Packing up the Cold Stone-Tim Hortons combo on East Houston

A tipster passes along this photo from this afternoon on East Houston near Ludlow... where workers are cleaning out the the Cold Stone-Tim Hortons combo that recently closed.

Wonder how many businesses have come and gone these past 125 years next door to Katz's...

A Cold Stone Creamery, co-branded switcheroo shocker on East Houston

Back in August, the Tim Hortons banner went up at 203 E. Houston next to Katz's ... So we would get our first taste of Timbits around here...

But wait.

Now EVG reader Chris F., who sent us the above photo, got a look at the apparent new tenant taking over the space... A Cold Stone Creamery...

And the Cold Stone(d) website confirms the arrival... Let's welcome store No. 23064!

But wait again. OK, OK... word is this will be a Cold Stone-Tim Hortons combo... like the ones on West 42nd Street and West 72nd Street... The two companies started co-branding stores in the United States and Canada back in 2009.