For 40 Years, Black-Owned Out Of The Past Records Has Survived And Thrived On The West Side

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Original Load Date Feb. 12, 2026, 10 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 12, 2026, 10 a.m.
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![][86] WEST GARFIELD PARK — Lloyd Johnson has been a regular customer at Out Of The Past Records for the past 20 years. The Near West Side native loves all types of music, but at his favorite record shop in West Garfield Park, he scours the record bins for “dusties” — timeless “oldies but goo...