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Photos: Inside the Chicago Music Store before it closed
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Photos: Inside the Chicago Music Store before it closed

  • Oct 14, 2010
  • Oct 14, 2010 Updated Dec 5, 2023

A behind-the-scenes look at the Chicago Store in downtown Tucson, which celebrated its 90th birthday in 2010 and did a little attic cleaning. 

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Remnants of saxophones spill across the floor of a storage arera at the Chicago Store. The store is clearing out thousands of pieces of old stock, used and new, that fills the 90-year-old business. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Old guitar necks from a variety of styles and brands of guitars sit in a box at the Chicago Store. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Tuba parts make art at The Chicago Store.. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Guitars hang from the rafters of many large storage rooms. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
In addition to musical instruments the Chicago Store has stacks of electronics, audio gear, sound equipment and even record players. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
An old banjo and a xylophone await new life at the Chicago Store. Old amplifiers, a speaker box and an accordian share space in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building.

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Old amplifiers, a speaker box and an accordian share space in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
A dusty guitar case lingers in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building. Old amplifiers, a speaker box and an accordian share space in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building.

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
The landing the the second floor display space at Chicago Store promises more hidden treasures. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
More brass instruments fall out from their storage spaces. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

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Inside the Chicago Store
Cases of violins. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Drums. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Cellos line the walls waiting for strings. Ron Medvescek

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
Old marching drums from Catalina High School. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

Inside the Chicago Store

Inside the Chicago Store
A buyer peruses new instruments in the showroom at the Chicago Store. Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star

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Old makes way for new at Chicago Store

Old makes way for new at Chicago Store

A "Storewide Clearance Sale" at the Chicago Music Store? Fat chance. Oh, they're having a sale. But clearing out 30,000 square feet of dusty back rooms, a cavernous basement, the mezzanine filled with old (used and new) instruments and accessories?

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