What Should Replace Cardventure/Artventure?

Two years later after closing, dual sections of prime real estate on E. Ridgewood Ave. remain untouched, with the electricity turned off and would-be shoppers hurrying past the glass doors.

"You could see it coming," Paul Abate told Patch in January of 2010, just before his joint stores . "Last Christmas was a disaster, and you depend on that to get through the year. I thought we could get through it, but we couldn't."

"It was a perfect storm," said Abate, who bought Artventure/Cardventure from previous owners in 2007. Merchants have complained over the years the property owners –Zabriskie & Kish – were inflexible with rent negotiations. The owners could not be reached for comment.

What would you like to replace the space that held the former arts-and-craft stores at 202-204 E. Ridgewood Ave.? Make sure to let us know in the comments.