Today I am lamenting the disappearance of Space Surplus Metals which was on Church Street right below Canal Street. This town is no longer the New York City I came to live in. Here is a quote from New York Daily Photo posted on June 3, 2006 by Brian Dubé: Space Surplus Metals on Church Street is the last of an era. This area around Canal Street was filled with industrial suppliers, many of them virtual institutions. Just a few who have gone out of business: Canal Lumber, Tunnel Machinery, Industrial Plastics, Canal Hardware, Bob Michaels (metals). Canal Rubber, which I wrote about on May 12, and Pearl Paint still survive. (now, Pearl Paint is gone too) Owned by Victor James and his wife, both from India, Space Surplus has been around since 1979. You can find anything metal here – brass, copper, zinc, aluminum, steel in sheets, rods, etc. And he cuts at no charge. I love the homey, quaint interior. His space is only 55 ft. x 13 ft., with a rent of nearly $5000 per month. With Victor at 80, his wife at 86, and rent the way it is, I would visit soon – our days in NYC with such places are numbered.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:03:29 +0000
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