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Jeremiah's
Vanishing New York

a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
2007 - 2021

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

S&G Gross

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VANISHED S&G Gross pawnbrokers has been in New York City for over a century. Their building on 8th Avenue and 34th Street is an antiqu...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Avignone to Sweetgreen

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Ever since the beloved Avignone pharmacy was forced out of its very, very long-time location on Bleecker Street, we've been waiting to s...
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Monday, April 25, 2016

Lee's Art Shop

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VANISHING After 65 years in business, Lee's Art Shop on West 57th Street is closing sometime in the next four to six weeks. from Le...
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Market Diner Demolished

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When we last checked in with the doomed Market Diner it was locked behind green plywood . Now reader Shade Rupe sends in photos of the grue...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Gene's Coffee Shop

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VANISHED A few weeks ago, while wandering around the east side of midtown, I found myself for the first time in Gene's Coffee Shop on ...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Missing Mural

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Peter Missing is at work on a new mural at the First Street Green Art Park -- a giant, golden, cyclopean version of his infamous upside-dow...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Showman's Jazz Club

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Showman's jazz club has been in Harlem since 1942. They've hosted many of the greats, including Sara Vaughan, Eartha Kitt, and Duke ...
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Jeremiah Moss
THE BOOK:
"We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York." --Sarah Jessica Parker

“Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and cheap pierogi.” --Vanity Fair

"a vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud." --Kirkus Reviews

THE BLOG:
"the go-to hub for those who lament New York's loss of character." --Crain's

"No one takes stock of New York's changes with the same mixture of snark, sorrow, poeticism, and lyric wit as Jeremiah Moss." --Village Voice, Best of NY

“Jeremiah Moss…is the defender of all the undistinguished hunks of masonry that lend the streets their rhythm.” --Justin Davidson, New York Magazine

"One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification." --The Atlantic, Citylab

"Hyperbolic and combative, tireless and passionate." --Salon
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