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Rolling with Rock History
Klutch Cannabis revives former Record Rendezvous building as flagship dispensary
By Christopher Johnston | Photos by Caitlin Bourque, Nate O’Donnell & Mark Watt
Once a space where Clevelanders flipped through vinyl records, the historic Record Rendezvous is spinning a new story. Klutch Cannabis has transformed the legendary downtown rock ’n’ roll landmark at 300 Prospect Ave. into its flagship dispensary, offering a one-of-a-kind retail experience with a bold, modern design.
Built circa 1908, the four-story, 15,000-square-foot building earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places for its role in music history. From 1939 until 1987, it housed Record Rendezvous, where owner Leo Mintz and disc jockey Alan Freed helped to popularize the term “rock ’n’ roll.”
After an extensive historic preservation and retrofit project, the building has reopened as a showcase for adaptive reuse. The street-level retail dispensary anchors Klutch’s operations, while the first two floors also accommodate offices, storage and packaging. Plans are for the third and fourth floors to be converted into apartments.
Klutch is already a major player in Ohio’s cannabis industry, operating two state-of-the-art cultivation centers that supply premium products to more than 150 dispensaries statewide. Along with locations in Canton, Lorain and Loudonville — and a soon-to-open store in Northfield Village — the new Cleveland flagship adds a high-profile property to the company’s portfolio.
“The reason I first bought the building was because I thought there needs to be something in this space,” says Adam Thomarios, founder/CEO of Klutch Cannabis and vice president of Copley-based construction company Thomarios. “What better than a dispensary that can marry modern culture with modern medicine and rock ’n’ roll?”
The project, launched in late 2023, required several rounds of approvals from the City of Cleveland, Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control, Ohio’s Historic Preservation Office and Cleveland Landmarks Commission. After navigating that complex process, Klutch secured its dispensary license in July. The store opened on August 1.
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