The soaps are made in Buffalo by Buckdancers and retail at $4.25 a bar. I will also throw some major kudos to East End for going the decorating distance when it comes to its window display.

John D. Larkin became involved in the soap industry in 1862, when he began working as a clerk in the office of the Buffalo soap works of his brother-in-law, Justus Weller. By 1865, Larkin was made ...