tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post7600294178171272689..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Russian SouvenirsJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-72741802335218425862015-07-16T19:07:30.481-04:002015-07-16T19:07:30.481-04:00He's right out of DostoevskyHe's right out of Dostoevskyastroboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13996341670927319919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-39483119934715066962010-02-19T21:25:51.594-05:002010-02-19T21:25:51.594-05:00I went into this store today after lunch, and was ...I went into this store today after lunch, and was only there for a few seconds. When the man (I didn't know him by Alex, because he didn't tell me his name, I think he was eating lunch and really did not want any people in the store) I looked at the walls and around the room and wondered how a person could possibly collect all that stuff. He seemed a little dissapointed when I left withought buying anything, but I had spent all my cash at lunch, and I felt bad for leaving a man who looked so nice emptyhanded. So I hope that one day, I will go back to this store, and Alex will tell me about many things on the walls and around the room.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721231823852050729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75914209228196270842009-12-23T18:42:22.852-05:002009-12-23T18:42:22.852-05:00ken, glad you went in and got a warm welcome!ken, glad you went in and got a warm welcome!Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-156955488384194222009-12-23T09:48:51.098-05:002009-12-23T09:48:51.098-05:00re Anonymous, Alexander was very nice to me. Expla...re Anonymous, Alexander was very nice to me. Explained everything in detail, the amber and birch laden artwork, he gave me the locations of the many postcards I bought, sold me an extremely old pair of sunglases for $10, and pointed at the photos on the wall, exclaiming "Dostevesky!" and other names I can't pronounce...Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-79436332080255698202009-12-23T09:45:56.008-05:002009-12-23T09:45:56.008-05:00went in last night, Alexander was charming. 20 yea...went in last night, Alexander was charming. 20 year old Russian Christmas cards for $5 a pop.Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-64032804232604486212009-12-22T23:50:12.552-05:002009-12-22T23:50:12.552-05:00i'll head here before going to kgb bar to get ...i'll head here before going to kgb bar to get the full experience...<br /><br />@gabriel, Rabbi Eisenbach's Sofer shop is so great. Equally amazed!Bowery Boogiehttp://www.boweryboogie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-62934250747928126352009-12-22T21:09:10.967-05:002009-12-22T21:09:10.967-05:00I don't know, this souvenir guy sounds pretty ...I don't know, this souvenir guy sounds pretty rude to me. I love old New York, but I prefer the Bed Bath and Beyond robots, since at least they are polite robots. A store owner should be nice, not rude. He's probably losing a lot of business because of his attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-55810060778400145442009-12-22T14:48:30.576-05:002009-12-22T14:48:30.576-05:00it's funny we're all so afraid of this pla...it's funny we're all so afraid of this place! everyone should go in and conquer their fears of the Russian souvenir man...Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34231062771590389282009-12-22T14:44:53.880-05:002009-12-22T14:44:53.880-05:00I am so impressed that you went inside. I know thi...I am so impressed that you went inside. I know this store has been there since at least the late 70's when Stuyvesant was around the block and all the candy stores sold drugs with a bag of chips. I've always been fascinated by it, but never brave enough to go inside. There was another shop that shared the staircase with him, but my feeble mind can no longer remember what it was except that it was equally intimidating. Dusty jewelry or wigs.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-16196408710391311372009-12-22T12:30:10.921-05:002009-12-22T12:30:10.921-05:00An interesting shop for sure. From my experience ...An interesting shop for sure. From my experience he is definitely not a pleasant man. But he's good at what he does, which is strong arm you into buying things you don't need for too much money.ShatteredMonoclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87930308224886091012009-12-22T12:02:56.711-05:002009-12-22T12:02:56.711-05:00We need more cluttered little shops like this arou...We need more cluttered little shops like this around...but today's generation of Ikea kids don't seem to want much to do with special stores like Russian Souvenirs.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-7926567017876347002009-12-22T11:58:36.791-05:002009-12-22T11:58:36.791-05:00lonely forests? I'm there, this is a classic s...lonely forests? I'm there, this is a classic stretch of 14th as wellKen Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-53912879229243695162009-12-22T11:12:53.121-05:002009-12-22T11:12:53.121-05:00That place is awesome for its crazy hoarder-like f...That place is awesome for its crazy hoarder-like feeling. I always wonder how stores like that hold on with Manhattan's insane rent.Streets of Stamfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021954676706868948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-88189463094192883232009-12-22T10:53:03.771-05:002009-12-22T10:53:03.771-05:00Kudos for nabbing some pics. I ventured in there ...Kudos for nabbing some pics. I ventured in there once, but the owner was sprawled out asleep on a lounge chair, semi-blocking the doorway. I leaned over him, trying to get a look inside, but his angry snores scared me, so I just took his pic and snuck away...been afraid to go back.<br /><br />I like seeing this place, though. It's one of those familiar anchors of 14th St, one of the very few things that hasn't changed.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-44238555136795831032009-12-22T08:53:08.648-05:002009-12-22T08:53:08.648-05:00I am from Sydney australia and the russian souveni...I am from Sydney australia and the russian souvenir shop was a highlight on my last trip to the appleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-74249776840450657412009-12-22T08:21:56.857-05:002009-12-22T08:21:56.857-05:00Back in the 90s got a whole mass of Soviet pins to...Back in the 90s got a whole mass of Soviet pins to hang on my chest, which I never had any reason to do. Lenin, Karl Marx and strangely Gorbachov who in a way had a little something to do with the fall of the Soviet Union. There were many Russian stores along 14th Street and Russian Souvenirs is the last one.Mykola Dementiukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267125930152870083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-74983254041747489292009-12-22T08:08:28.442-05:002009-12-22T08:08:28.442-05:00Please please PLEASE visit the Judaica stores on E...Please please PLEASE visit the Judaica stores on Essex street some day... I would love to see Rabbi Eisenbach -- the sofer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofer] at 41 Essex -- here one day, although I'd hate to bother him -- still, I peer frequently into his dusty below-grade windows, watching him repair Torah scrolls and other materials. Amazes me to the brink. See <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/nyregion/02torah.html?ex=1330578000&en=552b0b6e584309ff&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink" rel="nofollow">here</a> for more...gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721868921485670532noreply@blogger.com