Banks Gunning for Royal Video Spot?
Over the next couple of weeks Royal Video is going to be moving its business a few blocks north on Flatbush, to a smaller storefront near Prospect Place that briefly housed Curves (see photo on jump). The original store between Bergen and St. Marks, meanwhile, is likely to be afflicted affected by the bank branch…
Over the next couple of weeks Royal Video is going to be moving its business a few blocks north on Flatbush, to a smaller storefront near Prospect Place that briefly housed Curves (see photo on jump). The original store between Bergen and St. Marks, meanwhile, is likely to be afflicted affected by the bank branch expansion craze. Two banks are currently bidding to take Royal Video’s old spot, according to one of the store’s employees. Whether or not the bank talk is true (and we’re betting it is), we’re definitely going to be sad to see Royal’s yellow-and-green signage go the way. GMAP
bank robbery where cops got shot and shot back but not dog day afternoon- that was out in gravesend or somewhere…
not the event i had in mind but such an event would definitely qualify as infamous.
any other entries? staying w/n the theme of robbery.
That columned building with the check-cashing place used to be a Citibank! There was also one on Fifth Ave. They closed in the early or mid 80s, if I remember correctly.
Wasn’t the “infamous event” the bank robbery by the sex-change wannabe, the story of which became the movie Dog Day Afternoon?
ah the memories. i played many a fine video game in that store back in the day. would love to have all those quarters back.
time for some park slope trivia:
who can identify the infamous event that took place at said GAP flatbush chase branch almost 20 years ago?
i believe there is a real chase branch right up on flatbush nearer to grand army plaza.
It’s actually a pretty busy intersection becuase of the foot traffic from Sugar Cane, Flatbush Farm, that burrito place, and the Bergen street station. Seems like a really large space to just hold a bank branch. You could fit a bank branch and another store/restaurant in there.
There is already a Wamu on Flatbush, and also a Chase ATM at the Duane Reade. There’s also that check cashing place in the columned building on the same block.
The deli next store has been closed for a while too– is that part of the deal?
well considering some nice places along this stretch of flatbush….franny’s, sugercane, a new bakery opening up, american apparel…i really don’t consider it a superhighway.
i consider it a busy street with improving retail.
I guess I meant what kind of street life are you looking for on FLATBUSH? It’s a f*cking super-highway!
I don’t think it’s about damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
I think it’s that different people have different opinions.
Imagine that.