January 21, 2015

44 old-time NYC storefronts.

Nicely presented by Buzzfeed all on one page.
Posted by Ann Althouse at 9:40 PM
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8 comments:

cubanbob said...

I need to lose a lot of weight and then make a pilgrimage in the summer.

1/21/15, 11:28 PM
sinz52 said...

I've bought a lot of electronics gear from B&H's over the years.

Their prices often beat the big chains and beat Amazon too.

If you can't get there, they have a website now.

1/22/15, 6:18 AM
Phil 314 said...

Julius’, 59 West 10th St. (Greenwich Village)

Neither a storefront nor with a sign, just history. Seemed out of place in the article

1/22/15, 7:05 AM
Peter said...

At one time, large American cities like New York were more about the future than the past. But that was then.

Just as Katz's Deli once sold large portions of cheap food to immigrants but now serves expensive food to tourists, in many ways the City has become more of a "living history" nostalgia act than futuristic.

Sure, it's picturesque. And Katz's food is very good. But, the future doesn't much happen here anymore, does it?

1/22/15, 8:43 AM
Peter said...

Besides, I miss the old "Barney Greengrass the Sturgeon KING" sign: it was a neon "chaser" sign that displayed a moving fish image.

1/22/15, 8:48 AM
tim maguire said...

I've been to 9 of them. Spent 7 years a stones throw from Sonny's Bar & Grill.

I'm surprised Village Cigars didn't make the list. That's always the first thing that comes to mind when I think of classic New York store fronts.

1/22/15, 9:01 AM
MadisonMan said...

I've been to none of them. Yet I survive.

1/22/15, 9:58 AM
Richard Lawrence Cohen said...

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1/22/15, 12:39 PM

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