I dug a bit deeper and found these images of the newly deceased Arnold Hatters during its time as Knox Hats at 40th and Eighth. It was a helluva store.
I just found this out today... this is a blow. I got this hat from them, it's the best I ever had. They were really hat professionals. I was pretty crushed. :-(
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. Contact Me
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"I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism."
—Roberto Rossellini
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.
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I just found this out today... this is a blow. I got this hat from them, it's the best I ever had. They were really hat professionals. I was pretty crushed. :-(
NOOOOOOOO I WANTED A BATE HAT FOR MY HUSBAND WHO IS A RUN DMC HUGE HUGE FAN!!!! 😰😱ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
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