On Saturday evening, the Sock Man closed down on St. Mark's Place for good.
Photographer Nick McManus, a group portrait artist who works on Impossible Project Polaroids for gallery exhibition in New York, shared these photos as owner Marty Rosen and friends said goodbye to its storefront of 33 years...
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We first reported on Jan. 7 that the shop would be closing. Rosen was apparently facing an unmanageable rent hike from new landlord Raphael Toledano.
Rosen hopes to find another space in the neighborhood. Until then, the Sock Man remains open for business at www.thesockman.com.
5 comments:
Am I crazy, or was the Sock Man on the other (south) side of St. Marks at some point? Like '85, '86?
Coming soon: ANOTHER empty storefront on St. Marx....
If these scum-lords weren't able to write-off "losses" stemming from vacant storefronts that they've CAUSED to become vacant, this shit would not happen!!
[Yes, SockMan used to have an outdoor stand on the south side of St. Marx in the early 80s....]
We love you Marty. I hope you will be able to find another storefront. What about a little booth at Essex for awhile?
Loved that the place existed. Thanks for running a shop that was interesting!
Thanks Chris! I feel slightly less crazy now!
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