Friday, June 30, 2017
Economy Candy 🍭 in the Lower East Side is celebrating its 80th birthday this year.
Economy Candy specializes in old-fashioned chocolates 🍫, candies 🍬, nuts, and dried fruits 🍌 🍏. We love their amazing selection of hard-to-find #vintage candies. To celebrate their birthday 🎉 they just recently changed their #signage but we still love the sign seen in this photo taken in 2010 for our book "Store Front II-A History Preserved". When we interviewed the 2nd-generation owner he told us that their "inventory is basically everything I like to eat." #storefront
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Playland Arcade in Coney Island.
An arcade operated in this building from the 1930s until 1981. It was demolished in late 2012- early 2013. Several of the letters on the facade..the L, N and D were saved by Charles Denson of the Coney Island History Project.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
The Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster 🎢 celebrated its 90th birthday yesterday, June 26th.
When the Cyclone first opened in 1927 it cost only 25 cents a ride and now it costs $10.00 The Cyclone has 12 drops with its highest reaching 85 feet. The whole ride takes just under 2 minutes and reaches speeds of over 60mph! Happy birthday 🎉 Cyclone! #coneyisland #cyclone #signage #rollercoaster #mighty90 #LunaParknyc
Monday, June 26, 2017
R.L. Arnold Pen Company #neonsign.
Arnold pens were produced for many years in Petersburg, Virginia. Remmie Arnold founded the business in 1935 and it became one of the largest producers of fountain pens in the world. The company concentrated in producing very inexpensive #pens that were sold for less than $1.00 primarily in low end stores.
Friday, June 23, 2017
Thursday, June 22, 2017
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