Fare Ye Well To Stromboli's & Bowl-Mor

Man, I am totally PO'd at writing yet another one of these. Stromboli's was the best in it's day. Even if the “new” guys didn't serve up quite as good a slice as the “old guy” used to make, it was still a neighborhood place of long standing that served up what it was supposed to. It was on my way between Union Square and my apartment, it was opened late and it often provided a welcome bit of sustenance on my way home after a late night shoot.

Stromboli's closed a few months ago, along with the rest of the stores on either side of it. Bowl-More lanes upstairs hung in for a bit, but packed it in soon after. It was the last real bowling alley in the neighborhood. Today, they were carrying out some of the last customers. The building, which was a parking garage, is being converted into high end condos. The little falafel place around the corner on 12^th Street is still opened, but not for long. It is the last of the dozen businesses that have been there since around forever. The tobacco/newsstand was lucky to find a place across the street.  The new condo building will probably have a few store fronts, but don't hold your breath for a decent slice. Some days, what they are doing to my neighborhood just sucks.