Before The Pavilion...

I recently came across this ebay auction of a photo that was allegedly taken on the corner of 5th Ave and 1st street in Park Slope. There isn't an exact date, though the seller notes that it was before 1950. 

Anyway, look! There was a cool ass movie theater on 5th and Garfield! And it probably didn't have bedbugs. 

WHEN IS THE MOTHERFUCKING PAVILION GOING TO STOP SUCKING?? WHENNNNN???!!!

Bon Voyage To The Pavilion's Purple Seats

Photo by Fixxy"So long! Farewell! Auf wiedersehen, goodbye! I leave and heave a sigh and say GOOD RIDDANCE."

Has anyone been back to the Pavilion lately? I sure as shit haven't. 

BREAKING: Screw the Renovation! The Pavilion Is Still A Gigantic Dump

Hey, so remember how last week we were going on and on about the Pavilion and their stupid renovation? And there was talk of corinthian leather, and a new McDonald's themed color-scheme, and kids with cancer and lots of other bullshit?

Right, well I was so fucking inspired by all this "new beginnings" crap, I decided to break my two-year bed bug fueled Pavilion embargo to go see Bridesmaids on Saturday night (for the second time, mind you. That shit was HI-LA-R-I-OUS!). I was turning over a new leaf, ppl!

And sue me, but I actually believed our own goddamned hype. I expected to go to this joint and *maybe* have things be better. Run smoother. Not make me want to run home and take a hot shower.

FAILLLLLLLLLL.

Let's just say that after our experience on Saturday night, I'd rather just go to the Court Street movie theater (and, if you'll recall, I'm afraid of getting murdered at the Court Street movie theater).

Here's what went down:

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The Pavilion Makeover: An InFIPStigative Report

The Park Slope Pavilion has been taken over by Israeli Mossad agents or possibly a revival of Candid Camera/Punk’d. 

In exchange for swearing a blood oath of silence about the names of the buyers and their company, FIPS was awarded the scoop on the long-awaited, much hoped for and shockingly spectacular restoration lame-ass renovation of arguably the WORST movie theater in NYC.

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