“between SW 9th and 10th”. 933 SW Stark 224-1173
Years: 1972-1974(?)
Random Strands appears in a LETTER TO THE EDITOR in the April 1972 The Fountain newspaper on page 8
Random Strands
The same issue, April 1972 an ad on page 12
Ad in The Fountain April 1972
Ad in The Fountain June 1972
The bookstore received notice in The Oregon Journal, on August 31, 1972, “next to the city’s only all-gay pornographic bookstore, Random Strands.”
Larger, more detailed ad with product and mail order form in The Fountain August 1972
citations & references:
· Listed in Guide to the Portland Area Gay Scene July 1972 – The Fountain newspaper
· Listed in Damron Address Book/Address Guide 1973 under Book Store/Theatre with note: (book store & theatre) Next door to Rip Tide
· Not listed in Damron Address Book/Address Guide 1974 or thereafter