[Milsurplus] NYC Surplus stores?

[Barry Hauser]

Hi Ralph:

You're about 38 years too late for most of it -- Chambers St. "Radio 
Row" was torn down in the late 60's to make way for the World Trade 
Center.  There were a few places on Long Island, about 25 miles east, 
but they're gone also.  Not sure what, if anything of interest, is 
around the Canal Street area.  Last time I was there, it was mostly 
import junk -- "odd lot" general merchandise.

A Google search on Barry Electronics shows them at 99 2nd Ave -- about 
five blocks north of E. Houston St.  There's a phone number, but their 
website comes up bad -- www.barryradio.com  I don't think they've sold 
any surplus for a long time if ever -- mostly ham gear and parts.

There's the remnant of a smaller uptown radio row -- 45th Street between 
5th & 6th Avenues.  Still shows a listing for Taft Electronics at 20 W 
45th St.  There were mostly audiophile dealers there and I remember a 
model train store, one flight down.  It might still be an interesting 
short walk and it's in midtown.  Taft is/was an old time electronics 
store with parts and test equipment, etc.  -- some surplus parts.  I 
don't recall any mil surplus there.

If you can get over to Brooklyn, there's Leeds Electronics -- get a 
preview on their web site -- www.leedselect.com.  They have a lot of NOS 
parts.  Of course, you can also order off their webs site and by phone.  
Heh heh -- the home page says you can get there from Manhattan by 
bicycle -- and if you go that way, you get a free box o' parts. 

Yeah, we used to have a small surplus place in Hempstead, one in 
Freeport on Sunrise Highway, and a big electronics/amateur place -- 
Harrison on Route 110 in Farmingdale, I think.  All gone a long time ago.

Good hunting.  Sorry about the slim pickin's.

Barry



Radioman390 at cs.com wrote:
> "Ralph Cameron" <ramcam at magma.ca> wrote:
>
>   
>> Am headed for a short tour of NYC over the week end . Any surplus stores worth visiting? My wife would shoot me if she knew I posed this question.
>>
>> 73
>> Ralph VE3BBM
>>
>>     
> What's your wife's eMail address?
> We don't need more competition for the dwindling supply of goods.
>
> Seriously, the only two places I know that had anything at all were on Canal Street, west of Broadway about two blocks, and maybe Barry Electronics on Broadway two or three blocks south of Houston Street (pronounce HOW-STON), but all of this goes back a few years.
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