This is not your father's West Roxbury: Wild Orchid, which opened last month on VFW Parkway inbound just past the Dedham line, offers a full complement of the sultry stuff you need, plus smokes. Just do a U-turn past where the other McDonald's used to be, by the car wash.
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Note to Wild Orchid
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:04am
Sorry, but, no, this location is not "the heart" of West Roxbury.
Well...
By anon
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:12am
It is the heart of the Parkway red light district now.
Anybody remember West Roxbury's porno video shop?
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:33am
The one kitty-corner from St. T's?
Yeah, that didn't last long.
Yes
By anon
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:06am
I was never old enough to go in though. There where quite a few, Hella's Video had a back room.
That still gets my goat
By Gary C
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:42am
The video shop you mention was repeatedly vandalized (rocks through the windows and buckets of paint splashed on the building) until they closed. It was like a scene out of Frankenstein with angry villagers and their torches. The fact that a vocal, violent minority was allowed to drive a legal business away still pisses me off.
(And that is the backdrop which Wild Orchid faces by opening in WR.)
and now..
By bshep
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 11:00am
and now all those vigilantes are happily at home watching porn on their laptops.
Unfair
By anon
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 11:39am
to call Fox News porn.
I don't agree with the vandalism, but...
By Rostonian
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 12:00pm
I don't agree with the vandalism, but a shop like that, less than 1000 feet from two schools and a church was never a good idea. The folks that opened it must have had zero knowledge of the neighborhood. From what I can recall, it wasn't there long - and wouldn't have been despite the rocks/paint etc.
What part would you say it is
By Sock_Puppet
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:42am
The tail end, perhaps?
heart?
By SoBo-Yuppie2
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 12:53pm
West Roxbury has a heart?
- The Original SoBo Yuppie
Way more so than ...
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 2:07pm
That soulless collection of investor-owned condos you prefer to call home, I'd think.
There, now you've done it, you've gone and made me defend West Roxbury!
Um, thanks?
By anon
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:19pm
You don't need to make it sound like you did something bad.
West Roxbury has a heart?
By Angry Dan
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 6:28pm
Yes, it's where all the businesses are banks.
Locals only
By Saddlebrook7
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:20am
insane clown
By Lanny Budd
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 1:02pm
Remember the portrait of Ronald in that place? It used to scare my kids.
Not much worse than ...
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 2:08pm
The statue of Ronald in the McDonald's across the road - which they at least got rid of with the latest remodel. And, of course, absolutely nothing compared to the Chuck E. Cheese that used to be next door.
I'm guessing this is right next door
By erik g
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:21am
to Jackie's Packie?
HA! I would've never thought
By tcf098
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:24am
HA! I would've never thought of this one.
Funny you should mention that
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:31am
Yeah, it is next to a packie, if not Jackie's.
I was going to guess
By Waquiot
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 12:59pm
A name like "Town Line Liquors," just to discover that in fact that is the name.
Some numbskull will get it in their head that there is a chain of liquor stores with that name, since there seems to be at least one in almost every municipality in the state (save Nantucket and Gosnold, of course.)
I was holding out hope for a
By Badger
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 1:30pm
I was holding out hope for a Bunghole Liquors.
West Roxbury's other variant
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 2:09pm
Dedham Line Liquor on Washington Street.
Ah yes, at long last, sex and tobacco under one roof.
By tcf098
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 5:20pm
Aren't businesses like this is exactly why the internet was invented?
But, why Wild Orchid?! I kind of feel like they missed out on an opportunity for a much better business name. Let's explore a few below.
Sex & Smoke
Butts & Butts
Poke & Toke
Slappy & Tobaccy
Gape & Vape
Pokey & Smokey
Puff & Muff
Please feel free to add to this list.
Let's celebrate our heritage
By anon
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:30am
should be called the Fainting Puritan or maybe the Mo' Lasses Flood (too soon?)
Bras & Emphysemas
By Kinopio
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 9:51am
Bras & Emphysemas
Butts & Butts got me good.
By ZachAndTired
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:30am
Butts & Butts got me good. Well done.
hmm
By Anon
Fri, 12/09/2016 - 10:32am
gotta change it to "Butts and Buttz". The "z" adds an extra layer of tacky
Adding
By Sock_Puppet
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 11:24am
Gash & Lash
Bong & Dong
But of course they're trying to make it sound classy rather than... assy.
I think of it as "Dildos &
By LM
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 8:25pm
I think of it as "Dildos & Bongs" whenever I drive past it.
What about the sign above...
By anon
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:00am
What about the sign above...
Is that a real company??
The website has quotes using Lorem Ipsum. From people with titles such as "Triple 8 Interactive" "Time Stuff" and "Vice Canyon"
Reverse search the business name?
You get this...
ROYAL BETSA was created by Freda Agboga - Feika with firm commitment to serve her clients with the fear of God. Freda took her passion for event planning and designing to a higher level when she relocated to Boston, USA. Royal Betsa with God's direction was birthed to take stress from her clients who want to have a magnificent event but do not want to deal with the stress of event planning, designing and management. Freda’s events are known for their extraordinary creativity and magnificent décor. Freda’s fear for God and admirable personality gives her clients the assurance that their events will be extraordinary and breathtaking.
https://www.qccareerschool.com/event/viewprofile.p...
event planning for the culturally diverse?
By cat
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:48am
The founder appears to be from Africa. She likely tailors her busines for folks of similar cultural values.
Somehow I don't think a business that identifies with 'fear of God' is going to be happy with her new neighbor.
Thanks for the laugh
By Gary C
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:53am
My chuckles are only constrained by the fact that someone has spent their good money to produce this sign and website.
actually ,
By BoredatWork
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:06am
its owned by the same people who run Amazings in Dedham . i remember an emplo... uh i mean on the internet ... it told me. Darn work computers and their viruses ...
West Roxbury sounds like it's
By dvg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:08am
West Roxbury sounds like it's finally becoming exciting. I am considering a visit. Any other recommendation?
Wow. There's all kindsastuff
By anon
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:14am
Wow. There's all kindsastuff going on in that signage! Dance time, sex toys, smoking vessels, party planning, ...just WOW!!!
The whole thing is even better
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:38am
I cropped my original photo to focus on the particular store's sign, of course.
Whole lotta party
By Sock_Puppet
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:43am
Down at the cohen plaza
"and more"
By Gary C
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:47am
What else could there possibly be?
Some party
By erik g
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 10:53am
Booze, ciggies, power yoga, party rental, and sex toys. Your one-stop-shop for one hell of a Saturday night.
Oh, but wait, there's more!
By adamg
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 2:11pm
It's just up the road from Boston's only Taco Bell/Long John Silver combination store.
"Shoot, a fella could have a pretty
By MC Slim JB
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 3:28pm
good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff."
Also laser tag and Joann's
By LM
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 8:29pm
Also laser tag and Joann's Fabrics. My 'hood has it all, Adam.
thank you.
By John-W
Thu, 12/08/2016 - 12:10pm
This post and its resulting commentary have made my day. I can just go home now. Or maybe call up the Vice Canyon and see if they can hook me up with a good event.
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