How to Sell a Taco
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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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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.
3 comments:
all it takes is one strong wind storm...
That right there is one half of an old Taco Bell sign- http://www.wisebread.com/files/fruganomics/u17/Former_Taco_Bell_Logo.png
These guys have been around since 1993, which is a proud statement considering the waves of gentrification killing all small business elsewhere.
They give an Asian flair to typical Mexican staples like burritos and tacos. Suffice to say, their employees are of Asian descent.
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