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veropie:
Is There Life on Mars?
71/365 - March 12, 2011
Previously on Mars Bar
25 East 1st Street
New York, NY 10003
nythroughthelens:
I wrote an article this week for NearSay about Mars Bar, East Village’s gritty and legendary dive bar. Sadly, it will be closing soon. It seemed like a good time to document this iconic spot. In many ways, Mars Bar is one of the last remnants of an era that helped shape the East Village of the late 20th century.
This piece is a rather inclusive photo-spread of the interior and exterior of Mars Bar with a bit of context to go along with the visuals. There are also links to other interesting online recollections and works regarding East Village history and Mars Bar.
You can view the photo-guide by clicking through the photo above or by clicking this link:
A Look Inside Mars Bar - East Village’s Legendary Dive Bar
Enjoy :).
Cool piece by Vivienne.
Previously on Mars Bar (Source: nythroughthelens)
E.V. Grieve: How a Canadian publication just scared off tourists from using the Mars 2112 bathrooms
emilykearns:
Whoa.
From ‘The Loss of Mars,’ by Jeremiah Ross.
It was as if that crumbling little corner was giving the finger to all the shiny towers rising around it…
Standing at the intersection of 1st and Bowery, looking to Mars Bar one block east, you had CBGB and the Amato Opera House to your left. On your right, you had feminist author Kate Millett’s home, formerly McGurk’s Suicide Hall.
All of this [change] happened in only 7 years. These photos by Everettsville (see more) are not from the distant, blighted 1970s—they are from 2002. When people talk about how the city is “always changing,” I tell them this story, the story of a historic, culturally relevant neighborhood sold down the river, demolished to the roots, and rebuilt into an unrecognizable playground for people passing through with money to burn. All in less than a single decade.
Read the whole thing here.
Previously:
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes…
A Hipster Walks Into Mars Bar…
More on Mars Bar
“It’s the last place left and now they’re taking it away…”
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2PM, Jun 18 2011
![emilykearns:
Whoa.
From ‘The Loss of Mars,’ by Jeremiah Ross.
It was as if that crumbling little corner was giving the finger to all the shiny towers rising around it…
Standing at the intersection of 1st and Bowery, looking to Mars Bar one block east, you had CBGB and the Amato Opera House to your left. On your right, you had feminist author Kate Millett’s home, formerly McGurk’s Suicide Hall.
All of this [change] happened in only 7 years. These photos by Everettsville (see more) are not from the distant, blighted 1970s—they are from 2002. When people talk about how the city is “always changing,” I tell them this story, the story of a historic, culturally relevant neighborhood sold down the river, demolished to the roots, and rebuilt into an unrecognizable playground for people passing through with money to burn. All in less than a single decade.
Read the whole thing here.
Previously:
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes…
A Hipster Walks Into Mars Bar…
More on Mars Bar](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldl5w8JhbZ1qz8t8lo1_500.png)
