{"id":3762,"date":"2026-07-22T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/?p=3762"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:31:56","slug":"discover-delaware-pats-endangered-species-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/discover-delaware-pats-endangered-species-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Delaware: Pat’s Endangered Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThey have a cat inside and they’re so welcoming to all OWU students!\u201d <\/span><\/em>– Grace Frye \u201925 | <\/b>What’s a college town without a record store? Pat’s Endangered Species (often dubbed “The Last Record Store on Earth”) is a beloved, independent record shop just minutes from campus. Established in the 1980s by owner Pat, the shop sells new and used CDs, vinyl, and cassettes, and is famous for its massive genre selection and its live-in cat, Gary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

@patsendangeredspecies<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i><\/a>@pats.records<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Pat’s Endangered Species<\/b>, 11 W Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015 (7-minute walk from campus)<\/p>\n

Get to know our vibrant community of Delaware, Ohio! We are so fortunate to have such an eclectic selection of restaurants and shops within walking distance, plus so many parks, activities, and attractions nearby! Each week, we’ll introduce a new hotspot or event you’ll soon get to experience. Discover more at Destination Delaware County!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThey have a cat inside and they’re so welcoming to all OWU students!\u201d – Grace Frye \u201925 | What’s a college town without a record store? Pat’s Endangered Species (often dubbed “The Last Record Store on Earth”) is a beloved, independent record shop just minutes from campus. Established in the 1980s by owner Pat, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[191,190,193,189,188,192,57,154,222,194],"class_list":["post-3762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-students","tag-attractions","tag-city","tag-community","tag-delaware","tag-discover","tag-downtown","tag-events","tag-food","tag-park","tag-restaurants"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3762"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3774,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3762\/revisions\/3774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}