[C. 58 East 14th Street, New York, New York, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
I went browsing in the Village and found this lovely moment of urban density. I tried counting the words: close to ninety, I think. This stretch of East 14th Street is now — what else? — a Duane Reade. Three words. Duane. Reade. Pharmacy.
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Sunday, September 11, 2022
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Funny. I lived in Stuytown for 6years and I would've said that was the Best Buy building. It's the one with the odd 90's era sculpture and the debt clock that only seems to appear when Dems are President.
Best Buy is right next door, 14th and 4th Avenue. The clock is over Best Buy and Duane Reade.
Sure, address wise. But if I were meeting someone there it would be "in that little triangle park across from the Best Buy" and everyone would know.
Natch. I thought I might have misplaced a chunk of the street.
I like the way Janice raises her hand: hey, I'm here, too!
Poor kid, stuck between an empire and a nut house.
https://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/islandora/object/nyhs%3A111901
A great find: from “Home of Classy Burlesque” to a zillion stores to yet another Duane Reade.
Extra Flavor. Extra Mildness.
Extra Words!
LOL. I do like the hyphen in “slower-burning.” More slower!
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