An old-school faded ad on Delancey Street

You can’t miss this slice of the old-school city at Delancey and Allen Streets: a colorful ad for a fabric emporium launched in 1910 by a Polish immigrant pushcart peddler selling rags.

Beckenstein’s Orchard Street home is apparently closed; the business relocated over to 32 West 20th Street. Luckily the sign remains.