So regarded that the King of It All, Duke Ellington, took in the store, and played the piano for customers.
"He was a real gentleman," Humphreys remembers.
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Humphreys smiles wistfully.
"Those were the days when things were a little quieter," he says. "It wasn't always such a hectic world."
Doing Business in the Square
"You used to go down to the Tasty, and say hi to George, who owned the Tasty," he recalls. "Now, you go to Uno's Pizza, and you have no idea who owns Uno's Pizza."
Humphrey ruminates a lot these days.
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