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Places with ghost names in New York
Pianos is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

1. Pianos

7.5
158 Ludlow St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 268 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: The sign out front is original from the old Piano shop here

Drop Off Service is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

2. Drop Off Service

8.2
211 Avenue A (btwn E 13th St & E 14th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 161 tips and reviews

Jeremy L.Jeremy Le Van: Pure English pub. The name refers to the storefront’s past life as a laundromat.

Union Pool is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

3. Union Pool

8.3
484 Union Ave (at Meeker Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 284 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: This former pool supply has an outdoor patio, a taco truck and a photobooth but alas, no swimming

J.Crew is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

4. J.Crew

235 W Broadway (at White St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · Tribeca · 15 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: Before J Crew moved in this spot was the Liquor Store Bar, a Tribeca favorite, that was named after the previous tenant of the space, a liquor store

The Campbell is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

5. The Campbell

8.1
15 Vanderbilt Ave (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 269 tips and reviews

Tiffany & CoTiffany & Co: Yes, Mr. Campbell once lived here; and you are invited to come up and have a cocktail in his 1923 Florentine-style living room. The gifted mixologist behind the bar crafts a marvelous martini.

K&M Bar is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

6. K&M Bar

225 N 8th St, Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 21 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: The K&M initials stand for Krystyna and Margaret who ran this former pierogi shop

Ear Inn is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

7. Ear Inn

8.6
326 Spring St (btwn Greenwich & West), New York, NY
Pub · Hudson Square · 150 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: The B in the neon BAR is partially painted over to read EAR, after the the Ear Magazine that used to be published upstairs

The Upholstery Store is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

8. The Upholstery Store

713 Washington St (W 11th St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · West Village · 14 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: The sign of a previous Upholstery shop is out front of this wine bar that more recently served as a storage room of Wallsé next door

NYU Palladium Residence Hall is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

9. NYU Palladium Residence Hall

140 E 14th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
College Residence Hall · Greenwich Village · 22 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: Named after the former Palladium nightclub, a mainstay of the late 80s and 90s NY club scene, The club's interior was designed by architect Arata Isozaki in the rundown Palladium Theater.

ABC No Rio is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

10. ABC No Rio

156 Rivington St (at Clinton and Suffolk), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Lower East Side · 12 tips and reviews

Sean S.Sean Salmon: Named for the remaining letters on the dilapidated sign that hung outside the abandoned building in 1980 that once read "Abogado Con Notario"

Happy Ending Lounge is one of Places with ghost names in New York.

11. Happy Ending Lounge

302 Broome St (btwn Forsyth & Eldridge St.), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 41 tips and reviews