Monday, September 26, 2011

Starbucks makes it official on First Avenue

It wasn't a dream ... EV Grieve reader Marjorie Ingall passes along this photo taken at 49 1/2 First Avenue, the former home of The Bean ... As you know, Starbucks is taking over this space ... And here's some evidence... a shot of the architectural drawings and notes that were lying on a window seat on display last evening ...



Next stop, Hell.
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7 comments:

  1. Marty WombacherSeptember 26, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    I've never spent one dime in Starfucks and never will. I wish everybody else would do the same, then they'd go away, instead of multiplying like bedbugs.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I'd be sadder if The Bean had been something other than a crappy push-button coffee shop.

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  3. Jeremiah MossSeptember 26, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    glamma, agreed. this is definitely a job for Penley.

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  4. bowery boySeptember 26, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Just don't patronize the establishment, and encourage others not to as well. I'm a deli coffee guy, so neither of these places are hurt by the lack of my business.

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  5. Jill W.September 26, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Are we sure The Bean isn't a front for Starbucks, gradually moving into the EV then later suddenly revealing themselves to be Starbucks when it's too late to protest?

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    YAY I love you Starbucks!!! Can't wait to enjoy my delicious mochas every morning. All you other commenters don't realize that the small coffee shops in the ev are screwing you at $4.50 for a small so-so latte--small business does not equal good business

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Damn, Jill ... I love a good conspiracy theory, and yours is intriguing.

    *adjusts tinfoil beret*

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