tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post6915581842689323054..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Pleasure Chest 1972Jeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69595895084391044942018-02-04T14:12:48.810-05:002018-02-04T14:12:48.810-05:00hi, i lived on west 10th in that era someone menti...hi, i lived on west 10th in that era someone mentioned the 9th circle burning down ? cant recall that. also the Chalice I remember was a hustler bar for real young boys I think it was a juice bar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874621442833264538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12406111665311372802010-02-24T16:21:32.608-05:002010-02-24T16:21:32.608-05:00those gypsies sound like something specialthose gypsies sound like something specialJeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-85629431094076155862010-02-24T14:01:38.255-05:002010-02-24T14:01:38.255-05:00wheres that place that still sells dildo cakeswheres that place that still sells dildo cakesKen Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56689553270585745202010-02-24T13:59:01.062-05:002010-02-24T13:59:01.062-05:00And I remember the Chalice quite well...it's w...And I remember the Chalice quite well...it's where we went to dance after the Ninth Circle burned down in 1973.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121677765340808430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-2775141650305132502010-02-24T13:57:51.920-05:002010-02-24T13:57:51.920-05:00among the things that have gotten lost in the ensu...among the things that have gotten lost in the ensuing 38 years is the fact that the Pleasure Chest was geared to the gay men who populated this neighborhood in droves back then. There was still a rather vibrant <br />S & M/Leather scene in the Village in those days and store like this and the old Leatherman and even the Marquis de Suede serviced that clientele. Thinking back to 1972, I'm not sure we much frequented the Meatpacking District. There were many, many bars and clubs in the West Village and along the piers in Chelsea.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121677765340808430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54507116558347915052010-02-24T13:29:47.062-05:002010-02-24T13:29:47.062-05:00Wow, I bet some of those old toys could blow a fus...Wow, I bet some of those old toys could blow a fuse...Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-63046550382042829952010-02-24T12:24:25.421-05:002010-02-24T12:24:25.421-05:00Also until only a couple of years ago it was the l...Also until only a couple of years ago it was the last surviving junk shop in the West Village. I remember it was run by one of those old Russian guys who sold old clothing, Soviet memorabilia, Russian dolls and general junk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34627694369309280882010-02-24T09:16:37.218-05:002010-02-24T09:16:37.218-05:00What a great place!!!What a great place!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-72485316462276634222010-02-24T08:35:48.831-05:002010-02-24T08:35:48.831-05:00Here's a little history on that location. By 1...Here's a little history on that location. By 1974 that Pleasure Chest location had became home to some NYC gypsies. Just next to it was a fabulous gay bar called "The Chalice" in the spot where Smalls now lives. <br /><br />When you left the Chalice late at night you'd run into the gypsy kids going around the neighborhood banging and denting the parked cars with sledge hammers. Not destroying them, just enough to upset the owners.<br /><br />In the morning, when the car owners came out and saw the damage, the older gypsy boys, just older teens or early 20s, would come out and sympathize, shaking their heads and muttering. Then say "I can fix that for you for ...." and name a price.<br /><br />They were brilliant, if not ethical. They created a market, then filled the need.dirtygirlhttp://dirtygirldiaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-88755806703318684462010-02-24T08:20:32.705-05:002010-02-24T08:20:32.705-05:00Maybe the Magnolia Bakery could honour the past wi...Maybe the Magnolia Bakery could honour the past with a Double D Cup-cake....Sarah Bankshttp://www.sillpillow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21990009861186479322010-02-24T07:40:06.135-05:002010-02-24T07:40:06.135-05:00I remember going in there in the early 70's as...I remember going in there in the early 70's as a fairly innocent 20 year old and being fascinated and disturbed...and of course curious about what was displayed. <br /><br />Thanks for the memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com