Courtland Ave. Food in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx

Courtland Ave. Food in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx is a typical New York-style #bodega. Bodega is the Spanish word for "warehouse" and is generally used to describe a small store selling a wide variety of items including soda, #beer, #cigarettes, cold cuts, packaged food, #candy and flowers. We loved that this bodega had the typical yellow awning and metal #sign with #handpainted letters advertising the goods that are sold inside.
Years ago, there were hundreds of these specific-style bodegas all around the five boroughs but in the face of modernization, they are slowly disappearing and often replaced by a more modern #storefront with plastic signs and awnings. This particular bodega is located diagonally across the street from the Bronx Documentary Center @bronxdocumentarycenter which has wonderful photography exhibits. #disappearingfaceofnewyork #everydaybronx #food #eyesonthebronx #theBronx #typography #typevstime