It’s hard to read, but the lowest part of this cool old ad in the West 20s—for Schwartz & Schwartz coats and waists (an old-fashioned term for a woman’s blouse)—deserves a close look.
I couldn’t find anything about the Schwartz Brothers, but I did learn that Mr. Greenblatt, the furrier, was a Polish immigrant who manufactured his furs at 305 Seventh Avenue. He died in 1938.
Tags: furs, Garment district, Midtown, old signs
Ephemeral New York 
October 29, 2012 at 11:50 pm |
Anyway to contribute to this collection? I lived in NYC and used to photograph these types of things myself.
October 30, 2012 at 8:24 pm |
Sure, thanks for asking. I’d love to post any photos you have, and I’m sure readers will be excited to see them. You can contact me off the board at ephemeralnewyork – at – gmail – dot – com.
September 2, 2017 at 12:25 am |
I am guessing this is the same Schwartz family:
https://books.google.com/books?id=qOcCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=schwartz+brothers+coats&source=bl&ots=Dys3bsL-IH&sig=Gj7_vGB9jXjP5ElQ687lWdAoA1w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj57MCinYXWAhWKdSYKHZl0D5cQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=schwartz%20brothers%20coats&f=false
September 2, 2017 at 12:31 am |
Lot of info about every business on this sign:
https://www.14to42.net/26street3.1.html