Here’s a little side trip from Route 66 in southwest Missouri that’s probably worth taking: a barn that’s been converted into a shop for new and used vinyl records.
The place is called Vintage Vinyl Purveyor, on the northeast side of Joplin. It’s also close to the fellow Route 66 towns of Carterville and Carthage.
The owner, Lynn Brennfoerder, repurposed a barn into a shop after a post-retirement sideline in flea markets blossomed into a full-fledged business.
KSNF-TV reports:
While most of the recordings inside the business go back years, he’s continually surprised at who does most of the buying, and what they’re after.
“The majority of my customers are thirty and under,” Brennfoerder continued. “I’ve had nine and ten-year-old kids come in here and ask me for Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra and it just blows my mind that those are the artists they want to follow and put in their collection.” […]
Every visitor here at Vintage Vinyl Purveyor is asked to do one thing before they leave, and that is to sign “The Doors doors.”
“I’ve got signatures from China, Australia, London, Czech Republic and of course all over the United States,” said Brennfoerder.
Here’s the full video from the station:
Based on the nationality of many of Vintage Vinyl Purveyor’s visitors, it’s clear that many foreign Route 66 travelers have found it.
The story states Vintage Vinyl Purveyor sits about a mile off Route 66. However, that’s not correct. The closest Route 66 comes to it is about 2 1/2 miles, east of downtown Carterville, Missouri. Better yet, just follow this link to direct you there.
(Screen-capture image from a video of Vintage Vinyl Purveyor in rural Joplin)
similar to the Route 66 Painted Desert Trading Post Recording Studio