Thrift & New
VANISHED
The little, one-story antiques shop known mostly as Thrift and New, located on 9th Avenue and 43rd Street in Hell's Kitchen, has vanished.
thanks to Shade Rupe for the photo and the tip
It was one of those wonderful holdouts, a throwback, a leftover from the old New York, and every time I found it still open, it seemed like a miracle. Places like this just aren't allowed to exist here anymore.
I must have photographed it a hundred times, knowing each time might be my last.
It was a warm and lively place. There were always customers inside, sifting through the stuff, browsing, reading.
They sold jewelry, guitars, books, old photographs.
They had a room full of ceramics, mostly pink.
The sign says they'd been open since 1952. I don't know why they closed.
The little, one-story antiques shop known mostly as Thrift and New, located on 9th Avenue and 43rd Street in Hell's Kitchen, has vanished.
thanks to Shade Rupe for the photo and the tip
It was one of those wonderful holdouts, a throwback, a leftover from the old New York, and every time I found it still open, it seemed like a miracle. Places like this just aren't allowed to exist here anymore.
I must have photographed it a hundred times, knowing each time might be my last.
It was a warm and lively place. There were always customers inside, sifting through the stuff, browsing, reading.
They sold jewelry, guitars, books, old photographs.
They had a room full of ceramics, mostly pink.
The sign says they'd been open since 1952. I don't know why they closed.
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