Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Tuesdays at Sophie's redux


[Montage via Kyle de Vre]

Last Tuesday I wrote about a new photo book by Kyle de Vre, an East Village resident who has worked at Sophie's for the past four-and-a-half years.

The book, "See You Next Tuesday," features portraits of patrons seated in the bar. The launch is tonight at 9 at Sophie's, 507 E. Fifth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. Read my interview with Kyle here.

Sadly, Freddy Corea, pictured in middle of the top row, died back in July. He was a longtime regular at the bar and a familiar presence in the neighborhood. I never did hear anything further about his passing. In recent years he had been splitting time between his East Village apartment and his family's place in Puerto Rico.
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4 comments:

  1. EiLeen DosterSeptember 4, 2018 at 11:47 PM

    I am sorry to hear about Freddy's passing. I saw him in TSP on Memorial Day week-end and he looked great.
    EiLeen Doster

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  2. BonSeptember 8, 2018 at 1:56 PM

    Sad to hear about Freddy, he was a super interesting guy.
    I regret never accepting a sip of his homemade moonshine. ;(

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  3. CarySeptember 8, 2018 at 11:06 PM

    For some reason I was googling Sophie's tonight, missing my favorite bar on the planet, and came across this post. Freddy was a great guy, we played pool on the Sophie's league team for about five years. Sorry to hear.

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  4. Laura Goggin PhotographySeptember 9, 2018 at 12:41 PM

    I'm also sad to hear about Freddy. He was always so nice and generous with me. I most recently saw him in the lotto store on Ave A. RIP.

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