Comments on: Retail revitalization in down town Salem http://www.thesaleminsider.com/2008/02/21/retail-revitalization-in-down-town-salem/ Insiders guide to food, entertainment & living in Salem Massachusetts for tourists and residents. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:06:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: admin http://www.thesaleminsider.com/2008/02/21/retail-revitalization-in-down-town-salem/comment-page-1/#comment-128 admin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:08:33 +0000 http://www.thesaleminsider.com/2008/02/21/retail-revitalization-in-down-town-salem/#comment-128 Dave, Thanks for your comment. According to the Salem City Directory the Purple Scorpion is in the Historic Derby Street Neighborhood (aka the wharf neighborhood) and not in the down town neighborhood. I believe you are correct however, that they were the first tattoo shop since it was re-legalized in 2000. I was told by an old timer at the Y that there was a shop not too far from the old train station but he couldn't remember it being there much after WWII. Dave,

Thanks for your comment. According to the Salem City Directory the Purple Scorpion is in the Historic Derby Street Neighborhood (aka the wharf neighborhood) and not in the down town neighborhood. I believe you are correct however, that they were the first tattoo shop since it was re-legalized in 2000. I was told by an old timer at the Y that there was a shop not too far from the old train station but he couldn’t remember it being there much after WWII.

]]> By: Dave http://www.thesaleminsider.com/2008/02/21/retail-revitalization-in-down-town-salem/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Dave Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:32:23 +0000 http://www.thesaleminsider.com/2008/02/21/retail-revitalization-in-down-town-salem/#comment-127 Not sure exactly how "Downtown" Salem is defined... but the Purple Scorpion has been on Derby Street across from Captain Dusty's since 1997, and I believe they have been actively tattooing in that location since it became legal in 2000. Calling Witch City Tattoo the first downtown tattoo shop since the 1940s might be a little bit of a stretch. With that said, I have a lot of respect for Natan's work, and look forward to checking out his new shop on Essex street. Not sure exactly how “Downtown” Salem is defined… but the Purple Scorpion has been on Derby Street across from Captain Dusty’s since 1997, and I believe they have been actively tattooing in that location since it became legal in 2000. Calling Witch City Tattoo the first downtown tattoo shop since the 1940s might be a little bit of a stretch. With that said, I have a lot of respect for Natan’s work, and look forward to checking out his new shop on Essex street.

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