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June, 2015:

Remembering YES bassist Chris Squire – Silently Falling –

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Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and co-founder of 1970s British progressive rock band Yes, has died at the age of 67, his bandmates have said.- Yessworld.com

Silently Falling from Fish Out of Water, 1975

We Buy Antiques – Call Elliott – Coney Island Avenue – Kensington, Brooklyn

Oriental Rugs, Furniture, Cut Glass, Jewelry, Coins, Paintings, Frames, Pianos, Silver, Bric-a-Brac, Old Books                  © Frank H. Jump

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Stephenson Contractor – 1137 Nostrand Avenue – Flatbush, Brooklyn

© Vincenzo Aiosa

Masons – St Johns Place – Crown Heights, Brooklyn #haiku

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Crown Heights Haiku

The double-parking
Of cars in front of churches;
Kosher pizza joints

Ad For Office Space @ 91 Park Row, NYC – Fulton Street – Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

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This address is no longer extant.

Swift & Company – Lard – Gold Medal Flour – Dry Goods Pentimento – Fulton Street – Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

Upper portion of wall. Clearly says ‘dry goods’ at the bottom. Looks like Loews at the top.

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Consistent with vintage Swift Premium Lard ads © Frank H. Jump

The Scout Patch Auction

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Why Not Now? © Frank H. Jump

Cardinal Realty Company – Mortgage Loans – Auto Insurance – St. Johns Place – Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Small Monthly Payments – 531 Nostrand Avenue NE8-9000 © Frank H. Jump

Ebay

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Cardinal Realty Company, Inc. is a corporation based in New York and it’s registered under DOS number 67261. Cardinal Realty Company, Inc. was registered in June 22, 1951. The company’s status is listed as Inactive – Dissolution (Dec 19, 1984) as recorded in documents filed with New York Department of State. – Companies NY dot com

Old telephone exchange was NEvins 8-9000.

Revisited: Chew Virgin Leaf Tobacco – For the Blood – Fulton Street – Ocean Hill, Brooklyn

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H. Heide – Almond Paste – Confectionery – TriBeCa, NYC

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See Walter Grutchfield’s posting for a full account of this Tribeca treasure.

American Refractories – 159 Taaffe Pl – Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Taken in June 2004 © Frank H. Jump

The oxides of aluminium (alumina), silicon (silica) and magnesium (magnesia) are the most important materials used in the manufacturing of refractories. Another oxide usually found in refractories is the oxide of calcium (lime). Fire clays are also widely used in the manufacture of refractories. – Wikipedia