Fells Point in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Record Store Day

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2024

1. Record Store Day Marker

Inscription.
On September 22 of 2007 record store owners from all over the USA gathered here in Fell's Point to create Record Store Day.
It is now the world's largest music event.
Record stores can't save your life. But they can give you a better one.
—Nick Hornby, author

Erected by The Sound Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 2007.

Location. 39° 16.882′ N, 76° 35.664′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Fells Point. Marker is on Thames Street east of South Bond Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1616 Thames Street, Baltimore MD 21231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Loring Cornish / How Great Thou Art (a few steps from this marker); Association of Maryland Pilots (within shouting distance of this marker); 823 South Bond Street (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Edward Fell / William Fell / Colonel Edward Fell / William Fell (within shouting distance of this marker); 1609 Shakespeare Street (within

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shouting distance of this marker); 828 South Bond Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 1625 Shakespeare Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 1627 Shakespeare Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Also see . . .
1. Record Store Day - About Us. Website homepage (Submitted on November 10, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

2. Record Store Day. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 10, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 29, 2019

2. Record Store Day Marker

The Sound Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 29, 2019

3. The Sound Garden

The marker is above the ATM to the left of the doorway.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on February 10, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.