Still in the Bronx this Sunday, on Arthur Avenue, famed street of Italian-American culture. That’s the street where Marty Piletti had his butcher shop.
[2390 Arthur Avenue, The Bronx, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
This is another one of those photographs that have everything. Here everything means women in hats (a mother–daughter pair?), two women in aprons, a man with a cap, a window full of . . . cans of olive oil maybe?, a mystery storefront with . . . fabrics on display?, sawhorses, a sidewalk entrance to a cellar, a tough customer with a tie, improbable watering cans, and a baby carriage. And if you look closely, a bonus, right above 3073 – 43 BX (the block and lot identification).
Today no. 2390 is the M & G Restaurant. The fire escape appears to be as it was when the tax photo was taken.
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
On Arthur Avenue
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here's an older, distant view
https://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=700432F&t=w
Thanks, Anon. I already have 2376 lined up for next Sunday, with a newer sign, still making noodles and macaroni “di pura semola.”
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