| From: [email protected] (Shahin Kahn)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Swedish Shops, Etc., in the U.S.
I was in NYC and I stopped at the Swedish Church and asked them if they
knew of Scandinavian stores. There are two in NY area:
Nyborg Nelson, which is a resturant-cafe kind of place, but also sells
some scandinavian things. I stopped by, but it was closed. It didnt
seem like a pricy place. It also didn't seem like it would have many
Scandinavian things that you couldn't find in your average supermarket!
But I didn't look so closely, and I will try it for lunch next time Im
in the city. It is located in the Citicorp Building (the one that
looks like a big 'number-one'). The citicorp building covers the entire
block between 3rd. Ave. and Lexington, and the 53rd street. The
resturant is on the first floor on the southern side of the building,
to your right as you walk up the 6-7 steps. (Someone who has been there
said that it was indeed pricey! I conclude, therefore that it is
probably pricier than it looks!!)
Frederikson Och Johansson, 718-745-5980. This is supposed to be a food
distributor and the person at the Church said that they get their Xmass
food supplies from them. The store is in Brooklyn (?)
The store in San Diego is at the big shopping area by the waterfront
near the airport. It is called 'The scandinavian shop' or something
like that. I dont think it has much foodstuff, though. More handcraft
and such. It is a cute little shop.
I would be surprized if there weren't a store in Minn. that wouldn't
accept mail order. Maybe someone living there could come up with some
info?
One can also call the Swedish cultural center in NYC, in the same
building as the consulate.
By the way, if you are in the city, do stop by the church. It is a
beautiful building in a very nice location, a very nice place, with
friendly people (I guess they prefer it if you have a visible
connection to sweden or scandinavia (like if you are with someone who
is from Scandinavia) or you speak it well, but they are friendly
nonetheless). You could have real swedish coffee and pastry there (at
a reasonable price, but of course you should donate some, too) and buy
postcards (including some nice ones from the NewSweden anniversary last
year).
This is the address: Svenska Kyrkan i New York, 5 East 48th St., New
York, NY 10017. It is on 48th street between lexington and 5th avenues
on the Northern face of the block. There is a Swedish flag. It is a
smallish building, two-three stories. And if it is not crowded and you
get a tour, you may hear about the interesting story that the building
next-door has 'bought' the air-space above the church (so they could
have windows there and not be afraid of being blocked if the church
ever wanted to build more stories!)
I asked another friend of mine in Boston whether she knew any
scandinavian shops. She mentioned Tre Kronor and had their ad faxed:
Tre Kronor
Scandinavian Center
248 Main St. Farmington, CT 06032
'Fine crystal, dinnerware, woodenware, records, tapes, copper,
papergoods, jewlry, Christmas room, coffee shop'
Gift Shop: 203-677-2356
Food Shop: 203-677-1881
Clothing&Toys: 203-677-9775
Mon-Sat. 9:30-5:30, Nov-Christmas: Sun. 1-5 p.m.
My friend says that this is an 'excellent' place and that they have
everything and they will send you their catalog. (But they dont accept
mailorder!)
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Not a lot of food, but for excellent crafts try Liten Hus in Walker, MN
(don't have their card with me, so I can't give exact address. They're
accessiblie via directory assistance for Walker, though. Since they're
in Northeast MN, they have Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish craft items
(4-seasons hats, etc.). They supplied some clothes on mail order--we
were in the store; I don't think they issue a catalog.
For Swedish books and crafts, there is always Lindsborg, Kansas--home
of one of the 5 historically-Swedish colleges in the USA. Try Anderson
Butik, which puts out a very nice catalog. They have children's books,
poetry, etc., p� svenska
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