Another place that I'd also include in this august list is Forbidden Planet. I've already devoted more than a few posts to it (see below). Now, Forbidden Planet never really left us. It moved across the avenue and, more recently, down the block a bit. But its original address on the corner of East 12th Street and Broadway (when it had that massive, Brian Bolland-illustrated signage) is the one that I carry the torch for. I was a child the first time I walked in, gasping in awe, doubtlessly, and its seemingly sprawling interior.
That location closed some time in the early 90's, I believe, and it moved to far less magical places across the street. The former site became a shoe emporium called "No Difference" for quite some time before turning into (yet another) Pret a Manger.
I recently spotted the great shots below of the original Forbidden Planet on this blog, and my heart skipped a beat. Enjoy.
More about Forbidden Planet over the years:
Farewell to Forbidden Planet?
You Have Been Judged
Forbidden Broadway
Back to the Planet ... Again
Back to the Planet
Here's Where it Happened
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