On the east side of Central Avenue, The Smith Building (all four stories) still stands as the corner store--facing northeast at the corner of Central and Mott.  Most of the other stores on that side of the street were missing entirely--including the RKO Columbia Theater, Neveloff Stationery/Toys and the Pickwick Restaurant.  That area which was torn out years ago to make an access to Beach 19th Street is now fenced in and I saw junked automobiles behind large bushes and a parked cement mixer.  Here and there, a new building had been erected -- one even moved way back on the property to allow for plenty of frontage.  It looked very strange.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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