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There are conflicting explanations regarding the origins of the term "Tin Pan Alley". The most popular account holds that it was originally a derogatory reference made by Monroe H. Rosenfeld in the New York Herald to the collective sound made by many "cheap upright pianos" all playing different tunes being reminiscent of the banging of tin pans in an alleyway.
The street was originally residential, but became used for commercial purposes in the 19th century. At first, metalwork was a popular trade but it became most famous as "the British Tin Pan Alley" housing numerous music publishers' offices. This market declined in the 1960s to be replaced by music shops and independent recording studios.
The Brill Building is an office building at 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just north of Times Square and farther uptown from the historic musical Tin Pan Alley neighborhood. The Brill Building housed music industry offices and studios where some of the most popular American songs were written.
The 12 Bar Club was a music venue in London that opened in 1994 on Denmark Street – known as Britain's "Tin Pan Alley" – just off Charing Cross Road and close to Soho. [2]
138-142 Thames St, $9,750,000, B: Thames St Re Parnters LLC, S: Brick Alley Bldg LLC More: After 44 years, Newport's Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant has a new owner. What to expect.
A commemorative blue plaque was placed the site of the cafe at number 9 in 2014. [notes 1]La Gioconda [1] [2] was a cafe at 9 Denmark Street in London's Tin Pan Alley, where musicians such as David Bowie, Dana Gillespie and Elton John would eat and meet other people in the music business.