Wednesday, January 4, 2012

And that's it for what used to be the Mars Bar


A look inside the demo site at 11-17 Second Ave. yesterday morning showed that just a crumbling section of the Mars Bar's north wall remained... workers were busy bringing down that portion ... By now, we're assuming that it is all gone...


And here are a few shots from Bobby Williams taken yesterday... 9 (71/2) Second Ave. is next for extinction...




Read Jeremiah's history of 9 (71/2) Second Ave. here.
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7 comments:

  1. LindsayJanuary 4, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    A lot of wonderful things have gone in NYC but Mars Bar hurts the most. So sad. Thanks for documenting, Bobby!

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  2. Marty WombacherJanuary 4, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    I'm always going to feel sick when I walk by that corner.

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  3. T.E.V.B.January 4, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Horrific.

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  4. glammaJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    i think i can see my dignity peeking out from the bottom of the pile. i left it there one night...

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    Had a 1st date @ Mars Bar. Next couple years went sorta like these pictures...trainwreck. Still gonna miss both.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:00 PM

    One of my memories is drinking at the bar late one evening and next to me a guy and his dog who was sitting on a seprate bar stool was drinking a beer at the bar. This was a long time ago...
    (true story)Only in New York.

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  7. iagowasframedJanuary 5, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    I didn't think it would bother me to see the building smashed once mars was closed because I had already mourned....but these pictures mad me relive missing Mars all over again. It's going to happen again I guess the first time I walk by the carnage....

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