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Grosset & Dunlap Publishers – West 26th Street & Tenth Avenue

Grossetti Furniture - West 26th Street & Tenth Avenue

Grossetti Furniture - West 26th Street & Tenth Avenue
© Frank H. Jump

Established in 1898 by Alexander Grosset & George T. Dunlap.

Grosett & Dunlap Publishers - Penguin Penguin

Lucile Project: Grosset & Dunlap History

Fletcher's Castoria – Chinatown, NYC – March 1997

Fletcher's Castoria - Chinatown, NYC - March 1997
© Frank H. Jump

By far the most prolific NYC fading ad at one time. For more information about Castoria products, visit the Centaur Company website and the Fading Ad Campaign!

Doors – Beekman Place, NYC

Doors - Beekman Place, NYC
© Frank H. Jump

Einhorn's Cut Rate – Fulton Street, NYC

Einhorn's Cut Rate - Fulton Street, NYC

Einhorn's Cut Rate - Fulton Street, NYC
© Frank H. Jump

Back in 1998, Einhorn’s Cut Rate almost made it into the original 24 Fading Ad Campaign images that exhibited at the N-Y Historical Society. It has since become a favorite shot for many a New York tourist. Myself included. This was taken today during holiday shopping with Vincenzo.

Central Iron & Metal Co. Inc., 505 West 27th Street – Chelsea NYC

Central Iron & Metal Co. Inc., West 27th Street - Chelsea NYC

Central Iron & Metal Co. Inc., West 27th Street - Chelsea NYC

Central Iron & Metal Co. Inc., West 27th Street - Chelsea NYC

Central Iron & Metal Co. Inc., West 27th Street - Chelsea NYC
© Frank H. Jump

Bob Pins & JS Blank & Co. Men's Neckwear – East 30th Street & Fifth Avenue

Bob Pins & JS Blank & Co. Men's Neckwear - East 30th Street & Fifth Avenue

Bob Pins & JS Blank & Co. Men's Neckwear - East 30th Street & Fifth Avenue
© Frank H. Jump

Bob Pins Fresco has held up pretty good in the last ten years. Luck of a northern exposure.

American Book Bindery Building – West 30th Street, NYC

American Book Bindery Building - West 30th Street, NYC

American Book Bindery Building - West 30th Street, NYC
© Frank H. Jump

M & G Metal Craft Mfg. Corp. – West 30th Street, Lincoln Tunnel Expressway – NYC

M & G Metal Craft Mfg. Corp. - West 30th Street, Lincoln Tunnel Expressway - NYC

M & G Metal Craft Mfg. Corp. - West 30th Street, Lincoln Tunnel Expressway - NYC
© Frank H. Jump

Fans – Canal Street, NYC

Fans - Canal Street, NYC
© Frank H. Jump

Ideal Hosiery – Grand Street, NYC

Ideal Hosiery - Grand Street, NYC

Ideal Hosiery - Grand Street, NYC

Ideal Hosiery - Grand Street, NYC

Ideal Hosiery - Grand Street, NYC

Ideal Hosiery - Grand Street, NYC
© Frank H. Jump

Found this great site through Lawrence O’Tooles Philadelphia Sign ProjectVillatype – that features urban typefaces worldwide. Saw Ideal Hosiery on this site and rummaged through my voluminous digital archive and found my shots of it.