WAlker 5-2985. John De Lorenzo & Bro.
STillwell 4-4100. Beardslee Transmission.
EVergreen 8-7068. W.H. Christian & Sons, Greenpoint
NIghtingale 9-3839. Michael Cerverizzo & Sons.
ESplanade 5-4670. Rotary dial phone at a 2nd-hand shop
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
WOrth 6-5758. A&A Coffee Shop/Porto Rico Importing Company
I happened to spot A&A Coffee (a.k.a. the Porto Rico Importing Company) on Thompson Street, and not only do I love their sign with its old school phone number (I said so to the cashier) but I also think the coffee was first-rate. I do not know how long this exact location has been a coffee shop but I could see how it would have been in business a long time, surviving against a Starbucks on every corner and other corporate manifestations of the timeless beverage. The place reminded me of the old Siberia Bar, which used to be inside a midtown subway station. According to the Telephone Exchange Name Project, the WO in A&A's old phone number probably stood for WOrth, but in these modern times the WO.6-5758 phone exchange number would be 212-966-5758.
Regent Sign Company
CHelsea 2-3033. Avignone Pharmacy.
Magnasign. BAinbridge 9-4088.
I do not know where Magnasign of N.Y. Inc. was based, but it was probably the Bronx, where the BA in their phone number stood for BAinbridge.
TRafalgar 5-6400. Boro Sign.
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
AStoria 8-0733. Florida Signs L.I. City