Every now and then, a storefront shows itself as a space is making a transition from one thing to another. This is one of them. The kind reader who sent this photo from Windsor Terrace writes:
I came out of the subway today and saw this storefront on Prospect Park West between 16th and Windsor Pl. uncovered (used to be a pet supplies store). It’s incredible! It looks like the liquor store on 16th St. is going to move in there. I hope they keep the stained glass!
Stained glass!
5 responses so far ↓
1 Jamie // Jun 10, 2008 at 11:11 am
I never understand why some store owners don’t keep these gorgeous old storefronts!!
Who cares if your business is something else entirely! The old storefronts just look beautiful!
2 bigring55t // Jun 10, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Actually, I took some pictures to send to GL of the very same storefront, but then my wife dropped the camera so there you go. She did enquire at the local store that is moving in there and reported that when she asked if they were going to keep it, the owner gave her a “what are you nuts, of course we are” look and then said that they were.
3 Brenda from Flatbush // Jun 10, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Yes, the new liquor-store owners are indeed keeping the stained glass! They are also buffing up the old tile floors and some other details inside, and told me they’re excited about the restoration.
4 Oliver // Jun 11, 2008 at 8:55 am
My wife took some pics of this amazing unearthing. I spoke with some old time locals about the place. It was called Wetter’s (sp.?) and run by a German-American family of the same name from circa late 1930s-early/mid ’60s. Your basic soda fountain scene that also served burgers and the like. The counter was on the right, booths on the left. It was most recently a pet food/supply store.
5 Frank Jump // Jun 11, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Totally gorgeous!