Scavenger hunt

[2700 Stillwell Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]

Urban retail density at its finest.

Scavenger hunt: find Pepsi-Cola, Old Dutch Cleanser (“Chases Dirt”), Super Suds, God Bless America, F. Galletta, canned goods (your choice), Heinz Ketchup, God Bless America, Uneeda Biscuit, salami, Campbell’s Soup, a Coca-Cola maiden, Latticini Fresci (fresh dairy products), and cigars, cigars, cigars. And the ever important charlotte russe.

Does that streetside box hold some nice cold drinks, or just cigars?

In an earlier incarnation, 2700 Stillwell was home to Villa Joe’s, a restaurant that saw serious gunplay on at least one occasion: “You go for the ride tonight.”

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