El Coqui is a tiny tree frog native to Puerto Rico—and the name of a restaurant on First Avenue near 110th Street:
Lenox Lounge, with its lovely Art Deco sign, has been at its Lenox Avenue address since 1939:
Pizza Del Barrio and Carousel Ice Cream are East Harlem ghost signs. They remain, but both shops have been long replaced by other businesses:
Tags: Carousel Ice Cream, East Harlem, El Coqui restaurant, Harlem, Harlem businesses, Lenox Lounge, Pizza del Barrio, Vintage store signs
May 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm |
i like the lenox lounge sign. it has a modified art-deco look (the low tongue on the ‘G’, the short tongue on the ‘E’).
August 27, 2009 at 8:01 pm |
[...] Vintage store signs, Harlem edition « Ephemeral New York – Vintage store signs, Harlem edition. By wildnewyork. El Coqui is a tiny tree frog native to Puerto Rico—and the name of a restaurant on First Avenue near 110th Street: Elcoquisign. Lenox Lounge, with its lovely Art Deco sign, … [...]