Shops and Offices in Aggieville, Manhattan, Kansas

Shops and offices

Aggieville contains a diverse menagerie of shops and businesses which are nearly all aimed at the college-age demographic. Since Aggieville's first shop, a laundromat, opened in 1898, local businesses have catered to students at the nearby university.

Varney's Book Store

Varney's bookstore sells school supplies to Kansas State students.

The largest shop in Aggieville, Varney's occupies nearly a half-block of space at the intersection of Manhattan Avenue and Moro Street. The shop, built in an old movie theater, sits at the "head" of Aggieville and is well-known for its iconic marquee, which often is emblazoned with messages to students. Varney's carries things that the average Kansas State student requires, from books and school supplies to apparel and computer software.

Powercat Illustrated / GoPowercat.com

The home offices of Powercat Illustrated and GoPowercat.com are located in Aggieville. This magazine and website company solely covers the Kansas State Wildcats sporting teams and is considered by many to be the premier source for Wildcat football, basketball and recruiting coverage.

Ballard's Sporting Goods

Selling sporting goods and licensed Kansas State apparel, Ballard's has been a staple on Moro Street for 54 years. The shop also handles custom t-shirt orders, and has been family-owned for its entire history.

On the Wildside

Since opening in 1990, On the Wildside has filled a niche as a unique shop selling custom hemp necklaces, incense, tapestries, door beads, posters and band paraphernalia (mostly the Grateful Dead, Bob Marley and Phish).

Other shops

Thread sells customized t-shirts. On the Wildside specializes in custom hemp jewlery and music memorabilia.

• Trendy With a Twist
• Two Mom's Boutique
• The Palace
• Rock Star and Roger's
• Hayne's
• Scaly Dave's Herp Shack
• CD Tradepost
• The Dusty Bookshelf
• Zotcis
• Ideal Cleaners
• Sun Connection Tanning
• Moore Property Management
• Pro Fitness
• Wildcat Barber
• Junior's Barber Shop
• The Library Discount Liquor
• Copy Co.
• Shaggieville Salon
• Sisters of Sound
• Olson's Birkenstock
• Stickel Cleaners
• Aggie Hair Shapers
• Bathmatik's
• Krystallo's
• Acme Gift
• Bronze Image Tanning
• Shear Dynamics
• Willie's Car Wash
• Campus Hair Salon
• Thread
• Fineline Tattoo
• Stray Cat Tattoo

Defunct establishments

For one reason or another, some establishments did not stand the test of time. Here is a list of places that are no longer around:

• The Pink Taco - restaurant on the corner of 11th and Moro; changed name to Bordertown, then became Mini's Diner^[1]
• Bombers - a bar/lounge that was renamed 'Club Karrington'. Prior to the name Bombers, the live music bar was The John, followed by Brothers and followed by Snooky's. Whatever the name, the historical building burned to the ground in the 1998 fire.^[2]
• Greek's Pizzaria was a local, original pizza parlor that was destroyed in the 1998 fire.
• The Lucky Brew Grille - This sports bar/restaurant gave way to Porter's and Lucky's was relocated in Mission, KS [3]
• Mighty Fine Doughnuts - This place sold doughnuts -- from like 9pm to 1am. Owned by the people who owned Lucky's.
• Espresso Royale Cafe - an eclectic coffee shop that sprung up during the Seattle/grunge trend in the early 90's. It was quite a warming place, but closed. Radina's opened in its former location.
• The Dark Horse Tavern - was a bar for "the long-hairs" that operated from 1969 to 1978.

Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggieville