Random signage

From Broome Street and Thompson Street. I’ll take a guess that the WA in the telephone exchange stands for Washington Square. Or maybe Watts Street?

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6 Responses to “Random signage”

sean Says:
June 10, 2008 at 10:35 pm | Reply
WA- stands for Wanamaker, likely after the Wanamaker Building, a famous department store, still standing on Bdwy, 4th Ave, 8th Street, and Wanamaker Place.
carol Says:
February 4, 2009 at 12:07 am | Reply
WA stood for Waverly. Same as “The Waverly” movie theater on 6th Ave near w. 4th Street. I don’t know the origin…
Sean Says:
February 21, 2009 at 3:37 am | Reply
I may want to correct WA, I am not sure if it is WAnamaker, now that I think about it.
It likely is WAverly. Waverly Place is just one block north of that theater.

Thanks Carol
Bruce R. Gilson Says:
March 4, 2009 at 8:56 pm | Reply
You’re all wrong. WA 5 was WAlker 5. I had that exchange myself when I lived on Allen St. in 1950 as a kid.
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April 1, 2009 at 2:14 am | Reply
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Fred the Fop Says:
September 13, 2009 at 8:24 pm | Reply
So how come a brick oven pizza hasn’t opened up in the spot yet?