Interesting article via ANHD about gentrification with some of our panoramic photography from our book STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York

LINK: https://anhd.org/gentrification-has-always-been-about-more-than-housing/

"When media boast headlines like ‘There’s Never Been a Better Time to Open Retail Stores in NYC’, they are inadvertently pointing to what happens when neighborhood small business displacement creates a glut of vacant commercial storefronts. When Karla and James Murray or Jeremiah Moss profile the loss of neighborhood businesses, they are pointing to how these forces are prioritizing capital over culture."

Hudson. Over on Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida.

Disc Mart, Brooklyn, NYC

This shop specializes in Haitian, African, Antilles and French disques. We love ❤️this #recordshop colorful #signage with its unique #font.

Chelsea Guitars 🎸 located on 23rd Street in the building that houses the Chelsea Hotel.

This #guitar shop opened in 1989 but had been a 🎶 music store since the 1940s. When we spoke with the owner, Dan Courtenay, he told us that "Many famous musicians have shopped here over the years. The Allman Brothers used to live in a van parked right outside the store and would come in here all the time and hang out." Photo from 2004 and full interview with Dan appear in our book, "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York". Signed Prints are also available of this photo starting at $99 for an 11x14 inch. DM or email us for more info.

Hudson. Out and about along Fort Lauderdale Beach, FLA, just now...

Yesterday we posted a photo of the #vintage interior of Broadway Restaurant on the Upper West Side...

Yesterday we posted a photo of the #vintage interior of Broadway Restaurant on the Upper West Side with the sad news that they closed because there was a huge fire 🔥 in the #luncheonette on New Year's Day. We hope that they will be able to reopen but are not sure how much of the interior survived but the good news is that their #signage did. We love the interesting #font this #sign has and its use of #script as well as the advertising of "CHOPS". Just seeing the word "CHOPS" immediately lets us know that this place is a throw-back to a time when that term was more readily used. We are 🙏for Angelo, Tony and his team at Broadway Restaurant to reopen soon.

Broadway Restaurant with Angelo manning the #vintage "U-shaped" counter.

We absolutely love this #diner which opened in 1970, for its good food 🍳 🍔 at reasonable prices and especially because it maintained its original interior including the #handpainted #signage listing items on the menu with prices, which are updated by the waitress, who changes them using her red nail polish 💅. Sadly, this diner was forced to close when a fire 🔥 ravaged its interior on New Year's Day. It has been shuttered since then and we hope they will be able to rebuild and open again in the future.