There’s a little bit of Nolita on Lincoln Place. Now that Orange Blossom, the high-end kid’s clothing boutique is gone, we’ve got 1 of a Find, a vintage clothing store with style.

I love the name.

I don’t think it’s open yet but it will be soon. There’s something very Chanel in the window and I just have the feeling that the shop is going to be very chic in a vintage kind of way.

And it’s right there next to  Pickleboots and Stitch Therapy.

I walk on Lincoln Place every day and I watch those shops; I see the owner of that corner building apartment building with one Seventh Avenue store front and three small storefront on Lincoln Place.

For a little history, there used to be a teeny, tiny shoe repair shop there; it was so tiny you couldn’t even go in. It was just the size of a doorway, where you’d meet the shoemaker and he’d take your shoes and work on them in the basement, I guess.

There was something very Lord of the Rings about it.

For years, the stained glass store that’s now on Fifth Avenue near 1st Street was there. Then there was the letter press and wooden stamp store – that was way cool. Wooden stamps with illustrations, letters of the alphabet, paper, ink.

Then there was another custom sewing/curtain/fabric store. That was there for years. Before that Shangri La, the Tibetan import store owned by Mrs. Cleavage.

I notice the landlord every day. White hair, ruddy face; he wears green Wellington boots when it rains. He looks handy; happy with tools.

He seems like a very nice man. Just the other day, he was trimming the magnolia or some such blossomy tree he’s got in front of his red brick building over there.

He makes nice painted signs for the stores. He helps fix their places up. He seems very involved in the day to day running of his building.

Right now he’s got a Tibetan store in his Seventh Avenue storefront. It seemed to do good business during Christmas but sad to say I don’t think it’s long for this world.

Maxine DeGouttes’ Stitch Therapy is a cozy shop with loyal customers with a passion for knitting. She sells, she teaches, she has knitting circles, and more. It’s a way of life over there. So I think she’s doing well and she’ll be there for a good long time.

There’s never anyone in Pickleboots but I think she does a lot of custom business — blankets, quilts, bassinets, gift baskets, etc. Maybe there’s a website. Of course there’s a website for her custom bedding business.

And now 1 of a Find, which is the Slope’s version of one of those resale couture shops in Nolita. Maybe I’m reaching. But it looks nice, tasteful and fun.

I’ll be checking it out…