Montague Street Jennifer Convertibles Will Close at the End of the Month

By on April 22, 2010 6:20 pm in News

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We knew it was coming – Jennifer Convertibles on Montague Street will close at the end of the month.  This caps a terrible month for the chain as it’s in the process of closing four stores including this one and CEO Harley Greenfield was busted  and charged with the DWI related death of a man last Wednesday.  The company posted a $6.2 million dollar loss in the last fiscal quarter.

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  • my2cents

    AEB, we already have a really great crack house! It’s called 5 Guys! I can’t stop going there even though it’s putting junk straight into my veins.

  • nabeguy

    Does anybody know how long JC was in that space? Seems like long time, and I believe it was one of the first of the chains on the Q. Given the size of the space, I can only imagine what is running through the landlord’s head, or pockets, given the prospect of turning this space over in today’s market.

  • Arch Stanton

    nabeguy, I would guess 20 years… think I’d remember better, being that I live 50 feet away from JC…. LOL

  • Anna

    Le Pain Quotidien would be nice.

  • bornhere

    It’s amazing how hard it is for me to remember that portion of Montague Street. Twenty years doesn’t sound right, though; part of the problem is that I think the storefronts were reconfigured; at one point Stuart Friedman (and earlier, Baskin-Robbins) were on the corner, extending only slightly west on Montague; and then there was that neat Russian-owned shoe store (moving west), and then the Gap, which was preceded by Square Circle, which was preceded by a huge and spectacular produce place, and who knows what in between. And Lenny’s before that. And all of this transition took about 31 years. So it’s hard to believe that Lenny’s/produce/Square Circle/The Gap all happened within 10 or so years. Where are all the people with the wonderful, random photos!

  • Arch Stanton

    bornhere, the gap and JC were there at the same time… Lenny’s moved up the block renamed a La Traviata sometime in the mid eighties, followed by Square Circle which went belly up around 1990… that’s when JC moved in. the shoe store was in the small space right before the corner which was the Music 1…. honestly I don’t remember a produce store there? there was one across the street at the $tarbucks site though…

  • Karl Junkersfeld

    borrnhere,

    Good question. Where are all the photographs? If anyone has a photograph older than 2 years of Montague, I would love to have a digital copy send to me. Part II of “Some History Of Montague Street” isn’t as easy since the stretch between Hicks and Henry isn’t as memorable as other parts of Montague. Credit will be given to any digital photograph supplied. Please send to kjunkersfeld@gmail.com.

    The Heights Casino, being a PRIVATE club, is very difficult to get photographs for. If anyone is a member, can you take a picture of the tennis court on the first floor and a picture of the plague recording Casino squash champions. This club has historical significance and I would love to make it part of my next edition about Montague Street.

    Also, “Capulets” was an interesting music club on Montague and pictures of it are also difficult to locate. Thanks.

    Claude, you got one? lol

  • bornhere

    Arch – Do you recall that Jennifer Convertibles started on the south side of Montague, or am I making that up? And I can’t quite figure how they were where they are now when The Gap was there, only because The Gap didn’t have the Montague/Henry corner and was still huge – maybe they expanded after The Gap left? Whatever. And the produce place was spectacular. It was sort of a Korean “corner fruit/vegetable but-not-on-the-corner” place that was massive. It didn’t last long, but it was excellent.

    But, regardless, what a big space to be empty. Maybe an Anthropologie could move in and provide balance to J. McLaughlin; and maybe a bar could roll into Mr. Souvlaki, and maybe ….

  • x

    With all the babies in the neighborhood, perhaps a child toy/clothing store would fit.

  • cat

    I think the space where The Loft is now (the cheap–as in lower quality–Ann Taylor) was two spaces before: Heights Vision on the corner and the Gap just west of it. And that Gap was pretty small compared to most Gap stores.

  • Hayley

    If it’s going to be a chain, a GAP Kids / baby GAP would be my pick – the kids clothes options in the area aren’t great.

    I also wouldn’t mind decent Mexican – even a branch of Maryann’s would do the trick!

  • Joe

    I think cat is correct.When I first moved here 8 years ago it was Heights Vision which moved a block away to the 2nd floor and the Gap which closed. I think I went into that Gap once. You’d think they would have a kid’s Gap or Gymboree instead considering there are a lot of kids here and there aren’t any places around BH to buy basic kid’s clothes. Most of the parents in my building order kid’s clothes online as I do judging from all the LL Bean and Mini Boden boxes in the mailroom.

  • Bartmann

    How about a probation office!!!

  • heights mom

    Maryann’s would be good or some other food choice – a gastro pub or something like that. But frankly I’ll be happy no matter who takes it, as long as it isn’t empty like the other storefronts on Montague.

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