▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Union ▁Square ▁area ▁had ▁d eter ior ated ▁consider ably . ▁The ▁park ▁itself ▁was ▁rund own ▁and ▁in ▁serious ▁need ▁of ▁ref urb ishment ; ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁opera ▁house ▁and ▁Tam many ▁Hall ▁had ▁been ▁torn ▁down ▁long ▁before ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Cons olid ated ▁Ed ison ; ▁the ▁disc ount ▁S . ▁Klein ' s ▁department ▁store ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁abandoned ; ▁and ▁the ▁movie ▁theatre ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁restaurant ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁rock ▁concert ▁ven ue , ▁initially ▁also ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" A cademy ▁of ▁Music ", ▁but ▁later ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁" P all ad ium ". ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁little ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁to ▁attract ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁client ele ▁that ▁L uch ow ' s ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁appeal ▁to , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁location ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁dealing ▁a ▁serious ▁blow ▁to ▁efforts ▁to ▁rev ital ize ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁sale able ▁contents ▁were ▁au ction ed ▁off , ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁spot ▁below ▁street ▁level ▁at ▁▁ 5 1 st ▁Street ▁and ▁Broadway , ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁attract ing ▁Theater ▁District ▁crow ds , ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁um la ut ▁was ▁dropped ▁once ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁Theatre ▁District ▁restaurant ▁last ed ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁longer , ▁but ▁L uch ow ' s ▁lived ▁on ▁at