The New York Times: “ABC No Rio Fondly Recalls the Saturdays of Its Gritty Youth”

By Charles Curkin | May 3, 2015

Destruction is a New York tradition. There was the beloved Pennsylvania Station, designed by McKim, Mead & White; destroyed in 1963. The Solomon’s Temple of punk rock, CBGB, that couldn’t be saved from closure in 2006; replaced by an upscale fashion boutique. The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hoffman Auto Showroom at 430 Park Avenue; disemboweled by developers in 2013. The list goes on and on.

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