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They've Changed It and Now It's Not Good
This is something of a refrain for my mother, and now for me. My mother is a true loyalist. She does not like it when the things with which she is content and familiar alter. "New and Improved" are horrible words to her. She hates it when her favorite Doritos suddenly become infused with "more" flavor or if pretzels are sneakily made sweeter.
I feel this way about many things as well. My particular sensitivity is to neighborhood changes. It is unpleasant to me when stores at which I was never a patron close. I don't like it when buildings are redecorated and changed. I'm just not a fan of nrighborhood innovation, particularly in Manhattan.
So even though it has been quite a number of years since I lived uptown, I am heartbroken to know that the movie rental store I have frequented since I was in high school is closing. I have been going to the Movie Place since before my family even owned a VCR. The people at the store used to let me go in and stand around watching whatever movie was playing at the time, and if something appealed as I was walking home from school, I'd take an hour long detour. (Does this give you a sense of the kind of teenager I was? Charming, right?)
Clearly, as the New York Times writes today, I'm not alone in mourning the Movie Place, which was a huge focus of my life, my entertainment and my work for many years, but I hate these "childhood's end" moments. So this is my eulogy and my denial at the same time. If I turn away every time I pass that storefront on my way to my parents' house, perhaps I can keep it alive and kicking.
posted by Elise at 8:10 AM
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KathryneBAlfred said...
I feel your pain. The Movie Place was such an important part of my college experience---its closing feels like the last nail in the coffin of the Morningside Heights I knew and loved.
11/20/2006 12:32 PM
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