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October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

The Bronx 1986

©Matt Weberpostzerega-coke-buttons-bronx-1986-copy

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

“$25 SUITS” NYC 1985

©Matt Weber25-suits-8000-1985-copy

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Coney Island, Old New York, signs

Coney Island 1986

Call CO-6-3161 for buffet catering…

©Matt WeberNathan's -1986 copy

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

BRIGHT FOOD SHOP 1985

The 7-UP signs are probably why I took this picture. This little restaurant became a very popular spot in the 1990’s and closed in 2007…

©Matt WeberBright-FOOD-SHOP-1985 copy

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

The Crows Rest-Variety Theater 1987

©Matt WeberVarietyTheater-Crows-Nest-Bar-AveA-1987 copy

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Times Square

“Abandoned Coke Sign” Times Sq. 1989

After a store would close, Con Edison would often leave some illuminated signs running for weeks before turning them off…

©Matt Weber*CocaCola-K-9-Backlit-1989 copy

March 14, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber Harlem, Kids & Teens, Old New York, signs

“LUNCHEON” Harlem 1985

Harlem-Coke-Buttons-1985 copyThis corner was the subject of one of my favorite Black & White pictures.

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

©Matt Weber

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Times Square

Times Square Go-Go Club 1985

I shot a few rolls of Ektachrome and some of the older rolls have faded badly. Maybe the sign was so vivid that the emulsion still held enough of the original colors to look decent thirty years later…

©Matt WeberMETROPOLE-GO-GO-NEON-1985 copy

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Corner Book Store 1985

To heck with the snow, I found this snap last night which will compliment the B&W version I posted earlier…

©Matt WeberCorner-Book-Store-RGB-1985 copy

January 12, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

Benny’s 89th & Broadway 1985

A sad photo of a tiny restaurant which was built into the New Yorker movie theater, and had to give way to a high-rise in ’85…

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

©Matt WeberBennys-GreasySpoon-RGB-1985 copy

January 3, 2015January 3, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

“Greasy Spoon” 6th Ave 1985

I posted a picture of this in Black & White awhile back and then found this negative last night…

©Matt WeberGreasySpoon-RGB-6thAve-1985 copy

December 14, 2014March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York, signs

“The YALE Truck” West Side Highway 1985

YALE-Truck-1986 copy

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

©Matt Weber

May 31, 2013May 31, 2013 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

SOHO 1986

coca-cola©Matt Weber

May 8, 2013May 8, 2013 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, signs

Jackson Heights 1987

coca-cola-button©Matt Weber

January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

“I Remember EN-2…Do You?”

OLDPhoneExchange-EN2-2870 copy

November 28, 2012November 28, 2012 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York, signs

“Sugar Hill” Harlem 1985

©Matt Weber

July 4, 2012July 5, 2012 Matt Weber (Street photography), America, Cars & Buses, Old New York, signs

“Signs, signs everywhere a sign” New York State 1986

©Matt Weber

June 22, 2012June 22, 2012 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

“Servants & Delivery” 1986

I have always loved old signage and in the early 1900’s when a “Pre-War” building was finished, this stencil was used to let the less fortunate know where their entrance was…

 

Prints available of most images seen here.

 

©Matt Weber

June 4, 2011 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York, signs

“No Parking 1957”

Another very old New York City parking sign from the late 1950s…Maybe these signs are below the radar of Forgotten New York, or then again maybe not…

 

© Matt Weber

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