Places That Aren't Here
Dead Stores of 2008, and then some
By Christopher Flaherty chrisf1970
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Category: Arts & Photography
Tags: New York, New York City, East Village, Lower East Side, dead stores, bad economy, store for rent, zombie storefront, Tower Records, NY, Manhattan, recession, closed, crisis
In early 2008, I noticed a lot more dead businesses than usual along the streets of the East Village. This book contains about 50 of them with their gates down, shutters closed, ready to be swept away before something else moves in. In addition to all that, you can also see one of the last views of the Tower of Toys from Avenue B, and a retrospective glimpse of Tower Records back when it was still alive in 1988; a symbol of one of the many places lost in recent years. Take a look, if you dare.
Standard Landscape 10x8 inches (25x20 cm) 92 pages
Published: July 8, 2008
