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The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Monday, October 26, 2026

Outer Limits Tattoo Shop Plans to Open Hidden Safe on 100th Anniversary

Carrie Barba, steward of Outer Limits Tattoo in Long Beach, revealed that a safe hidden behind a wall was discovered during renovations. She stated that they plan to hire an old-school safecracker to open it for the shop's 100th-anniversary celebration in April 2027.

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“So we found a safe hidden behind a wall, which we have not opened. And we plan to open that safe on our 100-year anniversary of the shop, which is coming up in April of 2027.”
Carrie Barba
Heard on The Atlas Obscura Podcast — “America’s Oldest Tattoo Shop”, published Monday, October 26, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Outer Limits Tattoo Shop Plans to Open Hidden Safe on 100th Anniversary — Heardvine