Brandybucks

Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK

Closed 1998

CBGB

New York, New York, USA

Closed 2006

Dreamland

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Closed 2005

Florent

New York, New York, USA

Closed 2008

Henri Bendel

New York, New York, USA Closed 2019 The Disappointed Tourist: Henri Bendel, Ellen Harvey, 2021. Oil and acrylic on Gessoboard, 24 x 18″ (61 x 46 cm). Photograph: Etienne Frossard. Since Bendel’s and Lord & Taylor’s flagship store closed, I’ve been seeing a lot of nostalgia for the giant old department stores. Larissa M. Henri […]

Kim’s Video

New York, New York, USA Closed 2014 My DVD movie bookshelf was purchased there! Anon. Kim’s Video and Music were a group of video and music retail stores in and around New York City, known for their esoteric titles and knowledgeable if haughty staff. The owner, Yongman Kim, opened the first location inside his laundromat at 85 […]

Key Food

Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, USA Closed 2021 When my teenage son was in second grade, he had to a make poster of his favorite things. Near the top of his collage, with dogs, cats, and the beach, was Key Food, a supermarket around the corner from our home. I knew why. Walking into that […]