tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post884750663358366800..comments2024-03-28T03:47:41.338-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: The former Mystery Lot sinks ... and risesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9707727645737643982012-10-15T19:19:29.113-04:002012-10-15T19:19:29.113-04:00Did anyone else notice the new fake stores are cal...Did anyone else notice the new fake stores are called "Karmic Koala" and "Dapper Drake"? Sheesh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31913409819074399852012-10-15T12:03:50.244-04:002012-10-15T12:03:50.244-04:00@Anonymous 10:54: Thanks for the tip and the link!...@Anonymous 10:54: Thanks for the tip and the link! Yep, that's the place. I knew it with the cinder block front, marquee already gone.<br /><br />I found another nice write-up <a href="http://knickerbockervillage.blogspot.com/2010/01/jefferson-theater.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> (check out the comments). Looks like the entrance was on 14th St and the actual auditorium--the bulk of the mystery lot--was on 13th. You can see it in the lower left of that <a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/4521?size=_original" rel="nofollow">great old Shorpy's photo</a> too.pinheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190184463719101350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28424503406480437152012-10-15T10:54:42.799-04:002012-10-15T10:54:42.799-04:00@pinhead - that was the Jefferson, originally a va...@pinhead - that was the Jefferson, originally a vaudeville theater, then a movie palace. I still wonder what landfill those two old beheaded gargoyles that used to hold lighting in their beaks are resting in. Go here for a photo:<br /><br />http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1357Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77949843343598487262012-10-15T07:05:08.166-04:002012-10-15T07:05:08.166-04:00I just realized the mystery space was the site of ...I just realized the mystery space was the site of a decrepit old boarded-up theater front for years. I used to walk by and dream of opening a new Fillmore East there. But I guess another high-end glass and steel condo is good too.pinheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190184463719101350noreply@blogger.com