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NYC Canal Street was similar to Akihabara 45+ years ago, for electronics? When did that change? 80s financial boom?
by smcin 2y ago
NYC Canal Street was similar to Akihabara 45+ years ago, for electronics? When did that change? 80s financial boom?
- fortran77 2y agoYes! This NY Times article talks about it a bit: https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/29/garden/shopping-canal-st-new-york-s-attic.html https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/29/garden/shopping-canal-st-... and see this discussion here: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/end-of-an-era-last-tool-dealer-to-leave-canal-st.84123/page-3 https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/end-of-an-e... Even in the 70s I'd find radio parts on "radio row" there.