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Urban Archaeology
Buy Norge Home Appliances – 911 Broadway – Bushwick, Brooklyn 2001
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Norges’ Famous Time-Line washer of the 50’s. It’s washing action was highest rated of all washers in the 1954 Consumer Reports Rating of Automatic Washers.¹
George's Coney Island Hot Dogs – Worcester, MA
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“The neon sign has all the makings of a great Roadfood joint.”
– Stephen Rushmore Jr.
Check these two pages above as well!
Don’t miss another Coney Island food sign at:
Coney Island Texas Lunch, Scranton PA
Macey Sign Company – Worcester, MA
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After an Internet search, I found a phone number and address for Macey Sign Co. (38 Mason Street, Worcester, MA 01610), a family run business since 1910. The Cotter’s Leather Goods sign was one of the first they were commissioned to paint according to the owner.
Pintchik Paints – Rediscovering Jamaica, Jamaica Queens
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Pintchik Paints and Mary’s Idle Hour Pizza. Check out Kevin Walsh’s Forgotten-NY Queens Fading Ads.
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Fletcher's Castoria – Rediscovering Jamaica… Jamaica, Queens
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Archer Avenue off Sutphin Blvd. Fletcher’s Castoria is one of the most prolific and lasting fading ads in the NYC area. Originally formulated as a childrens’ laxative by the Centaur Company, the slogans often read – “Fletcher’s Castoria – Made Especially for Children.”
