May 26
The Enchanted Forest toy & stationery shop - 85 Mercer St., NYC (opened 1984, these images are from 1994, closed sometime around 2003-5)
From a 2001 writeup in the NY Daily News:
"It’s a jungle inside The Enchanted Forest, one of the oldest and last independent stores in Soho. The nearly 20-year-old wonderland specializes in toys and puppets, celebrating its passion for nature and love of childhood. A giant tree stands tall in the center of the store, surrounded by bears and monkeys. Stuffed animals peer down from the second floor. Vines are everywhere, entangling baskets filled with simple pleasures."
Website from 2001
Scanned from Retail Shops in New York - Interior & Display (1994)
