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Main Street, Willimantic, Connecticut - USA
When looking at buildings on Main Street in Willimantic, CT one can still see many neoclassical upper-façades. Unfortunately (as with most nineteenth-century commercial buildings) the storefronts have been modified so many times it’s impossible to know what they originally looked like.
An old storefront in Carrizozo, New Mexico, population 972.
The name of the town is derived from the Spanish vernacular for reed grass (Carrizo), which grew significantly in the area and provided excellent feed for ranch cattle. The additional "zo" at the end of the town name was added to indicate abundance of Carrizo grass. The town is now often referred to colloquially as "Zozo".
Always enjoyed seeing these store names--I believe I posted a close-up shot years ago--but they're gone now. Taken on a day I biked all of Clark Ave. from north to south.
Ideal Hosiery in the Lower East Side was opened in 1950 by Len Friedman and is the last remaining family-owned ladies & men’s hosiery & undergarments business in the neighborhood, which was once the go to area for purchasing “dry goods” including fabric, thread and clothing. Our 35mm film photo of this #hosiery shop appears in our book “Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York”. & will be one of many we are displaying in our upcoming “STORE FRONT- The Photography Exhibition” at the Village Works Gallery & Bookstore located at 90 East 3rd Street between 1st & 2nd Aves in the East Village from March 17-31, 2022.
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The opening reception which ALL ARE INVITED & FREE to attend is this Thursday, March 17th from 7-10PM.
FREE Beer 🍺 Wine 🍷 and Pastries from will be Provided.
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We will have our signed storefront prints for sale in both open signed editions ranging in size from 11 x 14 inch for $99 as well as larger limited edition prints & signage collage prints. @villageworksnyc will also be selling signed copies of our the Mini hardcover edition of our book “Store Front II-A History Preserved”.
We are continuing our weekly highlight of the many fabulous storefronts which we have photographed over the years which have privilege signs. Tony’s Luncheonette located on New Utrecht Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn had a great Coca-Cola privilege sign with green porcelain enamel lettering. When we photographed Tony’s in 2005 for our book, “Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York” we also interviewed the owner, Anthonio Lombardo, who told us that he had purchased the coffee shop in 1972 and that the interior including its circular wrap-around lunch counter was original and was installed in the 1950s. Sadly, this old-school gem closed in 2013 and we are not sure what happened to the gorgeous signage.
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Built in 1895, this Gothic Revival-style building was built for the Conklin family, and features a red brick exterior, bonnet roof with exposed rafter tails, blind gothic arches, rusticated stone sills and lintels, first floor retail storefronts with decorative cornices, one-over-one and casement replacement windows, a stone base and recessed brick panels around many of the second floor windows. The building is a contributing structure in the State Street Historic District, listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
South End twilight on Union Park Street.
(Looking the other way down Union Park Street from this photo)
The low white building was once three stories. It housed Seniors Store and had a theater in one of the upper floors. The upper stories burned in the 1950's.
For either Battle of Foy, or Operation: Siege. I'd modify it to the standards.
C+C Greatly appreciated.
I have often taken the view that the decline of the city is not the result of a specific event or of one particular cause, i.e. racism, globalism, etc. Lately I have been rethinking that point of view.
The 1967 riot was a significant event in the evolution of the city. It clearly accelerated "white flight" and the migration to the suburbs, though that process already had a full head of steam by the time the blind pig was raided at 12th and Clairmount. What is often missed is what the riot did to Detroit's merchant class. Many locally owned businesses were burned and looted during the riot. The looting expanded beyond the epicenter and claimed businesses in many surrounding areas. Many of the areas were thriving business districts. In the aftermath, many of these merchants received insurance settlements and instead of rebuilding, they pocketed the cash, or chose to follow the migration to the suburbs. That pulled the plug on an important element in making a city livable. The flames and smashed windows took not only the hopes and dreams of the business owner, a place to shop for everyday goods for the neighborhood and a source of jobs, especially for the neighborhood youth. Over the years the city simply never could figure out how to correct this merchant flight. The beat goes on.