Okey this is a bit sentimental of me, but I’ve just noticed today that the iconic DKNY mural on the corner building at Houston and Broadway which for 20 years had been marking the entrance to Soho is now officially gone, finite, grayed out, pasted over…

Abercrombie & Fitch purchased the building, 600 Broadway, sometime last year. It is currently been prepped for a huge Hollister store opening later this summer, serving up the “flirty casual clothing for adventurous California lifestyle.” (Seems a bit misguided considering there’s a Uni Qlo and about 10 American Apparel stores within a stone’s throw away… but what do I know?? )

I really hope they use this opportunity to do something worth-while with the side of the building, maybe invite a few famous street artists and have them bomb it, beautifully, California style… if they do that, I might even give it a chance and walk in haha!

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