Three stylistically different store signs in three separate neighborhoods—each one a case of benign neglect . . . not a bad thing.
I love the typeface used in Casa Latina. It’s a record store on East 116th Street, a main drag in East Harlem.
Stationery, cigars, candy, toys . . . pretty much everything a tiny neighborhood store needs. This one is located on a little commercial strip on 187th Street in Washington Heights.
Ideal Hosiery, one of the last vestiges of Grand Street’s Hosiery Row and an iconic sign on the Lower East Side.
It dates to 1950. I think the sign must too!
Tags: Casa Latina, East Harlem 116th Street, Hosiery Row Lower East Side, iconic New York City signs, Ideal Hosiery, neighborhood candy stores, old New York City store signs, Old store signs Manhattan
May 3, 2010 at 6:45 am |
This weekend, I spotted a fantastic old sign for a luncheonette on Eldridge south of Delancey.
May 4, 2010 at 12:55 pm |
The “Stationary and Cigars” sign was pretty standard for signage of a certain period that is unlknown to me. My grandparents owned a candy store in Bensonhurst (Molly & Jack’s) on 18th Ave for 50 yrs and had the same type of lettering on their sign.