It looks like the Cloder Corp. moved into that space in 1957 from their previous location at 177 Broadway and sold art, drawing, and drafting supplies and equipment. Their slogan at one point was "Your Supply Store". And I assume they were the same company as "B. E. Cloder Corp." that advertised as the "Complete Supply House For Your Engineering Needs" and shed the "B. E." somewhere along the way. There is/was a Cloder Corporation at 44 West 18th that sells/sold similar material, but I don't know if they're connected.
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
I have lived in New York City since 1988 and earn my bread as a writer. I began this blog in January 2006. Beyond that, don't be so nosy.
"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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It looks like the Cloder Corp. moved into that space in 1957 from their previous location at 177 Broadway and sold art, drawing, and drafting supplies and equipment. Their slogan at one point was "Your Supply Store". And I assume they were the same company as "B. E. Cloder Corp." that advertised as the "Complete Supply House For Your Engineering Needs" and shed the "B. E." somewhere along the way. There is/was a Cloder Corporation at 44 West 18th that sells/sold similar material, but I don't know if they're connected.
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