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Sign for Shorty's Lunch in Washington, Pennsylvania. Shorty's was "A treat for over 50 years" in 2008 so they would have been a treat for more than 64 years at the time this photo was taken. Indeed, Shorty's has been open since the 1930s according to their Wikipedia entry.
We not only loved the #vintage Coca-Cola #privilegesign this deli had (notice that they mistakenly inserted the lettering to read DEILCATESSEN”) but also the architectural details the building itself has. Photographing places like this mom-and-pop #storefront has taught us to really look 👀for “hidden in plain sight” details!
Comically oversized privilege sign for Mrs. K's Kitchen in Middleburgh, New York. Dig that fire escape!
The odds of winning are worse than 1 in 300 million. In honor of the huge lottery drawing, we are posting this #vintage candy store in the #Bronx with its original Breyer's ice cream 🍦 #privilegesign. What better place to get lucky! #storefront #signgeeks #handpainted #signcollective #lettering #everything_signage #ig_signage #signsofgrime #type #dailytype #typography #typevstime #everydaybronx #eyesonthebronx
Previously called Witts Ice Cream Parlor, this Forest Hills classic was sold to the Citrano family in 1968. When we photographed this #storefront with its vintage Coca-Cola #privilegesign for our book "New York Nights" we also interviewed the fourth owner, Vito Citrano. Vito told us that “The entire interior of @eddiessweetshop including the marble counters, stained glass windows, tin ceiling and inlaid wood cabinetry is original. We still use some of the original owner’s recipes for our homemade ice cream 🍨 but we’ve added many of our own touches over the years .”
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Please join us TODAY Friday, April 26th at 3pm for our FREE “Best of the Boroughs : Queens Day” illustrated discussion about small #momandpopshop businesses in Queens at the American Folk Art Museum @afamuseum . Our talk is offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art” from March 15- July 28, 2019. •
We will be speaking about the interesting history of many small businesses in #Queens including Eddie’s Sweet Shop.
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While our illustrated discussion is FREE, registration is recommended through Eventbrite.
A close up look at one of the old signs at A-1 Market on Rupert Street. This is an example of a privilege sign that was provided to corner stores by Coca-Cola free of charge. In exchange Coke signs were featured prominently. There are only a handful of these left in Vancouver now and of course the Coke signs are long gone as they are highly collectable!
This tiny candy store is no longer in business but opened in the 1950s and that is when its #privilegesign by Coca-Cola was installed. When we took this #analog photo in 2004 the owner, Charlie told us that he still served old-fashioned egg creams and malteds and used a #vintage Hamilton Beach #mixer. The #eggcream is a quintessential New York #candy store fountain drink. Although its name implies that it is made using#eggs and cream, it has neither. It consists of only milk, seltzer and flavored syrup. Charlie made both #vanilla and #chocolate syrup flavored egg creams using Fox's U-Bet syrup. We loved this small #storefront and the little window advertisements.You can see more great Bronx images at @eyesonthebronx
I don't drink Diet Pepsi, but I have got to admit: This is one of my favourite obscure logos, bar none. It's rare, it perfectly captures the 1970s aesthetic to a T, and it makes me feel fuzzy and strangely nostalgic whenever I see it.
It's also preserved on the faces of no fewer than two buildings in London, Ontario.
This #pizza shop immediately caught our eye because of its #vintage Coca-Cola #privilegesign. This #signage was prevalent in the 1930s and 1940s when the Coca-Cola company would give store owners the sign for free in exchange for the agreement to sell Coca-Cola products. Sadly, many of these privilege signs have disappeared in the face of modernization and conformity.
Privilege sign for a restaurant hidden behind the roll-up gate and awning of a Thai restaurant on 8th Avenue. The "Lounge" portion looks like it was added at a later date and it may be covering up the name of the former restaurant.
This retro-style #luncheonette was opened in 1992 by Karacona Cinar and featured drag queens as waitresses. The #storefront later was home to the Hop Devil Grill and was empty for quite some time with for rent signs visible before becoming part of a large Starbucks that wraps around the corner of St. Mark's Place and Avenue A. We wonder what happened to the old Coca-Cola #privilegesign. #signgeeks #neon #signcollective #type #typevstime #dailytype #everything_signage #eastvillage #ig_signage #lodownny
We love the #vintage Coca-Cola #privilegesign this #pizzeria has as well as the 🌈 rainbow #neon pizza #sign in the window. #storefront #signgeeks #queenscapes #dailytype #signcollective #typography #typevstime #ig_signage #everything_signage #disappearingfaceofnewyork
Royal Pizza 🍕 in Midtown East has a wonderful #vintage Coca-Cola #privilegesign with a great #font on its #storefront as well as a #neon PIZZA #sign in its window. However, our good friend @sign_of_the_time just let us know that they removed their old #signage and replaced it with an illuminated plastic sign. We will miss their original #signage that was installed in 1972! #signgeeks #signsofgrime #signcollective #type #everything_signage #ig_signage #typography #dailytype #lettering #fontastic
www.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/nyregion/tracking-privilege-si...
“Fifteen privilege signs were recorded by James T. Murray and Karla L. Murray in Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York.” Ms. Murray said last week that more than half of all the storefronts shown in the book, published in 2009, were already gone.”
A nice example of a privilege sign. A #privilegesign is an industry term for the promotional #signs installed by large corporations (generally soft-drink companies and most often #Coca-Cola) on independently owned #storefronts. We have photographed dozens of Coca-Cola privilege #signs which were especially prevalent in the 1930s through the 1950s for our book "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York".
We love that this #delicatessen kept its #vintage Coca-Cola #privilegesign. In the 1930s and 40s, these #signs were very prevalent around the city as they were given free to store owners who agreed to sell Coca-Cola products. Unfortunately many of these Coca-Cola signs have been replaced. #storefront #signgeeks #typevstime #signcollective #ig_signage #everything_signage #dailytype