Ira Gershwin and a love of Gilbert and Sullivan. He attended the City College of New York but dropped out. The childhood home of Ira and George Gershwin was in the center of the Yiddish Theater District, on the second floor at 91 Second Avenue, between East 5th Street and East 6th Street. They frequented the local Yiddish theaters. While George began composing and "plugging" in Tin Pan Alley from the age of 18, Ira worked as a cashier in his father's Turkish baths. It was not until 1921 that Ira became involved in the music business. Alex Aarons signed Ira to
Mackle Brothers of Mackle Homes. In his early 20s, he had been one of youngest members of the George W. Bush administration as a schedule C appointee. Other areas the Mackle brothers developed included: All of the major Mackle communities in Florida, except Spring Hill, bear a street with their surname spelled backwards, for example "Elkcam Boulevard" or "Elkcam Circle". Mackle Brothers The Mackle brothers - Elliott, Robert and Frank Jr. - were the developers of the land at Marco Island, Florida. In 1962 they purchased most of the site from the heirs of Barron Gift Collier for US$7M and through their