old signage. on Flickr.Walking along 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, I noticed this sign. I seriously love when newer business go under and remove their awnings to reveal such beautiful old signage. It’s a rare treat because once someone new moves in, the old charm gets hidden once again.
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old signage. on Flickr.

Walking along 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, I noticed this sign. I seriously love when newer business go under and remove their awnings to reveal such beautiful old signage. It’s a rare treat because once someone new moves in, the old charm gets hidden once again.

jamaica avenue. old street signage. on Flickr.When I was growing up, the street signs in NYC were color coded according to borough. Manhattan and Staten Island were yellow and black, Brooklyn was black and white, the Bronx was blue and white, and Queens was white and blue. Not many of these old street signs exist anymore, so whenever I see one, it brings me back.
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jamaica avenue. old street signage. on Flickr.

When I was growing up, the street signs in NYC were color coded according to borough. Manhattan and Staten Island were yellow and black, Brooklyn was black and white, the Bronx was blue and white, and Queens was white and blue. Not many of these old street signs exist anymore, so whenever I see one, it brings me back.

mr. figaro sign on ocean avenue & avenue z, sheepshead bay. on Flickr.Mr. Figaro, a barber shop on Avenue Z and Ocean Avenue is a Sheepshead Bay fixture since the late ’70s. For over 30 years, the singing barber from the former Soviet Union used to bust out tunes from Elvis and Sinatra while cutting hair. Sadly, 2010 was not a great year - both the ceiling collapsed in and the barber suffered a stroke. After renovations, his son now owns the place, and the tenor only comes in occasionally to entertain. The old sign in front has since been removed, but this original is still on the side of the building, at Ocean Avenue.
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mr. figaro sign on ocean avenue & avenue z, sheepshead bay. on Flickr.

Mr. Figaro, a barber shop on Avenue Z and Ocean Avenue is a Sheepshead Bay fixture since the late ’70s. For over 30 years, the singing barber from the former Soviet Union used to bust out tunes from Elvis and Sinatra while cutting hair. Sadly, 2010 was not a great year - both the ceiling collapsed in and the barber suffered a stroke. After renovations, his son now owns the place, and the tenor only comes in occasionally to entertain. The old sign in front has since been removed, but this original is still on the side of the building, at Ocean Avenue.

karl ehmer. ridgewood. on Flickr.Karl Ehmer on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood closed almost two years ago. It was the last of the family-owned locations of the butcher, who still operates locations but through franchisees (and some are now within Fairway Markets). This location opened in 1958 and its famous pig mural and signage still remain. For how long, I have no idea. It looks like there’s some construction going on over there.
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karl ehmer. ridgewood. on Flickr.

Karl Ehmer on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood closed almost two years ago. It was the last of the family-owned locations of the butcher, who still operates locations but through franchisees (and some are now within Fairway Markets). This location opened in 1958 and its famous pig mural and signage still remain. For how long, I have no idea. It looks like there’s some construction going on over there.