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Queens
Krug’s Bread – Rediscovering Jamaica, Jamaica Queens
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Previously posted another image of this wall entitled Bread (on Sutphin Blvd) but have since identified a possible name of the business. This pentimento also has the words “Castle” and “Beach” peeking through. Any leads on this, please comment.
Unknown Department Store – Rediscovering Jamaica, Jamaica Queens
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Looks like Plast Bros. Will return to this spot to take another shot with better light.
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Sachs New York – A Mack Sign – Rediscovering Jamaica, Jamaica Queens
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The advertising for Sachs New York was commissioned by the Mack Sign Company. Other Macks signs on my Fading Ad Campaign Website. Check out Walter Grutchfield’s 14th to 42nd for an in-depth history of the Mack Sign Company.
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Rubel Coal & Ice Corp. – Rediscovering Jamaica – Jamaica Queens
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Samuel Rubel (1881 – 1949) “Coal Miner & Ice Retailer”
View train records at Trains Are Fun.
Read more at Walter Grutchfield’s NYC Signs – 14th To 42nd Street
Also see Rubel’s affiliation with Stillwater Lake in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania.
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Visit the American Sign Museum – Cincinnati OH
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Visit Tod Swormstedt’s American Sign Museum online and become a member- or if you are ever in Cincinnati, OH – swing by and say hello for me! Check out their page about OJ Gude & early signage.
