Here is a nice story about an old general store in New Orleans’ French Quarter that has been around as a family run business since 1924.
The French Quarter has changed thru the years such that Matassa’s has also had to adjust:
The article mentions how the store’s founder John Matassa also owned a nearby record store. His son Cosimo Matassa was a record producer who worked with a number of artists such as Fats Domino, Ernie K-Doe, Irma Thomas and Allen Tousssant. Ck out this great video of Ernie and Allen performing together at the Dew Drop Inn. (No, not our St. Inigoes Dew Drop Inn.)