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Mandel Tobacco Co. Inc. – July, 2006 – 441 East 12th Street, NYC

Mar 3rd, 2008
by fadingad.

Mandel Tobacco Co. Inc. NY

Mandel Tobacco Co. Inc. NY
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Posted in: NYC, Storefronts, Tobacco & Candy Wholesalers.

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2 Comments

  1. Melanie C says:
    January 27, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    Hello – my father Joe worked here for many, many years. I have fond memories of the sweets he would bring home, since it was a wholesale supplier for many newsstands. I especially liked the special “premiums” that the companies sent to Mandel like the Mister Peanut bank and other goodies. The neighborhood was unsafe back then. When I was older my parents shared that he was “pistol-whipped” a couple of times before he decided it was enough and left the LES.

    1. fadingad says:
      January 28, 2015 at 12:29 am

      Wow Melanie- Thank you for sharing that family memory. I also remember when the LES was a tougher neighborhood. It had a working-class feel that was honest and gritty. Amazing how things change. That’s what NYC is all about- CHANGE.