Friday, June 18, 2010

A look back at Avenue A and Second Street

Well, we've had a lot of discussion this week about the future of Avenue A and Second Street where Graceland called home for 20-plus years... Many thanks to EV Grieve reader BaHa for this photo from the early 1980s... this is looking north on Avenue A at Second Street....



How about another upholstery shop here now instead of an Italian eatery, bank or 7-Eleven?
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8 comments:

  1. LisaJune 18, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    This looks like it was taken after that major snow storm we had the winter of 1982-1983.

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  2. RyanAvenueAJune 18, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    Wow, the sidewalks of Stetzer's dreams. Love the shot.

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  3. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 7:55 PM

    because nobody will buy upholstery

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  4. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    I went to Supper the other night, mediocre at best and they rushed the plates away. Like we need another pasta mill like that.

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  5. Jeremiah MossJune 19, 2010 at 7:56 AM

    but people buy fabric. okay, so cute, trendy fabric, but that could definitely work here.

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  6. BaHaJune 19, 2010 at 10:37 PM

    Lisa, yes, that sounds about right. About six months after I moved from my ancestral homeland, Brooklyn, to the LES.
    And, thanks, Ryan. Taken with my first grown-up film camera.

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  7. StarzstylistaJune 21, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    That was the greatest storm. I couldn't afford boots and tromp around with plastic bags strapped to spandex pants - waterproof, but not well-insulated, I fortified myself with a thermos full of brandy & coffee. Ah youf.

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  8. James and Karla MurrayJuly 27, 2010 at 11:19 PM

    That's a wonderful photo.Love it.

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