[NY Times]
For decades, musicians from around the world flocked to a segment of West
48th Street in Manhattan that was known as Music Row. Both sides of the
block, just off Times Square, were lined with shops that sold and repaired
guitars, drums, keyboards and other instruments.
But the music finally died there in December when the last holdout, Alex
Carozza, packed up his accordion store and 50 years of memories and moved
off the block. Now, all that is left of Music Row are the signs and
awnings that beckoned to virtuosos and neophytes alike. The block is
haunted by empty buildings and the occasional tourist straining for some
echo of its harmonious past.
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rest:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/nyregion/accordion-stores-departure-signals-end-of-manhattans-music-row.html
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