The West 30s and 40s are a gold mine of faded and forgotten store signage. “Petite Button” is still open for business off of Sixth Avenue, selling buttons and buckles:
This sign, for the long-shuttered “All Wool Clothes” on Eighth Avenue, only became visible when a contemporary store went out of business and took that sign with them. The typeface looks very 1940s:
November 3, 2008 at 4:26 am |
I use to go to Petite Button all the time. They make you covered buttons from your own fabric, in any size, right on the spot!
November 19, 2008 at 11:45 pm |
Your blog is terrific!
Here is the url of the blog from the Archives of the Sandusky Library,
if you would like to take a look:
http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com