“Like the collection itself, the journey of Kim’s Video is legendary, and we are thrilled to celebrate its dramatic return to New York City where it belongs,' said Anne del Castillo, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.
When Bruce Springsteen sang “Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact / But maybe everything that dies someday comes back,” he surely couldn't have anticipated that his words would one day apply to Kim’s Video.
Alamo has acquired the back stock of other shuttered video stores for similar projects in other cities, but Leaguethat acquiring the inventory for Kim’s flagship store, Mondo Kim’s, was “the white whale.” Mondo Kim’s closed in 2009, and the last remaining Kim’s Video locations, on 1st Avenue and 7th Street, shuttered in 2014.
The chain “introduced underground independent artists and filmmakers” to a wider audience, Kim said, calling it a key mission. Some of the people who spent time behind his counters went on to become pretty big names themselves, including director Todd Phillips, musician Andrew W.K., Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes and Other Music founder Chris Vanderloo.
Also on hand at the grand opening was Salemi's current mayor, Domenico Venuti, who spoke briefly before presenting Kim with the Crest of Salemi. League, in turn, presented Venuti with a dedication plaque. With that ceremonial handoff completed, Kim and League opened a bottle of champagne with a sword and declared Kim’s Video officially for business.
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