In the mid 70′s and early 80′s I grew up in/around the town of Brattleboro, Vermont. Brattleboro back then (and to a degree still does) owed much of it’s character to a mix of architectural styles (primarily Victorian) and a healthy dose of 1960′s counterculture.

I was thinking recently about how much of this atmosphere I soaked in and assumed as normal, particularly in the downtown area of Main Street. Even the store names were psychedelic, here are some of my favorites:

• Llama, Toucan and Crow (Health food store)
• Captain Bullfrogs (Record Store)
• The Common Ground (Communal restaurant)
• Mole’s Eye Cafe (Bar)
• Candle in the Night (Oriental rug store)
• The Upper Crust (Bakery)

I’m sure there were many more, some lost to time, some lost to my memory. A few still exist I believe.