Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Deth Killers of Bushwick open pop-up shop at the former Downtown Auto & Tire on the Bowery


[EVG file photo from April 2012]

After sitting vacant for nearly two years, it looks as if the former Downtown Auto & Tire space on Great Jones and the Bowery has a new (temporary) tenant...


[Photo last night by Goggla]

The Brooklyn-based motorcycle club launched the Deth Killers of Bushwick brand in 2002... and 348 Bowery here will serve as a pop-up shop for their specialty $250 jeans. The Deth Killers say the shop will be open until at least September.

Here's more from the Times, who reported on this last Thursday:

The cultish label emerged out of a tight-knit motorcycle club in Brooklyn by the same name, limits itself to minuscule and sporadic production runs, and sells in only a few boutiques around the country.

In recent years, the label’s signature asphalt-resistant biker jeans, woven with Kevlar to combat road rash, have become a word-of-mouth phenomenon among grease-spattered gearheads and celebrities like Justin Theroux and Josh Hutcherson.

They opened last night with some kind of Fashion Week party that featured a wheelie machine and a punching competition.

The space hit the market in May 2010 ... In July 2010, a few people were hoping to open the first New York branch of Segafredo Zanetti Espresso Café, the Italian-style coffee bar, on this spot. They went before CB2, who rejected the proposal, which included a patio with a retractable roof with soundproofing ... and sound-resistant sliding doors. (You can read our coverage of the meeting here.)

Previously on EV Grieve:
Please meet the next corner of the Bowery primed for something luxurious

The last days of the Downtown Auto and Tire?

The Bowery to get a South Beach diet

Making Faces at the Downtown Tire & Auto Center

Downtown Auto & Tire has left the Bowery
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    How precious.

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  2. GojiraFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    From tires and car repair to this twee schite. Our society is doomed.

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  3. Ken from Ken's KitchenFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    A pop up shop by a Brooklyn motorcyle club that manufactures $250 jeans? Where's the reality show on Bravo?

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    You know what's funny? Some marketing person approached this biker gang and said "You don't have to do anything. Just let me use your name, and you'll get X% of the profits."

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  5. Uncle WaltieFebruary 11, 2014 at 11:45 AM

    I buy all my clothes and accessories at Blue and Cream. Don't mind walking a couple of extra blocks for the added prestige.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    Deth Killers oh yeah, 666, mark of the beast, power thrash metal, kill all posers!!! Pantera rules.

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