Organ grinder expert here. The Portland organ grinder was a victim of urban growth boundary and poor cash flow from an allied disco called Earthquake Ethyls.

The land underneath the organ and building was leased. When the metro urban growth boundary was proposed the land owner immediately wanted to liquidate the land holding and gave the organ grinder the option to buy or leave. The organ grinder was profitable but the disco operating concern was not. Consequently, the organ grinder did not have the cash flow necessary to buy the land and has to close. The organ was fixtures were parted out and the local music scene and patrons were deeply saddened. Today the OG has a bit of a cult following which stays alive thanks to a few recordings posted to YouTube and a lot of great memories.

Didn't know what I was expecting when I started listening, but that was quite a song!

The organ grinder had six+ top artists who could bend popular music into the language of that organ like no other similar institution IMHO. Incidentally, Jonas still sounds like that if you give him a fast enough organ and enough audience pressure to play in the old popular music style.

> Consequently, the organ grinder did not have the cash flow necessary to buy the land and had to close. The organ and fixtures were parted out.

That's awful. A successful business and a unique cultural icon, ended because a deal couldn't be reached.

Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa is very similar but still in business AFAIK.