We’ve always been curious about the Hot Bird signs on Atlantic Avenue, those broad, bright yellow proclamations that “New York’s best bar-b-q” is a few blocks behind you, or just around the corner. Well, the New York Times dug into their history this weekend, revealing this much: the Hot Bird restaurants closed in the 90s, or went “the way of the dodo, according to Robert Perris, the district manager of Community Board 2. Though new businesses have opened in the former Hot Bird spots, most have chosen not to replace the signs—they are now part of the landscape, a mural representing an older Brooklyn.
On Teasing Walls, Traces of Roasters Past [NY Times]
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