tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post4389020472159453502..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: XXX on 14th and 3rdJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-30781569038222603352018-04-13T00:51:38.563-04:002018-04-13T00:51:38.563-04:00I managed both these stores from 1990 to 93.
We o...I managed both these stores from 1990 to 93.<br /><br />We opened the gay store (it was a video peep) in 1990.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14911397317194145335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54110259930139596562016-02-18T15:41:43.404-05:002016-02-18T15:41:43.404-05:00In response to rchrd, who said...
Peep shows: I c...In response to rchrd, who said...<br />Peep shows: I caught this one in 1970 while in a car headed uptown. Not sure exactly where but probably mid-town off 6th.<br />http://www.rchrd.com/photo/archives/2007/12/manhattan_octob_3.html on March 28, 2013 at 12:12 PM<br /><br />That's the Hearst building in the background, which would place this peep show on 56th street & 8th, just around the corner from the Soup Nazi shopAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170528999889415570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18456722373743263822013-04-11T13:55:18.252-04:002013-04-11T13:55:18.252-04:00Dan Lynch Bar on 14th and 2nd a great blues bar ha...Dan Lynch Bar on 14th and 2nd a great blues bar hangout. Lots of good music, drug addicts, hookers, Japanese tourists, truckers....... <br />Disappeared sometime in the 90's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-57678658213855172062013-03-31T16:20:43.549-04:002013-03-31T16:20:43.549-04:00to add to my 11:52post: my grandmother (the other ...to add to my 11:52post: my grandmother (the other side of the family) worked as a "shop girl" on e/14th st. in 1898/9. she was about 10 yrs old. they lived near by on ave B & 9th st. they were waiting for the rest of her brothers, uncles to arrive. when they did, they got the hell of out of there. (they bought property in beautiful upstate). it was a source of shame living there, as this part of my family did not pass thru ellis island like the russians did. lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80648929478387533332013-03-29T23:52:10.257-04:002013-03-29T23:52:10.257-04:00anon 10:44am, you are correct. that part of NY was...anon 10:44am, you are correct. that part of NY was a "shit hole". when i returned from LA, i didnt have an apt & school was beginning, in 1970. i spent 2 weeks w/a friend on e.13th st between 2nd & 3rd, nearer to 3rd. yes it was what it was, depressing. (i am from NY, it is usually the transplants who like that kind of thing). i moved to a sublet on e. 61st bet 2nd & 3rd, what a difference. e.14st always had bad vibes. my father was born @232 e.14th, in 1918 lived there maybe 10yrs. maybe thats how he learned to curse w/a filthy mouth. moving on, i kind of liked the corner of 14th & 2nd from 2003 till '08. i stayed there over there those few yrs while visiting NY. theres somehing about 3rd ave, that doesnt cut it. lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-991861893914862962013-03-29T17:33:32.439-04:002013-03-29T17:33:32.439-04:00Hello! I really Like what you’re doing on this blo...Hello! I really Like what you’re doing on this blog. I’ve just recently started my own new york based blog with a more personal take. The blog documents the everyday happenings of our city. Everyone has a story and this is where they can come to share it. Check it out and let me know what you think, and maybe you could even submit your story?<br />MemoirsofaCity.blogspot.com<br />-Thank you & happy blogging!Rockyologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890095563809483176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-6591000833277703032013-03-29T11:51:58.116-04:002013-03-29T11:51:58.116-04:00And although the stories can seem funny/frightenin...And although the stories can seem funny/frightening, I don't think people particularly loved the scary shithole qualities of 14th or Lex. Well, some did, I guess. I know I just miss the possibilities that were afforded by a less luxe city. Had to watch your back more but with that came vibrant cheap nightlife, art, music, performance, and weirdness. Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21630203878353375802013-03-29T11:46:58.275-04:002013-03-29T11:46:58.275-04:00The hooker hotel was not on the corner of 3rd. Tha...The hooker hotel was not on the corner of 3rd. That is now the Carlton Arms, which is very eccentric since artists decorated the rooms. I think the hotel that is being reference was larger and on the SE corner of 25th and Lex. My friend lived in the bland rental building on the NE corner (which was new and more upscale than most of the housing on Lex in the early 80s). We used to hang out the window and watch the hookers scream at each other and hit each other with stilettos. Lex was very seedy at the time.Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-60333470447517588462013-03-29T11:03:52.433-04:002013-03-29T11:03:52.433-04:00the SRO on 25th bet. Lex and 3rd by Baruch existed...the SRO on 25th bet. Lex and 3rd by Baruch existed until about '04 or so. It's a somewhat shabby, eccentric budget hotel for tourists now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21537505839343534222013-03-28T21:04:50.778-04:002013-03-28T21:04:50.778-04:00I seem to remember that the corner served as an Op...I seem to remember that the corner served as an Optimo cigar store with a hetero peep show in the back. I say that because I used to go in there to buy Nat Sherman's that they sold at a discount price. The peeps were too scuzzy to patronize tho... In its last incarnation, it became an all male peep. I remember when that block was pretty clean. It was home to Hammer's Dairy Restaurant, The Labor Temple, The Jefferson Theater, all neighborhood mainstays. What's so interesting is that after the block's decline The Sahara was the biggest blight on the block and kept that corridor between 2nd and 3rd from being significantly developed. It has only been in the past few years that the block has approached legitimacy. Been a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-33743167046957084592013-03-28T20:17:32.307-04:002013-03-28T20:17:32.307-04:00I lived on 15th (2nd & 3rd) from 1980 'til...I lived on 15th (2nd & 3rd) from 1980 'til around 2000. When the local politicians were talking about demolishing the Sahara there was an article in the local neighborhood paper. I don't remember the name of the paper but I think I wrote a letter to the editor about how important the history of the neighborhood was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-73623917253797920982013-03-28T19:22:50.687-04:002013-03-28T19:22:50.687-04:00oh yeah. I don't think that sign was up throug...oh yeah. I don't think that sign was up through the late 90's, but I definitely got a few excellent blow jobs at that place during that period. Thanks for the memories...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61675871372755311542013-03-28T14:37:59.270-04:002013-03-28T14:37:59.270-04:00@Anonymous 12:23 — Not everyone in the East Villag...@Anonymous 12:23 — Not everyone in the East Village is a yunnie, NYU student, fratdouche or sorority Carrie Bradshaw. <br /><br />It only seems that way because they have a tendency to speak at a higher volume than the rest of us. James C. Taylorhttp://www.jamescampbelltaylor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-86490296582742757652013-03-28T14:13:32.301-04:002013-03-28T14:13:32.301-04:00thanks Gregoire and rchrd for those links to pics....thanks Gregoire and rchrd for those links to pics. 25 cents!Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-43354753939518950952013-03-28T13:48:39.892-04:002013-03-28T13:48:39.892-04:00Anon 10:44 -- In part, because the "shithole&...Anon 10:44 -- In part, because the "shithole" quality actually contributed to the vibrancy of the city. An example, a block away from the Sahara: We wouldn't have "Taxi Driver" if the 110 Third Avenue and 123 Third Avenue blandness of oblivious wealth had dominated the locale.<br /><br />Marcia 9:16 -- I remember a hotel on 25th or 26th Street, I think, just east of Lexington Avenue, that was a regular place of business for the prostitutes who worked the streets near the 69th Regiment Armory.BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-7434620183274963752013-03-28T12:24:50.733-04:002013-03-28T12:24:50.733-04:00Does anyone else recall Reborn 14, the used book/m...Does anyone else recall Reborn 14, the used book/magazine/comic shop on 14th just west of 3rd? It was a delightfully disheveled place with some fantastic finds. I spent a good deal of time (& pocket change) there back in the '80s...I think by the early '90s it was gone. <br /><br />Utherbenhttp://www.utherben.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-35667004351130517542013-03-28T12:23:21.604-04:002013-03-28T12:23:21.604-04:00I don't understand why anyone would celebrate ...I don't understand why anyone would celebrate today's EV, which is a shithole full if yunnies, NYU students, fratdouches, and sorority Carrie Bradshaws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-57774665706550217202013-03-28T12:12:00.669-04:002013-03-28T12:12:00.669-04:00Peep shows: I caught this one in 1970 while in a c...Peep shows: I caught this one in 1970 while in a car headed uptown. Not sure exactly where but probably mid-town off 6th.<br /><a href="http://www.rchrd.com/photo/archives/2007/12/manhattan_octob_3.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rchrd.com/photo/archives/2007/12/manhattan_octob_3.html</a>rchrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173134583891999855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-29478661230893951402013-03-28T10:50:11.595-04:002013-03-28T10:50:11.595-04:00Dear Jeremiah,
Many thanks for your post on 14th ...Dear Jeremiah,<br /><br />Many thanks for your post on 14th street and the link to my blog !!! Here's an other shot of the XXX store you are describing. Feel free to add it to your post if you wish...<br />Kindest regards and many many thanks for your attention !<br />Greg<br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XnE_dMMAJ1M/UKali1GEarI/AAAAAAAACTc/R7Za2uQ-VSw/s400/Cops+14th+st.+1997blog.tifNEW YORK IN THE 1990's PHOTO ARCHIVEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077121250310832600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-68876313765747168212013-03-28T10:50:03.321-04:002013-03-28T10:50:03.321-04:00oh yeah that reminds me, thinking about the XXX pl...oh yeah that reminds me, thinking about the XXX place on 14th Streets, years before it was a magazine/cigar store much like the magazine place on 11th & 6th Ave, before they modernized it which was very similar to it. Perhaps they were owned by the same family. Mykola ( Mick) Dementiukhttp://dementiuk.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-16534628074108132072013-03-28T10:44:56.220-04:002013-03-28T10:44:56.220-04:00I'll never understand why anybody would remini...I'll never understand why anybody would reminisce over a time when NYC was a shithole.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-66943719231931240922013-03-28T09:32:58.414-04:002013-03-28T09:32:58.414-04:00gaycurmudgeon - it still is dangerous; if you don&...gaycurmudgeon - it still is dangerous; if you don't watch your step, you can easily get run over by the spawn of Carrie Bradshaw with her face buried in her iphone as she frantically searches for directions to the nearest artisanal cupcake shop.JAZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-47369509427901060322013-03-28T09:25:13.818-04:002013-03-28T09:25:13.818-04:00When I was a kid I'm pretty sure that corner w...When I was a kid I'm pretty sure that corner was an Optimo cigar shop and my dad told me I was never allowed to go inside.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635934283819413853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4316970879930091052013-03-28T09:16:53.259-04:002013-03-28T09:16:53.259-04:00I remember being a trainee counsellor at Stuyvesan...I remember being a trainee counsellor at Stuyvesant Park Y in the mid -70s and walking the children around that area was always a challenge! There was also, paradoxically, a uniform store where cops, firemen and nurses got their stuff. I'd say it was less peaceful coexistence than detente...<br />Later, my friend Bette Gordon made a film about the Variety theatre about the subculture of female musicians who made money working as stripper, bar girls and/or dominatrixes in the late 70s/early 80s.<br />I reread your post about The Sahara, for which I have no nostalgia. It was a dangerous, terrifyingly threatening place, which could have been repurposed instead of demolished; but I fear the building was probably structurally decrepit from the sheer neglect and countless fires. Does anyone remember a similar SRO in the twenties off third?Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095032794726742896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-10417870923816613622013-03-28T09:09:59.040-04:002013-03-28T09:09:59.040-04:00Funny, I don't remember the "all-male&quo...Funny, I don't remember the "all-male" video shop. Went to college downtown in the 80s. My classmates and I hung out at the Dugout on 3rd between 13th and 14th-two doors down from the Variety Photoplay adult (gay) cinema. The Dugout was in the basement level of an SRO; the patrons were the indigent men who lived upstairs and NYU and New School students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com