Iconic Flyshop Files Chapter 7

Sad news across the interwebs this week as Kaufmann’s Streamborn flyshop bolted its Tigard, OR, doors with little explanation to longstanding customers. According to the latest from Laura Gunderson at The Oregonian, shop owner Lance Kaufmann plans to file for bankruptcy protection next week.

“Kaufmann employee Brian Marz recalls feeling honored to be hired at the Tigard shop last March. Marz was Kaufmann’s webmaster, blogger, store clerk and guide, yet was the newest one on board. 

“‘Business was slower than it should be, but at the same time, we were just about to get into our busy season,’ he said, sharing the surprise he and other employees felt when it was discovered that the store’s locks had been changed last week. He guessed about a half dozen employees worked at the Seattle store and the Tigard location, where he said a longer-than-expected construction project had frustrated Lance Kaufmann.”

Kaufmann’s, a Pacific Northwest institution, survived more than 40 years. Its story will apparently end on the pages of Chapter 7. Support your local flyshops. RIP.

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