Elizabeth Manus shows us the signs on the cathedral-like doors that tell customers to take their prescriptions to another drugstore.
Already, the gorgeous, antique facade is being dismantled. In this picture, you can see the conical copper awning is gone.
And here is the awning, in a photo sent in by reader Stephanie. It sits on the sidewalk waiting to be hauled into a truck--and taken where? And what about its neon sign, which New York Neon says is one of the oldest in New York City?
A series of permits makes it clear--the interior will be demolished.
sent in by Elizabeth Manus
This stunning museum to pharmaceuticals will be demolished? How can this be happening? What happened to Lascoff's?
2009
2009
Previously:
Lascoff Drugs Vanishing
Lascoff's
6 comments:
I'm practically dying inside just reading about this! I used to live nearby and loved walking by. What do want to bet it's replaced by a Duane Reade/Walgreens/CVS/Rite Aid?
Everything old and beautiful must go.
It's the law.
Didn't the Lascoff's people own the building after all of these years? If they did, perhaps they decided to get out of the dying independent pharmacy business while the getting was good, demo their interior before someone thought to landmark it, and make some easy money renting out their prime location.
If they were still renting for some reason though, then it's probably just the same old same old...
In any event, the wholesale destruction of NYC's commercial history continues unabated. The loss of the breathtaking Lascoff's is a particularly painful one though
just awful
i want to believe it's just being cleaned up. but...
i pass it daily and judging by the type of work going on, i doubt it will be demolished. i also happen to know that the space is available for lease. who knows.
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