And now, having lost much of his client base, Humphreys has put the store up for sale.
If Briggs & Briggs is not purchased by May 31, Humphreys says he'll be forced to sell 110 years of accumulated memorabilia.
"It's just not as busy here," Humphreys says. "We've survived, but we figure that maybe it's finally time to call it a day."
The Way it Was
The store has been in Humphreys' family since 1927, passing from his grandfather to his father and finally to Humphreys himself, eight years ago.
Humphreys began working at the store when he was 14. He says he'd wash the windows, sweep the sidewalk and make runs to the post office. "It was a good business," he says.
"When my father was here, in the 30s or 40s we were a very highly regarded record store."
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