There’s something about the colors and the typefaces that make them irresistible. These three are all from Brooklyn. Joseph’s is on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. Lots of furniture and . . . bicycles?
Michael Aiello Dairy looks like it’s now a garage. But the sign remains the same, in Carroll Gardens:
Stereo and hi-fi are one thing, but tape recorders, radios, and “phonos” are another. J & R is in Park Slope on Seventh Avenue:
Tags: J & R color TV service, Michael Aiello Diary, Vintage store signs
March 22, 2009 at 5:53 am |
From the photo of the former Michael Aiello Dairy, it appears that each of its three phone numbers is for just one type of the three cheeses it offered — mozzarella, ricotta, and pizza cheese. If so, then that was mighty specific. (“You’d like to purchase some ricotta? I’m sorry — this is the mozzarella line. Let me transfer you…”)