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PETER ARKLE'S SWAN SONG

April 8, 2022

Peter Arkle commemorates the loss of a beloved New York City neighborhood stalwart, Swan Cleaners. "Their lease came up for renewal and the couple that have been running it for the last 16 years decided to retire and go off traveling," says Peter. "As I went there a couple of times every week to drop off and pick up (but also walked past at least once every day and chatted with them) I drew them a souvenir (small framed ink drawing) to take away with them and to wish them luck with their new adventures. The amazing thing is after all these years I don’t even know their names. Crazy, eh? So New York in a way though..."

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