Risk-averse Blue Suede Vintage owner takes chance on new location
The move to the Broad Avenue Arts District was a big decision for Casey O’Rourke, who considers herself a risk-averse person. But she said she knew the business had to go on. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Faced with the decision to permanently close her Blue Suede Vintage shop in the Crosstown area or move to a different location, Casey O’Rourke chose the latter.
The move to the Broad Avenue Arts District was a big decision for O’Rourke, who considers herself a risk-averse person. But she said she knew the business had to go on.
“I feel like Memphis needs as much positivity as we can get, and I just absolutely love being in the shop,” O’Rourke said. “It is my happy place, and I feel like over the last couple years it has become a very positive space for a lot of my customers.”
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Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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