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1953 Advertisement from the St Louis Post Dispatch Newspapers.com Hugo Music Center Hugo Music Center was situated at 5889 Easton Av...

Hugo Music Center

1953 Advertisement from the St Louis Post Dispatch
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Hugo Music Center

Hugo Music Center was situated at 5889 Easton Avenue at the intersection of Hamilton Boulevard. You cannot find Easton Avenue today because in 1972 it was renamed to Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive [1]. The building no longer stands as of 2019, likely from a fire in 2016 [5].

Image Credit: Google Maps
I was only able to find legal documents for Hugo Music Inc which was created in 1959 by a Mr Victor E Hugo Jr. Advertisements and other documents point to the business existing for around 10 years prior so this online document might not be the most accurate representation. The business was dissolved in 1971 due to a failure to register the business again so we can assume it had folded no later than that date [2]. 

Image Credit: Missouri Online Business Search [2]
According to public records, Mr Hugo passed away in 2002 at the age of 74 [4].

Fulltone

They sold instruments under the "Fulltone" brand like this 1949 Supro-built lap steel.
1949 Lap Steel. Image Credit: Craigslist

Notable Instruments

According to a forum post on MyLesPaul.com, a 1959 Burst was sold through Hugo Music Center and was attributed by the badge on the original case [3].

Image Credit: [3]

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