Another esteemed visitor recently hit Iowa, none other than senior Journal contributor, Raygun ! Raygun hit two different locations in this thing of ours, and has words and pics to back up his travelogue from 18 & Above in Clinton, IA, and TR Video in Davenport, IA.
Folks, pop open a Fresca (Hi Gemini!), and enjoy the wordsmithing of my good friend Raygun!
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Life on the Mississippi
Doc,
No, this isn't a Mark Twain story and I didn't make another trip to Hannibal, MO. Instead, I took a short road trip to visit two adult bookstores in Clinton and Davenport, Iowa.
First up is 18 & Above in the old downtown area of Clinton at 135 5th Ave S, within view of the bridge across the Mississippi and practically across the street from Clinton's finest building, Louis H. Sullivan’s Van Allen Department Store, a reminder of better days for this river town. There's a small store in front with an arcade and theater in back. Arcade admission is $8 for an all-day pass and they're open daily from 10am to 10pm except Sundays when the shop is closed.
No, this isn't a Mark Twain story and I didn't make another trip to Hannibal, MO. Instead, I took a short road trip to visit two adult bookstores in Clinton and Davenport, Iowa.
First up is 18 & Above in the old downtown area of Clinton at 135 5th Ave S, within view of the bridge across the Mississippi and practically across the street from Clinton's finest building, Louis H. Sullivan’s Van Allen Department Store, a reminder of better days for this river town. There's a small store in front with an arcade and theater in back. Arcade admission is $8 for an all-day pass and they're open daily from 10am to 10pm except Sundays when the shop is closed.
18 & Beyond Clinton, IA |
18 & Beyond Clinton, IA |
18 & Beyond Clinton, IA |
TR Video Davenport, IA |
TR Video Davenport, IA |
As it is, the arcade has an open lounge area with large screen TV, 4 small booths, 5 larger booths labeled "theater" with a designated occupancy of two, and 4 unusual U-shaped booths.
TR Video Davenport, IA |
TR Video Davenport, IA |
There's a third store I had hoped to visit, but it was closed the day I was there. I'll have to save that for a future report.
Raygun
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Doc here again... Many thanks to Raygun for an outstanding two-fer of reports from the highways and bi-ways of Iowa. Keep the cards and letters coming in, sir!
I like the set-up at TR Video, and I think it has some great potential to be a cool destination in this thing of ours!
Thanks,
Doc
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