pink bench

When this photograph was taken in October 2006, the building at the corner of 19th and Avenue G housed Einstein's Sandwich Shop and the South Beach nightclub. Avenue G was renamed Crickets Avenue in honor of Buddy's backup singers. The City demolished the buildings and Depot District visitors used the vacant lot for parking for years. Today the lot is becoming the Buddy and Elena Holly Plaza; the refurbished statue of Buddy is tarped -- awaiting a grand resurrection. But the corner still won't be as picturesque as the "old days."