A Good Sign: Chuen Lee Fabrics
Actually, I don't just like the sign. I like the whole facade. A set designer going to Chinatown authenticity couldn't have done it better.
02 October 2008
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One of the old book jackets lining the walls of Chumley's. Eternal Shame on Bloomberg, the City Fathers, and the powers that be that this cultural landmark has STILL not been saved and reopened.
The late, great McHale's, the death of which inspired the birth of this blog.
The original, running Jeremiad on the vestiges of Old New York as they are steamrolled under or threatened by the currently ruthless real estate market and the City Fathers' disregard for Gotham's historical and cultural fabric. Est. January 2006.
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- Holiday Cocktail Lounge
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- Hinsch's Confectionary
- The Original Ray's Pizza
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- Karl Ehmer
- Guss' Pickles (LES version)
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- Von Westernhagen Restaurant
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- The Rum House
- Cono & Sons O'Pescatore Restaurant
- Carmine's at the Seaport
- Gino
- Empire Diner
- Cavalier Restaurant
- Diamond Dairy
- Armando Tailor
- Tavern on the Green (as it was)
- Cafe Des Artistes
- Jay Dee Bakery
- Joe Jr. Restaurant
- Joseph Patelson Music House
- Manny's
- Arnold Hatters
- Amato Opera
- Astroland
- Vesuvio Bakery (space reopened in fall 2009, largely untouched, as Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery)
- The "21" Club's Tie Requirement
- Richard Yee's Chinese Restaurant
- Long Island Restaurant
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- Le Figaro Cafe
- Montrachet
- Cheyenne Diner
- Ridgewood Theater
- Armando's
- Cafe La Fortuna
- Fazil's Times Square Studio
- Pozzo Pastry
- Frank's Restaurant
- Cedar Tavern
- Donuts Coffee Shop
- Jahn's Ice Cream Parlor
- Morrone Bakery
- Brooke Astor
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- Moondance Diner
- Gertel's Kosher Bakery
- Kurowycky Meats
- Little Charlie's Clam Bar
- Claremont Riding Academy
- Vinylmania
- Jade Mountain
- Gotham Book Mart
- CBGB's
- Coliseum Books
- The Continental
- The Second Avenue Deli
- McHale's
- Howard Johnson's (Times Square)
- Gage & Tollner
- Arnold Hatters
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- Chelsea Hotel
- Chumley's
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- I have lived in New York City since 1988 and earn my bread as a writer. I began this blog in January 2006. Beyond that, don't be so nosy. "I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism." —Roberto Rossellini
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One of the old book jackets lining the walls of Chumley's. Eternal Shame on Bloomberg, the City Fathers, and the powers that be that this cultural landmark has STILL not been saved and reopened.
The late, great McHale's, the death of which inspired the birth of this blog.
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