Dusty Ayres
Commodore
Yeah, that's right: half of the studios where most of the music we all know and love was recorded are being torn down: 

I know this much is true: Eighties studios will be missed


A member of Spandau Ballet today attacked the "clinical" modern recording process after several London's studios closed down.
Steve Norman, saxophonist and guitarist with the Eighties group, who are performing a comeback tour this autumn after their acrimonious 1990 split, spoke of his sadness at the demise of studios including the Olympic in Barnes, where the Beatles recorded All You Need Is Love.
Wessex Studios in Highbury, where The Clash recorded London Calling, and Eden in Chiswick, where Sinead O'Connor recorded Nothing Compares 2 U, have also gone.
Software advances, the falling cost of technology and a squeeze on costs by record companies have all contributed to their loss. It is now possible to have a complete recording studio with virtual instruments in your laptop and create tracks at a fraction of the cost.
I know this much is true: Eighties studios will be missed