Back on July 26 we noted that the Tim Hortons-Cold Stone Creamery combo on East Houston near Ludlow had temporarily closed ... signs pointed to "utility line maintenance," something that didn't seem to impact any of the other businesses along here...
A reader sends along word that they are done for good. The location is no longer listed on the Tim Hortons website. The phone just rings and rings. And the temporarily closed sign is gone.
The former NHL star, who spent some 20-plus years in the league, launched the business in Canada in 1964 ... he died in a car crash in 1974.
Previously on EV Grieve:
How do we feel about a Tim Hortons opening on East Houston?
Destined to fail from day one. WHo has room for a doughnut after visiting NYC institutions like Katz's and Russ & Daughters!?
ReplyDeleteBye bye chain!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope the same thing happens to the chain(s) coming in to the storefront(s) on 11th and A which, thanks to the judicious application of a bunch of cheesy suburban aluminum makes that dignified old red brick building look like serious shit.
ReplyDeletethat strip mall there is cursed. Cursed, I tell you.
ReplyDeleteThere is still a Horton's extant on 16th street and 4tha avenue. Close it now!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope that what will go in its place is worthy of all this hype. Tim Hortons may not have been the answer but what's wrong with a little change in a neighborhood that hasn't come out of the last century.
ReplyDeletethey bought the bess eaton coffee / doughnut chain, renamed them to thier namesake, and after a couple of years, they closed...
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Sorry to see them close. This was one of the only decent locations they had in NYC. The only other decent one is a small space they share with Soupman on Sixth Ave and East 38th Street (worth the trip for Soupman alone). All of the others are run by the Riese Group, which is known for poor service and quality.
ReplyDeleteThe real Tim Hortons in Canada are great, they don't even really feel all that impersonal like a big chain, but something got lost in translation when they opened them in the city. They made them too plastic, too much like a Dunkin Donuts and not enough like a cozy donut and sandwich shop like they have up in Canada. Actually the same thing goes for the NY version of Dunkin Donuts, the ones up in Boston are so much better, like real donut shops, not these plastic, sticky little donut franchise holes. The Riese group has a habit of making all the chain stores they open suck. Or maybe coffee and donuts just taste better the closer one gets to the North Pole?
ReplyDeleteFYI...Cold Stone has removed this location from their website as well.
ReplyDeleteA new combo Tim Hortons/Cold Stone location just opened this past Saturday at 62 East 34th Street (bet. Park and Lexington Aves.), much like the one that used to be on Houston Street. It may even be the same furniture, fireplace, and all. Hopefully the quality of the food and beverages is equally as good.
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