tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14182132498406997302024-03-13T05:14:29.937-07:00Aaron SignsSnapshots of urban history, store fronts, and neon signs.Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-35564535980200076892012-01-02T14:54:00.000-08:002012-01-02T15:08:05.996-08:00Hinds Coffee Shop<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRTz5IAncJ8/TwI12tn2nCI/AAAAAAAAAEU/I-qrr0XV1PQ/s1600/hinds.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRTz5IAncJ8/TwI12tn2nCI/AAAAAAAAAEU/I-qrr0XV1PQ/s320/hinds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693172093025688610" /></a><br /><div>Hinds Coffee Shop</div><div>27 Pearl Street</div><div>New York, NY</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-46145748404894950672012-01-02T14:48:00.000-08:002012-01-02T14:53:50.525-08:00Hamburger Depot<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nt2wmGl22A/TwI0lNvW-GI/AAAAAAAAAEI/ikxS8x9smgc/s1600/hamburgerdepot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nt2wmGl22A/TwI0lNvW-GI/AAAAAAAAAEI/ikxS8x9smgc/s320/hamburgerdepot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693170692897831010" /></a><br /><div>Hamburger Depot</div><div>1278 North Avenue</div><div>New Rochelle, NY</div><div><br /></div><div>According to <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070827/025429.shtml#c203">this</a> comment, the food at Hamburger Depot used to be delivered on a miniature train.</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-15354720104878596952012-01-02T14:23:00.000-08:002012-01-02T14:48:36.574-08:00Gray's Drugs<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zotVPgw8OHo/TwIvAm566rI/AAAAAAAAADw/iAyUlYmIvX4/s1600/graysrx.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zotVPgw8OHo/TwIvAm566rI/AAAAAAAAADw/iAyUlYmIvX4/s320/graysrx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693164566439717554" /></a><br /><div>I am not sure when this photograph was taken, but I did find the following article in the New York Time's archive.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VG0XYQIoTBM/TwI0CFIsVbI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Emuv-kmInSc/s1600/nytimesgraysdrugstore.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VG0XYQIoTBM/TwI0CFIsVbI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Emuv-kmInSc/s320/nytimesgraysdrugstore.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693170089292748210" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-29317558225467478222010-02-05T13:38:00.000-08:002010-02-05T13:39:59.997-08:00Fordham Milk Bar<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yP3AX2rLI/AAAAAAAAACk/wRZl8kjHk4U/s1600-h/fordhammilkbar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yP3AX2rLI/AAAAAAAAACk/wRZl8kjHk4U/s320/fordhammilkbar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434877025484975282" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span>Fordham Milk Bar</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-30138549102974549682010-02-05T12:49:00.000-08:002010-02-05T13:38:10.296-08:00Fordham Food Shop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yPtAq6uHI/AAAAAAAAACc/h86zDACUM8Q/s1600-h/fordhamfoodshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yPtAq6uHI/AAAAAAAAACc/h86zDACUM8Q/s320/fordhamfoodshop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434876853766240370" /></a><div>Fordham Food Shop</div>4786 Third Avenue<br />Bronx, NYAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-11767187962253376802010-02-05T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-05T12:49:25.953-08:00Fizley's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yEJtuIsUI/AAAAAAAAACM/U7I6uFncQCI/s1600-h/fizleys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yEJtuIsUI/AAAAAAAAACM/U7I6uFncQCI/s320/fizleys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434864152756138306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fizley's<br />2 North Broadway<br />Yonkers, NYAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-19665860150888589582010-02-05T12:45:00.001-08:002010-02-05T12:46:15.164-08:00Essex Street<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yDhrsQhFI/AAAAAAAAACE/ykCT84soq4M/s1600-h/essexstreet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yDhrsQhFI/AAAAAAAAACE/ykCT84soq4M/s320/essexstreet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434863465016624210" border="0" /></a>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-13570564080740418382010-02-05T12:32:00.000-08:002010-02-05T12:44:53.792-08:00Elpine Drinks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yBVZ8BB1I/AAAAAAAAAB0/L4RXOxLVpgs/s1600-h/elpinedrinks2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yBVZ8BB1I/AAAAAAAAAB0/L4RXOxLVpgs/s320/elpinedrinks2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434861055069194066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yAxeZRaoI/AAAAAAAAABs/0dzfXa5dvSk/s1600-h/elpinedrinks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yAxeZRaoI/AAAAAAAAABs/0dzfXa5dvSk/s320/elpinedrinks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434860437790354050" border="0" /></a><br />Elpine Drinks<br />200 West 50th Street<br />New York, NY<br /><br />See the following from New York Magazine, June 30, 1969:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yC-7GNAAI/AAAAAAAAAB8/uNmcgabutVQ/s1600-h/newyorkmagelpine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/S2yC-7GNAAI/AAAAAAAAAB8/uNmcgabutVQ/s320/newyorkmagelpine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434862867856556034" border="0" /></a>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-56822144906911261732009-10-29T05:18:00.000-07:002009-10-29T05:27:02.130-07:00Doral Coffee House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SumIImR1GKI/AAAAAAAAABc/bQkMJ7yNt84/s1600-h/doralcoffee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SumIImR1GKI/AAAAAAAAABc/bQkMJ7yNt84/s320/doralcoffee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397995309675911330" border="0" /></a>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-78693215067703873272009-10-29T05:15:00.000-07:002009-10-29T05:18:16.428-07:00Dandy Drinks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SumHeriBtwI/AAAAAAAAABU/0psnJIDdRuk/s1600-h/dandydrinks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SumHeriBtwI/AAAAAAAAABU/0psnJIDdRuk/s320/dandydrinks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397994589531518722" border="0" /></a><br />Dandy Drinks<br />2 Main Street<br />Yonkers, NYAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-20998447123265290122009-10-29T05:11:00.000-07:002009-10-29T05:15:33.413-07:00The Cross County Diner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SumGhROKbZI/AAAAAAAAABM/E-DyHNd5Dag/s1600-h/crosscountydiner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SumGhROKbZI/AAAAAAAAABM/E-DyHNd5Dag/s320/crosscountydiner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397993534496861586" border="0" /></a><br />The Cross County Diner<br />1084 Yonkers Ave.<br />Yonkers, NYAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-90747834805779115392009-10-18T12:56:00.000-07:002009-10-18T12:59:46.630-07:00Columbus Circle Pharmacy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/Stty-C_LJgI/AAAAAAAAABE/lmp60N-nOTQ/s1600-h/columbuscirclerx.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/Stty-C_LJgI/AAAAAAAAABE/lmp60N-nOTQ/s320/columbuscirclerx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394031388985599490" border="0" /></a><br />Columbus Circle Pharmacy<br />1841 Broadway<br />New York, NY<br /><br />Today there is a Starbuck's at this location. See <a href="http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2008/03/history-in-starbucks-1841-broadway.html">here</a>.Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-67413701442036793732009-10-18T12:49:00.000-07:002009-10-18T12:52:25.687-07:00Block Drugs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SttxWAodnBI/AAAAAAAAAA8/uB_NQngfqEg/s1600-h/blockrx.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SttxWAodnBI/AAAAAAAAAA8/uB_NQngfqEg/s320/blockrx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394029601647074322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Block Drug<br />529 Main Street<br />New Rochelle, New YorkAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-5279588774381043892009-10-18T12:45:00.000-07:002009-10-18T12:49:16.488-07:00Benedict in Times Square<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/Sttwb3tdrYI/AAAAAAAAAA0/CC4m8EtTxIM/s1600-h/benedict.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/Sttwb3tdrYI/AAAAAAAAAA0/CC4m8EtTxIM/s320/benedict.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394028602819718530" border="0" /></a><br />Benedict<br />1489 Broadway<br />New York, NYAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-29487898725855530762009-10-18T12:32:00.000-07:002009-10-18T12:45:09.222-07:00Berger's Stationary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/StttfP_vJLI/AAAAAAAAAAs/s3r6cpADsvc/s1600-h/bergers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/StttfP_vJLI/AAAAAAAAAAs/s3r6cpADsvc/s320/bergers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394025362343535794" border="0" /></a><br />Berger's Stationary<br />421 White Plains Road<br />Tuckahoe, New YorkAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-82383383767785510472009-08-29T21:36:00.001-07:002009-08-29T21:52:43.488-07:00Belmont Plaza<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpoCBXBcP2I/AAAAAAAAAAk/oYqTgrQXMC8/s1600-h/belmont2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpoCBXBcP2I/AAAAAAAAAAk/oYqTgrQXMC8/s320/belmont2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375611327603294050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpoCA8K9_QI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Bwu_a68-G-o/s1600-h/belmont1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpoCA8K9_QI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Bwu_a68-G-o/s320/belmont1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375611320395496706" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758637,00.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Belmont Plaza</span></a> was located at Lexington Avenue and 49th St. It was famous for the restaurant the <a href="http://www.restaurantwarecollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8389">Glass Hat</a> where performers such as <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Trd53CovUZUC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=belmont+plaza+glass+hat&source=bl&ots=nmru4LroVN&sig=INF4wxf4VjUcqqiJlnbPiF2UDPM&hl=en&ei=WgSaSqrnHIWz8QaJgIHGAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#v=onepage&q=belmont%20plaza%20glass%20hat&f=false">Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis</a> got their start. The hotel <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=97502">W New York</a> is now located there.Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-58810168239465214612009-08-23T17:03:00.001-07:002009-10-18T12:44:26.510-07:00Beckerman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpHY6OFXxSI/AAAAAAAAAAU/ZJIpeAHb2Ks/s1600-h/beckerman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpHY6OFXxSI/AAAAAAAAAAU/ZJIpeAHb2Ks/s320/beckerman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373314325154350370" border="0" /></a><br />Beckerman<br />2160 Fifth Avenue<br />New York, NYAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-40454906693318694732009-08-23T16:10:00.000-07:002009-08-23T17:17:40.000-07:00American DrugsBelow is the first of around fifty photographs of signs made by my father-in-law, Ronald Aaron, either alone or with his father. I have included whatever identifying information I could and none of them included any dates. Hopefully people who have an interest either in urban history, signs, art, cultural history, photography, or whatever other subject area they have an interest in, will enjoy these pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpHYYg4ytiI/AAAAAAAAAAM/1zbVx_LZoAU/s1600-h/americandrug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IvaOIecZWes/SpHYYg4ytiI/AAAAAAAAAAM/1zbVx_LZoAU/s320/americandrug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373313746086311458" border="0" /></a>American Drug<br />298 Huguenot Street<br />New Rochelle, NYAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418213249840699730.post-50178078375903363532009-07-13T17:55:00.000-07:002009-10-18T12:43:32.242-07:00Introducing Aaron SignsMy late father-in-law operated a sign company for many years, Aaron Signs. For decades he, and earlier he and his father Sam Aaron, made countless signs in NYC and the metropolitan area. After my mother-in-law found a bag which contained dozens of pictures of some of the signs that they made, I decided to post them on the internet. I thought that they offered a nice snapshot of urban history. While most of them are from New York City, there are a number from Westchester County. They made many signs with the Coca-Cola name so Coca-Cola buffs may also enjoy them.Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918485818662783191noreply@blogger.com1