Lots of cities across the Northeast have Italian neighborhoods, but there’s something very New York about this iconic sign style.
Hmm, red and green lettering on a white backdrop. I wonder why the colors are all the same….
Cannelloni, gnocchi, tortellini, fettucine—the almost poetic names of the goods at Piemonte Ravioli.
Alleva’s ricotta and mozzarella sign is making me hungry.
Tags: Alleva Little Italy, Grand Street Little Italy, Italian Food Center Grand Street, Italian food stores in New York City, New York City Little Italy, old-school Italian delis, Piemonte Ravioli, Vintage store signs
Ephemeral New York 
August 18, 2010 at 2:44 am |
[…] especially when I’ve looked for parking. Here’s an Ephemeral New York post about the Italian food store signs on Grand Street, which I was too preoccupied to […]
August 18, 2010 at 2:49 am |
I really hope that’s sarcasm. Italian stores… Italian flag colors…
August 18, 2010 at 3:04 am |
Yes, of course!
August 18, 2010 at 2:17 pm |
Actually I have seen these signs for decades and never made the connection to the Italian flag. And I’ve travelled in Italy, studied Italian.
I also love the fonts on these signs and wonder if they’re created from a template or the same manufacturer. While the fonts are different, the sizes and other elements often remain the same.
August 19, 2010 at 4:56 am |
[…] Grand Street's Italian food store signs « Ephemeral New York […]
July 11, 2013 at 5:18 am |
[…] continue to shrink, more and more of the grocery stores, butchers, and bakeries that made the city’s many Little Italys so unique have packed it […]