Part of East 7th Street looking like Forever ago for TV shoot

Crews will be filming scenes for the new ABC series "Forever" on East Seventh Street between Avenue B and Avenue C today.

Ahead of that, workers yesterday transformed part of the block into turn-of-the-century-looking storefronts. (Not the most recent turn of the century either, per Dave on 7th, who also took these photos.)

Sake Bar Satsko is now Ruskin Pickles for the shoot…





Here is the show's premise, cut-n-paste from Wikipedia! (Don't tell my editor!)

Dr. Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd), New York City's star medical examiner, has a secret. He does not just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years — the answer to his own inexplicable immortality.

This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez (Alana De La Garza). Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry's long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe (Judd Hirsch) knows Henry's secret.

Unfortunately, today is the last day for E.W. Zander & Co. Dry Goods. The landlord raised the rent from $16 a month to $8,000.