Caskey’s Tavern
on Fresh Pond Road at Cypress Hills Street & 69th Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens
Oh hi there. I hope you guys have been enjoying the old photos I’ve been queuing up. It’s been nice to feel like I haven’t completely abandoned the neon, even when I’m having a crappy week. I do hope I’ll have the energy to get out and take some new photos soon, but this week has been a bit rough health-wise, so I’m not sure how soon it might be.
At any rate, here’s an actual post with some actual news. The most important thing is that you should tell Erikc Austin and Jason Kleinmann, who have taken over the old Casky’s Tavern space in Ridgewood to open a new bar, that they should keep the sign. I hope they will! We’ve visited Caskey’s before. Apparently the bar has been closed for a while (a couple of months, I think?), but I haven’t been back to verify. It’s kind of a kitschy sign — not a style of lettering I’m usually interested in — but for whatever reason I love it. I love the colors, the distinctiveness of it, and the straight forward “TAVERN.”
I most especially love that flaming green goblet. I like to think of it as the Goblet of Fire from Harry Potter, but then that’s just me.
More about the new owners and their plans at the Village Voice website.
In other news, Lost City reports that D'Aituto has closed. RIP.
And Gothamist reports that Lolita has closed as well. Damn.
OK, back to our regularly scheduled queued posts. I apologize to those of you whose emails I have not answered. I hope to catch up soon!
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