Abandoned Flowers - Frank's Nursery & Crafts - Coon Rapids, MN
Beautiful things… Begin at Frank’s… Fraaaaank's Nursery And Craaaaaaaafts… By 2011, seven years after closing permanently, the former Coon Rapids Frank's Nursery And Crafts was reduced to simply “Rank” . Because they never bothered to finish painting over the parts of the sign, that wasn’t covered by the long removed “For Lease” sign, that went up after Frank’s closed. But if you grew up in the early 1980’s, in an area where Frank's Nursery And Crafts was a popular store, you have their jingle burned into your memory. Watch to the end, it’s only 30 seconds, but you’ll know exactly what I mean… That jingle at the end of the commercial is why I cannot say the name of this business as simple words. Those words only sound right together when sung as the jingle. Coon Rapids Frank's Nursery And Crafts, unknown date between 2006-2008. As noted in my story about the old Coon Rapids Target store (and surrounding retail), I’d been a fan of Dumpy Strip Malls, since she was writi...