Tucked among the battered old store signs in Chinatown are a few faded but still readable gems like this one. It sports the old-school phone exchange WO—for nearby Worth Street:
An Ephemeral reader sent in this 1980s business card, featuring the old BR exchange for Bryant Park:
Modern Leather Goods has been in business since 1939, but a quick look at their website shows that they have a new phone number.
Tags: Bryant Park, Chinatown shops, leather repair stores, Modern Leather Goods, New York City phone exchanges, old business cards, old phone exchanges
January 5, 2010 at 5:03 am |
what’s the extra 4 at the end for on the business card? an extension?
January 5, 2010 at 2:53 pm |
That’s my guess. I picture a heavy black rotary phone with tabs at the bottom lighting up….
January 5, 2010 at 3:33 pm |
The -4 indicates that they have 2 phone numbers/lines, BR9-3263 and BR9-3264.