#gemspa

[scopophilic1997]

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[illiteratebeautifulboy]

He has an undiscussed style 😌

[jameone]

[madonnahistoryoriginalpage]

#Repost @debimazar • • • • • • Gem Spa Bye #GemSpa Our old stomping grounds. Best Egg-creme! Cant tell your how many late nights,popping in for one&cigarettes. End of an era(that actually ended a long time ago) #eastvillagenyc https://www.instagram.com/p/B_9Zdrchebm/?igshid=1ngsr1ff4rap4

[feralcatpro]

This one hurts..💔 RIP #gemspa 1920s-2020 😿 I remember wanting to go to #gemspa when I was teen because of this photo session i would stare at from #1973 of The legendary #NewYorkDolls #JohnnyThunders #JerryNolan #ArthurKane #DavidJohansen, and #SylSylvain with unknown little punk rocker boy. Photo by Toshi. #landmark #nyc🗽#savenewyork #onenewyork @besteggcream (at Gem Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7rOLDnWFh/?igshid=h9b1z2gfhdl0

[nycfoodscape]

#Repost @eastvillageneighbors with @get_repost ・・・ Beloved East Village iconic newsstand announced yesterday that it will not be reopening. Gem Spa opened in the 1920’s under a different name. It became Gem Spa in 1957. The newsstand became a favorite hangout from everyone from the Beats in the 60s to the Punks of the 80s. Along with local newspapers and magazines, Gem Spa was famous for selling a host of international and underground papers and magazines (although no pornography). They often got the magazines two days before other newsstands. Over the years, Gem Spa has been featured in TV shows and movies, most famously, “Desperately Seeking Susan” with Madonna. Although unconfirmed, Gem Spa has been cited as the birthplace of the Egg Cream. It might not have started there but they certainly served up an excellent one. #GemSpa #GemSpaClosing #Madonna #EggCream (at Gem Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_704EPjftk/?igshid=ks9f38hsk68d

[thecastnyc]

R.I.P. GEM SPA. Sad news on another New York institution now gone. The Dolls reuniting at Gem Spa, 2nd Ave. New York City, 1977. Photo: Roberta Bayley @bayley1950 pic 2 & 3: Me ordering up an Egg Cream ;) 📷 @anarchydestruction and hanging with John Holmstrom from Punk Magazine @thepunkmagazine @besteggcream @thenewyorkdolls @davidjohansen.official @sylvain.sylvain #RobertaBayley #NewYorkDolls #JohnHolmstrom #GemSpa #EggCream #Candy #Newpapers #Mags #IconicNewYorkCorner #2ndAve #SaintMarksPlace #JohnnyThunders #SylvainSylvain #JerryNolan #ArthurKillerKane #DavidJohansen (at Gem Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7zsLkD53a/?igshid=1n4f61vq98y1n

[danteross]

I first went to Gem Spa as a child with my mother. It’s where I discovered my love for Chocolate Egg Creams and Halva. When ever my mom had it in the budget, we would hit Gem Spa and for an egg cream (She preferred Vanilla) the. hit the long shuttered St Marks Theatre for a double feature. We might even go to B and H after the movies if I was really lucky. This would also be where I bought a lot of comic books as a kid and music magazines later in life. We also played a lot of video games here as teenagers, when St Marks place was the coolest block in the world for us baby punk rockers. Last 15 years I lived on 2nd ave, this was once again a part of my weekend stroll, as was B and H. This corner holds a lot of history for me, I am one of the few people raised on the LES. Though this is technically in the East Village, this corner and Gem Spa were landmarks for me. First we lose Jimmy and Trash, then we lose Gem Spa. Whats next B and H? Gonna miss this place and all the memory’s attached to it. Get ready for another bank or CVS my friends. A good egg cream and a bowl of borscht seem to be harder and harder to come by in the East Village these days. Sucks man... Covid takes out another legend. I miss the old NY. #LESKid #My OldStompingGrounds #GemSpa #ChoclateEggCreamLife #FuckCovid (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_62H2aAZsZ/?igshid=168lsl7bnqnef