IN CASE OF NECESSITY CALL INdependence-1-8642
This might be my favorite exchange name sighting yet. An open-ended entreaty to those in need, this placard directs people to call INdependence 1-8642 "IN CASE OF NECESSITY". This sign is probably directed to those who might need access to the building on which this and 2 duplicate signs are displayed. Or maybe it was a religious message, and if one went to a payphone and called INdependence 1-8642 they might hear a calming recorded program or a religious exhortation. I have never seen or heard the expression "IN CASE OF NECESSITY" until now but it sounds like it is directed at those individuals in need of a restroom.
ORegon-9-6060
In the past you might call ORegon-9-6060 if you were interested in living at this apartment building on 39th Street and Third Avenue. Today the same number -- (212) 679-6060, in modern notation -- belongs to Fight For Sight. I wonder if Fight for Sight is aware that a primitive version of its phone number is barely seen on the side of this apartment building.
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC
Discarded Umbrella Carcasses, NYC