{"id":14079,"date":"2015-05-05T14:14:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T21:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=14079"},"modified":"2016-02-05T20:21:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T01:21:20","slug":"nycthenandnow-the-sterilization-of-texture-marsbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/nycthenandnow-the-sterilization-of-texture-marsbar\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYCThenAndNow: the Sterilization of Texture | #MarsBar"},"content":{"rendered":"

This story is nothing new, but standing inside the former Mars Bar yesterday was shocking. (And not quinoa shocking<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Where there was once a nice little corner to sit and drink at while light flooded in through graffiti- and ephemera-covered windows:<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>

Image by Flickr user Googla<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Is now a corner like any other corner of a … ATM room:<\/p>\n

\"IMG_20150504_183547\"<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Where there was once life and activity<\/p>\n

\"5420664002_bdf7340ed5_b\"<\/p>\n

now there is<\/p>\n

\"IMG_20150504_183540\"<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

But perhaps most shocking is the exterior, the public-facing facade, gone forever, even the remnants:<\/p>\n

\"mars-bar1\"<\/p>\n

becomes<\/p>\n

\"mars-bar-august-2011\"<\/p>\n

becomes<\/p>\n

\"mars-bar-august-2013\"<\/p>\n

and disappears<\/p>\n

\"mars-bar-sept-2014\"<\/p>\n

See the Street View history<\/a> for yourself.<\/p>\n

Featured image via Observer<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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