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on july 29, 2013, max fish celebrated its’ last night on ludlow street in manhattan.
most of the old regulars and family came out, i caught photos of a tiny selection of them.
this was one of the only bars i’d go to on a regular basis.
it was such a treat to run into fish friends without any plans or coordination, and see how the night would unfold.
at one point we’d just refer to it as “default”.
jr cronheim and rb umali dancing by the pool table
alec holst held my camera while i played a game. a lot of the wall installations had already been cleared out.
terrill simecki
elena vasquez and preeti sodhi
ulli rimkus
gwendolyn burton
gerhard stochl
allan windsor and marc razo
joshua wildman (this was actually taken one week before the closing night)
matt mooney
amy gunther and big dan
big dan leaning on an exhibit of max fish t-shirt history
lenard smith
at one point the above chandeliers went out, it’s rare to see the fish dimly lit.
ulli rimkus
allan windsor and marc razo
shelly zander and terrill simecki
stamped coasters by matt lilly
joshua wildman
and then it was 4 a.m. – last call, last pool game, last pool game, last call.
i look forward to seeing everyone at the reopening in williamsburg, brooklyn, some time in the fall.
posted by allen ying
It’s like the last episode of Cheers.
historic images!!! as always.