Unfortunately, this was not the design Target settled on.

CBS just got to tour Target's new office space on Nicollet Mall. As you may recall, this space was the old location for Let It Be Records, and a bit of a disagreement transpired when the store's owner Ryan Cameron wanted to reclaim all of his original signage. The two letters that remained in the hands of Target were "I" and "T."

Now, as the cameras scoped out the ping-pong tables, fireplaces, life-sized chess board and a red-and-white basketball court that are part of this luxurious new facility, it hovered over the wall where the "IT" now rests.
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Photo courtesy of Ryan Cameron

Cameron: "This was after an autograph session, the first they've ever done, for Pretty Hate Machine."

Last week, we reported that Let It Be Records' Ryan Cameron aired a justifiable grievance with Target. For some reason, a huge local company is holding on to a couple of letters that used to be part of the signage outside his shop for a private "art installation." Never mind that Target could likely set up a letter-making factory with a few well-placed calls.

Cameron made the comment that the history of his now-shuttered Nicollet Avenue store does not belong to Target. Below, we have a few photographs of that history -- including visits by Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith and more -- and his full story on what has happened in his interactions with the retail chain.

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Photo by Michael Zale

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Target is stiff-arming Let it Be Records' former owner for the "It" from the store's old marquee. After 16 years in the location at 10th Street and Nicollet Avenue, Ryan Cameron closed up the shop in 2005 when a condo tower threatened to take over the spot. Now, he's just trying to get back the rest of his original signage from the spot -- he gave away the "Let" and the "Be," but wasn't able to reach the "It" from Let It Be back when he shuttered the shop.


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Photo by Andrew Olson

A selection of classic vinyl sleeves laid out to dry.

By Andrew Olson

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