It is kind of weird to experience the extinction of a particular physical media that was once so ubiquitous. DVDs/Blu-Rays are on a similar path too. I'm amazed how small the movie section is at Best Buy these days.
On the other hand, it takes very little walking in any direction and these days I bump in to a record store selling vinyl. So that's been really nice to see.
That said, while I do like to occasionally visit local record stores, I actually do most of my vinyl (and rarely, CD) purchases online.I love the ability to sample a lot of an album before buying - via discogs or youtube - even some of the most insanely obscure stuff. It's simple to purchase and, because records are a cool physical media, I still get a thrill when it shows up at my door. I don't really need to go to a record store for that.
(But..I actually try to throw some of my business towards a local record store, to support it).