tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236746097951702183.post886737372697533409..comments2023-04-01T09:49:30.790-04:00Comments on The Why: Astoria Fire - Flo Cafe Up In Smokebritney fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317456508277180150noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236746097951702183.post-949610565961843812011-03-31T12:46:41.733-04:002011-03-31T12:46:41.733-04:00Britney -
First thing, great blog and I agree wit...Britney -<br /><br />First thing, great blog and I agree with Janelle, you did a great job capturing the event.<br /><br />Second, I am unsure if it's true or not, but I also heard the insurance rumor. Mezzo Mezzo cafe on Ditmars closed recently and I heard the owner of Flo is trying to relocate, thus trying to collect $ for renovations there. We'll see what happens, but it is indeed going to be weird when we walk past there and see nothing.<br /><br />If I remember correctly, it used to be a cafe named something else and it became Flo around the end of 2005.Mariellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236746097951702183.post-38167449875437525782011-03-30T17:11:17.120-04:002011-03-30T17:11:17.120-04:00Wow very interesting story, yet sad. Thanks for ke...Wow very interesting story, yet sad. Thanks for keeping us informed. I too will say a little prayer!! mommomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236746097951702183.post-29717198528241420112011-03-30T12:17:22.992-04:002011-03-30T12:17:22.992-04:00Janelle, it was a relatively new cafe. I think th...Janelle, it was a relatively new cafe. I think there was a small independent drugstore there before, or maybe next door. <br />The cafe had been renovated and expanded at least once since the initial conversion. May or may not be important, but since opening it was facing a lot more competition with cafes and restaurants opening on the other side of 30th Ave. <br />-JenJen in Astorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236746097951702183.post-20601289414007889772011-03-30T10:28:28.341-04:002011-03-30T10:28:28.341-04:00Thanks Janelle, it was a very interesting scene.
...Thanks Janelle, it was a very interesting scene. <br /><br />I don't know how long the cafe was there, although I saw Yelp reviews that dated back to 2006. It was always PACKED on nice days, but most of 30th avenue gets that way. It's going to be weird walking by there in the summer with the place deserted. <br /><br />That's really cool your mom is from here.. I love it :)britney fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317456508277180150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236746097951702183.post-79010136322217335852011-03-30T10:14:01.655-04:002011-03-30T10:14:01.655-04:00Britney-- What a truly great capturing of the even...Britney-- What a truly great capturing of the event. I loved the interaction between the city-wise local and you.<br /><br />My mom grew up in Astoria and I still have relatives who live there, including a great aunt. Was that cafe there for awhile?Janelle Espositohttp://janelleful.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com