening in its new location, hopefully in the fall, at 6200 Hollywood Boulevard.
In a statement, Jim Henderson, co-owner of Amoeba, said: “We are devastated for our run at this beautiful destination to end like this, but we simply have no choice.”According to a just-issued press release from Amoeba, “The plan was to close the Sunset location in the fall and then move to the new site as soon as possible while moving operations to its new space. That now will not be the case, with the Sunset store having served its last customer and housed its final performance.
Last year, Amoeba announced the move to 6200 Hollywood and received its building permits in March. Since the pandemic, the company has been paying rent on two big spaces, neither of them generating money, in the heart of Hollywood.The announcement means that the shop can begin its relocation without having to worry about managing temporary social distancing measures at the tightly-packed Sunset location.
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awwww that’s sad that store fire
So many great memories!
godofcommerce
I remembered when it first opened I worked at the Virgin Mega Store on Sunset and They were trying to recruit us.
kanyewest help
Nooooo!!!!!!!! This sucks! 😢
this one hurts
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Because of debts...? Someone could give a help only few months,until they became strong again.
Noooo
The lives that will be ruined from our reaction to this pandemic will far exceed the damage from the virus itself. We are colossal idiots.
My childhood is flashing before my eyes. Heartbroken sncredcer
Danggg
the day the music died...on sunset 😭
Deng
How about Blockbuster?
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Damnit! Here’s to GIF creators who can’t spell.
Did locals stop going to that location because of all the street life?
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Well, duh. They moved.
They already said they’d be starting construction on new site last week.
Just wondering... they made $34mil off the sale of this property 2 yrs ago. Hmm...
denajag So disgusting tweeting about jobs and iconic stores and culture - people are dying!!!! prooftheshutdownworked
It's not bad ideas to demolished Sunset Amoeba place & build 28 story contemporary glass & Steel tower with 232 residential units . Including 10 units for very Low income family . It was 2017 News. I do wish Los Angeles Homeless shelter or place top of the Roof or basement .
Noooooooooooooo
MarcelianoCS
Gonna be a LOT of going out of business stories
Awwww.... :-(
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kcrw You guys understand the lockdown is destroying independent businesses like this right? Only big corporations can take this kind of hit? The PPP isn't going to save them.
kcrw Is anyone reading the article? They were planning on moving to the new location in fall regardless. The only difference is they won't reopen at this location and the next time Amoeba opens it will be at the new location.
kcrw Rest in peace you beautiful piece of history. Gone but never forgotten.
kcrw tk_syd
This sucks!
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DavidZahniser This is tragic but this is not “the original” Amoeba records.
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Being a fan of amoebamusic i been known this thanks to my close sources since last year, tho i hope they reconsider ...the last thing i wanna see is some foofoo lala apartments replace a historical spot in my hometown 💿🥺🎶
The MayorOfLA and LACity have no plan to save independent businesses. But you can still go to Target to buy records and CDs for some reason. It's just the smaller and independent businesses that will not survive the shutdown.
Sad to see such institutions bite the dust. Roll on, the Amazon bulldozer
Dammit! If only there were some rich people who love music in Southern California!
Absolutely heartbroken.
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The original store is in Berkeley, CA. lol.
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This is heartbreaking. amoebamusic can we start a go fund me to help? This would be horrible. I want to support in any way that I can.
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