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'''Wuxtry''' was | [[File:1985 Wuxtry ad.png|right|thumb|200px|1985 ad for Wuxtry]] | ||
'''Wuxtry''' was an independent record store owned by [[Chuck Connolly]]. It opened on [[October 1]], [[1985]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] at 1920 [[4th Avenue North]]. [[Karnival Season]] and [[The Primitons]] played at the opening. | |||
Connolly later moved to 3156 [[Cahaba Heights Village]], and sold comics and toys and collectibles in addition to new and used records and CDs. He closed the store not long afterward and moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, where he operated 7th Street Records. | |||
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[[Category:Record stores]] | [[Category:Record stores]] | ||
[[Category:1985 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1990s disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:4th Avenue North]] | [[Category:4th Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category:Heights Village]] | [[Category:Heights Village]] | ||
[[Category:Former shops]] | [[Category:Former shops]] | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 23 April 2017
Wuxtry was an independent record store owned by Chuck Connolly. It opened on October 1, 1985 in downtown Birmingham at 1920 4th Avenue North. Karnival Season and The Primitons played at the opening.
Connolly later moved to 3156 Cahaba Heights Village, and sold comics and toys and collectibles in addition to new and used records and CDs. He closed the store not long afterward and moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, where he operated 7th Street Records.