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Bye-Bye, Banana Republic

The windows are papered over, and a sign on the door confirms that Banana Republic is leaving the neighborhood. We’ve got the Banana Republic factory store (bargains galore!) on Fulton Mall, but a the loss of a reasonably priced option for decent clothing (even if it is a national chain) is not, in this writer’s […]

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Christmas in July on Henry Street As Banana Republic Shoots Ad At Sociale

As previously mentioned, Banana Republic is filming a Christmas commercial outside soon-to-open restaurant Sociale. Our man with a cam Karl Junkersfeld stopped by … with his cam. Watch the video after the jump.

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Boardwalk Empire Shooting on Monroe Place

In addition to the Banana Republic shoot on Henry St. today, the HBO series Boardwalk Empire will also be filming on Monroe Place. (So it will be Christmas on Henry St., and Prohibition on Monroe.) You may be able to glimpse some of the scenes before getting waved away by the PAs, but just make […]

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Crash! Boom! Bang! Montague Street Is A Disaster!! (As Crews Film A TV Commercial)

Professional photographer & Heights resident Rick Elkins was walking through the neighborhood around 11:15 this morning, when he came upon the scene of a horrendous mass of metal and debris in front of Banana Republic at 133 Montague Street. Amid the debacle were a vehicle with a smashed windshield, a felled lamp-post and a crushed […]

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