The Uglification of The Chocolate Factory

OK it's one thing that we have to put with the fact that they're painting a really, really ugly mural in the lobby of the Chocolate Factory at Park & Washington.

However now we have to put up with the fact that they're tying cardboard to the bottom of the metal gates at the front of the building. To say nothing of the chicken wire that already covers the metal.

When will it end?

(stares)

There's a place only a block from where I live called "The Chocolate Factory" and I didn't know about this?

(runs off)

The Chocolate Factory is on Myrtle & Spencer...you have the wrong building.

Subject: Re: The Uglification of The Chocolate Factory

what's the Chocolate Factory?

Okay, what is "The Chocolate Factory?" I've looked a couple other places that seem to imply it's either a club or an apartment building, but the name implies it's a candy store. what is it?

A residential condo building....

http://www.thedevelopersgroup.com/buildings/building.aspx?buildingid=1015&;

Subject: I Don't Think So

Anonymous wrote: The Chocolate Factory is on Myrtle & Spencer...you have the wrong building.

Wrong building?

I don't think so.

http://www.275park.com/residential.html

Is it possible that there are 2 Chocolate Factories? I was only aware of the one on Park.

they're two chocolate bars. One is a warehouse converted to loft condominiums. the other is a bar between park and flushing.

Subject: Wrong Again

Anonymous wrote: they're two chocolate bars. One is a warehouse converted to loft condominiums. the other is a bar between park and flushing.

I don't know about there being two chocolate bars but there are certainly two Chocolate Factories.

The "bar" between Park and Flushing is Mojito's restaurant.

Dude, before you start going off like an expert check your facts.

Subject: Chocolate Factories

Strange as it may seem I have heard that Clinton Hill/Fort Greene was once the second biggest chocolate making area in the country (Hershey is #1). All of the factories are now residential conversions I think. Barton's had a big factory on Dekalb(at Rockwell??) near Fulton (Barton's Bon Bonieres were famous). One of the buildings on Vanderbilt across the street from Queen of All Saints housed a "Candy and Confectioniers" Union. The Park Avenue building is a factory conversion and there is another more recent conversion further into Bed-Stuy.

The Chocolate Bar is on Waverly between Park and Flushing and is part of The Chocolate Factory's structure.

And, the mural is hideous.

And, if the cardboard at the bottom of the gates manages to keep out even a few of the many mice in the building, I don't care. But, again, the mural really is hideous.

Frankly, all I really care about is whether either of the "Chocolate Factories" or "Chocolate Bars" or what have you actually is an establishment that serves or vends chocolate. But it doesn't seem like they do.

Poo.