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05 June 2009

This Week on Lost City: Historic Closings


Arnold Hatters falls after 83 years; Manny's Music finally closes after 74 years; Joseph Patelson Music House's Last Days; Mayor Bloomberg tells reporters what to ask and when to ask it; Times Square transformed into someone's backyard; The ferry from Brooklyn to Governor's Island goes into effect; the Fifth Avenue Record and Tape Center gets a stay of execution; Smith's Bar & Grill is scrubbed clean.

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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.