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I didn’t love Patois, but am feeling nostalgic. Boerum Hill Food Company last month; Patois this month. Those two, plus Smith Street Kitchen and Halcyon, are the first places that I remember getting excited about on Smith Street. Oh well, things change — but its clear that the neighborhood’s exciting stage is done. — by…
I didn’t love Patois, but am feeling nostalgic. Boerum Hill Food Company last month; Patois this month. Those two, plus Smith Street Kitchen and Halcyon, are the first places that I remember getting excited about on Smith Street. Oh well, things change — but its clear that the neighborhood’s exciting stage is done.
— by aishling in Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up
I would like to mention the original owners of Sur to those who helped transform Smith Street — it was great place when it first opened.
“Prodigal son: if you have plenty of money you probably own a carriqage house and an SUV and you are being a hypocrite. If you don’t really have a lot of money then you are being mendacious, which you know, is a sin.”
I have plenty of money. Whats plenty to you? A carriage house? Don’t need one. An SUV? Ugh.
Mendacious? Sin?
I’ve told you before I don’t care if I’m a sinner as I’m as nonreligious as they come.
Ultimately Smith St. will end up with real estate brokerages, cell phone stores, and some chains. Enjoy it while it lasts, people.
Prodigal son: if you have plenty of money you probably own a carriqage house and an SUV and you are being a hypocrite. If you don’t really have a lot of money then you are being mendacious, which you know, is a sin.
The revitalization of Smith was a result of street rebuilding, signage reimbursement from the city and the city organization (forget the name) that promoted business. Patois was one of the first along with Sur. Harding just got in on the ground floor with a cheap rent and yes, for a long time didn’t have much competition.
The Cinderella program was very influential in Park Slope, not Carroll Gardens or Cobble Hill. Like it or not (and it seems popular here to diss the old Italians), in CC and CH it was the middle class Italians who didn’t move to the suburbs after WWII who made those places desirable, clean, stable and who supported the mom-and-pop businesses on Court St. Just waiting to be ‘gentrified’ by the children of the suburbs and midwest transplants.
In 1983 when PS and I moved here it was a desirable neighborhood. The gentrification has not been a wholesale improvement.
Sam, theres more to life than money. But I guess thats where we differ.
And I have -plenty- of money.
PS to PS, if the depression (actually it is a recession) has not affected you too much you obviously do not have two quarters to rub together.
HA!
human sacrifice to atone for our American sins of liking cars and heated houses. I liked that post!
sam-
I don’t know whats worse, holier than thou or being someone who suggests we throw people into the Gowanus propellors.
and the depression isn’t affecting me that much.