Breakdown Records – Bayside Queens NY
Closed. 48-09 Bell Blvd. Queens
Dig the Elvis poster. My wife (and my mother in law) are from Bayside. When I was young, we’d visit my mother in law. Or I should say, my wife would visit her mother, and I’d stop off at Breakdown. And then I’d visit.
The store was open for over 25 years. Opened in 1987, it ran thru at least 2012, when I first published this post. Used records, which were plentiful, sold for $2 each. One of its founders – Anthony Cascella – first got his start in Mr. Cheapo’s Flushing store.
Here’s an article interviewing one of the store’s owners Meet The Owner Anthony Cascella of Breakdown Records that appeared in the Bayside Patch in 2012.
Here’s a link to a You Tube video titled Record Store Showcase 18 – Breakdown Records which gives you a tour inside Breakdown Records of Bayside.
When I originally posted this, Breakdown was open. Alas, the store has now closed for good.
