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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 11 > Boomtown will boom no more

Boomtown will boom no more

Unable to compete with online sales, record store is closing

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
September 11, 2007

The day Boomtown opened on Wall Street nearly 15 years ago as a small record store, Bend resident Larry Kimmel was there, seeking a quirky store full of rows upon rows of records, knowledgeable employees and listening booths for album previews.

"Not a week goes by I don't go to the record....

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