Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Let's look at the new rendering for the former Amato Opera building on the Bowery

On the Bowery, the Amato Opera building has sat vacant since the company closed on May 31, 2009. In January 2009, Anthony Amato, the company’s 88-year-old founder, announced that he had sold the building that the Opera has called home since 1964. (He and his wife Sally, who died 12 years ago, started Amato in 1948.)

Through these years, we've pointed out the various for rent signs that have adorned the building. We even pointed out the most recent rendering people (scalies!) that the broker was using...


Very realistic — particularly the texting zombie walking right into traffic on the Bowery.

But that dose of realism wasn't really working. We need to see... the future! Not to mention some hot rendering ass.


Seems about right.

For further reading:
Amato Opera (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)

Life after the Amato Opera

Costume drama on the Bowery as the Amato Opera empties out

Ruin of the Bowery nearly complete: Last season for the Amato Opera

Go inside the Amato Opera here.
at

9 comments:

  1. Jeremiah MossAugust 29, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    you're killing me with this today!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    gross

    ReplyDelete
  3. pinheadAugust 29, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    I'm in love with a scalie.

    ReplyDelete
  4. ChrisAugust 29, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    Dude, can't they just leave the old sign up? I guarantee people will like it a ton better!

    ReplyDelete
  5. ScoobyAugust 29, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    @Chris - I completely agree but that wouldn't be soulles, empty and generic which is the way of the future it seems. Sad.

    I've always loved that old sign and fascade.

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    They might have trouble creating such an "open" retail facade, given what look like two existing cast iron support columns at center.

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    yuck! generic crap. they could have left the sign as a nod to the rich history of the place. Maybe they'll be like blue and cream and joke about how they destroyed the area too just to add insult to injury

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    oh yeah- love the texting zombie idiot and then it gets better with the luxe skank in the second rendering. disgusting

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    The neighborhood's being overrun with soulless numbskulls, but hey, they've got the cash, that's what it's all about. Once they move on to the next hip city, there will be nothing left behind but an empty husk.

    ReplyDelete

Your remarks and lively debates are welcome, whether supportive or critical of the views herein. Your articulate, well-informed remarks that are relevant to an article are welcome.

However, commentary that is intended to "flame" or attack, that contains violence, racist comments and potential libel will not be published. Facts are helpful.

If you'd like to make personal attacks and libelous claims against people and businesses, then you may do so on your own social media accounts. Also, comments predicting when a new business will close ("I give it six weeks") will not be approved.