Streetlevel: Rubdowns on Smith
Living on Smith closed last fall (not a great surprise given some of the customer feedback) and, reports a reader, a new business called Relaxing on Smith is now open in its place. Judging from the imagery on the awning, though, could this place be offering more than just backrubs? GMAP
Living on Smith closed last fall (not a great surprise given some of the customer feedback) and, reports a reader, a new business called Relaxing on Smith is now open in its place. Judging from the imagery on the awning, though, could this place be offering more than just backrubs? GMAP
I was thinking more like a front for money laundering.
I’m doubtful there’s going to anything “wink wink” about something in that location. More likely an upscale spa. Certainly I doubt any locals would walk into a sleazy massage parlor with all the kids and families who walk down Smith St. around there. You’d be sure to be spotted by someone you knew. I know there are some dark shops, as vanyali mentions, but those usually date from before the Smith Street change. And none of them have big awnings outside.
I was always suspicious of the place between that shop and the drycleaner — always dark, curtained off, claimed to be a “candy distributor” (riiiiiiight).
So I wonder if there’s more of a story to the legit business right next door (Living on Smith) closing up and a massage parlor opening in its place. Certainly not a good sign for the neighborhood.
Gee, I liked Living on Smith, at least 5 years ago when I lived around the corner. Did the place turn over, or what? Wasn’t it run by a nice Polish couple? They gave my daughter some cute plastic tea cups once, just to be nice. Maybe I’m thinking of a different place? Oh well, things change I guess.
I don’t think that guy is walking by – by the look of his arms straight down his side I think he’s doing a Riverdance-style Irish jig.
LOL Benson
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“could this place be offering more than just backrubs?”
Yes, they offer a Brownstoner portal too!
i actually lol’d when i read the topic of this thread and then saw the pic of the man walking by. hahahah
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