Why is hagerstown md the hub city

More often than not, record stores tend to be cramped and compact, but it was important to the Thoburns to utilize their space to create wide aisles and add other features to make the store fully handicap accessible. Despite such a large space, it felt personal. Lloyd Thoburn could be found walking around the store introducing himself to new shoppers and asking what they needed help finding. A few dog toys were there to entertain shop dog Aubrey — named after a song by the band Bread.

A TV playing old music videos and live performances brought back a wave of nostalgia for Friday nights in the 90s staring up at similar TVs playing new releases and previews on a loop in video rental stores.

Hub City Vinyl also does not lose the charm of rifling through small record shop bins to find rare collectibles. The Thoburns are consistently getting new inventory, including sealed early edition albums, and they come at reasonable prices.

One of my friends was delighted to snag an original Muscle of Love Alice Cooper record with a rare cardboard sleeve, and I was pleased with the used books collection, where I found a thick Stones bio by bassist Bill Wyman. The best feature of this space, however, is undoubtedly the listening lounge.

And in that spirit, Hub City Vinyl might soon become a place not just to shop but also to hang out. The Thoburns plan to clear out the back room to make space for more records and a small performance space, hopefully in the next year. Bottom line: Worth a visit, and be on the lookout for what they have in the pipeline. After a solid day, my friends and I stopped for a bite downtown. We shared the chocolate chip and bacon stuffed pretzel, a pepperoni pretzel pizza, pretzel-wrapped Oreos, and Mexican tequila and coffee adult milkshakes.

Hagerstown's nickname of the "Hub City" comes from the wheel-spoke effect that the many rail lines in and out of the city created. Through the years, the railroads continued to ply the tracks through the county providing work for many, and transportation of freight and passenger service from Baltimore in the east to the great expanse of the country to the west.

Today, passenger service no longer runs through Hagerstown, but freight service continues and trains are far from forgotten. Using archival photographs, Hagerstown: Railroading around the Hub City presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of this community today. Local author Mary H. Rubin has culled vintage images primarily from the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum and the Maryland Cracker Barrel magazine in this historical retrospective.

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