wolfcreek
51 posts
May 14, 2012
7:39 PM
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I think we've touched on this subject in various threads, but I think it deserves its own.
What were your favorite "head shops" from the late 60s and '70s?
I loved the old Forest Books & Records, Golden Rod, Dingleberrys, and the Village Underground. The latter was a little hole in the wall on, I think, Second St. downtown, near Flying Pizza.
My friends and I could spend hours browsing through these shops, feeling very very hip.
And there was one in the Arcade that just sold posters and paraphernalia, if I remember correctly. Not Mayers Records, which I also loved, but a strange little place that you could only get to by walking through a sort of maze within the Arcade (pre-renovation -- it was a real dump back in '71-72 or so.)
Anyone else remember?
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donw
168 posts
May 17, 2012
3:30 PM
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I didn't hang around head shops that much, but I remember that Dayton supported a fairly extensive counterculture-sympathizer scene. It was truly a scene of its time, and it's as gone forever as is the market culture of downtown Dayton.
On this board a few months ago I mentioned a counterculture-leaning book store called "The Little Wing" that I frequented, which was located in a small store next to Marion's Piazza at Shroyer and Patterson. I bought my copy of "Steal this Book" by Abbie Hoffman there (I still have it.) It wasn't a head shop, but the vibe and the clientele was very much the same. I loved it...
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alabama
24 posts
May 29, 2012
3:49 PM
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I remember the village underground. I still have a couple of headbands and necklaces I bought back in the 1960's.
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Rummah
22 posts
May 31, 2012
8:42 PM
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Did "Another Bookstore" get mentioned? I remember hearing the ads for it on WVUD in 76. Finally found the place in 78. Saw my first copy of JOY OF SEX there. Ooops. Ignore that one.
Loved THE FOREST. Well do I remember the owner's concert ads on the radio. Especially the one where he had to cancel a show because of the Xenia tornado.
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Rummah
23 posts
May 31, 2012
8:44 PM
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And there was "Within Limits" at the corner of Dayton-Xenia and Fairfeild in Beavercreek. The kids don't remember what a desolate location that intersection was until development struck.
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stevedog52
6 posts
Jul 27, 2012
12:48 PM
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Does anyone remember "Tchiffaz"(?spelling)place?It was in Kettering near Dorothy lane and Woodman.Then there was Philman's on 725.Wayne av had the Forest record store,the Art theater,and the Lemon Tree. Other places that come to mind,Armadillo's,Peaches,
Goldenrod.I remember at the Forest,they sold an x rated 45rpm record they kept behind the counter,you had to ask for it by name,it was called "stickball".
Town & Country shopping center in the back had a pizza place,a candy store,and a music store/guitar studio. I'm trying to remember what else was back there back in the late 60's.
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tlturbo
377 posts
Jul 27, 2012
4:30 PM
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I remember the Lemon Tree on Wayne. Didn't they have singers (folk singer with guitar and usually sat on a stool type). I think there was a waterbed store next door where I saw my first one. HOW COOL THIS WOULD BE - and back then, they were FULL WAVE ACTION. (had it's benefits.)
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pie8me
122 posts
Jul 29, 2012
8:52 AM
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Philmans is still in business...same location on 725.
Here is a Youtube link...a commercial for Philmans fron the 80's.
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Happy to Be
17 posts
Oct 05, 2012
6:42 PM
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Dingleberrys and Golden Rod records. Just don't tell my mom because she told me that I was never allowed to go into those type of stores.
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n2mykitties
1 post
Oct 13, 2012
1:22 PM
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I used to go to Tchiffaz Place in Kettering to look at the cool posters and tee shirts. They always had incense burning in there and it smelled so good.
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Calhoun
77 posts
Oct 13, 2012
4:30 PM
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OK, it's a bit south of Dayton, but "The Cupboard" off the Univ of Cincinnati campus was amazing back in the 70s. There was stuff in there that would make all but the heartiest blush! Anyone remember what "flavor" incense #47 was?
Last I was in the area, maybe three years ago, the Cupboard was still there.
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maxed out
380 posts
Nov 19, 2012
2:12 PM
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I remember the shops in Yellow Springs. There was one poster shop that had pictures of Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, and many others. They had black lights glowing on them to give them that Psychedelic look. (I had to look up that word for spelling purposes)
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AnitaMc
3 posts
Jan 15, 2013
3:39 PM
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Anyone remember Rock n Stuff in Huber Heights? Was located on Brandt Pike at Chambersburg in the late 70s. Ironically it is now a hair salon!
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Rhino888S
1 post
Jan 26, 2013
8:32 AM
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Re: Tchiffaz Place. The owner was (retired Commander) Jerry Fenlon, a former Navy and Coast Guard helocopter pilot. I frequented his shop in the early '70s. There were always interesting items - tapestries, candles, posters, beads, jewelry, and smoking paraphernalia. The manager at the time was a cute red-head named Linda. Jerry, a longtime Waynesville resident, passed away in 2008 at age 84. His memorial might still be viewable on Routsong's site. Look for William G. "Jerry" Fenlon. He was active in his community and continued flying while serving as Director of Warren County Emergency Management Agency for 21 years. By the way, "Tchiffa" was his Saint Bernard.
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Rhino888S
2 posts
Jan 26, 2013
9:40 AM
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Re: Dingleberry's. If you went south on 48 and turned right on 725, it was a little ways out of town on the left. I remember it as a small building somewhat alone in a then undeveloped area. It stood out and was easy to spot. There wasn't much else until you hit the mall. Later it got nearly swallowed up in the congestion. Like Tchiffaz Place, it had the usual compliment of counter-culture items.
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Rhino888S
3 posts
Jan 26, 2013
9:56 AM
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Perhaps the most obscure and one of the earliest headshops in Kettering was quietly nestled away in Oak Creek as early as 1970. Within Limits was set back behind a gas station on the southeast corner of Bigger and Andrew Roads. It was in a small strip that included a convenience store and donut shop which was probably a good business move. They focused more on posters, candles, mood lights, and incense, and less on smoking paraphernalia. Still, an early example in the area.
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