tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post783834675776758368..comments2024-03-28T09:15:57.731-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Let's take a walk along Second Avenue in the East Village in 1997Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74870846340152710882021-11-01T13:37:01.126-04:002021-11-01T13:37:01.126-04:00I lived at 95 2nd Ave directly above Thailand Cafe...I lived at 95 2nd Ave directly above Thailand Cafe for two years -- didn't get much sleep on weekends with all the fights and outside drinking in front of Global 33...Rob Eberhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683524506523070781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27176024954268248742015-03-17T10:39:43.891-04:002015-03-17T10:39:43.891-04:00What a great strip is was. Miss many of those plac...What a great strip is was. Miss many of those places.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6628206444284617952012-01-21T14:53:51.265-05:002012-01-21T14:53:51.265-05:00I will never stop mourning the loss of Siam Square...I will never stop mourning the loss of Siam Square. Sniff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80036439222070562142012-01-21T01:49:59.910-05:002012-01-21T01:49:59.910-05:00Cooper Square Restaurant ... like Jeremiah, I reme...Cooper Square Restaurant ... like Jeremiah, I remember seeing Quentin Crisp often sitting in the window (IIRC, he usually sat facing 5th Street ... maybe he thought his left side was his best). The counterman/waiter I remember most was named Ted. And I think it was owned by the same people who owned Sheridan Square Restaurant. Before it was Cooper Square, it was Binibon's....Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45474123626382353992012-01-21T01:15:30.496-05:002012-01-21T01:15:30.496-05:00Nice! Curiously not included: B&H and Stage.Nice! Curiously not included: B&H and Stage.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79334407341486617972012-01-21T00:07:21.727-05:002012-01-21T00:07:21.727-05:00Great post! What I wouldn't give to have a mea...Great post! What I wouldn't give to have a meal at Bamboo House right now!Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76202320085096279372012-01-20T20:58:48.424-05:002012-01-20T20:58:48.424-05:00Ah 2nd Ave Deli, you were a piece of classic NYC. ...Ah 2nd Ave Deli, you were a piece of classic NYC. Ah Virage, you looked cute back then. Ah Veselka, before you became a pseudocelebrity and annoying. Ah, $2.50 cigarettes, what a trip. Ah Wrapp Shack, you did not make it out of the 90s, sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73208310486082337562012-01-20T15:46:56.358-05:002012-01-20T15:46:56.358-05:00The 13th Step disgusts me. I really miss the Kiev....The 13th Step disgusts me. I really miss the Kiev. Used to go there after school. I loved it there.Biancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669004259921955529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20946281148335652632012-01-20T14:15:55.323-05:002012-01-20T14:15:55.323-05:00Blue Grass:
I am guessing the show was "Naked...Blue Grass:<br />I am guessing the show was "Naked City" because of the black-and-white aspect and because it used much of Manhattan for settings -- East Village, Chinatown, and elsewhere. Can't picture the coffee shop, though. Ratner's? (More than coffee shop, I realize, but probably a cop lunch spot.)BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55851507703814956272012-01-20T14:08:34.203-05:002012-01-20T14:08:34.203-05:00Great job, Dave! It seems like Pommes Frites opene...Great job, Dave! It seems like Pommes Frites opened more recently than 1997, likewise the Veselka makeover.TXChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943183741364881798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80248999080601708222012-01-20T13:38:25.725-05:002012-01-20T13:38:25.725-05:00Bamboo House! Cooper Square Diner!
SECOND AVENUE D...Bamboo House! Cooper Square Diner!<br />SECOND AVENUE DELI (take out stuffed derma) Shucks.marc kehoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69278261511130986272012-01-20T12:59:09.000-05:002012-01-20T12:59:09.000-05:00Just a footnote, Global 33 burned down after a car...Just a footnote, Global 33 burned down after a careless busboy threw an unextinguished cigarette into the garbage just prior to locking up.Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14623723576661732442012-01-20T12:21:43.053-05:002012-01-20T12:21:43.053-05:00Can't believe of these great places that have ...Can't believe of these great places that have left us, my biggest loss is Bamboo House. I loved that place. There's nothing like it now in the East Village.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72626184669987799532012-01-20T12:13:59.294-05:002012-01-20T12:13:59.294-05:00What a great series! What I find interesting abou...What a great series! What I find interesting about this one is nearly half the places are still here and pretty much look the same. The other half are major losses and are sorely missed.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58888254904615442332012-01-20T12:11:49.116-05:002012-01-20T12:11:49.116-05:00I've walked this street a thousand times on my...I've walked this street a thousand times on my way to work at Marz. What a great post to stir up old memories and remind me why I loved NYC so much. God, it is missed.Smarty Laruenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8308260553799305032012-01-20T11:54:00.885-05:002012-01-20T11:54:00.885-05:00Wrapp Shack on 2nd and Wraparama on 1st must have ...Wrapp Shack on 2nd and Wraparama on 1st must have cancelled each other out. Hopefully someone took photos from the 2000's Panini-a-thon and later Banh-Mi-Palooza.Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243742157275437942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77691860489281653902012-01-20T11:47:45.422-05:002012-01-20T11:47:45.422-05:00Telephone bar becoming 13th step is the saddest tr...Telephone bar becoming 13th step is the saddest transition I've experiencedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-67481638258810241552012-01-20T11:39:59.115-05:002012-01-20T11:39:59.115-05:00there was an older detective tv show shot down her...there was an older detective tv show shot down here that used a coffee shop on lower second avenue.<br />the detectives also had lunch there.<br />it was before nypd blue.<br />it was black an white.<br />slower than nypd, more like dragnet without the monotone questions.<br />does anybody remember the name of the show or coffee shop?<br />the coffee was actually ok, and very reasonable.blue glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36820325587432096622012-01-20T11:07:38.131-05:002012-01-20T11:07:38.131-05:00The Telephone Bar And Grill > 13th StepThe Telephone Bar And Grill > 13th Stepesquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-75958318081928956112012-01-20T10:45:07.393-05:002012-01-20T10:45:07.393-05:00Nice. Built a website for Global 33 around 1999 or...Nice. Built a website for Global 33 around 1999 or so. Good people.Green Olivehttp://www.greenolivemedia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-12804008477530637582012-01-20T10:44:53.714-05:002012-01-20T10:44:53.714-05:00Global 33 awning graphic design FTWGlobal 33 awning graphic design FTWAndrew Tyndallhttp://www.tyndallreport.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3278173296812480722012-01-20T10:09:53.366-05:002012-01-20T10:09:53.366-05:00I did a lot of underage drinking at Telephone Bar ...I did a lot of underage drinking at Telephone Bar and Grilljenniferhttp://www.upstatenyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42450425609534317582012-01-20T10:08:28.712-05:002012-01-20T10:08:28.712-05:00I recently glimpsed the Cooper Square Restaurant o...I recently glimpsed the Cooper Square Restaurant on a rerun on NYPD Blue (the detectives go there for lunch).James Campbell Taylorhttp://www.jamescampbelltaylor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22567775872412214712012-01-20T09:36:47.983-05:002012-01-20T09:36:47.983-05:00Camel smokes for $2.50? Unhoidof. What are they ...Camel smokes for $2.50? Unhoidof. What are they now? $12.00 or so?timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20123318358930912342012-01-20T09:27:17.946-05:002012-01-20T09:27:17.946-05:00mmmmmm, taylor's bakery.
i still feel forlor...mmmmmm, taylor's bakery. <br /><br />i still feel forlorn about Love Saves the Day. i got a leopard coat there in 1991 that i still wear; when i moved to the city in 1989, LSD and Limbo quickly became my favorite places. <br /><br />and hm, i believe LSD was the source of the ewok thermos my kids now fight over. tempus fugit, man.marjoriehttp://www.marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.com