Backer died soon after completing the Textile Building - following being tried for perjury during a corruption investigation - the property became a hit, filling with tenants and thriving during the era of department stores.īut with the rise of big-box stores, fewer buyers would visit New York, and subsequently, market weeks were quieter at the Textile Building. It was one of several specialty addresses to crop up in Manhattan around this time that housed related businesses, like the Brill Building, where music publishers and others in entertainment had offices and studios, or the International Toy Center, where toy manufacturers showcased their wares.Īlthough Mr.
He and others would outdo themselves to grab buyers’ attention.īuilt in less than five months, the building, with Roman arches at its base, was an impressive presence on the city’s most august commercial avenue, winning a gold medal from the Fifth Avenue Association, a trade group. Erected a century ago to be the center of the home textiles industry in the United States, it still has the shiny gold loom logo over the entrance to prove it.īuyers from stores all over the country would flock there to see the new collections twice a year, doing a showroom crawl by day and being wined, dined and treated to Broadway shows by night. Tauber, 85, the company’s founder.įor much of the 20th century, the Textile Building, at 295 Fifth Avenue between East 30th and 31st Streets, was the address of choice for makers of sheets, towels and rugs.
Tauber, whose wife had come up with the name of his company, Avanti, parked a 1963 Avanti sports coupe in front of the building, a gigantic teddy bear in the driver’s seat. Another time, his company set up a big, clattering factory-style sewing machine in the lobby, so visitors could watch it embroider multiple towels simultaneously.
You can catch the dance routines on YouTube.In 1992, Arthur Tauber hauled 26 buckets of sand into his showroom at the Textile Building to promote a new collection of beach towels. Worth seeing just to say you did, but take a pass unless you are dying to do see it. That was my mistake for not checking, but bartender should've been more careful as well. Some friends with me got pickpocketed, though my only issue was getting handed back someone else's credit card from the tab. Club has brought in hot promoters like Eduardo Cordova of Heaven Fame, but seems like they make it a cheap knock off of the successful club at Mirage on the strip. No sex allowed, but was offered special dance in some dressing room area for a little less. There is a Red Room offering lap dances, but the prices seem to jump up 50% off the "dance menu" once you are in there. Mixers are extra-coke, juices, ice (not kidding). Drinks are advertised for 5 dollars, but they're 10-15 when you get there. their facebook posts 10-11PM, but was 9-10 when you get there-that kind of stuff).
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