Wherehouse Records

The original, flagship Wherehouse Records opened in 1976 in the now-demolished University Mall on M.A.C. Ave. It immediately became the hub for audiophiles, hippies, erudite vinyl freaks and assorted crazies that were the norm in the OLD E.L. scene. It was a huge space on the second floor at 515 E. Grand River Ave. You could pick up your concert tickets to all the big shows in EL there, and they always stayed open past midnight when a new album from some huge act was released (yes, this was the scene when people went outside their home to buy music!). And from 1976 to 2011 in E.L, that place was (as they used to say), "Where else but Wherehouse Records?"