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What’s more beautiful than block after block of glowing reds and blues and pinks and yellows, emanating light and heat? These food-oriented neon signs also make you hungry. The Old Homestead sign looks pretty old, though not as old as this steak house (two words!) itself, from 1868. The Donut Pub on 14th Street, a […]
via Gorgeous neon signs illuminating the city — Ephemeral New York
Today, 1209 Lexington Avenue is the home of a Warby Parker store, part of the trendy national eyewear chain. But from 1899 to 2012, this was Lascoff Apothecary, a pharmacy on the corner at 82nd Street that was so old-school, they used to sell leeches. Lascoff’s was a New York pharmacy at its finest, the […]
via The mortar and pestles of a former city pharmacy — Ephemeral New York
Walking through the Chambers Street IRT station on the West Side not long ago, I noticed these tile subway signs, pointing riders in the right direction to the 1, 2, and 3 trains. The station itself opened in 1918, and the signs look a lot newer than that. It’s kind of nice that the old-school […]
via The old-school subway signs at Chambers Street — Ephemeral New York
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