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Photo by Anders Goldfarb [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=b11519254]We love looking back at the neighborhood in years past. Here is a photo of 7th Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets around 1978 during what appears to be a street fair. Check out all of the old shop signs!
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Papi’s TortaThis year, 7th Avenue will see its taco game grow quite a bit, as two new spots will be serving up Mexican fare. But while we wait for the well-known Chipotle to open between 1st and 2nd Streets [/blog/food/7th-avenue-is-getting-a-chipotle], we’ve already seen the first new
Park Slope
The first new coffee shop coming to 7th Avenue this year has opened, and it’s differentiating itself with crepes. The Estaminet [http://estaminetbrooklyn.com/] opened recently at 107A 7th Avenue, on the corner of President Street, in the space that was previously home to Spectacles [/blog/business/new-cafe-the-estaminet-coming-to-7th-avenue]. As
187 7th Avenue
The building at 187 7th Avenue, on the corner of 2nd Street, has long been a vacant, graffiti-covered mess. Rumors began in 2013 [/blog/neighbors/blighted-7th-avenue-building-might-have-a-new-owner] that it finally sold, and this past summer, news came out that a developer would turn the five-story building into luxury condos [http://www.
421 7th Avenue
If you’re looking for a new spot to get that shirt cleaned or those pants hemmed, a new dry cleaner and tailor is now open on 7th Avenue. The shop, at 421 7th Avenue on the corner of 14th Street, recently opened in the space that was most recently
222 7th Avenue
We’re going from burgers to burgers on the corner of 7th Avenue and 3rd Street. Signage for Burger Village [http://www.burgervillageny.com/] has gone up on the space at 222 7th Ave, which has been under construction [/blog/business/7th-avenue-update-spectacles-subway-spaces-for-rent-action-at-former-cheeburger-cheeburger] pretty much since the day Cheeburger Cheeburger abruptly
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If the above sign is any indication, the neighborhood’s coolest produce will soon be found at Mr. Lime Fruit and Vegetables, which is currently setting up shop in the former Kim’s Grocery space at 313 7th Avenue, between 8th and 9th Streets. Kim’s closed their doors [/blog/
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The storefront at 103 7th Avenue, between Union and President Streets, didn’t stay empty for too long. After Rivet closed its location [/blog/business/now-closed-rivet] there earlier this month, the store’s former buyer decided to build her own shop in the space, and Blok Hill [http://blokhill.com/
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You may have heard some scuttlebutt lately that Toy Space [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toy-Space-NY/172995162760114] will soon be closing their doors. Luckily for those of us here in the Slope, it’s the location at 1410 Cortelyou Road that is closing in March. The store at 426 7th
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Have you ever found yourself wondering what sits behind the gated commercial space at the corner of 7th Avenue and 11th Street? Now’s your chance to take a peek, because the building is up for sale [http://www.idealpropertiesgroup.com/listing/136934/367_7th_Avenue] and hosting an open
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The gang at FIPS reported earlier today on an epic 7th Avenue food fight [http://www.fuckedinparkslope.com/home/food-fight-hancos-vs-peppermill-deli.html] between Hanco’s [http://www.hancosny.com/] (350 7th Avenue at the corner of 10th Street), Pepper Mill [/blog/food/pepper-mill-is-back-with-tasty-counter-service-options] (355 7th Avenue, between 10th and 11th Street)
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There must be some big changes happening at Pepper Mill [http://www.yelp.com/biz/peppermill-grocery-brooklyn] (355 7th Avenue, between 10th and 11th Street), which closed its doors [/blog/business/pepper-mill-closed-for-renovations] back in mid-April for renovations. We ran into a member of the construction crew last Friday who told us