New York’s kitschy and colorful store signs

Dating from roughly the 1960s to the 1980s, these eye-catching relics of another New York don’t take themselves too seriously.

I’ve never been to the Bridgeview Diner, near the foot of the Verrazano Bridge in Bay Ridge, but I like the image of the tipped-forward cocktail glass so much, I wouldn’t mind having a drink there.

A Hello Kitty and a Smurf on one sign? It’s a 1980s kid’s dream place to shop. I didn’t even know they still made Smurfs, but I guess this Chinatown store stocks them.

Ephemeral reader Sheena snapped this one on Schenectady Avenue. I imagine rows of bee-hive hair dryers inside.

Love the crown image with the building number inside.

Tags: 1960s store signs, Bayview Diner, Bridgeview Diner, Chinatown store signs, Crown Heights Beauty Salon, Hello Kitty Store Chinatown, Kitschy store signs, old New York store signs, Smurfs in New York City, Vintage store signs