tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post7831882473211478961..comments2024-03-19T19:48:17.585-04:00Comments on New York Daily Photo: Le Figaro CafeBrian Dubéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579167361224067819noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-75562252802587677452008-08-19T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:35:00.000-04:00I was appalled and distressed to see that Figaro w...I was appalled and distressed to see that Figaro was going to be turned into a comedy club???? Even if the food, coffee wasn't the greatest, it's the history of the place. We don't have any antiquities anymore. What's there to tour in the area. Even the Electric Lady studio exterior has been revamped to some glassy, metal looking thing - hideous! This is why the West Village, especially 8th Street, looks like a ghost town! Shameful. Time marches on, but the beat is gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-13636076513565228422008-06-25T03:12:00.000-04:002008-06-25T03:12:00.000-04:00This is the second closing. My Figaro days were 19...This is the second closing. My Figaro days were 1958-68. Then it closed around 1969. Reopened as the Figaro again sometime in the 70's or later.<BR/><BR/>I have a some Figaro images from the '60s on my <A HREF="http://www.rchrd.com/photo/archives/new_york/new_york_city/" REL="nofollow"><B>website</B></A><BR/><BR/>Seems like everything from the 60's is finally closing down.rchrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173134583891999855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-34498346026229815922008-06-24T12:54:00.000-04:002008-06-24T12:54:00.000-04:00The loss here is that of one more Village landmark...The loss here is that of one more Village landmark biting the dust. Mom and pop businesses are closing all over the city, while glossy metal and glass towers rise. It's like the rise of the monsters in Terminator II. WHy come to NYC anymore when you can just drink Starbucks and shop Home Depot back home? Crap, even Robert Moses is rolling over in his grave.Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-77008357085144970152008-06-24T12:20:00.000-04:002008-06-24T12:20:00.000-04:00Many, many years ago, this was our hangout. The p...Many, many years ago, this was our hangout. The place that closed was not it. The young musicians in the park never heard of our songs either. If something is good, why not retain it? To let it go just because it is old is a tragedy. Or is it just me getting old and slipping away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com