Photos from our visit to Loew's Jersey City Wonder Theatre for 6sqft...

LINK: https://www.6sqft.com/behind-the-scenes-at-the-loews-jersey-city-how-a-1929-wonder-theatre-was-brought-back-to-life/

“The wealthy rub elbows with the poor — and are better for this contact,” said architect George Rapp of his Loew’s Jersey and Kings Theatres–two of the five Loew’s Wonder Theatres built in 1929-30 around the NYC area. The over-the-top, opulent movie palaces were built by the Loew’s Corporation not only to establish their stature in the film world but to be an escape for people from all walks of life. This held true during the Great Depression and World War II, but by the time the mid-60s hit and middle-class families began relocating to the suburbs where megaplexes were all the rage, the Wonder Theatres fell out of fashion."

Laurence Addeo of Addeo Bakers happened to call into Midday on WNYC radio when we were guests!

Laurence Addeo Addeo Bakers happened to call into Midday on WNYC radio when we were guests of the Midday show hosted by Arun Venugopal and we immediately recognized who he was when he introduced himself as Laurence the baker 👨🏻‍🍳 from the Bronx.

 To hear the @wnyc Midday show segment and Laurence's call go to: https://www.wnyc.org/story/history-through-store-fronts/

Addeo Bakers is family-owned business that has been in operation since 1929. The Italian 🇮🇹bread 🍞 #bakery @addeobakers is now run by the 3rd-generation brothers, Laurence and Tommy Addeo. We absolutely love ❤️ its beautiful #script #handpainted sign and their Pane di Casa, an oval white Italian bread that is made from what Laurence described to us as "a long-term dough that takes as much as 8 hours of preparation in fermentation, scaling and proofing before it even goes into the oven".

Photo from 2006 and full interview with Laurence Addeo appears in our book "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York".

Brown Stew Kitchen in Miami.

To help warm everyone who is dealing with these unusually cold temperatures in the U.S. we are featuring this restaurant where you can get a "bowl-o'-brown" in either fish 🐟 or chicken 🍗 and even curried oxtail or conch. We love this take-out shop's variety of #handpainted #signage including some great depictions of the menu items.

Today, Wednesday January 3rd at around 12:40 pm will be guests of Midday (Leonard Lopate show) on WNYC radio @wnyc 93.9 FM 📻. Arun Venugopal will be guest hosting.

You can listen livestream or after the show has aired. We will be discussing our work documenting the disappearing storefronts of New York City, and our newly released Mini edition of our book, "Store Front II-A History Preserved".

One of the wonderful #momandpop stores which appears in our book is Auggie's Coffee ☕️ of the South Village. We not only loved this shop's coffee but also its#vintage #signage with the telephone ☎️ number WO6-5750.

These are our top nine posts on Instagram from 2017!

It has been a truly wonderful year, making and meeting new friends through Instagram and seeing the many amazing photos shared on everyone's feeds. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year 🎉and all the best for 2018! • #topnine2017 #bestnine2017

https://www.instagram.com/jamesandkarla/

Happy New Year from a 10 degrees East Village, NYC!

Wishing everyone all the best for 2018!

Hudson. 12 months of 2017. "Looking forward to many more adventures in 2018!"

Instagram: @hudsonpittienyc