tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post8048616691629135763..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Canal Plastics & RubberJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-43906568292747819092017-05-04T17:33:28.002-04:002017-05-04T17:33:28.002-04:00Canal Rubber is for rent
See http://tinyurl.com/c...Canal Rubber is for rent<br /><br />See http://tinyurl.com/canalrubberBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867426763761141442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-38637055036917622172015-04-16T09:20:10.465-04:002015-04-16T09:20:10.465-04:00Fear not Jeremiah! So long as there are Architectu...Fear not Jeremiah! So long as there are Architecture students Canal Plastics shall continue to thrive.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure many of us have them on speed dial....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540926298071425539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49096408348811785562011-06-30T02:06:19.544-04:002011-06-30T02:06:19.544-04:00I bought plastic there to make a filter cell for m...I bought plastic there to make a filter cell for my binocular so I could do solar observing and recently picked up a cube of neoprene to keep me telescope from bouncing on the bottom of the milk crate bundle tied to my hand cart when I am moving it between potholes en route to my observing location. Now I need more plastic to laser cut and etch for another astronomy project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-13156869519253006962009-11-03T17:59:39.853-05:002009-11-03T17:59:39.853-05:00Thanks be for Canal Plastics. When I need parts fo...Thanks be for Canal Plastics. When I need parts for my Rube Goldberg-esque, thug-landlord, flooding abatement apparatus, who else can make the parts that I need?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874234160968649497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59501951777802027762009-05-24T06:17:46.484-04:002009-05-24T06:17:46.484-04:00Canal Plastic is my favorite store in NYC I have w...Canal Plastic is my favorite store in NYC I have won thousands of dollars in the last 10 year because of the great things I get at canal plastic to use with my cosutume designs, for a super creative person like moi it's a dream store. I now Live in Paris France and I am flying to NYC July 2nd to shop at Canal Plastic there is no place like this in Paris, it's a shame :( <br />I have many things I need to get to make get another award winning costume<br />I LOVE YOU CANAL PLASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Angelo of ParisAngeloVIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831720291831898954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-11351854217269830922009-05-01T05:36:00.000-04:002009-05-01T05:36:00.000-04:00I know Industrial Plastics closed a while ago but ...I know Industrial Plastics closed a while ago but there were two other plastics stores, I went down there last week and I only found one, did the other one also close. I couldn't remember where it was so I wasn't sure.C.L. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557542416112038590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-86384159602268293292009-04-15T11:46:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:46:00.000-04:00These stores are frequented by artists and art stu...These stores are frequented by artists and art students. If you've ever taken a package design course, you've probably been to Canal Plastics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-88640779444598373292009-04-14T23:02:00.000-04:002009-04-14T23:02:00.000-04:00I can say as a commercial photographer stores like...I can say as a commercial photographer stores like these are clutch. Those little cubes and other clear plastic parts you refer to are used all the time by us. Photoshop does not do everything (almost) just yet!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693417382532517595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-33514505842951104312009-04-14T21:33:00.000-04:002009-04-14T21:33:00.000-04:00Back in the 1980's, I worked at Pearl Paint across...Back in the 1980's, I worked at Pearl Paint across the street. I often stopped into Canal Plastics to buy various containers to use in my apt. Everything was in bright plastic colors of different sizes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69740619113580760702009-04-14T01:01:00.000-04:002009-04-14T01:01:00.000-04:00Nice to see that the place even still exists. I r...Nice to see that the place even still exists. I remember Canal St. as a one stop shopping place for batteries, casio watches, blank cassettes, and any kind of audio gear. Cash was king and with a little haggling, always a good deal.<br />My favorite cheap audio shop one day mysteriously turned into a sneaker joint. I recognized the owner from the audio shop and asked him what happened. He simply explained that he wasn't making any money selling headphones, walkmans, and foreign converters and had to make the switch. So I bought a pair of Pumas, cheap.<br />Entire blocks of vendors have been disappearing as they get shut down by the city for a variety of reasons. But I suspect not all of the them were carrying on some kind of nefarious activity...just guilty of having a stall in an area that is getting more valuable.<br />The city continues to get more unaffordable.......hntrnychttp://huntergatherernyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-729250847723607772009-04-13T21:40:00.000-04:002009-04-13T21:40:00.000-04:00I had to go there years ago for a project I was do...I had to go there years ago for a project I was doing for a class at F.I.T.<br /><br />Love the blog, by the way.rebeccahttp://www.last.fm/user/vaddlednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-46935222143797547322009-04-13T18:54:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:54:00.000-04:00glad to hear so many people shop there. and the fl...glad to hear so many people shop there. and the florida cop story is pretty fantastic. thanks!Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78139398547321597452009-04-13T17:08:00.000-04:002009-04-13T17:08:00.000-04:00I bought various small plastic objects which I inc...I bought various small plastic objects which I incorporated into collages. I also bought plastic boxes which now hold things like paper clips, pencils, pens. Canal Street is becoming increasingly "malled".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-85696029697581615062009-04-13T16:34:00.000-04:002009-04-13T16:34:00.000-04:00good find! i love seeing those old school busines...good find! i love seeing those old school business catch phrases.Bowery Boogiehttp://www.boweryboogie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-27015483434698359972009-04-13T14:39:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:39:00.000-04:00Yes, one can only wonder what "true rubber and pla...Yes, one can only wonder what "true rubber and plastic needs" may be. When I spent last summer in New York I avoided Canal Street--and the area around it--for that very reason. When I returned to Florida, and I often wish I hadn't, nearly everyone asked me if I went to Canal Street and bought a watch, wallet, or purse. I'm not sure what the infatuation is with blatantly counterfeit merchandise, the purchase of which feeds organized crime, human trafficking and other illegal activities.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458508846599437156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-23097785509754631392009-04-13T10:56:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:56:00.000-04:00Canal plastics is a front operation for a back roo...Canal plastics is a front operation for a back room gambling parlor. It has been for 20 years or more. Did you think they paid the rent selling fake ice-cubes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-60823482914104721232009-04-13T10:44:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:44:00.000-04:00I've shopped at these places. They've been there f...I've shopped at these places. They've been there forever and I've actually used them a lot. My first job, about a million years ago, when I first moved to NYC, was working with a high-end decorator and party planner. We did stuff for rich people and corporate events all over the country, and some of this involved very elaborate sets, staging and decorations. So we would build all of this really groovy stuff out of materials we got at places like Canal Plastics. <BR/><BR/>Funny story--we had a gig in Florida one year for a really big cosmetics company. I drove a 36' truck packed with all kinds of really "arty" looking stuff, including life-size costumes of various cosmetics. (Now that you've been in this store you can imagine what some of it looked like). When we got to the Florida border, the cops made me open the back 'cause they want to make sure that people aren't smuggling plants and whatever. So this cop sees all of this really elegant- weird looking stuff and he just got super pissed, asking me what my problem was, what the stuff was for and why people like me exist in the first place. When I mentioned the name of the cosmetics company and "West Palm Beach" he glared real hard at me and then said to "get the hell out of my checkpoint". <BR/><BR/>It was great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-22039408146638369292009-04-13T09:39:00.000-04:002009-04-13T09:39:00.000-04:00I have shopped at Canal Plastic. Because sometimes...I have shopped at Canal Plastic. Because sometimes it is cheaper to buy the parts for metal frames at Pearl and then you stroll over to the plastics place and get your pre-cut plexiglass. I've been doing this since art school. But I am certainly not keeping the place open!Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42982461908725805642009-04-13T09:32:00.000-04:002009-04-13T09:32:00.000-04:00"... wondering who shops there and for what."artis..."... wondering who shops there and for what."<BR/><BR/>artists, of course.A Kellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396009245029275591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-17667962630624125042009-04-13T08:46:00.000-04:002009-04-13T08:46:00.000-04:00I'm so glad those places are still there. My dad a...I'm so glad those places are still there. My dad and I would go in there when I was a kid many many many years ago. He needed something but for me, it was a really neat place to check out cool stuff. Fond memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81655522876562289722009-04-13T07:17:00.000-04:002009-04-13T07:17:00.000-04:00I'm just grateful that there's a store called Cana...I'm just grateful that there's a store called Canal Rubber.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.com