A Good Sign: Economy Foam Center
On Houston Street, near Essex. Economy Foam isn't there anymore, but the sign remains. I bought a futon there once.
25 September 2008
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One of the old book jackets lining the walls of Chumley's. Eternal Shame on Bloomberg, the City Fathers, and the powers that be that this cultural landmark has STILL not been saved and reopened.
The late, great McHale's, the death of which inspired the birth of this blog.
The original, running Jeremiad on the vestiges of Old New York as they are steamrolled under or threatened by the currently ruthless real estate market and the City Fathers' disregard for Gotham's historical and cultural fabric. Est. January 2006.
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One of the old book jackets lining the walls of Chumley's. Eternal Shame on Bloomberg, the City Fathers, and the powers that be that this cultural landmark has STILL not been saved and reopened.
The late, great McHale's, the death of which inspired the birth of this blog.
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I bought a foam mattress there in 1985
This was one of my favorite weird stores when I lived nearby. Very oddly shaped floorplan. They moved to 8th. Nice old photo on their new webpage:
http://www.economyfoamandfutons.com/futon/Scripts/default.asp
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