"It was fun selling things to people. It was just enjoyable to perform a service and to be able to satisfy their needs," Humphreys says.
Sadly, however, "there's just not as much of a need for it here."
Twilight of an American Business
Clearly in a hurry, he asks for a wooden alto recorder. He says that he is in a rush because he needs to catch a plane to Venezuela later that afternoon.
As the man leaves with purchase in hand, Humphreys chuckles.
"That's the kind of customer I get now," he says. "He isn't local, that's for sure. You have to wonder where he comes from."
His Square patrons were different.
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