Driving past Lincoln Square, behind an Ulta Beauty and a Michaels art supply store, one might catch a glimpse of a cluster of feather flags labeled “Coffee.” But on further inspection, they would stumble across an alternative haven.
Coffee Pop-Up Boutique is a store that acts as a coffee shop, thrift store, art gallery and music venue and houses an extensive collection of second-hand physical media from vinyl records to VHS tapes. But there is one thing that connects it all — the local scene.
Owner Art Wilson Jr. said he came up with the business concept while going to other vintage clothing stores. He said he noticed there was often a coffee pop-up or mobile cart nearby and wondered why people didn’t merge the two.
Wilson said that when it came to getting started, some people had a difficult time understanding the concept of the business…