Spotlight 5th Ave: Eyesore Hanging On By Thread
Driving down Fifth Avenue in Park Slope last week, we were struck at what an eyesore this corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street is and were surprised that some crafty developer hadn’t figured out a way to get his hands on this prime spot. Anyone know what the hold-up is? GMAP
Driving down Fifth Avenue in Park Slope last week, we were struck at what an eyesore this corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street is and were surprised that some crafty developer hadn’t figured out a way to get his hands on this prime spot. Anyone know what the hold-up is? GMAP
Plenty of parents work full-time jobs and still do quite well without a car. Everyone is always complaining about traffic, but no one is willing to do without the precious automobile.
The stores south of 9th St. look like all of 5th Ave. used to look. For those who only have a dollar, a dollar store is a great place to shop. (I guess they have to come up with the $.09 unless they are buying clothing.)
Anon 12:50, if you’d like to babysit for our two young children or fill in for us at our full-time job, we’ll happily walk instead of drive. As it is, we usually have an hour or less a week to get out and take pictures, so if we were restricted to going on foot all you’d see is a whole lot of Clinton Hill.
He drives everywhere because unlike your ironic, car service addicted self, he has two kids and a wife to carry around when he goes places.
I can think of a few more exceptions south of ninth:
Kinara – not the best ambience but some of the best Indian food in PS
Royal – cool bar
Commonwealth – cool bar
Buttermilk – cool bar
Jack’s – good, simple food
Hot Bagels (not sure if that’s actually the name) – new good bagle place
Plus there have been new non-food and drink places opening up, a brooklyn properties office, fillmore office, Wamu bank, doral bank, etc.
Yes, it still has a ways to go but condos are going up, people are coming in and the strip is changing very quickly.
Why do you drive everywhere? Your car is more of an eyesore than this store.
“Is there still that dirty donut shop next to dunkin? maybe they are the problem.”
No, Dee Dee Donu went out of business a couple months ago, presumably because the contrast between its own filthy premises and Dunkin’s generic but hygenic presence was just too great.
I believe there was a department store on this site at one point. A&S, perhaps?
You say eyesore; I say “welcome funky remnant of a Brooklyn where not every square foot was built to the maximium sun-blocking height”
John Ife