Shot/Seen

This view is gone. The stick on sign that read Nemoto Cafe is gone. There’s a big blue, red and white sign tacked to the facade of the building that reads: “For Sale.”You could have called it a greasy spoon. The Nemoto, operated by an aging Asian couple, cooked up sausage-and-egg breakfasts, hamburgers, white bread sandwiches and the like on a kitchen-grade stove. The tables were formica topped; the decor, diner.It was the type of place that’s getting harder to find in my neighbourhood. Houses around here sell for over $1 million each; the commercial real estate must be as expensive and there is less and less room for small places in aging stuccoed buildings.Nemoto goes and with it a place for a cheap breakfast. It’s getting to harder to find a grilled ham and cheese sandwich in the neighbourhood, or at least one that isn’t designer farmer goat cheese on 17-ancient-grain bread with designer mustard.Note: Link goes to my Flickr photo stream.