Things changing in Eastie

Someone has finally bought Victor's restaurant on Marion and Bennington! There's a sign that reads "Opening Soon" in the window (and indeed, I looked into the darkened restaurant and saw what was probably the owner sitting down for a breakfast sandwich), but it's tough to determine these days when things will open in the East of Boston. You have "The Melting Pot" over on Sumner, the supposed "Rosticeria" on Meridian...places which have been vacant for some time and which occassionally have some action going on but don't seem on the verge of being ready for customers. It will be interesting to see what sort of food the new Victor's will offer...will it be a Latino eatery? Will it continue to serve Italian cuisine? I'm just happy someone bought it.

"Pizza Shuttle" has changed its sign. It's no longer the kitschy, retro sign probably made in the 80s, now it's flashy blue with other colors I can't remember, but it's mainly blue. Not very attractive, but it does stand out, which I guess is what matters. The menu on the wall inside has the same electric blue motif, but whoever printed it left out a few letters. Hopefully they will fix that.

Speaking of things changing in Eastie - I was walking down Maverick Street a while back, near an auto body shop, and I heard these two elderly men talking, and one said to the other, "Hey, remember when that [the auto body shop] was the horse stables, and everyone used to come here to see the horses? Man, that was great."

LATE UPDATE: The new Pizza Shuttle sign does not even show a space shuttle...it shows an AIRPLANE shuttle. (Thanks to P. Chipman for this observation) How lame. The times are a-changing. Despite the new sign, I will always think of the Pizza Shuttle as arriving from outer space, not from New York City.