With the tree limbs that obscure it for most of the year almost bare, this old painted ad comes into view at Second Avenue and 109th Street.
But what is the advertisement for—something about Stanton Street, which is more than 100 blocks south?
Ephemeral New York
Chronicling an ever-changing city through faded and forgotten artifacts
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New York City in 3D in the New York Times!
New York City in 3D in the Gilded Age was referenced in a terrific Feb. 27 Travel section article about the city's Gilded Age past.Search Ephemeral New York
Ephemeral New York in the New York Times!
Thanks to Sam Roberts for featuring New York City in 3D in the Gilded Age in his Bookshelf column on Sunday, August 24Ephemeral New York in the New York Post!
Ephemeral New York was featured in a wonderful NY Post story on July 20 on the Gilded Age city.Follow @ephemeralNY on Twitter
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Ephemeral New York in Mental Floss!
Mental Floss magazine named ENY's new book "New York City in 3D in the Gilded Age" one of their 5 favorite reads for August 2014!ENY in Entertainment Weekly!
New York City in 3D in the Gilded Age made Entertainment Weekly's Must Have list for the week of June 27! Thanks to everyone for their support.
Ephemeral New York in Off the Grid!
Ephemeral New York was interviewed in a July 25 piece in The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation's blog, Off the Grid.Archives
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