Great Backdrop

After the formerly-beloved Maryann's Mexican Restaurant, on Second Avenue and East 5th Street, closed, another restaurant opened, the beloved Dahlia's.

In time, they closed too, paving the way for the beloved 100% Healthy Blend Juice and Salad Bar… which also closed.

Recently, I passed by this accursed location — this is what it looks like now:

Accursed.

With its scenes of blurry people, it makes a great backdrop for the beloved Southern Cross Coffee sign!

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Atop Cellar Doors

It's hard to image carrying a cup of coffee outside and sitting on a backless, plastic stool on top of rickety cellar doors, but that's only one of the amenities available to East Villagers at the beloved Southern Cross Coffee, on East 5th Street:

Backless, plastic stools.

Not to be outdone, the beloved So-Hair, just down the block, offers wooden chairs atop their own cellar doors, for customers awaiting haircuts:

Backful and wooden.

Cellar doors — the official doors of the East Village!

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