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[Bryan Wright]

Actually, Jerry's Records in Pittsburgh is in the Squirrel Hill part  
of town -- not Penn Hills (Jerry's has been in Squirrel Hill for at  
least 15+ years, it may have been in Penn Hills before that). And  
Whistlin' Willie's 78 shop, run by Jerry's son, is still very much in  
operation as a 78-only store (I was just in there two days ago).  
Willie's operates as an independent store, but it's always been  
located in a separate room in the same building that houses Jerry's --  
that may be the cause of some confusion. In any case, Jerry's/Willie's  
is definitely a worthwhile stop for any record collector passing  
through Pittsburgh.

Bryan W.


On Nov 10, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Art Zimmerman wrote:

> As far as the store in Pittsburgh, it's called Jerry's Records in  
> the Penn Hills section.  It's been there since 1994.  When I visited  
> in May 1995, Jerry had a large stock of 78s recently acquired which  
> he had not, as of then, made available to the public.  Not long ago,  
> his son took over running the 78 part of the operation as a separate  
> entity, but more recently, the son folded the separate operation  
> which has now been merged back into the original store.  His son  
> still goes on buying trips scouting for 78s.