Farrell's Bar Sign is Casualty of Holiday Blizzard 2010

Farrell's Bar in Brooklyn is a New York City landmark. It is an old Irish pub popular with current/former members of the FDNY and NYPD, and at one time it served more Budweiser than any bar in the city. Farrell's was a men's only haunt until Shirley MacLaine broke the gender barrier in the 1970's. To this day, there is no table service, no food, no music, and in many ways walking into Farrell's is like taking a step back in time -- in a good way.

This week, part of Farrell's became a casualty of the great Holiday Blizzard of 2010. Here are a few photos of the South Slope and Windsor Terrace -- most importantly, the fall of a landmark: the Farrell's Bar sign.


Riley the Pup in Prospect Park


16th Street between Prospect Park West and 8th Ave (still unplowed as of 12pm 12/28)


Park Slope residents walking down and riding in sleds on Prospect Park West




Partially-buried fire hydrant in front of the Double Windsor bar


Farrell's sign on the ground after it was blown off the building by high winds


Neighborhood guys picking up the remains before bringing it inside

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