Defunct stores of yesterday, yesteryear

By Megan Jicha, Boston.com Correspondent

Tower Records

First opened: 1960

Closed: 2006

Tower Records had stores in Cambridge, Burlington, and Boston's Back Bay.

Tower Records was founded in Sacramento, Calif. Facing competition with Internet music piracy, the retail music chain filed for bankruptcy in 2004 and for a second time in 2006. Great American Group bought Tower Records' assets in 2006 and closed all stores in December 2006. The company's website was recently relaunched by Caiman Inc.

First opened: 1960 Closed: 2006 Tower Records had stores in Cambridge, Burlington, and Boston's Back Bay. Tower Records was founded in Sacramento, Calif. Facing competition with Internet music piracy, the retail music chain filed for bankruptcy in 2004 and for a second time in 2006. Great American Group bought Tower Records' assets in 2006 and closed all stores in December 2006. The company's website was recently relaunched by Caiman Inc.
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