Berkeley’s venerable Mr Mopps’ toy store celebrated its fiftieth birthday on Sunday (as we alerted readers in our weekend It List, published last Thursday). The store at 1405 Martin Luther King Jr. Way at Rose, was taken over two years ago by Devin McDonald, son of Country Joe McDonald, and Jenny Stevenson. There were balloons, music, and face painting and Bill Newton was there to capture the festivities on camera.
View a Photo Gallery of the birthday party.
McDonald and Stevenson bought the store after reading that it was for sale on Berkeleyside. Watch them talk about their vision for the shop in this video shot for Berkeleyside by Kim Aronson, originally published in March 2011:
Related:
Mr Mopps’ new owners cut ribbon on reopened toy store [02.21.11]
Thanks from Mr Mopps’ [10.25.10]
Berkeley couple buy Mr Mopps’ toy store [10.15.10]
Mr Mopps’ toy store formally on the market [06.09.10]
Buyers circling Mr Mopps’ [04.10.10]
Mr Mopps, Berkeley’s beloved toy store, is closing [03.24.10]
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