I see that Gowanus Lounge and I share an appreciation for the old signage that’s revealed when buildings are torn down or storefronts are in the process of being renovated.
Revealed on Second Street near fourth Avenue where a warehouse was torn down is a sign for a stomach remedy called Castoria.
My find: the long-vacant Korean market on Seventh Avenue and Garfield was a butcher in a former life and there’s fantastic (and authentic) 1930’s style art deco lettering on the old signage.
I took some shots of the uncovered butcher shop in Park Slope at the end of December. I just uploaded them to Flickr at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/sets/72157594505788177
Forgotten New York has been uncovering these gems for years. I hope they get photos of the former fruit stand/market on Seventh Ave. before the property is developed (into a real estate office? a cell phone store? a childrens’ clothing store? or something else we desperately don’t need and doesn’t add to the quality of neighborhood life).
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/