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Local Mississippi weekly highlights Werlein music firm growth
The Brandon News notes Philip Werlein Ltd of New Orleans is building the largest music store in the South facing Canal Street. It details the firm’s 1842 start in Vicksburg, 1850 move to New Orleans, and expansive operations from sheet music to instruments, pipe organs, mail orders, and wholesale channels. It lauds the store’s modern ivory terra cotta façade and vast four story space, plus Werlein’s comment on rapid changes in sales and the company’s role in southern commerce.
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