Sad but true! Hole In the Wall, the small independently owned neighborhood video store, will be leaving a hole on Court Street. Twenty years have passed since Rita and Gerry, the owners, opened the doors to their movie treasure trove. During those years, my kids went from renting The Little Mermaid to checking out Deadwood. Back then, Key Food was still its neighbor and VHS was still the standard.
Their original space was right next door, in a tiny store barely big enough for two rows of shelves. Hence the name. When they moved into their present location, it felt huge in comparison.
We all cheered when Blockbuster, just a few blocks away, packed up and left, while Hole In The Wall survived. A triumph against Corporate America.
And now, the end of a real Carroll Gardens fixture. To be missed by many, I am sure.
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1 comment:
This REALLY sucks!! It's a great store and one of the last video stores in the neighborhood. I never joined Netflix because I wanted to support Hole In The Wall but all those websites are driving out the great mom and pop shops like this one. So sad.
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