Flooded Del Ray record store raises over $5K in one day for recovery efforts

Over $5,000 has been fundraised for Crooked Beat Records less than a day after the flooded Del Ray business published fundraisers on social media to support its restoration.

A GoFundMe and merchandise fundraiser have quickly garnered more than $5,300 for the vinyl shop, after a burst pipe incident flooded it with several inches of water over the weekend. As of yesterday (Tuesday), water had continued to enter the shop but crews were working to address damage, according to a Facebook video by owner Bill Daly.

“About 30 minutes ago, the water started coming in the building again,” Daly said in the post, which published just before 2 p.m. “You can see the crew back here … they thought they fixed everything, but there’s more problems.”…

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