tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post7364431189176180243..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Yow-Zah’sMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-22063419316106286182023-06-06T15:26:12.538-05:002023-06-06T15:26:12.538-05:00Martinizing!
I tend not to look at the 1980s tax ...Martinizing!<br /><br />I tend not to look at the 1980s tax photos — the images are often so blurry — but this one’s a real find.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-7969525024469080222023-06-06T14:26:52.590-05:002023-06-06T14:26:52.590-05:00https://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/n485e...https://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/n485ek<br /><br />1544 in 1980'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-54842383731717770972022-01-14T11:20:56.181-06:002022-01-14T11:20:56.181-06:00If their signage is a clue, the joint must have be...If their signage is a clue, the joint must have been jumpin’.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-24803954744083366812022-01-14T10:36:00.821-06:002022-01-14T10:36:00.821-06:00not too far from jimmie's and johnnie's jo...not too far from jimmie's and johnnie's joint<br /><br />https://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~828318~831780:1014-Flatbush-Avenue?sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code&qvq=w4s:/where%2FFlatbush%2BAvenue;sort:borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code;lc:NYCMA~7~7&mi=389&trs=1052Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-85284063788906174782022-01-13T13:21:43.723-06:002022-01-13T13:21:43.723-06:00LOL, yes. Try browsing a shopping street. The one ...LOL, yes. Try browsing a shopping street. The one from my kidhood (though two decades later): 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, between 38th and 54th Streets. All shopping was on foot, of course.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-58323622147790841672022-01-13T12:11:45.384-06:002022-01-13T12:11:45.384-06:00(Repeating that deleted reply, more or less.)
Tha...(Repeating that deleted reply, more or less.)<br /><br />That's quite a resource!Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-73306139550415419052022-01-12T14:55:24.243-06:002022-01-12T14:55:24.243-06:00DN3, I deleted your reply by mistake. I meant to d...DN3, I deleted your reply by mistake. I meant to delete a reply of my own that had a typo. Sorry.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-40738958486248916052022-01-11T14:45:21.131-06:002022-01-11T14:45:21.131-06:00I look back on the modesty and density of that pre...I look back on the modesty and density of that pre-mall and pre-Internet retail world with deep nostalgia. Touring a shopping street via these tax photos (<a href="https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_3_05623_0003#16.67/40.636763/-73.986655" rel="nofollow">this site is the best way</a>) shows an incredible variety of small stores. Try Brooklyn’s 13th Avenue between 37th and 54th.<br /><br />Brian found Yow-Zah’s later doing business at <a href="https://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~7~7~922716~635838:1544-Flatbush-Avenue" rel="nofollow">1544 Flatbush Avenue</a> as the Metro Model Aircraft and Supply Co., still listed in the phone book under the name Yowzah’s.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-61153354348946721742022-01-11T12:24:52.756-06:002022-01-11T12:24:52.756-06:00This photo makes me almost weep for several reason...This photo makes me almost weep for several reasons. The beautiful sign, of course. A few others off the top of my head: the size of the storefront, which we almost never see built anymore because it's financially inefficient in new buildings, though perfect from a walkability standpoint. and the idea that a small-scale hobbyist store could do enough business to support someone (based on a dense neighborhood, and the fact that people had hobbies instead of TV and devices), and that there wasn't competition from online sellers.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-64927147109036246852022-01-10T09:02:42.602-06:002022-01-10T09:02:42.602-06:00Selley’s is in Google Books — magazine ads. (Rabbi...Selley’s is in Google Books — magazine ads. (Rabbit-hole alert!)<br /><br />I wonder if a descendant of Yow-Zah’s proprietor might find this post and offer some info — you never know. That kind of thing has happened.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-37328199110695767582022-01-10T06:56:53.026-06:002022-01-10T06:56:53.026-06:00NYC was a hotbed of model aviation activity in the...NYC was a hotbed of model aviation activity in the 20th century. One of the more famous companies in the field, Selley Manufacturing, was located in Brooklyn on Gates Avenue. Yow-Zah’s might have an interesting history.J D Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907821767203109311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-36336258880222573612022-01-09T17:48:40.705-06:002022-01-09T17:48:40.705-06:00I’ll pass it on.I’ll pass it on.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-74488380236508769322022-01-09T16:41:34.708-06:002022-01-09T16:41:34.708-06:00Seems like someplace one would see in the backgrou...Seems like someplace one would see in the background of a Zippy cartoon.Geo-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09228768953715204493noreply@blogger.com