27 April 2010

A Good Sign: Jolson Liquor


In Astoria. One of the hugest neon liquor signs I've ever seen. Never encountered that font before, either. Liquor neon usually goes for boxy, block letters. Jolson's is about as old as a liquor store can be in America. It was founded in 1935, one year after Repeal.

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