A vintage clothing store will replace former Rasputin Music space in San Francisco

Flamingos Vintage Pound, a vintage clothing store, is expected to open in the former Rasputin Music store located at 1672 Haight Street in San Francisco. Flamingos Vintage Pound, a vintage clothing store, is expected to open in the former Rasputin Music store located at 1672 Haight Street in San Francisco. Photo: Photo By Tomas M. On Yelp Photo: Photo By Tomas M. On Yelp Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close A vintage clothing store will replace former Rasputin Music space in San Francisco 1 / 28 Back to Gallery

Editors Note: On Dec. 23, Flamingos Vintage Pound announced that they have requested a Conditional Use authorization for 1672 Haight St. and have pushed back their grand opening as they wait for approval from San Francisco Planning.

A vintage clothing store with a global presence has taken over the former Rasputin Music space that closed last month.

Flamingos Vintage Pound, a Spanish brand founded in 2009, is set to open soon, according to a Facebook video post that appears to show the inside of the forthcoming store at 1672 Haight St. In the video, Flamingos Vintage Pound shows the interior of the shop and several racks of clothing.

“SAN FRANCISCO Flamingos vintage pound 1672 Haight st GRAND OPENING!! Coming soon ...” reads the Facebook post.

According to Hoodline, an employee at Flamingos Vintage Pound confirmed that the store is expected to open by mid-December and will operate sometime between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily.

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On its website, Flamingos Vintage Pound notes that the chain has stores throughout Asia, more than 23 stores in Europe and 12 U.S. outposts. The Haight-Ashbury location will be the first in the Bay Area.

Among the vintage items available include '80s-style pants, baseball jackets and retro print blouses and shirts. There is also a reason behind the store’s name. Customers are charged by the weight of each clothing item, rather than a fixed price.

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The Rasputin store in Haight-Ashbury closed on Nov. 10 after six years in business. At the time of the closure, The Chronicle’s Roland Li reported that Rasputin management didn’t offer a reason behind the closure. Three years prior, the Rasputin store on Powell Street also shuttered.

Ken Sarachan founded Rasputin Music, back when it was known as Rasputin Records, in Berkeley in 1971. That store remains open today along with six other Bay Area locations.

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