Jersey Store Gives Fitting Tribute to Gandolfini

'Reserved' sign goes up at booth where final scene of 'Sopranos' was shot

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 20, 2013 11:46 AM CDT

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Jersey Store Gives Fitting Tribute to Gandolfini — A reserved sign sits on the booth featured in the last scene of "The Sopranos" at Holsten's ice cream parlor in Bloomfield, NJ. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Amid all the tributes to the late James Gandolfini, a New Jersey ice cream parlor came up with one of the most fitting. The owner of Holsten's in Bloomfield put up a "reserved" sign at the booth where the final scene of The Sopranos was shot, reports the New York Post. “During his down time, he’d be outside smoking a big cigar, talking to people," recalls Chris Carley. "He seemed like a real regular guy." To read about how Gandolfini changed television, see Jessica Winter's appreciation at Slate. (Read more James Gandolfini stories.)