tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post9147952448067206037..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Mystery Sign on Canal StreetBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-90425561343102788432011-11-10T19:24:54.812-08:002011-11-10T19:24:54.812-08:00Until as late as about 1990, just a few blocks fro...Until as late as about 1990, just a few blocks from this sign, there were several small leather wholesalers on Spring Street between Bdwy and Lafayette, and a couple more on Bdwy near Spring, and another near Bleecker.<br /><br />One whose sign I still recall was Marap Leather, which google tells us has moved to 360 Lexington.<br /><br />So "leather" makes sense.Proud NIMBYnoreply@blogger.com