The (Former) Mifflin Street Coop: Before the Mural Colors Fade

Mifflin Street coop set to close.  (WMTV, 11/21/2006)

Members say the co-op is closing due to financial hardship, including unpaid taxes and possible fines as well as slower sales and membership throughout the last 10 years.

After a run of nearly 38 years.  The coop opened for business on January 13, 1969.

History of the Mifflin Street Coop.  (Paul Soglin:  Waxing America, 5/5/2006)

Written by Michael Bodden (chapter titles)

• Rage Flies Like a Nightstick, Shatters Like a Rock: The First Mifflin Street Block Party  
• The Business Done in People's Souls  
• Even in Paradise, a Snake Can Laugh
• The Empire Strikes Back
• Summertime Blues
• The Bandy Houses
• It's Always Darkest...
• A Good Co-op Has Nine Lives
• YIP Riot
• Mifflin and the Beginning of ICC
• The Flame and the Moth
• The Best Food For the Cheapest Price

Detail with window sign

The mural was created in 1987.

Detail with lemon grass

All photos by Retiring Guy