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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Old Soul Co. Opens New Location in Oak Park
by Ed Fogle, MaverickPhotography.us, published on February 4, 2010 at 5:35PM
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Old Soul Co opened their third Sacramento location Thursday morning in Oak Park.
An old familiar spot has a new face in Oak Park and the community is well pleased. Starbucks shut down its 35th and Broadway location last year, much to the disapointment of many. The location was a community hub where many gathered daily to socialize, conduct business or just relax with a good book and a cup of coffee. Despite many letters from patrons voicing their conerns to Starbucks corporate office of the closure, the doors were finally closed in September of 2009.
Knowing the community cenergy the coffee house brought regular goers better known there as "The Usual Suspects" were confident something good would come of it…the prime location couldn't sit quiet for long.
Thursday morning, with no fanfare, advertisement or forewarning, Old Soul Co opened their doors for business. Location manager Tim Jordan stated they were suprsingly very busy this morning, "you would have thought it was our official grand opening".
While all the furniture is not moved in yet, what furniture and décor that is there shows the location is going to be a wonderful and comfortable spot for "The Usual Suspects" and those who patron the new friend in Oak Park. College students were already enjoying the coffee and space as they cracked their books open to study. One stated, "I've been walking by here every day waiting for them to open".
Owner of "Underground Books", Mayor Kevin Johnson's Mother (known to locals as Mother Rose), said "Thank God this coffee house is open. It's what this community needs."
Not only does Old Soul roast and brew their own smooth coffee, they have a breakfast and sandwich menu as well.
The official open house will be the evening of this month's 2nd Saturday, February 13th from 6 to 9:30 P.M. The management is planning a wonderful event, and even obtaining a special event permit for the evening.
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I love this story; A start from scratch coffee loving hipster group picks up a giant corporations discard and runs with it. Nice work indeed.
Perhaps all you DO need is love!
Onespeed Pizza uses Old Soul and thats sez it all! Oh they have 2 River Cider there too.
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