right now that Canal is going to be the next big shopping corridor,” the building’s financier told Racked in 2014. So far, their dream of “major retailers” moving to Canal has not yet materialized.

345 Canal Street: Just a handful of the scrappy independent businesses that once made this section of Canal Street a destination have managed to hold out. Canal Plastics, in business for over 50 years, is the only shop still open on its block, between Wooster and Greene streets.

341 Canal Street, aka 11 Greene Street: After almost 10 years of delays, work is now underway on a six story mixed use building here at the corner of Canal and Greene. Designed by Gene Kaufman, the building struggled since 2007 from challenges by the Landmarks Commission.

329 CanalStreet, aka 6 Greene Street: Like Canal Plastics, Canal Rubber has had a long run, opening for business in 1954. Unfortunately, the building that houses it was sold for $24 million in 2015, leaving its future uncertain. For now, the business has told Vanishing New York: “We’re not going anywhere.”

325-327 Canal Street: Canal Rubber’s immediate neighbors have all been cleared out by real estate speculators. These two buildings are also owned by United American Land, which purchased them in 2016 for $12 million.

312-322 Canal Street: This January, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans to build a seven-story residential building at this site, designed by Paul A. Castrucci Architects, after seven years of delays.

304-310 Canal Street: When Pearl Paint closed in 2014, some considered it the final nail in