I'm kinda saddened by the closing of Tower Records. This will probably shock and amaze everyone that knows me, but back when I was young and not at work 24 hours a day, I could spend hours and hours browsing the racks and listening stations at Tower Records. Growing up in suburbia, having a music store open until midnight on Sunday was a godsend, and Tower was the only place you could find imports and indie records. Of course, the internet has changed everything, and instead of looking at a new band's CD and wondering what they sound like, we can go online and find out immediately (that's a good thing - this would have saved me thousands of dollars years ago*).
I wonder what the corner of 4th and Broadway is going to feel like without Tower there. When I was a teenager first learning my way around the village, this was one of my major landmarks I used to orient myself. Please let it not be another Jamba Juice!
* OK, I'm exaggerating
Fear not Louise, we all know it's not going to be a Jamba Juice ... it's either going to be a Duane Reade or a Starbucks ...
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Phyllis G.
There's two Duane Reade's in the immediate area already, so that's unlikely. There's already a Starbucks half a block down, but they're still a possibility. I'm thinking Trader Joe's now. Whole Foods will be a few blocks down on Houston, so this would be a primo spot for them to set up shop.
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