On One Roll of Film in New York City Summer of 1980
On a Roll Buddies in the East Village Green Grocer East Village Chinatown Early Evening Old School Chinatown Eli Buk of Eponymous Rare Antiques Shop Spring Street SoHo. Elli Buk pictured in 1980 holding forth at his eponymous antique shop at 151 Spring Street in Soho. Just east of West Broadway and a neighbor to the once fabulous Spring Street Natural Restaurant. Mr. Buk’s was a unique collection of turn of the century and earlier mechanical and scientific instruments, photographica, electrical medical healing devices, a so much more; a surprising assortment of strange and fascinating rarities from a time which was way past and unfamiliar to most. If you hadn’t visited the second floor loft space shop, you may remember the small shop window on the street with ever changing still life displays of totally unrelated things which [to me] elicited stories and psychic prodding. Here is a link to a catalog of Elli Buk’s wondrous collection. Little Friend Riding in Style in the Village. Coop
