Sunday’s harvest weather yielded a trip into the City for a fruitless
visit to my 4th favorite Chanel boutique. Ah, SoHo. A neighborhood
where you can find numerous $5K+ jackets on the racks but nary a roll of toilet paper in the
bathrooms.
The name “SoHo” is said to refer to the district’s location:
South of Houston Street. But I maintain it’s a Lenape word for “tinderbox” or “stuck
up” – I’m not exactly sure which.
The area has a solid past as an artists’ mecca, but the
rise of upscale boutiques (and the Kardashians) has turned the neighborhood
into 26 blocks of serious shopping and champagne sipping all jam-packed into
some very interesting and historically-protected architecture.
Opposite the shop fronts, table vendors line the streets.
Wares include the typical: t-shirts, knock-off accessories, souvenir prints of City
landmarks, and this:
Yes, a finger puppet stand.
Where else but in New York’s stylish SoHo can you find so
many fashionable, hand-crafted options to dress up your middle finger?
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