2014: A Photo Review

Some of our photographs posted this past year:

Casa Oliveira Liquors, West Village, NYC

The store has been operating as a liquor store since 1934 after Prohibition ended.
Photo from our book "New York Nights".

Molly W., winner of this year's Holiday Puzzle with her prize, a signed copy of STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New York.

Check out her fantastic website Vernacular Typography: http://vernaculartypography.com/  

Here is the winning solution:

H - Sunshine Theater
A - Reynold’s Bar
P - Donut Pub
P - Olympic Diner
Y - Subway Inn

H - Hinsch's
O - The Pavilion Theatre
L - Broadway Wines & Liquors
I - Ideal Dinettes
D - Skylight Diner
A - Capital Fishing Tackle
Y - Oyster Bar
S - Goldberger’s Pharmacy

& - Russ & Daughters

H - Show World
A - Frank’s Sporting Goods
P - Soup ’N’ Burger
P - Lower East Side Coffee Shop
Y - Rocky's
 
N - Mitchell’s Wines & Liquors
E - Pearl Diner
W - Brands Wines & Liquors

Y - Papaya King
E - Gramercy Cafe
A - P&G Cafe
R - J. Braun Liquors

Casa Oliveira Liquors, West Village, NYC

This overhanging neon sign was installed in 1935.

Sunset, just now. Downtown, NYC.

Washington Square Hotel. Greenwich Village, NYC.

It has been operating as a hotel since 1902. The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan have both taken up residence at the hotel.

Merry Christmas!