No real theme here other than old signs. Just a few photos I'd taken over the past few months.
This one is tough to see, easier if you zoom in on the photo. Under Lofts/Stores for Rent, you can make out a very old phone number. Appears to be Penn 1478. Not surprisingly, this is near Penn Station.
This one, not far away at 9th avenue and 31st Street, might be a record for a sign lasting longer than a business, at least for a particular location. M&G Metal Craft moved to this location from West 24th Street in early 1944, and by the end of the year had moved again, to West 202nd Street. 80 years later, their one-year stop at 31st Street looms over the neighborhood.
The New York Central Rail Road was established in 1853, and the NYCRR name ceased to exist upon the merger with the Penn Central Rail Road in 1968. This sidewalk cover on Park Avenue still bears the NYCRR name.
I have mentioned the IRT, a few times before. It was one of the three subway lines merged into the MTA in the 1960s. PSC stands for Public Service Commission. The long-defunct NYC PSC oversaw the different subway lines. This manhole cover is near Times Square.
A clothing boutique on Bleecker street has kept an old sign, apparently originally from the 1850s, for embroidery dealer Samuel Tuck. The sign was then painted over, supposedly in the 1860s, for Mrs. A. Swinton's millinery shop.
I'm not 100% sure about the veracity of the previous sign, but this one is definitely legit. Coy Disbrow was a paper wholesaler from 1922 to 1959. This is at the corner of Greenwich Street and Christopher Street. Among the co-founders of the company was William Ebbets, brother of Dodgers owner Charles Ebbets.
I've posted many times about how I love old privilege signs. I like seeing a new one come about, reviving the old look. Los Tacos No.1 did a nice job of capturing that look outside the new Penn Station. As you can see they also have the signs on the menu on the inside.
Speaking of old signs in new locations, I spotted old Coke and Pepsi signs (or, more likely, newer reproductions) in a pizza place in Hell's Kitchen.
I know that some of the cities in New York are rather well populated, but even so, I'm still bit surprised by how many clothing boutiques seem to be present. Maybe it's just me, it wouldn't seem like there'd that much of a demand for so many in this day and age.
ReplyDelete