Then & Now: Broome Street Edition

I've spoken about the intersection of Thompson and Broome Streets a couple of times here (notably here and here). But I took a stroll down there today and looked up. The view never fails to dissapoint me these days. 

Here it was in the 1980's:

And here it is today....

I don't know about you, but I'll take the Mona Lisa over Christina Aguielera every damn time.