A Skillful Corner

The surviving peep shows at the margins to a greater extent than or less Times Square popular off on vanishing. Yesterday I reported on the demise of quondam Show World. There's a smaller, less storied spot a few blocks due south on eighth Avenue at 39th Street--and it's vanishing, too.



Vihan's Video, amongst the ever-photogenic neon sign on the front, has a giant FOR LEASE banner on it.

"3-Floor Flagship," it says. "Restaurant/Bar."



Sadly, this whole corner is existence destroyed--and it was a skilful corner, too, an quondam acre of the quondam urban pith hanging on at the border of the Garment District.

Last year, the marvelous Mayfair Barber Shop was replaced past times the boring, useless Corvo Coffee. More recently, NYC Fried Chicken shuttered. It was e'er a skilful spot to spotter the people seated at the windows. The Shoe Repairs house adjacent door is withal open, only for how long? And there's a liquor store amongst 2 antique neon signs--for some reason, it is shown inwards the realtor's listing.



Barber shop, cobbler/tailor shop, fried chicken joint, liquor store, peep joint. It was a rare corner, a scrappy survivor, as well as it's existence chipped away.