[48 John Street, Man, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
I was wandering around the Financial District, not sure what I was looking for. And then I found this cluster of signs. And a Chock full o’Nuts. I like the uniform pricing: Doughnuts Sandwich Frankfurter 5¢. The Nickel Store.
Broun-Green: printers. I went to the trouble of looking them up before noticing their smaller sign. Loufré Buffet: a chain of cafeterias. Trepel’s: a chain of florists.
Just west of these establishments (to the right in this photograph) stood (and stands) the John Street Methodist Church, the oldest United Methodist Church in the United States. The four-story building that housed Chock full o’Nuts is gone. Today there’s a small paved park that I would guess belongs to the church. The massive building that housed Trepel’s is known as the Manhattan Business Center, housing private businesses and city agencies.
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Chock full o’Signs
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good one. perhaps a delivery driver exiting the truck with a package, mirrored in the store glass window?
sign says "entrance no. 60", which is below???
https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_1_00067_0014#18.94/40.7088296/-74.0079206
I see something of a figure in motion at the side of the truck, but I can’t make out a clear reflection.
I’m not sure what you mean about “entrance no. 60.”
you can step inside #60
https://collections.mcny.org/Collection/60%20John%20Street.%20New%20Amsterdam%20Casualty%20Company.%20Interior,%20elevator%20lobby-24UFQE9EYWD.html
That’s a stylin’ mail chute!
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