Down and Dirty Union Square, 1974

A true neighborhood standy is officially gone. So long to the Giant Bagel Shop on the corner of University and 13th. Who knows what will take over that high-traffic space.

The City Tavern across 13th St. has closed.

Earlier we reported that the decidedly low-midmarket Burlington Coat Factory, a leading national off-price retail chain, had announced it would open a new flagship store in the space formerly occupied by Filene’s on 14th St. Two months later, no sign of activity and no word when the store will actually arrive.

This is the west side of Union Square in 1899. Note the Tiffany & Co. building that is now the luxury condos clad in black.