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San Luis Obispo
801 Grand Avenue,
Suite 102
Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum
San Luis Obispo, California
Hours: WED - SAT 10 AM - 3 PM
801 Grand Avenue,
Suite 102
Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum
San Luis Obispo, California
Hours: WED - SAT 10 AM - 3 PM
Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum
801 Grand Avenue, Suite 102
San Luis Obispo, California
Hours: WED - SAT 11 AM - 3 PM
Unique, student-made products from candy to sauces, spices, and jam.
Cal Poly Mustang Shop reopens
bigger and better than ever!
The Cal Poly Mustang shop
reopened in June 2026 at a new
location in Downtown San Luis
Obispo. Despite moving multiple
times over the decades, Cal Poly
has had a downtown store location
since 1993.
When asked what is exciting
about this new location, Store Man-
ager Ian Rodarte responds, “Loca-
tion, location, location. The traffic
we see from people traveling to and
from the adjacent parking structure
A part of downtown
San Luis Obispo
since 1993
is much greater than the traffic at
our old location. Our new location
is larger than our previous one
on Higuera. It features abundant
natural light and high ceilings. This
helps create a welcoming environ-
ment for visitors to shop and also
helps to highlight our products.”
Cal Poly’s first shop was the El
Corral Bookstore, which opened in
1933 in the basement of the Clock-
tower adjacent to Dexter Lawn. In
1970, the bookstore moved to the
University Union Building, where
it is today.
The Cal Poly Downtown Store
opened in 1993 near the corner of
Morro and Higuera streets. In 2012,
the store was rebranded as the Cal
Poly University Store. In 2016, it
moved to the corner of Garden and