Photos by Stacie Joy
Apropos of nothing (Easter?), EVG contributor Stacie Joy decided to pop by for a visit. The friendly staff (no, they were — that wasn't sarcasm) said she could take photos as long as she didn't include any patrons or private areas, such as the viewing booths...
The shop has a healthy supply of cut-out DVDs of super-obscure titles spanning many genres (3 for $10!) ... along with some forgotten Hollywood fare (we see you "Laws of Attraction" with Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore and your 18% Rotten Tomatoes score!) ... 
... and there are some VHS copies... (Dibs on that "Quantum Leap" episode!) ...
... and the adult titles...
There's a clothing section with lingerie ... and shoes (?)... 
... and various accessories... 
There's also a sale section...
This visit doesn't provide insights into everything that might go inside here, but hopefully, this will remove some of the mystery behind Blue Door Video...
16 comments:
Great coverage…. of the street level.
Good to see you giving a spectrum of local businesses a plug.
I remember when they opened...was there a bar there before?...there was some fear around the neon 25-cent viewing booth signs. I guess it was thought the place would attract crowds of seedy characters, but that never happened. They've been a good neighbor. Their video collection is a challenge of obscurity!
Is the butt plug returnable if I'm not completely satisfied?
"Good to see you giving a spectrum of local businesses a plug."
I don't know, I think it's so much...fluff.
Wasn't this space the restaurant First?
It was First, prior. I miss that place and their postcard marketing of tiny-tinis.
Man they have been there forever..Whatever they're doing they're doing it right.
Seems though there are never any consumers in there. I mean, um, so I’ve been told…
wow, I completely forgot about First. I loved that place and they had really good bar food too
as for Blue Door I always heard they hosted sex parties for “gentlemen”
always wondered what it was like in there
Can you remember the chef/owner's name? He went on to become pretty well known.
They used to have special BBQs on Memorial, 4th of July, and Labor day weekends, at a time when there was no other place in the city to celebrate those holidays in a traditional American way, completed with red and white checkered table cloths. And the food was awesome.
They have a decent asian extreme horror section in there and I go in all the time. They are really nice. Sometimes is 1am and I just guess at the price and leave the $$ for the guy who is passed out by the register and yell thanks! and he kinda waves and goes back to sleep..
Wow! Thanks for this. I always wondered about the place and was entertained their varied (!) window displays. Maybe I'll even put on sun glasses and a red wig and go inside.
Thanks for sharing!
The hose in the bucket in the adult title section says it all.
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