Vanished Site Data

 

 

Site Name:

Piranha Alley
Site Location:

Burdick Mall
Date Vanished:

December 30, 2003
Site Information:

Piranha Alley opened in April 1989 in an alley off the Burdick Mall.  It became a Mecca of skate function and fashion.  In 1997 the storefront moved to the main mall.  The expansion allowed the inclusion of snowboards and many new brands of gear as well as scads of videos, amenities, gimmicks, doodads, fandangle, gewgaws, and gimcracks.  Run by real skaters, Piranha Alley was genuine and fun.  It is survived by the Pro Shop at the K-Zoo Skate Zoo at 1502 Ravine Road.
 

 
 

 

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Where it all began   Burdick Mall location

 

 
  Notice of closing  

 
Passersby reading closing notices   The manhole
     
  Interior views of the store  
     
   
     
 
     
   
     
 
     
   
     
Images courtesy of the original Vanished Kalamazoo site
     
     

 

 

 

 

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