Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Nothin Pretty Bout Sudz Beauty Salon


Uptown_Accident_1806, originally uploaded by Black Java.

Check it out. This dude passed out and plowed his Econoline van into Sudz Beauty Salon on 24th and Hennepin Sunday. It totally took out a whole corner of this 2 story brick building. No one was in the Salon @ the time of the accident and the apartment upstairs was vacant as well. The driver was trapped for like 30 minutes in all the rubble. Last time I heard he was in stable condition and he's gonna make it. Here's some shots I took on Monday. The van had already been removed by then.

While I was shootin' I noticed the vacuum in the apartment was still plugged in. Major Bummer man. Knowing that they just cleaned the place right before it collapsed was probably an extra blow they could have done without.

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11 comments:

Eric B. said...

That is some seriously impressive damage! He must have really been moving.

Anonymous said...

I can't believe someone lived in a place with walls the color of *THAT PINK!!!!*

I drive past that place every morning and it totally kills me.

Pink.

Anonymous said...

Sudz will be back, and better than ever

Anonymous said...

Bet on it !

Bl@ck Coffee said...

Really, that surprises me. If i owned a business that got destroyed like this i would relocate. I was hoping something else would go in this area instead but that's just me. Do you have a link to an article or something? The ladies who come across this post might want to know for sure.

Honey Bunny said...

oh my goodness! this post answers my questions. i hope that those people had insurance!

i'll never look at that building the same again.

Anonymous said...

In regards to the person that said that "I can't believe someone lived in a place with pink walls." No one actually lived there, it was the guy who manages all the buildings little jack shack, if you were there when they pulled the van out, you would have seen a vast collection of porn literally cascading from the second floor apartment.

Anonymous said...

In regards to the person that said that "I can't believe someone lived in a place with pink walls." No one actually lived there, it was the guy who manages all the buildings little jack shack, if you were there when they pulled the van out, you would have seen a vast collection of porn literally cascading from the second floor apartment.

Bl@ck Coffee said...

Nice story Anonymous. I'm not sure if this is true or false. I do however have a funny picture in my head of porn cascading from the second floor.

See this is why I let anonymous folk post comments.

Anonymous said...

Hey guys,

This is Harris and i'm one of the owners at Sudz! This was a crazy accident, and no we didn't have to tear down the building or anything but boy was it alot of work. You guys should check out our new salon and online home! Sudzsalonmpls.com

- Thanks for all of your concerns!

katlyn said...

Hi
wish I could wear my dress at least once a month! :))) I think the online thing works great when you have your kind of attitude. I'm happy you got the look you wanted. I love weddings LOL.