There’s a moving sale going on at Bop Street Records (5219 Ballard Ave NW) as owner Dave Vorhees prepares for a short move to the former Tableau space at 2220 NW Market St.
Bop Street has been a Ballard institution since 1984 and has been in the Ballard Ave location since 2001. “I’m looking forward to being moved,” Vorhees laughs, “But I’m not looking forward to the move itself.” To make the move easier, Vorhees has marked down everything in the store through the end of May with the majority of the records in the basement marked at $3.
The last day for Bop Street on Ballard Ave is June 30th. Vorhees hopes to have the grand opening at the new location on July 1. “I think it’s going to be fantastic,” Vorhees says about the new location, “I think I’ll have a lot more people coming in.”
Vorhees drying off records after the basement of his current location flooded.
Vorhees says this move has absolutely nothing to do with the flood that damaged some of his collection last year. (Thanks Caryn for the tip!)