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ababcb ago

In the thread that was deleted, an anon did a little research on the Biliken group building. I am going to quote his post here. This was reposted on 8chan with images.

So.. autismo came out.. the property is perry's in dc myvisajobs under billiken group.

billiken group from Saint Louis

(billiken is a weird idol created awhile ago for worship also tied to the ROJ, if you haven't do your own digging there)

the address is 1811 Columbia Rd Nw Washington, DC 20009

The Facebook page and bombshell: it's a sushi place… here's where I begin to really question LARP…

saied(dot)azali on fb

Whois info Led me to the owner, SAIED AZALI

man.. I'm not gonna go down this hole as I just started… but I give you what I found in just a matter of minutes

http://www.myvisajobs.com/Visa-Sponsor/Billiken/1203378_Review.htm

https://www.facebook.com/saied.azali

This guy used to work for an art gallery called DuPont Underground:

https://www.facebook.com/DupontUnderground

alphabravo ago

From infinitychan -

Here is an article on Comet Liquor. I am not sure if this is still in business, so I think I might be wrong about "Comet" being a chain. Now I think it may be the business Alefantis got his sign from. Either way, this is giant.

Here is an article I just found on Comet Liquor:

http://jewishfoodexperience.com/comet-liquors-deli-brightened-neighborhood/

Do you remember Comet Liquors in Adams Morgan? Located on Columbia Road between 18th and 19th Streets, it had a distinctive neon sign. Most who remember the business don’t realize it was opened by a Jewish immigrant in 1940 and continued to be Jewish-owned throughout its existence.

When Oscar Gildenhorn opened Comet Liquor, the neighborhood was not yet called Adams Morgan, but the name had caught on by the time Gildenhorn’s son-in-law Howard Speisman took over management 25 years later.

Sidney Drazin bought Comet in 1980. Drazin, a native Washingtonian, had served in World War II and then run a few different businesses before buying Comet.

In 1989, as neighborhood demographics changed, Drazin added a deli counter. Earlier in the 20th century, it was common for Jewish grocers in Washington to move into the liquor business, but now, a few decades later, a liquor man was adding food to his business. the deli offerings like white fish salad and lox with a bagel hinted at the Jewish ownership.


Comet sign sold to CPP in 2011 - https://thelocation.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/central-liquor-sign-sold-to-comet-ping-pong-owner/

Can't use archive atm, maybe some kind voater will help.

Factfinder2 ago

Interesting about the Comet sign. I didn't know he bought it used.

Your second link, though, is actually not about the Comet sign being sold to Alefantis. It says "James Alefantis, owner of Comet Ping Pong and collector of vintage signs," bought the Central Liquor sign in 2011. https://thelocation.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/central-liquor-sign-sold-to-comet-ping-pong-owner/

Are_we__sure ago

Yeah, 2011 is too late for the Comet Ping Pong Sign which they had when they opened.

http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/04/from-scratch-james-alefantis/

And then my friend Eric Hirshfield, who used to own Duplex Diner, was like, “I’m going to buy the Comet sign. You’re opening a restaurant, why don’t you take it?” And I thought, I should totally have that sign, and then I’ll have a name.

The Comet sign used to hang next to Cashion’s in Adams Morgan, over a liquor store and deli owned by Sid and his wife Beverly Drazin. They were there for a long time, and people really loved that place and had a lot of nostalgia for it. And they were really part of the community.