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Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
ChanceEncounter
Stand-by Joined: 7/7/12
#50Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 3:07pmAre you sure you aren't the Dairy Queen?
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#51Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 3:37pm
"I wonder if they'll have any sales or discounts for their last weeks."
Aka the price you would normally see anywhere else.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#52Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 4:28pm
I found some great stuff there, but would have spent more (even at their prices) if they'd been just a bit better organized. I'd leave in frustration and look for things online.
But I'm sadder about Dress Circle closing in London. That was always a highlight of my trips and I found amazing stuff there and at Tower's London store, for both Broadway and West End shows.
#53Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 5:25pm
Yes, it's sad... but they can't compete with the cheaper and direct-to-your-computer digital media. You can find virtually anything you need on the internet for a fraction of the price.
It's a keep up or get out kind of market. Most of you lamenting it essentially admit it was nothing more than a novelty.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#54Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 5:42pm
And Howard Johnsons.
God, that place was gross.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#55Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 5:46pmThey might have been gross, but holy God those clams are amazing.
#56Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 6:03pmThat's what JerseyGirl2 said.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
behindthescenes2
Stand-by Joined: 7/30/12
#58Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 7:06pmVery sad to see it go, but real estate developers control Manhattan for sure. Destroy and rebuild - it will be the city that is never finished
#59Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 7:10pm
I used to wander back and forth 49th Street from the Colony to the Sam Goody's outlet near 8th Avenue, looking at the full-price records at Colony, hoping to find a bargain at Sam Goody's.
RIP Colony.
RIP Sam Goody's.
RIP records.
RIP my youth
^ What PalJoey posted was me in my youth as well. I went to Graphic Arts on 49th between 9th and 10th from '82 to '86 and Colony was one of my fave haunts....
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#60Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 7:55pm
Joey you forgot one of thr brst
R.I.P Footlight
God help us if they close Strand Books
Poster Emeritus
#61Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 7:59pm
I hope this doesn't foretell the end of the Brill Building entirely. That WOULD be a New York tragedy.
Don't count on Sam Ash for sheet music; they're on the way out, as well.
Well-well-well-what-do-you-think-of-that-I-have-nothing-here-to-pay-my-train-fare-with-only-large-bills-fives-and-sevens....
Updated On: 8/23/12 at 07:59 PM
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#62Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 8:18pm
I hadn't bought anything there since the early 80's and it seemed to shrink every time I went in, but there are some good memories.
Agree on the loss of HMV, then Tower, then Virgin. Here's hoping that J & R isn't going anywhere soon.
#63Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 8:33pmI don't think Sam Ash is going anywhere. There's really no digital equivalent other than the Sam Ash website. Physical instruments will always be needed.
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#64Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 10:26pmThe 2nd time I went to NYC I wandered into the infamous Colony Music, surveyed the place, and proceeded to make my way out. I wanted to buy something, they had a great selection, but the prices were cra-zy lol Sad they are going out of business though!
#65Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 10:30pmWent in once and walked out. Just read a fun book called Meet the Anna's that it was semi-featured in. I pass it every day but it is way too expensive.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#66Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 10:32pm
Some of the staff at Colony could be unpleasant, but I stopped in once after seeing APPLAUSE at Encores!, and the clerk behind the counter saw my program and asked, "Oh! How was it? Was Christine in it?" and we struck up a nice chat.
If the Brill Building goes entirely, THAT would be a crime.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#67Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 10:48pm
Ed,
You had better stick around a long, long, time. You're the best poster here.
"And Howard Johnsons.
God, that place was gross"
I don't think it was gross at all. It had a faded charm, which only became more pronounced with the passage of time. The ice cream sodas were terrific, as was their ice cream cake roll.
I miss it.
Also, since we're fondly reminiscing here, there's a free exhibition at the NY Public Library about lunch in NY. For those who remember eating at the automat before or after matinees, you'll find artifacts from the restaurant, as well as a wealth of facts about it, and a great deal more. This exhibit will trigger a lot of memories.
Make a trip to the library.
#68Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 11:25pm
I've lived within a 5 minute walk of Colony for many years, and have NEVER bought a thing there. I even quit stopping in to browse, because it was becoming increasingly difficult to restrain myself when I'd see some unsuspecting tourist paying outrageous prices for items easily available for much less elsewhere.
Their idea of a going-out-of-business sale will probably be to INCREASE prices since "the stock won't be available once they close".
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#69Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 11:40pm
In-n-Out?
Bojangles?
Krispy Kreme?
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--Aristotle
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#70Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/23/12 at 11:41pm
You know, I'd kill for an Arbys to move in there.
#71Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/24/12 at 1:16am
A visit to Strand Books, a quick glance in the bins at The Colony, one hour at Bloomies, dinner at Beefsteak Charlies and then off to the theater. That was Saturday on my quarterly visits to New York in the mid seventies. Good times.
I actually still have some unopened packages of socks from Macys from that time. (And every one of the programs plus the big stack I'd glom after each show.) Good times indeed.
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ZiggyCringe
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/05
#72Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/24/12 at 1:29am
Colony? No great loss.
But I STILL miss Howard Johnson's! Those clams WERE amazing!!!
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#73Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/24/12 at 7:17amRead the landlord wanted an increase in rent that was astronomical. This probably is main reason why it closing.
Poster Emeritus
#74Colony Music to close after 60 years of business
Posted: 8/24/12 at 7:55am
This makes me sad 
Visiting them on all my trips was on of the highlights 
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Updated On: 8/30/12 at 07:55 AM
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