7. 153 East 60th Street

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This cute one-story building at 153 East 60th Street, next to Bloomingdale’s was the subject of another Streetcape column by Christopher Gray back in 1994. Since then it was converted in to a restaurant that has changed hand several times, with vaults converted into wine bars and original details, like an arched ceiling and stained glass, recovered under dropped ceilings. Located on the same block as the famed dive bar, the Subway Inn, now shuttered, 153 East 60th Street was acquired along with other plots along this block by World-Wide Group. It can be pretty safe to assume this building may not be there for much longer.