Some of the best afternoons in Florida start with a plain building you have driven past a hundred times without a second look. You pull in on a whim, push open the door, and suddenly you are surrounded by crates of music stretching farther than you can see.
Every aisle seems to hide another room, another shelf, another album you forgot you loved. If you have ever craved the thrill of finding something special in an unexpected spot, this record shop will feed that hunger in the best way.
A Music Haven on 22nd Avenue North
Tucked along 22nd Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Bananas Records sits at 2887 22nd Ave N, a short hop from the busier corners of Pinellas County. From the outside, it looks like the kind of storefront you might glance at on your way to somewhere else.
Step inside, though, and the scale of the place starts to sink in fast…