In early February, The Black announced it was closing its doors for good.
Owner Kurt Dornbusch announced his retirement after 45 years at the helm, ending The Black’s 57-year run as a defining countercultural landmark on Newport Avenue.
The community rushed to grab what they could from the store’s eclectic collection of books, music, posters and t-shirts. It appeared The Black was finally meeting its destiny of eternal darkness, fading into the stuff of OB legend…