Melrose Ave. circa 1987
<p>I had this folder on my desktop titled Melrose Ave 1987 and never put it in a magazine, so I figured I would collect the randomness here and keep it going. Melrose Ave, circa the mid to late 1980s, became a sub-cultural center of commerce for new wave/80s mohawk-style punk rock, perhaps in reaction as an alternative to the hair metal unfolding all around it. Post-hippie, pre-hipster, with stores featuring offbeat names from “<a href="https://historic-la.tumblr.com/post/162278296073/poseur-7415-melrose-avenue" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Poseur</a>” to “<a href="https://jezebel.com/a-brief-history-of-cowboys-poodles-jeremy-scotts-lat-1759514406" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Cowboys and Poodles</a>,” it gave rise to independent record stores, the birth of the retro movement and <a href="https://groundlings.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Groundlings</a> comedy community.</p>
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