New York Songlines: Wooster Street

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141-145: An 1897 Renaissance Revival building by Louis Korn; the AIA Guide deems it "bland." The Chalk & Vermillion Gallery was here in 1987.

Corner (127 Prince): Food, a restaurant started by a collective of artists affiliated with The Kitchen, was here in the 1970s.

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150: Was 150 Wooster. As Scouting New York puts it: "Once a trashy, graffiti-covered super-hip bar frequented by such clientele as Paul Simon, Robert De Niro, and David Geffen, 150 Wooster is today a Maclaren showroom." You know, the spendy baby strollers.

136: A glazed garage door (by Gluckman Mayner, 1992) was the Gagosian Gallery, displayer of gargantuan art (ala Richard Serra).

Corner (125 Prince): Camper, trendy Spanish bowling shoes

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Corner (130 Prince): A 1988 neo-Art Deco office building combined with a repurposed bakery.

105: The Knoll International Design Center is in a 1892 sandstone-and-brick building given a thoughtful updating in 1892 by Charles Behrens and Paul Haigh.

99: Once a cast-iron-and-masonry firehouse designed by Napoleon LeBrun (1881), home to Engine Co. 13. More recently home to post-punk emporium Stephen Spruce.

97: 1897 loft building by George F. Pelham with a strong double-arched facade.

Corner (143 Spring): Tennessee Mountain, long-running barbecue joint

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Corner (128 Prince): Stuart Moore, modern jewelry

116: Comme des Garcons

Corner (139 Spring): A seven-story building from 1909 has a Chanel Boutique on the ground floor.

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Corner (484 Broome): A spectacular example of Rundbogenstil architecture, in red brick and rusticated brownstone, apparently built originally as a warehouse (1891, Alfred Zucker, architect). It later served as the home of The Kitchen, an arts center. Now houses MarieBelle New York, chocolates, among other retail.

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62: An 1872 cast-iron building designed by Griffin Thomas. The L-shaped structure is also 476-478 Broome.

Corner (482 Broome): Vintage New York, in-state wines

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Corner (68-70 Grand): A cast-iron building with a prominent cornice, designed by George DeCunha and completed 1887.

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Corner (72 Grand): Another cast-iron building by George DeCunha, dating to 1885.

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Corner (357 Canal): Plastic Land, "For All Your Plastic Needs"

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Corner (71-73 Grand): An outstanding cast-iron building with large plate-glass windows was completed in 1888, though the brick facade facing Wooster dates back to 1879. The architect for both sections was Mortimer C. Merritt, who designed the Hugh O'Neill department store on 6th Avenue.

2 (corner ): AKA 355 Canal, an 1872 building by W.H. Gaylor whose cast-iron facade has largely rusted away. Houses Canal Bargains.