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Proposed Roslindale tattoo parlor hopes winning city approval won't be like pulling teeth
By adamg on Thu, 06/18/2015 - 11:07am
A dental office on Belgrade Avenue could become Roslindale's first tattoo parlor since an ill fated and short-lived place on Washington Street closed several years ago.
Under a proposal submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Zus Tattoos and Supplies would replace the dentist's office at 152 Belgrade, across from Seven Star Street Bistro.
The mayor's office holds a community meeting on Tuesday, June 23 to let residents comment in advance of a more formal zoning-board hearing. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at Zus's proposed location.
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Comments
There's that gentrification again!
Pretty soon the neighborhood will just be chains.
Do I sound ridiculous when writing about the South End?
Because if you knew Roslindale, you'd know there's a difference between Roslindale Square, where the Petco's going in, and that stretch of Belgrade, where Busted Knuckle went in because they couldn't find a place they could afford in the square.
That little stretch of
That little stretch of Belgrade is becoming pretty hip, quirky, whatever adjective you want to use. Pretty cool.
The Allstonification of Belgrade Ave?
Tattoo Parlor, bike shop, restaurants with food from Taiwan and a part of Europe east of Italy. If only the market by Walworth was more Brazilian, we'd have a little bit of Allston here.
LOL
Just making a quick quip! At other readers, not you.
And you know I don't know Roslindale. I think you have a 978 area code, no?
I don't know
We still use party lines down here.
sometimes old man Bussey lets
sometimes old man Bussey lets us use his phone - otherwise you have to wait in line at the general store.
So you think the buildings
So you think the buildings that are falling down now on the whole stretch of Belgrade is a good thing?
Belgrade Ave dilapitated buildings
The majority of the rundown buildings on Belgrade Avenue are owned by the same person. The city needs to step up the standards for empty storefronts. Dirty, dried out brown paper taped to the windows 20 years ago is an eyesore and an insult to the neighborhood. Just paying the property taxes is not enough.
Good because Belgrade Ave is
Good because Belgrade Ave is a shite-hole. Belgrade could be a great attraction from the square all the way up to W. Rox Parkway. I would love to see small business owners get in there and open up small coffee shops, restaurants, markets, clothing stores, etc.
I would rather a tattoo shop than the dilapidated closed down buildings that the landlords are allowed to keep that way and get a tax break for keeping it looking shitty.
I, for one, am excited by this.
Roslindale needs something beyond the selection of banks, restaurants, dry cleaners, and barber shops/salons. And that section of Belgrade, with Busted Knuckle and Seven Star, is becoming a go-to stretch of town.
Whew, tell me about it!
And italian butchers, halal markets, cheese shops, wine stores, head shop, bakeries, middle eastern market, sign maker, botanical cosmetics, florist, gift and houseware stores, fashion boutiques, paint and wallpaper store, thrift store, music studio, ice cream parlor, jewler, etc.
I mean - so very one-dimensional!
Bakery, singular
That particular area is now down to just one bakery, unless, by the very loosest of definitions, you include the pita place. And the butcher is getting ready to move out of the square.
Article/conversation clearly not just about the 'square'
And unless either Fornax or Diane's has closed, the village still has two bakeries.
Yes, I'm an idiot
I was thinking only of Diane's, but obviously Fornax is a bakery. So make that two bakeries left.
Dude, I work for a bank...
...and even I'm sick of all of the banks in and around the Square.
Shrug - I guess - but its the same everywhere
The Rosi village area has no greater concentration of these than average for business centers in the city (or anywhere else in the US that I've been in the last decade).
Fwiw, I wish there were fewer banks around too. And I'm glad to hear about the tattoo place (although I'll never get one). But my point was that it's misleading to speak as though the village is filled with just a few sorts of businesses when actually the opposite is the case. I think it's sort of insulting to dismiss the dozens of other businesses as if they didn't exist.
Head Shop?
Where? I need a new black light. :-)
Zus is the
Best! His work is beyond AWESOME! I'm happy he getting his shop!
Not enthusiastic
Any shop that also wants to set itself up as a distributor of supplies doesn't get my endorsement. Suppliers that are selling to non-established/licensed shops are enabling shady home tattooing operations. They're giving a bad name to the industry. I'd rather not have that sort of operation in my neighborhood.
Anything is fine as long as
Anything is fine as long as it prevents more empty storefronts
Anybody recall what used to be there?
I grew up in this area, so I would like to enlighten folks on what used to be in this area over the years. There was a bike shop called Family Bicycle to the right of Seven Star (I crave their offerings). This shop was just about a go to bike shop for the area. It is good to see some good local bike shops. Joyce Auto School had their office in the next block from this proposed shop. There also was a business that grew alfalfa sprouts at one time. MJs first two locations were down there also. The shop that housed the cleaners appeared to be vacant for maybe almost 10 years? It is nice to see that there is a store in there now. I miss Larry's Ice Cream...JP Licks doesn't cut it for me although they are good. Although I am not fond of tattoos, it is nice to see a local business start up and operate in that location. I think that we need a couple more to round it out. It never was a strong location due to lack of parking.