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Ruined sign of local newspaper.

If the missing letter were in their possession they'd probably hang it back up but I bet they don't have it.

 

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In downtown Jamestown, New York, on June 5th, 2021, the offices of The Post Journal at the southeast corner of West 2nd Street and Cherry Street, built in 1949 as a Sears store, which moved to a shopping mall in 1970.

 

According to this book the glazed bricks and Cor-Ten steel beams were added in the 1970s.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Chautauqua (county) (1002259)

• Jamestown (2069910)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

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Wikidata items:

• 5 June 2021 (Q69306073)

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• Treaty of Big Tree (Q7836988)

• Western New York (Q7988104)

 

Transportation Research Thesaurus terms:

• Brick pavements (92975)

 

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Brick walls (sh85016796)

• Commercial buildings—New York (State) (sh85028923)

• Glazed brick (sh85055241)

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Uploaded on February 12, 2022
Taken on June 5, 2021